Volume One: Hell-Tier Lord World Chapter 158: Mounts

With construction stones, as long as there were sufficient materials and a suitable location, certain buildings could be erected quite rapidly.

There was no need to wait for time to pass.

It was only necessary to place the construction stones at the designated locations.

These construction stones had all been cleansed by light-absorbing stones.

The undead aura within them had vanished, replaced instead by the effect of moonlight.

Initially, while under construction, there was no particular reaction, but once completed, they seamlessly connected with the town hall, and ultimately the newly built district began to glow.

The heroes already knew they were going to be assigned to various duties.

At this moment, they were also seeking opportunities to enhance themselves.

Chen Gu also entered the district at this time. Although as a player he was not considered a hero, he still needed to purchase some equipment.

After all, he also needed to participate in combat.

Having some weapons and equipment at hand would be beneficial for him.

Of course, for Chen Gu, the most important issue was finding a mount.

Chen Gu had considered this last time: he wanted to equip another mount alongside the vine carriage.

After all, the vine carriage needed to serve as the lead vehicle for the Vine Light.

When the Vine Light was transformed into a temporary camp, the vine carriage could be put to use.

However, when the Vine Light needed to move, Chen Gu had no way to travel independently with the vine carriage alone.

Besides, the last time Pan drove the vine carriage out for a spin, Chen Gu had to run all the way by himself when he later went looking for the Wind-Chasing City.

That journey had exhausted Chen Gu to the core.

Therefore, Chen Gu had always harbored the idea of finding another mount.

Now that there was a rare place selling mounts, Chen Gu naturally wanted to take a look.

Upon entering the stable, Chen Gu discovered that the enclosure was already enveloped in moonlight.

There were four types of ordinary mounts available here.

They were the Moonblade Panther, the Moon Wolf, the Moon Deer, and the Unicorn.

It was evident that these four types of mounts had all been influenced by the moonlight; among them, the Moonblade Panther, the Moon Wolf, and the Moon Deer were clearly transformed directly by the moonlight.

The unicorn was not formed by moonlight, but had been attracted by it.

As soon as Chen Gu stepped inside, he saw an elven merchant introducing the mounts to several heroes.

This elven merchant had slightly pinkish skin, long silver hair, and purple tattoos on his face.

Chen Gu had never seen an elf quite like this before.

It seemed he was an NPC directly dispatched after the building was successfully constructed.

Upon seeing Chen Gu approach, the elf politely nodded to him.

After finishing his introduction of the mounts to the other heroes, he walked over to Chen Gu.

"My lord, why have you come in person?"

"I also need a mount, something I can use for regular travel."

The elf did not ask why Chen Gu needed a mount when he already possessed a vine carriage.

Instead, he said directly to Chen Gu, "My lord, please come this way. We have a few special mounts over here; you might want to take a look."

"Special ones? You're not selling those to them?"

Chen Gu glanced at the heroes here and asked.

"They don't have the money," the elf stated bluntly. "These ordinary mounts are given to the heroes for free. If you want a special mount, you have to pay."

The elf's words left Chen Gu utterly speechless.

It seemed that reality could indeed be this harsh.

However, Chen Gu was curious to see if any of these special mounts would catch his eye.

Walking to the rear of the stable, Chen Gu spotted five special mounts.

Lying at the very front was a massive white tiger.

It should be a variant of the Moonblade Panther, but it was obvious from both its size and skin color that it was completely different from a Nightblade Panther.

"The Moonlight White Tiger. Once mounted, its movement speed can reach 120 kilometers per hour, it possesses a certain degree of combat capability, and it has the ability to stealth in moonlit nights."

As Chen Gu observed the white tiger, the elf began his introduction.

Since it was a mount, the explanation focused primarily on its movement speed and its unique traits.

Chen Gu was somewhat surprised by the ability to stealth in moonlit nights.

After all, with a creature of that size, stealthing would not be an easy task.

Seeing that Chen Gu remained silent, the elf led him to another beast.

That was a red-skinned mammoth, with a pair of tusks as white and bright as a beam of light.

However, this mammoth was noticeably huge, and a small pavilion was erected upon its back.

"This is the Wildfire Mammoth. Its movement speed is 80 kilometers per hour, it can accommodate five people simultaneously, it possesses a certain combat capability, and it can be used as a siege engine."

Chen Gu glanced at the mammoth, which was much taller than himself, and could not help but sigh inwardly.

Riding this thing out would definitely attract everyone's attention.

It was just that this was a bit too high-profile.

Seeing that Chen Gu still showed no reaction, the elf led him to the third mount.

Upon seeing this mount, Chen Gu could not help but be stunned.

It turned out to be a green Western dragon.

Except that its size seemed rather small.

Wasn't a normal Western dragon at least ten-plus meters long? Why was this one only three meters long from head to tail? Furthermore, it clearly had wings but lacked forelimbs, which felt extremely wrong.

This gave the impression of a hybrid between a true dragon and a wyvern.

"This is a Drake. It can fly at a height of about fifteen meters; any higher and it cannot sustain flight. Its ground movement speed is 70 kilometers per hour, but once airborne, in the absence of obstacles, it can reach 240 kilometers per hour.

Most importantly, this Drake carries a trace of dragon bloodline, so its physical constitution is somewhat stronger than that of a normal Drake.

Additionally, it will occasionally emit a faint dragon awe."

Hearing this, a gleam appeared in Chen Gu's eyes.

What he wanted was a temporary mount, and the movement speed of this Drake was quite impressive.

Most importantly, this creature could fly.

Thinking of this, Chen Gu finally spoke, "Is this the mount with the fastest movement speed?"

Hearing this, the elf knew Chen Gu was tempted. "Yes, the remaining two special mounts do not reach speeds of 240 kilometers per hour. The next fastest is that white horse called Wind-Chaser.

It looks very pretty and has a fast movement speed, capable of reaching 180 kilometers per hour."

The elf pointed in that direction, and Chen Gu looked over to see a large horse with a shoulder height of nearly two meters.

Behind that large horse followed a rhinoceros covered entirely in iron armor; obviously, the rhinoceros's movement speed would not be very fast.

"Alright, I'll take this Drake then. Does it have a name?"

"No. Actually, if that white horse weren't a bit too ordinary, we wouldn't have given it a name just to boost morale."

"I see. I'll take this Drake. How many gold coins in total? Also, what does it eat? Prepare ten days' worth of feed for me first, and calculate it all together."

Chen Gu made his decision instantly, paying the coins to purchase the green-scaled Drake.