However, Zhao Fu felt that this method of obtaining battle merits must have limitations, but he didn't know the specifics and would need to test it himself to understand.
Our gaze shifts to the Red Plum Plain!
Red Plum Plain a plain, mostly grassland. The ground is covered with short, red, plum-like fruits, hence the name Red Plum Plain. Because it is a plain, there are many different kinds of horses living here, and many players can go to the grassland to capture horses.
The common horses here are mostly brown, and Zhao Fu observed that they were inferior to his own Black Forest Horse in both size and stamina. However, there were also horses here called Red Lightning.
As its name suggests, the Red Lightning is entirely red, including its mane and tail. It runs extremely fast, like a red lightning bolt, and is even slightly faster than the Black Forest Horse. However, the Black Forest Horse is superior in terms of obstacle-jumping ability, due to the different environments in which the two breeds live.
The forest is full of trees, so there are many obstacles to overcome. The plains are flat, with no obstacles, so you can run freely.
Zhao Fu was quite interested in the Red Lightning horse and hoped to get a nest for it to breed.
Now, back to the main topic, there are only three main cities in the Red Plum Plain, namely Great Ancient City, Drooping City, and Green Grass City.
The buildings here are a mix of stone and wood, exuding an Otherworld Region atmosphere. Zhao Fu's first stop was Ancient City, where he purchased twenty properties to prepare for opening a restaurant.
After finishing his work, Zhao Fu strolled around the Great Ancient City, looking for any other finds. He noticed a large crowd gathered around a stall ahead, so Zhao Fu went over to take a look out of curiosity.
They found a young man sitting cross-legged in the middle, about twenty-four or twenty-five years old, dressed in a black outfit, with a long sword on his back. He exuded a sharp sword aura, and looked like a swordsman.
He was a player, Zhao Fu was somewhat surprised, because he rarely saw a player exude such a fierce aura. Zhao Fu could usually only sense it from natives. This Ren Ying be from some ancient martial arts family, and his powerful aura could only be attributed to his training in swordsmanship since childhood.
On the stall in front of him was a light blue, oval-shaped piece of jade. The jade was very smooth, and a horse's head was carved on its surface.
Because of this thing, which attracted so much attention, Zhao Fu curiously took a look and obtained the following information.
[ Horse Jade Soul ]: A rare item that can be used on nests, limited to horses. Its effect is to enhance the horse's strength, increase the base number of nests that spawn by 15, and increase the attraction rate of high-potential horses by 30%.
This stuff is pretty good. It can enhance a horse's strength, greatly improving its power, speed, recovery, and stamina.
Secondly, the base number of nests that spawn is increased by 15. This means that if your nest originally spawned 5 nests per day, after using this, it will spawn 20 nests per day. That's what the +15 means.
The third attribute is also quite important, because high aptitude means greater potential for future growth. This is rare, and it can be used for the Black Forest Horse's Nest when we get back.
"How much is this?" Zhao Fu asked at this moment.
The young man sitting cross-legged on the stall glanced at it and said calmly, "Not for sale! Only exchanging for gold-quality materials."
So it turned out that they needed gold-quality materials. Zhao Fu understood. This thing was good, but the reason why it hadn't been sold yet was that even though Zhao Fu already had epic-level equipment, gold-quality equipment was extremely rare in the market. Gold materials could only be auctioned at major auctions, and they couldn't be bought in ordinary shops.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Fu pondered for a moment, deciding which was more important. The Horse Jade Soul was a strategic material used to enhance various attributes of the nest, while gold-quality materials weren't that crucial to Zhao Fu right now, so this was something he could exchange for.
Zhao Fu nodded and said, "Okay!"
Then, Zhao Fu took out a pair of enormous beast claws. These claws were black, and their tips gleamed with a chilling Leng Mang. As soon as they were taken out, they emitted a powerful and ferocious aura, causing the onlookers to take a step back and exclaim, "Lord-level biological material!"
"These are the claws of the Ironback Demon Bear, a lord-level creature!"
At this moment, a slight change appeared on the young man's usually indifferent face. His eyes widened in surprise as he looked at Zhao Fu, and then he said, "My name is Leng Wu. Consider this a favor I owe you!"
Although Zhao Fu felt it was a good deal to exchange bear claws for the Horse Jade Soul, that was only in his eyes. Others would see it as a loss, since gold is extremely rare and is considered a very important treasure by ordinary people.
Moreover, the materials Zhao Fu presented were from a lord-level creature, which are even rarer than ordinary mineral materials, thus making them more valuable.
Furthermore, the Horse Jade Soul only works for lord players, and they must also possess the Horse's Nest. Solo players generally can't use it at all. All things considered, Zhao Fu actually lost out a bit, but Leng Wu wasn't the type to take advantage of others, so he said he owed Zhao Fu a favor.
Hearing Leng Wu's words, Zhao Fu was somewhat surprised. He had received a favor for no reason. However, Leng Wu's background was not simple, and his skills were also quite good. Perhaps this favor would be useful, so Zhao Fu did not refuse. He nodded and said, "My Zhao Xin!"
Upon hearing this, Leng Wu nodded, indicating that he had remembered it. Then, without saying anything more, Leng Wu took the bear claw, and Zhao Fu took the Horse Jade Soul, thus completing the transaction.
After obtaining the materials he wanted, Leng Wu got up and left. Zhao Fu continued to wander around the Great Ancient City for a while, but without any success, he decided to visit the next main city of the system and perhaps buy some property.
At this moment, Zhao Fu turned and headed towards the Teleportation Array. Suddenly, a little beggar, about twelve years old, dressed in tattered clothes and filthy all over, who looked like he had been starving for a long time, was dizzy and unsteady on his feet and bumped into Zhao Fu.
After bumping into Zhao Fu, the little beggar immediately woke up and bowed deeply in apology, "Sir! I'm sorry."
After saying that, the little beggar ran away looking very scared. Zhao Fu stood there, calmly turning his head to watch the little beggar's retreating figure slowly disappear from his sight.
In a dimly lit alley, the little beggar smiled smugly as he walked, tossing a jade pendant in his hand.
suddenly!
A ghostly figure appeared before him, grabbed the little beggar by the throat, and lifted him up. Instantly, a sense of impending death filled the little beggar, who began to struggle in terror.