Chapter 107: The Magit, Konjac

  Konjac, a low-level magical pnt.

  It has an oval shape, dark bck surface, and brown wriexture, with its roots spreading i-like formations.

  Konjac has many uses: it be eaten raw to detoxify and is also used in potion-making. Many basic potions, such as mana recovery potions, basic healing potions, and stamina potions, require konjac.

  Its market value is quite high, but it is difficult to harvest.

  Konjac is favored by some magical creatures.

  The areas where it grows are always inhabited by numerous magical creatures, making harvesting quite challenging.

  This time, the difficulty had reached its peak.

  Ogres are not creatures to be trifled with!

  They are zy yet violent, found in nearly every region of the western ti.

  Ogres are enormous, averaging 3 meters i and weighing over 300 kilograms with ease.

  In terms of size and strength, they far surpass trolls!

  Every adult ogre possesses more than 20 points iraordinary strength, and some ogre warriors also have berserking abilities, making their melee bat power extremely formidable.

  The average challenge level of an ogre is a solid 9+!

  Entering an ogre in the wild is far more dangerous than entering a troll!

  Though trolls have excellent regeion abilities, their melee power doesn’t match the crushing force of an ogre's charge.

  Ogres have a broad diet and often live heir prey’s habitats as omnivorous creatures.

  They frequently feast on intelligent beings, particurly enjoying elves, dwarves, and halflings!

  The most important factor is that ogres not only have strong individual bat abilities, but they are also unal creatures.

  The ogre tribe occupying the konjac-growing area was a rare rge tribe.

  An experienced roguish adventurer, i on g the full bounty, used special teiques to hide for three days, thhly scouting the numbers.

  "Sixty adult male ogres, forty adult female ogres, twenty ogre cubs, and one ogre chieftain!"

  "While female ogres typically don’t participate in bat, they still possess formidable fighting strength and will intervene if necessary."

  "On paper, this lineup is more dangerous than 200 troll soldiers..."

  It wasn’t that 60 male ogres had more fighting power than 200 troll soldiers.

  It was simply because ogres are far more terrifying i of bullying the weak!

  Junior shield-bearer soldiers barely withstand troll attacks with the help of magical scrolls and auras.

  But when faced with an adult ogre, they might be killed with a single blow!

  If all the soldiers were brought into formation to battle the ogres, a single misstep could result in catastrophic losses.

  And to top it off, Matthew had only brought 15 people with him this time.

  However, Matthew’s face was full of smiles, carrying the anticipation of leading his group into a high-difficulty dungeon.

  While Matthew was pting what strategy to use against the ogre tribe, the voy quickly made its way into the Dark Forest.

  Before long...

  The voy arrived at the lumber camp.

  The lumber camp had undergone signifit ges since just a few days ago.

  The outer walls made e stone briow stood 7 meters high, giving a strong sense of security and sturdiness.

  The tireless kobolds were rgely to thank for this.

  W in shifts day and night, they steadily brought about tremendous progress.

  The wide moat was now almost plete, its clear water revealing the bottom, and occasionally a few fish darted about.

  From the top of the tall watchtower, cealed eyes surveyed the area below, firming that all was well with the perimeter checkpoints before retreating bato the shadows.

  The soldiers patrolling the walls i formations occasionally cast envious goward the voy.

  Beyond the workers, the adventurers were already up early, and the adventurer hall was bustling.

  "Did you hear? Alice’s group got a special ission from the lord, and they’ve recruited 30 people in just the past few days."

  "Of course, I heard! I’ve also heard some insider info: their mission's bounty is a full 500 gold s!"

  "Ha! 500 gold? That's nothing. In the past few days alohey’ve captured over 20 trolls from the valley—that’s over 1,000 gold s right there!"

  "You don't know shit! Sure, 500 gold s isn’t much, but if they plete the mission, eae of them gets an ented piece of equipment—that's the real reward!"

  "Ented equipment? For real? That means each persos at least 100 gold s worth, right?"

  "100 gold s? Don't kid yourself. These aren't your average ented items—they’re way better than the ones you buy in other cities!"

  "You mean the kind you only buy if you have over 100 tribution points and 100 gold s?"

  "Exactly! You saw Alice’s ented longbht? It shot through a troll’s knee from 200 meters away!"

  "Whoa, they’ve hit the jackpot! Why don’t we have that kind of luck?"

  "Luck? Heh, the st time we fought trolls, only Alice’s group stood up to them. That’s not luck..."

  "…"

  The adventurers spoke openly, without b to lower their voices.

  Hearing this, the members of Alice's adventurer party couldn’t help but smile brightly.

  Chris, in particur, was full of anticipation as he looked at Alice, muttering to himself:

  "Thank goodness I listeo Alice’s advice; otherwise, how could we have earhe lord’s favor?"

  The new recruits also felt a sense of relief.

  However, while her team was filled with joy aement, Alice, as the captain, wasn’t quite as optimistic.

  After a few days of exploration, Alice had e to uand the dangers of Troll Valley much more clearly.

  Though she had recruited more people, keeping them all alive and unscathed wouldn’t be an easy task.

  Moreover, Alice still had s about the mission from the lord.

  "Is it really as simple as just finding konjac?"

  As Alice pondered, she suddenly noticed the surroundings had fallen silent. She looked up and saw the approag carriage.

  At the front of the carriage was the t figure of Beelzebub, someone every adventurer nnized.

  During the troll battle, Beelzebub had single-handedly held down half the defensive line, a feat that left a strong impression on everyone.

  o Beelzebub were the familiar faces of Leon and Old Vilge Chief Field.

  The other soldiers were all tall, well-built, and exuded a fierce aura!

  What made the adventurers most envious was that every soldier wleaming, sturdy armor, with magical auras flickering upon them!

  Eae had ented armor!

  Seeing this, Alice felt a wave of relief—Bay Vilge had sent out its main force, so the lord clearly wasn’t using them as bait.

  Yet she still couldn’t shake the feeling that something wasn’t quite right.

  FAL