Volume 1: The Beginner's First Cry Chapter 30 Another Kind of Loneliness
I got a lion skin as a souvenir, which was a trophy that Xue Wuxia forced me to accept. I shook hands with them one by one and said goodbye, then stood alone on the hillside and watched them leave. They were going back to Qinglong City, and after a little reorganization, they were ready to go to a new leveling location, while I planned to continue to go deep into the Heluo grassland and explore the way into the forest of the dead until I died.
In fact, such an ideal ending was beyond my expectation. I never thought about teaming up with them to level up, and this battle made me more determined. The original intention of exposing my identity to help them and then revealing my true identity was to establish a good relationship with them. First, it would prevent Xiao Lajiao and the others from being caught in the middle, and it would be difficult to explain if my identity was exposed in the future; second, it would give them someone to rely on. Xue Wuxia and the others are all strong and have rich game experience. They will definitely become very strong in the future. Now that they join them, Xiao Lajiao and Nan Feiyan’s safety is guaranteed and they will not be bullied. When Afeng takes revenge on "Hua Hua Gongzi" in the future, there will be someone to help him. I have to face the powerful Church of Light, and my help to him is limited.
I was greatly encouraged to gain their understanding and support. I had companions, although not many, but I was no longer fighting alone. I turned around and looked at the Forest of the Dead in the Hundred Thousand Mountains at the end of the grassland. There, I pinned my hope of becoming a strong man.
No one likes loneliness, but many times, people have to endure loneliness. I chose to become a necromancer. One of the conditions that attracted me was that I would not have to go to the "Resurrection Corridor" to endure loneliness after death. But in fact, becoming a necromancer itself means the greatest loneliness.
Compared with the four magics of earth, water, fire and wind, the power of necromancy itself is not surprising, and it is far inferior to thunder and ice magic. Its real source of power lies in "soul contract" and "summoning of the dead", which can possess and manipulate a large army of dead. This greatly increases the strength of necromancy wizards and makes them the most terrifying existence in the human world. But to obtain these, you need to pay a great price, one of which is to endure loneliness.
I want to gain power from the "Dead Space", which is filled with countless undead. However, I am just a necromancer, not a dead soul. They are not my kind. I still belong to the human world. In the world of the dead, I am still an alternative existence. After the initial novelty, what I feel is endless loneliness.
In the virtual world, I can throw away the limitations of my background and the constraints of my personality, and I am eager to make more friends and get rid of my loneliness. But I don’t want to be a useless waste, dragging down my friends everywhere. I don’t want to just accept what my friends give without being able to give back. In order to protect myself and take care of my friends, I have to endure temporary loneliness to gain stronger strength.
I hate the old man to death. If he hadn't seduced me with sweet words, I wouldn't have become a necromancer and become a lonely being. But I am also somewhat grateful to the old man. If I didn't have this power, I would definitely not be able to help my friends. After seeing the performance of Xue Wuxia and the others, I know more clearly the gap between me and the masters. Combat experience and skills cannot be mastered overnight.
I frequently used the "Ride Away from the Dust" skill, running on the grassland, ready to meet the sudden killer at any time. Of course, dodging was also necessary. If I saw the lion group and rushed forward, it would be suicide. I was also responsible for the mission of exploring the way, and I would not sacrifice myself until the last moment. On the way, I unexpectedly found several teams of players. It seemed that they were still searching for the traces of the Tailless Lion King. However, they lacked a little luck and were destined not to get the reward this time. Naturally, I would not kindly remind them. Under their surprised gaze, I sank into the depths of the grassland.
After all, I don't have the ability like Yun Wuying. After several successful evasions, I still fell into the ambush of the lions. After a brief resistance, I "ridd away the attack of a lion" and "shifted" luckily to escape from the claws of another lion. Before I died, another "fire phosphorus bomb" hit the mouth of the oncoming lion. Afeng said that skills should be practiced anytime, anywhere and under all possible circumstances. This is how masters are trained.
The soul came to the "Dead Space" again. Without a group of younger brothers following around, there was only Taotao by his side. He really felt a little uncomfortable. It was comfortable to have someone ordering people around, and it made fighting easier. Now he had to start all over again. Alas, the result was a short-lived glory, and the process was extremely depressing!
The process of subduing the first few skeleton minions was still very embarrassing. I persisted through failure and escape, and finally welcomed the dawn of happiness. The next things were much easier. I returned to the previous procedure and started the easy and monotonous "roll call". Whoever was more majestic and tall, and whoever looked more pleasing to the eye, would gloriously become a member of my undead army.
In addition to the "Soul Contract", I also cannot relax on the other skills, especially the "Fire Phosphorus Bomb". It is related to my promotion, so I cannot be careless. I have to continuously use it. To reach three stars in proficiency, I have to use it three thousand times, which is not easy!
I am fighting alone here in a miserable and cold place, but Afeng is leading a colorful life. Although doing the tasks of the mercenary guild can get some extra rewards and help improve the level of the world card, it is not conducive to practicing skills. There are many people competing for the tasks with rich rewards. In the early stage of the game, it is not as cost-effective as killing monsters. More importantly, the group tasks have not been opened yet. If you do mercenary tasks, it is impossible to get together again, and you can't use the function of "Ten People Order". So Xue Wuxia led the team to fight in the wilderness and strangled the countless wild wolves. With such an excellent spy as Yun Wuying, he was not afraid of being surrounded by wolves. With the weighted function of "Ten People Order", the seniority value rose quickly. The so-called men and women match, and work is not tiring. It is a typical team with more yin and less yang, and most of the members are beautiful women. Just thinking about it makes people envious!
The days passed by in the midst of life and death. After I was resurrected, I went straight to the Heluo grassland, trying to cross the grassland to reach the Undead Forest. Unfortunately, I failed . The damn lion pack was simply omnipresent and every time I died in hatred. Once, I almost succeeded and was only a few miles away from the Ten Thousand Mountains, but still failed. I couldn't escape the lion's kiss and could only ascend to the "Undead Space" to vent my anger on those skeleton warriors.
My undead army is also expanding steadily, taming more than a dozen per hour on average. With my unremitting efforts, the number has increased to more than 2,000, which can be described as huge. However, due to the limitation of mental power, the number that can be summoned at one time using "Undead Summoning" is far from enough, only more than 100, and the combat effectiveness in the human world is still very limited. And due to my continuous practice, the "Fire Phosphorus Bomb" has finally reached a three-star proficiency, meeting one of the indicators for promotion.
Although the "Soul Contract" can increase the upper limit of mental power, the effect on the skeleton warriors is not obvious. After more than ten days, I can only summon a dozen more skeleton warriors. Otherwise, if I can pull out all the undead army at once, I can definitely walk sideways in the Heluo grassland. Let's see which of those lions dare to touch me? Moreover, the qualification value obtained by performing a single "Soul Contract" is getting less and less, and the date of reaching 100% qualification value has been repeatedly postponed, which makes the originally happy and optimistic heart more and more disappointed. The road to promotion is still very long. It seems that the first reward for promotion to the second-level profession will definitely not belong to me.
