Legend of Mir 2: Seeking the Truth in Marfa

Brook enters the Orc Tomb.

It was around 8:30 in the morning, and not many people were leveling in the Orc Tomb. Brook patiently searched for cave maggots and scorpions, killing them and collecting maggot eggs and scorpion tails.

The most common monsters in the Orc Tomb are skeletons. There are regular skeletons wielding bone clubs; there are ranged axe-throwing skeletons that throw small axes; there are also skeleton warriors wielding long axes, and skeleton generals wielding death scythes. When Xiaobai joined them in a melee, Brook was dazed; they looked so similar.

Brooke was a little suspicious, was Xiaobai originally a skeleton here? A closer look showed that he was not, because the weapon in his hand was different. Xiaobai was holding a short-handled bronze axe, and his name was Mutated Skeleton.

Although Xiaobai is not a skeleton from the Orc Tomb, its level can be roughly inferred. According to Situ Haoyun's Monster Atlas:

Skeleton level 18, HP 90;

Axe Throwing Skeleton Level 18, HP 100;

Skeleton Warrior Level 19, HP 105;

Skeleton Warrior level 20, HP 110;

When Xiaobai was first summoned, his HP was 60, equivalent to a level 13-15 monster. No wonder Xiaobai could wield a level 13 bronze axe. This answered my previous question.

After a while, he had collected 15 of each of the maggot eggs and scorpion tails. These materials couldn't be stacked; each one took up an item space. Feeling he'd finished, Brooke returned to the Bicchi map from the cave entrance.

Now they needed to collect the fangs of the poisonous spiders, as well as the leaves and fruit of the Piranha Plant. These two monsters, the poisonous spiders and the Piranha Plant, could be found in the woods near Ginkgo Village. Brook used the teleportation ring several times, moving to the lower right of Bickey, right at the edge of the woods, and began searching for the poisonous spiders and the Piranha Plant.

The huge, ancient bronze gate in the sky was still open, and occasionally, human figures could be seen descending from the beam of light.

Nowadays, the monsters in Bichi Province are sparse, and there is no longer the dense and grand scene when the monsters descended.

Some warriors from otherworldly realms, clothed in cloth, searched the area. Once they spotted a monster, they immediately rushed and attacked, fearing it would be snatched away by others. Others simply stood still, waiting for the small monsters to spawn every ten minutes. With so many people and so little food available, there was nothing they could do. They could only wait.

Seeing Brook in his professional uniform, these common warriors would observe him curiously, some even following him for a while, calling out, "Brother, brother, give me some money!" But once they encountered a monster, these warriors showed no sign of courtesy and rushed to kill it. Like newborn calves fearless of tigers, they were completely unafraid of Brook, their only concern being killing monsters to level up.

Brook ignored them and continued walking south along the woods. This was the direction back to Ginkgo Village, and Brook planned to collect the materials on the way back.

However, after several minutes, they only managed to kill one poisonous spider. Furthermore, the further south they went, the more alien warriors appeared, all searching for monsters nearby, waiting for them to spawn.

There are too many people here. We have to find another way.

Brooke didn't stop and continued to move south. Soon he came to a fence and walked slowly towards it.

Everything here was so familiar. Once upon a time, he'd come here every day, feeding the little flower in the fence and chatting with her. Whenever the fruit was ripe, he'd come here to pick the fruit from the Piranha plant, and the little flower would cooperate, lowering its head and letting Brook pick the fruit.

But now the fence is empty. Little Flower is gone.

Brooke took out a piece of mutton from his backpack and threw it into the middle of the fence. "Xiaohua, I'm here to see you. This is the mutton I brought from Tucheng. You haven't eaten it yet, but it tastes delicious. Come and try it."

"Xiaohua, let me introduce you to a friend. This is Xiaobai. He's been following me and doing pretty good."

Brook stared blankly, feeling sad and heartbroken.

At this moment, a warrior from another world came running over from a distance. Seeing a piece of meat in front of Brook, his eyes lit up and he immediately rushed over. Good quality meat could sell for hundreds of gold coins.

Before he could get close to the fence, Brook shot out a flexible fire talisman, killing him instantly and also exploding the wooden sword in his hand.

"Damn! I just went there to pick up a piece of meat, why are you killing me?" The plain warrior lying on the ground said angrily.

"Get away from me!" Brook said coldly.

"You don't pick it up yourself, and you don't let others pick it up? What's so great about your high level?" Buyi was very angry. The other party was unreasonable.

"I finally got here, but now I have to go back to the city. I met a lunatic~ He was staring at a piece of meat. What kind of person is he~" Buyi muttered a few words and disappeared.

Brooke squatted down, dug a small hole in the middle of the fence, buried the mutton in it, and covered it with soil.

"Xiaohua, I'm leaving. Although you are no longer here, you won't be lonely. You have always lived in the deepest part of my heart."

Brook stood up, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled. He reopened his eyes, put on his teleportation ring, and silently chanted: @move 3300 860. He appeared near the entrance of Womar Forest.

There are also poisonous spiders and carnivorous plants in the WoMa Forest.

Brook entered the Womar Forest. While the number of demonic beasts here was small, the number of otherworldly warriors was equally rare. Brook entered the depths of the woods and began to search everywhere.

There is a poisonous spider in front. Brook runs over to kill it and collects a poisonous spider tooth.

A Piranha plant emerged from the ground beside him, lashing at Brooke with its branches. It was only about a meter tall, much shorter than the smaller plant before. Brooke smiled, approached it, plucked a fruit from its head, and took two leaves, letting it attack. Once he was done, he retreated out of its range. After a while, the Piranha plant quieted down and burrowed back into the soil.

Brook continued to search for his next target. After nearly half an hour, he finally collected enough poisonous spider fangs, carnivorous plant fruits and leaves.

Looking at the backpack full of materials, Brook nodded with satisfaction. After another round of teleportation, they arrived near Ginkgo Village.

The entrance to Ginkgo Village was just ahead. Brooke ordered Xiaobai to rest where he was and ran into the village.

The village entrance was bustling with people coming and going, with warriors from other worlds entering and leaving. Brooke smiled as he walked towards Guard Guli.

"Uncle Gu!" Brooke greeted Gu Li softly. He hadn't forgotten Gu Li's instructions not to reveal their acquaintance in front of the alien warriors.

"Xiaobu! Hey! You've got your Wuji sticks! Not bad, not bad!" Gu Li had already seen Brook, and he was a little excited. Seeing that Brook was already wearing his professional attire, he nodded continuously.

"Uncle Gu, how have you been lately?" Brooke asked.

"Everything is fine. You're back just in time. In a few days, I'll be transferred to the border village to guard it." The knife-wielding guards rotated frequently. Gu Li was happy to see Brooke again before leaving.

"Uncle Gu, there are actually some things I've been wanting to ask you. You're so powerful, you must be a warrior, right? What level are you? Why did Biqi Imperial City only send you to guard the village entrance instead of letting you go out and kill the monsters?"

"You don't know. Two formations were left over from ancient times: Tiangang and Dizai. They could significantly increase attack, defense, and Qi. Unfortunately, the number of these formations left is extremely limited, and no one knows the principles behind them anymore."

"To combat monster invasions, the Imperial City has set up a limited number of these formations at city gates, villages, and key intersections connecting passages. The formation we sword-wielding guards use is the Tiangang Formation. Standing within it significantly increases attack power, while defense becomes nearly invincible. For example, my own attack power is only 17-32, but standing within the formation, I can deal 200 damage with my sword. My own magic defense is 15 points, but while standing within the formation, virtually no one can harm me."

"But the Tiangang Formation also has flaws. It takes a certain amount of time to accumulate its energy, so every time I draw my sword, I have to wait for 4 seconds. And after drawing my sword, I have to return to my original position immediately," said Gu Li.

Brook was very surprised and asked, "What about the ground formation?"

"The ground formation will not increase attack and defense, but it can greatly increase qi and blood. Those annoying archers use the ground formation." Guli answered, and seemed to be on bad terms with the archers.

"Archers are annoying?" Brook asked curiously.

"Yes, they are some annoying guys. They rely on their long-range attack skills and often sneer at us knife-wielding guards. Even though we use the Tiangang Formation, which allows us to teleport and attack with our swords, achieving the same long-range attack purpose, we are still criticized by the archers, saying that our attack speed is too slow. They don't even look in the mirror. With a broken bow and arrow, they don't fight bravely when encountering monsters, but pretend not to see them, and only bully the criminal red-name monks. They say that they will kill the monsters as long as they give up the Tiangang Formation, and they call it the principle and justice of the archers. Ugh!"

"To put it bluntly, the archers are simply jealous of our Tiangang Formation that we guard with swords. Hehe, but this is a historical heritage and has always been so. How can they change it with just a few words?" Guli snorted coldly.

Brook was stunned. He hadn't expected such a conflict between the sword-wielding guards and the archers. So he said, "It's not a big deal. Why don't we negotiate and use the formation interchangeably?"

"It's not as simple as you think. This is a problem left over from history, and it can't be resolved in a few words. Even if King Biqi stepped in, he couldn't mediate. The king can only assign the two groups of guards to different areas for duty. If the two sides meet, hehe~ they will be in trouble!" Guli said bitterly, "In short, although we, the knife-wielding guards and archers, are both guards of the Marfa continent, we don't interfere with each other. He has his Dizai, and I have my Tiangang. Kings don't meet each other!"

Brook was helpless. He thought for a moment and changed the subject, "Uncle Gu, how do you do that teleportation attack you mentioned earlier? Can you teach me?"

If he could learn this teleportation attack, even if he was just a Taoist priest, and even if his physical attack was not as strong as a samurai's, he could still be invincible by just moving around.

"I'm afraid I can't teach you this. In fact, I can perform teleportation attacks. The principle is very simple: when the attack is high enough and the force is strong enough, the speed can be fast enough. On the surface, it looks like teleportation, but in fact, it's just that the force is so strong that I can take several steps in one step. Of course, the reason why I can do it is because of the blessing of the Tiangang Formation. If one day, your strength is far stronger than your weight, I think you can also perform teleportation attacks." Gu Li said.

Brook nodded, thinking that what Uncle Gu said made sense. This teleportation attack was very cool, and he wondered if he could do it in his lifetime.

That’s right! Use the Tiangang Formation! Brook immediately stood next to Gu Li, wanting to experience the power of the Tiangang Formation.

"Haha, you don't need to try. This formation can only work on one person, and it is only effective on the Marfa guards. Ordinary monks cannot sense the power of the formation." Guli immediately saw what Brook was thinking.

"Actually, you can also apply to become a Marfa guard. But I remind you, if one day you really want to become a guard, don't be a bow and arrow guard, be a knife-wielding guard."

"Why?" Brooke asked.

"Although the archers' health has reached 2000 with the help of the Earth Formation, their attack and defense have not increased. Therefore, theoretically, they still have the possibility of being killed. This is why they have always coveted the Tiangang Formation." Guli said in a deep voice.

So there are these secrets. Brook certainly wouldn't choose to be a Marfa guard. While guarding is a formal part of Marfa and offers good benefits, it doesn't offer freedom. Brook wants to truly improve his strength, and he doesn't want to rely on formations. He wants to venture out and find the resurrection ring.