Chapter 17
Divine beast.
The only combat pet in the "Protoss" pet system that can be trained in advance is the divine beast!
In an instant, Xia Mo remembered that a player seemed to have leaked the information in his previous life.
However, it had been so long that Xia Mo could no longer remember the details. She only vaguely remembered that the players staying at the Haru Hotel cried and said they regretted missing out on the gift sent by God.
I didn’t expect that this gift was actually referring to it!
Even though the little guy is only the size of a palm, he has a big appetite. He licked up a palm-high medicine bottle in a blink of an eye.
However, red medicine can only restore blood and cannot heal wounds. If you want to heal the wound, you have to drink special potions.
Xia Mo looked at its hind legs and asked softly, "Do you believe me?"
Divine beast-level battle pets are more than just human-like. Players can even regard them as companions with the same level of intelligence as humans. Therefore, Xia Mo did not beat around the bush and asked directly.
The little guy understood what she said, but took a small step back, as if he was considering it.
Haru, who was standing by, suddenly rubbed his hands and stepped forward. "Hey, sir, how about this? Give me this little thing, and I won't charge you for the bed. I have plenty of pets anyway, so I have experience in this area. I can take care of it."
Probably realizing her intention to take it, Haru hurriedly tried to stop her.
However, a divine beast-level battle pet couldn't be acquired simply by anyone's request. Anyone who dared to approach and capture one without their approval would be doomed.
The reason why Xia Mo dared to ask was because of that one point of loyalty.
But where is Haru?
Not only that, it was obvious that he wanted to keep it in captivity to satisfy his personal hobbies.
As it turned out, the little guy did feel offended. Seeing the calculation in Haru's eyes, he immediately arched his back and breathed ferociously.
Haru was startled by its sudden madness and quickly stepped back. "Even after being injured, it's still so fierce. It's quite stubborn. Forget it. I can't afford to support such a big Buddha. I don't want it. I'll take the money for the bed."
Looking at Haru's frightened look, Xia Mo smiled gently: "Okay."
He paid Haru 15 silver coins, and both parties were even. Haru took the money and left satisfied.
Suddenly there was only one man and one beast left in the house.
Xia Mo looked at it carefully for a while, but unfortunately, he couldn't tell what its adult form looked like just by its appearance. The specific attributes could only be seen after signing a contract with each other, so he had to give up.
Looking at it still huddled in the corner, Xia Mo said softly: "I'm going downstairs to have breakfast, and then I'll go do the mission. If you want, you can follow me and I'll take you to heal your wounds."
If she doesn't want to, it only means that she is not destined to it.
You can't get a battle pet like a divine beast by force.
She had always dreamed of getting one, but she searched everywhere for it and couldn't get one. Later, after she became indifferent to fate, she unexpectedly subdued the divine beast.
At that time, she was already over level 40, and the divine beast was much larger than the little guy in front of her. It was an adult and had once had a first owner.
However, the first one was not a player, but an NPC, who was later revealed by players to be a famous drunkard and gambler.
Because he lost all his family fortune in gambling, he planned to sell the only valuable divine beast in his hand. When the divine beast heard about it, it was extremely disappointed in him, so it terminated the pet-raising relationship with it overnight and flew away. It was then accidentally picked up by Xia Mo.
So this is all Xia Mo could say to the little guy in front of him, and leave the rest to fate.
After saying that, he left the room without looking back.
Her mission today was also very tight. One of them was to reach level 10 as soon as possible and become the first player to leave the Novice Village.
Anyone who has played the game knows that titles like "first" and "number one" always bring some benefits to players. For example, when she and Qingshui cleared a dungeon for the first time, they received more experience points and coin rewards than others.
At the same time, he also obtained a unique [Physical Strengthening Illustrations], which later generations could not get.
Similarly, if she can become the first player to leave the town of Buluo and go to the main city of Pergas, she can also get a unique reward.
Of course, before that, she had to hand in the task in hand. If the task was not completed, even if her level was raised to 10, she still could not go to the main city.
It is now 5:20 in the morning, and the sky in the town of Buluo is just beginning to brighten. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xia Mo decided to complete the professional task assigned by Quinn.
[Professional Mission: Go to [Fennat Heights] to observe the stars and record your observations (observation time at least 30 minutes)]
Finat Heights is to the west of the town and requires teleportation from the NPC to the west.
Xia Mo handed over a silver coin without hesitation, and in a blink of an eye, he reached the high ground.
As the name suggests, the highlands are slightly higher in altitude than other places. Xia Mo stood on the high ground and looked towards the east. Through the thin clouds in the morning light, he could vaguely see the town of Buluo, which had not yet woken up.
She walked around and finally found an open area without any trees blocking her view and sat down cross-legged.
The morning light shone from the east, but it did not illuminate the entire sky. The sky in the west was still dark. Xia Mo looked up at the west and began to record the distribution of stars in the sky.
When you concentrate on doing something, time usually passes quickly. Not long after, when the stars in the west were almost invisible, Xia Mo realized that she had completed the observation.
She put away her drawing board and pen (which came with the system), stood up and prepared to leave. Suddenly, at the edge of the high ground, she seemed to see a flicker of light.
Finat Highlands is connected to the [Litor Canyon]. Xia Mo remembered that there was nothing on the other side of the canyon.
But not everything is certain.
The map of "Protoss" is huge and complicated. Even though it was once called a "living map" by many people, Xia Mo did not dare to claim that he had mastered everything on the land.
With curiosity and an exploratory mood, Xia Mo walked slowly and tiptoe towards the edge of the highland.
Litor Canyon is a level 18 map with many rare and exotic animals. It was once a good place for players to catch combat pets.
But right now, she is a level 8 newcomer. Even if she has incredible abilities, she cannot defeat the monsters inside.
So Xia Mo approached very cautiously, for fear of alarming them and being driven back to the town.
As she got closer, the ball of light in the canyon became more and more visible.
Apparently there's something in the canyon!
She held her breath and carefully took out the Star Staff.
When she finally reached the border between the high ground and the canyon, she slowly leaned over and looked into the depths of the canyon.
At the bottom of the canyon, a ball of golden light was flashing.
Xia Mo only took one look and instantly realized what she had discovered!
Talent scroll!
She actually found the priceless talent scroll so early!
His heart was beating wildly in his chest. Although the morning breeze brought a hint of coolness when it blew across his cheeks, Xia Mo could feel the excitement in his pulse.
As mentioned before, talent points are extremely important to players.
If mastering the skills of this profession can improve the lower limit of strength, then using talent points to light up auxiliary skills can expand the upper limit.
When she was choosing a star official in the Astrology Tower, she got a talent ball containing one talent point, but because she didn't have the corresponding skills to activate it, she put it aside for the time being.
Because if you want to light up auxiliary skills, talent points alone are not enough, you also need specific skills.
It's like using a key to open a lock. The talent point is the key, and the skill is the lock. Only when the key and the lock exist at the same time can both play their role.
This lock has a corresponding name in "Protoss", called the Talent Scroll.
In the previous life, as many people spent huge sums of money for talent balls, there were just as many people fighting for talent scrolls.
At this moment, Xia Mo looked at the glowing object at the bottom of the valley in astonishment, unable to believe that he had accidentally discovered a book!
She allowed herself the luxury of being surprised for a few seconds, but soon she ordered herself to calm down.
Although she was happy to find the scroll, she had to have the ability to go down and get it. Otherwise, just looking at it from afar would be like a monkey trying to catch the moon in vain.
It was not until then that Xia Mo vaguely recalled that in her previous life, the system did seem to announce that someone had found a talent scroll in the canyon, but she didn't remember who that person was, nor did she remember the specific time. She only had a vague impression that it seemed to be not long after the game was launched.
When he thought of this, Xia Mo was glad that he discovered it early, otherwise this precious thing would have become someone else's possession.
Having made up his mind to get the scroll, Xia Mo turned around quickly, ready to complete the task first, and then find a way to get the scroll.
Her attack power is indeed high now, but she has too few skills. So far, she can only use two, a normal attack [Cross White Star], and a single-target attack skill [Star Shock]. If she wants to deal with the creatures in the canyon, these two skills alone are far from enough.
She had to go back and submit her professional tasks and learn new professional skills.
Quickly teleporting back to the ruins of Cartaya, Xia Mo rushed into the Astrology Tower like the wind.
At her questioning, Quinn slowly emerged from the shadows.
"Child, have you finished observing the stars?"
Xia Mo respectfully handed over the records on the drawing board: "Yes, Mr. Quinn, please check it."
The drawing board was taken away by the other party, but I didn't hear the sound of mission completion.
I was just wondering when suddenly I heard Quinn ask, "Child, do you know what constellation you are drawing?"
Constellations...
Xia Mo thought for a moment, and then answered based on the text he had seen in history: "White Tiger Constellation."
It is said that thousands of years ago in the ancient Blue Star, the people there relied on the stars to determine the climate and direction. Some capable people even matched them with human organs, forming a unique set of Blue Star medical skills.
It’s a pity that the ancient blue star has long been lost in the universe, leaving only a few words in history books.
And the "White Tiger Constellation" she answered was exactly part of these few words.
Xia Mo couldn't help but be surprised. He didn't expect that he could be exposed to this knowledge through the star official professional mission.
At the same time, she was secretly glad that she remembered the history of the ancient blue planet, otherwise she would not be able to answer Quinn's questions.
"Very good, child. Your answer is correct." Quinn smiled at her, a hint of relief in his eyes. "I never thought that after all this time, I, Quinn, would still hear such a great answer from the young people of the Pergas Continent. You are indeed a young person worth cultivating! Take it, you deserve it."
As soon as the words of approval fell, Xia Mo saw several boxes pop up in front of him.
[Successfully complete the career mission [Astrology], experience +600, silver coins +3]
【Obtain Teleportation Scroll*2】
[Obtain skill [Star Extinction] blueprint*1 (to be learned)]
[Obtain the White Tiger Kui Star Fragment (1/28)]
Xia Mo wasn't surprised at all to guess that completing the class quest would grant her a skill blueprint. What surprised her more was that, in addition to the standard teleportation scroll, she also obtained a strange star fragment...
What's this?
She clicked on the fragment and checked its details.
[Star Fragment: White Tiger Kui: On the distant ancient blue planet, people divided the starry sky into four major regions, each named after four animals. The constellation located in the western sky is called "White Tiger," and the White Tiger is composed of seven constellations: Kui, Lou, Wei, Mao, Bi, Zi, and Shen, with Kui as its tail. (Current fragment progress: 1/28)]
Xia Mo understood.
The starry sky is divided into 28 constellations. Just now, because I answered Quinn's question correctly, I successfully obtained the fragment of the White Tiger's tail.
In order to collect other parts of the white tiger, Xia Mo guessed that Quinn would ask similar questions later.
But it was a little strange that she had never heard of fragment missions from star official players in her previous life.
She thought about it and listed two possibilities.
Either the question was beyond the scope and no player could answer it in the previous life; or they answered it and obtained fragments, but the number of such players was too small to spark discussion on the forum or world channel, so naturally she had no way of knowing.
In short, no matter from which angle you look at it, Xia Mo is basically certain of one fact.
Star fragments are definitely not ordinary tasks. After players collect them, they will definitely get some incredible rewards.
Thinking of this, Xia Mo raised the corners of his lips in satisfaction.
"Thank you, Mr. Quinn!"
Quinn shook his robes. "I've already given you the blueprints. Take them and study them well. Don't let me down. Also, although the number of Star Officials on the Pergas Continent is small, far less than a few hundred years ago, you should be proud of your position. Go ahead, learn from other professions and show off your strength!"
[Professional Mission: Post a sparring announcement in Buluo Town and spar with any three other players (Note: You must win at least one of the three matches, and you must spar with two or more professions other than Star Officials)]
The corners of Xia Mo's mouth, which had just curled up, froze instantly.
Quinn seemed to be enjoying the fun and was deliberately sending her to the center of the crowd.
You should know that the PK system will only be opened after the first player reaches level 20. Now, all the players in the server are not even level 10, and Quinn asked her to find someone to PK?
Although she was completely confident in her own abilities and not worried about her winning rate at all, she also didn't want to show off her presence in front of the players in a high-profile manner as soon as she came back.
It’s a pity that I can’t refuse the tasks given by the tutor, otherwise it will affect the tutor’s training of me.
Mentors are extremely important NPCs in a player's career development. Losing their guidance is no less than cutting off half of one's career path.
If players want to regain the mentor's favor in the future, they must complete many other tasks to reverse the impression.
In short, rejecting a mentor is definitely a thankless task.
Even if Xia Mo was unwilling, he had no choice but to accept it.
"Okay, Mr. Quinn, I will definitely live up to your trust."
Forcing a smile, Xia Mo perfectly demonstrated what it meant to say thank you against one's conscience.
Quinn didn't notice her inconsistency and flicked his sleeves, signaling that she could leave.
When we left the Astrology Tower, the sky was almost bright. The Buluo Town channel, which had originally had few people chatting, gradually became lively.
Good morning, brothers and sisters! Today is a new day, let’s get started!
[Stop talking, I feel like I can’t play anymore (bad.jpg)]
[Me too... (facepalm.jpg) This game has so many pitfalls. I've been in the game for 8 days and have already offended 3 NPCs. My favorability rating has never been positive. Now I can't even take quests. What's the point of playing this game?!]
[Oh my god, I thought I was the only one who offended the NPC, but now I feel like I'm suddenly feeling better? (bushi)]
[You guys just can't accept missions temporarily, what's there to be depressed about? Look at me, bro? [Screenshot] Have I ever cried? TT]
[Brother Wucao, you are too miserable...]
[Sorry, I thought I was miserable enough being chased away by NPCs while sleeping in a small town at night, but I didn't expect there were people who were even worse off than me.]
[By the way, brother who took the screenshot, how did you manage to sleep in the wild for a whole night while having your bag stolen by a player, being killed by a monster, dying suddenly from running out of stamina, and then having your [Constituency] deducted? You're completely overstacked with buffs!]
[Don't ask, the answer is that this crappy game doesn't fit in.]
[Having said that, I really didn't expect this holographic game to be so free. You have to listen to the NPC's expressions when speaking, and you have to choose a location before logging off. It's like a real second world.]
[Seriously, when our Alman Star government launched this game, wasn't the slogan they used about ultra-high freedom and ultra-realistic experience? I have to say, the propaganda was spot on.]
…
More and more players joined the chat team, and the conversation gradually became irrelevant. Xia Mo stopped reading and temporarily folded the channel.
She didn't like to add any content to it. She would only look at it from time to time. If there was nothing worth paying attention to, she would leave.
The content these players are chatting about now is basically the same as in the previous life.
During the initial launch of the server, players complained a lot on the channel because they had not yet adapted to the highly free gameplay of "Protoss".
After another week, this phenomenon will almost disappear.
Those who could adapt were already immersed in various tasks, so busy that they had no time to chat in the world. Those who couldn't adapt at first but later adjusted themselves to keep up were even more busy with frantic leveling to catch up with the players ahead, and had no time to chat.
For those who were not able to adapt at first and still cannot adapt later, obviously, they only have one choice, which is to quit the game.
So two weeks later, "Protoss" completed a two-way choice with the players, and remarks like today's will no longer be seen in the future.
There is still no teleportation NPC in the ruins of Cartaya. Taking this into consideration, Quen will kindly give players a few teleportation scrolls every time they complete a task.
However, before teleporting, Xia Mo planned to learn the skill drawings given by Quinn first.
Click on the blueprint in the backpack and select [Study]. A light purple light enveloped the surroundings, and after a moment, the light disappeared.
【Skills learned successfully! 】
[Star Extinction: (Group Attack + Freeze) Consumes (Level + 8) * 3 mana points, deals magic damage to targets within a 6-meter radius, and has a 30% chance of freezing all targets for 3 seconds. Casting time: 1.5 seconds, freezing time: 8 seconds.]
Quinn actually gave her a group attack skill!
Xia Mo's eyes lit up, and she became even more certain that she had made the right choice in choosing the path of a star official.
Although Star Officer's skills require a high level of magic reserves and often consume several times the MP, its group attack capability is indeed top-notch!
It has a radius of 6 meters and comes with a collective freezing effect. If used in a group battle, it will definitely be the trump card of the team.
Xia Mo accepted the skill with satisfaction, then opened his backpack and dragged out the scroll.
She clicked on the point she wanted to go to on the map, and the next moment, she was teleported to the town of Buluo.
She didn't go back to Little Canyon for the time being.
On the one hand, going down to the bottom of the valley requires learning the life skill of [rock climbing]. She hasn't learned it yet, so it's useless to go to the canyon; on the other hand, she has to go back to the town to complete the main task that she has been putting off for a long time.
In addition, various potions also need to be replenished in the town, so as to avoid getting entangled with monsters at the bottom of the valley and not having even blood-replenishing potions.
Running hurriedly in the town, Xia Mo was completely focused on the mission and didn't notice the strange looks from the side.
"Kuang Dao, isn't that the female star officer who killed us in the rubber forest yesterday?!" a player shouted in surprise.
Kuang Dao, who was shopping for protective gear at the forge, looked up when he heard the voice and asked, "Where is it?"
"Over there, it seems to be heading towards the mayor's house."
"The mayor's house?" Kuang Dao frowned, then revealed a sinister smile. "She must have gone to turn in the main quest. Hurry and notify Lao Gui and the others to stop her from doing this!"
She ruined Kuang Dao's plans and made him be ridiculed by everyone. He also wanted to make her taste the taste of failure!
After saying this, he narrowed his eyes angrily, turned around and chased after him with his warrior sword in hand.
Behind him, three hunters quickly followed.
"Kuang Dao, who are you trying to stop?" the leading male hunter asked coldly.
Kuang Dao gritted his teeth and said, "Mo Se, the star official who prevented us from completing the forging task yesterday!"
"Flying Eagle, your archery skills are the best. When you see her within your range, don't hesitate, shoot her immediately!"
"And Tornado, Rakshasa, you two too, when you see Feiying take action, cooperate with him immediately!"
"I just can't believe it! Three ranged experts can't kill a fragile Star Officer like you!"
Xia Mo noticed four more figures behind him.
She narrowed her eyes, and her steps, which were originally intended to go to the mayor's house, suddenly turned 90 degrees and rushed into the alley next to her.
Seeing that she was going the wrong way, Feiying hurriedly reported via voice: "Kuangdao, she changed direction. It seems she is not going to the mayor's house!"
Kuang Dao sneered: "Who cares where she goes? Bullo Town is so small anyway, where can she escape to? Chase her!"
"yes!"
"I saw her! Tornado, Rakshasa, you two stop her from the side and block her in the alley. Don't let her get out!"
As soon as he saw the figure running in front of him, Feiying narrowed one eye and quickly drew his bow.
whoosh——!
The long arrow pierced the air and shot straight towards the target person.
At the same time, teammates Tornado and Rakshasa quickly took their positions on both sides and shot the second and third arrows in succession!
"She can't run away! Come on, everyone!"
Seeing that his target had been trapped and died in the box, Kuang Dao grinned arrogantly.
At the same time, a series of new messages suddenly appeared on the Buluo Town channel.
[Hmm, did you guys see those people at the forge door just now? They were Kuang Dao and the others!]
[Crazy Blade? Who is he? Is he famous?]
[Gah, why is it him again?! What is he going to do?]
I don't know. I just heard him say something like "Star Officer," "Don't hesitate," and "Attack immediately" to his companions. I instantly became nervous, wondering which innocent player was going to get hurt.
[They are simply a cancer in the game! They bully others wherever they go! It's disgusting!]
[Oh my god, so there's a Star Official player being hunted by them? Where is he? Can someone tell me his address?]
[I saw it!!! They're at the entrance of the alley next to Haru's Inn, attacking and surrounding that player!]
[What? They're actually fighting in a small town? They're crazy! Attacking others in a small town will get you a red name.]
Do those people look like they're afraid of being labeled a "red name"? They've already been labeled a "cancer," so why should they be afraid?
[That Xingguan player is doomed. If he doesn't fight back, he'll get hit. If he fights back, he'll be red-named. It's a dead end anyway!]
…
Whether in the channel or at the Buluo Town scene, the topic of [A star official player is about to be abused] was quickly brought up.
"Sister, the channel said that Kuang Dao led people to beat up the Xingguan players. I hope they won't tell Sister Mo Se!" Ye Zi's face tightened when she saw the message in the channel, and she hurriedly said to Tao Tao beside her.
"What? Beating up Mo Se?" Tao Tao, who was packing her backpack, frowned and stood up when she heard this. "They're going too far. Come on, Ye Zi, come back to town with me!"
That Mo Se girl is a good person. She not only saved her and her brother, but also helped all the players in the rubber forest. She shouldn't be bullied like this!
Taotao felt anxious and uneasy when she thought about the other party being implicated because of her and Ye Zi, and she ran faster and faster.
*
In the town, ice cubes at 30 to 70 degrees and boiling water at 48 degrees that had replenished all physical strength were slowly flowing out of the hotel.
As soon as I stepped out, I saw a huge crowd gathering outside the door.
"Oh my god, a group fight? So many people!" Boiling Water stretched his neck out, looking at the excitement with surprise.
"Who is so brave as to start a fight in a small town?" The ice cube was not as exaggerated as the boiling water, but he still felt confused, so he slowly approached the outside of the crowd.
The next second, when his eyes penetrated the crowd and clearly saw who the two fighting parties were, his pupils suddenly opened.
"Oh no! The female star official who helped us yesterday was attacked!"
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