Chapter 520: The Enlightenment of Another Team of Adventurers
The next day, by the river.
"Now, Orles!" Shui Yanqing held the sword in both hands, tried her best to cut the hippo in front of her, and then urgently avoided the collision of another hippo.
"I know, you don't have to shout."
Orles looked at the double-edged axe in her hand, took a deep breath, took three quick steps, and then jumped up. As the magic pattern on the axe blade was activated, a shining cold light emerged, and the axe chopped down, the tough and thick skin of the hippo was cut open with a huge cut.
The injured hippo howled in fear, and then ran with blood splattered, knocking Orles in front of him down, and rushed all the way into the water. Seeing this, the other two hippos were also afraid. The two fled back to the river and ran to the other side under the pursuit of the other girls.
The remaining few people could not catch up, and could only watch the three hippos climb over the hill opposite the river and disappear.
"Although we didn't kill them, we drove them away after all. I don't know if it counts as completing the mission." Blanche was a little unsure.
"We'll find out when we go back and ask." Pulin patted the dirt and grass clippings on her body.
On the other side, Tilan looked at Orlesi, who was sitting on the riverbank, covered in mud and blood. She wanted to laugh, but felt sorry for her. In the end, she held back
and pulled her up. "Oh, I'm so dirty, Tilan." Orlesi complained to Tilan in a crying voice.
"It's okay, just go back and wash it." Tilan wiped her face carefully and held her in her arms to comfort her.
"Because of the restrictions of the rules, many abilities cannot be used, otherwise it wouldn't be so troublesome." Shui Yanqing came over and shook her aqua blue hair, which was also stuck with some mud and water.
"But if it weren't for this, we could also experience the hardship and liveliness of this kind of battle. I think it's still quite interesting. I suddenly look forward to what happens next." Odney also came over holding a lyre.
"Let's go, I'll help you get the axe." Shui Yanqing put the sword behind her back, and then picked up the axe from the mud on the riverbank.
"It's a bit heavy." She held it and tried to swing it.
"Yanqing swings the axe very handsomely." Blanche looked at it and praised it with a finger.
After that, the six people met up and returned to the town. After washing, they went to the first floor of the tavern to eat.
"Oles is still taking a shower and will come down later. You can order first.
" Tilan came down and told everyone. "Then Tilan will help Orles order."
After that, the five people waited for a while, and Tilan went back upstairs to see if Orles had finished taking a shower.
"I just asked the people in the town, and they said that as long as the hippopotamus is driven away, the task is completed."
"The 200 gold coins of the reward have been given to us. In addition, a hunter uncle said that because we drove away the hippopotamus, this was originally his task to complete, so he couldn't get the reward."
"He asked if we could give him 100 gold coins, and he would assist us as an assistant when we fight the bandits in the thieves' den."
"It seems that these two tasks are related. I said, if the number of players coming to the town is insufficient and it is difficult to deal with the bandits in the thieves' den, how to solve it, it turns out that the clue is here."
"If you think about it more deeply, we are even fewer, only three people, then there may be more than one hunter who comes to help us, it may be another NPC team."
"Agree, it will always be easier to follow the prompts."
"I think so too."
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Just as the four people were discussing the afternoon's task, Tilan took Ores downstairs.
At this time, she changed into a simple medieval cotton dress, and her silver hair was simply tied up, with some moisture still on it. When she sat down, others couldn't help but look at her a few more times.
"What's wrong? Everyone is looking at me." She checked herself and there should be no stains left.
"Nothing, I just suddenly found that Orles is a little different." Pulin answered simply and directly.
"Maybe she is a lot more ordinary, but I feel closer to her." Blanche thought for a while.
"In short, she is like a normal person." Shui Yanqing was as sharp-tongued as ever.
"Was I so unfriendly before?" Orles was surprisingly not angry.
"Well, a little bit."
"It's not that Orles is bad, it's just that some of your unintentional habits don't give people a good impression. It's not that you do it on purpose, but you don't realize that not everyone is so well-off and has such good conditions as you." Odney thought about it and said directly.
"I'll tell you, everyone won't hate you now." Tilan pressed Orles' shoulders from behind.
'Showing elegance, strength, and decency blindly sometimes not only fails to convince people, but makes people feel alienated and arrogant. '
'Being a little softer and showing a delicate and soft side will appear more real and beautiful. 'This is what she said to Orles upstairs.
"I see." Although there was still a little awkwardness, there was also a sense of warmth and happiness flowing.
"Everyone is here, let's start lunch~"
At this time, a sumptuous meal was already on the table, many of which were freshly cooked and still steaming.
"Okay\(^o^)/~"
Because the mission was completed, the team had a lot more money, and the lunch was particularly sumptuous. Compared with last night, there was a large grilled steak, so that each member could get two pieces.
After lunch, the six people took another two-hour lunch break before setting off together.
"We have to get the mission done today, and we can't delay any longer."
"Let's go!"
The six people set off in a mighty manner, and brought a hunter as a guide. Along the way, with the help of the hunter, Tilan and his party approached the thieves' den through a hidden path and then launched an attack.
"Pyromancy!"
Pulin stood on the high ground, opened his hands, and the gathered flames turned into a long dragon rushing down, rushing into the bandits' formation. A series of red lights flashed, and many bandits' belts' health points were deducted and they were forced to leave the field.
"Don't let them get away." Odney plucked the strings in her hand and cheered for her teammates.
On the other side, in the sea of fire, Shui Yanqing, Orlesi, and Tilan, each holding a sword, an axe, and a gun, formed a triangle formation and charged.
The three-person team can cover each other and deal with enemies from all directions. It is very convenient to fight. When facing a lone enemy, it can also be quickly resolved, greatly improving efficiency.
"These guys!"
On the top of the watchtower of the thieves' den, the bandit leader held a longbow and shot angrily at the three people below.
The emerald light infused, the bowstring vibrated, and an arrow shot out, hitting the leading girl, causing the color of her shield to instantly turn red.
"Danger." Blanche behind saw it, raised the healing staff in her hand, and a burst of light fell, and the shield on Orlesi's side turned bright yellow.
"Old acquaintance." The hunter following the team also raised his bow and shot at the enemy on the watchtower.
Soon, because of the attack, the life of the leader on the opposite side was greatly reduced, and he dared not continue to show his head.
Then the three of them killed to the top of the tower, ready to deal with this last enemy.
"No, don't kill me." He raised his hands in surrender.
"I can help you guys, don't kill me first." He said again.
"What is it?" Shui Yanqing picked up his bow first.
"I can bring my men to join you and help you work." He said that he was useful.
"Then wouldn't it mean that we have become bandits too." Ores felt bad.
"Maybe this is the beginning of a branch line." Tilan thought about it.
"What can you do, only rob?"
"Anything is fine, as long as you make a living." The other party was also straightforward.
"Then you can build a house, right?" Tilan looked at the facilities here, which were quite complete.
"Yes, of course."
"I see, I remember there is an abandoned watchtower on the edge of the town, can you repair it?"
"Yes, that watchtower is simpler than my watchtower, it is not difficult to repair, it just takes time and energy."
"Very good, then you can help us do this, and I will ask the townspeople if they are willing to forgive you after you are done."
So, the second task was also solved here. After discussing with the townspeople, this group of bandits repaired the watchtower and were incorporated into the town's guard team, allowing them to make a living. The other captain was the hunter who assisted the six people this time. Only with him could the guard team be assured, and the original bandit leader became a hunter in the town, helping people hunt for a living.
"I'm leaving."
"Although I only stayed for a day and a half, everyone in the town knows each other, and I suddenly feel a little reluctant." "
The blacksmith gave us a set of chain mail, saying it was a gift after we helped the town."
"Where's the chain mail? I don't think I saw it." Blanche glanced around and didn't see anyone wearing chain mail.
"It's a card." Pulin came over, holding a card with chain mail printed on it.
"Put this on your belt, and the chain mail clothing will appear, and the armor attribute will also be improved."
"Is that so?" After that, several people took the cards and tried them out.
Everyone's appearance changed after getting the chain mail. The three melee professions directly added a layer of long-sleeved chain mail with complete protection on their clothes, while the wizard, healer, and bard wore a chain mail vest, and the armor attribute did not increase much.
"It seems that different professions affect a lot of things."
After the six people discussed it, they decided to let Ores wear the chain mail. After all, the team's biggest output now depends on her, so naturally the protection should be the best.
"So, the first level map is almost finished, it's time to go to the next level."
"How to get there?"
"The people in the town said that if you keep going east, there will be a white stone mountain road. If you pass through the door at the top of the mountain road, you can enter the border of Tucker City. It is a medium-sized city with a lot of people."
"Then let's go."
So, after some preparation, the six people set out again. At this time, their team configuration is swordsman-Shui Yanqing, axe soldier-Aoles, spearman-Tilan, wizard-Pulin, healer-Blanche, and bard-Odney.
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20 minutes later, the six people came to the top of the mountain road. There was a closed iron door here. When it was pushed open, a flash of white light passed by, and everyone entered inside.
The circular platform was surrounded by misty walls, and then it rose with the six people to the second level of the maze.
The iron door opened, and everyone appeared on the mountain road again, but this time it was going down, and in the distance, a city built of gray stone bricks emerged, and occasionally carriages and passers-by could be seen on the road.
"I wonder what's waiting for us ahead." Shui Yanqing sighed.
"Hehe, it must be very interesting." Under the hood, Prin's caramel-colored short hair was slightly exposed, her eyes were as bright as rubies, and a ray of fire appeared in her palms.
Going down the mountain road, everyone headed towards Tucker City. On the way, they met a fat merchant who was selling goods. There was a carriage parked next to him. The rear panel of the carriage was lowered, and the goods inside were directly displayed.
"Do you want to buy something, adventurer girls?"
"I have healing potions, bread to fill your hunger, torches, antidote potions, and kerosene arrows. They are all what you need."
"Why don't you sell things in the city?" Blanche asked curiously.
"Because the city has to pay taxes, children." He said with a smile.
"Selling things here can save a lot."
"Do you want to buy some supplements?" Odney looked at her companions beside her.
"Let's buy some, antidote potions, healing potions, they may be used later. As for kerosene torches and the like, we don't need to buy them for now, after all, we have Prinn, the fire wizard." Tilan suggested.
"Okay, I'll negotiate." So Odney stepped forward and used the bard's ability to "negotiate.
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"Oh, you are really good at talking. OK, OK, I'll give you a 30% discount." The merchant agreed with a smile.
So the six people bought 3 bottles of healing potions, 2 bottles of antidote potions, and 2 portions of bread.
The six people continued to move forward until they came to the city gate, which was about six meters high. There were two spearmen guarding the gate.
"Each person pays a tax of 10 gold coins to enter the city." They asked.
"Here." Although they felt cheated, the six people didn't want to conflict with the guards on this matter, so they paid the money and went in.
After entering the city, everything was much busier. There were about twenty buildings here, and the main street was also more than a thousand meters long. Compared with the town, it was much more prosperous here, and some advanced professions could be seen, such as the swordsman's advanced 'Swordsman' and 'Assassin', the spearman's advanced 'Knight', and the healer's advanced 'Priest' and 'White Mage'.
"High-level professions have more and stronger abilities, but the job transfer books they need are also more precious." A resident in the city told them.
"So, in order to embark on the strongest path, we must work harder to complete the tasks in exchange for higher-level job books."
The six people sat in the mercenary guild in the city, listening to the guests' discussions inside, and gradually understood the situation. At this time, another group of five people came over, including three men and two women, including a bald 'Priest' wearing chain mail, a sexy 'Black Mage' sister, a shy half-elf girl 'Ranger', a 'Heavy Armor Warrior' carrying a heavy hammer, and a 'Swordsman' youth carrying a glowing long sword.
"Hello, I didn't expect to see new people today." The leading 'Swordsman' youth waved his hand.
"Who are you?" Tilan and his group were a little unsure whether the other party was an NPC or a player who came here with them.
"We are players too, ahaha." The other party laughed heartily.
After that, the group sat down and the other party introduced what happened.
"We came in last week. At first, we just wanted to accompany Rosa to experience it. We were a little worried about her coming alone, but later we all got addicted to it."
"How many days have you been here?" Shui Yanqing was curious about how long they spent.
"About six days, and the process went smoothly." The other party recalled.
"It feels much more interesting than traveling, but it will come to an end after today."
"Rosa's vacation is about to end, and there will be another summer vacation after that, otherwise we won't be able to get together."
"Thank you, brother, actually Rosa is sorry for delaying everyone for so long." The timid half-elf girl at the side spoke up.
"It's okay, everyone had a lot of fun."
"Although it was only six days, it felt like I was experiencing another life. Generally speaking, this experience is more real and immersive than watching movies or TV dramas."
"After all, I was the one who shed my sweat and body. The delicious food I ate, the battles in the rain, the tension and choices in danger all gave me a lot of inspiration. It would be great if everyone could really enter another world and experience it like this."
"I mean, as a human being, many things are often experienced for the first time and are very immature. If there is such a real game world to experience many situations, it will surely become easier to understand and appreciate many emotions, such as the importance of friendship, the difficulties of others, the multifaceted and uncertain things, etc." "
It took them a lot of effort to build this 'maze'. Although there are still some shortcomings, it is not unsolvable. It's just that the current scale is limited and it has been simplified a lot."
"Sometimes I wonder if it is too costly to spend so much manpower and material resources just for a small number of people to get the game experience, but from the actual experience, it is worth it."
"It's easier to do these things on the Aijek network, because it can easily build a huge world that looks like reality. However, when it comes to the emotional impact and experience on people, it is never as strong as reality." "
Especially during the first battle, I fell to the ground because of a stone hitting my foot. My palm was scratched and burning. At this moment, the enemy above my head stepped on me, and the danger of my companions beside me stimulated me fiercely. I didn't have any time to react to the severity of the injury or whether my foot was sprained. Instead, I stood up with my weapon and rushed forward with all my strength, because every second I was slow, my companions would be in danger. It is a game, but it is not a game, because the beasts on the opposite side will really pounce on people to the ground and knock them flying. The pain is real, but we will not really die."
"Because of pain and danger, many real emotions are aroused. The free and careless state when playing games in the past quickly disappeared, and there was tension and expectation again and again."
"This kind of reality mixed with pain is so fascinating that it is even more exciting and happy after the victory."
"Today's society is too safe. Because of this, there is a lack of dangerous excitement. Many emotions drift into nothingness and are full of impetuousness."
"Sorry, it's rare to meet players like us. I said a lot of off-topic things, but this is indeed how I feel these days. I plan to write a paper to summarize it after I go back."
"I wish you all a happy game in the future~ Discover the sincere emotions and choices between your companions here."
(End of this chapter)
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