The "Bloodthirsty Apostle" has fallen once again. The mist wall descends, and the "Ancient Labyrinth" returns to its usual "peaceful order."
The "peaceful order" here refers to the "Botanical Weapon, Brion" being active, but all of them have become the raw material for the rebirth of the "Bloodthirsty Apostle."
They pose no real threat to the "Dark Continent Outpost Team."
The "Dark Continent Outpost Team" collected a total of 80 "Herb for All-illnesses" from the lifeless corpses of the "Bloodthirsty Apostles," slightly more than last time.
It seems that without the "fully matured" "Bloodthirsty Apostle," the yield of "Herb for All-illnesses" from them should be within this range.
Next, Germain stayed in the "Ancient Labyrinth," which is also part of the "Dark Continent," for a long period with a clear purpose.
This was, so far, the longest time he had stayed in the "Dark Continent."
His main goal was to obtain at least six "Teleportation Lanterns" to ensure he could use the "Silver Triangle" twice before returning to "Greed Island."
It's important to note that the cooldown time for "Teleportation Lanterns" is currently 160 days.
Once he returns to "Greed Island," the cooldown will double to a terrifying 320 days—almost a year.
Having six "Teleportation Lanterns" would ensure he was prepared. He has already acquired four, and obtaining two more would complete his goal.
However, the drop rate for "Teleportation Lanterns" is not high. Since using the "Special Teleportation Lantern," the drop rate has decreased significantly.
Recently, Germain has confirmed that the "Champion-level Mutants" he has killed or helped kill almost always dropped a "Teleportation Lantern."
If this pattern holds, Germain is confident he can get the remaining two "Teleportation Lanterns" from the "Disease Spreader," "Tongue of Theft," or "Fissure of Ecstasy."
He shared his thoughts and plans with the other members of the "Dark Continent Outpost Team" and asked for their opinions and suggestions.
After discussion, everyone agreed with the plan.
While continuing to build the castle and expand their activities outside the "Ancient Labyrinth," they silently awaited the "Rebirth Moment" of the "Disease Spreader."
In reality, the "Rebirth Moment" of the "Disease Spreader" was very vague, and could only be estimated.
The last time it was killed was on January 22nd this year. The average time for "Rebirth" was about 3 months, so by the end of April, it should have been reborn.
The "Exploration Team" had to set out early, waiting near the "Resurrection Point" before the "Disease Spreader" reborn, in order to kill it when it was at its weakest.
They decided to depart on April 15th, heading to the "Wasteland."
This time, the "Exploration Team" had only four members: Germain, Bisky, Shizuku, and Morel.
This lineup was already more than enough to deal with a freshly reborn "Disease Spreader," so there was no need to add more people.
The first three members were essential to the mission.
As for Morel's involvement, it was mostly because of his interest in the "Wasteland," the "Immortality Disease," and the "Disease Spreader."
They decided to satisfy his curiosity.
After arriving at the "Wasteland" on April 15th, the "Exploration Team" had to wait until May 8th for the "Disease Spreader" to finally be reborn.
With their skilled and coordinated combat, they ruthlessly hunted the "Disease Spreader." Their mission was complete.
Kill the "Disease Spreader," completed!
Harvest 35 "Alchemy Plants," completed!
Obtain 1 "Teleportation Lantern," completed!
Satisfy Morel's curiosity, completed!
The next day, the "Exploration Team" returned to the "Ancient Labyrinth" using the "Special Teleportation Lantern."
If there was any downside to the journey, it was the "Vows and Limitations" Germain had to bear.
After using the "Special Teleportation Lantern" twice, Germain gained one type of "Negative Trait" and one type of "Disease."
"Negative Trait: Slow Reaction" - Slows down body reactions and movement speed.
"Disease: Hemophilia": Bleeding resistance is reduced by half, making it very easy to bleed uncontrollably.
In fact, "Hemophilia" is not too bad. After receiving an injection of "Herb for All-illnesses Injection," it quickly disappears.
The real trouble is the "Slow Reaction." There is no "Nen Exorcist" in the "Ancient Labyrinth," so he will have to wait until they return to "Greed Island" before it can be dealt with.
Fortunately, Germain's "Champion Physique" is enough to neutralize the negative effects caused by the "Slow Reaction."
However, his "negative traits" have now reached five types, and before returning to "Greed Island," he is likely to acquire even more.
Meanwhile, the castle built around the "Tower" was finally completed.
The "Tower" remains the tallest building, while the castle is only about four or five stories tall, much shorter in comparison.
Each member of the "Dark Continent Expeditionary Team" now has their own private room, and the furniture is mostly complete.
If it weren't for the "Botanical Weapon Brion" wandering through the "Ancient Labyrinth," this would look like a magnificent castle built in the outskirts.
The group also started using the "Unmanned Rock" to supply electricity to the castle, but their method of use is quite direct and crude.
The "Moose Centaur Tribe" also contributed a lot of manpower and resources during the construction of the castle.
In return, they were able to trade for various strange tools from the "Human Tribe" at discounted prices.
Among them, "Herb for All-illnesses," "Alchemy Plants," and "Unmanned Rock" are definitely the most popular with the "Moose Centaur Tribe."
Don Freecss had once traded "Herb for All-illnesses" and "Alchemy Plants" with the "Moose Centaur Tribe."
This trade marked the beginning of a century-long friendship between him and the tribe.
They are certainly not unfamiliar with "Herb for All-illnesses" and "Alchemy Plants."
However, it was still quite astonishing to them that Germain and the others could continuously achieve so much.
The "Moose Centaur Tribe" had never seen a "Unmanned Rock" before.
The elders of the tribe had only heard Don Freecss describe it once or twice, and now they were finally seeing the real thing.
In short, the trade relations between the "Ancient Labyrinth Castle" and the "Moose Centaur Tribe" had grown increasingly close.
The "Moose Centaur Tribe" had not forgotten the task Germain and the others had assigned — to collect the "various tribal writings of the Dark Continent."
However, the usual methods of collection were still too difficult.
The "Dark Continent" was simply too vast, and even settlements of "Small Species · Subhuman Types" were far apart from each other.
Luckily, they soon brought some good news — the "Small Subhuman Species Watchers' Alliance" was about to hold its annual conference.
The "Moose Centaur Tribe" invited Germain and the others to send representatives to attend and join them for the conference.
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