Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

(Jiang Ran: Because I see my past self in her. It would be easier to win her over if we have something in common.)

(Benny: You in the past...?)

After hearing what Jiang Ran said, Silly Loli seemed to understand a little, but she didn't dare let Jiang Ran know that she had investigated his past, so she pretended to be confused.

(Benni: What past you? Stop being a riddler, Jiang Yan, and explain yourself clearly.)

Silly Loli knew that Jiang Ran would definitely ignore her at this time. Sure enough, Jiang Ran really turned a deaf ear to her and began to concentrate on analyzing the content of the commission.

The stupid loli breathed a sigh of relief, but after a while, she began to feel sad about her pathetic method.

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After carefully reading the content of the commission, Jiang Ran had some ideas.

Sangbei Wasteland is very close to Sunny Town. If you go out from the north gate, you can reach it in half a day by riding a horse.

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The estimated level of the dryad is "35", which is not high, but the commission has not been completed for half a month. It can be seen that this guy is the type who is good at hiding.

In addition, the client of this mission is the Mission Union - Sunny Town Branch, and they have also offered generous mission rewards. It seems that what they are really worried about is the risk of the tree monster breeding a demon population.

As for why Branch Chief Oleg didn't handle it himself, Jiang Ran felt that besides the fact that he might not have the time, the Branch Chief's physical condition also did not allow him to engage in intense fighting.

When Jiang Ran met Oleg last night, he looked at his status data, which was not at the level of a level 50 person.

(It seems that stat values ​​are also affected as people age.)

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More than ten minutes later, Jiang Ran left the mission union, went to the stable to retrieve the "little motorcycle", and rode towards the Sangbei Wasteland.

Jiang Ran's purpose in this operation was only to investigate and understand the situation, and then return to Sunny Town to make targeted preparations after obtaining further intelligence.

As the surrounding scenery began to be gradually covered by yellow-brown, Jiang Ran entered the Sangbei Wasteland.

The Sangbei Wasteland is just as its name suggests, with dry and cracked earth all visible at a glance.

The dry trees are still struggling to survive in groups of three or two, and the moss and weeds in the cracks of the ground are the last green on this land.

After arriving at the wasteland, Jiang Ran noticed that there were three or four teams already searching for the tree demon, so he went over to see what was going on with these people.

"Oh, so boring, I can't find it at all."

"Yeah, why not just cut down all the trees here? The dryad's words must be related to the trees, right?"

"You must be kidding! Do you know how many trees there are in this Sangbei Wasteland? There are at least hundreds! You won't be able to chop them all down even by next year's Song of Rain Festival!"

The reward hunters were shouting and chatting while searching, and Jiang Ran heard their conversation without much effort.

"It's just one person who died. There's no need to make such a fuss, right?"

"Are you stupid? Don't you understand what it means to be prepared for trouble?"

"Yes, if it weren't for Mr. Ao's insistence on this positive approach, how could we have such a peaceful life in Sunny Town?"

"Right, right, right! If it were you, if Gude Town hadn't been insisting on intervening in the affairs of Shadou Canyon, we would have hunted down the Stone Shadow Rock Demon long ago!"

The bounty hunters were very enthusiastic in chatting, but their search performance was less than satisfactory.

However, Jiang Ran understood them. Searching for an unknown tree demon in this wasteland full of dead trees was as hopeless as looking for a needle in a haystack.

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After watching for a while, Jiang Ran walked up to the reward hunters with food in hand and successfully struck up a conversation.

"Black hair, yellow skin, you're not from our area, are you? Did you escape from the Great Migration?"

"Ah, yes, yes."

"You can't come here alone. You have to form a team at least. Otherwise, why don't you join our team?"

These reward hunters were quite enthusiastic, but Jiang Ran had already decided to go it alone.

"Thank you for the invitation. I already have a team. The others are still in the city. I am responsible for coming here first to understand the situation."

After Jiang Ran politely declined, the reward hunters immediately lost their enthusiasm.

Come to think of it, since we are competitors, how can we share information?

However, Jiang Ran was well prepared. With the help of his "Trickster" skills and mind reading, he quickly figured out the situation.

The latest situation is that the task union has sent seven or eight teams, with twenty to thirty people, and they have not found any clues about the tree demon after searching for half a month.

The only clue is that half a month ago, two passers-by were attacked by a tree demon when they passed through the Sangbei Wasteland. One died and the other was injured. The injured person brought back a branch of the tree demon and submitted the clue and evidence to the task union.

The union members also came to the wasteland to search several times, but failed to find the tree demon. They could only infer an approximate level based on previous records of tree demons.

Now everyone is wondering whether the tree demon has the ability to mimic a dead tree, but there are too many dead trees in the wasteland, and it is not realistic to search for them one by one.

Jiang Ran initially came to the conclusion that this tree demon was a bully who only bullied the weak and feared the strong.

As long as there is no one in the wilderness, it will definitely appear again if a lone prey appears.

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After saying goodbye to the reward hunters, Jiang Ran began to wander around the wilderness while it was still daylight.

As he was walking around, Jiang Ran saw something strange about the identification information of a dried rhizome, so he immediately dismounted and picked it up.

(The fir tree demon's root cutting...?)

The divine eye's ability to identify things once again proved to be of great use.

Jiang Ran searched around the discovery site again, but unfortunately he didn't find anything else.

On the way back, Jiang Ran hunted a goral and a white-tailed wildebeest, earning 350 professional experience points. He was only 50 experience points away from the next level of the "Hunter" profession.

Now that you have arrived in a new area, you must hunt new species to continue to improve the level of your production profession.

Finally, Jiang Ran returned to Sunny Town before dark.

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As soon as he returned to Sunny Town, Jiang Ran quickly began preparing for battle.

He first conducted a few experiments using the "Fir Dryad's Severed Roots", and then began to purchase large quantities of upgraded equipment and props.

First, Jiang Ran discarded the old stone-tipped arrows and bought 40 new iron-tipped arrows.

Secondly, considering that his physical strength had increased, Jiang Ran replaced his light wooden shield with an iron shield, and also changed his protective gear from cloth armor to leather armor;

Finally, Jiang Ran bought the materials and made five smoke bombs with ease. He also bought four barrels of oil, a large bag of cotton and three sets of flints, and replaced it with a new luminous magic stone, thus completing the preparations.

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After getting ready, Jiang Ran did not rush to set off, but took a nap first.

In the second half of the night, after all the other teams going to the Sangbei Wasteland had returned to Sunny Town, Jiang Ran leisurely set off again for the Sangbei Wasteland.

Tonight, he will capture the tree demon.

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4.13 - Dryad Hunt (Update)

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[Prison Star Calendar]

October 187, 6

〖1:13 am〗

[Confession death countdown remaining: 8 days]

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Jiang Ran arrived at the Sangbei Desert in the early morning.

Under the cold moonlight, even in summer, this desolate land is permeated with a strange and bizarre atmosphere.

However, compared with the eerie chill he felt in Wei'er's basement, Jiang Ran felt that the Sangbei Wasteland was much more like the mortal world.

Compared with other reward hunters, Jiang Ran has a natural advantage, that is, he does not need to cut down trees to test the true identity of the tree monster.

With the identification ability of the Super-Dimensional Divine Eye, Jiang Ran can tell at a glance which dead tree is a tree demon in disguise.

"Little motorcycle, drive!"

The small motorcycle was speeding across the wasteland. At its speed, it would be no problem to travel across the Sangbei Wasteland in one night.

However, later facts proved that Jiang Ran was a little too cautious.

The little motorcycle had not been running on the wasteland for long when the fir tree demon took the initiative to come and "say hello" to Jiang Ran.

At that time, Jiang Ran was concentrating on looking around to see if there was any identification information of the tree monster. Suddenly, a red light flashed on the ground in front of him. The familiar three-second countdown immediately made Jiang Ran control his motorcycle to jump and dodge!

In an instant, a thick root suddenly sprang out from the soil and swung directly at Xiao Moto's horse leg. Fortunately, Xiao Moto jumped and dodged it, otherwise it and Jiang Ran would definitely fall down!

After landing and stabilizing for a moment, Jiang Ran looked behind him and followed the roots to a dead tree in the distance. The dead tree suddenly came to life, its entire trunk twisting, and Jiang Ran also saw the message clearly at this moment.

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Fir Tree Spirit: Nameless, Genderless, 126 years old

Fir Dryad - Lv43

Skill slots: 2/2

Vitality: 2322/2360

Stamina: 389/460

Mana: 750/870

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Level 43, this is much higher than what is described in the mission commission!

Fortunately, the three-dimensional values ​​of the tree monster are not very high, and Jiang Ran believes that the situation is still within the controllable range.

(…The ones you really need to be careful with are those two skills.)

After many battle experiences, Jiang Ran has gained a certain understanding of the fighting methods in this world.

Values ​​such as vitality, endurance, and magic are objective and stable. If neither side has any skills, the probability of winning or losing can be calculated by simply adding up the attack power, defense power, hit rate, etc. of both sides.

However, the existence of skills brings huge variables to the outcome of battles. A key skill can allow the weak to escape, or even turn defeat into victory in an incredible way.

Up to now, Jiang Ran has been able to speculate that one of the tree monster's skills is mimicry or disguise, which can explain its disguise as a dead tree and the sneak attack from underground.

The remaining key depends on what the tree demon's other skill is...

Jiang Ran was thinking when the red flash prompt suddenly appeared again. This time, the attack came directly from the ground under his and Xiao Moto's feet!

"Motorcycle! Drive!!"

Jiang Ran spurred his horse to a start, but the horse's explosive power was not good, and he failed to escape in time before the ground cracked.

This time, as many as three tree roots sprang out from the ground and rushed over like pythons!

The little motorcycle couldn't dodge in time and was tied up by one of the ropes on its hind legs!

Seeing this, Jiang Ran immediately drew out his sword and jumped out. After several slashes, he finally cut off the tree roots and saved the little motorcycle.

However, the situation did not become optimistic. Three thick tree roots surrounded Jiang Ran and Xiao Moto like three pythons, and behind these roots, three newly appeared fir tree monsters were approaching little by little.

Including the fir tree demon that took the lead at the beginning, there are now a total of four fir tree demons surrounding Jiang Ran and Xiao Moto.

(I didn't expect it to have multiplied already... in just two weeks... I miscalculated...)

Jiang Ran looked through the status information of each fir tree demon. The information of these tree demons was different. Even if they were of the same level, there were slight differences in the values, which could rule out the possibility of them being puppets.

Now Jiang Ran and Xiao Moto are surrounded by enemies on all sides. It is obviously irrational to continue fighting under the enemy's siege.

Even if the tree monsters didn't use any skills, the vines alone could beat Jiang Ran and Xiao Moto to death.

Jiang Ran took a look at the positions of the tree monsters, remembered a gap, then threw two smoke bombs in a row, jumped on his horse, and rode his small motorcycle to rush out of the encirclement in the chaos!

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After running out of the smoke, Jiang Ran found that the tree monsters did not chase him out.