Chapter 26 (1/2)
Translator: Nyoi_Bo_Studio Editor: Nyoi_Bo_Studio
Rye town, Pyroxene town, Gold-panning town and Dragon-roar town were the four northwestern towns, located from south to north.
Rye town was the only place in the strip with a vast fertile land that was not polluted by negative energy. It had a developed agriculture and it was also where the mid to high-class agricultural products were from.
There were many mid to low-end gem mines in the vicinity of the Pyroxene town. Some rare, precious gems were occasionally produced in the mineral veins, which made it the place among the four towns where it was the easiest to get extremely rich. But the number of adventurers and lawbreakers in this town also ranked at the top among the four towns..
In the vicinity of Gold-panning town, there were also mineral veins of gold. Although, the condition of the gold was very low and its yield wasn’t good. It was difficult to resist the charm of gold. There were a lot of people who wanted to get rich. Even though most of them were actually poor, they had made the town prosperous. But in fact, the main production of the Gold-panning town was copper and iron ore.
To the north of those three towns was Dragon-roar town, located in a narrow exit of a mountain pathway. By entering the mountains along the mountain pathway, one could arrive at a relatively less sterile area in the barren mountains. It was rich with all kinds of monsters ranging from elves to gigantic dragons and the main output of this town was the material from the various kinds of monsters. Who cared about how many people had died because they had been devoured by the monsters, which is a fact hidden under these materials?
It was originally planned that Gerrard, or Sui Xiong, would travel to Dragon-roar town. Their aim was to go to the dragon cave in the mountains where the evil dragon “Arctic Tyrant” lived and negotiate so that it would move its residence. This dragon had continually troubled the residents for more than five decades. If their negotiation succeeded, they could get the reward of five thousand gold coins. But now, they had more important things to do.
Hunting for treasure.
“Both are interesting: expelling an evil dragon and hunting for treasure, as it is full of the feeling of a classic role-playing game with European-style,” Sui said happily. “The only problem is, which one is the major task? Also… is there any time limit for the mission system of this game?”
He did not worry about “mission failure”. After more than ten days of adjustment, he had finished adjusting the shell of the jellyfish. Now the body of the jellyfish was in the vicinity and ready to exert his maximum strength.
When he did his best, he was fearless!
Sui Xiong’s new body form was like a big translucent balloon. Below the body that was large enough to build a village on its top, there were many powerful tentacles dangling. Dozens of groups of spiral blades were distributed throughout the body, which were capable of driving the body to all directions. The body was filled with magic runes that enabled the body to easily float in the air. It could also change its color change at any time, as if it was invisible.
For example, at the moment, Gerrard was working in the Association of Adventure in Gold-panning Town. Sui Xiong’s huge body, which would destroy the whole Gold-panning town once it fell off, was floating in the air and was two to three hundred meters above the ground. He narrowed his eyes, enjoying the agreeable breeze and warm sunshine while also absorbing infinite magic from the air and sunshine to enhance his strength.
But in Gold-panning town, no resident could see the big monster in the sky.
“To be an advanced player, it is necessary to practice and reach a higher level every day, without being sluggish. At least we should continue logging in. Move forward or you’ll fall behind. Even a former master could also be overtaken by others if he spent time without practicing or even be left far behind. Just like those who write online novels; after a year of rest, you will find your popularity appallingly miserable and your favorite rate and click rate are far lower than before. The overturned cart ahead is a warning to those behind!
In an air current that was cold enough to freeze ordinary people to death, the huge jellyfish yawned silently and drowsily.
He was not worried that Gerrard was at risk. Aside from Gerrard’s seemingly good fighting skills, he could also resort to the cloned soul in the bone bracelet if he can’t deal with any of the troubles.
“Dear Sir, this is the bonus of the task of ‘Destroying the Cavalry of Orcs and Wolves’”. The waitress of the Association of Adventurers, also a half-elf, submitted a metal piece flashed with magical lights to him two-handedly, with her face full of respect.
Such a powerful man was, of course, respectable since he was able to defeat the bandit gangs raging in the four towns and cities for many years by his own efforts. If not for the big physical difference between the two of them, she even wanted to seduce the powerful man who was young. Even if she could not scrounge meals by dating Gerrard, she also thought it advantageous to give birth to a descendant of the giant after they had a sexual relationship!
In this world, inheritance based on blood relationship was very common. The descendants of the powerful were surely at a higher starting point than the descendants of ordinary people. As long as they worked hard enough and were blessed by some luck, they could become a familial force that one could look forward to as they passed on their genes.
In these four northwestern towns, such a family was the most important family. They were usually hidden in the dark and did not want to easily show up, so as not to become a target of criticism. However, all organizations were full of respect for them. They not only discussed major issues with them but also first considered them when sometimes they must share benefits with others if the benefits were huge.
Naturally, the young waitress did not expect to become a creator of such a big family, but this did not prevent her from daydreaming.
Gerrard took the nameplate engraved with a magic rune. He briefly checked it and made sure that the intelligence was correct, which meant he could use this nameplate to receive two thousand gold coins from the temple of the God of Commerce. He could not help but smile.
Even though he already had a huge sum of money, he could not but feel happy that he got such a big sum of money so easily.
“I’m also going to release a mission to recruit two people.” He said, “One is a thief. For him, expertise in traps and no belief in Gods of Dark Night are required. The other is a clergyman. For him, expertise in treatment and no belief in Gods of Dark Night are required.”