But this gloomy atmosphere only lasted for one night.
The next day.
Li Erpang tried his best to widen his eyes and look at the flourishing scene in front of him. He was so shocked that he did not say a word for a long time.
Blacksmith shops, weapon shops, grocery shops … all opened one after another.
The shop owners happily shouted to the legendary "heroes and companions."
"Ah? Why do I feel like the village chief died in vain? "
Li Erpang mumbled.
Ning You shrugged helplessly. "This is the charm of the game world."
"Woof!"
Wang Tiandi barked, which could be considered as a reminder of its existence.
This small village in the depths of the Moonlight Forest might be small, but it had all the essentials.
There were all the shops that should be there.
Oh?
The goods sold were actually one grade higher than those sold in Rab Town.
Irin played with the new weapon that he had just changed into not long ago.
…
[Iron Dagger]
[Rarity] D
[Type] Weapon
[Position] Main Hand, Secondary Hand
[Attribute] Attack Power + 4 (Main Hand), Attack Power + 2 (Secondary Hand)
[Effect] Heart Rate + 1%
[Durability] 100100
…
His attack power instantly soared by four times.
"As expected of an RPG game, huh? Changing weapons is even more exaggerated than changing from a bird gun to a cannon. It completely implements a level-crushing system. "
Irin looked at the dazzling array of weapons on the weapon shop's shelves. His heart skipped a beat, but he was too embarrassed to make a move.
Moreover, it was not good to do it in broad daylight.
Really, this was not good.
For some reason, after staying with this group of NPC villagers last night, although these NPCs' actions and lines completely followed the rules of this game world, they looked completely different the next day. But last night's experience made Irin have the illusion that he was talking to real humans when talking to them.
"This game is too f * cking realistic!"
Li Erpang finished shopping from the other side of the village and came to Irin.
At this moment, he had also changed into a new set of equipment.
He did not know where he got the money.
Should I say, as expected of a "veteran player"?
During the three days that Irin was idling in Rab Town, Li Erpang actually completed a bunch of small quests in Rab Town with the fastest efficiency despite having lost his memory. Whether it was in terms of level or money, he did not lag behind Irin by much.
One had to know that Yi Lin was in Luab Town … Cough, cough.
In short, Li Erpang's actions and expression seemed to be saying.
No one knew games better than him.
At this moment.
Li Erpang was fully aware of the importance of Health Points and Defense Points in this turn-based game world. In addition to the direction of God's Bestowment Points, he was determined to be a tank.
That kind of super tank … Even if I stood still and let the wind blow at me, Fat Lord wouldn't move and his health wouldn't drop.
"Hehehe, as long as the monster doesn't kill me, Fat Lord can grind it to death."
Li Erpang said.
However, Irin's words hit Li Erpang's sore spot of lacking damage output.
"What if you encounter a Boss that has high damage output and can regenerate his own Health Points? Before you grind it to death, the durability of your equipment will drop. Then, you won't be able to escape even if you want to. "
"How, how can there be such a ridiculous Boss, bastard! No matter how ridiculous the game is, it still emphasizes on the player's gaming experience, okay? Won't this game company go bankrupt from complaints? "
When Li Erpang heard Irin's words, he suddenly felt a little guilty. However, he thought that it was impossible for such a ridiculous Boss to appear. No, definitely not!
Irin had a dagger at his waist.
He thought carefully for a while and walked to the grocery store.
The owner of the grocery store looked a little familiar.
After all, Irin had seen all of them at the bonfire party last night.
However, apart from the gender and age of these NPCs, almost all of them looked sallow and emaciated. There was not much difference between the models. This made it difficult for Irin to distinguish the villagers one by one.
Moreover, there was no need to.
"Welcome, Sir Hero."
The grocery store merchant happily greeted Irin. Then, while there was no one around, he sneaked closer and whispered, "Sir Hero, I can secretly give you a discount!"
When Irin saw the grocery store merchant's human-like expression, he couldn't help but laugh.
He was even more embarrassed to make a move.
When the simple grocery store merchant finished speaking, he felt a chill run down his spine and subconsciously shivered.
At that moment, he felt as if he had inadvertently avoided some kind of bad luck.
Irin shook his head and quickly swiped through the grocery store's sales list.
After taking a look at all the items for sale, Irin's eyes lit up.
"Mid-level Crystal Energy Bottle?"
Lub Town was indeed a novice village.
The items sold there were all of the lowest level, and there was no other.
The HP and MP recovery items sold in Moonlight Forest were a level higher than the "low-level series" sold in Lub Town.
Low-level Crystal Energy Bottle could recover 20 points of Crystal Energy Value at a time.
Mid-level Crystal Energy Bottle could recover 50 points of Crystal Energy Value at a time.
This was a turn-based game.
No matter what item was used, it would consume one round of action.
The recovery efficiency of one bottle was equivalent to two bottles. If it allowed the player to take one more round of action, it was equivalent to being able to cast one more skill or slash another monster. No matter how one thought about it, it was worth it.
Although the style of this game looked relaxed and ridiculous, Irin always remembered that this was a masochistic game that could not be killed. Once the HP bar reached zero, the player would die on the spot. There was no room for negotiation.
In addition, because of the "Moonlight Wolf King" hidden mission and the ancient prophecy that had been passed down from generation to generation, all the villagers treated Irin as a savior and gave him a huge discount.
It was the same for the owner of the weapon store.
Yi Lin didn't stand on ceremony and bought all the gold coins he had on him. He didn't have a single bit left.
Looking at the bottles and jars in the [Item], Irin silently calculated in his heart.
After he finished counting, Irin looked back at the grocery store merchant who was smiling from ear to ear and could not help but ask,
"Actually, why don't you leave Moonlight Forest? The world is so big, don't you want to go out and see? "
"Go out?"
The grocery store merchant was stunned for a moment before he quickly shook his head.
He smiled lightly and said, "This is our root. Our root is here, where else can we go? "
Irin was speechless.
Li Erpang finished shopping and walked over from afar.
He happened to hear the conversation between Irin and the merchant. He curled his lips and said in a low voice, "Hey, what's there to be confused about? It's just a game setting. Have you ever seen an NPC who can leave his post and wander around? That's not scientific. "
Fatty Li had an expression that said 'no one knows the game better than I do'. He used a tone that said 'no one knows the game better than I do' to educate Yi Lin. "In normal game settings, even the final boss, such as the Great Demon King, would stay in the Demon King's castle and wait for players to level up enough to kill it."
"This is the fate of NPCs!"
"Is that so?"
Irin lowered his head and pondered.
"Hmm? What are you laughing at? "
Li Erpang, who was feeling lonely at the top, suddenly saw the corner of Irin's mouth crooked and couldn't help but ask.
Irin subconsciously touched the corner of his mouth with an indifferent expression. "Did I laugh?"
"You laughed."
"Let me tell you a secret."
Irin really laughed this time.
"What?"
"Your eyesight is really bad. Remember to open your eyes wider when you look at things."
"…"
I've already opened my eyes very wide, okay?!
It was early in the morning.
The few of them finished their preparations and gathered at the village gate again.
Ning You hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but speak his worries. "Actually, we don't have to do this hidden mission."
In fact, what he wanted to say was, if the "main character" died, how would the plot continue?
Ning You was very clear.
As the "key" figure in every trial, the main character, he didn't really have invincible luck and wouldn't die no matter what happened.
There were "main characters" who really died because they were too reckless.
At least, Ning You had encountered one before.
Later on, the plot had completely collapsed.
At that time, Ning You's evaluation was also in a mess.
It was rare for Ning You to have such good foresight this time. With a little bit of luck, he found the key character of this trial before the other three apostles who hadn't appeared yet. He didn't want this perfect start to be ruined by the main character's reckless actions.
As the "main character's little friend", the experienced and superb acting Ning You had quickly immersed himself in this role and gave reasonable suggestions to the brave main character.
Irin laughed. "I didn't say that this hidden side mission must be completed. After all, we only have one life. Besides, even the reward is' unknown '. The risk and reward of this mission can't be measured. Without enough confidence, I won't take the risk. "
Li Erpang was stunned.
He didn't know why.
He had lost his memory.
He didn't seem to know this kid.
But Fatty Li always had an illusion that when this kid used this kind of tone, this kind of expression, and this kind of words … he should not believe a single punctuation mark.
"Why do I have this illusion?"
Li Erpang lowered his head and fell into deep thought.
Gouzi twisted his mouth and bared his teeth. He also fell into deep thought. His expression was very similar to Li Erpang's.
Ning You and Xiao Chuer didn't notice the emotional changes of Li Erpang and Wang Tiandi.
They only saw that Li Erpang and a dog lowered their heads at the same time. They didn't know what they were looking at.
Since the "main character" Irin said so, Ning You didn't stop him.
But he wasn't worried.
Instead, he was relieved.
This main character seemed to be very rational.
He wasn't the kind of hot-blooded or cowardly type who would only seek death!
This time, he would be able to pass the trial for sure!
It would at least be an S-level evaluation, right?
What they needed to do was to follow the plot closely!
Don't drop the ball!
The few of them were ready and gathered at the village entrance.
When they learned that the "Hero and his companions" were about to leave the village to fight the "Moonlight Wolf King", all the villagers gathered together and gathered in front of the village entrance.
Even the shop owners abandoned their shops and ran out to join the farewell team.
The new village chief was actually the little boy who supported the old village chief last night and reported his death immediately after the old village chief died.
His name was Aubu, and he was the grandson of the old village chief.
After the old village chief died, he became the village chief.
However, the village chief didn't have any special power in this village. Instead, he had the mission of passing down the prophecy from generation to generation.
But then again, the mission passed down from generation to generation, and today, the legendary Hero had arrived. Aubu's position as the village chief was actually just in name. It didn't have much meaning.
All the villagers, including the new village chief, Aubu, looked at the backs of the Hero and his companions as they gradually disappeared into the distance. They waved goodbye with tears in their eyes and shouted one after another.
"Sir Hero, Sir Dog, Sir Hero's companions, you must come back alive!"
"You must survive!"
"Definitely! Ahhhh!"
"You mustn't die!"
"You mustn't die!"
"Really, really, really, really, you mustn't die!"
Li Erpang listened to the deep concern behind him with a wooden expression. For some reason, he felt a chill run down his spine.
"Why do I feel that these words don't sound right?"
Ning You curled his lips helplessly.
Weren't these villagers too f * cking insensible?
These flags came out casually, one by one. There were so many of them that they could fill up an entire grave!
Ning You felt that the game's tone was a little strange.
But there was no other way. This was the trial. He could only ignore the flags that kept coming at him and focus on farming monsters.
The four people and one dog rested in the village for a night before entering the forest again.
After arriving at the farming area, no one dared to be careless. Li Erpang had thick skin and flesh. He carried his newly bought iron shield and stood in front. He didn't even dare to breathe loudly, afraid that he would disturb the Boss in the forest.
Their plan was very clear.
Farm monsters!
Currently, the difference in level between them and the Boss was too great.
If they went to kill the Boss now, they would most likely die.
Before the time limit of the mission was up, they had to farm as many monsters as possible to raise their level.
At that time, they would see if there was a possibility of killing the Boss before making further plans.
If it really didn't work …
They would just give up.
"Isn't it just a game?"
Li Erpang thought to himself.
…
…
[Location] Gaia, Moonlight Forest.
[Time] Cloud Calendar, 3rd day of March, 333, afternoon.
[Weather] Cloudless for thousands of miles.
[Character] Brave Team.
…
"Attention, attention!"
"DPS, keep up with them! The little monster on the left has red blood, red blood! Kill him! "
"Your DPS this time is not good! Fat Lord, I have already taken a lot of beatings! "
In the circle of light.
Li Erpang carried his iron shield and blocked wave after wave of attacks from the monsters.
He had awakened … uh, no, the God's Bestowment Point had given him a new skill.
It could add a layer of defense buff to the team. It was extremely powerful.
Li Erpang felt as if he had become the leader of the whole team. His voice was much louder and he looked very powerful.
However, after farming monsters for the whole morning.
They had gained very little experience.
There was no other reason.
As their level increased, their level had far exceeded the leveling range of the Moonlight Forest. This kind of crushing method of farming monsters was not very efficient.
Ning You was happily paddling, but he had some doubts in his heart.
"That's strange. The level setting of the monsters in the Moonlight Forest is extremely unreasonable."
When it was Xiao Chuer's turn, Xiao Chuer whipped a few Moonlight Wolves in front of her. After the turn, she had the time to interrupt and asked, "Why is it unreasonable?"
Ning You laughed and casually clicked on a normal attack …
With a 'biu' sound, Ning You flew out and stabbed a monster with his sword. After a huge number appeared, he turned back and explained, "According to the normal game settings, in a leveling area, the level of the monsters should increase linearly."
"But we have been farming here for a while. Although these monsters can be linked to the level of the monsters in the Rabu Basin and fluctuate between LV9 and LV14, monsters above LV14 are basically untouchable. "
Xiao Chuer obviously did not play games very often. She did not understand Ning You's words. "So what?"
"You still don't understand? The Moonlight Wolf King should be the BOSS of this leveling area, but its level is so high that we can't read it. And from what the old village chief said, on tonight's' full moon night, 'the Wolf King will evolve further … "
"And in the Moonlight Forest, after our level exceeds the average level of this leveling area, the experience gained will be greatly reduced. I did a rough calculation. Even if we farm these monsters non-stop, it is almost impossible for us to reach a level where we can steadily kill the BOSS before tonight. "
"If this was a quest without a time limit, it would make sense. However, it has a time limit of 24 hours. Forgive me for being blunt, but this Hidden Side Quest is impossible to complete unless you can revive, repeatedly farm the Boss, and understand the Boss's mechanism."
Li Erpang tanked the monsters.
He originally wanted to complain that this adulterous couple was showing off their affection while slacking off.
But when he heard this, he felt that it made sense.
"It makes sense. In that case, aren't we wasting time farming monsters here?"
"Indeed." Ning You discreetly glanced at Yi Lin, who hadn't spoken all this while. A few question marks flashed through his mind, but he didn't hide his thoughts. Instead, he probed a little and said softly, "This kind of level difference, if it's really in a game, will undoubtedly bring a serious' disconnection 'to the players. This will greatly affect the players' gaming experience. Unless … "
Ning You put on an expression that said, "I have something to say, but I don't know if I should say it."
"Unless what?" Li Erpang asked straightforwardly.
"Unless this game was never intended for people to play."
Ning You spoke his thoughts.
Li Erpang thought for a moment and was suddenly shocked, "Could this be the legendary 'use your heart to make the picture, and your feet to make the game'?"
Xiao Chuer chuckled, amused by Li Erpang's words.
Under the turn-based level suppression mechanism, they could no longer gain too much experience.
But after all, there was still some.
Not long ago, a golden light fell on top of Li Erpang's head, and he finally rose to LV14.
After LV14, the experience gained from crushing the monsters in this jungle and the experience needed to level up was simply a small stick stirring up a big vat. It was not worth mentioning.
Under the easy water, they farmed a few more waves of monsters.
Li Erpang skillfully carried a hammer behind his back.
A one-handed hammer.
This was a weapon that was not sold in the novice village.
Since it was not a novice weapon, it gave Li Erpang a feeling that it was much more powerful. He resolutely chose this domineering weapon to cooperate with the shield, intending to break through this game.
Please call me … Fatty Li!
After using it for a while, Li Erpang also felt that it was much easier to use.
While looking for monsters.
Li Erpang squinted his eyes and looked at Irin who was almost spotless from head to toe. Finally, he could not help but ask the question that had been lingering in his heart for a long time.
"Compared to the feeling of being cut apart, I feel more strange. Have you guys noticed that the monsters seem to only hit us and not him?"
Li Erpang pointed at Irin.
As soon as he finished speaking.
Ning You, Xiao Chuer, and Wang Tiandi were stunned at the same time.
Now that he said it, it seemed to be true!
"Really?" Irin's expression was very "surprised". He lowered his head and thought for a moment, then replied, "Oh? If you didn't say it, I really wouldn't have noticed. But … I guess it might have something to do with the face? "
Xiao Chuer looked at Li Erpang and then looked at Irin. She could not help but nod and agree.
My, my, my face your sister!
Li Erpang was angry.
This was not persuasive at all, okay?
"And every time you start fighting monsters, you don't move in the first round. What's going on?"
"That's the style of an assassin. After resting for a round, the damage will increase by a certain percentage in the next round. After planning, I will move first. If the enemy doesn't move, I won't move. If the enemy moves, I will move. This is a real assassin. A real assassin must be as steady as an old dog. When monsters pass through, not a single leaf will touch them. As a veteran player, you don't even know the basic way of playing an assassin? "
Irin chuckled. There was a hint of disdain in his tone.
Although it was a little long.
When translated, it seemed to be: You don't understand assassins at all.
When Li Erpang heard it, his eyes widened.
Ah?
Listening to it … it seemed to make sense!
He was convinced.
Ning You and Xiao Chuer nodded secretly.
"As expected of a protagonist."
At this moment.
The corner of Wang Tiandi's mouth suddenly crooked. His expression was strange. He huffed and puffed, sticking out his tongue. He ran wildly into the small forest.
The identity of this dog was still up for discussion. But it had been obediently staying in the team, working hard to deal damage and kill monsters. Everyone, including Li Erpang, treated Wang Tiandi as Irin's pet.
When Wang Tiandi left, Li Erpang, Ning You, and Xiao Chuer all looked at Irin at the same time. They seemed to be waiting for an explanation.
Irin did not know whether to laugh or cry. "Wait, why are you looking at me like that?"
"Why did your dog run away just like that?"
Irin shook his head. "How would I know? Maybe it just went to the toilet. This game is so realistic. Do you think it's strange for it to rest in the middle of the game to go to the toilet? "
This explanation …
There seemed to be nothing wrong with it!
Although the three of them always felt that a dog hiding to go to the toilet … seemed to be a little strange.
But this dog's IQ far exceeded that of ordinary dogs. Its damage output was not weak either. Moreover, this was a magical game world. No matter how strange something happened, it could be reasonably explained in the game.
Anyway, the level of the monsters around them had been completely crushed by them. There was no pressure. One more dog would not make a difference. After Irin's explanation, Li Erpang and the other two did not care too much. Instead, they seized the time and continued to use their faces to knock away the monsters around them, crazily gaining experience points.
While killing monsters.
Xiao Chuer said, "I thought about it carefully. Actually, we really don't need to fight to the death with this hidden side quest. No matter how high the reward is, no matter how hidden it is, it is still a side quest. "
Li Erpang shook his head. "Beauty Xiao's words are a little unprofessional. You don't understand the attraction of the word 'hidden' to elite players. Once it's related to 'hidden', it's usually some super skills, god-level equipment, or a huge amount of experience points reward. It's not something an ordinary side quest can compare to. "
Xiao Chuer ignored Li Erpang.
She looked at Ning You.
Ning You smiled and said, "What he said actually makes sense. Under normal circumstances, it's true. But don't forget, 'we' are now trapped in this damn game. Once we die, we'll really die. It's different from ordinary games. In ordinary games, the most serious death penalty is nothing more than a loss of level and equipment. Here … we'll lose our lives. "
Li Erpang instantly fell silent.
These words made sense.
He couldn't refute.
Who didn't care about their lives?
No matter how awesome the equipment was, no matter how high the level was, one had to be alive to enjoy it.
Li Erpang also didn't forget that the reason why he wanted to break through this game was to find the reason why he was' trapped 'and a way to' leave 'this game world.
Equipment, skills, experience points, compared to 'reality', they were all floating clouds.
After all, everything here was virtual.
Ning You said again, "So what Mas … Brother Irin said is very reasonable. We don't need to take the risk. Try to gain experience as much as possible and see if we can get close to the level of the 'Moonlight Wolf King' before the time limit. When the time comes, we can seriously weigh the pros and cons, weigh the risks and benefits, and then decide whether to complete this hidden mission or not. After all, there's no punishment if the mission fails. "
After a long speech, Ning You subconsciously asked, "Don't you think so? Brother Irin. "
No one answered.
"Brother Irin?"
Still no one answered.
Li Erpang: "…"
Xiao Chuer: "…"
The air: "…"
Uranus: "…"
After a full ten seconds.
Li Erpang suddenly woke up and cursed, "F * ck! When did that kid disappear!! "
Ding!
At this moment.
Li Erpang, Ning You, and Xiao Chuer received a notification at the same time.
…
…
At the same time.
Deep in the Moonlight Jungle.
['Wang Tiandi' has left the team.]
[You have left the team.]
Irin squatted down and patted Wang Tiandi's dog head with a smile. "I'm very curious, why did you help me?"
"Woof!"
Wang Tiandi wagged its tail vigorously.
Its tail was wagging very quickly.
It even left an afterimage.
At the end of the spiral, there were small cyclones.
He didn't understand.
Irin opened [Props]. In the props column, there was a brand-new [Iron Dagger] lying in the grid.
Irin took out the [Iron Dagger] and equipped it in the [Off-Hand] position in the equipment column.
"Indeed, this mission is a little strange. According to the normal leveling speed, after the player's level crushes the monster, it will be very difficult for the player to level up to level 20 before tonight to safely kill this boss. "
"In other words, this boss was designed with no intention of letting people kill it safely."
"Without enough confidence, I won't take the risk. But what if I'm confident? "
Irin leveled up from level 10 to level 15 and obtained another five God's Gift Points.
He tapped them separately —
[Spirit + 0.1].
[Agility + 0.2].
[Heart rate + 2% when equipping the dagger].
[Heart rate + 2% when equipping the dagger].
These four were all attribute bonuses and increased "heart rate".
The level 15 God's Gift Skill was …
[Two Blades].
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