Volume 1: The Beginner's First Cry Chapter 21: Walking into a Trap
After hearing such "good" news from an old friend, I was no longer in the mood to cook, so I ordered takeout with Afeng. Afeng was quite happy and ordered some of my favorite dishes. It seemed that he felt guilty for betraying me and wanted to apologize to me. But I saw that he was so happy while eating, which seemed a bit strange!
"Afeng, why did Black Iron Tower think of asking you to accompany Little Pepper? What was he doing himself?" Could it be that he couldn't stand Little Pepper and hid away, asking us to come out and "take the blame"?
"Do you think he doesn't want to? One is his biological sister and the other is his girlfriend. He wishes he could fly over here, but unfortunately he is in the Northern Continent right now. He is willing but unable to do so!"
"How could he do this? He left his girlfriend and sister alone and helpless in the Eastern Continent while he himself became a dwarf and lived a happy life. It's so unlucky for her to have such an irresponsible boyfriend and brother." I was filled with righteous indignation and stood up for him. If it wasn't for this, he wouldn't have gone to find Afeng, and I wouldn't have been betrayed by Afeng.
"There was nothing I could do. My girlfriend and Little Pepper originally chose to become elves, but Black Iron Tower had to take care of them, so he had to become a dwarf. As a result, they were not selected, but he was lucky enough to be selected. As a result, they were separated by fate, and they had no chance to meet again before they reached the fifth level of their profession. Black Iron Tower had no choice but to ask friends to take care of them. Now the game has just started, and many friends have not been contacted yet. The few friends who have been contacted are either in different continents or too far away from Qinglong City. Distant water cannot quench nearby thirst. I was so lucky to win the prize."
I was eating, listening to A Feng's talk, sighing, and thinking about how to avoid this disaster. There was no other way. If I couldn't afford to offend them, I could hide from them. I stayed away from them for the time being.
"Ah Feng, since you are going to accompany them, then we don't need to meet for now. Tell them that I am far away from Qinglong City now and I just received a mission. I can't rush over in a short time. Please convey my regards and apologies to Xiao La Jiao."
A Feng looked at me with sympathy. He knew exactly what I was going through. "Well, this is the only solution. But you can't hide forever. You will meet sooner or later. What is coming will never go away."
Why do I feel a little uncomfortable listening to him? There is a hint of gloating in his words. It is really despicable and shameless. If it weren't for him, how could I have met these people and suffered so much? If you look into it, he is the culprit and the main culprit of all this!
"Oh, by the way, what mission are you guys on? Why are they so anxious to find you to be their bodyguard?"
"Don't mention it," Ah Feng immediately became listless, "I really lost face this time, and was beaten to a pulp by a few wild boars. Sigh, it's a bad start, it's really depressing."
"What wild boars? Why are you provoking them? They are more powerful than wild wolves, and there are several of them. It's not easy to fight them!" I have a deep understanding of how difficult it is to deal with wild beasts. They are designed entirely based on the abilities of real animals, and for newcomers like us who have just changed jobs and are not much stronger than ordinary people, it is still very troublesome.
"Little Pepper accepted a mission, which is a bit difficult, but the reward may be quite generous. She has to go to a small village in the mountainous area of Qinglong City to help the villagers there eliminate two wild boars that often harass them. They also know that wild boars are not easy to deal with, so they want to find someone to help, so they found me. Unexpectedly, the number of wild boars is wrong, not two, but five. We tried our best, but we couldn't deal with them. Later, we heard that because the original intelligence was wrong, this mission has been upgraded to a two-star mission and will be handed over to others. Of course, if we can kill these wild boars before anyone else accepts this mission, the reward will still be valid, but on the one hand, we are not the opponent of these wild boars for the time being, and on the other hand, even if we find a way to kill these wild boars, if the mission has been taken by others, wouldn't it be a waste of others. We just rushed back to Qinglong City and were about to go to the Mercenary Guild to inquire about the news. As soon as we entered the city gate, I was forced to log off, and I don’t know what happened."
I had a bad feeling in my heart, "Is the place you are going to called Dawangzhuang?"
"Yeah, hey, how did you know that?"
"Is it big or small, the king of princes, the village of Zhuang?"
"Yeah, that's right, any problem?"
This is terrible. I closed my eyes in pain. "Before I logged off, I just accepted a two-star mission from the Mercenary Guild. It asked me to go to Dawangzhuang to eliminate some wild beasts that often harassed the village. I thought they might be some wild wolves, and I thought I could handle them alone, so I took it after applying for a world card. Oh my god, the wild beasts turned out to be five wild boars. I couldn't beat two of them, not to mention that Little Pepper was involved. I couldn't dodge in time, and now I bumped into them first."
"You deserve it. Don't you think that a two-star mission is not that simple? How can you get such a big bargain? But how come you have a two-star Tianxia card?"
"Idiot, have you forgotten that I can switch to a second profession? I switched to a thief, so two first-level professions are naturally two-star."
A Feng sighed in a pretentious manner, "Brother, don't blame me. You brought this upon yourself. It's not that I don't want to help you, but you walked into this trap yourself. You should know that if you fail to complete a mission on time, the consequences will be very serious."
Alas, what is coming cannot be avoided, everything is God's will! I got up and ran to the bed, leaving a message: "You are responsible for cleaning up", and fell on the bed. I want to have a good rest and conserve my energy to deal with that cute little pepper.
A new day has begun. I stand in front of the door of Qinglong Restaurant, waiting for Afeng's arrival. Of course, there is another person I absolutely don't want to face.
As I was waiting anxiously, a very cool guy came towards me, attracting many people to look at him. He was wearing a shiny knight's armor, his face was covered by a knight's helmet, he was wearing knight's boots, and holding a spear in his hand. Although the whole set of equipment was only basic equipment sold in stores and the improvement effect was limited, they were all the best quality in the same level. According to the price I remember, it should be worth at least a dozen gold coins. In the early stage of this game, most of the people who can equip them are rich and show-off young men. Ordinary people don't want to waste money, and veteran players don't even look at them.
This guy walked to the door of Qinglong Restaurant but didn't go in. Instead, he stopped and looked around. It seemed that he hadn't shown off enough and wanted to show off one last time before going in. "What a disgusting guy," I cursed in a low voice . Seeing this kind of person reminded me of "Playboy" and I felt disgusted from the bottom of my heart.
I didn't expect this disgusting guy to walk straight towards me. I was shocked. What happened? Did he hear me scolding him and come to settle the score with me? My voice was very low, there was no reason for him to hear it. Besides, this was in the downtown area, surrounded by knights who were maintaining law and order. He wouldn't want to cause trouble here to further increase his popularity.
While I was guessing his intention, I was secretly on high alert, ready to run away if the situation got bad. I didn't believe that a knight in full armor could catch up with a thief like me. Without a mount, even if you are a plucked phoenix, you are still no match for a chicken.
The cool knight approached me and whispered, "A-Dai?"
I was stunned, and responded reflexively: "Are you Afeng?"
The knight laughed and hugged me immediately. "Who else could it be if not me? Do you really think you are a celebrity and many people know you?"
Hehe, you know what, I am a celebrity, but not many people know me. No wonder I didn't expect him to be Afeng. I don't know what kind of person Afeng is. He is not very rich, so how could he afford to buy such a set of clothes to show off.
I felt countless eyes focused on me, so I quickly pulled him and ran into an alley. "You are so arrogant. How could you afford to buy such an outfit? Why don't you take off your skin? You don't need to fight, so why wear it? I don't want to stand with you and be stared at."
"Well, I was in a hurry to meet you and didn't have time to change. You know it takes time to take off and put on, and it's not very convenient in public. I was afraid that you would wait anxiously, so I came here first." Afeng explained while changing clothes.
Humph, he just wanted to show off and find some excuses. It was a typical nouveau riche mentality. I was too lazy to expose him. "Where are Xiao La Jiao and the others? Are they online?"
"I've already contacted them. They went to the Mercenary Guild to inquire about the news first, and agreed to meet in front of the Qinglong Restaurant. They will be here soon."
