" Tsul'Kalu should be not far to the south..."
Jiang Jie opened the map, looked at it, then transformed into White Tiger and ran south.
He has now mastered two Animal Form: the Stag Form and the White Tiger Form.
The Stag Form has decent running speed and strong endurance, making it suitable for long-distance travel, but it lacks in intimidation and seems easy to bully.
When he first arrived in Stranglethorn Vale, he transformed into Stag Form. Within three hours, he was attacked thirteen times by tigers, panthers, and gorillas!
Although he finished them all, it was still too troublesome and a waste of time.
Unlike now, when the Tiger King goes out, all beasts retreat; almost no one in this generation dares to provoke him.
In less than half an hour, he arrived at the legendary place where the Earth Spirit was said to roam and began his search.
Stranglethorn Vale is vast, its total area not much smaller Arathi Highlands. Countless ferocious beasts inhabit this place, each with its own designated area, and no one is allowed to cross the boundaries.
Crossing the line will be disastrous if discovered; you'll be ganged up on!
The gorillas of Stranglethorn Vale are mostly located in Misty Valley at the southern tip of Cape of Stranglethorn, where thousands of gorillas live; they are nowhere to be seen.
However, Jiang Jie's current location is in Northern Stranglethorn Vale, which is hundreds of kilometers away from Misty Valley. It is the intersection of the territories of tigers, panthers, velociraptors, and crocodiles in Stranglethorn Vale.
According to the information Jiang Jie obtained, Tsul'Kalu is active in this area.
Although Tsul'Kalu looks like an ape, he is different from ordinary apes. He is the Earth Spirit and belongs to the "animal spirit" series.
Troll worship animal spirits and also worship certain powerful animals as Loa. So, broadly speaking, Tsul'Kalu can also be called a "Loa god" because it is powerful enough.
It is the Earth Spirit, wielding the power of the earth, which is the power of the "earth element" among the four elements, and is naturally incomparable to ordinary beasts.
No matter where it runs, no animal dares to provoke it, because even if hundreds of ferocious beasts surround it, it will probably be the one to win in the end.
Although the general location has been determined, finding it is difficult, as it is a dense jungle and a very large area.
Just like before, even though the approximate location of Tiger King Bang'alash had been determined, it still took Jiang Jie a full half month to find it.
Jiang Jie was very patient, but the dead of winter had arrived. After nightfall, the average temperature in Stranglethorn Vale had dropped below 5°C. Both Stromgarde and Sky City were facing the threat of winter. Construction of Sky City had also come to an end, with the second phase of the project nearly half completed. There were many things waiting for him to go back and deal with, so he couldn't stay here any longer.
Time is running out for him.
Tigers are not lions, nor wolves, and are not social animals; they are generally solitary. Therefore, there is no tiger king in the true sense. Even if Jiang Jie were the true tiger king, the most powerful tiger in Stranglethorn Vale, he would not be able to command other tigers or mobilize the pack to help him search; he would have to do it all by himself.
Having no other choice, he could only think of other solutions.
Soon, Jiang Jie arrived at Lake Nazferiti, ten kilometers away, and found a member of a Venture Company, a Goblin.
"Gold coins above! A human!"
The Goblin quickly sized up Jiang Jie from head to toe. When he saw Jiang Jie's platinum ring, his eyes lit up, and a greedy look appeared on his face. However, he quickly sniffed the strong smell of blood on Jiang Jie and saw that Jiang Jie was dressed in rags and had nothing but the platinum ring. The risk and reward were not proportional, so he ultimately did not make a move, looking impatient.
"Time is money, my friend! Say what you have to say, then get out of here, this is not a place for you!"
Jiang Jie chuckled, flipped his left hand, and a fist-sized ruby appeared in his palm. The Goblin's eyes instantly lit up, his breathing became rapid, his heart raced, and his expression shifted between light and shadow. He glanced at the other Goblin not far away, and a dozen fully armed Goblin surrounded him.
Jiang Jie sneered, and suddenly flames erupted from his palm. The ruby moved on its own without wind and floated into the air.
Immediately afterward, the flames condensed rapidly, instantly transforming into a concentrated fireball the size of a basketball, turning Jiang Jie's face bright red and causing the air temperature to suddenly rise by ten degrees!
"Get out! Everyone, get out! What are you doing? Can't you see our most distinguished guest has arrived?"
The Goblin's expression changed again. He took a few steps back, then grinned broadly, bowed deeply at a ninety-degree angle, and, with his head held high, looked at Jiang Jie, or rather, at the ruby in Jiang Jie's hand, worth at least a thousand gold coins, with boundless greed. "Honorable mage, I am Vasario, the foreman of the Venture Company. Is there anything I can do for you, in exchange for the ruby?"
The ruby floating in mid-air suddenly disappeared, replaced by a sapphire the size of an egg. The fireball also vanished, turning into a biting, icy wind that passed right through the Goblin. The Goblin Eviscerate, his eyes filled with even more horror. He tried to straighten up, but instead bent over even lower, his smile growing wider.
Jiang Jie said calmly, "Have you seen a White Gorilla? A White Gorilla that's almost four meters tall, that lives in this area."
White Gorilla?
The Goblin's eyes darted around, and he rubbed his two withered green fingers together. "Well, esteemed mage, it's not that Vasario is greedy, it's just that company rules... Ah no no! It's so cold! I'll talk, I'll talk! Mage, help me!"
Jiang Jie sneered, waved his hand, and fine ice crystals left the Goblin's body, returning to the air above Jiang Jie's palm, transforming into a miniature spinning tornado.
"I've seen it before! It's Tsul'Kalu, the Earth Spirit of the Troll! It's said to have lived for over a thousand years and was the pet of a high-ranking priest in the Gurubashi Empire!" the Goblin Vasario exclaimed hastily. Although he felt a chill run down his spine, fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead—cold sweat from fright!
It wasn't the ice crystals that scared her, but Jiang Jie's gaze!
He had just exchanged a glance with Jiang Jie and felt as if he were being stared at by a tiger king, as if he were about to lose his life at any moment!
"Can we find him?" Jiang Jie asked calmly.
"Yes! Yes, yes!" Vasario nodded and bowed hurriedly.
"Hold out your hand," Jiang Jie said.
Vasario quickly reached out, and then felt his palm sink, followed by a chill. Looking up, he saw a sapphire the size of an egg before him, and he was overjoyed.
He was a foreman at Venture Company, earning ten times the salary of an ordinary worker—about 10 gold coins a month. This sapphire, however, was worth at least 100 gold coins!
If he sent it to the auction house in Booty Bay or Gadgetzan, it could fetch several times its original price, equivalent to two or three years' salary. How could he not be overjoyed?
"I'll give you three days to find Tsul'Kalu." Jiang Jie's voice rang out, and Vasario instantly stopped laughing, his face turning into a tearful expression.
Three days!
It's not that I can't do it, the key question is how many people would be needed?
Fifty people? Or one hundred?
And you have to go on adventures in the primeval jungle, risking your life. You need to be given at least one gold coin every day. One hundred people would be 100 gold coins, and three days would be 300 gold coins!
Add to that the money for buying equipment and the compensation for deaths, and 500 gold coins wouldn't be enough, let alone 300!
Even if he has connections and manages to auction off this sapphire, and is lucky enough to get a good price, he'll probably still lose money in the end!
Money can make Goblin work, but the amount you're offering is far too little.
Vasario was on the verge of tears.
He didn't want to offend a mage, and judging from the spellcasting ability just now, the mage was at least a high-level mage!
He dared not ask a high-ranking mage for a higher fee; if he angered the mage and got himself killed, the Venture Company would definitely not stand by and do nothing.
Offending a high-ranking mage for the sake of an ordinary foreman?
Razdunk isn't stupid!
"Remember, you only have three days," Jiang Jie's voice rang out again. "After it's done, this ruby will be yours too."
Vasario quickly looked up and saw Jiang Jie's eyes. He instantly felt that he was being watched by the Tiger King again, and he sat down on the ground with a thud, his whole body covered in cold sweat.
ruby?
A ruby isn't a ruby until you get it!
But can he say no?
cannot!
Offending a high-level mage would have serious consequences; he dared not take the risk!
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