Chapter 336 The Pylon Crystal

Hearing Fang Senyan's words, Ronnie keenly sensed the trap within them and snorted coldly:

"What are you saying this for? Potions are potions, and equipment is equipment. How can the two be confused?"

Fang Senyan ignored him and retorted sarcastically:

"Given your IQ, it's difficult for me to communicate with you. But you can all think about it: if the amplification is so great, will the raw materials be supplied for free? I've been selflessly buffing the team with group state potions, and so far, I've lost tens of thousands of Universal Points. If I were to distribute them one by one, I'd really go bankrupt."

After hearing Fang Senyan's explanation, whether they accepted his words or not, everyone could only nod on the surface. At this time, however, Ronnie walked toward Fang Senyan, clearly suppressing the anger in his heart, and frowned:

"Then I'll pay for the materials. Can you help me make some then?"

Fang Senyan immediately smiled:

"Welcome to my shop. Of course, there's no problem with that."

Ronnie's facial muscles twitched a few times, obviously feeling a bit of heartache, but he tossed Fang Senyan a Pylon Crystal that he had just extracted:

"This thing should be worth five bottles of your potions, right?"

Fang Senyan's potion materials were actually refined by himself from the real world. Although the process was a bit cumbersome, the most troublesome step was catching those animals. Now, with the full support of Zi and Reef, Fang Senyan could completely ignore that step. He only needed to bury himself in the laboratory and work hard; the cost, excluding labor, was almost zero.

Now that Ronnie was actually willing to exchange purified Pylon Crystal for potions was truly unexpected. Fang Senyan then took out three of the best-quality buff potions from his body and threw them to Ronnie, then shrugged his shoulders:

"These are the only three finished products I have right now. The important thing now is to track down those people. I can only slowly concoct more after finding a stable place to settle down."

Of course, Ronnie wasn't worried about Fang Senyan defaulting on his debt. He snorted coldly and then threw one bottle to Hedi Curry and one to Aziza.

Fang Senyan watched his actions, and his heart stirred. He realized that although this guy had a sharp tongue and a mean personality, he had a Japanese-like inferiority complex of submitting to the strong. As long as his strength was acknowledged, he would be very honest. If there was an opportunity, this point could still be exploited.

The group quickly followed Mr. Daniel's staggering footprints across the wetland, tracking in reverse. After tracking for about seven or eight hundred meters, shimmering light suddenly appeared ahead. It turned out that a wide expanse of water resembling a lake appeared in front of them, burned red by the setting sun, combined with the purple reed swaying slightly in the wind, the emerald green water bamboo, and the water lilies floating on the lake, it looked quite spectacular.

Of course, it wasn't quite accurate to call this place a lake, because the deepest part of the water shouldn't be more than a meter deep. Because of this, many small islands composed of taller aquatic plants stood in the center of the "lake," lush and green, giving a dazzling feeling. And not far from the lake shore, groups of special water birds were swimming. These water birds were somewhat similar to the flamingos on Earth, with fiery red feathers all over their bodies. However, there were two white, deep lines trailing along the streamline of their wings, making them look particularly distinct and unique.

Probably because the arrival of Fang Senyan and the others disturbed these water birds, dozens of birds that were closer to them flapped their wings and flew high. The distinct white and red patterns were very eye-catching against the blue sky and white clouds, as if saturated red paint had been splashed across the sky, making it a magnificent sight.

"These water birds look like their prey," Hedi Curry said in a deep voice. "It seems like this place shouldn't be too dangerous."

Ronnie was currently exploring the way ahead, searching for suspicious traces. Suddenly, he raised his voice and said:

"It's here!"

Everyone immediately gathered around. Sure enough, it was a high ground, surrounded by dense purple reeds. However, it could be seen that at least dozens of square meters of the area had been trampled into a mess, and the reeds were completely flattened.

It could basically be inferred that the three people had been ambushing and setting traps here to catch birds, but unknowingly, they were targeted by other creatures. The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, and they were all taken in one fell swoop.

After careful identification, it could be found that the footprints left in the swamp were very strange. They looked very messy, and seemed to be only the size of a baby's palm. After careful identification, it could be found that this was a multi-legged creature. The size was not too big, and even in the extremely muddy swamp, they moved very quickly, seemingly completely unaffected by the harsh terrain.

They possessed very strong venom as a weapon. This was beyond doubt.

In addition to this, from the broken wooden spears found at the scene, it could be seen that these guys might also have quite hard armor, so that the wooden spears could not pierce it.

No corpses or any traces of blood were left at the scene - even the blood stains licked clean could not escape Ramtas's nose - which instead indicated a result that everyone was happy to see. The remaining two unlucky guys were very likely to have been captured alive and used as poultry, to be eaten when there was a famine.

At this moment, Fang Senyan's eyes flashed, as if he had thought of something, but he still swallowed the words back into his stomach. It could be seen, however, that although Fang Senyan's face was as usual, there was a bit more awe-inspiring vigilance in his eyes.

Ronnie spent about fifteen minutes confirming that there were no other abnormalities around. Judging from the footprints, those two unlucky guys didn't even have footprints leading to the outside, which could only mean that they were either taken away from the air, or they were carried away by that group of monsters.

With all these clues gathered together, the people in the team discussed it briefly and decided to rush to rescue the people overnight, after all, these two people were very likely still alive. And the high-purity ore that Ronnie had found earlier burned the greed of everyone like a fiery coal, and this time it was the team going all out, and it was an intentional attack against an unintentional one. Almost everyone believed that this was a sure thing.

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Splash, splash

The wetland after nightfall became neither charming nor beautiful.

The cold water seeped through the boots and soaked straight in, like the dry fingers of a dead person stroking the skin. The trampled purple reeds floated in the turbid water, looking like a flat road, but when you stepped on it, the mud would directly submerge into the calf position, and it would take twice the effort to pull it out again.

Hedi Curry could be heard grumbling a few words in annoyance, and then he coughed up a mouthful of phlegm, which landed in the water in the distance. The surface of the water reflecting the light of the Eros meteor belt immediately rippled, and it seemed that it would take a long time to calm down.

Fang Senyan had a feeling of unease, because his memory had always been quite good, so although he only pretended to glance at it indifferently, the crude map drawn by the hunter had already taken root in his mind.

After walking such a long distance, it was believed that people with a weaker sense of direction would have long been confused, but Fang Senyan's mind was very clear, and a sense of crisis was faintly attacking.

Because if the map drawn by the hunter could be spread out at this time, and the walking route of Fang Senyan and his party was marked on it, then it would be found that they had passed through the area below the "food/bird" word recorded on the map, and had already entered the area marked with a red skull!!

Fang Senyan didn't know what kind of monster was waiting for them ahead, but he did know that this monster might be much more difficult to deal with than the Slaad... At least, that was the case in the mind of the hunter who drew the map, and Fang Senyan chose to believe his judgment.

The ground under his feet gradually began to dry, and the mud also began to change from submerging into the knees to submerging into the ankles, but the ominous feeling in Fang Senyan's heart became more and more intense. He narrowed his eyes slightly and suddenly shouted loudly:

"Can everyone wait a moment? I have something to say?"

Fang Senyan's behavior immediately caused everyone to back down, looking at him with a puzzled look. Fang Senyan smiled bitterly and shrugged his shoulders:

"Although I know that what I'm about to say might not be of much use, I still want to remind you: are we rushing over like this a bit rash? Completely unfamiliar enemies, completely unfamiliar terrain, completely unfamiliar planet... Fighting in such an unknowing environment is really not a good idea. We should put our own safety first, not the two people who were captured, even if they may have information about the mine."

Aziza and some people in the team hesitated after hearing Fang Senyan's words, obviously feeling that what Fang Senyan said also made some sense, so she hesitated:

"Or should we split into two groups? I and Hedi can separate and lead a team each, and we can also support each other."

However, Hedi Curry strongly opposed it. The reason was very simple, because in the battle with the mushroom rock and the unicorn flying ants, he had suffered a great loss due to insufficient manpower, so that he fled in disgrace, and finally led to a complete loss of prestige in the team. How could he possibly repeat the same mistake at this time? He now urgently needed a big victory to consolidate his position in the team, and now was undoubtedly the best opportunity!

Most of the others also supported Hedi's opinion, advocating concentrating their forces, so Fang Senyan's proposal was selectively ignored.