Simulation: Starting from Under One Person

Fang Rui turned to look at Paimon. To be honest, Paimon's ability to determine safe zones was also quite outrageous.

They always manage to find a safe spot on the battlefield, unaffected by the aftershocks of the fighting...

Does Paimon possess a talent for seeking advantage and avoiding harm?

"Why are you looking at me?" Noticing Fang Rui's gaze, Paimon turned to look at Fang Rui, his face full of confusion.

"It's nothing." Fang Rui slowly shook his head and looked away.

Ying returned to the two and led them to other areas to search for traces of the Abyss Mage, while also enjoying the scenery.

While enjoying the scenery and searching for the person, Ying didn't forget to gather various plants and mine for minerals, but as for catching wild animals, she didn't...

After all, there are differences between games and reality. Not to mention tigers, crocodiles, and birds, hunting pack animals is prohibited.

After all, pack animals have a wide range of uses. Whether in the desert or the rainforest, they are needed as a means of transportation, since the roads in the rainforest and the desert are very bad.

Even if you want to build a road, the crisscrossing tree roots in the soil are a difficult problem to solve, and the countless sandstorms in the desert are also a difficult problem to solve.

In human settlements, there are generally no monsters nearby, partly because people regularly clear out the area, and partly because monsters will avoid it.

After all, monsters have some intelligence and won't attack villages and towns without reason.

In areas far from settlements, the number of monsters gradually increases, and Ying gradually shifts from admiring the scenery to treasure hunting mode.

Treasure chests exist in the wild. Some are accumulated by Hilichurls searching for resources, some are left behind by adventurers and others in the wilderness, and some are remnants of items found in ruins.

In addition, there are also groups of treasure hunters hiding in the wilderness.

Therefore, you can find all sorts of items in treasure chests, the most common of which is Mora, which is the universal currency.

Considering that Luminous and Paimon have relatively high daily expenses, they are already very happy to receive Mora, not to mention that treasure chests sometimes contain even more valuable items, such as rare high-level weapons...

Fang Rui watched as Ying and Paimon stormed into the Hilichurls' camp, knocking all the Hilichurls away. Under the trembling gazes of the Hilichurls, they ransacked the place.

"They didn't solve it directly..."

Fang Rui was somewhat surprised. Preserving the life of the Hilichurls and subduing them would have been a more troublesome and tiring choice. Why would Ying do that?

That's what he thought, and that's what he asked.

“The main problem is that some people follow us around trying to take advantage of us,” Paimon replied.

"Mondstadt, Liyue, Inazuma, when we're looking for treasure chests in the wilderness, we'll take the opportunity to clear out Hilichurl camps, some of which have quests posted at the Adventurers' Guild."

"Some adventurers will observe the area where Ying and I are active, and then accept quests for that area."

"Those people are so annoying..."

Paimon was very angry and stomped his foot in the air.

“This kind of person…” Fang Rui’s lips twitched slightly. Calling him opportunistic would be an understatement.

"Didn't you tell the Adventurers' Guild? Or at least give those people who took advantage of you a beating?"

“We’ve done everything you’re talking about,” Paimon said helplessly, spreading his hands. “But even if we clear out a bunch of people, new ones will just appear. After all, not getting caught is a win.”

"Tsk!" Fang Rui clicked his tongue softly. There was actually a way to solve this problem, but it would increase Catherine's workload.

To add the corresponding steps, you need to find the Kingdom of Winter.

Winter's relationship with other countries is currently quite ordinary. Due to Winter's previous actions, its relationship with other countries is rather awkward, but Winter's merchants in the trade center have not been affected.

However, it has some impact on other aspects.

"I have a solution, but I need Ying's help."

"What method?" Ying actually disliked those people, but she didn't have any effective solutions. Hearing that Fang Rui had a method, she immediately expressed her opinion...

"If it's within my power, I'll definitely help."

"Talk to D'Artagnan and ask him to add an vetting system to the Adventurers' Guild, a vetting system for physical strength, and a system for recording mission experience."

"Clearing a Hilichurl camp can be done with force, and it can also be done with wisdom. The Adventurers' Guild checks whether a mission has been completed by examining the masks and other items left behind by the Hilichurls."

"With several review systems in place, you should be able to avoid what you've encountered. After all, people who try to take advantage of others aren't usually very capable."

"how do you feel?"

“I think D'Artagnan would agree,” Luminous said. For D'Artagnan, who loves fighting, adding a force verification system to the Adventurers' Guild would certainly be very satisfying.

After all, it would save him time in finding strong opponents and increase his efficiency in finding people to fight, so D'Artagnan had no reason to refuse.

Rather, he would be very happy, as opportunities to fight against strong individuals from other countries are rare.

Although the current Adventurer Guild has a similar ranking system that assigns tasks of different difficulties based on the adventurer's level, an adventurer's level can be increased by completing low-level tasks.

Therefore, a high-level adventurer is not necessarily strong...

“Then let’s find a time to talk to him,” Fang Rui suggested. “Having Catherine help deliver the message shouldn’t be a problem.”

"Let's give it a try," Ying said. "If it doesn't work, we can ask someone else for help."

“Wendy is a great choice. First, we know him well, and the cost of asking him for help is very low.”

Fang Rui explained the benefits of asking Wendy for help: "Give Wendy a few bottles of good wine, and you can get him to help you."

"I can't even refute it," Ying thought to herself, wanting to complain.

“So…” Fang Rui’s gaze fell on Ying, “Are we going back to Sumeru City to find Catherine now?”

"No rush, let me wander around Sumeru a little longer." Ying looked at her previous haul, a bag of golden Mora.

Whether it was her imagination or not, she always felt that there was more Mora in the treasure chest of Sumeru.

Could it be that……

Do the people of Sumeru prefer to hide treasure chests in the wilderness?

To be honest, the Sumeru people really like to hide things in the wilderness. For example, some scholars in the Academy of Teachings like to set up puzzles and hide treasure chests in the wilderness, so that people can solve the puzzles and find the treasure chests.

"Okay, but I have to tell you something: some of the treasure chests in Sumeru are very difficult to obtain."

Fang Rui's lips twitched slightly. His experience of searching for treasure chests in Sumeru in the game was simply maddening.

Above ground and underground, all sorts of mechanisms...

"Judging from what you're saying, you must know quite a bit about this," Ying noticed the subtle difference in Fang Rui's tone.

“I do know a little, but I…” Fang Rui paused, emphasizing each word, “I won’t tell you, because I’ve been caught in the rain, so I’ll tear up other people’s umbrellas to experience the difficulty of finding treasure chests in Sumeru. The difficulty… is even greater than finding treasure chests in Inazuma!”

“You…” Ying’s lips twitched, she could clearly sense the malice in Fang Rui’s words.

"Never mind, let's go back to Sumeru City first and deal with the matter of sending a message to Datalia. In exchange, you have to tell me about the treasure chest."

“No problem.” Fang Rui tilted his head and thought for a while. Although from all angles he could see that he was the one who would suffer a loss, he did not refuse Ying’s request.

The task of determining the location of the treasure chest and solving the puzzle can be left to Bouyer.

The Grass God can connect to the World Tree and directly view the answers.

The three returned to Sumeru City and found Catherine.

"Catherine, could you help me deliver this letter to D'Artagnan?"

Fang Rui didn't try to hide anything; instead, he directly told Catherine his goal.

His identity should be known to the high-ranking officials of the Seven Kingdoms, and Catherine, as one of the intelligence agencies that gathers information from Winter, should have information about him.

“Okay.” Catherine did not refuse Fang Rui’s request. Just as Fang Rui had guessed, Catherine knew the basic information about Fang Rui, but she did not have detailed information. She only knew that Fang Rui’s status was noble and that some requests could be fulfilled.

Do you have stationery, envelopes, and pens?

“Yes, I do.” Catherine took the three items out of the drawer in the counter.

He wrote down what he had discussed with Ying on a piece of paper, while Ying and Paimon added some things, some related to the matter, and others just reminiscing.

After all, Ying, Paimon, and D'Artagnan are friends, so it's normal for them to reminisce.

After finishing writing it, he gave it to Catherine and asked her to deliver it to D'Artagnan.

Chapter 625 Grass Dragon Apep

After resolving the matter of delivering the message, Fang Rui, Ying, and Paimeng left Sumeru City again and headed into the wilderness.

Not long after, the three encountered a strange fungus in a forest. It was intelligent and could communicate.

Using the Void Terminal to contact Buyer, I learned from her that the fungus was a creature residing inside a grass dragon.

Because the Grass Dragon was corrupted by forbidden knowledge, all the creatures residing within it fled, and these creatures cannot return until the Grass Dragon is freed from the corruption.

"Grass Dragon?" Fang Rui seemed to understand something. The dragon of the Wind Kingdom is the East Wind Dragon Dvalin, also known as the Wind Dragon Dvalin. As for whether it can be called the Dragon King...

He tilted his head and thought for a moment, then thought, "It should be okay!"

The dragon of the Land of Rock is the Rock Dragon King Joda, known to all as King Joda. The Land of Lightning has no dragon king…

In the land of grass lives a dragon king named Apep, who has a rather bad relationship with the Sumeru Demon God. Although they are not enemies, they cannot be considered allies either.

Whether there is a Dragon King in the water kingdom is unknown, since they have not yet set foot in the water kingdom.

"Grass dragon? Is it like Dvarin and Rota?" Paimon asked, his tone full of curiosity.

"It's hard to say. The difference between dragons is like the difference between people. It can be quite significant, not to mention that the grass dragon is not in good condition right now."

Buyer's voice came through the Void Terminal, describing the Grass Dragon's condition: "According to the information I've gathered, the Grass Dragon has not escaped the contamination of forbidden knowledge and is currently in a very dangerous state."

"Since you knew that, why didn't you take any action?" Fang Rui retorted.

"Actually, we have taken measures. I have sent all the Lannaros to search for the Grass Dragon, but we haven't found it yet..."

The grass dragon Apep is quite large, comparable to a range of mountains.

Even with its enormous size, if it wanted to hide, the grass dragon could still conceal itself and would be difficult to find.

“Is that so?” Fang Rui raised an eyebrow slightly as he looked at the mushroom beast floating in the air. “I think… the time has come for you to find Apep.”

"Indeed, the creatures living inside Appepp are connected to Appepp, and following them can indeed lead to Appepp."

After discussing it, the group decided to help the elemental mushroom beast return home, which meant they would work together to find the grass dragon Apep.

Because the Elemental Mushroom Beast had been wandering for quite some time, it had lost some of its power and memories. It had forgotten how to get home, and its ability to sense the location of the Grass Dragon Apep had also weakened. It was not possible for the Elemental Mushroom Beast alone to pinpoint Apep's location.

To find more elemental fungus, which are the elemental creatures that once lived inside the grass dragon Apep.

"Hmm, it feels like a mission, it needs to be done in stages..."