Chapter 21 [Scene 5] Hello, Messenger
[Private Message (sharing between players from different kingdoms is prohibited)]
[To you in Kangsu:
Welcome to join Kangsu!
As the most powerful of the three kingdoms, Kangsu can almost be said to have monopolized all the ambitious people in this land.
The fact that you were born on this land is the luck bestowed upon you by the "power of the stars".
Kangsu welcomes famous "newcomers" like you most.
Recently, an "evil force" suddenly emerged in this land. They promoted evil culture and turned a deaf ear to the warnings of the three kingdoms.
Kang Su, who holds power, will absolutely not tolerate the emergence of such a force. Please assist the Kingdom Lord in suppressing this force!
In addition, the rulers of the other two kingdoms had different opinions from our ruler on this matter.
So please do not consider the "newcomers" from the other two countries as your companions!
After the gathering of the "newcomers", please gather at the palace of the Lord of the Kangsu Kingdom (532, 109). The Lord of the Kingdom will assign patrol and expedition tasks to the "newcomers".
Finally, good luck! ]
[Attachments: Mystical Crystal x1 (Buff: Wisdom +15%), Kangsu Token x1 (Buff: Leadership +5%), Blessing of the Newborn (Buff: Force +10%, Health +5%, Money +7%)]
[Sender: Kang Su]
[Viewed!]
After clicking on the coordinates with blue font color, He Yuezhe said hello to Yuan Yang and No. 13, and was directly teleported to the palace where the Lord of Kangxu Kingdom was.
"Welcome to the [Kingdom Lord's Palace], please present [Kangsu Token x1]!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a system prompt appeared in front of He Yuezhe.
A man who looked like a guard was holding a long spear with a red tassel, and in front of him was a group of strange-looking "newborns".
He was a bit like the advertisements that He Yuezhe often saw on the streets. No matter where you went, his eyes would automatically follow you.
"'Newborn' of the Pleiades, why have you come here? You have violated the 'Three Kingdoms Pact' and will be expelled by force! Attention! You will be expelled by force!"
[Ding Dong~ You have received a new message! Please check it immediately.]
"W-What do you mean... Do you want me to come?"
He Yuezhe heard another notification sound coming from the mailbox he had just closed.
On the other side, the girl with curly woolen hair was looking at the guard who was pointing the red tasseled spear at her with a look of shock.
"This is a test given to you by the Lord of the Kingdom. Seize the opportunity, 'Newcomer'." The guard's voice was cold.
The girl with curly hair with wool retracted her gaze and turned to the player who was said to be from Betelgeuse.
The man had been imprisoned by an unknown force and stood there with a terrified expression.
"No! I have no ill intentions! I just want to come here and take a look!" The Bixiu player shouted loudly, with big beads of sweat dripping from his forehead.
"You are a liar, and your crime is even more severe." The guard took a red thread from his spear, used his skills to tie the red thread into an amulet, and threw it to the girl.
"As the 'Law Enforcer' appointed by the Lord of the Kingdom, I request that you immediately execute this unruly 'Newborn'."
[You have received a blessing from the Lord of the Kingdom of Pleiades! Health -10%, Force +50%.]
Law enforcer?
"S-sorry!" The girl with curly woolen hair bowed deeply.
She lowered her head, held her left hand loosely at her waist, and quickly stretched out her right hand in front of her waist. A long sword appeared out of thin air in her hand.
The girl suddenly drew her knife, and the tip of the knife emitted a cold light!
"No! No! This is just my mission! I can leave! I can really leave! Don't kill me! No!!!" The imprisoned player shouted anxiously.
His voice seemed to have some kind of magic. The girl with curly hair was distracted and the knife fell from her hand and fell to the ground!
"Please don't be lenient, Enforcer."
The girl also shook her head and came to her senses. She bent down and picked up the ordinary long knife from the ground, raised her hand, and chopped at the man again with a gentle expression.
"No----!"
“I-I’m sorry—!”
"bite--!!!"
A buzzing sound rang out at the moment the long sword and the long spear collided, shaking the entire palace!
"Please don't attack the Kingdom Lord's guards!"
The guard reacted extremely quickly, quickly holding his spear across his body to block the girl's sudden first attack!
The girl with curly hair turned around and swung her sword vigorously. In a breath, the two of them had exchanged dozens of moves!
He Yuezhe silently followed the crowd away from the two people. Amidst the flashing of swords and sabers, she opened her email.
[Private letter (viewable only by the recipient):
Hello, messenger.
The organization has assigned you the first mission, to assist the player codenamed "Weaver" to return to the base. The base address is (000, 001).
[Attachment: Keepsake: A bouquet of wild flowers x1920 (Please give it to all the girls you meet)]
[Quest Reward: One Wish]
[Sender: No. 1]
Before He Yuezhe could complain about this accessory, she suddenly felt a chill on her neck.
"Don't, don't move, be careful not to hurt yourself." The girl's voice was sweet and full of worry, but the knife in her hand did not shake at all.
"Please let go of the player in your hand." The guard made a gun flower and pointed it at the girl.
The girl with the curly woolen hair seemed very timid. When the guard's voice was just a little louder, she shrank behind He Yuezhe in fear and cautiously peeked through her eyes.
"No!" she whispered, "I want to take her away!"
It seems that this girl is "Zhi".
"Players are appendages of the kingdom and cannot go outside the kingdom! Please let go!" The guard threw the gun over with one hand.
The girl held a knife in her right hand and pulled He Yuezhe back a few steps, but her left hand was behind her back and she secretly made a hand gesture!
Skill: Teleport, activate in the blink of an eye!
But just as the two were moving, they were pulled back by a wave.
"Can you take me away?" It turned out to be the player from Bi Su. He secretly untied the restraints by himself, and then grabbed the long sword of "Zhi" with his bare hands. That's why the two of them were unable to leave directly.
"Hardened?" "Zhi" looked at the man's palm without any scars, a little confused.
Although his long sword is only of [Normal] level, its attributes in all aspects are pretty good. It also comes with the blood-sucking attribute of the baby-headed bat among the unlocked monsters. At least it is the best that a novice player can get!
This person is completely unaffected...
"You, you're cheating?!" Zhi looked at the man with a strange look in his eyes, "Report, where is the report?! I've already reported you! No, you are not allowed to follow us anymore!!"
"Zhi"'s fingers tapped in the air quickly a few times, then she put away the knife and grabbed He Yuezhe's collar and flew away.
^
“Huh…Huh…It’s so scary…It’s so scary…”
“…”
"I almost thought the mission was going to fail... Huh... Huh... Huh..."
"Zhi" lay on the picnic table in the woods, gasping for breath.
Because she was interrupted just now, she had to use two skills: teleportation, and drank a recovery potion to barely hold on until now.
"Huh... Huh... Why aren't you speaking?" "Zhi" looked at He Yuezhe who was silent on the side.
"Zhi" was so tired that her speech became even more intermittent.
She was originally a player with high combat power but a shallow skill bar, and now there were very few weapons available, so her attack methods naturally dropped a level.
After listening to this, He Yuezhe handed Zhi a bottle of recovery potion she had just found in the bag of the Bixiu player and said, "I'm wondering what your mission is. Can you tell me?"
"W-what?!" "Zhi" didn't seem to expect her to be like this. She was startled and hit her head on the edge of the table. "Ouch... It hurts..."
"Nothing much, just found the 'messenger', that's all..." "Zhi" rubbed his head, sat up, and pushed the recovery potion back.
"Oh, I see."
"Yes," Zhi nodded vigorously, "Shall I take you to join the club?"
Join?
"Okay." He Yuezhe smiled at her.
^
Walking on the road.
He Yuezhe learned from "Zhi" that these players with special identities all knew it as soon as they entered the game.
......Except for people like He Yuezhe who are assigned the role of "messenger".
This organization, known as the "evil force," has been gradually expanding during these three days through the development among players.
A "messenger" in an organization only gathers information and acts as a contact person.
Therefore, in order to hide the identity, the "messenger" will not be told at the beginning, but will know his true identity only after the game officially starts and the organization begins to act.
According to "Zhi", there was a player leader in the organization who wrote many guides, covering all aspects of the game. However, in the guides, the identity of "Messenger" did not seem to exist at the beginning.
"So you want me to introduce you to how to play, but actually I don't know either." "Zhi" had her long sword on her waist, which made a tinkling sound when she walked.
As a result, He Yuezhe's eyes almost never left the knife.
…
"Oh, here we are." "Zhi" waved his hand in front of her eyes, revealing a slightly embarrassed smile.
He Yuezhe looked at the cube house in front of them and widened his eyes slightly: "Thank you."
A cube shape, in a forest... Wait, this is a little too similar to the control room Yuan Yang described, right?!
"You, you don't want to ask me for a friend?" "Zhi" grabbed He Yuezhe who turned to walk inside, and looked at her pitifully.
After all, I am her first contact, so why does she have to take the initiative to ask for a friend?
It’s rare for “Zhi” to be so open to a stranger. Maybe it’s because her character model is a doll and she speaks so cutely, it’s hard not to have a good impression of her!
He Yuezhe was shocked when he heard this. He didn't expect that this girl who even stuttered when speaking would bring up this matter herself.
"Oh, I forgot. I'll add you then," He Yuezhe laughed. "I'll be grateful for anything I need from now on."
What a standard! "Zhi" muttered to herself, wondering when she would be able to smile at strangers so openly.
Why......
Why?
Why? !
No! Why would I smile at people who are not even related to me?!
"Zhi" added He Yuezhe as a friend with a serious face and no expression. He nodded very righteously and walked away hand in hand.
^
After adding the friend, He Yuezhe discovered that the game nickname of "Zhi" was actually called "Zhi".
What a... name.
She watched "Zhi" walk away, and finally knocked on the door of the house.
"Hello, is anyone there?" There was no doorbell, so He Yuezhe had to knock three times with his fingers. "I'm 'Hummingbird'."
"Come in." The door creaked open automatically with the old man's voice.
Inside the house was a dark, unconscious world.
After the door closed, He Yuezhe could hardly see anything. It was like a chaos and she could not perceive anything.
"Welcome, Hummingbird. Welcome to join us."
The old man's voice was neither hurried nor slow, like a breeze: "Please sit down. We have some questions for you."
The spotlight suddenly illuminated a piece of open space in front of He Yuezhe, and a chair appeared from bottom to top in a digitized form.
She sat down as she was told.
"Please tell us your name," said the old man.
"...'Hummingbird', my name is 'Hummingbird'." He Yuezhe replied.
A light lit up on her right, and the old man's voice came from there: "Thank you for your answer. We received your sincerity."
"Please tell us about your kingdom," said the old man.
"Kangsu." He Yuezhe replied.
Another light came on to her left, and the old man's voice came again: "Thank you for your answer. We received your message."
"Please tell us your purpose for coming here," said the old man.
“…”
"Don't be afraid, there is no correct answer to the question. We just want to hear your most truthful answer." The old man reminded.
"Help someone realize his wish." He Yuezhe replied.
If the system doesn't stop it, don't blame me for telling everything then, right?
Another light came on behind her, and the old man's voice sounded behind her: "Thank you for your answer. We have received your ideal."
"Please tell us the origin of your name," said the old man.
"...I like this kind of bird." He Yuezhe replied.
"...No, that's not your most truthful answer. We'll give you a chance to answer again."
The old man's voice was fluctuating, different from the calmness before.
He Yuezhe asked in return: "How can you be sure that my answer is true?"
"It's impossible to be sure. But we need another answer." The old man's voice was filled with disdain.
"What a pity! I can't give you another answer then." He Yuezhe lowered her head, her hair covering the smile on her lips. "Goodbye?"
“…”
"Hmm?" He Yuezhe tucked her hair behind her ears and looked in a certain direction. "Anything else?"
"No. But please don't leave."
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