After leaving the team, the adventurers regretted it

He slowly recounted the past ten days.

Enter the forest dragon's lair and "pick up" the rare skill tree forest dragon fang...

Avoid acid rain, dig caves, and search for dark berries...

According to the agreement, the reward for his invitation to Leah was 150% of the total harvest, which equaled Leah's profit share of nearly million gold coins.

But contrary to Linda's expectation, Leah, who has always been obsessed with money, shook her head: "No need."

"What?" Linda was quite surprised.

"You saved me, so I don't want those rewards."

Leah whispered: "Thank you."

There was only the sound of Tasiya chopping vegetables in the cave, which seemed a bit lonely.

Leah lowered her head and didn't raise it for a long time.

Her eyes were red. When she heard that Linda was level 32, earned a bunch of gold coins, and got skill books for rare skills, the feeling of gap became wider and wider, as if she had seen the scene where the two adventure teams were gradually becoming strangers and no longer interacted with each other. .

Leah's fists clenched tighter and tighter, and she yelled willfully in her heart: I don't want that kind of thing!

There is no point in taking risks if everyone is not together.

Ten days of solo adventure in the Great Secret Realm made Leah realize clearly that companions were indeed more important than getting stronger and gaining strength alone. If she doesn't even have her companions, who should she show off to even if she gains power?

Hearing Leah's thanks, Linda was slightly startled and her eyes were strange.

He thought for a moment, put his big hand on Leah's head, and said in a gentle voice: "I also want to say this to you. Without you to stop Nacho and the others, they would have been in danger. Thank you."

Leah pursed her lips and said, "Linda, will you forget me one day... no, forget the Snow Goose Adventure Team?"

Linda laughed: "How is it possible? I will never forget any of my companions' names."

"Then, am I too?"

"of course."

"Oh..."

Leah let Linda rub her head, like a cat that was usually noisy but suddenly became quiet.

A strange emotion overflowed in her chest, like the sunset-red hawthorns that abounded on the fifth floor. Sweet and sour, one piece in your mouth can be savored for a long time.

Thanks to Tasia's lack of words, it was Aiko who mocked him a few times. Leah secretly looked at the silver-haired maid busy in front of the pot. She seemed not to comment on the scene in front of her.

'Ai Ke is half quiet, so I can become friends with her sooner. '

Leah thought to herself.

"Okay, we've caught all the lice. If I guessed correctly, you often run into the sawgrass bushes, right? That's also a favorite place for wild boars and wolves. The lice will hide under the sawgrass leaves without noticing. It will jump on your head."

Linda threw three or four lice the size of soybean grains on the ground, trampled them to death, then pinched her nose and said with some disgust: "It's time for you to take a bath, you stink so much, it took a lot of effort to carry you back." "

Leah's face immediately turned red.

Emotionally, Linda wasn't touching her in a friendly way, but picking the lice on her head?

What a shame!

Chapter 318: Spending the night in the cave, sleeping with the quilt, Linda’s battle plan

Tasia prepared the meal and brought it to the table, and said calmly: "There is still a lot of water. I suggest you wash every corner of your body carefully. I don't want to spend most of the next time with a dirty adventurer." months."

Leah didn't have to retort, she hummed and went behind the curtain of the shower room.

"You shouldn't be peeking, right?"

Just ask, just in case.

Linda was delighted: "Who likes to look at steel plates? I'm not interested at all."

Leah gritted her teeth in anger.

Three years ago she was only fifteen years old, but now... Leah squeezed with a dark face and lowered her head hard, and could see a small gap.

Linda doesn’t know anything, so why should she call her a piece of steel? Leah once felt the urge to lift the curtain and prove herself.

In this way, under the "curtain" made of banana leaves, Linda and Tasia drank ale and ate together, while Leah washed her body.

The sound of water was gurgling, and the slight rustling sound of rubbing ashes was mixed in.

From the palm-wide gap in the ground, you can see the girl's snow-white legs and feet.

The clothes fell to the ground, with a set of bright yellow bear underwear in the middle. The rustling sound of water actually made Linda curious.

He looked at it from the corner of his eye from time to time, wondering if he should use the Whip of Darkness to knock off the banana leaves and see how embarrassed Leah was.

But thinking that Leah might break through the defense on the spot, Linda gave up this bad idea.

Ten minutes passed and Leah walked out from behind the curtain.

She was wearing a particularly wide white shirt that reached almost to her knees, her calves were exposed, and she was wearing a pair of slippers made of thatch.

The clothes were naturally lent to Leah by Linda. There were almost no daily necessities in Leah's ring, only magic cores, gold coins, and equipment exploded from fighting monsters. Leaving it in the warehouse of the villa, Leah was worried about being stolen by thieves, so she had to put the ring in space and wear it to feel at ease.

This resulted in the already small ring having no extra space to hold the strategy supplies, which resulted in her miserable situation for the past ten days.

After bathing, Leah's body was steaming. The water had been heated by her fire-based fighting energy. Her half-dried long red hair was stuck to her back, and there were still water drops falling down.

Her hands were hidden in the wide sleeves of her shirt, with only a few fingers exposed. Paired with her gloomy little face, she didn't look very smart.

The only thing worthy of praise was the pure natural fragrance of Leah. After walking out of the shower room, Linda immediately smelled an aroma similar to jasmine.

On the table was a bowl of rice porridge and a small half plate of unfinished beef.

Leah rolled up her sleeves and started to cook.

She carefully licked every grain of rice with her tongue, chewed it carefully and swallowed it in her stomach.

This focused look made Linda and Tasia look at him sideways.

Linda thought: This guy seems to have suffered a lot.

After Leah finished eating, Linda took out a big sword from the ring and said, "It must have been thrown out by the rock snake. I happened to pick it up when I saw it."

After saying that, he walked to the corner in front of the tied up young magic saw mushroom, took out a short knife and bled it.

"Uh, thanks." Leia breathed a sigh of relief and put the Firebird Feather Sword back into the ring.

Seeing Linda collecting the blood of the Saw Mushroom, she was surprised and said: "The blood of the Saw Mushroom is poisonous, why are you collecting this?"

"It is the most common 'water source' in the sealed great secret realm."

Linda put the released blood into a basin and added some green powder.

After a while, the turbid yellow blood was filtered and gradually became clear, and the impurities sank to the bottom.

This magical scene made Leah widen her eyes: "What's going on?"

Linda explained: "Theoretically, the blood of the magic saw mushroom is poisonous, but as long as you add the powder made from green tail grass, let it settle for three days to filter out the impurities, and after boiling, it will be the clear and sweet 'water' we drink now." This unpopular knowledge is basically useless and is rarely written about in books."

"What about the 'Rainbow Mushroom'? I remember the book said it is not poisonous. Why did I get fainted by the poison?"

Without the pot of rainbow mushrooms, Leah would not have been picked up by Linda in a coma in the forest. In a sense, she would have to thank the poisonous mushrooms.

"Oh, you said that." Linda felt amused: "It's probably because the cooking time was too short. Rainbow mushrooms must be boiled in boiling water for more than 30 minutes to remove toxins."

"Forehead..."

Leah scratched her head in frustration.

"Let's summarize the current situation."

Outside the vine curtain, the sky turned completely dark, and it was about to enter night.

Linda is used to holding a combat meeting at this time to arrange plans for tomorrow.

"Liya, since you are here, is it okay for you to accept my command for the time being? Of course, if you insist on acting alone, I will not stop you, but I will not share the food with you. You can only live here for free."

Linda said.

If you follow his orders, you are considered a worker, and you should take care of Leah's food. If Leah didn't listen, he would have to provide accommodation and Leah would figure out the rest.

Leah didn't say anything harsh. The potato and beef stew alone conquered her stomach. She nodded: "No problem."

Linda hummed and stood up, like a teacher teaching students, took out a small blackboard from the ring and hung it on the wall.

I drew a simple picture with chalk, and I could vaguely identify it as some kind of fruit.

“As far as the current situation is concerned, the problems of water source, food, and shelter have been solved, but only these cannot guarantee that we will spend the remaining 20 days in absolute safety.

According to the practice in closed great secret realms, the further in the future, the greater the probability of severe weather, which can corrode the adventurer's life barrier, temporarily seal part of the magic circuit, and make it impossible to release the skill [Thunderstorm];

[Heavy Snow] that continuously reduces magic power and fighting spirit;

The [Blood Moon] that increases the power of monsters...

We must be prepared to face them and overcome them.

Just barely 'surviving' is not enough at all, we must pick the more advanced material 'dark tree fruit'! "

Linda spoke loudly and tapped the small blackboard with the teaching stick in his hand, establishing the most important goal of this temporary team at the moment.

Obtain dark tree fruits to replenish the magic power and fighting spirit in your body.

In this way, even if they encounter the harsh climate in the Great Secret Territory, they can cope with it calmly if they have dark fruit as a reserve resource.

Leah raised her hand: "I also want to find dark tree fruits, but it's too difficult. I haven't found any in ten days."

"Well, it's indeed hard to find, but there are traces to follow."

Linda smiled, a light flashed in her hand, and three black orange-shaped fruits appeared in her palm.

The refreshing aroma emanates from it, like a simulated orange made of chocolate cake, which makes people have the urge to eat it with the skin on.

Leah's eyes widened instantly and she said in astonishment: "Dark, dark fruit? Have you found it?"

"I'm lucky today. Tasia helped me lure away the level 36 Shadow Leopard, so I had a chance to pick it."

Linda thought of the fierce battle during the day and shook her head: "It's a pity that the harvest was not very big. Most of the fruits were eaten by the monster. When I picked them, there were only three left."

He said: "One dark tree fruit can restore almost half of the magic power. Adventurers below the moon level need twenty dark tree fruits to restore the magic power from empty to full.

This kind of fruit usually grows near ponds and rivers, where the vegetation is lush and it is the origin of life, and usually a large number of monsters gather there.

Our next task is to split into three groups and search for a water source. Once we find one, we will gather together and find a way to steal the fruit from the tree."

Linda smiled and said: "Tasia relies more on magic cannons and is a little weak at close range. Leah, you are really helpful here. With the weight of the Fire Bird Feather Sword, it can cause considerable damage even without fighting spirit."

Compared to mages and long-range swordsmen, pure melee swordsmen like Leah have the greatest advantage in the closed Great Secret Realm.

He patted Leah on the shoulder and said, "Have a good rest tonight. You won't be allowed to rest tomorrow."

"I will also do my best, and I won't eat your food in vain."

Leah clenched her little fists with confidence, "Don't think that you are better than me at level 31. I will surpass you sooner or later."

"Then there's probably no hope."

Linda shrugged, turned on the fluorescent light in the cave, and sat at the desk to write and draw.

This is a detailed topographic map.

Linda has drawn all the places he has explored in the past few days, which can effectively avoid repeated exploration.

Tasia started to clear away the dishes, and then stood silently behind Linda, like a guarding shadow.

The cold wind outside was blocked by vine curtains.

There is water, meat, and two trustworthy companions in the cave. Leah sat on the stone bench, her shoulders that had been tense for ten days slowly relaxed, her brows relaxed, and she took a long breath.

I was hiding outside by myself, living in fear every day, hungry, and could only drink "small drinks" when there was no water. At night, I had to worry about being attacked by monsters...

But now, those worries have been swept away, and Leah's hanging heart has finally settled.

She stared blankly at Linda, who was drawing a topographical map on paper with a serious face under the fluorescent light. Her heart skipped a beat. She felt that Linda was a bit good-looking. She stared at it for a long time before coming back to her senses.

"I must be sick, poisonous mushrooms are very harmful to people!"

Leah was secretly surprised, quickly looked away from Linda, and began to practice her daily fighting spirit.

...

After some time passed, Linda put away the map and rubbed the sore forehead.