Legend of Mir 2: Seeking the Truth in Marfa

"Poison for sale, medium yellow powder, medium gray powder, 3 gold coins each. Limited quantity, first come, first served," a young warrior in heavy armor called out. He had bright eyes and a sturdy build. Although only 1 meters tall, he seemed young and hadn't fully grown yet.

"One each of gray and yellow," said Taoist A.

"I'll have one of each," said Taoist B.

"Three servings of each," said Taoist C.

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Taoist poisoning techniques require yellow and gray powders, but these poisons are rarely sold in pharmacies like Biqi and Tucheng. They can usually only be synthesized by the pharmacy's demon refiners, but the ingredients themselves must be collected, including maggot eggs, scorpion tails, piranha leaves and fruits, and poisonous spider fangs. Although the demonic beasts that produce these ingredients are mostly found in Biqi, many people lack the patience to collect them, preferring to buy them at exorbitant prices. When they hear someone selling poison, they immediately gather around, thinking it's a lost cause, and pay for it.

After a while, the Taoists all bought the potions and dispersed satisfied.

"Zhengnan!" Bayin finally saw the warrior in the crowd and waved at him happily.

Zhengnan heard someone calling him, turned around and saw Bayin, and immediately squeezed out of the crowd and ran towards Bayin.

"Sister Bayin!" Zhengnan came in front of the two of them, smiling happily, his joy beyond words.

"Zhengnan, it's only been a few days since we last met, and you seem to have grown taller. You're even wearing a heavy helmet! Wow, you're covered in top-tier gear, not bad!" Bayin reached out and touched Zhengnan's head. Bayin wasn't even as tall as Zhengnan, but he didn't care, as if he was used to having his head touched.

"Oh~ Sister Bayin, I told you not to touch my head. My mother said that if someone touches your head you won't grow taller." Zhengnan quickly lowered his head to avoid it.

"Haha~" Bayin stretched out both hands and grabbed Zhengnan's hair again, then let him go.

"Zhengnan, this is Brooke from Ginkgo Village. Brooke, this is Zhengnan from the same village as me." Bayin introduced the two to each other.

Brooke smiled and said, "Hello, Zhengnan. Do you have any more poison? I want to buy a few packets too."

Brook was often in Tucheng and had no time to make poison. Back in Ginkgo Village, Uncle Fu would occasionally make some when he could gather the ingredients. A medium-sized dose of poison cost 1.5 gold coins each, but the quantity was so limited that once it sold out, it was gone.

"Hello." Zhengnan greeted while looking at Brook. Then he looked at Bayin with a questioning look in his eyes.

"Brook is my good friend." Bayin nodded slightly.

"Since you are Sister Bayin's friend, you are my friend. I have 3 of each item left, so I'll give them to you!" Zhengnan said generously.

"I feel so embarrassed. It's very hard for you to collect materials and make poison. I have to pay you, a total of 18 gold coins." Brook took out the gold coins.

The two of them pushed each other for money. Zhengnan pushed Brook's hand aside, turned his head and looked around. Seeing that no one was paying attention to them, he whispered, "I didn't make these medicinal powders. I bought them at the Bairimen Pharmacy. The cost is 1.5 gold coins each."

"Can Bai Ri Men be purchased directly?!" Brooke asked in surprise.

Zhengnan nodded slowly.

"Zhengnan, you're amazing! When did you discover this? How much money do you make if you do this every day?" Bayin praised. This is a huge business opportunity. You can double your money every time you go back and forth. If you run back and forth every day, you'll make a fortune!

"Hehe~ I didn't make much. This business can't be done often. People will get suspicious if I sell it all day long. Although the Taoists are relatively rich, the amount they use is limited after all, and they can't sell much every day. I just make some money for running errands, otherwise how can I have money to buy medicine and go to the Woma Temple to level up." Zhengnan said modestly.

"I heard the passages between Woma Forest and Bairi Gate are closed. How did you get to Bairi Gate?" Brook asked curiously. The Beech official said that due to problems with the Demon Sealing City, the passages were temporarily closed.

"The passage is indeed blocked, and ordinary people can't get through. There is also an old man guarding it nearby. But I have done a task related to the old man before, and I have some friendship with him, so I can get through." Zhengnan explained.

I see. This is a truly unique monopoly. Not only is he making money, but his customers are probably very grateful. What a brilliant business! Zhengnan must have made a killing. So, Brooke didn't hesitate and accepted Zhengnan's poison.

"Zhengnan, what level are you now?" Bayin asked. Zhengnan was holding a green prayer blade, and his entire body of equipment glowed with the faint light of the highest quality, but his exact level was unknown.

"Level 24, almost 25." Zhengnan started leveling up in the Orc Tomb, and after reaching level 22, he went to the WoMa Temple.

"Sister Bayin, is that a magic wand in your hand? Wow, this is the first time I've seen it. Brother Brook, what kind of weapon is this stick?" Zhengnan asked curiously.

"This is the Wuji Stick of Taoism 3-5. By the way, Zhengnan, do you have Purgatory?" Brook asked.

"No. I have been looking to buy Purgatory for a long time. I have offered 500 million gold coins, but no one is buying it." Zhengnan is not short of money, but the problem is that he can't buy it even if he has money.

Brook took out the Purgatory obtained from the Adult Man mission and handed it to Zhengnan: "This is for you."

"Really? Thank you, Brother Bru!" Zhengnan happily accepted Purgatory.

"Zhengnan, why don't you go to Mengzhong with us? I'm a little worried about you being alone in Bichi." Bayin asked.

Zhengnan hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I want to stay in Biqi. While few people have discovered Bairimen yet, I can still make money selling potions. I'm also used to leveling up in the Woma Temple. I'll go to Mengzhong later."

"Okay." Zhengnan was young but very opinionated. Bayin couldn't persuade him and could only say, "If you need our help, come to Mengzhong and find us."

"Oh, by the way, speaking of help. Sister Bayin, Brother Bru, I just have something I want to ask you for help with. I accepted a mission to kill the leader of Woma, but I couldn't complete it after trying several times. I even specially found a team of warriors from another world to help, but still couldn't beat them. There are too many monsters on the third floor of Woma, and they refresh very quickly. It's too difficult." Zhengnan said with lingering fear. If he hadn't been a warrior with a lot of blood, he would have almost died in there.

"Oh? We haven't been to the third level of Woma yet. There are so many monsters, and they spawn so quickly. So, it's going to be quite difficult, as you say." Brook pondered. Although he and Bayin had killed the Woma leader once before, that was in the Unknown Dark Hall. Brook didn't underestimate the enemy, but instead recalled Situ Haoyun's records about the Woma Temple.

Situ Haoyun didn't record much about the Woma Temple, but he did say one very important thing: random teleportation scrolls cannot be used on the third floor of Woma, only dungeon and return scrolls can be used.

"Okay. Let's give it a try. But there are only three of us, so we are a little few in number. Zhengnan, do you have any friends in Beach?" Brooke asked.

“有3个异界勇士朋友。不过现在还没来。他们一般要上午10点多才会出现。”正楠也知道异界勇士一天24小时。而现在才早上7点不到，总不能再等3个小时吧。

Zhengnan thought for a moment and said, "I have an idea. There are a lot of people leveling up in the Woma Temple. We can form a group on the way to the third floor of Woma. We can form a group with the right people if we find one."

"Ah? This...we don't know those people, is this okay?" Bayin felt it was not very reliable.

"I know him. Although we are not friends, I often level up in there and meet him often, so we are acquaintances." Zhengnan said.

"Oh~so, let's try it." Bayin no longer objected.

Brook had no better solution. He couldn't just go back to Tucheng and ask Xiaoshuai and Xiaoqiang for help. Although he had a teleportation ring and could get to Centipede Cave quickly, it would take Xiaoshuai and the others a long time to get to Bicchi.

So Zhengnan joined the team, and the three of them replenished their potions and prepared to go to the Woma Temple.

The Woma Temple is located in the Woma Forest. The three of them set out from Bichi and trotted northward. After more than half an hour, they spotted two archers. Behind them stood a long row of fences, more than a man's height. A wide path ran between the fences, leading to the forest beyond. This was the border between Bichi and Woma Forests.

The three of them entered the Woma Forest. The forest was lush and green, with shade everywhere. According to Situ Haoyun's records, the Woma Forest bordered Bairi Gate to the north, Biqi City to the south, the sea to the east, and a continuous hilly area to the west. The Woma Temple was located in the western hills.

If you're entering the Woma Forest for the first time, you might lose your bearings and end up lost. The entrance to the Woma Temple is quite small, and many people have trouble finding it. Even warriors from other worlds often walk along the edge of the Woma Forest, making a long detour before finding the temple entrance.

"Follow me." Zhengnan was very familiar with this place. Under his guidance, the three of them headed northwest and went straight through the forest.

There weren't many monsters in the Womar Forest, mostly orcs, orc warriors, orc warriors, poisonous spiders, and occasionally, you'd encounter a man-eating plant that emerged from the ground. The three ignored the monsters and continued running.

After running for more than 10 minutes, I saw a wooden house in the northwest direction in the distance.

"That wooden house is quite large, and there's a strange old man living inside," Zhengnan said, pointing to the wooden house in the distance. "I've tried to talk to him many times, but I accidentally triggered a quest and obtained a strange helmet with no attributes. The old man offered to trade me a Rakshasa with a 15-0 attack, but I didn't like the weapon, so I never traded with him."

A helmet without attributes? Brook asked curiously, "Is the helmet still there? Let me see it."

"Here." Zhengnan took out a green helmet and handed it to Brook.

This helmet is a bit like a prayer helmet, but the color is not as emerald green as the prayer helmet, but dark green; there is a slanted golden feather wing on each side of the helmet, as if the helmet has a pair of wings.

Elven Helmet: Durability 6/6, requires level 1.

No specific attributes? Brooke immediately thought of the mysterious equipment. Before wearing it, the mysterious equipment's attributes were... a string of question marks. While this elf helmet didn't have question marks, it felt somewhat similar.

As for the Rakshasa weapon Zhengnan mentioned, Situ Haoyun had also mentioned it. With a lower attack limit of 15 and an upper limit of 0, it's a very strange weapon. While the attack isn't high, it's still quite rare. It can only be obtained by killing Orc Warriors or Orc Leaders.

The old man wanted to exchange the rare Rakshasa for the Elf Helmet? This Elf Helmet might have something special.

Could it have some hidden properties? Brook thought for a moment, then put on the Elf Helmet. In the corner of his backpack, he also had a mysterious helmet he hadn't tried on yet, and a bottle of holy water. These two items had been dropped by a deer in the Unknown Dark Temple, but they had never been used. Brook took out the holy water and used it directly on the Elf Helmet.

I saw a faint puff of smoke coming out of the elf's helmet. When the smoke dissipated, I looked again.

精灵头盔：魔法0-4，持久6/6，需要等级1。

Sure enough! The Elf Helmet does have attributes, but it requires holy water to be washed.

Brook showed the Elf Helmet to Bayin and Zhengnan, both of whom were amazed. He gave the helmet to Bayin, of course. Although it only had a single stat, with no defense or magic defense, its 0-4 mana bonus was quite impressive, allowing it to be worn in a relatively safe environment, such as during normal leveling.

The three continued forward, quickly passing through the forest and entering a hilly area. After running for another two minutes, they saw a low, inconspicuous door at the corner of two hillsides. The entrance was only wide enough for one person to pass through.

The rumored Wo Ma Temple was a massive underground palace, but this entrance was even smaller than the ancient orc tomb. If Zheng Nan hadn't confirmed that this was the entrance to the Wo Ma Temple, Brooke and Bayin wouldn't have believed it.