"Here... this is it, unload everything."
This is a forest at the foot of a hillside. Although it is a forest, the trees are far less dense than expected, because not far away is a steep mountain. Due to the light, the trees here are not very tall, especially On the slope close to the bottom of the cliff, some large and small falling rocks were scattered on the land of sparse woods. It was unknown which year they rolled down the mountain.
And this is the camping spot chosen by Nan Tieshan.
According to his original idea, he wanted to take a car to reach Kalon Pass as soon as possible, and then find a way to go to the mountains in the north. However, he was unlucky and met two newbies, so he struggled for a while and finally decided to go. I decided to take the two newcomers to Falling Star Mountain together. Although at the beginning, he wanted to "borrow" the horse from the woman.
At this time, he didn't recognize the two people who were traveling with him at first. It wasn't until the other party reminded him that he had some impressions - when he was fighting against Scorpio's group of players with poor quality, he had From a distance, I saw a few passers-by who were almost affected and went around the nearby slope. Among them seemed to be the woman in black in front of me - or in a black cloak - whoever it is, anyway. At that time, they seemed to be two of the passers-by, but later they fell back for unknown reasons. But looking at the man and woman walking in front of each other, ignoring each other, it was like a young couple had a quarrel. The woman walking in front was also holding a horse. With Nan Tieshan's rough character, she must be He didn't know the origin of the horse, but he felt that the game was full of fantasy themes, and a horse shouldn't be anything to envy, so he went forward to discuss it and came up with some small money to buy the other person's transportation tool.
Although the woman did not show her face at that time, Nan Tieshan clearly felt the other party's hesitation, but he still didn't take it to heart - he would not give in easily just because the other party was a woman. He claimed to be a son of the world, so why You may be bullied by women at will, and this is a game, and a player has some skills. Such a thing as a "weak woman" does not exist in the group of adventurers in the free world. So on the surface, he carelessly wants the other party to give up what he has in his hands, but secretly he is also ready to grab it openly - as long as the other party dares to say no, he is not afraid of anyone in terms of strength.
But in the end, the man who was chasing him stepped forward to stop him, or rather, the two of them.
The man was obviously a slippery person, and they looked like a couple making trouble. He nodded and bowed and apologized to himself for a while, and then swore that he had seen his majesty on the road before, so he was afraid. The other woman who was venting her anger brought bad luck to herself, but the two of them also had a mission, and this beast was also very important to the two of them, so I wanted to ask the eldest brother to be kind and let the two newbies go. Who is Nan Tieshan, who is the leader of the Iron Fist Gang and nicknamed "Invincible"? How could he faint because of the flattery of just one person? However, this player is really capable and secretly expressed his admiration to him. He expressed his feelings for the two newcomers and said that if the eldest brother could lead the two newcomers to complete the task, he would be very grateful. From now on, he would be the two younger brothers of the eldest brother. However, the eldest brother followed suit and said that he was happy and...sad. .
Are all novices today so miserable? I think back when I first started playing games...
After a few seconds of feeling disappointed, Nan Tieshan ignored the woman who was still not looking at him, laughed and agreed to Duan Qing's proposal, and said that since you are two newcomers, you will be the leader of the Iron Fist Gang. To save face, help them with tasks and the like. However, although he has a bold temperament, he is not a fool. In the end, he did not forget to ask Duan Qing where the mission destination of the two of them was.
"I also have something important to do. If you two brats run too far, don't blame me..."
"Ah hahaha, we... want to go to Falling Star Mountain, I wonder if big brother can help us..."
"Oh? That's great, I happen to be going to Falling Star Mountain too! Since I'm on the way, let's go! We are quite destined, hahahaha!"
Wiping the cold sweat on his forehead, Duan Qing made a gesture to Xue Ling Huan Bing after the other party laughed and turned his head. The latter lowered his hooded head and hesitated for a while before following. Go up.
"What...are you going to do?"
"Nothing to do, or..." Duan Qing looked at the back of the big man in black armor in front of him, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "You can do anything."
"Let's just treat it as a casual stroll, okay?"
Nan Tieshan still didn't care about the whispers between the two people. The children of Jianghu are naturally much more open-minded than ordinary people. What's more, he has no interest in eavesdropping on the whispers between young couples. But since he was leading a newcomer, he naturally did not forget to remind the other party to listen to his own words and follow his own arrangements. In the reality of the free world, there are deadly things everywhere in the wild, so he did not have full confidence that he could Keep the two of them safe in any unexpected situation. Even if there is a monster emerging from the woods on the roadside, a bad luck person might send Nan Tieshan back, let alone two newcomers who have never seen the world. .
Judging from the results, the two men were still very obedient. Until that night when they set up camp, both of them were very cooperative with his orders. The man also rushed to do the hard work. I don’t know why. She behaved in front of him to protect the woman who had never shown up. While cleaning up a few wild monsters with no eyes, Nan Tieshan was still secretly guessing whether the male player would bravely rush up and show off in front of the female player to ease the cold atmosphere between the two people. , but until he finished clearing it three or two times, the other party acted like a novice, just hiding behind. While he was disappointed, he also secretly shook his head.
You can't win back the girl's heart like this, young man.
Without encountering any more danger, the improvised team of three people found a place behind a big rock in front of the slope of the mountain, preparing to spend the night. Nan Tieshan himself had traveled through the wilderness at night, and he was confident that he could travel on a starry night and ensure his own survival. But firstly, he didn't have that much energy, nor was he that urgent. Secondly, he had two weak people with him, so he didn't I had the nerve to let the other person die, so that was all I could do.
"Brother, are we heading in the right direction?"
Next to the campfire, Duan Qing handed Nan Tieshan a pot of water, and then asked with some expectancy.
"Well... of course, you have to believe me. Whether you are a kid or an adventurer, I am a professional." After drinking a bottle of water, Nan Tieshan wiped his mouth and answered in a loud voice. Said: "Since we can only walk there, we have to walk in a straight line and walk directly to the mountainside. This direction should be correct... but we have to pass through many places along the way. The terrain is a bit difficult, but walking makes no difference, and I'm with you all the way, so you don't have to be afraid of monsters or anything like that... By the way, what level are you all at now?"
"...Level 30." Duan Qing looked at the silent woman hiding in the corner of the big rock, and then smiled sheepishly: "Isn't it...a bit low? ?”
"Level 30?" Nan Tieshan looked him up and down with strange eyes for a while: "The level... is okay? But the equipment looks a bit inferior... Where were you born? Yes. Guild?"
"Born in Greenstone Village, the guild... formed a small guild by myself. They are all friends. Now there are only five people..."
"Well, it doesn't matter. If you don't mind, you can all come to our Iron Fist Gang. We are destined to meet each other. I won't treat you badly, hahahaha!" Nan Tieshan clapped his chest and laughed for a while, and then suddenly remembered something : "Greenstone Village...what else happened a few days ago..."
"Yes, yes, the forest there suddenly turned into a stone forest..."
"It took a lot of effort for you to get here, right?"
"Yes, yes, if my friends hadn't pulled me along, I wouldn't have wanted to walk such a long way..."
"Is the person behind you... a friend from your guild?"
"Yeah, yeah, uh..."
Duan Qing turned to look at the other party, and then whispered with a strange expression: "It should be considered...hehehehe."
Nan Tieshan glanced back and forth with inexplicable eyes for a while, and then laughed with some understanding: "Hahaha! I understand, I understand, it seems that the little brother is indeed a sweetheart, hahahaha..."
He picked up the kettle and poured it for a while, but nothing came out. Then he threw it aside casually, took out a piece of meat from his luggage and ate it: "It's a pity that there is no wine in this place, and there is no way to play this bad game." Barbecue yourself, otherwise, I will have a drink with you, and then..."
His eyes widened - he saw Duan Qing conjuring a small pot out of nowhere, and then handed it to him with a smile.
"Is this... Green Stone Wine?" He sat up suddenly, almost throwing the meat in his hand to the ground: "Produced in Green Stone Village? Oh... that's right! You were born there. ..."
He grabbed the wine bottle and took two sips: "Ha... it smells good! It smells good! It's really a good wine..."
"Although there are no good dishes in this game, you can still get good wine." Duan Qing said with a smile: "Since eldest brother has helped us two so much, I have to give something back. I was originally afraid of this. Not very good at it..."
"Hahaha! No, no, no! This is the best gift!" Nan Tieshan laughed and said, "Who among us in the world is not a lover of fine wine? You gave it the right gift!"
While the woman next to her secretly curled her lips, the two men just laughed and started drinking. After a while, they became brothers and sisters, and the small jug of wine was quickly finished. Duan Qing is not a person who really likes drinking, so he didn't buy much at first. He came here to give away this and that, and now he finally gave them all away. However, for Nan Tieshan, who had tasted good wine, this trip with newbies was already worthwhile, so while he was happy, he also became more concerned about the conditions of the two newcomers in front of him.
"Since you are also going to Falling Star Mountain..." Perhaps because of his drunkenness, his eyes were shining: "I wonder what the specific mission is like?"
Duan Qing fell silent, then looked back at Xue Ling Huan Bing.
"That's not what I meant." Misunderstanding the other party's thoughts, Nan Tieshan hurriedly shook his hands and explained: "This... brother Mo Shang Qingshan, and this girl Xue Ling Huan Bing, I didn't think The idea of grabbing two missions, I just want to understand their missions in advance, and let’s make preparations to improve the success rate..."
"We understand what brother means." Duan Qing also waved his hand and said, "But..."
He looked back at the woman in black cloak.
There are unwritten secret rules between adventurers - or players. This is something that veterans who have played virtual games for two years know, but this kind of thing does not mean that you must abide by it, otherwise there will be no cooperative tasks. Class statement. When two people or two teams want to collaborate with each other to achieve a certain goal, they naturally need to communicate with each other. Otherwise, regardless of the success rate, mutual trust between the teams will become a problem. So the rules are rules, and it’s up to the players to decide the specific situation. Even if it is a big guild in the city that provides "services" to help others complete tasks, if you don't tell them the content of the task, how can they help you do it? What's more, Nan Tieshan's situation of "leading new people to do tasks".
But Duan Qing was not in trouble for this reason at this time, because the previous excuse for going to Falling Star Mountain was completely made up by him out of desperation. Now he was asked to make up a specific mission, and he couldn't say it for the moment. ——Originally, he had already thought of his words along the way, but he has not said it out until now. The final reason is still because of the woman behind him.
It's fine if she doesn't cooperate. If the nonsense is different from her ideas or annoys the other party, then he will follow him and spend a long time to figure out what the purpose is. He will really say "I don't know". .
Fortunately, the woman seemed to understand his thoughts and finally spoke.
"We are going to find some people on Falling Star Mountain."
"Oh? Who?"
"A member of the Nosir tribe."
Nan Tieshan sat there cross-legged and slowly closed his eyes: "Well... the Nosier tribe..."
"I've heard of this race. They live in the snow-capped mountains of Andachir all year round. They don't care about worldly affairs, and all of them are very powerful. They are all born warriors. According to legend, some people have encountered them in the mountains, but they all came back dead in the end. Well...well, I haven't seen where they are, and I don't know how to find them..."
"I know where they are."
The woman who had been silent until now spoke three concise sentences, and each sentence contained more information. Not only Duan Qing turned around in surprise, but even Nan Tieshan squinted his eyes with an incomprehensible look. Looking at her: "You know?"
The woman did not answer again, but expressed her attitude with silence.
"In that case..." Condensing his secret pride, Nan Tieshan patted Duan Qing on the shoulder: "Well, don't worry, I will protect you up the mountain and help you complete your mission! No! Is it Falling Star Mountain? To those who have come back from the dead, it is like a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, but to me, it is definitely a piece of cake! Hahahaha!"
The leaves moved slightly, the fire flickered, and the majesty of the night shook the scenery here for a moment, and at the same time spread the laughter of the big man into the distance.
