Draped in a blood-red cloak that he bought for the sake of acting cool and had no defense, and carrying a long sword on his shoulder, he brought Chuyin out of the East Gate and advanced along the small path in the grassland. Looking at the boundless wilderness and stepping on the ground, Mu Fan felt that he had the demeanor of a chivalrous man in the pugilistic world.
The only downside was that as soon as he arrived at the grassland's leveling area, he felt a few cold gazes.
Mu Fan looked at the direction of the gazes. Judging from the level of these players, who almost instantly killed the monsters in the leveling area, they were all elite players in the game.
As for the guild, these players belonged to one of the top ten guilds in SAO, "Domination".
As for why he was hostile as soon as he stepped into the leveling area, Mu Fan also knew this. It was because the high-level guilds each occupied the leveling area, and they did not allow civilian players to kill steal.
If a civilian player wanted to join their guild, they would be kicked out of the guild because they were too weak. In short, because of these "cancerous tumors", many civilian players complained that the game experience in "SAO" was extremely bad.
To be honest, in order to join "Domination", there were two conditions to meet. One was to be a player ranked in the top 3,000 on the leaderboard.
The other was to be a female player, and one of these two conditions would be enough.
Of course, Mu Fan could join this guild, but Mu Fan preferred to be a solo player. Just like Black Cat, the two of them were still ranked in the top ten.
There were many dangers for solo players. For example, in SAO, there would be a corresponding level penalty when a character dies.
Losing a level after death was not a joke. In the early stages of the game, players could quickly level up after losing a level, but in the later stages, it would become more and more troublesome. For example, after dying, players would drop from level 8 to level 7, and if they were unlucky, they would randomly drop a piece of equipment.
Of course, players with orange names would have a much higher chance of dropping equipment.
If a player killed more than ten people, they would drop a whole set of equipment if they were unlucky.
Every time he went to the labyrinth area, he would encounter hostility from these people. Mu Fan was already used to it and chose to ignore it.
Although these guild players had taken over the leveling area, he was just passing by. He did not steal the monster's last hit, so these people would not take the initiative to attack.
Since these people had nothing to do with him grinding in the labyrinth area, Mu Fan had no intention of getting into a conflict with them.
Heh heh, a bunch of guys who tried to monopolize the whole place. In the end, didn't they still have to look at my guide to find a leveling spot?
.....
Following Hatsune's instructions, Mu Fan arrived at a wheat field near the leveling area.
Then, he took out a sickle from Hatsune's backpack and began to cut the wheat.
The developers of this game had put a lot of effort into it. You could really live in it. The realistic feeling of harvesting wheat was not much different from reality.
It should be, right?
Damn it, Akuya. She had never harvested wheat in real life, but she was actually practicing harvesting wheat in the game. Was it because of the hardships of life or the degeneration of the game?
Mu Fan had learned how to make the Scholar's Matchless. In order to make the Scholar's Matchless, wheat was a necessary material. Ninety-nine bundles of wheat took up one slot in his backpack.
Although everyone's slots were very few, Hatsune said that she had exactly one thousand slots. This made Mu Fan pleasantly surprised. He only had a dozen slots at the moment.
However, Hatsune actually had one thousand slots, which allowed her to store items almost limitlessly. This was a benefit that others did not have even at max level.
Therefore, currently, many of Mu Fan's items would be stored in Hatsune's backpack.
This was because Hatsune had an invincible body in the game. Although she could not attack others, others could not attack her either. In other words, if he left his items with Hatsune, even if he died, he would not lose anything in his backpack except for his equipment.
Seeing Mu Fan calmly harvesting wheat in the distance, the vigilance in the eyes of the "Domination" guild's players relaxed a lot. Some of them even looked at him with disdain.
After all, after learning supplementary skills such as Cooking, Fishing, and so on, the number of slots to learn combat skills decreased by a lot.
For these people who were actually practicing killing, killing a semi-combat player like him was no different from killing a small monster.
As a man, he did not learn combat skills in the game, but instead learned supplementary life skills. Was he a trap?
In the face of these disdainful gazes, Mu Fan continued to keep a low profile and enjoy his life harvesting wheat.
In fact, Mu Fan's Cooking skill was Hatsune's. He and Hatsune were already connected in the game, so his combat skills were still there.
Cooking in the game could also increase the proficiency of the Cooking skill. Mu Fan's current Cooking skill had already reached Level 4 and was moving towards Level 5.
.....
After harvesting wheat for an hour, Hatsune had already stored a few hundred bundles of wheat in her backpack.
Opening his friends list, he saw that Hatsune was not online. Mu Fan simply brought Hatsune directly to the labyrinth area.
As soon as they arrived at the labyrinth area, Hatsune turned her head and smiled at Mu Fan. "Big brother, when Big Sister Black Cat comes online, we can go to the third room in the middle of the labyrinth area and hunt the boss."
"Hunt the boss? With our current level, isn't it a bit difficult? "
According to Hatsune last time, they needed to be Level 10 and dozens of people to hunt the first floor's boss.
But now, he and Black Cat were only Level 8. If they directly went to hunt the boss, even with King-level skills, if they were not careful and accidentally touched by the boss, wouldn't they be killed instantly?
"Of course, I'm not talking about the guardian beast's boss."
Hatsune shook her head and explained, "I'm talking about the mid-level bosses in the labyrinth area. These bosses are different from the bosses in the upper levels of the guardian beast. Their overall attack and defense are much lower than the guardian beast's. So if you and Big Sister Black Cat work together, you can defeat them as long as you are careful. The mid-level bosses also drop equipment and clothes. With some attack and defense added, you can also prepare for the next boss's raid."
"Erm, why did you suddenly think of the bosses in the raid guide?"
Regarding Hatsune's sudden suggestion, Mu Fan was puzzled and asked.
"Nah —"
Hatsune stretched out her small hand and opened Mu Fan's mission interface. She pointed at the mission "Hunt the Skeleton Knight" and smiled. "Actually, yesterday I found an NPC in a restaurant in the first floor of the town and accepted a mission. It seems that the family of the restaurant owner was eaten by the mid-level boss. So, the restaurant owner offered a reward for hunting the Skeleton Knight and bringing back its spear. As long as you can kill the Skeleton Knight and bring back its spear, you can get the restaurant's management rights in the starting town."
"That's possible?"
Mu Fan showed a surprised expression. Hatsune was really his good partner. In the early stage of the game, there were very few missions and he could still accept such a mission.
Speaking of which, he thought that he would need to climb up to the second floor to buy the restaurant. He did not expect that because of Hatsune, he could operate the restaurant on the first floor.
"Of course, there are NPCs in this game who also live a real life. They can be sad and happy. So, since we are living in this game, we have to respect them." Hatsune smiled.
"Okay. I understand. "
Mu Fan smiled. Although it was said that NPCs in the game would be resurrected after a period of time, those who died were only those who were not involved in the quest. The villagers and some NPCs who had real intelligence would not be resurrected after death, so these people were unique.
In fact, according to Hatsune, the labyrinth area was similar to a tower connecting the floors. Generally, there were about 20 floors, and there were monsters on each floor. If Mu Fan wanted to go up, he would have to clear the monsters along the way.
After about half an hour of hurrying, Mu Fan was the only one who could be heard in the quiet and dark labyrinth area. His footsteps made thumping sounds as he stepped on the road with his longsword.
This was the middle of the labyrinth area, and not many players could reach here.
As for the concept of time in "SAO", it was the opposite of the concept of time in the real world. For example, if it was night in the real world, then it was day in the game. If it was day in the real world, then it was night in the game. The speed of time passing was the same.
However, it had to be said that the game was extremely realistic. The labyrinth area was different from the leveling area outside. It was darker here, and playing alone was like watching a horror movie. Occasionally, a Skeleton Soldier holding a blade would jump out from the darkness that couldn't be seen, and would jump in fright.
Suddenly, Mu Fan heard the sound of weapons clashing and shouting in front of him.
Taking a deep breath, Mu Fan pulled out his longsword. His blood-red cloak fluttered in the wind. He quickly ran over with Hatsune, then hid behind a boulder.
In the distance, a group of skeleton soldiers surrounded a team of about four people.
Amidst the screams of the skeleton soldiers, a voice sounded, "Ah … Ya Zi, how did you attract so many monsters?"
"Lucian, I'm sorry."
A soft voice sounded, and it seemed to be a girl, "Hmm … They are so scary, so I ran and followed them. Sure enough, I'm not suitable for the rapier skills in this game …"
"Lucian, raise your shield and block in front!"
"Wait, Xiu Fan, you block it first, I'm dying, give me a health potion!"
"I don't have a shield, how can I block it?"
"Ah … Then let the guild master block it with his chest?"
"Huh? Huh? "
.....
"Lucian?"
Hearing this group of people talking, Mu Fan suddenly froze. He vaguely remembered that he had heard this name somewhere before. After thinking about it carefully, he finally remembered.
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