Chapter 5
Perhaps to make him feel more trustworthy, the strange hunter casually pulled down his hood.
To the man's surprise, underneath the hood was a face that was much younger and more well-behaved than he had imagined.
Just looking at this face, one can only think of the top student in school who was quiet and steady and never caused trouble.
But if you add those smiling turquoise cat eyes and the two small moles on the left and right below...
For some reason, the man shuddered uncontrollably.
He tried to calm himself, knowing that he had nothing to gain, but his daughter was different. He protected his daughter behind him and asked cautiously, "Aren't you unwilling to reveal your identity? Why did you let us see your face?"
The boy smiled cheerfully: "Oh, I was just kidding."
man:"……"
He took a deep breath. "We really appreciated your help at the bun shop... but we have nothing to give you in return now. What do you want to do?
The black-haired boy raised his eyes: "I told you, it's a deal. It's not about what I want to do, but what you want me to do, sir."
The man paused for a long time before he said, "Are you a bounty hunter?"
"Probably. Are you going to give me a mission?"
"You've got the wrong person. I don't have any money."
Black-haired boy: "What a coincidence, I don't have any money either."
He didn't care about the environment or their shabby clothes at all, and his tone was still natural and casual:
"In fact, I am a patient who has been isolated from the world for many years and just recovered from the Fourth People's Hospital of this city."
man:"……"
Man: "You think I will believe..."
etc. What is the full name of the Fourth People's Hospital?
It seems to be the Fourth People's Mental Health Rehabilitation Hospital.
Commonly known as the Fourth Mental Hospital.
man:"……???"
The man was shocked.
"I'll be frank." The boy's tone became steady. "I need all the information you know. In return, you can give me a [mission]."
"...any mission is fine?"
"Of course." He smiled again. "But it would be better if the mission was shorter, right? After all, intelligence is time-sensitive."
The man said tentatively: "A meal... is that okay?"
Black-haired boy: "Wait a moment."
The next moment, his figure suddenly disappeared, and with the man's dynamic vision, he could only capture a series of afterimages.
Although due to the poor lighting conditions, the speed still shocked the man.
Soon he returned here with steaming buns, dumplings and even packaged soy milk in his hands.
The man didn't dare to ask him where the food came from. The food didn't seem to have been tampered with. He took it and tasted it first. After thinking that there was nothing wrong with it, he gave it to his daughter.
The little girl was always very well-behaved. She would play with her fingers when the adults were talking, and would wolf down food in silence.
The man's expression finally relaxed, and he told the black-haired boy who was waiting obediently what he knew.
The black-haired boy said that he was a patient who had just been discharged from the hospital. It shouldn't just be a joke - come to think of it, was it really a joke - he was probably hinting at me and telling me the most basic knowledge about this society.
Although the request sounded strange, the man had no other choice at this moment.
"... After that, seven years passed relatively smoothly. The Hunter Association discovered the pattern of the portals and developed a set of strategies. The death rate of hunters decreased year by year..."
While listening to the man's narration, Su Xingyuan connected his words with the game background he saw.
In 2025, red, door-like passages appeared all over the world. Then, on the day when the doors turned black, countless monsters poured out of them and wreaked havoc on the surface. The day when the unprecedented crisis began was called "Human Disaster Day."
It was also during this disaster that people who had awakened special powers emerged and turned the tide. In addition, the door was closed just five days after it was opened, which prevented an irreversible consequence.
Later, people rebuilt a new order on the ruins. Power was reshuffled, people with powerful strength stood at the top of the pyramid, and hunters and ordinary people became two distinct categories.
Hunters operate under the management of the official organization Hunters Association. Under this organization, there are private guilds formed by hunters after registration.
The heads of these private guilds are powerful and are constantly chasing after resources and rankings, attracting many hunters.
The hunter is mainly responsible for conquering the world inside the portal before it is fully opened, reducing the energy fluctuations in it, and making the power of the space inside the portal insufficient to open the transmission channel.
Of course, they also enjoyed benefits while conquering the gate - the gate was filled with rare treasures that had never been heard of or seen, and there might even be adventures that could make people soar to the sky.
Su Xingyuan thought about the plain and simple appearance of his novice trial level and condemned the game's stinginess.
"How much do you know about the Paishan Guild?"
Su Xingyuan asked.
"It's the largest guild in our city, and they're like a local tyrant. Almost all the portals in J City are occupied by their people, and even the hunters directly under the Hunter Association can only get what they have left."
Su Xingyuan blinked.
It seems that the Hunter Association's control is not strong enough.
But it's normal. Ordinary people are difficult to control, let alone a group of people with various superpowers. I'm afraid those leading guilds are enough to keep them busy, not to mention the small cities in the novice villages.
Su Xingyuan glanced at the small map in the upper right corner of his vision.
The only guilds with names marked above are the Paishan Guild and the J City Branch of the Hunter Association. This is probably the distribution of all forces in the Novice Village.
He stood up and prepared to take a look at the map.
"Wait, you..." The man stopped him, considered his words, and said, "If the task I gave you was unreasonable, what would you do?"
He didn't think the boy in front of him was a good person, but he did have a secret fantasy. If he had asked for power or money...
"Oh, this." The black-haired boy turned sideways, turned his head to look at him, smiled with curved eyes, a pointed little canine tooth faintly revealed in his mouth, his tone was light and relaxed.
"I will kill you."
The man's pupils suddenly contracted.
The black-haired boy didn't say anything else, pulled his hood up again, and disappeared into the darkness.
…
After Su Xingyuan casually said "I will kill you", he suddenly came to his senses and wondered if he should improve the NPC's favor.
He didn't play many games and had only heard of some genres, such as the reputation genre that focused on gaining the favor of NPCs.
But... since it's a game, and a stand-alone game at that, he's too lazy to look up guides or anything like that, so he can just play it as he pleases.
He opened the [log].
After coming out of the novice trial, the game loaded many new sections, such as the small map in the upper right corner and his task log.
【★Hard-working leveling expert】
【→Please upgrade your level to lv.10! 】
[Reward: Wooden armor*1 (Defense +2 after wearing)]
【★Newly arrived】
【→Please talk to 10 NPCs (3/10)】
【→Understand the distribution of power in J City (completed)】
[Reward: 500 EXP]
【★Before the glory】
【→Guide any dungeon】
【award:? ? ? 】
After Su Xingyuan knew all the tasks, he closed the [Log] and opened the [Map].
The lit map of J City showed the locations of three bright red underground cities.
I heard from the man before that the strategy group entering the door usually forms a team of 5 to 10 people. If drastic energy fluctuations are detected inside the door, the number of people will increase.
In other words, if you go in alone rashly, you may die quickly.
Su Xingyuan searched around and found another [Attribute Enhancement] from the corner.
He raised his eyebrows slightly and clicked on the icon.
At present, there are two ways to improve the data in this game. One is to increase attributes, and the other is to upgrade. Leveling up can gain attribute points, and similarly the attributes should also be enhanced in the form of a percentage.
[Attribute Enhancement]
【★Reading (0/1.5h)】
[Consume 20% of your physical strength, increase total intelligence by 10%, the upper limit is 20]
【★Somersault (0/50)】
[Consume 30% of your physical strength, increase overall strength by 10%, the upper limit is 20; Agility +1]
【★Fighting (0/2h)】
[Consume 30% of your physical strength, strength +2]
【★Damage tolerance (0/20)】
[Consume 30% of your physical strength, defense +2]
Seeing these people consuming a certain percentage of their physical strength, Su Xingyuan said: "..."
What does it mean to train with your life at risk (tactical retreat)?
When not in combat, his stamina only recovers 0.1 per minute. Now his total stamina is relatively small, so it seems to recover quite fast. But once his stamina reaches hundreds or thousands in the later stages, the recovery speed will be daunting.
There should be some skill or item that can quickly restore physical strength.
Su Xingyuan became curious.
It seems that I need to upgrade quickly to progress and unlock the following things.
He had looked at the small map before and knew that there should be a small park not far ahead.
Just go there and talk to the NPC.
Thinking of this, he lit up [Somersault].
…
…
The weather is gloomy today, the moon is covered by clouds, the light is very dim, and there are not many people in the park.
Xin Yunxi kicked away the pebbles on the road. Her mind was in a mess and even her temples were throbbing.
She was still in the first year of high school, but her brother Xin Yunting gave up the opportunity to go to school before finishing high school and went to work to support her studies and his mother's medical treatment.
During the day today, Xin Yunting called her and told her that the Paishan Guild agreed to let him join the guild as a logistics support person, and that he could earn more money, so he asked her not to tell her mother.
How could Xin Yunxi agree? My father died inside that door!
"Yunxi...Mom's illness requires surgery."
Just one sentence was enough to block her objection in her throat.
Even if my brother worked very hard, he could not save enough money to pay for the repeated medical expenses and expensive surgeries.
They need money.
Xin Yunxi suddenly wanted to cry. If she had been born a few years earlier, and had graduated from college and found a good job by now, would her brother not have to work so hard in the sect?
But crying is of no use, and asking my brother to change his mind is of no use either.
Everyone knows how powerful the Paishan Guild is. If my brother goes back on his word, they will definitely hold a grudge against him.
Is there really no other solution?
"Tick, tick, tick."
Suddenly, Xin Yunxi heard a series of regular footsteps.
...No, it didn't sound like footsteps.
It was a dark and windy night, and the place was deserted. In this inexplicably cold atmosphere, Xin Yunxi turned her head stiffly.
Xin Yunxi: “…”
No, wait, why is there a person in black clothes doing a backflip and flying towards her at a high speed? ! !
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