Chapter 235 - Chapter 235: Chapter 228: Entering the Green Demon Forest 1 (1/2)

Chapter 235: Chapter 228: Entering the Green Demon Forest 1

Listening to the meaning of the second brother’s words, even the merely formidable wild bees in the mountains possess night vision capabilities.

The real Green Demon Bees must be even stronger.

Even if it’s just an original Green Demon Bee, it must be an extremely terrifying entity.

Qin Niu brought 20,000 termites this time, more than 4,000 of which had the ability to control or attack the mind, and he also prepared an Advanced Contract Talisman. He was quite well-prepared and naturally would not settle for just catching any ordinary wild bee.

Heading out from the inn with the basket on his back, the street was indeed even busier than he had anticipated.

There were people browsing the night market everywhere.

There were also more stalls than during the day.

Everyone seemed to prefer the trading atmosphere shrouded in the cover of night.

Perhaps they felt it was more secretive, making it easier to purchase some ‘black market items’ that were hard to obtain during the day.

For example, goods obtained from murder and looting are difficult to dispose of during the day but can fetch a good price at night.

When Qin Niu was ready to leave, he planned to deal with his silver and gold notes.

Since he still did not know how many days he would stay, he naturally would not act rashly.

With the basket on his back, he strode toward the direction of Black Stone Village, not far from the market town.

Or rather, the center of the market town, after years of expansion, had already extended to Black Stone Village.

People bustled like smoke.

It’s not just market towns; even a city’s downtown can slowly shift over time.

The prosperity of Hundred Leaf Town was almost entirely driven by Black Stone Village.

Without these adventurers and ‘gold diggers,’ it would rapidly wither and become just an ordinary small town.

Along the way, Qin Niu could still see sparsely scattered stallholders.

Some were carrying oil lamps, while others fully emulated the Ghost Market, laying out their merchandise in pitch darkness. Some even simply sat there without displaying any goods.

What were these people doing?

To sell goods, one had to display them, right? Even writing a sign or shouting would be better!

Like Qin Niu, there were quite a few people carrying tools into the mountains to hunt for bees.

Some had formed small teams of two or three, or even up to five people.

Others were lone adventurers.

Those who were a bit slimmer and dressed head to toe in protective gear were mostly female adventurers.

Qin Niu did not wish to deal with anyone, for he had a treasure map and had no intention of sharing it with anyone.

Some adventurers had purchased expensive protective gear, covering their bodies with thorough protection.

Some held bee-catching nets in their hands.

Others were carrying large wooden barrels, apparently prepared to gather honey.

Hornets do not produce honey; it is only honeybees that do.

Looking at the attire of those carrying barrels, they were clearly locals. Surely the various raw honeys sold in the market town were harvested by these people from the mountains.

This meant that besides killer bees, there were also honeybees in the mountains.

After walking out of the market town’s streets, the road slowly became rough and uneven.

Weeds grew on both sides.

There were many paths leading into the mountains.

Some chose the less traveled paths, while others took the main path.

Since Qin Niu was here for the first time, he chose the main path. No other reason, just that it was more populated, with free guides.

Just as he was about to enter the mountains, a vast bamboo forest spread out before him.

People were entering the forest in droves.

Qin Niu, with hearing far superior to the average person, faintly heard the sound of wings flapping above the bamboo forest. Looking up, with the help of the dim moonlight, he could see several beehive-like structures.

It seemed that no one was interested in these ordinary wild bees; they simply pushed forward.

The conversation between two adventurers ahead was clearly audible to Qin Niu.

“Brother Wang, do you know why there are even more people entering the mountains to catch bees at night? If it were during the day, just trying to pass through this bamboo forest would be extremely difficult.”

“Is there something special about this bamboo forest?”

“This forest is home to at least a million poisonous bees. They can’t see at night, so as long as they aren’t provoked, there’s no problem. During the day, however, whether it’s humans or wild animals, passing through here is seen as an invasion. The bees will form swarms and launch their fiercest attacks on the intruders.”

“What’s to fear? I’ve bought a full set of protective gear, I’m covered head to

toe.”

H

Heh, many who think like you end up stung into a swollen mess. Protective nets costing less than ten silver money, no matter how well-promoted or sturdy the seller claims it is, can be easily torn apart by the sheer number of wild bees here. A single wild bee may not be formidable, but in the thousands, they can secrete venom that, sprayed onto the gear, can blind a person who gets it in their eyes in an instant.

If it gets on the skin, it can immediately cause blisters to form, more painful than boiling water burns.”

Cobras and other highly venomous snakes can also spray their venom to attack enemies.

Unexpectedly, these wild bees have the same ability.

The bamboo forest was much larger than he had imagined.

After traversing for over a quarter of an hour, they finally made it through.

Beyond the bamboo forest, they had entered the mountainous region.

Small rolling hills continued on, but according to the map’s description, there were larger mountains, not just one but a chain of them.

After passing through the bamboo forest, the adventurers began to go their separate ways.

Some lit oil lamps, ready to use them to find the wild bees.

Little did they know, as soon as the oil lamps were lit, the buzzing of bee wings resonated.

Multitudes of wild bees descended upon the source of light.

“Ouch… Ah… Somebody help!”

That adventurer was instantly in trouble, stung by the wild bees, and screamed in agony.

Instinctively, he picked up his oil lamp and started to run back.

Not realizing that this was a fatal mistake.

As soon as he entered the bamboo forest, he alarmed even more bee swarms, with each one assaulting him.

“Quick, extinguish the oil lamp and lie on the ground, don’t move.”

A local yelled at the adventurer.