"I hope what you're saying is what you think. I don't want to be your corpse collector."
Ye Zi snorted and led the four of them straight to the paddy fields at the edge of the forest.
After walking for about half an hour, the five of them finally arrived at their destination.
"Wow! Such a large paddy field, right on the edge of a forest! What genius cultivated this land!"
Standing beside the paddy field, the Time Machine couldn't help but scoff.
"Stop talking nonsense. The forest in the south of the city wasn't this big before. It's all thanks to the tree people."
Ye Zi kicked the time machine, her gaze becoming complicated.
The Tree People are a race that has transcended base desires; their lives consist of sleeping, planting trees, sleeping, and planting trees.
There is a saying circulating on the mainland that all the forests on the mainland were created by the Tree People race.
"Tree people? Are they powerful?"
"I don't know. No one has ever seen the Tree Man fight. Maybe those who have seen him fight are all dead."
After answering the time machine's question, Ye Zi was a little down, but she quickly changed the subject.
"Who will go into the water and lure the fanged fish out?"
The five men looked at each other, and none of them went into the water.
"Don't look at me, I'm a chicken, I can't swim."
The time machine took a step back, indicating that attracting the monster had nothing to do with him.
Leaf raised his shield and spoke.
"My equipment is too heavy, and my underwater movement speed is slow. If I'm asked to lure monsters, I'll probably get bitten to death."
With the two leaving, only Hao Yun, Sun Wukong, and Liuwa remain.
The three looked at each other, but no one went into the water.
It wasn't that Hao Yun didn't want to go into the water; it was just that he was a clean freak. The paddy field looked very dirty, the water was green, and there were many unidentified objects floating on it.
"I'm not very good at swimming either. How about you two play rock-paper-scissors and whoever loses goes?"
Sun Wukong decisively retreated, indicating that he did not want to go into the water either.
"Sixth Brother, why don't you go? I'm wearing heavy armor, so it's not convenient for me to go into the water."
Six-man immediately shut up. He wanted to find a reason not to go into the water, but before he could think of one, the others had already cleared themselves of the water.
"Don't worry, Liuwa, I can provide assistance from the shore."
Ye Zi patted Liu Wa on the shoulder, signaling him to go without worry.
The other three also gave them encouraging looks.
Six-man cursed inwardly, "Damn it!" He had no choice but to go into the water.
Chapter 191 Clearing the Paddy Fields
Liuwa jumped into the dirty water pond in the paddy field and started wading in it, while the four people on the bank carefully observed their surroundings.
"Is the fanged fish still asleep? I can't see it."
Time Machine yawned; he'd gotten up too early today and was still a little sleepy.
"Impossible. The Thick-skinned Sharp-toothed Fish shouldn't be in this area. Let Sixth Brother come up here, and we'll try other places."
Ye Zi had previously performed missions to drive away the Thick-skinned Fangfish, so she was quite familiar with the habits of this monster.
These creatures sleep at midday and spend the rest of their time hunting.
However, in theory, there shouldn't be any thick-skinned fangtooth fish in these paddy fields, because the creatures in the paddy fields simply cannot support such a voracious fish.
"Sixth Brother, have you found anything?"
Hao Yun shouted from the bank, and Liuwa in the paddy field turned his head to look at the four people on the bank, and couldn't help but curse them as idiots in his heart.
"No."
Even though he was unhappy, Liuwa still responded with a comment.
"May the Holy Light protect you!"
Suddenly, Ye Zi activated her skill, and a golden light fell on Liuwa, forming a protective shield.
"Run! Lure the monster ashore!"
In the lush green pool, a giant crocodile leaped out from underwater, its mouth agape as it lunged at Liuwa's waist.
Before the sixth child could react, he was bitten by the crocodile.
Fortunately, the sixth child had a protective shield around his body, which prevented him from being bitten in two by the crocodile.
Standing on the shore, Hao Yun finally realized that the so-called thick-skinned sharp-toothed fish was actually a crocodile.
Thick-skinned sharp-toothed fish
[Level: 20]
HP: 3250
[MP: 80]
The crocodile that leaped out of the water was five meters long, with a body covered in dark green armor and a mouthful of sharp teeth as long as a finger. It was much more ferocious than the crocodiles in the main world.
"Ah!!! Help!"
Once he realized what was happening, Liuwa dragged the huge crocodile and scrambled to the shore.
Ye Zi exclaimed in alarm, "Oh no! The protective shield formed by the Holy Light is about to collapse!"
The crocodile held on tightly to the protective shield, and even when Liuwa dragged it ashore, it did not let go.
The Time Machine, who had the best relationship with Liuwa, immediately raised its hand and released a wind blade upon hearing Yezi's words.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Three wind blades flew out and all shot into the crocodile's mouth.
The crocodile, in pain, began to writhe. With a sudden exertion, cracks appeared on the protective shield, which then shattered and disappeared with a crack.
"not good!"
Sun Wukong exerted force with his feet and rushed to the front of the Sixth Brother in a flash, using the iron rod to hold the crocodile's upper and lower jaws.
At the same time, Hao Yun rushed over, wielding his twin swords, and with one stroke, he sliced off the crocodile's upper jaw.
Having suffered such a severe blow, the crocodile went completely berserk, its massive body writhing wildly.
It trailed behind it, and with a flick of its huge tail, it sent Sun Wukong flying.
Hao Yun reacted quickly, jumping onto the crocodile and plunging his twin knives into its head. With a powerful twist, the crocodile abruptly stopped moving.
Ye Zi, who charged forward carrying a heavy shield, realized at this moment that she hadn't been of any help at all.
"Dead?"
"Yeah, he's dead."
Hao Yun was certain because the probe showed that the crocodile's health had been reduced to zero.
"It's a pity the armor is a bit damaged; the price should be lower."
Upon hearing the word "price," Hao Yun's ears perked up immediately.
"Could it be that this crocodile—no, this thick-skinned fanged fish—can actually be sold for money?"
"Of course, most of the monster corpses can be exchanged for money at the guild."
As a seasoned adventurer, Ye Zi skillfully introduced Hao Yun to the monsters that could be sold for money.
Hao Yun listened very attentively, wishing he could write it down in a notebook so that he wouldn't miss any of the corresponding monsters if he encountered them in the future.
"So many monsters can be sold for money, that's amazing."
"You're new adventurers, there's still a lot to learn. Feel free to ask me if you have any questions."
Ye Zi was very happy because she had always been taught by others, and she never thought that she would have the opportunity to teach others herself.
At this moment, Hao Yun had a question in his mind: why were the Adventurers' Guild collecting monster corpses?
"What use is the guild to collecting so many monster corpses?"
"Of course, it's for making money. A portion of the monster's flesh is edible, so the guild will cook it into dishes. The rest, such as the hard armor of the fanged fish, will be sold to blacksmiths or leatherworkers so they can make equipment and resell it."
"Then why don't we just sell the monster's corpse to the blacksmith?"
When Hao Yun asked her this, Ye Zi was stunned. Right, why hadn't she sold the materials from the monster's corpse to the blacksmith before?
On second thought, Ye Zi felt a little embarrassed, but she definitely couldn't let them know about something so shameful.
"Of course it's a waste of time. Not all blacksmiths will buy materials. Instead of finding buyers yourself, you might as well sell them directly to the guild."
After listening to Ye Zi's fabricated reasons, Hao Yun nodded, indicating that they made a lot of sense.
It's like selling fruit: farmers sell to merchants, who then transport the fruit all over the world, where it's bought and resold by various shops.
"I was so scared, I thought I was going to die."
Six-Wa, who was slumped on the ground, was still somewhat shaken.
"I'll go lure the monsters in a bit."
Fearing that the sixth brother might really die, Sun Wukong took on the heavy responsibility of leading the monster away.
The paddy fields are vast, and it would take a lot of time to find out which crocodiles are lurking in the water. No one can be sure from the surface whether there are any crocodiles lurking underwater.
Sun Wukong, who took over the work of the sixth brother, entered the water with an iron rod and kept hitting the surface of the water with the rod.
It must be said that Sun Wukong is quite clever; the crocodiles hiding underwater were all forced to surface and attack him after he did that.
Leaves on the shore provided assistance, and while Sun Wukong lured the crocodile ashore, the others were responsible for creating opportunities for Hao Yun.
Given the chance, Hao Yun would jump onto the crocodile's head and deliver a fatal blow.