"A companion? I wonder if I can see Drizzt again. If he's with me, I won't have to worry about lack of firepower."

I don’t know if he has adapted to walking in such a foreign land, but Lu Ban can even think in this dizzying world.

The next moment, some low, beast-like howling filled Lu Ban's eardrums. Amid the deafening noise, Lu Ban felt a hint of coolness.

He found himself lying on the silver sand. Looking up, Lu Ban saw the brilliant starry sky.

The starry sky in this foreign land is far more brilliant than that on Earth.

This was Lu Ban’s first reaction.

The starry sky twisted, forming the cold and indifferent words of the system.

【wilderness】

[In the third year of Pericles, the stars became visible]

[In a world that has been baptized by disasters, even being alive is a luxury. The only law of the wilderness is survival, the strong preying on the weak, and the fittest surviving. On this crazy earth, humans and beasts dance together.]

[Some people found miracles in the wilderness, some lost their lives in the wilderness, some encountered despair in the wilderness, and some got lost in the wilderness and could never leave]

【Do your best to survive. 】

[Quest Requirements: Enter the Nameless City]

[Quest requirements: Obtain the treasure of the nameless city]

[Difficulty: Erosion]

[Number of companions: 1]

He looked around.

On the left, there was also a person lying there. It was a woman. She was wearing a gray cloak and it was impossible to tell what was under the cloak. She glanced ahead and then looked at Lu Ban beside her.

"Desert? This foreign land looks desolate."

The woman murmured to herself. Although Lu Ban could not understand the language she used, the pronunciation and rhythm sounded familiar to him, as if he had heard it somewhere before.

"A fellow traveler?"

Lu Ban then asked.

Companions are basically teammates, and Lu Ban is not the kind of guy who likes to hide his identity and play role-playing games. Therefore, when he heard the word "foreign" from the other party's mouth, he immediately asked in a low voice.

"...You, you are also the Chosen One?"

The woman seemed a little surprised and raised her eyebrows. Only then did Lu Ban realize that her hair was light blonde and slightly curly, and her eyes were clear green. She looked like a foreigner.

"Um...wait, is this your first time meeting a fellow traveler?"

Lu Ban quickly realized what was happening from the woman's reaction.

Unexpectedly, he was still a newbie being taught by Trist last time, but this time he has started to teach newcomers.

Well, according to the rules in novels, it is easy to let newcomers fail.

Lu Ban decided to protect this newbie well and demonstrate his dignity as a senior.

"Traveler... Come to think of it, the magic did mention the word 'traveler'."

The woman seemed to be thinking about something, and immediately her expression turned serious.

"Hello, fellow traveler. I'm Xia Quelreth. I'm from the Gray Tower and I'm a prospective traveler."

She spoke with power, and if she hadn't lowered her voice, Lu Ban would definitely have responded with "Good, very energetic."

"Gray Tower... Kingdom of Night?"

Lu Ban recalled the information from the foreign land.

The Gray Tower is an official institution of the Kingdom of Night that trains mages. So, this woman named Xia is a mage?

Lu Ban became interested.

"Well, in the Land of Silence, that's indeed what the world I live in is called."

Xia nodded slightly. She gave people a very positive impression. Her words and expressions were very serious, just like the discipline committee member of the class.

"What is a quasi-agent?"

Lu Ban decided to take this opportunity to get to know the Kingdom of Night better.

"Well, agents are mages sent by the Gray Tower to various parts of the world. They have extremely strong autonomy. I haven't officially become an agent yet. I'm still traveling with my teacher."

The blonde explained generously.

"So, you can use magic?"

Lu Ban asked.

"Of course. I'm one of the best students in Gray Tower Academy. Except for a guy whose head is glued to a book, I dare say that no one can be better than me!"

Having said that, Xia suddenly became more energetic.

"Can you knead the bread?"

Lu Ban asked something that he had always been curious about.

If magic can create food, then after eating the food and the magic effect is lifted, will people feel hungry or not?

"?"

Xia was stunned and didn't know how to answer for a moment.

"Creating, creating food is a very specialized spell. I haven't mastered it yet."

"I see."

Lu Ban was not persistent. Although he didn't understand why kneading bread was an advanced spell, since the other party said he couldn't do it, he didn't bother about it.

The two were still whispering when suddenly a muffled sound was heard from the front.

Lu Ban looked over.

In the desolate and silent desert, an explosion occurred.

Some kind of explosion caused the dust to rise high. At the same time, on the sand dune, three people surrounded a deep shadow and seemed to be fighting.

Lu Ban focused his attention a little and saw a huge insect in the sand and under the starlight.

The insect looked like a giant mantis, but its limbs were much thinner and its chitinous shell was shiny black. It had huge claws, sharp forelimbs, and an angular body, exuding a dangerous aura.

There was a hole that was blown up next to the insect, as if the explosion just now had lured the insect out of its nest.

While Lu Ban was still considering whether to go and help, he saw the arm of one of the people surrounding him suddenly swell up.

The hand quickly became thicker than the man, like a giant's arm attached to a human's body, extremely incongruous.

The next moment, the man's arm directly grabbed the insect's big claw.

The powerful game made people's blood boil. Then, the man's other hand also swelled up, and both hands grabbed the insect tightly, making it unable to escape.

At the same time, another person next to him held a torch in his left hand and raised his right hand high.

Lu Ban saw that the flame flowed from the torch like a long snake and came to the palm of his right hand.

Then, the man threw his right hand and a raging fire flew out, circling the tail of the insect, burning it and causing the monster to let out some kind of low howl.

The last person just stood there, but Lu Ban could sense that some changes had occurred between him and the bug.

Soon, the insect's wailing stopped, as if it was hypnotized and lost the strength to resist, and its whole body fell down. Then, with the force exerted by the two huge human hands, the insect's head was broken off with a click, and the green and sticky liquid splashed onto the sand, quickly making the silver sand turn darker in color.

"You two, what are you still looking at? Come and help!"

The man holding the torch shouted in the direction of Lu Ban. The flickering flame cast a hazy glow on the gravel.

"good."

Lu Ban quickly got into the role. He stood up and glanced at Xia who was still hesitating.

"It's not a big problem. The mission in the Quiet Place will give us a suitable identity, and no one will be suspicious."

He guessed that the woman named Xia might have only experienced one or two missions and was not very familiar with the rules here.

"I see."

Xia stood up from the sand pit, her cloak fluttering with her movements, allowing Lu Ban to see the clothes under the gray cloak.

With jet-black steel gauntlets, breastplate, skirt armor, and long boots, Xia looked like a medieval heavy knight, covered in armor all over her body.

"...What kind of mage did you say you were?"

Lu Ban felt that one of him and Xia must have a misunderstanding about the definition of a mage.