Chapter 3 (1/2)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

‘Ding! You have entered the novice village, Dark Canyon. I wish you a happy game.’

After a bout of dizziness, Su Jin opened his eyes and found himself in a gloomy canyon. There were towering trees everywhere, almost completely covering the sky.

Beside the treehouse, there were a few NPCs standing in twos and threes. They looked almost the same as real people, except that they looked like elves in the game.

Many players were running at high speed, completing all kinds of beginner quests.

There was a huge crowd of people in the canyon.

“Experts leading a team to fight in the Wild Wolf Valley. No specific class requirement. Still need two more people.”

“Level two big shot players leading a team to kill wild boars. One priest required, set off immediately.”

“The Greed Wolf Guild is recruiting members. You can enjoy all kinds of benefits when you join the guild. There are advanced players leading you to clear dungeons. Those who perform well can also be hired by the guild and become professional players. What are you waiting for? Hurry up and join the guild.”

“The money-making team is recruiting members. Those who are online for a long period of time and willing to listen to commands are welcome!”

“One gold coin for ten dollars in real money. You can exchange as many as you want immediately.”

The canyon was like a large-scale recruitment site. The surroundings were filled with shouts of recruiting people.

Su Jin had wasted a little time. There were already players who had leveled up a few levels and were walking at the forefront.

Even the gold coin merchant had appeared. However, the current exchange rate was simply outrageous. As for the guild, Su Jin could consider joining it in the future. In the early stages, Su Jin thought that it was better to be solo. With the memories of his previous life, money was no longer unreachable to him.

While he was thinking, Su Jin came to the center of the canyon. Standing there was the village chief of the novice village, directly triggering the conversation.

“Brave adventurer, the farmland in the village is being harassed by a group of wild boars. If we don’t stop them, the village’s grain production will be reduced. Are you willing to help us?” the village chief had the look of an old elf, he asked with a face full of sorrow.

[ Ding, do you accept the beginner quest: [ Kill the demonic wild boars ] ! ]

[ Quest description: Help the village chief kill 20 wild boars and bring their tusks to the village chief. You will gain the village chief’s good impression, as well as gold coins × 10 experience points × 200. ]

“Accepted.”

Su Jin chose to accept the quest.

In his previous life, [ Kill the demonic wild boars ] was a quest that every new player had to complete. The main reason was that the reward was 10 gold coins. In “New World”, gold coins could be used to purchase various potions, skill books, and other items.

Under the premise of not being able to top up, 10 gold coins was already quite a lot. However, only the first quest would have such a generous reward. The main reason was to take care of the new players. The follow-up quests would not be as generous as the first one.

If the gold coin was sold to a gold coin merchant, it could be traded in real life. The ratio was 1:100.

However, it had only been a short time since the game started, and the gold coin market was constantly fluctuating. Many black-hearted merchants appeared, they would trade the gold coins with the 1:10 exchange ratio. Whoever sold the initial 2 gold coins given by the system would suffer a huge loss.

Before long, the market would stabilize, and the ratio would rise to 1:100.

A quest could earn 1,000 dollars. For many people, this was a huge temptation.

However, the average player did not know that after accepting this seemingly ordinary quest, if they brought 400 wild boar fangs, 200 tiger skins, and 300 wild bull horns to hand in the quest, not only would they gain a huge amount of experience, but they would also unlock the only hidden mission in the novice village.

In his previous life, there was a lucky player who triggered that hidden mission and became a professional player.

But this time, Su Jin is not going to give up the opportunity to others.

Saying goodbye to the village chief, Su Jin went to the potion dealer and opened the trading panel.

After his god-level mastery, “Stacking Crit Damage” was activated, each attack required 2 mana points, and his skills required 10 mana points. Each of them consumed a large amount of mana, so he would definitely be lacking mana at the end. He had to prepare a batch of mana potions in advance.

[ Small mana potion ]

Speed: Recovers 200 mana points in 50 seconds. Can be consumed during battle. The effect will be interrupted after being attacked.

Price: 2 silver coins.

In “New World”, you could drink potions during battle, but you couldn’t be attacked.

Su Jin didn’t hesitate and directly dragged 10 stacks of potions into his backpack. At the same time, he also deducted two initial gold coins.

The exchange rate for gold coins in “New World” was: 1 gold coin = 10 silver coins = 100 copper coins. Two gold coins were still very useful in the novice village.

…

All the resources on him had been used up. He had finished preparing the materials to go out, leaving only the quest to be completed.