Chapter 132: Capturing Materials

Ye Laoshi also knew that the players hoped to hunt some useful prey and gather materials that would help improve themselves as soon as possible, so he began translating the information about the monsters in the forest near Tana City at the first opportunity.

If it weren't for this book provided by the Wisdom Church, it would be truly difficult for the players to find these guys.

A lot of the time, it requires relying on luck.

Furthermore, even if you find them, they aren't easy to handle; hunting these things is not that simple, and under normal circumstances, things with these kinds of characteristics are very difficult to deal with.

For example, the Red-tailed Dragonfly that Tuorsuo found a while ago; this thing didn't look that impressive, and was even about the same size as an ordinary dragonfly. If Preschool hadn't been stung and died instantly, Tuorsuo would never have noticed this insect.

And the process of catching this kind of dragonfly is extremely frustrating.

The first time, Tuorsuo, Preschool, and Xiaofanzhuo went together to the place where they had previously discovered this dragonfly, searched for two full days, and gathered quite a few herbs, but they simply couldn't find this dragonfly.

However, it was different with this book; it introduced the activity range of the Red-tailed Dragonfly, as well as some patterns of their activity. At the same time, it also provided tips on how to catch them, what methods to use to lure them, and how to process them.

Just after this content was translated, quite a few players on the forum were eager to try.

Even the players in the Nongzhuang wanted to go and give it a try.

Zhongshan Laoren also knew that everyone needed a rest; Steel isn't forged in a day, and it's impossible for players to work their jobs during the day and then work to earn money in the game after getting off work at night.

So he gave everyone a two-day holiday; of course, there still had to be people on duty, but those NPCs were enough.

The new children were very diligent; they were willing to learn knowledge, especially after having received the grace of the Calamity Church.

Zhongshan Laoren still told them to pay attention to safety and not to hurt themselves.

As for those players, almost all of them packed dry rations early in the morning and headed into the mountains.

Amao and Agou even specifically carried an empty basket, preparing to use it to hold their spoils later; of course, the other basket was for the tools they had prepared.

"We're almost at the place, remember to put on your gear." Amao and Agou didn't care at all that there were many people around them just like them; after all, in the game, it is very normal for a group of people to rush to grab one monster.

Consequently, quite a few people wearing red clothes appeared on the mountain, and not only were they wearing red clothes, they were also wearing red hats.

According to what the book said, wearing red clothes makes it easier to attract Red-tailed Dragonflies to land; these dragonflies like to blend in with the environment, so although insects shouldn't have color vision, they can actually distinguish red.

Of course, just wearing red clothes isn't enough; you also need the things the dragonflies love to eat, which is meat.

The Red-tailed Dragonfly is different from ordinary dragonflies; while most dragonflies eat mosquitoes and flies, the Red-tailed Dragonfly eats meat.

Every player placed some meat chunks treated with potions on their clothes.

They prepared to use this method to attract the Red-tailed Dragonflies.

The potions were provided as a favor by You'eryuan and Luolita; of course, this meant that the players' harvest would have to be sold at You'eryuan's shop.

This is something ordinary hunters wouldn't do, at least not by using themselves as bait.

Red-tailed Dragonflies like to land on places with warmth, such as a human body. Ordinary hunters don't dare to do this because the Red-tailed Dragonfly is poisonous; once you are stung, it means death.

So in most cases, they would take a sun-dried stone, wrap it in red cloth, place meat chunks on it, and wait for an opportunity.

But the Red-tailed Dragonfly is too formidable; relying only on this method doesn't guarantee a catch.

Because these little guys react too quickly; it's very likely they will fly away before the potion's effect even reaches them.

Players are different; each of them puts the potion on their own body, and even if they die, they can still have other players help them catch these Red-tailed Dragonflies.

What's important is that the Wealth Church's purchase price for Red-tailed Dragonflies is very reasonable, and the price is quite high!

"Are you sure you want me to lie down?" Amao said uneasily, "You have to know that if this thing bites me, I'm done for."

"But this way I can grab these guys at the first opportunity, and you have a larger surface area while lying down; I see the people in front are all lying down too." Agou explained, "As long as we catch one, why don't we just stop working and go open a shop? We could even look at the pretty ladies in the city or something."

"This game doesn't have that many long-legged NPCs, don't even think about it." Amao said restlessly; he was very afraid of dying again.

Last time, he accidentally hacked himself to death; it was said that his state of death was very unsightly, to the point that even the NPCs were frightened.

After the pain of not being able to log into the game for an entire day, Amao really didn't want to experience it again.

Seeing Agou squat down, he whispered: "Did you hear any sound? I feel like those guys are coming."

"I didn't..." Just as he finished speaking, a group of Red-tailed Dragonflies drifted in from afar, but these Red-tailed Dragonflies were not dense, which is why Amao hadn't heard any sound just now.

The players all held their breath at once; the originally very noisy players didn't dare to make a sound.

These Red-tailed Dragonflies were a population that had only recently increased; the lifespan of a dragonfly is not long, and the same is true for the Red-tailed Dragonfly, but the climate here in Tana City is very good, so even if their lifespan is short, the existence of the population can be guaranteed.

The war a while ago caused the number of Red-tailed Dragonflies to multiply several times over; the people of the War Church wouldn't bury the corpses, but threw them all into several mass graves.

These Red-tailed Dragonflies were breeding near these mass graves, and then running into the forest to track prey.

Seeing the state of the players, these Red-tailed Dragonflies circled overhead several times, refusing to come down for a long time.

It wasn't until the players couldn't sit still anymore and started to shift that the Red-tailed Dragonflies descended from the air.

Some of them landed directly on the meat chunks, while others landed on the players' bodies.

"Ouch!"

"Damn it!"

"I'm finished!"

The players in the front row logged off as soon as they shouted, and there were also those who didn't have time to shout twice before logging off directly.

After the Red-tailed Dragonflies used their skills, the first thing they did was eat.

The intelligence of these guys was not as low as the players imagined, but as long as the players remained completely motionless, they wouldn't be stung by the Red-tailed Dragonflies.

Amao didn't dare to move, because Agou had already gone cold.

He was a little glad that he was lying down; if he had been as noisy as Agou, he probably would have gone cold by now too.

The Red-tailed Dragonflies, having eaten their fill, quickly entered a state of deep sleep; it wasn't until some players got up and shook off the Red-tailed Dragonflies on their bodies that Amao dared to get up and put the spoils into his basket.

(End of chapter)