After a bit of banter, everyone returned to the business of the day.
Rozen coughed and spoke to the people in front of him.
"As you all know, the raid this time is not in Aincrad, but in Alpheim."
That's right.
Their target this time was not in Aincrad, but in Alpheim.
To be more precise …
"Next, the place we're going to is not Alpheim, but Youzheim."
Kuri flew to Rozen's shoulder and stood with her hands on Rozen's cheeks, looking serious and cute.
"Youzheim?"
Kirito tried to recall the information about the map.
"I heard that it's another area under the Elven Kingdom of Alpheim, right?"
Yasna said softly.
"Yes." Lifa seemed to understand a lot and said, "It's a new training ground that was added before Aincrad was installed. It's called the Kingdom of Eternal Night, and it's full of Evil God-level monsters. It's a world of darkness and ice dominated by Evil Gods, and it's a super dangerous area. Before Aincrad was installed, it was the most difficult training ground in ALO."
"Because of this, there are very few players going to Youzheim, and there are very few players who hunt there." Aikir seemed to understand Youzheim, and he added, "Even now, there are very few players who can hunt in Youzheim. The Evil God-level monsters there are very powerful, and any one of them has the strength of a high-level training ground boss. If you don't gather more than ten top players to attack, you'll basically die and return to the city."
"That dangerous?" Klein was stunned. "We only have nine people here!"
Excluding Kuri, there were indeed only nine people in the group.
Moreover, some of them were not top players at all.
"I … I'll try not to be a burden!"
Celica quickly said.
"Although I'm a blacksmith, I'm also improving my weapon skills and combat skills!"
Liz put her hands on her waist and looked unconvinced.
"I … I'll also do my best to support the rear!"
Xing tried his best to express his gratitude.
Among the group, only these three girls were much weaker. One of them had once been a middle-ranked player, one was a blacksmith, and the last one didn't even dare to engage in combat. She was still a distance away from being a first-rate player. It was too early to call her a top-tier player.
On the other hand, Lifa, Klein, and Aikir were quite strong. Lifa was one of the top five Wind Elves, and the other two were the Clearers.
"Don't worry, everyone." Lifa comforted the three of them. "Although we are lacking in numbers, we also have members who are stronger than the average top Players."
"That's right, that's right!" Klein patted his chest and said, "I will definitely protect all of you! Watch me! "
"… I say, he's obviously not talking about you." Aikir facepalmed and said, "He's obviously talking about Rozen, Kirito, and Yasna, right?"
Just as Aikir said, even if the team was lacking in numbers and some of them weren't very strong, Rozen, Kirito, and Yasna could make up for it.
The three of them were stronger than top Players, and they had defeated Eugene, who was known as the strongest player in the game. It was not a problem for them to replace Celica, Liz, and Xing.
Or rather …
"Even without us, Rozen should be fine, right?"
Kirito crossed his arms and smiled.
"Yes." Yasna also smiled and said, "Rozen is best at commanding. With him, Celica, Liz, and Xing can definitely play a bigger role than the average top Player."
Hearing that, Celica, Liz, and Xing, who were still a little worried, were completely relieved.
That made sense.
With Rozen, no matter how weak a Player was, under his command, they could become a brave and skillful fighter.
This had already been shown in the last Red Wings' martial arts tournament. Because Rozen was too talkative, he gave a few pointers to the disadvantaged Player, and that Player immediately got the upper hand and suppressed his opponent. It was a very interesting scene.
"Daddy's way of commanding is simply against the rules. Even the best computer can't simulate it."
Kuri nodded in agreement.
"Well, that's all."
Rozen's disapproving tone made everyone stare at him one after another, which made Rozen's expression became sullen.
At that moment, Rozen sped up.
"In short, our goal this time is Youzheim, where we can gather enough money and items. It's best if we can get some new high-level equipment." Rozen said, "In this way, we can better deal with the upcoming opening of the new floors."
That was the real purpose of Rozen's team.
That was their plan for this trip to Youzheim. They were well prepared for the upcoming battle.
The new ALO officially launched, integrating the original SAO and the old ALO, and launching the new map, Aincrad, was already eight months ago.
It was December 2025. If it was eight months ago, it would be May 2025.
In May, although the new Aincrad was launched, it wasn't like SAO, where as long as they defeated the Floor Boss, they could proceed to the next floor.
That was because, as mentioned before, in order to prevent Aincrad from being easily defeated by the original SAO and the old ALO Players, they needed to increase the difficulty and other aspects of Aincrad.
For this reason, some of the floors that haven't been completely revamped were not yet open to the public. The operator will gradually open higher floors according to the time and the situation, so that the Players can enjoy the joy of clearing the floors.
Because of this, in May, the new Aincrad only opened the first to the tenth floor, and in September, the eleventh to the twentieth floor was opened, so Rozen and the others could only reach the twentieth floor, and the stairs leading to the twenty-first floor have not been opened yet.
However, it was said that it will be opened soon.
According to the operator's announcement, on Christmas Eve, that is, on the night of December 24th, the door to the twenty-first floor will be opened.
At that time, the 21st to 30th floor will be opened, and the Players can try to clear the floors as soon as possible. It can be considered as a Christmas event.
For this opening, not only the Players, but everyone was also looking forward to it.
Especially Rozen, Yasna, and Kurumi.
"After this opening, as long as we clear the twenty-first floor and reach the twenty-second floor, we can return to the Forest House."
Yasna was full of expectations.
"Yeah!"
Kurumi also nodded.
After the opening on Christmas Day, the 22nd floor will be cleared.
And there, in the past, Rozen, Yasna, and Kurumi lived together in that cabin in the forest.
The three of them reminisced about that time.
Therefore, the three of them wanted to buy that cabin again and return to that beautiful time.
This time, the purpose of this strategy was to raise the funds to buy a house.
After all, Rozen used all the money to build the guild and do various activities.
Therefore, Rozen wasn't as rich as he used to be.
The group was ready to prepare the funds for this.
"If you're ready, we'll …"
Just as Rozen was about to announce the departure, a message icon appeared in front of him.
Rozen didn't need to look at it to know who sent the message.
"Is it that Kikuoka Seijiro again?"
Rozen was a little unhappy.
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