The small village on the isolated island was indeed close to the mountains and the sea. Didite led Li Huailin and the others to the entrance of the village after walking for a while. Because it was covered by a dense forest, Li Huailin could only see the village when he reached the entrance.
It was a very backward village. It seemed like the residents were still living in the slash-and-burn era. Of course, the mainstream era in the game was the Middle Ages, so it wasn't that advanced. The village was basically made of wood, and there was a fence around the entrance, as if to guard against wild beasts. Li Huailin could even see sharp spikes on the fence, and there were some bloodstains on them.
Judging from the number of houses, Li Huailin estimated that there were only about a dozen people in the village, and the total population should be around 20-30. It was a very, very small village. It was even smaller than the village that Li Huailin encountered in the Secret Dungeon that had been massacred.
Perhaps because it was almost dinner time, Li Huailin saw a few female NPCs cooking in the open air. As they had been exposed to the sun for a long time, their skin was dark, and they only wore tattered clothes. Seeing Li Huailin and Ceci appear at the entrance of the village, the few people who were busy stopped what they were doing and stared curiously at Li Huailin and the others.
"Everyone, continue cooking." Didite took the initiative to speak to the woman who seemed to be his wife. "Emma, don't worry. They are Weeden's friends."
"Weeden's friends?" The female NPC named Emma felt slightly relieved when she heard Weeden's words. She walked around Li Huailin and smiled. "In that case, welcome."
"They have something to discuss with Drizzt. I'll bring them there. Cook a little more," Didite said as he handed the fish that he had just caught to Emma. "Okay," Emma said as she handed the fish that she had just caught to Emma.
"Okay," Emma nodded.
"Eat at my house later," Didite said kindly. "I'll bring you to see Drizzt now."
"Okay." Li Huailin nodded.
They followed Didite to the door of what seemed to be the largest house in the village. It was because it was the only two-story house in the entire village. All the other houses were single-story bungalows. It seemed that Driss's status in the village was not low.
"Uncle Delise, someone's looking for you." The door to Delise's house wasn't closed, so Didite shouted a few times at the door.
"Who is it?" The voice of an old man came from the room. "Come in."
"Oh." Didit nodded and led Li Huailin and the others inside.
As it was close to dusk, the room was a little dark. Although there was an oil lamp on the table, it was not lit yet. It seemed like oil was an important resource on this island, so everyone was saving it.
An old man in his sixties was sitting at the table, slowly peeling a bean-like plant with his hands. Seeing Li Huailin and the others enter the door, Drizzt wiped his hands with his clothes and then paid attention to the two people who came in. Of course, he didn't know either of them.
"Who are you two? Looking for me? "Drizzt asked a little strangely.
"These two are Weeden's friends." Didite explained a little.
"Oh, Weeden." Drizzt nodded. It seemed that Weeden's name was very useful here. Just by saying his name, Li Huailin found that the vigilance in Drizzt's eyes disappeared. "I haven't seen Weeden for a long time. How is he?"
"He's not dead yet." Li Huailin said as he sat down in front of Drizzt.
"Hehe." Drizzt nodded. "Not bad. At our age, it's a good thing that he's not dead. By the way, why did he ask you to come to me? "
"Oh." Li Huailin took out the quest item from his bag, which was the letter, and handed it to Drizzt. "Here, he said to send his regards. The rest is in this letter."
"Oh, thank you." Drizzt said as he received the letter from Li Huailin.
System Notification: D-rank quest completed. Old friend, lost 20 silver coins. As you have not completed your class advancement quest, you are temporarily unable to gain experience. Please contact your class trainer.
"Got it …" Li Huailin said irritably. Although only 20 silver coins were deducted, he was still quite unhappy.
Of course, the others didn't care about Li Huailin. Didite skillfully began to help Drizzt peel the remaining beans, while Drizzt began to read the letter. Ceci, on the other hand, had been looking left and right since he entered the village. He had probably never seen such a small village before and was still curious.
The letter was quite long. Drizzt read it for nearly ten minutes, and he even read it over and over again. Just when Li Huailin couldn't wait any longer, Drizzt finally put down the letter.
"Yes … it's like this …" Drizzt nodded.
"Have you finished reading it?" Li Huailin asked.
"I know why you're here," Drizzt nodded. "I can send someone to take you to the entrance of the ancient ruins, but it's too dangerous. We can only take you to the entrance. Didite, you take them there."
"Okay, Mister." Didit took the time to nod.
"Oh, that's great." Although the island wasn't big, Li Huailin was too lazy to look for it. It was best if someone led the way.
"As for what Weeden wants … we don't have it yet … We need to prepare a little. I'll give it to you when you come out of the ruins," Drizzt said.
"What Weeden wants?" Li Huailin asked curiously.
"Hm? You don't know. Weeden asked me to give it to you so that you can take it back, "Drizzt said.
"Eh? There's such a thing? "Li Huailin hadn't heard Weeden mention it at all.
"Maybe he's old and forgot. My memory hasn't been too good recently," Drizzt said, slightly offending Weeden.
"Oh, okay." Li Huailin didn't mind. Maybe it had something to do with his class change quest. After all, he had to go back and see Weeden after completing the quest. This didn't seem like a quest, so he could just take it with him.
"Oh, right. If you need herbs when you're exploring the ruins, you can buy them from me. There's also a smithy in the village that can help you repair your weapons." Drizzt suddenly started doing business. Just as Li Huailin was surprised, a shop opened in front of Drizzt. There really were some things for sale.
"Herbs: Recovers 140 HP in 5 seconds. Price: 10 Silver?" The first thing Li Huailin saw was a scam. This thing wasn't even as good as a Medium Health Potion, yet it was selling for 10 Silver.
"Honest with all ages …" Dries actually said.
"Fair trade my ass. It's just a unique business, and it's useless to me." Li Huailin would lose HP from drinking Health Potions anyway, so he didn't need to spend money on this. However, there might be some useless potions. Li Huailin continued to look.
"Basic Iron Skin Potion: Increases Physical Defense by 20-20, lasts for 3 minutes. Price: 20 Silver?" The second one was even scammer. What was the use of 20-20 Physical Defense? Not to mention whether Li Huailin would gain or lose HP after drinking it, the price alone was unbearable. Normal people wouldn't buy it.
"Basic Magic Protection Potion: Increases Magic Defense by 20-20, lasts for 3 minutes. Price: 20 Silver …" There were only three potions in total. To Li Huailin, they were all scammers.
"If your Favorability in the village increases, I have other potions for sale." Seeing that Li Huailin wasn't satisfied, Drizzt said, "If you want to increase your Favorability, you can look for Mill at the entrance of the village. You can receive quests there to help the village."
I'll increase your Favorability if I kill you. Li Huailin thought silently. However, none of these potions were useful. Li Huailin was too lazy to look at the rest of the potions. "Okay, okay. I'll buy them from you if I need them."
"Mhm, you're welcome anytime." Drizzt didn't insist and just nodded.
"Alright, let's go to the ruins now." Seeing that the situation was almost settled, Li Huailin stood up and said.
"It's already night time. Dinner will be served soon. Let's wait until tomorrow. The jungle isn't safe at night," Didite said. "There are some ferocious beasts nearby, and they all come out at night. Moreover, there's basically no light on the island at night, so it's very difficult to find the way. It's forbidden to go out at night in the village, so I think it's better to go tomorrow."
"What kind of beasts?" Ceci asked curiously.
"Leopards, bobcats, and wild dogs," Drizzt said. "There are quite a lot of beasts on the mountain, especially near the ruins. Moreover, the beasts nearby seem to have mutated and are especially powerful. However, those mutated beasts won't leave the ruins, so the village is still considered safe."
"Oh … I see," Ceci said excitedly. "I'm looking forward to it."
"What are you looking forward to? It's not like you're the one fighting them." Li Huailin wasn't worried about the beasts. No matter what, it was just a monster. It wasn't as if he couldn't defeat it. However, since Drizzt refused to lead the way, so be it. It was indeed a little annoying to wait in the dark at night.
"You can spend the night at my house. There's an empty room in my house, and it's quite clean. It's only five silver coins a night," Didite offered. "Dinner is included too."
"…" Li Huailin was speechless. "Does your village have a tradition of cheating your father?"
"Huh?" Didite looked very innocent. "I also took money from Weeden to come here."
"Alright, I'm afraid of you. I'll go offline and eat, okay? Why the hell are you staying here?" Li Huailin said.
"Oh, is this the legendary adventurer's return to an alternate dimension to rest?" Ceci asked, his eyes sparkling.
"Yes, yes. You pay for the room. I'm going offline …" Since he wasn't in combat mode, Li Huailin logged out of the game.
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