touchnovel Chapter 30 Fire Oil
Chapter 30 Fire Oil
"As long as you never lie to me, I will always stand on the opposite side of Madness."
Xia Tong suddenly had a flash of inspiration and slowly said to Melina.
Xia Tong said this because he knew Melina's fate all too well.
She wanted to set the golden tree ablaze by self-immolation.
But before that, she needs to rely on Xia Tong to reach the top of Giant Mountain.
She then tricked Xia Tong into losing consciousness in order to carry out her plan and burn the golden tree alone.
In other words, if she chooses not to deceive Xia Tong, then she will be unable to carry out her plan of self-sacrifice.
If one is not forced to seek the power of Mad Fire, then one cannot be said to be on Mad Fire's side.
perfect!
Xia Tong mentally gave herself a thumbs up for her cleverness.
"I am your witch, so naturally I would not deceive you."
Melina's expression was very serious; she truly considered herself Xia Tong's Finger Witch.
However, Melina still raised a question that had been lingering in her mind for a long time:
"Xia Tong, did you see me before we reached the checkpoint?"
Melina stared intently at him with her single eye, her gaze filled with inquiry.
"The way you've acted makes it seem like you've been with me for a long time."
"no."
"The area ahead is the first time we've seen it."
Xia Tong looked completely sincere.
Are you kidding me? Was the more than a thousand hours of gaming time in my past life fake?
As a witch, she could certainly tell that Xia Tong wasn't lying.
The checkpoint ahead was indeed something they were seeing for the first time.
Melina could only end the topic with a puzzled expression.
She had a feeling that Xia Tong knew a lot of things; at the very least, he must have heard the story of Vic and his witch.
After eliminating all the crazed villagers and ending their suffering, Xia Tong continued on his way.
Then, outside the village, he spotted a faint, bright yellow light.
That was the blessing point "outside the sick village".
It stands on the grass not far from the cliff.
It was already dark, and Torret was getting tired.
Xia Tong took out some Luo Ya fruit to feed it, then skillfully set up camp and started cooking meat soup.
During her exploration of the diseased village, Xia Tong also found a small bag of flour in a room.
Maybe I can bake some bread sometime in the future.
He stored the bag of flour in his own space in the Blessing, and then focused on making the broth.
After a hearty meal, Xia Tong didn't rest but instead began making a prop—fire grease.
Take a jar from the backpack on Torret's back; inside is a gelatinous substance that glows orange—root resin.
This stuff is plentiful in the forest, often found under tree roots; it's essentially a kind of viscous sap secreted by trees.
Ever since he entered the forest, he had been consciously collecting things, and before he knew it, he had filled a jar.
He then took out a Martian butterfly he had collected near the disease village; these creatures typically appear near campfires.
He crushed the butterfly's phosphorus powder and kneaded it into the resin, kneading it like dough for more than ten minutes.
The sticky substance in my hand gradually began to heat up.
Xia Tong then left it there to rest.
About an hour later, the dark red grease, which smelled of sulfur and tar, was ready.
It solidified into a dark red, waxy substance that felt somewhat soft to the touch.
Actually, Xia Tong also has a complete Fire Oil, having hunted several Kaidan mercenaries near the front of the checkpoint before.
Two of them had grease wrapped in oil paper on their bodies.
These Kaidan mercenaries are barbarians from the northern snowy mountains, and they are accustomed to carrying fire oil with them for warmth.
Considering that it might not be enough, Xia Tong made some more.
The ingredients are easy to find, and the method is very simple.
Melina only mentioned it casually, and Xia Tong easily made it.
He took a piece the size of an egg from the dark red, waxy substance and gently applied it to the King's Greatsword.
And this is accompanied by intense friction.
With a loud "boom", a flame burst into flames.
Flames suddenly erupted from a portion of the King's Army's greatsword.
It appeared especially bright in the darkness of the night.
Seeing that the grease had worked, Xia Tong jumped for joy.
Now there's only one last thing left.
He reached out to Melina, and with his right hand he pulled out the golden runes he had obtained in the Chapel of Karl.[3]
With a firm grip, the golden runes flowed into his body.
800 points.
"Melina, I want to upgrade. I think my runes are enough."
Melina nodded slightly.
The two clasped hands, and Xia Tong felt the runes within her body gradually boiling.
"What attribute should I upgrade this time?"
"life."
After about ten minutes, Rune had been rapidly melted and integrated into Xia Tong's body.
[Character Data]
Rating: 22
Holds 129 Runes
Vitality: 17
Concentration: 24
Stamina: 10
Strength: 17
Dexterity: 13
Intelligence: 18
Faith: 2
Sensing: 10
Upgrade complete.
Melina was still on night duty.
As a spirit, she doesn't need much sleep.
During her time with Xia Tong, she was actually able to get good rest in her spirit form.
Miss Elena did not have the airs of a noble lady.
She was always very diligent; although she couldn't see, she was always the first to wake up.
After spending so many days together, she and Melina had become quite familiar with each other.
Upon waking up, she would first ask Melina what time it was.
If it was already daylight, she would quietly walk to Xia Tong's tent and gently wake her up.
"Lord Xia Tong, it's dawn."
Elena's hand was gentle yet strong as she gently pushed Xia Tong's shoulder.
Xia Tong slowly woke up, opened her eyes, and looked at Miss Irene, who was dressed in a plain cotton coat.
Her eyes were tightly closed, and her long eyelashes trembled slightly.
It was clear that she had washed her face with water, and she looked refreshed and radiant.
"Thank you for your help, Miss Elena. I was too tired yesterday."
Xia Tong quickly got up, packed her bags, and tied them to the backpack on Toret's back.
The two then rode their Torrets from the Blessing Point outside Sick Village.
To avoid trouble, Xia Tong tried to stay along the edge of the forest.
Three stray wolves walked ahead to scout the way and warn Xia Tong in time.
while walking.
The lone wolf in front suddenly howled, its fur standing on end.
Strange cries also came from behind him.
There seemed to be something flying, and there was the sound of flapping wings.
As Xia Tong rang the Soul-Summoning Bell to summon the fanged little devil, she lightly kicked Toret's horse's belly.
"drive!"
Torret darted out quickly.
Ahead, three winged hybrids appeared, wielding rusty machetes and flapping their ugly wings as they chased and slashed at the lone wolf.
Xia Tong immediately took out the light crossbow hanging on his back and pulled out crossbow bolts from the quiver.
He patted Toret's horse on the head.
Torrett understood immediately and led him quickly toward the three brethren.
The feeling of riding and shooting is amazing.
Xia Tong raised the crossbow and gently pulled the trigger.
"collapse!"
Arrows flew out.
The advantage of crossbows is that you basically don't need to aim much, and in mobile combat, their accuracy is much better than that of bows and arrows.
Because the hybrid was moving in the air, Xia Tong's arrow, which was originally aimed at its throat, missed slightly and pierced directly through its wing.
"Gah—!"
The bastard cried out in pain, lost his balance, and fell from the air.
opportunity!
"Irena, hold Torret tightly!"
Miss Elena didn't know why Xia Tong suddenly gave such an order, but she still subconsciously did as she was told.
He lay sprawled on Toret's horse's neck, his arms tightly wrapped around the spirit horse's neck.
Xia Tong then grabbed the back of Elena's clothes with one hand.
With his other hand he held the King's Army straight sword, leaned his waist sharply to the right, and used the momentum of the horse's charge to slash down heavily!
"die!"
A flash of cold light.
Blood boils!
Before the winged hybrid that had fallen to the ground could even get up, Xia Tong used the momentum of the horse to chop off its head with a single stroke!
"Irena, you deserve some credit for that kill."
Xia Tong laughed heartily.
"what?"
Irena trembled, looking somewhat frightened.
"Bang!"
Just then, the magic pots thrown by the two fanged imps exploded with a bang.
The eerie blue flames engulfed the other two hybrids, but did not kill them outright.
Xia Tong's feat of killing the winged hybrid with a single strike also instilled fear in the two hybrids.
They flapped their wings, trying to run away.
However, the lone wolf was too fast and kept its tail on.
Every time they tried to flap their wings and fly away, Xia Tong would shoot them down with a precise crossbow bolt!
It won't be long.
These two winged hybrids were slowly worn down to death by Xia Tong and his Legion of Bones.
Golden runes rose from their bodies and merged into Xia Tong's body.
Another 200+ runes have been credited to my account.