NOVEL NEXT Chapter 106: Ancient Geovishap
Bai Luo had no aversion to killing. As a sharp blade of the Fatui, the number of people who had died directly or indirectly by his hand in earlier years was by no means small.
Naturally, he felt no great burden when killing now. What's more, these were members of the Treasure Hoarders.
Unlike how they were portrayed in the game, the Treasure Hoarders of Teyvat weren't just simple grave robbers. As long as there was treasure, there was nothing they wouldn't dare to do.
Killing and plundering were as casual as eating and drinking. They wouldn't even spare their own kind, as they were, after all, just a rabble seeking wealth, devoid of any genuine camaraderie.
So, after Bai Luo killed their leader with a single blow, they scattered like birds and monkeys, disappearing into the woods without a trace.
"Remember! My name is Tartaglia! Don't come looking for the wrong person when you seek revenge!" Watching the retreating group, Bai Luo didn't forget to announce his name.
Trtaglia was a Harbinger, and he, Bai Luo, was also a Harbinger. Roughly speaking, Bai Luo was equivalent to Tartaglia.
Anyway, this group wouldn't actually go looking for the person named Tartaglia. Let him bear the blame... no, this couldn't be called blame; it should be a good reputation for acting chivalrously. I'm truly a great benefactor.
Only Qiqi looked at Bai Luo with a slightly bewildered expression. Wasn't his name Luo Bai?
The herbs Baizhu asked Qiqi to gather were actually arranged by Ningguang. If Qiqi were to do it alone, she probably wouldn't be back for at least ten days to half a month.
After all, the edicts often went awry and would take up a lot of time. But with Bai Luo, they gathered all the herbs in less than three days, with only one last ingredient remaining.
"Lizard? Is it this kind?" Bai Luo casually picked up a lizard from a rock crevice and asked. This type of lizard liked to gather in damp places; you could find a handful easily, it wasn't rare at all.
"A bit bigger than this one." Qiqi had caught lizards before, but her memory wasn't very good. She only remembered that this particular lizard liked to burrow underground and was very troublesome to deal with, requiring a long chase to get some of its medicinal properties.
"Oh, that thing, a Geovishap Hatchling?" Those little guys that rolled around everywhere reminded Bai Luo of Sayu.
Not catching her that day in Inazuma had always been a regret for Bai Luo. When he went to Inazuma, he should look for her; he couldn't leave that regret, could he? He would bring some carrots and loach pearls, and preferably some Sunsettias. She would surely love them.
"I think that's the name." Qiqi recalled carefully; it was indeed a Geovishap, no problem. But upon reaching the location, Bai Luo fell silent.
"You call this thing... a lizard?" Looking at the massive creature sleeping in the cave, even though Bai Luo had mentally prepared himself, he never expected it to be this thing.
The colossal beast was covered in red crystals, with some red patterns distributed on its rock-like body. As it lay in the cave, it occasionally snorted.
But what it snorted out was not a foul-smelling gas, but scorching flames. Even dozens of meters away, Bai Luo still felt the scorching heat of the flames.
"A bigger lizard."
"..." That wasn't wrong, it was indeed bigger, but whether it was actually a lizard was still debatable. Perhaps Collei, who studied in Sumeru, could identify the specific species of this thing?
Placing her herbal basket aside, Qiqi rolled up her sleeves, ready to go down and deal with it. And judging by her demeanor... she seemed to be used to doing this.
"Do you often do this?"
"Yes, it's very well-behaved, just not cute."
"..." Not cute was certainly evident, but whether it was well-behaved... was hard to say.
"Leave this to me. I'll give it a try." Bai Luo still couldn't imagine how this little girl, who was smaller than one of its claws, managed to fight such a large Geovishap.
In fact, on the bright side, at least it was just an Ancient Geovishap, not Azhdaha.
After Bai Luo concealed himself, he descended from the sky. The One-Winged Angel's attire made him lose the ability to glide, but granted him immunity to fall damage. Hmm... it was still a good trade-off. Perhaps he would acquire a flying character in the future.
Bai Luo's arrival did not attract the Ancient Geovishap's attention; it remained lying there, snoring deeply. After all, Bai Luo's invisibility ability was enough to fool the Seven Archons. Even when Bai Luo brazenly climbed onto its body, it didn't notice.
"This should be it, right?" Drawing his dagger from his lower back, Bai Luo looked at the red crystal on the Ancient Geovishap's back.
This thing was called a "Juvenile Jade." It was a crystalline substance found only on Ancient Geovishaps, containing the potential to become a dragon.
This crystalline substance usually slumbered within Geovishaps in the mountains, but after leaving the Geovishap's body, it would turn into a dull crystal.
There was a popular legend in Liyue that the power of the Geovishap accumulated over the years, and this crystal would eventually replace the Geovishap's original heart, and the Geovishap would become a true dragon, capable of shaking mountains and tearing the earth.
This crystal could not only help some cultivators break through their own shackles but could also be ground into a medicinal ingredient, with the effects of clearing eyes and unblocking meridians.
Because of these magical properties, its price naturally wouldn't be low; it was said to be more valuable than top-grade Wangsheng Incense. It should be noted that top-grade Wangsheng Incense cost 3 million Mora.
However, considering the difficulty of obtaining it, its high price seemed understandable.
However, removing it was not an easy task. According to Qiqi's notes, it required hitting it more than ten times to dislodge one. If Bai Luo used his dagger, it would probably take a little more time.
After locating the spot, Bai Luo raised his hand and brought down his dagger, striking the connection point between the Juvenile Jade and the Ancient Geovishap.
"Crack—" Faint blue currents flashed across the Ancient Geovishap's body. The snoring beast was actually paralyzed by the sudden attack. You're paralyzed!
"Was that a critical hit?" Looking at the Juvenile Jade that had been knocked off in one go, and then at the Ancient Geovishap, which had just been jolted awake and looked bewildered, Bai Luo realized what had happened.
The paralysis effect added by his passive skill was quite different from the attributes of Teyvat. In a certain game, skeletons could bleed, stone golems could be petrified, fire dragons could be set ablaze, and electro-wielders could be paralyzed.
After the reverse-blade sword was imbued with the non-lethal effect, even stabbing someone's heart wouldn't kill them; it was simply torture.
So he was already considering whether to try chopping Electro Slimes; perhaps he could achieve the special achievement of paralyzing an Electro Slime.
Bai Luo's act of cutting off the Juvenile Jade was already considered an attack, so he naturally exited his invisible state, and he was detected by the Ancient Geovishap.
"RUA—" It was bad enough being bullied by a mere herbalist child regularly; now another one came along, and had even taken the Juvenile Jade from its body.
Could it tolerate this? Its sharp claws fiercely struck the ground, and its twin eyes, glowing with a crimson light, were locked onto Bai Luo.
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