Chapter 43: Convergence
“Isn’t the division within your clan your own problem?” the girl stated plainly.
“…Perhaps you’re right, but it’s not something I can change alone. And your fate is to become a sacrifice for the Dark Faction. They are very interested in adventurers from the Otherworld.”
“…”
“You don’t seem scared?”
Since this is a game, unusual events shouldn’t be overly surprising.
The girl’s name is Feng Youyou, and her game name is the reversed ‘Youyoufen.’
This is her first experience with a holographic game, and without a doubt, she is captivated and addicted to its charm and the joy of exploration.
After just leaving the Beginner Village and changing to the Summoner class, she couldn’t wait to leave the city to try her skills.
Then…
In a daze, she was tied up by goblins and brought back to the Main Camp.
“You’re so powerful, why do you listen to the Dark Faction?” Youyoufen asked rhetorically, as she could see that Lord Xisi had the strongest attributes she had ever encountered, and he was the first Silver Grade boss.
“Is that what you really think?” Lord Xisi trembled slightly.
“Of course! You’re the strongest person I’ve met in this world!” She nodded seriously.
“Haha, I didn’t expect a human to acknowledge my strength. But… that doesn’t change your fate; I am merely… cannon fodder in the eyes of those powerful ones.” Lord Xisi said quietly, stepping out of the tent.
…
First, let’s go back to the city and give Brother Shiu the gold. The price of the return scroll is still reasonable, only 1 silver coin each.
Wait, that converts to about 30 bucks?
Fair my ass!
There’s no choice; I bought it anyway, and if I don’t use it now, it feels like a loss.
Crushing the return scroll, Zane and Starry found themselves in Yunshui City in an instant.
“Brother Shiu! I’m back in the city, where are you?”
“I’m coming, I’m coming!”
Three minutes later, a mage carrying a blue staff hurried over. His ID was ‘In the Water’s Side,’ which should be Brother Shiu.
“Brother Shiu, your ID is so flashy!” Zane mocked without mercy.
“Thank you, Fengchen Yanhua.”
“…”
“Stop the nonsense and hand over the money!”
Zane took out 35 gold coins, leaving 3 for himself.
“How do you plan to sell it?”
“What else can I do? Just throw it in the auction house! If there’s an official gold selling channel, why not use it? Just bind it to your bank card.”
“Is it that convenient?”
“Yeah, you think how many people are playing this game? This aspect has to be well done.”
“Brother Shiu, do you want to level up with me?” Zane asked.
“Let’s skip today. I’ve made plans with my team. Call the expert to take me tomorrow.”
“Alright, then I’m off.”
“8”
…
“Heroine! I’m over here!” Endless Sea shouted excitedly when he saw Starry.
Zane ran over with Starry.
Endless Sea was already level 13, with quite a high efficiency.
“Wow, I haven’t seen you for a day, and you already have a pet! By the way, where’s Brother Fengchen?”
Starry silently pointed to the Gray Wolf. “This is it.”
“?” Endless Sea curiously checked its attributes.
Gray Wolf (Fengchen Yanhua)
Level: 16
Health: 1960
Attack: 130-133 (+10%)
Defense: 57
Skills: Call Companion, Swift Steps, Venom Claws, Gray Wolf Soul, Withered Bone Shield
Description: The werewolf recognized by the Gray Wolf King.
“What the hell, what a godly panel! A pet with all attributes higher than mine?? And it has 5 skills! And this name… Damn, Brother Fengchen, you turned into a beast!?” Endless Sea exclaimed in shock.
“You’re the one who turned into a beast!” Zane returned to the human form, saying that here only they could use it freely.
“Wow, the Gray Wolf has become sentient!”
“Get lost!”
…
“So, that means this is a hidden skill?” Endless Sea asked.
“Yes, it was discovered unintentionally.” Zane didn’t say everything, treating it as part of the game setting.
“I’m so envious! I shouldn’t have practiced alone yesterday. Now you both are level 16, and I’m only 13. How can I catch up with such a big gap?”
“Don’t worry, we’re about to do a quest. By the way, I have a few friends joining us, but they’ve been taken down to level 10 by Yuhua. You don’t mind, do you?” Zane said.
“Oh, that! I happened to see it when brushing the Dream of the Mists notifications. I didn’t expect your friends to have gotten taken out too…”
“It’s fine, Starry and I have already given them a lesson.”
“Oh! Speaking of that, Heroine, you’re too fierce! You 1v100ed them and killed their leader in seconds, walking away gracefully!”
“Hey, I have to emphasize, it was actually 2v100.”
“Heroine, shall we go? Your friends must be waiting for you.”
“…” You old pervert!
…
Returning to the outskirts of Yunyou Valley.
There, they met the four friends who had been waiting for a while. After some chatting:
Chuxue – Level 10 Brawler
Nangong – Level 10 Archer
Wuming Traveler – Level 10 Assassin
Zanny’s cousin – Level 10 Swordsman
The girl on the left is Chuxue, with fair skin and clear black eyes, every move full of a certain gracefulness. Only the two red gauntlets on her hands ruined the overall beauty, reminiscent of Alna in her Withered Bone set.
Next to Chuxue is Zimei, the total opposite of her laid-back personality, small in stature and adorable.
The boy laughing and joking is Nangong, while the calm and steady boy is Traveler.
“…” Looking at their classes, Zane momentarily didn’t know how to mock them. Chuxue, are you really okay playing a brute class like Brawler? And Zimei! Didn’t you always like ranged classes? Why did you go with Swordsman this time? And Traveler and Nangong both chose fragile classes; do you want the girls to block for you?!
Endless Sea directly asked, “You four are all damage classes; how do you level up?”
Traveler straightforwardly replied, “We can’t level up by ourselves; we have no tank or healer. We tried before and almost got knocked out by Club Goblin. Later, we encountered two priest girls, and Zimei brought them over to form an impromptu team.”
“Chuxue and Zimei block one each, while Nangong and I assist with damage, and the two priest girls heal. The efficiency is not bad.”
Zane looked around, “Where are they now?”
“Don’t mention it, the poor girls were psychologically scarred by Yuhua and don’t want to play anymore; they’ve already logged off.” Nangong said helplessly.
“Alright, how far have you progressed in the quest?”
“We’ve collected 79 pieces, just need a few more.” Zimei said.
“We still need quite a bit; we’ll probably be grinding here for a long time.” Zane said.
“No worries; we can’t grind well with fewer people. Now that we’re all back to level 10, we’ve also lost a few pieces of equipment, so for a short time, we can only do some side quests. Zanny, are you confident?” Nangong asked.
“Just watch! We’re going to push straight into the goblin’s Main Camp today!”
