Chapter 104: 103 Harvest

"So, this is what exposed you?" Lin Jun asked, looking at the pendant that had been taken from the noble knight.

"I can only think of that possibility," Dylan shrugged, feeling a bit helpless himself.

After obtaining it back then, he fiddled with it for a long time to confirm it was a +4 Strength item; throwing it away directly would have been a waste.

However, as stolen goods, it was inconvenient to wear it so brazenly, so he could only put it in his bag, planning to find a blacksmith upon his return to reshape its appearance.

Who would have thought there would be such a scene; it seems that noble knight was likely someone from Clark's side.

Throwing it away now would be even more unnecessary, so Dylan wrapped it up, placed it at the very bottom of his luggage bag this time, and even found a seal to stick on the bottom.

After organizing the items, Dylan walked towards the dock.

That group playing with Abyss magic must have been dealt with; after all, a Sword Saint had appeared, but after the resolution, guards must still be conducting follow-up investigations over there.

So, although the inn where Dylan originally stayed was on the south side of the dock, after escaping last night, he took a huge detour and now ended up on the north side of the dock, trying his best to avoid bumping into the guards.

Regarding the Sword Saint appearing in Clark, Dylan also couldn't figure it out.

Although the Sword Saint, unlike Duke Alama, didn't have a fixed fiefdom and had much more freedom to go wherever he wanted, he should be active near the border right now; how could he have run to the port city in the west?

Of course, this was just Dylan thinking casually; he also knew that with the little information he could know, it would be a miracle if he could figure it out.

For the Sword Saint, Lin Jun's focus was obviously different.

During the brief contact, Lin Jun saw something on the Sword Saint's panel that was completely different from ordinary people.

【Sword's Extreme】

A skill very fitting for the Sword Saint's style.

But it had no level!

This was the first time Lin Jun had seen a skill without a level; he couldn't determine exactly what it represented.

Was it a unique skill of the Sword Saint title?

Or was it the ultimate form of a skill, surpassing Lv10?

If possible, he really wanted to have a good exchange with this Sword Saint, or at least see how powerful this skill was.

Unfortunately, with Dylan and the Scout in their current state, they were busy hiding; there was no way they could get close...

When Dylan arrived at the dock, the eastern sky had just turned a gray-white like an oyster shell.

Glancing around, there were only four guards on normal duty at the dock, seemingly unaffected by last night's incident.

He quickly found a three-masted sailing ship moored at the dock berth—the Wind Feather.

"Dylan, you're quite punctual," the one-eyed vice-captain guarding below the ship greeted him upon seeing Dylan.

If observed closely, one could see a trace of translucent fish scales on his rough face; this person's ancestors must have had some merfolk bloodline, though it was already quite thin.

"When do we set sail?" Dylan asked casually before stepping onto the gangplank.

If possible, he hoped to leave immediately.

However, the vice-captain just looked up at the sky: "Noon."

To this, Dylan had no choice; there were passengers other than him, and generally, departure at noon was the default, so the Wind Feather was no exception.

Fortunately, no unexpected events occurred; after the passengers boarded one by one, the Wind Feather retracted the gangplank before noon, indicating everyone had arrived.

After the ship left the dock, Dylan, who had been observing the rear, noticed a group of guards appearing on the dock, with the female knight at their head.

They went one by one to find those ships still lingering at the dock; they must be doing some sort of screening, but this had nothing to do with the Wind Feather which had already set sail.

With the dust settled, Dylan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Next, this ship would pass through several islands, including Dylan's destination, Silver Sand Bay; barring any unexpected events, it would arrive in a month.

During this period, Dylan planned to exercise his combat skills after a long time; not to say whether he could really improve much, but regaining some feeling would be good.

"Found a good spot yet?" the Boss suddenly asked. "Huh? What spot?" Dylan didn't understand what the Boss meant.

"The spot for you to sunbathe! Let me tell you, not only do you need mana, the Scout's mana is also running low; you have to replenish it!"

"The Scout too?" Dylan wore a face full of question marks. "How do I replenish the Scout?"

A backpack strap moved, connecting to Dylan's back in the blind spot of everyone's vision on the deck, and immediately demonstrated "how to replenish."

Feeling the mana in his body being sucked away, Dylan covered his face; he could already imagine that for the days ahead, he probably wouldn't have any clothes to wear...

——

Amethyst Dungeon, Fifth Floor, Venom Lake.

This place had always been used by Lin Jun as a breeding ground for the Dragon Beasts—Miraji.

Lin Jun had been feeding these Miraji for a long time, and their numbers kept increasing.

From originally eating one fat, mushroom-laden Pujee every two days, to recently needing to eat three every two days, otherwise they would run to the surrounding areas to eat mushrooms due to hunger.

Obviously, the numbers were increasing very fast, already approaching the capacity limit of Venom Lake; it was time for a harvest.

But they couldn't just kill the Miraji directly in the lake; collecting them that way would be too troublesome.

And driving them out of the lake wasn't easy either.

The Pujee's 【Corrosion Resistance Lv5】 could only support activity around the lake; they couldn't go underwater.

As the saying goes, raise a black one for a thousand days, use the black one for an hour.

Well, the time to use Seeing Xiao Hei had arrived!

Under the temptation of the shiny things, the Big Black Mushroom leaped into the lake bottom.

Don't let Seeing Xiao Hei's mimicry of a Pujee fool you; the weight of his black scales was right there; once in the water, he sank to the bottom and couldn't float, but this was perfect for the moment.

"Seeing Xiao Hei, drive them up!"

Seeing Xiao Hei, at the lake bottom, couldn't see his surroundings, so he just walked in the center of the lake, swinging his arms and stirring things up.

The effect was not bad; the Miraji in the lake were disturbed, climbing out one by one onto the shore.

And the Pujee, who had been waiting on the shore for a long time and equipped with 【Corrosion Resistance Lv5】, rolled the Miraji up one by one and smashed them to death.

The Miraji had scales on their bodies; cutting them made it difficult to cause enough damage, and the Mushroom Cannon tended to blast them into too many fragments; the method of smashing them to death was primitive, but effective.

The number of Mirages was truly considerable; for a full half hour, the Pujis smashed to death over three hundred Mirages.

Seeing Xiao Hei had already come up earlier, rolling around in the mushroom patch nearby, trying to roll off the stench of lake water from his fur.

However, when a ruby was swept by a Pujii right in front of Seeing Xiao Hei, he stopped rolling at once.

Not caring that he still smelled, he scooped up the ruby with both paws and ran straight for the mushroom house.

His fierce momentum even scared a passing party of four adventurers, who split up and ran in three different directions; the unluckiest guy was "chased" the whole way, and by the time Seeing Xiao Hei overtook him, the man was already gasping for breath.

This time, Lin Jun truly paid wages.

These rubies were not magical materials at all, but pure gems; their only use was probably to exchange for gold coins, yet Lin Jun had no need for gold coins, so giving them to Seeing Xiao Hei to collect was perfect.

Lin Jun threw all the Mirages into the swamp zone.

Although these Mirages were not high level, their numbers were sufficient enough to raise 【Scaled Armor】 to lv6.

Lin Jun naturally did not kill all the Mirages either; about a hundred were left in the lake. Given the Mirages' reproduction speed, if fed more mushrooms, their numbers would likely recover within a few months.

By the time Lin Jun finished dealing with the Mirages, a signal came from another key location—Norris had awakened!

(End of this chapter)