Teyvat: The road to becoming a god begins in the desert

This was the largest sandstorm he had ever seen in his life.

Yellow sand.

Everything as far as the eye can see is yellow sand.

All that could be heard was the roar of the strong wind.

The sandstorm had just hit, and there was only a golden color left in front of Rhodes' eyes. Not to mention the monsters in the sandstorm, he couldn't even see the people around him clearly.

at this time.

Several dazzling white lights suddenly tore open the yellow sand, revealing all the scenes in the yellow sand to the eyes of the suspension bridge guard.

This is also a device specially designed to deal with sandstorms that Aru Village got from the Educational Institute.

This is to prevent the current situation of complete loss of vision.

"Roar--"

White light appeared, and the roar of the beast came at any time.

All the suspension bridge guards also became nervous at the roar of the beast.

Able to transmit sound so clearly in a sandstorm.

There is no doubt that there are monsters in this sandstorm, and they are probably large and high-level monsters.

Followed by.

The anticipated crisis unfolded.

The sound of cables breaking obstacles began to sound on the suspension bridge.

"Hold your weapon and focus!"

"Crossbowmen prepare!!!"

Upon seeing this, Attia immediately yelled.

His sandproof suit is equipped with a loudspeaker to ensure that his instructions can be clearly transmitted to everyone's ears.

Rhodes narrowed his eyes, raised the sword in his right hand, and prepared a ball of ice elemental power in his left hand.

The sound is getting closer.

The guard at the rear who was responsible for opening up the view also aimed two lights at the drawbridge.

When the first black shadow faintly emerged.

Atti Adam gave the order: "Crossbow! Fire!!!"

For an instant.

The sound of the bow strings is endless.

The guards of Aru Village are equipped with long crossbows that can be fired continuously. The arrow box is a detachable structure. It can fire thirty-six crossbow arrows once loaded. It is an excellent weapon to deal with small monsters and beasts. .

The launch method is rotational launch.

That is to say, half of the crossbowmen fire and the other half prepares. When the first wave of crossbows is empty and needs to be loaded, the other half of the crossbowmen will take over the offensive. By the time they need to load, the previous batch of crossbowmen has already finished loading. Repeating this cycle can ensure that the crossbow arrows can always maintain dense coverage.

Longbowmen and guards with melee weapons were all staring at the sky at this time to prevent attacks from falling from the sky.

Rhodes would be amazed every time he saw the tacit cooperation of the Attia mercenary group.

From Rhode's point of view, it is indeed a bit incredible that such a group of mercenaries who usually have undisciplined military discipline can fight with a combat effectiveness that is not inferior to that of the regular army.

Just when the rain of crossbow arrows blocked the monster attack on the suspension bridge, the threat in the sky also appeared.

Flying Qiuqiu people, mushroom beasts floating from all directions, and slow-moving floating spirits.

Among them, the most eye-catching.

It was a huge bird-shaped monster covered in red.

"Oops! It's the Holy Skeleton Beast!!!"

After spitting out a Xumi curse, Attia anxiously shouted: "Archer, delay the holy beast!!! Crossbow driver! Find an opportunity!!"

Holy beast.

This is a monster that once ate the body of a god in legend.

This is also one of the most terrifying monsters in the desert.

Not only is its outer shell hard and difficult to break through, but its attack capabilities are also extremely terrifying.

This kind of flying holy beast is the overlord of the sky in desert areas where monsters are rampant. Let alone ordinary people encounter it, even those experienced adventurers will be hated if they encounter it accidentally.

The holy skeleton beast in front of him also showed its unparalleled defense and ability to dominate the sky.

Such a dense rain of arrows could not slow down its speed at all. It rushed left and right, and it only took the blink of an eye from appearing to approaching the guard team.

Before the only ballista that could break its defense had time to aim, the sharp claws of the holy beast had already reached the head of the ballista operator.

In this critical moment.

An ice shield made of ice suddenly appeared, covering the entire crossbow convoy below.

Through the thin layer of ice shield, you can even see the claws of the holy beast clearly.

But it was such an inconspicuous thin shield that withstood the aerial assault of the Holy Skeleton Beast.

at the same time.

An icy blue figure flashed past. Wherever it passed, the sand and dust dispersed, frost was everywhere, and even the strong wind seemed to be frozen in the extreme cold and could no longer howl.

Rhodes looked calm as he slashed his sword towards the abdomen, which was the softest part of the body of the holy beast.

In order to prevent the sword from being broken, he also deliberately covered the sword body with ice elemental power.

Faced with a blow that was enough to threaten him.

Even the Holy Skeleton Beast, which was extremely confident in its own defense capabilities, flapped its wings and planned to avoid the edge temporarily.

However, in the past, I could fly easily with great force, but this time I suddenly stopped midway through the takeoff.

He leaned over and took a look.

do not know when.

The ice on the ice shield has spread to the claws of the holy skeleton beast, nailing it firmly to the ice shield.

brush--

A cold light flashed.

The Holy Skeleton Beast, which had been extremely arrogant just now, screamed miserably. With a strong force on its feet, it tore off its own claws. Immediately, it didn't look back, letting its internal organs swing back and forth on its dissected abdomen. He fled in a hurry with blood all over the sky.

Chapter 22 The life of a mercenary

This big sandstorm lasted for more than two hours before it ended.

Candice came over once during this period.

Then left quickly.

With Rhodes here, she doesn't need to worry about the suspension bridge guarded by the Attia Mercenary Group.

This also allows Candice to focus more of her energy on other suspension bridges.

Compared to the exhausted mercenaries, Rhodes, who had killed more than a hundred monsters, was a little tired, but he was still in good spirits.

After the sandstorm.

After agreeing on a time for the celebration banquet with Attia, who was cleaning the battlefield, Rhodes hurried back home.

Just opened the door.

The mess in front of him made him sigh.

The experimental field that had been planted so hard for half a month was destroyed after a small sandstorm.

The caragana fence he planted was in good condition. There was some damage, but most of it was still intact. The grass squares were not seriously damaged, but some of the wheat grass fell down, and it was just the new seedlings that hadn't grown much taller yet. Some fell to the ground, while others were uprooted, leaving only a bare shallow pit in the ground.

Compared with this experimental field that has been completely destroyed, the experimental field that has added the benefits of fertility is still unscathed. The seedlings that should have been limp are now as tall and handsome as steel spears, completely without any damage. Affected by sandstorms.

"What exactly is added to this Fengwo Hui?"

Rhodes twitched his lips, squatted on the ground and pinched the seedlings.

The feel is still the same as before.

It's not as strong as it seems on the surface.

Now Rhodes couldn't understand it at all.

It's unreasonable.

Yes.

There are grass element crystals added in Fengwo's Hui.

But when did elemental crystallization have such a strong effect?

Rhodes has been reading a lot during this time.

Regarding the crystallization of elements, he also deliberately read the information at hand and the papers written by scholars of the Biological Theory School.

But no matter which material it is, it is not mentioned that grass element crystals can give ordinary crops such strong ability to withstand natural disasters.

Rhodes picked up a handful of dirt and rubbed it, then frowned again: "Is it really the power of the Grass God used here?"

Sparse and ordinary soil.

There is no difference at all from the other experimental field.

The water and soil used in the two experimental fields were all the same. The only difference was that this field had a sufficient amount of fertile benefits added to it according to the instructions.

As a result, when the soil quality remains unchanged, these fertile benefits allow crops to grow regardless of soil fertility and have the ability to withstand wind and sand comparable to monsters.

[The so-called Bountiful Benefit actually uses the extremely high concentration and activity of grass elemental power as nutrients to promote the growth of crops and provide a protective film similar to an elemental power shield. 】

After writing this, Rhodes observed it carefully for a while, and then added another note in his notebook.

[Continue to add the benefits of abundance to fill in the damaged grass element protective film. 】

There is one explanation in the description of Bountiful Fertility.

If you encounter a natural disaster, you need to replenish the bountiful benefits as soon as possible after the disaster.

Rhodes easily deduced this conclusion through observation after adding the benefits of fertility.

After recording this, he turned the pen with one hand and held his chin with the other, and continued to think.

Judging from the current results, the effect of Fertile Benefit comes more from the grass element crystals in it.

So without the technology to refine the crystallization of grass elements, can we use elemental creatures that can transform the surrounding environment to replace the benefits of fertility?

Several natural grass elemental creatures quickly flashed through Rhodes' mind.

Grass Slime, Grass Floating Spirit, Floating Grass Fungus Beast.

Among them, slimes are distributed throughout the Teyvat continent. They are a very common monster with low IQ and average aggression. They are often used as tools or food by humans or other monsters.

The distribution of floating spirits is relatively limited. Most of them live in Inazuma, which is thousands of miles away from Xumi. There are few reports of floating spirits in Xumi, and there are even fewer reports of grass floating spirits.

As for the last mushroom, this creature is an elemental creature unique to Sumeru. Other countries have not yet reported traces of their natural existence. Planktonic mushrooms are usually found in the rainforest and desert areas of Sumeru. There are some, but due to the unsuitable environment, the distribution is relatively small.

Rhodes carefully recalled the characteristics of the three elemental life forms he had seen.

A bold idea came to mind.

Do you want.

Catch some grass slimes and tame them? Use them as a blessing of abundance?

The reason why Rhodes thought of grass slimes was not the floating grass mushrooms that are more widely distributed in Sumeru.

The reason is that the mushroom beast is very aggressive and will attack almost as soon as a stranger approaches.

This characteristic means that Rhodes has not yet thought of a good way to tame the mushroom beast. Even if he could tame the mushroom beast, he would not be able to conduct experiments in Aru Village.

If he is not at home one day, and his captive mushroom suddenly breaks free and runs out to attack people, then this will violate the rules of Aru Village, and he will be whipped several times, and it will also cause the villagers to treat him of panic.

Therefore, grass slime with a relatively mild temperament became Rhodes' target.