Chapter 36 - 34: Another Treasure Chest!

Dusk has arrived.The twilight has already pooled at the horizon.

The depths of the jungle have become dim and obscure.

Hang Yu didn’t expect time to pass so quickly; he weighed his options in his mind.

"It takes four or five hours to return to the camp, and my goal hasn’t been achieved yet. Might as well stay in the forest; although it’s a bit risky, it saves a lot of time."

The Tree Spirit Guard, as a level 3 elite monster, not only is it full of Spiritual Qi, but its drop rate is also very high. Among the elite monsters currently encountered, it’s the only one that can be easily hunted solo. Taking a slight risk is totally worth it.

He first took stock of the loot.

Having killed four Tree Spirit Guards, he acquired three pieces of white equipment, four pieces of gray equipment, four Tree Spirit Fruits, two Tree Spirit Seedlings, one Magic Scroll, plus various materials.

The three pieces of white equipment are all parts of the Tree Spirit Set, consisting of two pairs of boots and a pair of battle pants, meaning the set’s lower garments and shoes are already obtained. If he could just get a top, the set would be complete.

Hang Yu eagerly anticipated this!

This set will be of great use!

In the four pieces of gray equipment, besides the equipped Black Wood Crossbow, there’s a long spear for close combatants, a staff for casters, and a chest armor with decent defense.

Although apart from the crossbow, the other equipment is useless to Hang Yu,

these are all 2 to 3-level quality gray equipment with good attributes.

Most are of bright gray quality and focus on level 3!

Such equipment is super valuable nowadays, especially weapons or armor for upper and lower body defenses!

If brought back to the real world, with the current market prices, any one piece could be traded for a two-room apartment in a decent area of Jiang City, at least equivalent to twenty years of hard work for the average white-collar worker. Hang Yu truly made a fortune this time!

The Tree Spirit Guard almost always drops Spiritual Power Fruit.

Killing four Tree Spirit Guards yielded four of these fruits.

Hang Yu ate three of them, gaining a permanent 3-point Spiritual increase, while keeping one for future needs, as this will not spoil and its future value won’t be less than a high-quality white equipment.

Hang Yu also has two Tree Spirit Seedlings and one Magic Scroll.

"Root Entanglement Scroll," white intermediate quality, consumes 10 Spiritual Power to activate, can trigger Root Entanglement within a 15-meter radius, affecting no more than five targets, with 2/2 uses remaining (requires consuming two White Crystal Stones to bring back to the real world.)

Additionally, there are various materials, overall a considerable harvest.

It’s almost dark, best to quit while ahead.

The forest is more dangerous at night!

Because the vision of Green Hat Brother is equally sharp at night, Hang Yu would have difficulty spotting the elite Green Hat Brothers hidden in the dense forest and among the monkey groups. If carelessly discovered by those green-headed guys, Hang Yu would certainly be swarmed and wouldn’t be able to escape unscathed.

No room for risk!

I’ve managed to level up to 3 only with great effort and become the most robust man in Jiang City!

This is currently one of my greatest advantages, and to lose a level due to a slight mistake is too costly. The day’s hard work would be for nothing, so it’s better to quit while ahead, find the spot, and safely get through the night!

Hang Yu followed a creek to a small valley.

"I’ve arrived!"

"This is the place!"

In front of the valley lies a flat clearing with a 3-to-4-meter tall, moss-covered, ancient-looking stele at its center. As his gaze focused on this stele, related information popped into his mind.

"Stele of the Tree Spirit Precision Forest."

This is a typical Spirit Realm stele.

Spirit Realm steles are quite common in the Spirit Realm.

Steles like this, hidden in the wild, usually have special uses, often allowing exchanges for items unavailable in camps, akin to a hidden shop concept.

Encountering one often represents a fortuitous event.

Why did Hang Yu come to this place alone to hunt monsters?

In addition to his interest in the Tree Spirit Guard, aside from wanting to collect the set,

there’s another reason: to find this stele, as its resources are very critical.

Hang Yu didn’t hastily approach the stele because, upon closer inspection, it’s apparent that a group of Green-haired Monkey Monsters resides in a nearby forest, among which is an exceptionally green-headed elite one.

Hang Yu pulled out the Goblin Warrior Summoning Scroll, which still had two uses left.

With a flash of light, a Goblin Warrior was summoned, charging towards the forest where the monkeys were, like a true warrior, fearless, immediately attracting the attention of the Green-haired Monkey Monsters.

Different monsters have different territories for activities.

If a monster crosses territories, it might trigger a fight.

The Goblin Warrior recklessly intruded into this area, like Old Wang barging into someone else’s bedroom, causing the green hairs on the Green-haired Monkey Monsters’ heads to stand up, seemingly turning greener.

Outraged and shrieking, they immediately chased after the Goblin Warrior.

Hang Yu seized the opportunity to stealthily approach and placed his hand on the stele.

From this Spirit Realm stele, one can exchange for goods up to fifty or sixty different kinds, most of which are various seeds, as well as some supplies, level 2, and 3 gray equipment.

"Goblin Magic Power Grass Seeds," each bag for one White Crystal Stone.

"Goblin Life Grass Seeds," each bag for one White Crystal Stone.

"Goblin Pain Relief Fruit Seeds," each bag for one White Crystal Stone.

The above three are very useful early-stage spirit medicines.

Blue Magic Power Grass is a component for various low-level Spirit Recovery Potions, Red Life Grass is for various low-level Life Recovery Potions, and Goblin Pain-Relieving Fruit is used in refining Pain Relief Potions.

All three raw materials are directly purchasable in the goblin camp.

Yet the camp’s collection stele only sells ready-made potions.

Most ready-made potions are too costly, and buying them for refinements isn’t worthwhile.

By purchasing seeds here directly, though each bag costs one White Crystal, each contains over two hundred seeds. Planting them in Spirit Land upon return, in no time, large reductions in cost can be achieved.

Though the goblin camp’s small camp collection stele doesn’t offer many seeds to purchase, and the supply of raw materials is very limited, providing only a little over a hundred portions of material each time.

Once sold out, one can only wait for the next refresh.

This makes supply far outstrip demand.

But it’s different here.

Besides the three types of seeds above,

Hang Yu also saw other seeds like "Goblin Green Tea Seeds," "Golden Fragrant Fruit Seeds," and "Flame Pepper Seeds," involving tea, food, spices, etc., with plenty of seed varieties.

Additionally, this place offers some gray intermediate equipment and special medicines for purchase.

Hang Yu could even become a middleman; although useless to him, buying them for resale at the camp or in the real world can still yield double the profit, as this place isn’t easily accessible for most.

Before entering the game this time, he had twelve White Crystals.

Today he gained another eleven, totaling twenty-three.

Currently, White Crystals are rare and valuable; Hang Yu is truly wealthy.

He purchased eight bags of Magic Power Grass Seeds, three bags of Life Grass Seeds, and two bags of Pain Relief Fruit Seeds, spending a total of thirteen White Crystal Stones. Having these materials at hand is sufficient for a long time.

Contemplating a bit, he spent two more White Crystals.

He bought a bag of Goblin Green Tea Seeds and a bag of Flame Pepper Seeds.

Altogether, he spent fifteen White Crystals, leaving eight remaining; it did hurt a bit.

But Hang Yu believes these investments are worthwhile, poised to create several times the value, and given the presence of Tree Spirit Guards here, making a fortune in White Crystals again is not out of reach.

Hang Yu sensed the Goblin Warrior had been torn apart by the furious Green Hat Brothers.

Those Green Hat Brothers would soon return, so he couldn’t linger and had to leave quickly.

He hastily bought a batch of crossbow arrows to replenish his consumption.

Then he entered the small valley.

The valley’s scale is about the size of a small park, with high ground outside and low inside, allowing Hang Yu to basically see the entire valley from his position.

Clear stream waters, verdant grasslands, fluttering butterflies, and blooming flowers.

When shrouded in twilight, everything becomes more mystical and dreamy.

Truly a small valley as beautiful as a fairytale world.

However, Hang Yu was not here for sightseeing.

He had a specific reason for coming.

Overlooking the valley from this location, he could roughly discern the distribution of monsters within.

There were no Green Hat Brothers in this valley, but there were some new types of monsters, such as a plant series of monsters. They look like gigantic flowers but upon closer inspection one notices their mouths are filled with sharp teeth.

Level 4 ordinary monster — Cannibal Flower Demon!

Furthermore, there are at least a few Tree Spirit Guards in the valley.

The deepest part of the valley is the source of the stream, with a spring that emits a faint glow.

This spring has an ancient bronze treasure chest woven with various vines, somewhat antique looking, and resting quietly here, it exudes an enticing magical glow, silently calling out: Open me, open me, open me, open me...