Flying towards the Life Tree, the Vampire Frog flapped its wings diligently, chasing after Yang Tao from behind, its chubby body quite amusing.
The hostile monsters in Terraria were all like something out of a horror movie, but the summoned creatures were like beings from a fairy tale.
Each of them had a unique cute appeal.
Except for the Wasp Staff.
No matter how cute a baby wasp was, a nearly two-meter-tall wasp was truly a bit hard to accept.
Arriving at the base of the Life Tree, Yang Tao looked up at the towering Life Tree, which reached into the clouds, and couldn't help but recall the tall Twilight oak in the Twilight Forest.
"Go directly down to mine and explore… I seem to remember there's a workbench in the Life Tree's house. Let's see if I can craft anything using it."
The Life Tree in Terraria and the tall Twilight oak shared the same characteristic: they were hollow.
Of course, some Life Trees were solid, with a probability of about 25%.
He took out his Red Matter Katar and lightly tapped the tree trunk. With a bang, the entire Life Tree vanished, and a large amount of wood fell from the sky, flying into Yang Tao's body.
At the same time, two small creatures, less than a meter tall, darted out from inside the tree trunk and lunged directly at Yang Tao's face.
However, in the next second, these two guys turned into two stone statues and fell to the ground.
"Gnomes? Still trying to ambush me?! Heh heh."
These were monsters that lived inside the Life Tree, very strong, one could say they were a new player killer, especially in the narrow environment of the Life Tree hollow.
These small, fast creatures were a psychological nightmare for many new players, especially when you saw them rushing out of the darkness towards you.
However, their weakness was also very obvious: as soon as they touched sunlight, they would turn into a stone statue, and if placed on the ground, they could increase luck by 0.2.
Looking at the dark cave, Yang Tao took out a torch from his backpack that he hadn't used in a long time.
He leaped into the cave.
The orange-yellow torchlight dispelled the surrounding darkness, and the narrow tree hollow felt somewhat oppressive.
A rustling sound came from below.
Without thinking, he knew that the only things that could make this sound were the gnomes living in the Life Tree.
Before he could react, the Vampire Frog that had been following him jumped directly into the darkness below.
Lalala~
He stepped onto the platform inside the tree hollow and continued deeper.
Soon, he saw two gnomes being licked and chased by the frog; their health was not much, completely insignificant in front of the frog's 16 damage.
One gnome was licked to death, dropping some coins, while the other broke through the frog's obstruction and rushed towards Yang Tao, but in the next moment, it was punched to death by Yang Tao.
"Money delivered to my doorstep… I'd be foolish not to take it."
Continuing deeper, after about twenty meters, a corridor appeared on the side of the vertical tree hollow.
Several clay pots were placed on the floor of the rectangular corridor, and on the wall at the end of the hallway, there was a wooden door covered in vines.
"The first one has a treehouse, good luck!"
Yang Tao showed a satisfied smile and walked towards the Life Tree house, casually smashing all the clay pots placed on the hallway floor.
Many spoils of war popped out of the broken clay pots.
Wooden arrows, torches, coins, ropes…
These basic pots contained some basic survival items, very practical but not of much value.
He reached out and gently pushed the Life Tree wooden door, and it opened readily.
He inserted the torch into the wall.
Life Wood Table, Life Wood Chair, and a Life Wood Chest—these furnishings were all made of Life Wood, and all of them were covered in vines, giving a vibrant feeling.
"Finch Staff! Finch Staff!"
Walking to the Life Wood Chest, Yang Tao muttered these two phrases, ready to open the treasure chest, when suddenly a voice sounded behind him.
"Here… adventurer, calm down, it's me! Your Guide Jack."
Jack, who appeared out of thin air, had fine cold sweat seeping from his forehead. Looking at the sharp blade pressed against his throat, he didn't even dare to swallow his saliva.
Because he was worried that if his Adam's apple moved, it would be directly cut open by the sharp blade.
Yang Tao sized up the Guide, put away the spear in his hand, and said with a smile, "How did you get here?"
"I was summoned…"
Yang Tao showed a look of realization upon hearing this. Although this Life Tree room was simple, it already met the most basic living needs of an NPC.
A suitable house, a set of table and chairs, and a stable light source. Before he came, there was no torch here, but once he inserted the torch, it became a suitable 'room'.
Jack felt a bit parched. Being an adventurer's Guide was truly not easy, but thinking about yesterday night's earnings, he felt that it was worth it for a young man to endure some hardship.
He immediately forced a smile and said, "adventurer, the Finch Staff can indeed be found in the Life Wood Chest, but the probability is a bit low, only 25%."
Yang Tao just smiled, then walked to the Life Wood Chest, opened it, and took out a brand new Finch Staff from inside.
"Looks like I'm lucky."
The Guide echoed with a nod, "You can now go underground to collect some minerals or build some suitable wooden houses first…"
"Hmm, I'll go find some Life Crystal first…"
"Life Crystals are in the underground cave…"
The Guide wanted to remind Yang Tao, but seeing that Yang Tao had already left the room, he scratched his head and muttered:
"Uh… Is this adventurer so difficult to get along with?"
Little did he know, Yang Tao was purely annoyed at wasting time. He couldn't say he was a top player in Terraria, but he knew many places better than the Guide.
Jumping into the tree hollow, he continued deeper underground. At the Root of the Life Tree, there was a huge cave with an underground pool. Before he even went down, he heard various monster sounds coming from inside.
The Vampire Frog didn't hesitate at all and jumped directly into the darkness.
Yang Tao landed steadily on the water surface, with no sign of sinking. The surrounding monsters were like fish smelling blood, rushing towards him quickly, especially those unusually large Cave Bats, flapping their wings as if their lives depended on it.
Yang Tao naturally wouldn't indulge them.
He wielded the spear in his hand, clearing out all these monsters who didn't know their place.
Many accessories mixed with money flew into his body.
"Terraria is indeed a blessed land!"
After clearing out the monsters in the cave, Yang Tao looked around to make sure there were no other exits, then ran to the side and took out his Red Matter Hammer, striking the wall.
Chain mining activated.
All the surrounding stones flew into his backpack.
Thump thump… thump thump…
Yang Tao was like a monster devouring stones, and various items hidden underground were exposed one after another.
Soon, a Life Crystal appeared in his sight. The Life Crystal emitted a faint red light, very conspicuous in the darkness.
The Red Matter Hammer struck down, and a crisp sound of glass shattering rang out. The Life Crystal turned into a drop and flew into Yang Tao's hand.
+20 Max HP.