Chapter 65: Endure for a Moment, the More You Think the Angrier You Get

Ah?

Seeing the 【Experience +3】 pop up in the lower left corner, Ji Ming was stunned.

No matter how he was before, this time he was definitely holding pure goodwill.

How could just muttering two lines send them off in bliss right away?

Could it be that I accidentally learned Avada Kedavra?

When will we arrange Ding Ding to cast the Binding Spell?

After daydreaming for a moment, he realized he still needed to consult Yang Yue for expertise.

【Goblin-type creatures are too weak; after demonic aura enters their bodies they can't survive long before dying.】

【The reason they can still move is only because the demonic aura is hanging on them, turning them into unconscious walking corpses.】

【You dispersed that breath with scripture; it will naturally rest now.】

I see.

Understanding comes in order; only then did Ji Ming grasp the twists and turns.

It seems this skill can't be used recklessly; if used on weak little monsters, they might die right after the chant.

Nevertheless, while recruiting a few goblins as tools is out of the question, according to the little boss's description.

If encountering stronger demonic creatures, the Farewell Technique should still be usable for a rescue.

For example...

That Goblin Chieftain hidden within the castle, whose level must be double‑digit, right?

After quietly calculating, Ji Ming continued to circle the castle.

Besides grinding small monsters and digging corpses, he had another purpose on this trip.

—to locate the Treefolk Druid's remains.

He circled the marked area for a long while, even checking the map point by point.

Ji Ming found nothing that resembled a Treefolk, not even a slightly taller dead tree.

Where is it?

Ji Ming, fed up, tossed the freshly unearthed human skeletons into the storage room, climbed up, found a relatively clean ruin wall, and sat down.

He stamped his foot in frustration, listened to the wooden floor being struck, fell silent for a moment, and suddenly realized.

He quickly stood up, stepped out, and paced around again.

He discovered that this platform differed from the rest; the ground was entirely wooden, with distinct growth rings.

To prove his hypothesis, Ji Ming simply extracted his movement trace from the map.

After some scribbling, he finally reached a conclusion.

—The so‑called Treefolk Druid is actually just a tree stump now.

And he now stands atop its massive root stump.

Having the answer, Ji Ming summoned the system and successfully opened the panel of the tree beneath his feet.

【Name: Elder Tree·Greson】

【Former Level: 87 – Tree Saint Mage】

【Cause of Death: Killed by a focused fire attack from the Fire Mage Legion led by the Fire Demon of the Dark Flame Kingdom】

Although Greson's level isn't as high as the other two great beings, for his current self, it is still an unattainably strong figure.

More importantly, if this entire piece of wood is merely its root remnants, the full tree must be several hundred meters, even close to a thousand meters tall.

To understand, the tallest tree on Earth is only 115.85 m, already revered as the "Hai Bo Dragon God."

Yet this Titan Giant compared to the Greson before him is practically an incompetent infant.

Gui Gui, my giant‑object radar is reacting!

Ji Ming couldn't help but get excited again, quickly returning the tree stump to the storage room.

However, after the stump vanished abruptly, he was surprised to find countless skeletons still buried in the exposed pit.

Moreover, under the Treefolk's vigorous life force, the preservation rate is quite high.

Just by swinging his shovel and digging, Ji Ming instantly added eighteen more units to his stock.

Combined with the previous haul, the progress bar is nearly half full.

And this is only half the dig; the other side remains untouched.

Ji Ming was instantly thrilled; this place is practically a massive treasure!

He had already been exploring for several hours; it was time to return to the Clinic for rest.

But he gritted his teeth and forced down two doses of Revival Tonic IV.

One word: grind!

With side‑effect‑free energy elixirs as reserves, Ji Ming's efficiency increased, and he quickly dug the pit two more meters deeper.

It wasn't over; the pit bottom was clean, yet he also noticed traces of white bones on the pit walls.

"Could it be that in just one day we can gather a hundred skeletons?"

He didn't know if it was because everything was tinged with "tree," but Ji Ming suddenly felt a slight fondness for this Treefolk friend.

Although Treefolk have no gender,...

When the chance comes, he'll definitely revive Tree Kid first!

While daydreaming about making empty promises to his subordinates, Ji Ming suddenly felt the ground around him tremble.

He didn't hesitate, swiftly affixed a Seal of Rest to himself, and decided to rush out of the pit and run.

Only then did he realize the tree pit was dug so deep that descending was easy, but getting out was impossible.

He was pondering whether to just teleport back to the spring when he saw several tall figures emerging from the edge of the pit.

They were goblin warriors, each over two meters tall, comparable to a burly human.

Moreover, above the goblin warriors, there was one nearly three meters tall, clad head to toe in iron armor, holding a war hammer in his hand—the goblin chieftain.

Most importantly, their eyes were bloodshot, corrupted by demonic energy into a berserk state.

If they really caught me, I'd end up as Indian cuisine.

Tsk.

He pondered for a moment, then picked up the skull beside his foot.

"Everyone's here, huh? How about I play you a lively little tune?"

He grabbed a leg bone and was about to start playing, but the goblins wouldn't give him that chance.

Amid successive roars, countless green figures leapt up and lunged at him.

"I test……"

Ji Ming hurriedly activated the teleport, and in an instant he slumped onto the bench in the Holy Hall.

After calming his emotions, he regained his ability to think.

Strange, why would they come to besiege me?

He quickly pulled out the map again, dragging the progress back to the point when he had just fallen into the pit.

He then realized that the longer he lingered in the same spot, the more irritable the surrounding goblins became.

Finally, after two hours had passed, all the goblins would launch an attack on him, even if they were completely out of sight.

Is this an instinct brought on by demonic energy, causing berserk creatures to drive away those who linger too long?

Ji Ming's face darkened; this matter was important, and he still planned to open the Troop Garrison as an advanced map for the closed beta, letting players play there.

With a rigorous experimental and exploratory attitude, he decided to teleport back to conduct a control experiment and research, fully uncovering the principle.

But before he could move, he suddenly remembered something even more important.

How exactly had the goblin warriors been attacking me?

Mount Tai pressing down, then……

Oh no, all the bones in the pit are going to be crushed!

Ji Ming instantly felt a pang of regret; the closed-beta progress that could have been much faster would now be slowed again.

He paced back and forth, realizing that suppressing his anger only made him angrier the more he thought about it.

Looking at his revival card, Ji Ming gritted his teeth.

You forced me to do this!