Volume 1: The Beginner's First Cry Chapter 36: Three Accompaniments
In the next few days, Afeng, Xue Wuxia and the others also advanced successfully one after another. For this reason, we reunited at the Qinglong Restaurant, asked for a private room and set up two tables for a grand celebration. I felt sad while eating. How much money would it cost and it was not very practical. It would be great if I could get a discount!
Xue Wuxia and the others had become stronger and were no longer satisfied with just killing wolves in the wilderness. After discussion, they decided to go to the Black Bear Ridge in the south to level up. Although the black bear's defense was higher than that of the lion, its speed was far inferior, which was just right for them to defend against the enemy outside the country. However, Little Pepper was going to start school in a few days, and she would not be able to be online every day at that time. Therefore, she was unwilling to let me go easily and insisted that I stay and play with her for a few days and go kill black bears together. I hesitated for a moment, and her face immediately changed. She was so long that I dared not object and quickly agreed.
To get to Black Bear Ridge, we must first teleport to a city in the south. We transferred our household registration to Nanjing, and then came to Black Bear Ridge together. There are already many players who have advanced to the next level, mostly magicians, archers and other long-range attack professions. It seems that they have the same idea as Xue Wuxia. Fighting alone is not a match for the black bear, so they are grouped together in groups of three or five. The largest group actually gathered more than 30 people, but it is obvious that most of them are chores. In the end, only the core four or five people killed the black bear. I heard from Afeng that this situation is very common. The rich and powerful hire a large group of players to protect and assist themselves in the game and help them level up. They can grow faster than many people, and many players also make a living from this and earn game fees.
The central area of Black Bear Ridge is too dangerous. Black bears are not only concentrated but also fierce. Except for a few players who are skilled and brave enough to venture deep, most of the players who come here are scattered on the edge. Xue Wuxia led us to search for a long time, and finally found a place where seven or eight black bears can be refreshed. It just keeps up with our hunting speed. Not only can we get more qualifications, but it is also safer. I was a little puzzled before why I was always on the road and let so many black bears go, but no one else had any objections, and of course I, a rookie, didn't dare to have any objections. Now I understand that it turns out that I was looking for a suitable leveling place, which can achieve twice the result with half the effort.
Everyone else joined the team mode and started killing black bears, but Little Pepper pulled me aside to talk. She used to love playing, but she was almost bored to death after following the team in the wilderness to kill wild wolves for so long. She was finally promoted, but school was about to start and she couldn't be online for a long time. She couldn't help feeling a little depressed, so she pulled me, someone who could chat with her, to help her relax.
Little Pepper led me around and appreciated the scenery of Black Bear Ridge with . She talked excitedly, but I was drowsy listening to her. It was just a mountain with more black bears. What was there to see? Sometimes when I encountered black bears nearby, I wondered if I was "accidentally" killed by a black bear and went back to the "Dead Soul Space" to expand my undead army instead of accompanying Little Pepper to watch the scenery. No wonder everyone agreed with Little Pepper when they heard her asking me to stay with her. It seemed that they had listened to her "Divine Distraction Song" a lot in those days and were annoyed. However, considering the possible consequences, I gave up the idea. If I angered Little Pepper, it would be no joke. Anyway, school would start in a few days, so I would dedicate it to her. Besides, Afeng and Xue Wuxia promised each of them a "three-accompanying fee" of a black bear skin. If I dared to escape, they would definitely not let me go.
Even so, if it goes on like this for a few days, I can't stand it. I have experienced this lady's clinging skills many times. She often makes you laugh and cry, but she can't really make you angry. The only one who suffers is you. I was quick-witted and tried my best to persuade her to do the mercenary mission with me. Not only can I chat and relax, but I can also upgrade the level of the world card and get some other rewards. Although I may lose some undead brothers, it is much better than accompanying her to visit the mountains.
With an undead wizard like me protecting her and a large number of skeleton warriors ready to serve as free bodyguards at any time, Little Pepper certainly couldn't refuse such a good thing. After saying goodbye to Xue Wuxia and the others who were working hard to level up, Little Pepper and I set off back to Nanjing City.
The Mercenary Guild is still very lively, with many players handing over tasks and exchanging information. There are already individuals or small groups who are paid to help others complete some difficult and high-paying tasks. They are waiting in the lobby or leaving their contact information on the information board at the gate, waiting to be hired by players. After experiencing a climax in the early stage of the game, the current players have become much more rational when doing tasks. They no longer accept all tasks, but purposefully select those tasks with high rewards to complete. At the beginning, I was able to receive the task that rewarded the Peacock Feather because of good luck, and secondly, there were few two-star players at that time. Now, after such a long time of completing tasks, there are already many players with bronze four-star cards, and even some players have silver one-star cards. It is not easy to grab a task with appropriate risks and high rewards.
I am now a bronze four-star card, and Chili is a bronze three-star card. It is more cost-effective to complete at least three-star tasks. After checking, I found that the tasks that reward qualification points and equipment items have been taken by others. The remaining tasks are some reconnaissance, exploration, and letter delivery, which are time-consuming and not profitable. Few people are interested. However, my purpose is just to find a pastime to distract Chili's attention, so that she will not be bored and think about me. I don't care about the reward. I will take any tasks as long as there are undead brothers to protect me. There should be no danger.
I originally wanted to take care of Little Pepper and let her take on some three-star tasks, and I would help her complete them and upgrade her World Card level. Unexpectedly, Little Pepper disagreed and insisted that I take on some four-star tasks myself, saying that this would be exciting enough. Anyway, with a super bodyguard like me, there wouldn't be much danger.
In just a few days, I completed five four-star tasks with Little Pepper. Although my qualifications did not increase much, I successfully upgraded the level of the world card to Silver One Star. In the process of doing the tasks, I fully realized the great advantages of "Summoning the Undead". Since my strength has increased greatly after the promotion, I can summon more than 400 skeleton warriors at a time. I don't care about the ordinary jackals, tigers and leopards at all. They were easily dealt with by my brothers. If I was not afraid of being noticed by someone with ulterior motives and bringing unpredictable negative effects, I would rush into the wilderness to encircle and suppress the wolf pack to vent my anger for the humiliation I suffered in the past.
Because of this, I had to control the number of skeleton warriors I summoned, not letting so many of them show up, it would be a waste to shock the world. I remember the first time I summoned a large group of skeleton warriors to deal with a dozen wild wolves, I almost laughed to death. It was really an overkill, killing a chicken with a butcher knife. I couldn't send them back. If I encountered danger again, I would not be able to summon them again because I would not have enough mental strength. I had to take more than 400 skeleton warriors with me. Fortunately, the area was relatively remote and I didn't encounter any players. If someone saw it and reported it to "Sky Media", wouldn't it be asking for trouble?
