Benjamin had only one thought in his mind, and that was to finish it off quickly before it caused any more trouble. Under his frantic attack, the leader of the misty crows let out a miserable scream and fell to the ground.
[You have killed the leader of the misty crows]
[You have obtained 3% of the source of the world]
[You have obtained Misty Treasure Chest]
Picking up the black treasure chest that had fallen to the ground, Benjamin let out a long sigh of relief as his taut nerves finally relaxed. A look of relief appeared on his face.
“I was careless. I never thought I would almost die at the hands of a Misty Crow. Should I say it is worthy of being an extraordinary creature?”
Benjamin muttered to himself, his heart filled with emotion. He checked his character status and found that he still had 25% of his health left. He could feel his heart still pounding violently as if to remind him of the danger he had just escaped.
Benjamin had emptied his storage space to increase the power of the exploding scarecrow and had only brought two Red Crystal Fruits. The rest of the space was filled with Explosive Fruits, and he had not brought any recovery items. This accident had taught Benjamin a valuable lesson, reminding him not to become arrogant.
“If the Misty Crow leader had dealt me another blow just now, I would have been lying on the ground, cold and dead by now,”
Benjamin said, still shaken. After this incident, Benjamin was much more careful in the next operation.
Fortunately, not every Misty Crow is as strong as the leader, and Benjamin completed the task very smoothly.
[You have completed the side task: Misty Crow]
[The space system has distributed the reward to the contractor's storage space]
“The task is complete. It seems that all the Misty Crows in this area should be here, which means that the side with the dead tree is basically unguarded. We can go check to see if there are any good things,”
Benjamin thought to himself, his eyes sparkling with anticipation.
He piled all the Misty Crows in front of him and then performed [Collection]. However, all he obtained were white materials such as [Misty Crow Feathers] and [Misty Crow Eyes], and only the materials obtained from the Misty Crow leader were of green quality.
This result was very disappointing to Benjamin.
Then he thought of the fact that misty crows like to bring shiny things they collect back to the nest to decorate it, so he set his sights on the misty crow's nest. Benjamin carefully approached the dead tree, thinking that a thief should never leave empty-handed. He first tested the tree with a stone to make sure it was safe and then climbed up the tree to take a look.
He was pleasantly surprised by the result.
After carefully storing everything that could fit in the storage space, Benjamin couldn't wait to return to the camp.
Back in the gondola, Benjamin didn't waste any time and started shoving chunks of meat into his mouth. These were the recovery items he had accumulated over the past few days. The space in the storage space was frozen in time, so the meat wouldn't spoil if stored there. Benjamin's movements were a little hurried as if a person who had been hungry for a long time had finally seen food.
“Belch~”
Seeing that his HP has finally returned to 100%, Benjamin stops what he is doing and burps. These meat blocks are the lowest-grade white-quality recovery items. The recovery effect is not very good, but the food is much better than ordinary barbecue. Benjamin is a little full now, and he leans against the edge of the hammock, gently rubbing his stomach.
Benjamin calms down and finally has time to take stock of his recent haul. He takes everything out of the storage space and adds the items he left in the gondola for Fluffy to guard before leaving: Green Treasure Chest, Misty Treasure Chest, Revolver, Shattered Rubies ×2, Shattered Topaz ×1, various ingredients, and various recovery items.
Yesterday, he was so busy thinking about a plan to complete the task that he completely forgot about opening the treasure chests. When he cleaned out his storage space in the morning, he threw everything out without paying attention to what was in it, so he kept putting it off until now. As he looked at the items in front of him, a gleam of anticipation shone in his eyes.
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These were all the rewards Benjamin had obtained since entering the initial space, and he could also add the [Explosive Fruit] from the ammunition depot. Benjamin already had a plan in mind. He was going to use up all the remaining [Explosive Fruit] there tomorrow and complete the side task “Ecological Balance”.
Thanks to the successful completion of the side task, Benjamin has gained another skill in his Active skill bar –Summon Misty Crows.
Summon Misty Crows (Growth-type Active Skill)
Quality: EX
Skill effect 1: [Summon Crows] Summon Misty Crows and command them to act. (Current number of Misty Crows you can control: 1)
Skill effect 2: [Crow Flock] When the number of Misty Crows reaches a certain level, you will gain a group effect. (Current group effect: none)
Description: A skill with great potential, but it takes time to grow. The Misty Crows you summon cannot enter the Summoned Creature space and must live outside.
[Note: EX quality skills cannot be upgraded]
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Misty Crow
Quality: EX
Category: Permanent Summoned Creature
HP: 100% (CON ×10 base HP)
MP: 30
STR: 2 (Half of Contractor's base STR)
AGI: 2 (Half ofContractor's base AGI)
CON: 2 (Half ofContractor's base CON)
INT: 3 (Half ofContractor's base INT)
CHR: 2 (Half ofContractor's base CHR)
LUK: 1
Talents 1: [Resurgence] The Misty Crow will respawn after 7 days and will not lose any combat power.
Talent 2: [Misty Veil] The Misty Crow carries a veil of mist around it, which can affect the vision of other creatures and provide concealment.
Talent 3: [Soul Accumulation] The Misty Crow stores the soul energy it accumulates during hunting. When a certain amount of soul energy is reached, a sibling will be born. Other energies can be injected into the body of the newborn Misty Crow to give it additional attributes.
Skill 1: [Keen Senses LV.MAX] The Misty Crow has keen vision and a keen sense of smell, making it a good scout.
Skill 2: [Bite LV.MAX] Attacks with beak and claws, dealing 4 damage (STR+AGI).
Skill 3: [Misty Curse LV.1] Consumes 10 MP to attack the enemy with a curse. If the enemy fails the judgment, it will take 2 true damage per second for 5 seconds. Cooldown: 30 minutes.
Skill 4: [Self-detonation LV.MAX] Launches a suicide attack, dealing 30 (INT x 10) explosion damage to the caster and inflicting the Misty Curse on the target.
Skill 5: [Attach LV.MAX] Each Misty Crow occupies 5 MP of the contractor. When a Misty Crow dies, its owner recovers its MP and is also given 5 MP.
Summary: One of the characteristics of summoned creatures is that they consume a lot of MP.
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This is the first growth-type skill Benjamin has seen, and its growth potential is quite huge. However, the fact that this skill consumes MP is a bit of a letdown. Benjamin took a closer look at his character attributes and sure enough, he noticed that his MP had increased to 65. This change made him feel a little helpless, and he frowned slightly.
“Forget it, increasing the INT attribute can increase MP. I'll find something to increase MP later, there should be something in the space,”Benjamin comforted himself.
Benjamin's perception of the misty crow flying outside the gondola made Benjamin sigh inwardly that it was good to have a scout. Not only could the misty crow carry out reconnaissance tasks, but it was also not afraid of consumption, in contrast to Fluffy, who was just good-looking. After comparing the two, the idea of using Fluffy to make soup came to Benjamin's mind again...