"Sorry, there has been a group of manic rats over there recently. I haven't gone to pick them yet... Adventurer, can you help me pick them?" The medicine-gathering woman looked Wang Tianyao up and down.
Wang Tianyao:......
[Temple] Why are the NPCs here so weird?
"Okay, I'll go right away." Wang Tianyao said seriously.
[Accept the task to collect barley fruits: Help the herb collector collect 100 barley fruits.
Completion conditions: Collect barley fruits (0/100), and then reply to the herb collector.
Completion reward: Barley wine.
Failure penalty: None. 】
[Later awakener activates: You feel that the barley fruit should be within the activity range of the hard-skinned mouse (Lv3), or you think that it can be solved with money. 】
Although Wang Tianyao said he was going, he immediately opened the interface of the trading house as soon as he finished speaking - without the [Post-Awakener] reminding him, Wang Tianyao also knew that it could be solved with money!
In addition to being used for tasks, [Barley Fruit] can also be used as a production raw material for sub-professionals, so it is sold in the trading house.
The materials are in the area where level 3 monsters are found, and when collected, they will trigger attacks from the surrounding "hard-skinned rats". To collect them at this stage requires some strength - after all, the players on Novice Island No. 1024 at this time are only at level 3 at most!
However, Wang Tianyao opened the transaction interface of Blue Star Coin and directly solved the problem for more than 3,000 yuan.
Although there are not many people who can collect [Barley Fruit], the auction house is universal across the entire server. With so many novice islands and so many players, a little adds up. Of course there are some for sale, but they are more expensive...
In a few months, after prices stabilize on Novice Island, "barley fruit" will only cost a few cents, but it will rise back to about 1 yuan in a year.
"Collection is done!" A large bag of medicinal materials appeared out of thin air in Wang Tianyao's hand.
Herbal Girl:......
Wang Tianyao seemed to see the speechless look in the eyes of the herb-gathering woman.
"Okay, now we can hand it over to the Pharmacy Doctor right away... By the way, there are still some barley berries left. I'll give this to you." The herb-gathering girl said in a somewhat scripted tone at this time, and then handed over a bottle of wine. Wang Tianyao.
[Collect barley fruits, complete the task, and obtain "barley wine". 】
After Wang Tianyao took it, he put it in the backpack space.
[Barley wine: Barley fruit is fermented by adding medicinal materials. It has the function of sobering up. After use, it relieves dizziness and restores 200 HP points. 】
As for the herb-gathering girl, how can she hand over the [Barley Fruit] to the Pharmacy Doctor when she is always here?
Stop worrying about NPC affairs!
Wang Tianyao didn't think about it, and just bought a [City Return Scroll] for more than a thousand yuan and went back - time is precious!
"Great, I have received the [Barley Fruit] from the herb collector, and I heard her talk about it...Thanks to you this time, this is a reward for you!" the pharmacy doctor said with great emotion.
[Ask the medicine-gathering woman, the task is completed, and you will receive "Weak Healing Potion*5". 】
Wang Tianyao:......
Even though I came back with a [Scroll to Return to the City], she didn't even move. How could she give it to you?
"That's great. How long will it take before it can be sent to the warrior group?" Wang Tianyao also asked with great emotion.
"Definitely tomorrow, you can reply to the female commander." The pharmacy doctor nodded.
After dealing with each other with the NPC, Wang Tianyao once again came to the training ground on the other side of the village...the tavern next to it!
[Later awakener activates: Do you think that lazy female commander should have gone drinking. 】
In the tavern, Wang Tianyao found the drunken female leader.
"Female Commander, the pharmacy doctor said that next time... ah no, I will definitely deliver it to you tomorrow." Wang Tianyao said to her.
"I know, I know." The female commander looked drunk and waved her hands casually.
Wang Tianyao also doubted whether she really heard it, but... the performance of the Valkyrie Beast this time made Wang Tianyao not think too much - this is how a normal NPC feels.
[Ask the Doctor of Pharmacy, the task is completed, and you will receive "Weak Healing Potion*5". 】
Where did the "weak healing potion" come from? Don't worry about the mission!
"Boss, another jar of wine!" The female leader continued to call for wine.
Seeing the wine being served, Wang Tianyao was slightly stunned for a moment - why was there no sound from the [Post-Awakener]?
Wang Tianyao remembered that in the mission guide, at this time, the wine served by the boss should be replaced with [Barley Wine], so that the female leader would sober up, and then the village chief arrived before the mission could continue.
If you don't do this step, the task chain will end when the village chief comes. Although experience will be given, it will only be 4,000 points, and if you complete the whole set, you will get 8,000 points!
The novice stage is level 30. Level 1 requires 100 experience points, level 2 requires half 150 experience points, and level 3 requires double the experience points of level 1, 200 points...
The following is the same rule. The experience of each level is doubled, the middle level is the average, and the 21st level requires 100,000, which is a fraction.
In other words, if you have not refreshed your talent even once, you can reach level 10 with 7,750 experience points, while it takes 248,000 experience points from level 10 to level 20, and 7.75 million experience points from level 20 to level 30!
If someone really hasn't refreshed once and did this task during the public beta stage, they can be directly upgraded to level 10. Normally, if they refresh their talents a few times, they can also be upgraded to levels 8 or 9.
Even Wang Tianyao, who is punished by ten times the experience, can reach level 4 after taking this wave of experience, and directly rush to the top of the list.
After the public beta, although this hidden mission will become a normal mission, the experience will be reduced to one-tenth, only 800 points.
If you don't do the second half, it will only be half, and the tavern is the key to getting the second half...
Ordinarily the [Post-Awakener] should have reacted, and... Wang Tianyao wanted to change the wine at this time, but there was no chance. The boss directly brought the wine over instead of asking Wang Tianyao to get it!
"Could it be... that during the public beta stage, the missions are different?" Wang Tianyao thought to himself, feeling a little nervous for a moment.
After all, 4000 experience is not a small amount for the current Wang Tianyao, and it is related to whether he can rush to the front - only by rushing to the front can he lead step by step without having to compete with the large troops for limited resources.
But at this moment, the village chief did come in...
"Huh? Is the village chief free today?" The tavern owner greeted loudly, while secretly looking at the female leader.
It was obviously meant as a reminder, but... the female commander was completely drunk!
"Where is the female leader?" the village chief asked with a stern face.
The village chief is a middle-aged man with a razor-sharp face and regular facial features - according to legend, this is the incarnation of "Seraph Beast" in the Novice Village of the Holy Church.
"This..." the tavern owner smiled.
At the same time, Wang Tianyao, who was nervous, finally got a hint from the [Latter-Awakened One]!
[Later Awakening Activates: You vaguely feel that you should wake up the female commander, and then you remember that you just got a sobering tool. 】
Wang Tianyao:? ? ?
But the time to change wine has been missed!
Could it be...
Wang Tianyao looked at the drunk female leader at this time... He gritted his teeth and pulled her up by her hair. Then he took out [Barley Wine] with his other hand, bit off the stopper on it, and then immediately inserted it into her mouth. Drink it!
Tons tons tons——