Perfect Materials

Spider-shaped Devil Beast? The Farmland south of the town has been attacked! Upon hearing this, Linsey's expression immediately changed.

He never imagined that the group of spiders that climbed up the Climbing to Heaven Vine would hunt him and Anrui down.

They actually made their way to Border Town and even launched an attack on it!

He asked a few simple questions, and without continuing his conversation with Ju, he immediately headed south of the town.

Linsey's first destination, of course, was Finn's cabin.

It was located right next to the Farmland south of the town, and was likely to be damaged in the event of an attack.

Especially those Glass Greenhouse! If they were really damaged, given the current state of resources in this Hidden Borderlands, Linsey would have no way of repairing them.

It didn't take long for Linsey to reach the south side of town.

Finn's Plant Hut remains intact on the edge of town, undamaged in the last attack.

"Thank goodness you're alright..."

Linsey immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

But as soon as he turned his gaze to the distant Farmland, this sense of relief vanished without a trace.

The attack by the Corrupted Poison Spider has been over for some time.

After several days of hard work by the farmers, the broken crop remnants, spider webs, and debris from the battle have been collected from the Farmland, but have not yet been burned in a unified manner.

And right here on this Farmland that has just been partially cleared.

You can still see the mud pitted and uneven, the earthen ridges that are almost unrecognizable and have completely lost their shape, and the broken grains scattered on the ground.

It looked like a scene that had been looted.

Instead, a free-range rooster, whose owner it was, wandered out and paced back and forth on the rotten ground, looking for something to peck at.

This scene is perhaps the only remaining vibrant sight on the Farmland.

"..."

"Linsey, you're finally back!"

Linsey fell silent as she watched the scene unfold before her.

Just then, he heard a call from behind. Linsey turned around and saw Qiao Er opening the back door of the Glass Greenhouse and coming to his side. "You've been gone for more than ten days again. Are you alright?"

"I'm fine." Linsey shook her head, her complicated gaze returning to the Farmland in front of her. "But this time, it seems like everyone in town is having a tough time."

Qiao Er nodded in agreement. "This winter is bound to be a tough one."

"However, everyone has managed to harvest some food and has also stored up supplies, so getting through this winter shouldn't be a problem. Things will be better next spring."

He shared his opinion and inquired about Linsey's condition.

Qiao Er then began to satisfy his curiosity, asking Linsey about her experiences in the Black Mountain over the past few days:

"Linsey, this time you were taken down with Lord Anrui, so you must have truly arrived in the Black Mountain World, right?"

"What did you encounter in Black Mountain? Did you make any amazing discoveries?"

"The situation is terrible." Linsey shook his head, as if foreshadowing all the bad news to come. "The Dragon Beast of the Black Mountain World are attempting to advance. Even these spiders attacking the Farmland are related to that thing."

"..."

Qiao Er remained silent, clenching his fists.

He didn't discuss the dilapidated farm in detail earlier mainly because he didn't want Linsey, who had just returned, to be in a bad mood.

But how could someone who has actually been attacked possibly have any goodwill towards those Devil Beast? Now they know that the mastermind behind all this is that Dragon Beast on Black Mountain.

Qiao Er's previously suppressed emotions immediately began to brew...

Linsey also noticed this.

He wanted to cheer his friend up with some good news.

So he quickly changed the subject, pulling the young craftsman towards the Glass Greenhouse:

"Come on, Qiao Er, I'll show you something!"

"I collected a lot of interesting material during my trip to Black Mountain, and I'd like to ask for your help."

The material mentioned comes from Black Mountain.

Qiao Er's craftsman's spirit was stirred by Linsey, and he immediately followed Linsey back into the house.

The two walked through the greenhouse and returned to the front hall.

Linsey immediately began to show off what she had collected along the way.

Bat Fang, Rhino Deer Horn, Fire Fox Hide, Tree Spirit Vines, Ice Badger Claw, Ice Badger Teeth, Ice Badger Hide...

Qiao Er was completely stunned by the presentation.

All he saw was Linsey reach behind her, touch her buttocks, and then place a new material in front of her.

When these things were displayed in front of Qiao Er in a dazzling array.

The young craftsman picked up one on the left, looked at it, and before he could put it down, he picked up another on the right. He was almost dazzled by the sight and couldn't help but be captivated.

"Linsey, where did you get all these things?"

"They... they're in such great condition!"

Qiao Er's sentiments came from the bottom of his heart.

In reality, materials often suffer some damage during the collection process.

However, all of these resources were collected by Linsey using her skills, and their quality far exceeds that of materials collected by ordinary people. This is similar to the difference between three-star and one-star materials in a game.

Continue to observe carefully.

Qiao Er then noticed that both the leather and the claws seemed to have grown out of thin air, without even the wear and tear from their previous owner's normal life! "This has to do with my skills."

Linsey smiled.

He had intended to take out his crudely made Stibnite Spear as well.

But when Qiao Er gave him the three perfectly formed Stibnite Arrow, now only a spear remained.

This is really embarrassing to present.

"Qiao Er, I'd like to ask you to use these materials to make some equipment for me, such as a better bag, or a bow and arrow, a dagger, or any weapon I can use."

"As for payment, the remaining materials are all yours."

"You bastard!" Upon hearing the word "reward," Qiao Er immediately rolled his eyes at Linsey.

However, he really liked these materials from Devil Beast.

Moreover, the craftsman's talent allows him to sense the Essence contained within the materials.

Qiao Er couldn't refuse, so he nodded and accepted Linsey's suggestion. "Okay, I'll definitely give you a satisfactory answer. Just wait for my good news!"

These are high-quality, hard-to-find materials right in front of you.

Qiao Er was also getting impatient.

As soon as he finished speaking, he used Fire Fox Hide as a package to wrap up the materials and walked outside.

As we approached the door, I remembered to ask Linsey, "By the way, when are you going to order this time?"

"There's no rush this time. Just make it at your own pace."

After seeing Qiao Er off, Linsey returned to the house.

He found a novel that had been pulled out of the Glass Greenhouse, which Qiao Er had apparently been reading earlier.

Put it back on the bookshelf.

Linsey turned back again to check the plants in the Glass Greenhouse.

Just then, he saw the Female Hunter appear outside the back door of the Glass Greenhouse.

Clang clang—

The woman gently knocked on the back door of the Glass Greenhouse.

Linsey opened the door, ready to welcome him in, but Dan simply stood at the doorway and invited him. "Linsey, the hunters in town are going on a Distant Hunt in a few days, would you like to come along?"

[Back to work tomorrow, wishing everyone a happy holiday.]