A Delicious and Flammable Backlands Tour

"As expected of a Scourge brand ground digger." Young Master Jiang gave a thumbs up. "If you are idle in the future, can you lend me your envoy?"

"No." Xia Zhi said seriously. "She just finished upgrading, and I haven't touched enough yet."

"Oh, what a pity."

So far, there haven't been any threatening monsters showing up, they're just some wild beasts playing tricks, and they didn't need Xia Zhi and the others to take action before they were killed by Bai Jin's twin magic eyes.

However, as they gradually approached the river, some furtive figures hid in the nearby bushes.

Just when Xia Zhi and the others were about to approach the river bank, these guys also appeared.

A group of indigenous people dressed in primitive costumes, armed with spears, immediately surrounded Xia Zhi and the others.

Although they were all wearing masks and couldn't see their expressions, this posture was obviously not welcoming, but more like reckoning—similar to the feeling of "I've caught you despicable foreigner".

NO.979 Law follows nature, nature follows law

"Do you have anything to do?" Although surrounded by a group of natives with spears, Xia Zhi's tone was still polite.

Although the group of natives couldn't understand what he said, they probably could guess what Xia Zhi meant.They waved their weapons and pointed towards the outside.

The meaning is simple: Where did you come from, where do you go back.

Of course Xia Zhi refused, and he didn't intend to move.Due to the language barrier, the two sides began to stalemate, and the atmosphere became more and more tense.

Finally, a middle-aged woman wearing a mask and dressed like a witch doctor slowly walked out of the indigenous group.

She is the elder of the tribe, and as a spellcaster, she knows most of the languages.

"Outsiders," said the elder. "The nearby jungle has been infected with the plague. Regardless of whether this matter has anything to do with you, leave here immediately."

"How do you..."

Panda was about to reason with her, Xia Zhi held him down and spoke.

"Actually, we are here to solve this matter."

These words made the elder change his attitude, and her voice was chilled.

"You guys did this?"

"No, we're just here to help our allies."

This ally, of course, refers to the witch doctor.Xia Zhi has a good relationship with the witch doctor because he often buys filling stations to apply potions to weapons.He vaguely remembered that in the previous game, the eldest sister had introduced the background of the Tiki tribe to him.

This primitive tribe living in the jungle has mysterious and practical voodoo magic and various secret recipes derived from nature. Therefore, they are full of awe and love for nature, and they cannot allow outsiders to destroy it casually.

"I don't recall ever having an ally like you."

The elder frowned, still doubting Xia Zhi's words.

"Unless you can prove yourself, outsider."

"It's time to match the code." Panda beeped softly. "But can Master Xia guess it right? I think it's so confusing."

Xia Zhi ignored Panda, but said a formula on his own, which was half understood.

"...the law follows nature, and nature follows the law."

This sentence is exactly what the witch doctor chanted every day.

Its original meaning is "the core of magic is nature, and the essence of nature is magic", which also reflects the difference between the spellcasters of the Tiki tribe and other spellcasters in their perception of spells.

The elder was silent for a moment, then nodded.In her memory, it seemed that there was indeed a witch doctor who liked to repeat this sentence every day.

Is it the help she invited?

"You're qualified, kid. Come with me first...if you don't want to be infected by the plague."

In the primitive tribe, the elder was a spiritual leader with an extremely high status. Almost after she gave the order, the Tiki warriors let go of their spears, and at the same time led Xia Zhi and others to the tribe with the courtesy of treating distinguished guests.

"Master Xia, what kind of spell was that just now?" Young Master Jiang still didn't understand it.He felt that he was a bit incompetent as the mage of the team.

"It's not a mantra, it should be a slogan."

Xia Zhi shrugged.

"That sentence is what the spellcasters of the Tiki tribe often shout... You know, witchcraft, especially voodoo, the effect is easily influenced by the caster's subjective, so they need to deepen their impressions frequently to determine their understanding of the spell. Perception remains the same."

"Oh. They think magic is nature."

Young Master Jiang nodded thoughtfully.

"By the way, Master Xia, you have also played as a mage. How do you know spells?"

"I?"

Xia Zhi grinned, looking a little funny.

"The essence of all spells is to flicker. When I can skip the steps of casting spells and directly flicker successfully, then I don't need to cast spells."

You see, didn't I fool myself just now?

"...grass (a type of plant)."

Hearing this kind of remarks, Young Master Jiang felt that his Dao heart was unstable.

The location of the tiki tribe is not far from the water source.There are no monsters along the way, they have all been cleaned up by tiki warriors, and few dare to come nearby.

"I said why there is not even a tortoise."

Bai Jin was just in charge of team security, and she also felt that there were fewer monsters.

The Twin Devil Eyes flew beside her, attracting members of the Tiki tribe to watch.It's just that this kind of wait-and-see has subjective emotions, and they make no secret of their disgust for technological creations.

The elder explained to Xia Zhi that this was not because of the original style of the Tiki tribe. In fact, the Tiki tribe was very friendly to outsiders in the past, and they would occasionally send lost travelers and explorers back to the jungle.

But recently, a large number of mechanical creations appeared in the jungle, not only attacking people and animals, but also spreading plagues, which made them hate mechanical creations.

"In order to avoid suspicion, you should put them away first. They are summoned when you are fighting monsters." Xia Zhi suggested. "Or you can change to a servant with a different style of painting."

Bai Jin didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but finally heeded the advice, put away the mini twin magic eyes, and chose to be a quiet and beautiful girl.

Immediately, the return rate of the Xia Zhi team plummeted, and the hostile gazes also decreased a little.

The elder entertained Xia Zhi and the others for lunch.

Due to the plague, the life of the Tiki tribe is not easy, but it can be seen that they still try their best to entertain the distinguished guests.

"I want to ask for a map of the vicinity, preferably an underground jungle."

Xia Zhi said.

"The source of the plague must be hiding there."

"Yes. There are large plants eating people underground, and there are also dangerous ruins. We hardly set foot there."

The elder nodded, ordered someone to fetch as detailed a map as possible, and explained the distribution of the nearby area to Xia Zhi.

In this large area that has not been covered by the sea of ​​trees, it belongs to the safe zone, and the tiki tribe is a safe zone built by the river.At the same time, they have to find time every year to cut down the overgrown mahogany to prevent the tribe's head from being covered by the sea of ​​trees.

The taller and more lush places are the most dangerous, and countless soldiers died under the hunting of plague and dangerous creatures.

"What about the big river? There are no trees above the river, can we pass through the dangerous area through this waterway?" Xia Zhi asked.

"This is not recommended."

The elder shook his head.

"Young people, don't take it for granted. There is no cover there. Once a beast wants to hunt, it can see you casually. Of course, the smaller tributaries should not have too dangerous creatures."

"Ok, thank you."

Xia Zhi thanked the elders and led the people away from the Tiki tribe.

And the members of the Tiki tribe didn't seem to have any expectations for this strange group of outsiders.Treat them with honored guest etiquette, just because that's what the elders meant.They cleaned up their traces and continued to live as usual.

Xia Zhi and the others also moved towards the underground cave.

NO.980 Queen Bee: This is my last message...

The plague-infected jungle is filled with a strange atmosphere. In the past, it was rich in various carnivorous animals and plants. Even if the naked eye can't lock their positions immediately, you can still feel the vitality here.

But Xia Zhi went all the way to the crack leading to the underground jungle, only to find that there were no animals in a considerable part of the area, only some tenacious jungle grasses were still alive.

And the blood debuffs began to appear on the four of them.

"Ah! I've been irradiated! I'm going to mutate!" Panda went crazy, holding his head in his hands, and started to get sick.

"Master Xia, you have recovered your blood! Hurry up and save the child." Young Master Jiang was also a little startled when he saw his blood bar and began to ride the slide.

What kind of plague is this? It's so powerful.

"Calm down, calm down." Xia Zhi took out a small candle and input magic power to light it.

The blood recovery in the natural realm and the damage caused by the plague began to offset each other, but in general, the plague was still better.

"I can't stand this low." Master Xia was also in a dilemma.Although drinking the medicine now can restore the bloodline, if he is injured in the battle, the problem will be serious.At this moment, he very much hoped that Bai Jin would be a soft assistant who could milk blood.

"Boss, the scarlet little guy is possessed, he should be able to help stabilize the bloodline." Jelly suggested through the soul link.

"I can't just think about myself." Xia Zhi replied angrily.

If it's just to ensure his own survival, he has at least three methods.

Jiang Haifeng observed it and found that there were faint green corrosion marks in the area infected by the plague.As long as these areas are avoided, the plague effect will wear off gradually.

"In short, let's retreat outside the plague area first."

Everyone adjusted the blood line and began to think of ways to overcome the plague.

Xia Zhi found that, in addition to avoiding, the breathing mask can also effectively prevent the plague, and can almost weaken the blood loss effect to the same level as the natural blood recovery.

However, once he started exercising vigorously, using sprinting, an action that consumes a lot of energy, the effect of the plague would come back again.

"In other words, cut off contact with the outside world."

Panda nodded, her body became transparent.This is not stealth, he is directly becoming a spirit body, and he is just a step away from becoming A Piao.

It is also useful for him to do so, the plague really no longer targets him.

"Hahaha! Eternal god!" Panda laughed heartily.

"congratulations."

Xia Zhi curled his lips. He felt that the reason why the plague didn't take effect was not because he used spiritual power to isolate himself from the outside world, but because the target of the plague was originally the creatures in the underworld, and the underworld things like virtual ghosts were obviously not included in this list. .

It's normal for Panda, who has half a foot turned into a person from the underworld, not to be targeted.

"I can solve my own treatment problems."

Bai Jin said that the Gemini Demon Eye has a special blood recovery skill "nano repair", and the turnover is extremely fast. This is also the capital she dared to propose to block the knife.

"Master Xia, it seems that there are only us two clowns, and we need to solve the problem of epidemic prevention." Young Master Jiang smiled wryly.

Xia Zhi shook his head and corrected him.

"I don't need epidemic prevention. I ordered biological evolution, and I can handle it completely."

"Grass (a kind of plant)." Young Master Jiang shut himself up.

In the end, everyone put on masks and other protective equipment, carefully avoided the plague-infected areas, and explored the underground jungle.

Strange to say, powerful jungle creatures, such as tortoises and jungle flying foxes, can't survive the strong plague, while the weak jungle bees and wasps can gradually adapt to it.

"As we all know, the poison family doesn't eat poison." Panda smiled and grabbed a weak wasp.

This guy's body became hard and smooth, as if gradually transforming into a steel creation.

Xia Zhi looked at it, tapped its shell again, and said.

"Steel type doesn't eat poison, it has three attributes of poisonous steel worm now, isn't this really outrageous?"

"Tsk, this plague is not that simple."

Young Master Jiang frowned.Compared to a natural disaster, he believed that this plague was more like a creation with a designated direction of action.

Bai Jin's pet comes from a mechanical boss, which is more suitable for studying machinery than Jiang Haifeng's android robot.

She stared at it for a moment and came to the same conclusion.

"Indeed, there are small nanomachines inside this bee that change its configuration. They carry this plague."

And the bee's frequent, unnatural twitching shows how painful the modification is.