Volume 6: Job Change Chapter 9: Fee War (Part 1)
"I'm so stupid, really..." Niu Baiwan said at the beginning.
"Yes, you only know that you can change your job after accepting the job change task from the trainer and completing it; you don't know that you can also change your job by handing other tasks to the trainer." As soon as I heard him start muttering, I felt a headache.
Since changing his job to a Paladin, Niu Baiwan has been telling me about his forced job change. At first, I couldn't bear to comfort him, but when he said it for the eighteenth time, even if I was the most charitable idol, I no longer felt sorry for him. Now, I can almost recite his words, and I get a headache when I hear them.
He stood there with his mouth open, staring at me, and then walked away, as if he was bored. But he was still dreaming, trying to get the story of his job change from other things, such as missions, letters, and other Berserkers. If he saw a Berserker who had just successfully changed his job, he would say:
"Alas, if I hadn't handed in that quest, I would just be a berserker now..."
Others were surprised when they saw his look and urged their companions to leave quickly. Then he was left alone again and finally left in boredom . Later, I also knew his temper. Whenever there was a Berserker in front of him, he would ask him with a half-smile, saying:
"Niu Baiwan, if you hadn't handed in that quest, wouldn't you just be a berserker now?"
"Hey, why does our conversation sound so familiar?" Niu Baiwan was choked by my words. He touched the long horns on his head stupidly and asked me with a slightly dull expression, "Why do I feel more and more like Xianglin Sao?"
"If you say so, then so..." I have no idea who this "Xianglin Sao" is. This is probably a phrase that only people who are involved in the sky can understand. For such a question, perhaps the best way is to agree with him. However, considering Niu Baiwan's gender, I think it is a bit absurd to say that he is like Xianglin's "sister", so I added another sentence to remind him: "... But speaking of it, you should be more like Xianglin Sao's husband."
Unexpectedly, my kind reminder caused a strong reaction from him. He loudly retorted to me: "Nonsense, you are more like that short-lived ghost!"
"I never said I looked like him." I shrugged, not knowing why he was so angry. If I don't look like him, then I don't look like him...
"Damn it!" Niu Baiwan said angrily, "But..."
He kept saying "however" for a long time, but couldn't come up with anything. Finally, he could only take a deep breath and said to me angrily, "It turns out that you are a ridiculous person!"
After saying this, Paladin Niu Baiwan - this name really sounds awkward - smiled, and his smile was full of a mischievous meaning that could only be understood but not expressed in words. I knew that he was joking with me, although I didn't know what was funny about these words. I thought this should be a joke only for those involved in the air, and it was a friendly and quite elegant joke, but I was not very happy.
The word "absurd" is a little harsh to my ears. In fact, harsh words and descriptions are often true and appropriate, and this is also the case at this moment.
I am a native, but I have nothing in common with my companions who follow the rules; I am not a space traveler, but I live like them, talk and laugh like them, complete tasks, fight monsters and level up like them. I am always hiding the difference between myself and others, pretending to be a space traveler, and playing another person in my life. But no matter who I can fool, I can't fool myself.
I know that I am different from them, completely different, although I don't know exactly where those differences lie.
So, who am I? Where do I belong? Perhaps my existence itself is an absurd mistake. I am indeed a "misfit", which is not funny at all.
"Oh, my fairy is calling me!" Just when I was feeling a little sad because of Niu Baiwan's joke, he suddenly took out his magic notebook, looked at the magic information column, and then cheered loudly.
"Fairy? Yours?" I looked at him puzzled.
"Hey, that's the fairy who came down to earth and fell on her face. Why, you don't remember? The female elf, the druid, the one who can turn into a bear ..." Niu Baiwan reminded me.
"Oh, it's her!" I remembered that the fairy Niu Baiwan was referring to was the elven female druid who would go berserk when she was frightened and whom we encountered during our underground adventure. It seemed that they had been in frequent contact recently, and even their names for each other had become so familiar.
"Let me tell you, I accompanied her on a lot of quests a while ago, and I also managed to get her some new equipment with very good attributes. I finally got her to agree to video chat with me two days ago." Although my Tauren friend is extremely burly and has just been promoted to a holy and noble Paladin, he made a face while saying these words and couldn't help revealing a cunning smile as if he was showing off proudly.
"I believe it now, man. The Internet is really deceptive!" At this point, Niu Baiwan shook his head so hard that it made a clanging sound, and his saliva was about to drip onto his chest. "A fairy came down to earth and landed on her face? If she landed on the ground with her face, then my face would have fallen directly into the sewer. Beauty, beauty... so rare..."
"Video chat"? I don't quite understand what this word means. I guess, maybe he means that they recently met in another more real and higher-level plane. For those space travelers who are drifting and trekking alone in the turbulence of time and space, this is indeed a meeting worth celebrating - especially when the object of the meeting is a beautiful woman.
"But shouldn't you prepare some new equipment for yourself? You look a bit miserable." I kindly reminded him. Although he was already level 35, except for a ring given to him by Ms. Buttersfia when he just successfully changed his job, Niu Baiwan had almost no new equipment that matched his level. He was covered with rags that were only suitable for novices of a few or ten levels, and the log he used as a weapon was a "heavy wooden stake" that he had been using since level 1.
"You don't understand this. Getting equipment, upgrading, and picking up girls are my three main goals, and picking up girls is the primary goal. If other goals conflict with this goal, they will be invalid." It's really strange. It is said that Taurens are a serious, honest and simple race, but the Tauren Paladin standing in front of me can really be called an outlier among outliers. Not only does he have a smirk on his face, as if he has succeeded in his evil plan, but his expression is also very dissolute and vulgar, which has nothing to do with the "honest and simple" image of Tauren.
"Oh, she's urging me again. I'm sorry, Jeff, I really have to leave this time. You level up slowly, and we'll have a chance to do missions together again." The magic notebook sent out a signal of receiving a message again. Niu Baiwan took a quick look and immediately said goodbye to me in a hurry.
"Okay, then congratulations. I wish you two have fun and good luck on your journey!" I immediately sincerely offered my best wishes to Niu Baiwan.
"Come to think of it, this is all thanks to you for taking us to do the mission together. I wish your romantic luck will come soon." Niu Baiwan really never forgets the person who dug the well. Before leaving, he did not forget to thank me for this matter.
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