Strongest Lord by Opening Blind Boxes

Chapter 51: Chapter 51: Another Resource Point Discovered

「The Chaotic Stone Slope, north of Eggshell Village.」

The Floating Mountain, like a giant hot air balloon, drifted slowly across the sky, heading north.

Atop the Floating Mountain, Wang Yi stood at the cliff’s edge. With his hands clasped behind his back, he gazed down at the forest below, an air of profound mystery about him.

Parked beside him was the Crossbow Machine Carriage, and next to it stood Yang Qingxiu and Pang Damao, their eyes wide with disbelief.

Wang Yi had been planning to explore the north and happened to run into Yang Qingxiu, who was heading up the mountain to gather herbs, so he brought her along.

As for Pang Damao, Wang Yi brought him along so he could get a bird’s-eye view of the forest and continue improving the map of the surrounding area.

Wang Yi had seen the map Pang Damao drew. It was simple, easy to understand, and quite commendable.

”I’ve heard that Immortals can move mountains and part the seas, pluck the stars and grasp the moon. It’s really true! B-Boss... you’re incredible.”

Yang Qingxiu exclaimed excitedly, her heart pounding like a drum. She didn’t dare to look at Wang Yi.

Pang Damao, however, hurriedly took out a Fur Brush and a piece of Beast Skin. Glancing down below, he began to record and sketch, his arm trembling.

Wang Yi was also feeling quite pleased. Gazing down, he took in the entire forest landscape, noting that while the woods of North Mountain were dense, there didn’t seem to be many wild animals.

After piloting the Floating Mountain forward for a little longer, Wang Yi suddenly received a system notification: ”Ding! A Level 1 Resource Point has been discovered.”

”Ding! Would you like to activate the current Resource Point? Once activated, a powerful Red-scaled Python will immediately spawn at this location.”

Wang Yi’s heart leaped with joy. ’I’ve finally received this kind of notification!’ He brought the Floating Mountain to a hover and peered down, spotting a mountain stream that was faintly glowing.

The stream flowed through what looked like a chiseled mountain pass, about a hundred meters long, with steep cliffs on either side. At its widest, the pass was twenty to thirty feet across, while even its narrowest point was wide enough for a horse to gallop through.

Wang Yi knew that had to be the Resource Point.

”What place is that down there?”

Wang Yi asked, turning to Pang Damao and Yang Qingxiu.

Yang Qingxiu said, ”That’s the Old Mountain Stream. The last time... last time, we were injured right here. The cliffs are steep, but there’s a lot of Hemostatic Grass and Fire Silk Grass!”

’Hemostatic Grass, Fire Silk Grass? It really is a Resource Point!’

Wang Yi nodded, then immediately climbed onto the Crossbow Machine Carriage. He turned the key to start it and said, ”Prepare for battle!”

”Battle?”

Yang Qingxiu and Pang Damao were both startled.

”There’s a Red-scaled Python here. Watch me slay it!”

As he spoke, Wang Yi communicated with the system and chose to activate the Resource Point.

The next moment, in Wang Yi’s field of vision, a golden light flashed within the Old Mountain Stream. Then, with a BOOM, a fiery red head smashed through the cliff face, emerged from the ravine, and looked up toward the Floating Mountain.

It was, of course, the Red-scaled Python. Its head was larger than a washbasin and looked utterly terrifying.

Yang Qingxiu let out a terrified gasp. Pointing at the Red-scaled Python below, she stammered, ”H-how is there such a huge snake hiding here? I’ve never seen it before. It could eat a person, couldn’t it?”

Pang Damao said, ”Forget eating a person! A snake that big could swallow a water buffalo whole!”

Wang Yi said, ”A pity it’s not convenient to capture it alive. I’ll just kill it then.”

A torrent of Flying Light Arrows poured out, strafing the Red-scaled Python on the cliff face.

The Red-scaled Python took a few hits and let out a furious roar, its body rapidly climbing and slithering along the ravine’s cliffs.

Wang Yi estimated its body to be nearly twenty meters long. A snake of that size would cause absolute panic if it existed in the real world.

A moment later, the Red-scaled Python coiled up on the mountaintop above the Old Mountain Stream. It stared intently at Wang Yi, its great maw half-open, HISSING endlessly.

The Floating Mountain was suspended in mid-air, leaving the Red-scaled Python completely unable to fight back. All it could do was take the punishment. Yet, it didn’t even try to flee. Instead, it maintained a ferocious posture, stubbornly enduring the barrage. Soon, its body was riddled with holes from the Flying Light Arrows. Finally, its proud head was blasted into a blurry mess, and it collapsed in unwilling defeat.

”Ding! Congratulations on defeating the Resource Point guardian. Resource Point activating. Calculating...”

”Ding! A Level 1 Grass and Wood Resource Point has appeared. This is a permanent Resource Point that can produce Hemostatic Grass and Fire Silk Grass. Resources will automatically refresh after being gathered. The maximum daily output is three thousand stalks of Hemostatic Grass and two thousand stalks of Fire Silk Grass!”

”Ding! As an additional reward, the Hemostatic Pill recipe and Fire Dragon Oil crafting instructions have been granted. They have been added as loot drops from the Red-scaled Python. Please inspect them at your convenience!”

As the system notifications sounded, the Red-scaled Python’s body rapidly dissolved into light and vanished. Two glittering golden Scrolls were left behind on the mountaintop. A light flashed over the Old Mountain Stream, and a gentle breeze blew past; it had now completely transformed into a Resource Point.

Wang Yi steered the Floating Mountain down to land on the mountaintop. He quickly collected the items dropped by the Red-scaled Python: the Hemostatic Pill recipe and the Fire Dragon Oil crafting instructions.

[Hemostatic Pill Recipe: Take one whole, fresh stalk of Hemostatic Grass (must be from a Resource Point), including the roots. Add a small amount of yellow clay, grind into a fine powder, and roll into a pill. Air-dry to create a Hemostatic Pill. The pill can be ingested or crushed and applied to external wounds to quickly stop bleeding and provide a mild pain-relieving effect. Hemostatic Pills have a shelf life of six months, after which their efficacy is greatly reduced. Storing them in a jade bottle will significantly extend their shelf life.]

[Fire Dragon Oil Crafting Instructions: Soak Fire Silk Grass from a Resource Point in pine resin oil. Boil over a high flame until the Fire Silk Grass dissolves and the oil becomes clear. This creates Fire Dragon Oil. Fire Dragon Oil ignites when exposed to strong wind, rapidly generating intense heat. After igniting, a strong impact can trigger a minor explosion.]

’Huh, this Hemostatic Pill and Fire Dragon Oil are interesting. They don’t seem difficult to make at all. Even an ordinary person could probably craft them easily.’

After a moment’s thought, Wang Yi landed the Floating Mountain completely. He then said to Pang Damao and Yang Qingxiu, ”I’m going to stay here for a while. You two go gather some Hemostatic Grass and Fire Silk Grass. Remember, pull them up by the roots!”

Pang Damao and Yang Qingxiu naturally had no objections. The two of them spent the better part of the day working in the Old Mountain Stream, gathering a total of 300 stalks of Hemostatic Grass and 160 stalks of Fire Silk Grass.

Simply gathering the Hemostatic Grass and Fire Silk Grass wasn’t strenuous at all; you could pull them out with two fingers. The problem was that the two herbs were scattered across the cliffs on both sides of the Old Mountain Stream. Gathering the ones growing in high or precarious places took some effort.

’Once this area is developed, as long as we set up ladders, railings, safety ropes, and so on, it shouldn’t take much manpower to gather three thousand stalks of Hemostatic Grass and two thousand stalks of Fire Silk Grass each day. Once they get the hang of it, one or two people would be enough!’

Wang Yi thought to himself that his territory was still short on labor. As for how to arrange for people to gather the Hemostatic Grass and Fire Silk Grass, he decided to tell Jelena about the Old Mountain Stream when he got back and let her handle the overall management.

Wang Yi continued his exploration. He piloted the Floating Mountain over North Mountain and traveled for nearly ten more li. He saw a lot of scenery, but unfortunately, made no further discoveries.

By the time Wang Yi returned to Eggshell Village, it was nearly dusk. He checked his personal information panel and saw that he had consumed exactly 600 points of Chaos Energy.

’I flew at least sixty or seventy li today. Based on my consumption, it seems ten points of Chaos Energy can fly the Floating Mountain for about one li...’

Wang Yi mused on this for a moment, then headed for the First Mess Hall.

At that moment, inside the First Mess Hall, Jelena was ”paying” the villagers their wages. However, the wage calculations weren’t complete yet, so for today, they were still being paid in food: ”braised beef,” ”Crispy Fried Small Fish,” and ”Vegetable Soup.”

Of course, Wang Yi had taken all these supplies from the Chaos Warehouse in advance.

The villagers were all smiles, very satisfied with this arrangement.

The ”braised beef” and ”Crispy Fried Small Fish” produced by the Gourmet Processing Plant were delicacies fit for the gods. Who wouldn’t love them?

But before Wang Yi could go over and tell his precious daughter about the Old Mountain Stream, the adorable little girl ran over happily and beat him to it, saying, ”Father, I led a team to challenge the General’s Tomb today and got a treasure! Come and see what it is!”