The Werewolf Tribe and the Golden Herd

[System notification: Do you want to decompose the Silver Chest?]

[System notification: Do you want to learn the Recipe of Rare Spiritual Bomb?]

"Decompose and learn."

[System notification: Silver +2]

[System notification: You've successfully learned it.]

Xia Feng opened the game menu, and searched for "bomb" on the craft panel.

[Rare Spiritual Bomb: Gunpowder 12/6, Iron 166/4, Bronze 244/8, Source Crystal 88/2, Fire Spiritual Rune 55/16, Earth Spiritual Rune 60/8]

It required a lot of materials, so Xia Feng didn't craft it immediately, but read its description first.

[Recipe of Rare Spiritual Bomb: A special spiritual weapon that can only be used once. It's very powerful.]

Thinking for a moment, Xia Feng decided that he should make a bomb for emergencies.

He was rather curious about bombs in the Misty Space.

Refocusing his attention on the recipe, Xia Feng chose to craft it.

[System notification: Gunpowder -6, Iron -4, Bronze -8, Source Crystal -2, Fire Spiritual Rune -16, Earth Spiritual Rune -8]

A block of iron that had complicated patterns engraved on its surface appeared in Xia Feng's hand.

It looked like a grenade. There was a ring on one end that was probably for detonation.

[Rare Spiritual Bomb: It will explode three seconds after you pull the ring out. Don't blow yourself up.]

[This thing can blow both your enemy and yourself to pieces. Make sure you're at a safe distance before you use it.]

Carefully storing the spiritual bomb, Xia Feng wandered on the island.

He didn't find anything, but he did receive a system notification.

[System notification: You've explored 20 islands. You're rewarded with the opportunity of a dungeon raid.]

[System notification: The reward will expire if you don't enter in 30 minutes.]

Xia Feng chose to enter it without any waiting this time.

"Open the dungeon," Xia Feng mumbled.

A portal was opened. It looked no different from those of the previous two dungeons.]

[System notification: The portal to the dungeon has been activated. Please enter in one minute.]

Xia Feng stepped across the portal followed by Big Black. They arrived at the edge of a prairie.

On his left side was a prairie, and on his right sand was a forest.

[System notification: Token of the Golden Herd's Friendliness +1]

[System notification: This dungeon will expire in 24 hours. You will assist the Golden Herd to weaken the werewolf tribe. The more they're weakened, the higher your rating will be. Contrarily, if the Golden Herd is weakened, your rating will be lowered too.]

[System notification: You may leave the dungeon anytime.]

[Dungeon background: The Golden Herd is a branch of the Golden-Horned Divine Bulls and Cows. They had been living in peace in the prairie until a werewolf tribe arrived half a year ago.]

[The werewolves were so ferocious that they dominated the prairie, and intended to enslave the Golden Herd as their mounts.]

[The Golden Herd fought back but failed. Their king failed, and the young prince led the survivors to escape from the prairie and enter the Golden Herd Mountain.]

This dungeon is rather interesting. It even has a background.

Xia Feng read all the system messages, and took out a handful of golden hair.

[Token of the Golden Herd's Friendliness (Temporary): This is the hair of the Golden Herd's king. You can win their trust with the token and communicate with them.]

Putting away the golden hair, Xia Feng wasted no time looking at the mountain on his right side.

He had to locate the Golden Herd first, and learn more about the werewolf tribe.

With the golden hints, Xia Feng tried a few directions, and finally found the one where the Golden Head was in.

The whole process took him no more than 30 seconds.

If anybody else had been here, it would've taken them much longer to find the Golden Herd.

Following the hints, Xia Feng moved forth.

The plants on the mountain weren't too dense, and the journey wasn't too hard.

With Xia Feng's body build, it took him only a dozen minutes to find the Golden Herd.

They were actually more of a Yellow Herd than a Golden Herd. Their skin was brownish-yellow, and they only had a circle of golden hair around their neck.

Apart from that, they had huge horns that looked like those of a buffalo, except that the horns were apparently sharper and more suited for battle.

Xia Feng didn't try to hide himself. He was noticed by the Golden Herd that were eating grass. They were all seething.

Seeing that the bulls were sniffing and about to charge at him, Xia Feng hurriedly took out the golden hair that the system gave him.

The restless bulls were pacified the moment they saw the golden hair. They made way for a little golden bull, which approached Xia Feng.

The bull was little only compared to the other bulls, which were almost two meters tall.

In fact, the little golden bull was about 1.5 meters tall too.

While Xia Feng observed the little golden bull, a childish voice suddenly echoed in his head. "Esteemed human friend, greetings."

Xia Feng looked around, and then focused his eyes on the little golden bull that was staring at him.

"Are you talking to me?" asked Xia Feng uncertainly.

Under his watch, the little golden bull slowly nodded, and sent another message to Xia Feng.

"Esteemed human friend, are you going to help the Golden Herd get back what belongs to us?"

Xia Feng thought for a moment, and nodded.

"Yes. I'm here to help you deal with the werewolf tribe. Can you tell me the general situation of the werewolf tribe?"

"Of course." The little golden bull quickly made a reply.

Then, the man and the bull talked to each other.

Xia Feng learned a lot of useful information from the half-hour conversation.

First of all, there were more than 300 werewolves in the tribe.

Also, the werewolves were quite strong as individuals. Xia Feng's rating would probably be very low if he were to tackle the quest on his own.

The best solution was to make use of the Golden Herd's power to deal with them.

According to the little golden bull, his herd was no weaker than the werewolf tribe.

However, the werewolves were very cunning, and often played tricks against the Golden Herd.

The former king and the little golden bull's mother had both died when they covered the herd's retreat after falling for the werewolves' trap.

Figuring out the situation, Xia Feng asked the Golden Herd to lead him to investigate the surroundings of the werewolf tribe.

The little golden bull accepted the request quickly, and volunteered to lead the way.

It let Xia Feng ride on itself, and then it started galloping in the forest.

On the back of the little golden bull, Xia Feng held on tight to its golden fur, and quite enjoyed himself as everything around flashed past him.

He subconsciously looked at Big Black, which sensed something and looked back at Xia Feng.

Never mind. He's simply too ugly. I would rather not ride that.

Looking at Big Black's grinning mouth, Xia Feng lost interest in riding it. It was much better to ride the little golden bull.