Mercenary Wars

Chapter 26 Ancient Relics
Gao Jianuo first found a place to rest for a while and treated the wounds on his body.

When he calmed down from his rapid breathing, his mood gradually sank.

After escaping the trolls' pursuit, the question now is how to leave the Tidal Land as quickly as possible?

The first thing that was certain was that there was no way he could leave before the moon rose tonight, unless he could run for a few more hours at a faster speed than he had just run for his life.

Gao Jianuo didn't know if he had the ability to do so.

And even if he had the ability, he wasn't sure he could find the way.

He hadn't had time to consider direction or route during the hours of fleeing. Now, thinking carefully, he could only roughly determine that he had run closer to the center of the Tidal Land.

If you want to return the same way, you will probably have to grope around and even get lost.

He could also choose to leave the Tidal Lands from other directions, but the consequence of doing so would most likely be that he would enter the territory of the trolls the next second after stepping out of the Tidal Lands.

It is even possible to enter the range of the Kiso Mountains.

If Gao Jianuo really managed to return to Nanhai Town from the Kiso Mountains alone as a level 2 human, he could support himself by bragging for the rest of his life.

So, in general, the first thing Gao Jianuo had to do was to pray, pray that the level limit of the Snake Slashing Line would not be lowered in a few hours.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh.

This feeling of resignation is really terrible.

The only good news was that based on past experience, this tidal area wouldn't close so quickly, and he might still have more than a day left.

In more than a day, he must find his way back and leave the Tidal Land.

After a short rest, Gao Jianuo took out a bottle of painkiller, tilted his head back and drank it. The strange taste made him frown slightly.

This was the first time he had used painkillers.

A few scratches were certainly not worth it, but after running for several hours, his legs were beginning to feel an increasingly noticeable tingling sensation, and in order to be able to walk normally, Gao Jianuo had to do this.

More importantly, as one of the main products of the leaves of the poison lamp, the painkiller also has a strong refreshing function. There are many drug addicts in the slums of Nanhai Town who regard this as the only meaning of their lives.

The medicine took effect quickly, and the pain, fatigue and sleepiness were swept away. Gao Jianuo became energetic and even a little excited.

He stood up from the ground and looked around.

Compared with the places he had passed before, this was a relatively independent area, which seemed to be completely surrounded by cliffs. He didn't know if there was a way out. If not, he might need to climb up the cliffs.

Gao Jianuo began to look for a way out in this area.

While looking for the way, an inconspicuous bone white color caught his attention.

He walked closer and saw that it was a skull, mostly buried in the soil. This was not uncommon in the Tidal Lands, as he had encountered one before when he was in the team.

The dull color seemed to indicate that the skull's owner had been dead for many years.

Out of curiosity, Gao Jianuo reached out and touched the skull, and then some information flooded into his mind.

[Race: Falaro Blood Elf]

[Level: Unknown]

[Status: Dead]

……

Gao Jianuo was surprised.

The level is actually unknown?
This was the first time he encountered such a situation.

The only two possible explanations are that either the skeleton is too old, or its status in life was far higher than his own.

After some consideration, he felt that the latter was more likely. After all, if it was because the time was too long ago, why could racial information still be obtained normally?
Thinking of this, Gao Jianuo suddenly became a little excited - could such a high-level being have any good things on him?

Under normal circumstances, it's unlikely there would be any. After all, after so many years, even if there were any good things, they would have probably been stripped away long ago. But this area is obviously not visited by many people, so maybe there really is something there.

He immediately took out the hoe and started digging.

It was inconvenient to dig the corpse with a medicine hoe, but he had no more suitable tool besides this.

About twenty minutes later, Gao Jianuo dug the upper body of the corpse out of the soil, and then he saw a golden ring on a finger bone!
The ring has an ordinary shape and looks like an ordinary gold jewelry.

Despite this, Gao Jianuo's eyes still lit up.

After all, even if it was just ordinary gold jewelry, it would be a good income for a worker like him.

He reached out and touched the ring.

[Item: Space Magic Ring]

[Level: Unknown]

Space magic ring!

Gao Jianuo opened his eyes wide, feeling incredibly surprised. The depressed mood caused by the unfortunate experience a few hours ago completely disappeared.

This is a space magic ring, and it is a high-level space magic ring!
With this, he no longer has to carry backpacks, tool kits, quivers and other messy things!
Or if you sell it for money, it will definitely be much more valuable than the Forget-Me-Not moss.

It’s a pity that using the space magic ring requires some knowledge of magic, and Gao Jianuo obviously doesn’t have this foundation, so he can’t use it for the time being.

It seems I have to find a way to learn some magic when I get back.

Gao Jianuo thought excitedly as he took off the ring.

Because the corpse was very old, he used a little force and pulled out a finger bone of the blood elf.

This did not arouse any guilt in him.

Having learned about the history of the blood elves, Goganor knew very well how the blood elves treated corpses. Some blood elves even had the tradition of "eating the dead". In comparison, pulling out a finger bone was a piece of cake.

After putting away the ring, Gao Jianuo continued his efforts and dug out the blood elf corpse intact.

However, no matter how he searched, he could no longer see any color other than white. It seemed that except for the ring and bones, all the belongings of this blood elf had disappeared under the erosion of time.

Gao Jianuo felt a little regretful and was ready to give up.

But at this moment, his eyes narrowed slightly, and then he picked up a white stick-like object that looked very similar to a bone from the pile of broken bones.

[Item: Unknown]

[Level: Unknown]

This is not a bone!
No matter what it was, Gao Jianuo obviously didn't intend to throw it away, and put it away immediately.

Finally, he picked up a bone and put it away, and then buried the blood elf's corpse back in the soil as a sign of respect.

With a happy mood, Gao Jianuo continued to look for a way out.

After about an hour, he found a hidden path. Following this path, he circled back to where he had jumped.

Gao Jianuo then tried to return to the place where he encountered the troll. This was not easy. In fact, he got lost several times before he finally found the right route.

This took him more than ten hours, forcing him to jog on the return journey just to reach the Snake-Slaying Line as quickly as possible.

"Mosa will punish you!" A shocked and angry female voice made Gao Jianuo slow down his pace.

He hid behind a tree and carefully peered out to observe.

He saw three Blood Sail Pirates surrounding a short-haired girl and slowly approaching her on the riverbank about a hundred meters away from him. The girl was pale and kept backing away while holding a dagger.

(End of this chapter)