End of Chapter 11
"Pah."
The heavy two-handed axe fell straight to the ground, and the metal axe blade collided with the cave floor, making a crisp sound.
Huh -
Xia Nan gasped.
The powerful enemy was dead, and the fatigue and pain that had been suppressed by the highly concentrated attention also emerged like a tide.
Even though the upgrade brought him two attribute points, the current situation of physical exhaustion could not be changed.
With the burst brought by the attribute point increase, he tried his best to kill the bear goblin, which was already his limit.
If there was another monster of the same strength level at this time, in his current state, he was afraid that there was no possibility of defeating it.
Spitting out a mouthful of blood and phlegm, he touched his chest.
That was the place where the bear goblin's arm hit him in the battle just now.
The pain on the flesh was gradually weakening with the passage of time.
"It should not be a bone injury?" Xia Nan said in his heart.
Otherwise, with the technological level of this world close to the Middle Ages, I don't know how to treat it.
Then he thought again, after all, this is a fantasy world with supernatural powers. Maybe there are some scrolls with healing magic, or priests who control the healing holy light?
"Xia...Xia Nan..."
A weak call suddenly came to his ears.
Xia Nan, who had just come out of the battle, finally realized that there was another person alive on the field besides himself.
At this moment, Maji looked extremely miserable.
One of his calves was smashed to pieces, and the bone stubble was sticking out. There was only a little flesh left at the knee, like the crude joints of the cheap puppets on the market;
his face was pale, and his two lips were bloodless. If it weren't for his eyes that still had some spirit, and his body trembling slightly due to the severe pain, to some extent, he actually looked no different from the goblins next to him who had become corpses.
"In the waist bag, red potion, help me..."
As if even his consciousness had gradually faded, Maji spoke intermittently and with difficulty.
The other party was the only remaining official member of the rotten fish and shrimp team, a teammate who had experienced a life-and-death battle together, and the only old hunter who knew the way out of the misty forest.
As a modern person who had received higher education, had relatively normal values, and had a certain level of morality, no matter from which angle, Xia Nan would not stand by and watch someone die.
So he squatted down and took out a small bottle from his waist bag according to the location indicated by Maji. It
was glass-packaged and looked like a test tube in a laboratory, with a dark brown wooden stopper on the top;
inside the glass bottle, there was about one-third of red liquid, which had obviously been used many times and faintly emitted a faint light when shaken vigorously.
Although the other party did not explain what it was specifically, the strong sense of déjà vu brought by it made Xia Nan roughly guess its general function at a glance.
"Life potion?" Xia Nan helped Maji pull out the wooden stopper from the glass bottle, "Oral or external application?"
"Drink..." Maji nodded and said, "All."
Hearing this, Xia Nan did not ask any more questions and poured all the life potion into the other party's mouth.
Not sure if he saw it wrong, he vaguely sensed that there seemed to be some distress in Maji's eyes.
As if this basic material, which was widely distributed in various games and novels in the previous life, was extremely precious.
And then, Xia Nan knew the reason why the other party showed such an expression.
Almost in the next second when Maji's Adam's apple rolled and the potion entered his stomach.
His face, which was originally pale due to excessive blood loss, suddenly became rosy, and his pupils were refocused.
The wound stopped bleeding, and the chest that was violently heaving due to difficulty breathing gradually eased.
The magical effect was like a movie.
Just when Xia Nan thought that Maji could be revived with this half bottle of potion,
everything stopped again .
The broken bones did not return to their original positions, and the calf remained twisted.
Obviously, although the effect of this life potion has greatly exceeded his expectations, it has not yet reached the level of regeneration of broken limbs.
Perhaps, it can heal most minor injuries and relieve serious injuries?
"Okay, okay." After drinking the potion, Maji was like a drowning man who finally swam out of the water, breathing in the turbid air in the cave. "Thank you... Thank you."
Although his face was covered with sweat from the pain, his voice was no longer weak.
"You go and clean up the battlefield first." He took out a few rolls of bandages from his waist bag, "I can do the rest myself."
According to the unspoken rules of adventurers that Maji had introduced to him before, when cleaning the battlefield, except for parts with clear killers like goblin ears, the rest of the harvest belongs to the discoverer.
The other party asked him to clean up the battlefield, which was almost a clear indication that
all the gains in the goblin's nest belonged to Shanan.
Although he knew in his heart that if he hadn't had the two arrows from Maji, he might not be able to defeat the bear goblins even if he broke through in the battle.
But since the other party had made it clear, he would not be hypocritical. He
nodded slightly to Maji and walked to the other side of the cave.
It was different from the treasure chests in different games that would automatically appear after you complete a dungeon, or the mechanism of being able to touch a large number of items from the monster's corpse with a click of the mouse.
Collecting loot in the real world is much more troublesome.
First of all, for those goblin corpses:
the bounty is only for adult individuals, so he mercilessly sent the five green-skinned cubs to see their beastly father;
he stepped on their heads skillfully, cut off the left ears of four goblins one by one, and put them in the pocket behind him.
Then there was a detailed search.
The cave was not big, and its internal furnishings were almost visible at a glance, but with the mentality of maximizing profits, Shanan still searched a circle with a torch and got a little harvest.
Excluding those things that were inconvenient to carry and had little value, the following were the spoils he collected from the goblin's lair:
three light green opaque gems with stripes, a small wooden round shield with a slightly damp and moldy surface, and a small bag of coins (I weighed it and it felt a little heavy, but mostly silver and copper coins).
"I wonder if these stones are worth money?"
Shanan thought to himself.
At the same time, Maggie also treated his wounds.
"How is it, are you all done?" He leaned against the wall and stood up with some difficulty.
His originally twisted calf had been simply fixed with a wooden stick and a bandage. Although it was still difficult to move, it would not cause the injury to worsen.
"Almost done, I searched twice."
Shanan replied.
"Twice? You missed the most important thing."
Maggie's eyes were a little playful, and he pouted in the direction of the bear goblin's corpse.
Chapter 12 Deadline
As one of the most powerful subspecies of creatures like goblins, the bugbear has the same evil nature as its cousin, and usually appears as the leader of a goblin tribe.
In this case, the Adventurer's Association naturally put this monster on the bounty list, and because it is far more powerful than the lower-level adventurers, it gave a good bounty -
10 gold coins.
This is not much.
But if you add the spoils that can be obtained by clearing an entire goblin tribe, the harvest can barely be called rich.
The bugbear that the rotten fish and shrimp team encountered had obviously just left the tribe not long ago, and even the equipment of his subordinates was not gathered.
Even if the dozen goblins that raided yesterday were counted, the only weapon in the entire tribe that could be sold at a high price was the mace in the bugbear's hand.
Xia Nan picked it up and tried it. Even for his strengthened body, it was a bit heavy. Although it looked scary when swinging it, this weapon should not be suitable for [Spin Slash], so it is likely that it can only be sold to the blacksmith shop.
But fortunately.
Perhaps because it was his first time to go out on an adventure, he had some kind of legendary "newbie luck".
There might be something on the bear goblin that low-level adventurers like them could only see from afar through the glass windows of shops or auction houses -
the ochre-red energy shield.
In most cases, the bear goblin does not have the ability to cast spells.
Only a very small number of individuals who are favored by the gods and are called "priests" in their tribe can master some wild totem spells.
Obviously, the bear goblin "Hunk" that Shanan had beheaded was not such an existence. Otherwise,
the stinky fish and shrimp team would have been wiped out as soon as they arrived at the depths of the nest (at least that's what Maggie said).
On the other hand, in the short and fierce battle just now, the bear goblin did not make obvious movements to use the spell scroll.
Therefore, there is only one possibility left.
Magic items!
And the fact is indeed so.
With Maggie's guidance, Shanan found a ring in the bear goblin's trouser pocket.
…
[Deadline]
Type: Ring
Level: Excellent (Green)
Effect:
1. Deflection Field (Active/2 Rings): Summon a chaotic force field to block the enemy's next physical attack.
Introduction:
On the night before the deadline, Noel finally remembered the homework his instructor left for him.
Notes:
"You know, I'm always very efficient."
——Outstanding Graduate of Star Sea Enchanting Academy·Riemann Mage Tower Annual Best Apprentice·Noel
…
The ring is silver-white, as if it is no different from those ordinary silver rings on ordinary people's hands.
But if you look closely, you can find that there are a few inconspicuous patterns engraved on its inner wall, and occasionally a reddish-brown light flashes across its surface.
"That's it!" Seeing Shanan flipping out the [Deadline] from the bugbear's trouser pocket, Maggie suddenly became excited.
"This ring is definitely a magic item!"
The expression on his face was the most exciting thing Shanan had never seen since joining the team.
"And it deflected my [Precision Strike] so easily, it must be strong." He said confidently, "It's definitely not a trick, it's enchanted with at least a 1st level spell."
Maji took the ring from Shanan and examined it carefully as if it were a treasure, as if even the pain in his body had dissipated at that moment.
Shanan was not as excited as he was, and he didn't have any extra thoughts in his mind.
Until he took advantage of Maji's time to study the ring, searched the cave again, and then proposed to leave.
Xia Nan keenly noticed that the other party's expression seemed to have changed.
Maji's face, which was originally quite excited, suddenly cooled down at a certain moment.
He looked down and glanced at his almost crippled right leg, and then quickly retracted his gaze.
He put on a gentle smile that seemed a little stiff, and then pretended to be indifferent, while looking particularly reluctant, and returned the ring to Xia Nan.
"It's time to leave. The bloody smell here is too strong and it is easy to attract other beasts."
He said so.
Xia Nan was not very old in his previous life, but he had been in the workplace for nearly ten years and had achieved some results.
He still knew the most basic observation of words and expressions.
Therefore, although he did not show it on the surface, Maji's expression change at that moment was remembered by him.
...
Leave the cave.
Maji was seriously injured and it was inconvenient for him to move;
Xia Nan was carrying a lot of trophies on his back, and it was not easy for him to walk.
Therefore, the speed of the two people moving was not very fast.
Fortunately, the other party had the bonus of professional skills and was familiar with the road, so the team always walked in the right direction.
And there was no need to constantly change the route to track the traces of the goblins as they did when they came here. They only needed to focus on going out.
Therefore, in just one and a half days, the two of them arrived at the edge of the forest.
The originally subtle atmosphere seemed to melt into the white mist in the air in the face of the dangerous high-pressure environment of the misty forest.
"Crack."
The leather boots fell gently through the fallen leaves, stepping on the scattered branches on the ground, making a sound.
"There are more and more traces of humans appearing nearby. We should be close to the edge of the forest." Maji leaned close to the tree trunk, his nose flaring, "We can return to the city at the latest tomorrow night."
"That's good."
Putting the bag on his back heavily on the ground, Xia Nan let the two-handed axe (from Ga Gu) in his hand, which was held like a trekking pole, lean against the tree next to him, and at the same time took off the nail hammer tied around his waist.
"Every day, there is only wood and grass, and my eyes are getting blurry."
"Haha, you will get used to it in the future." Maji smiled and replied, looking up at the sky, "It's getting late, let's set up camp first."
The bonfire was lit quickly.
The two sat around the fire, eating the simple food they brought with them (a piece of hard black bread, a few slices of salty meat of unknown animals), and chatting casually.
"How about it, have you decided?" Maji looked at Shanan across from him with a sincere expression and invited, "Do you want to join my team?"
"Let's talk about it after we return to the city. You should also rest for a while."
Shanan glanced at the other party's bandaged right leg and replied.
"Haha, don't worry." Maji waved his hand, pretending to be generous, "I have had more serious injuries than this before. Don't worry, go to the church more often, and you will get better soon."
Shanan nodded and said nothing.
"Okay, we have been walking for a day. It's hard for you to carry so many things."
Maji stood up with some difficulty and patted the dust on his butt.
"I'll check the trap again, but it shouldn't be dangerous near the gathering place. You can rest well today, and let me guard the first half of the night."
Shanan looked at the other party's back gradually disappearing in the bushes, and his eyes narrowed.
Chapter 13 White Oak
The night in each region has a different background.
In the Elf King City Iverius, the night is an elegant poem played by harps and leaf flutes; while in the "Iron Fortress" Molten Steel City, the night there is mostly filled with iron, blood and smoke. The
night in the Misty Forest is very quiet.
The chirping of insects and the cry of animals certainly exist, but they are different from other uninhabited wilderness.
The sound is very small and vague, even if it is close to the ear, it seems to be separated by a layer of gauze and cannot be heard clearly.
It seems that even the sound has melted into the mist that fills the air.
Maji sat alone by the campfire.
Gently wiping the longbow.
That was the "old friend" who had been with him for nearly twenty years.
Even though countless memories of the past have turned gray like his life, he still remembers the morning when he turned eighteen and became an adult twenty years ago.
My father, who was always as silent as the mountains, cut down the white oak tree in the yard that accompanied him growing up, and used the best part of it to make this longbow for himself.
To be honest, there was nothing special about it.
The bow arm was flexible but not hard enough, the grip felt rough, and the string groove was not polished carefully enough.
No matter from which angle, it was not as good as the "fine goods" on the store shelves.
But it was like the countless afternoons when I was a child lying under the white oak tree for a nap.
The soft and refreshing breeze and the "rustling" sound of swaying branches and leaves.
The longbow seemed to be integrated with his body, extremely handy and considerate.
If it weren't for the luxurious carriage that slowly drove into the village, perhaps today I could still wander with my "old friend" in the endless mountains...
The orange-red flames reflected on Maji's vicissitudes of life, and the shadows covered it, making it difficult to see the specific expression.
The right leg tightly wrapped in bandages still hurt, and the arm was numb due to overloaded use of combat skills.
He raised his head and looked at the dark night sky.
He took a deep breath.
His eyes swept under the green pine tree standing next to the camp.
The mace brought out from the goblin cave was lying quietly among the fallen leaves; and the two-handed axe from another dead teammate was also leaning steadily against the tree trunk.
Speaking of which, although the orc named "Ga Gu" had a rough temper, he was actually quite good after getting to know him...
"Forget it."
Maji shook his head.
It's always easy to feel sad in the middle of the night.
Now, it's time to get down to business.
He looked at the other side of the camp.
Across the blazing bonfire, a figure was lying motionless, and the sound of slow and long breathing could be heard faintly in the air.
There was no hesitation in Maji's eyes, he had already made a decision.
"Don't blame me, kid."
He didn't get up, but remained in the posture of sitting cross-legged on the ground.
The wooden longbow quietly stood upright, the bowstring stretched back, and the arrow feathers trembled slightly in the air.
At such a close distance, Maji naturally couldn't make a mistake.
As long as he relaxed slightly, the sharp arrow could take away the young life in front of him.
"Adventurers are like this, you must know."
He murmured in his heart.
And at this moment, Maji suddenly saw Shanan's eyelids tremble slightly.
He opened his eyes.
His clear and bright eyes were definitely not the drowsy state of just waking up.
"Are you aware of it?"
He was surprised, but his fingertips had already loosened the arrow shaft.
Whoosh -
time and space seemed to be frozen at this moment.
The slender and sharp arrow stirred the mist, and brought circles of weak air currents under the moonlight;
passing over the campfire, the rising and lingering flames were attracted by the air currents, climbing up like the tentacles of the devil in purgatory, and were firmly bound by the invisible traction of the flame heart.
Air, cotton blanket, fine grass, mud.
The arrow passed through the blanket and went straight into the ground, but there was no sound of piercing flesh and blood.
Did it miss the target?
No, that was where Xia Nan's head should have been when he was sleeping.
It was just that the "novice adventurer" who had been prepared for a long time dodged and counterattacked after confirming the opponent's movements.
The body that seemed to be sleeping on its side was actually the easiest posture to exert force.
The blanket covering the body was suddenly lifted up, blocking the opponent's vision, but when it fell, Xia Nan's figure had disappeared.
The sound of objects moving came from the air.
"Boom!"
The bonfire was kicked over suddenly, and the sight was full of flying sparks and heavy wood wrapped in flames.
Then, there were two fleeting arcs of silver light.
[Spinning Slash]
The firewood was chopped up, and sparks flew.
The sharp blade entered the body and then cut out from the other side.
The broken longbow fell to the ground.
"Huh... Huh..."
Shanan stood on the meadow, in front of him was Maji, who was covering his throat with both hands.
His trachea was cut, and he couldn't speak, only blood kept flowing between his fingers.
The night was dark, and Shanan couldn't catch Maji's expression at this time.
He only saw the other party's eyes that kept widening and finally lost their spirit; and the body that twitched and finally fell backwards.
Crouching down, he confirmed that the other party was completely dead.
Shanan breathed a sigh of relief and put the two daggers from the dwarf "Elki" in his hand back to his waist.
It was not good luck.
As early as the moment he noticed the change in Maji's expression in the cave the day before yesterday, he secretly raised his vigilance.
Even though this was his first mission, he still remembered deeply the performance of the rotten fish and shrimp team members who were quite in line with the stereotype of "low-level adventurers".
You must be on guard against others, even if it is a teammate who has just experienced a life-and-death battle together.
But Xia Nan did not take the initiative to attack. After all, the other party had not shown any hostility until just now, and even invited him to join the team quite seriously.
Fortunately, he realized the cautious mentality in time and helped him avoid this sudden crisis.
Compared with the energy consumed before, the battle process of the two was very simple.
Maji, who was seriously injured, only had one arrow to shoot, and even had to wait until the two came to the edge of the misty forest, and he could return to the town smoothly with his current physical condition before he could take action;
while Xia Nan, who almost maintained most of his combat power, only needed one knife to deal with the other party.
The sky was slightly bright.
Without caring about the other party's body, Xia Nan quickly packed up the supply luggage in the camp based on the skills of cleaning the battlefield that he had learned from several people along the way.
Maji didn't have much useful equipment on him, and his only weapon, a wooden bow, was cut off by himself during the battle, so it was unlikely to be sold at a high price.
Therefore, Xia Nan just took the opponent's quiver, put out the fire, and left in a hurry.
The breeze blew, and the rustling sound of branches swaying could be heard in the forest.
Maji closed his eyes and leaned against the tree, holding the broken wooden bow made of white oak in his arms.
At this moment, he seemed to have returned to that sunny afternoon many years ago with mottled shades of trees.
Chapter 14 Cooling
"Huh..."
The morning was cold, and the mist in the air was gently exhaled like white smoke with the breath.
A mace, a two-handed axe, and two daggers on the waist.
Xia Nan felt a little tired with the heavy bag on his back.
But when he thought of the price they could be sold for after returning to the city, he secretly encouraged himself in his heart.
This trip would make much more money than he made from farming at home.
The morning light passed through the gaps between the treetops, casting spots of light on the green meadow.
Walking like a machine, Xia Nan's thoughts could not help but diverge.
As for the dead Maji, he just felt that the other party would not go to this extent.
Even though he had absorbed the memories of his predecessor for eighteen years, the one controlling this body was a real alien soul from modern civilized society.
It's not that he was pretending to be here. Xia Nan felt that the other party didn't need to act as generous as he did that day. He just needed to make clear and generous requests, and then slowly discuss if there were any problems.
After all, the two of them killed the bear goblin together. Maji's two arrows respectively hit the CD of the "deflection field" of the [Deadline] ring, and shot through the enemy's eyes and paralyzed it.
Only then did he have the opportunity to kill it with his upgraded and strengthened body.
The other party contributed greatly.
In this case, as long as Maji said clearly, even if he wanted the enchanted ring, as long as he made up for his share, Xia Nan would be completely willing to accept it.
In his opinion, he could get such a harvest on his first adventure, and he would not be too bad if he followed an experienced adventurer like Maji on a mission in the future.
Now after reviewing the whole thing again, Xia Nan felt that he had made two mistakes:
one is that his own ideas have not changed.
Although he has traveled to another world, he still subconsciously treats the people and things around him with the ideas and worldviews of his previous life.
Maybe he should be more "down-to-earth"?
The second point is to think about the problem "taken for granted" without having a clear understanding of things related to adventure.
It can make an old hunter like Maji take the initiative to take the risk and take it all.
It seems that in this world, or in other words, among low-level adventurers like them, magic items are far more precious than they imagined.
As time passed, the mist dissipated.
The temperature in the air gradually rose, and the dense jungle in sight became sparser, and from time to time, a few man-made paths could be seen.
Smoke from cooking rose, and several brick houses with medieval style appeared in Xia Nan's sight.
A clear stream meandered, and several women dressed as peasants were squatting beside to wash clothes, laughing from time to time.
Two young children were playing by the roadside, one holding a simple wooden sword, with a stern face and a righteous look; the other was baring his teeth and claws, as if he was playing some kind of monster.
Xia Nan, who had been in the misty forest for a long time and had been away from human habitation for a long time, faced this scene full of human fireworks, and his originally tense mind also relaxed.
The town has the only adventurer's association nearby, and people living nearby are obviously not unfamiliar with adventurers.
Looking at Shanan, who was walking alone on the country road with a lot of bags, the two children seemed a little curious, but perhaps because their parents had warned them not to, they did not approach him, but just looked at him from a distance with wide eyes.
Shanan had just escaped from the dangerous and high-pressure environment in the misty forest, and was a little relaxed for a while.
Seeing that the child was thin and looked like he had not eaten enough for a long time and was malnourished, he took out a piece of dried meat from his arms, broke it in half, and waved to the two.
When the two children saw the dried meat in Shanan's hand, their eyes suddenly lit up, and they immediately trotted over.
Looking at the two people who were wolfing down the food, Shanan gently touched one of them on the head and asked casually:
"What are your names?"
"Moses." "Faye..."
Shanan nodded, and just as he was about to speak, he heard a hurried and worried voice coming from behind.
"Sir, sir, I'm sorry!"
Turning around, what came into view was a blonde woman wearing an apron. She
was probably less than 30 years old, with a plump figure, freckles on both sides of her cheeks, two braids hanging on her shoulders, and a simple image.
She should be the mother of two children. When the blonde woman appeared, they all ran over.
"Didn't I tell you not to talk too much with this kind of... gentleman?"
"But mom, jerky!"
"Not to mention jerky, cake is not allowed! Be obedient!"
A deliberately low voice came from the air, and Xia Nan's original excitement for walking out of the misty forest gradually cooled down.
Noticing that he was looking at her, the woman quickly pulled her two children behind her, and regardless of her sweaty face from running all the way, she kept bowing and apologizing:
"I'm sorry, sir, I'm really sorry."
She glanced at the two little boys who seemed to have made a big mistake and hid behind their mother without saying a word.
Looking at the woman in front of him with a nervous face and trying to force a stiff smile, Xia Nan suddenly lost interest in talking.
He waved his hand and turned away.
At the same time, not far from Xia Nan, in a house with closed doors and windows.
"What do you mean, big brother? Do you want to do it?"
A sturdy man with a wooden face squatted under the window sill in a rather awkward posture and asked slyly.
"No hurry, let's observe for a while."
The one who answered was a fierce-looking man with a flat head.
"What are you waiting for? I saw that he was the only one!" The wooden man seemed a little anxious, "He has a hammer and an axe, and he must have a lot of valuables on him! If you don't do it, don't let others rob him!"
As he said that, he had already picked up the pitchfork on the ground beside him, as if he was going to push the door out in the next second. In response,
he was slapped on the back of his head.
"You also know that he is full of weapons?"
The flat-headed man scolded in a low voice.
"Just this person, swaggering out of the misty forest, and he is not injured."
"Do you really think he is a fat sheep? Everything good has happened to you!"
As he said that, the flat-headed man felt more and more that he was right.
He could not help but lean against the wall, and said proudly to his younger brother through the window:
"Look, the adventurers we usually meet are all in groups of three or five."
"Even if there is one who is alone, he is covered with scars and has escaped from the forest with a narrow escape."
"How many people have you seen who walk in the middle of the road like him, carrying so many things on his back without worrying about others?"
"I have never seen one." Hearing this, the wooden man could not help but scratch his head.
"Then big brother, what should we do next?"
The flat-headed man looked out the window with some fear, and then retracted his gaze.
"This kid looks young, I am afraid he has something on him, it will be difficult to deal with him."
"Forget it this time, let's wait two days and see if there are any suitable targets."
"Anyway, we are all leaving, so let's just do a job, rob and run. So many of these adventurers die every year, and then throw the bodies into the woods, who will know?"
"Big brother, I will listen to you!"
Chapter 15 Adventurer's Association
River Valley Town, an ordinary town on the southeastern border of the Kingdom of Servia.
Located inland, far from the ocean, the few rivers nearby are blocked by mountains, making it difficult to develop ship trade.
In addition, there are no special products here, the terrain is complex and the access is difficult, but any serious caravan will not include this place as a passage point.
Under normal circumstances, this small human settlement will be as unknown as the countless villages in the kingdom.
Let alone the history of the kingdom and heroic epics, even if it is completely lost due to wars with neighboring countries or invasions by monsters, it is estimated that it will only be mentioned by some fairly responsible officials at the weekly court meeting.
But now, it is one of the important towns in the southern part of the Cloud Climbing Province.
The reason is actually very simple, there is only one thing -
the misty forest.
The gray-white mist that lingers in the forest all day long is not some strange natural phenomenon, but caused by the excessive magic power in the air.
Although many powerful monsters that are enough to endanger human life have been born as a result, countless precious magic potions and secret realms have also emerged, attracting batches of professionals to come for adventure.
Based on this premise, River Valley Town, which is surrounded by mountains on three sides and is easy to defend but difficult to attack, naturally became the first choice for adventurers to prepare and rest.
The branch of the Adventurer's Association established here many years ago has further attracted adventurers from the southeastern border of the kingdom like a landmark.
It is like the "university town" built with multiple colleges and universities as the center in the previous life, or the many supporting industries near the scenic spots.
River Valley Town also has a prosperous street dedicated to adventurers.
Bang-
a drunken middle-aged man, spitting foul language, was carried and thrown into the street by two guards in leather armor. The aroma of wine flowed out of the half-open wooden door with the noise;
on the street, a wealthy woman in gorgeous clothes, holding a zircon necklace in her hand, argued with the vendor in front of her; the little boy beside her was looking curiously at the sweaty strong men in the blacksmith shop on the street.
"Brother, come and play~"
A sweet and tender female voice came from my ear.
Looking over, I could see two slim women with thin fabrics and hot bodies leaning against the wall, waving at me.
Xia Nan was not shy, and smiled and nodded to greet them.
As if he was considered a potential customer, his response immediately aroused a lot of chatter.
But he himself had no intention of getting closer, and he kept walking on the road.
Seeing this, several women felt that they were asking for trouble, and turned around to solicit other passers-by.
Gradually walking away, the strong smell of perfume in the air slowly dissipated.
Xia Nan tightened the backpack behind him, his eyes calm. It
is impossible to say that he has no thoughts at all.
After all, this body is in the most vigorous period of human energy. If it were not for the memory of his previous life that had been washed away by the massive amount of information on the Internet and came from modern society. Just like the simple
boy who grew up in the fields since childhood and had never met a few opposite-sex people of the same age.
When he met those "service industry elites" just now, he was afraid that if they just waved at him, his soul would follow him.
He had just traveled to this world not long ago and hadn't even settled down yet, so it was impossible for him to think about these things.
In contrast, he was more curious whether this world also had the same "unspeakable" diseases as in his previous life, and whether the preventive measures taken by people in the context of the existence of supernatural powers were the same as in his world.
"I don't know if the healing potion is useful?"
Away from the dangerous environment, everything in the other world made him extremely curious.
Even a random snack stand on the roadside could make his mind diverge.
He walked and stopped like this for about twenty minutes.
Xia Nan finally arrived at his destination.
This is a building with a peculiar style.
The four-story building is not conspicuous in this street, but it seems to be the center of this entire area, with people coming and going, and it is very lively.
Different from the brick and tile houses seen along the way, the building is made of some dark wood. The regular and complex wood texture naturally forms its unique decoration. There are even a few clumps of green tree branches and leaves on the eaves.
From a distance, it looks like a huge tree house.
For some reason, Xia Nan, standing at the door of the house, has a vague illusion of returning to the misty forest.
There is no sign on the building itself, but just looking at the adventurers coming and going in front of it, it is enough to know its name-
Adventurer Association (River Valley Town Branch).
Xia Nan shook his head and shook off those unnecessary thoughts.
Walking into the door.
What came into view was an extremely spacious hall, with a natural and forest-filled decoration style, and all kinds of adventurers walked in front of it.
According to the memory left by his predecessor, he searched the crowd with his eyes, and finally stopped at a counter-like position on the right side of the hall.
Inside the counter, sat a short-haired girl wearing the work clothes of the association. She had a pretty face, but her expression was particularly listless.
She seemed to be handling work, but in fact, she lowered her eyes, as if she would fall asleep in the next second.
Xia Nan walked up and put the coarse cloth bag with goblin and bugbear ears that he had prepared long ago on the counter.
"Hello, hand in the task."
The short-haired girl raised her eyelids, did not touch the cloth bag, and moved her lips:
"Team badge."
"Oh oh." Xia Nan reacted immediately, took out a palm-sized black iron piece from his arms, and handed it to the other party.
This is the logo of the Maji team, issued by the association, and it records the team number.
The front desk staff needs this number to check the tasks accepted by the team.
Fortunately, when he cleaned the battlefield, he did not forget to bring this little thing with him, otherwise he would be in big trouble this time.
"Bow of the Mountains?"
"Uh... um."
Xia Nan was stunned for
a moment when he heard it, and then he realized that "Bow of the Mountains" was the official registered name of the Maggie team. He had called the "Scumbag Team" too many times in his mind, and for a moment he almost didn't react.
In response, the short-haired girl just glanced at him, without any intention of asking why the other teammates were not present, as if she was accustomed to such things.
The counter was slightly higher than the ground, so Xia Nan could not see the girl's operation clearly.
Although he was a little curious in his heart, how the other party handled this kind of work that required a lot of time to flip through documents in this world where technology was not developed and had supernatural powers.
But he still maintained his patience.
He just watched the short-haired girl move her hands a few times in his blind spot, and silently recited a few characters whose meanings he didn't know.
"Bang."
In just five seconds, a purse was thrown on the counter in front of Xia Nan.