Absolute Death Game-Chapter 375 - 21 Tomb Raider’s Talisman_2

The two descended to the base of the mountain, this time without stopping, they followed the map left by the blacksmith, and walked straight ahead. The road stretched as far as the eye could see, wide and flat, much like a highway leading to the mortal realm.

Not far from either side of the road stood towering statues, extending on for what seemed like over a thousand, apparently part of the Immortal Palace’s defense system.

The two continued along the road, and after about half an hour, they saw the path on the map veering into the forest. They stepped off the road onto the soft grassland, and after a short walk, sporadic trees began to appear. As they reached the edge of the forest, Xiao Buli looked ahead to see the trees within were significantly denser, and a forbidding white mist shrouded the area, a stark contrast to the tranquil and beautiful scenery outside.

Turning to look back at the path they came from, it was already concealed in clouds and fog that had risen at some unknown time.

Xiao Buli suddenly felt a bit worried, whether entering the dense forest so rashly might be dangerous. Fortunately, he had some life-saving skills. With this thought, he felt a bit more stable, opened the map to check the location of the mine, which was not too far from where they were. He took a step forward, with Yi Xuan closely following behind. Here, Xiao Buli had become his pillar of strength.

The two advanced extremely cautiously, as after all, this was the Immortal Realm, and they had no standard for measuring the capabilities of its people and animals. A rabbit here might very well take their lives. Yi Xuan was now somewhat regretting accepting this damned mission, thinking perhaps it would have been wiser to heed his master’s advice and just wander around the city before returning.

"Look," Xiao Buli suddenly spoke, his voice tinged with excitement. Yi Xuan, who was worried and wearing headphones, jumped with a start and quickly looked in Xiao Buli’s direction. Right where they had just passed, there was a treasure chest, so surprising that Yi Xuan wouldn’t have noticed it if Xiao Buli hadn’t called out to him. It seemed as if the chest had popped out of nowhere.

"This might be a treasure chest left by the Ancient Immortals," Xiao Buli said cautiously, running up to the side of the chest and inspecting it closely without touching it. After all, he was experiencing this game in real time, and a sudden dart or poison gas, although not fatal, would be quite a blow.

In contrast, Yi Xuan didn’t share those worries. Seeing the half-buried treasure chest, he immediately jumped over to it but struggled to open it after hopping on it for a while.

"What are you doing?" Xiao Buli asked, watching as Yi Xuan’s actions seemed bizarre and erratic, like someone with a mental disorder. If Xiao Buli were playing on a computer, this would be like watching those real-life imitation videos of Demon Beasts; actions that looked normal in-game appeared ridiculous when done by a person.

"I can’t open it," Yi Xuan typed back, "This chest seems to be just part of the game background, there’s no icon to unlock it."

Xiao Buli felt it odd, as it made no sense for the chest to be unopenable when they could clearly see it. Walking over and crouching down, he saw that the lock of the chest was buried in the dirt. With a gentle scrape of his hand, the soil was surprisingly loose, and after a few scoops, he pulled the chest out of the ground.

"You can dig in the soil?? How come I can’t do it? What skill is this?" Yi Xuan was surprised by Xiao Buli once again within just over an hour they’d known each other. He had seen other players but had never encountered someone as peculiar as Xiao Buli. Several times he had suspected that Xiao Buli might actually be an NPC.

"Ah, this is a basic skill I’ve learned. Didn’t you learn it? What was your initial profession?" Xiao Buli asked.

"A woodcutter," Yi Xuan replied truthfully.

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"Ah, no wonder. Different initial professions," Xiao Buli muttered, making things up randomly. "You should learn a few more basic professions."

"Ah? No wonder, when I first entered the game, I took a mission and made a lot of money all at once, so I didn’t really learn those basic skills," Yi Xuan replied, feeling relieved. It seemed he still had a lot to learn as a newcomer.

Xiao Buli didn’t care what he typed, he simply took out his sword and smashed the lock, opened the chest, and inside were stones gleaming with a rainbow luster, which appeared to be the legendary Spirit Stones. Xiao Buli reached out to take one, but as soon as his hand touched it, the stones transformed into a beam of light that entered his body.

System prompt: Opened ’Treasure Chest Covered with Dirt,’ obtained 27 Spirit Stones.

Haha, it seemed that Spirit Stones were not extremely rare, which was good news for Xiao Buli.

"Locks can be blown up?" Yi Xuan puzzled once again.

"That’s a skill I’ve learned," Xiao Buli replied lazily, not bothering to make up a reason this time, and turned to continue walking forward.

Seeing the empty treasure chest, Yi Xuan felt a little disappointed, but since Xiao Buli had found the chest, it didn’t feel right to ask for a share of the Spirit Stones. He could only follow again, hoping for some good luck of his own.

"It’d be great if we had a metal detector or something, it would probably increase the chances of finding treasure chests," Yi Xuan typed casually.

Xiao Buli found the idea amusing; a metal detector, did he think this was some science and exploration game? Wait, a thought flickered through Xiao Buli’s mind, and he suddenly stopped in his tracks. What was it? Something key was eluding him. It seemed he might have something similar, but he couldn’t recall anything about a metal detector.