Zhou Heng agreed without thinking.
"Brother Bear Overlord, just give the order, and I will definitely go all out."
"Good good good, as expected of the talent personally recommended by the Town Chief."
Black Bear Overlord patted Zhou Heng's shoulder again and sent Zhou Heng a mission.
【Black Bear Guild Branch Vice President "Black Bear Overlord" has issued you the mission "Blazing Fire Collection"】
【Mission Description: Collect 1000 stalks of Blazing Fire】
【Mission Duration: 2 days】
【Mission Reward: Flame Gauntlets (Skill) (Prerequisite); 1000 Copper Coins】
After the mission was issued, Black Bear Overlord took out the "Flame Gauntlets" skill book, and as he stuffed it into Zhou Heng's hand, he said.
"Little Heng, make sure to complete this mission within two days."
"Don't look at the average mission reward, these Flame Gauntlets are a rare and hard-to-come-by skill."
Zhou Heng looked at the Flame Gauntlets in his hand, and a piece of information appeared on his retina.
Flame Gauntlets
Quality: Simple (Simple, Average, Complex, Obscure, Profound, Mysterious, Heavenly Book, Wordless)
Consumes 3 magic points, can cover hands with a layer of flame substance, can offset fire attribute damage less than 10 points.
Lasts 10s, after 10s continuously consumes 1/s.
Cooldown: 20s
Learning Condition: None
This is a skill that can be considered to have a cooldown or not, as long as there are enough magic points, it can basically be kept on permanently.
After putting away the skill, Zhou Heng got up and left.
According to the coordinates given by Black Bear Overlord, the Blazing Fire is located three kilometers north of Little Bird Town, where the monsters are only level one or two, posing no life danger.
Half an hour later, Zhou Heng arrived at his destination.
【You have discovered a special area: Blazing Fire Fountain】
【Experience +1】
Obviously, in the Boundless and Endless World, discovering new maps gives experience. Although it's small, even a mosquito's leg is meat.
Zhou Heng surveyed the entire "Blazing Fire Fountain". Although it was called a fountain, it was actually a pond covered in lava. Just getting close, he could feel a wave of scorching heat sweeping over him.
【You have suffered scorching heat damage】
【Health -1】
Zhou Heng took a deep breath. As expected, Black Bear Guild's missions were not that easy to accept. Collecting these 1000 Blazing Fire might cost him one or two resurrection opportunities.
How precious were the three free resurrection opportunities obtained upon logging into the Boundless and Endless World? Zhou Heng would absolutely not waste such resurrection opportunities on Black Bear Guild.
Walking into the Blazing Fire Fountain, Zhou Heng prepared to see how this Blazing Fire was to be collected.
But just as he approached the nearest part of the Blazing Fire Fountain, the lava inside suddenly became active, constantly bubbling up from the bottom, and then "pop pop pop" it exploded in all directions.
Zhou Heng subconsciously retreated several steps to avoid being damaged by the material from the exploding bubbles. At the same time, he saw what floated out after the bubbles burst.
They were fiery red flames that looked like flower buds.
Blazing Fire
Magic: 7-7
Quality: Inferior
Can be used to forge some special products, but seems to have some unknown uses.
【You are new here and know nothing about many things in the Boundless and Endless World, even if you possess decent theoretical knowledge, it is limited to some well-known matters】
【Destiny gives you a prompt】
【Destiny Prompt One: As a key substance for melting Black Water Grass, using it can melt Black Water Grass into Black Water Purulent Gel at an extremely fast speed.】
【Destiny Prompt Two: No one knows that Blazing Fire has an even more terrifying use. When used with Flame Gauntlets, Blazing Fire can be slowly absorbed, continuously evolving Flame Gauntlets until it evolves into the general skill "Burning Rage". However, for some reasons, few people know about it.】
Zhou Heng's eyes narrowed, and then the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl upwards.
"I didn't expect this seemingly ordinary flame to have such a powerful effect."
People living in this area all know that Blazing Fire is countered by Flame Gauntlets and can be collected using Flame Gauntlets, but who would have thought that this resource is the key product for upgrading Flame Gauntlets? But why is it rarely known?
Zhou Heng couldn't figure out the reason, so he simply extended his hand and cast the skill "Flame Gauntlets".
The next second, his right hand was covered with a layer of pale scorching flame.
This layer of flame was very strange. From the outside, its scorching heat could be felt, but on the skin of his right hand touching it, not even a trace of temperature could be felt.
Looking at the floating Blazing Fire, Zhou Heng extended his hand without hesitation and used the Flame Gauntlets to grab the Blazing Fire in his hand.
However, several minutes passed, and Zhou Heng holding the Blazing Fire did not trigger effects like fusion, devouring, or absorption.
"Could it be that my method is wrong?"
Zhou Heng tentatively controlled the Flame Gauntlets to squeeze the Blazing Fire. Soon, he keenly noticed that as the Flame Gauntlet continuously applied force, the size of the Blazing Fire became significantly smaller.
It works!
Zhou Heng was overjoyed and sped up the movement of his hand.
One minute later, the Blazing Fire in his hand was successfully absorbed.
【You absorbed Blazing Fire, Flame Gauntlets have changed, they have evolved autonomously】
【You obtained "Flame Gauntlets" (Simple+)】
Flame Gauntlets
Quality: Simple+
Consumes 3 magic points, can cover hands with a layer of flame substance, can offset fire attribute damage less than 15 points.
Lasts 10s, after 10s continuously consumes 1/2s.
Cooldown: 20s
Learning Condition: None
Evolved to Simple+ Flame Gauntlets, the continuous magic consumption has decreased.
Zhou Heng glanced at his magic. After harvesting the pasture grass, his total magic value was 60 points.
Casting Flame Gauntlets for one minute consumed a total of 53 magic points.
In other words, without means of magic recovery, it would be difficult for him to harvest a large amount of Blazing Fire in a short time.
"Should I buy consumables myself or..."
Zhou Heng looked at the initial funds of 100 copper coins in his funds bar and fell silent.
Every player who logs into the Boundless and Endless World will have 100 copper coins and three resurrection opportunities.
If he were to buy potions with this money in the spawn area, he could at most buy 2 health potions or mana potions. The rest would have to be obtained by farming or buying.
A small mana potion can restore 100 magic points, of which 30 points are instantly restored, and the remaining 70 points are restored slowly over time.
If Zhou Heng used all the money he had to buy mana potions, not to mention how long two potions would last, just the recovery cap would definitely overflow. If his magic didn't exceed one hundred points, anyone using it would feel the pinch.
After some thought, Zhou Heng decided to fleece the Black Bear Guild.
Anyway, based on the current situation, he should be on the opposite side of the Black Bear Guild.
So, if he didn't fleece them and paid out of his own pocket, wouldn't he be a fool?
【You have diligently studied and worked hard, and your long-term struggle has paid off at this moment. You have decided to take a gamble on resources. As the saying goes, the timid starve, and the bold thrive.】
【Destiny gives you a prompt】
【Destiny Prompt One: Return to Black Bear Guild, find the irritable Black Bear Overlord, and use your linguistic charm to obtain a certain amount of "Small Mana Potions," which are early-stage resources much weaker than mana potions.】
【Destiny Prompt Two: Thanks to the loss of the "Guild Heart" and guild authority, your opportunity has arrived. Tonight at 2 AM, Black Bear Guild will be attacked by a mysterious force. You, who are greedy, will have half an hour. Even if your movement speed is only 1.2m/s, how many resources you can plunder will depend entirely on your own ability.】