Chapter 326 Enter the book
[Dungeon goal: Participate in killing the devil once. 】
【Note: The penalty level mechanism has been lifted in this copy. 】
【It is detected that you are an SVIP player. You can choose your initial identity from the following options. 】
[Ordinary people: You don’t want to be different. It is in line with your concept to stand at the same starting point as non-VIP players. 】
[Rich man: Add 10,000 gold coins to your portable space. These gold coins will be removed from the portable space if they are not used up at the end of the instance. 】
【Hongshang: You get a carriage and a regional map, which will make it more convenient for you when you are on the road. 】
[Mercenary: You get a random NPC mercenary partner. His strength is in the middle of the world's mercenaries, and he remains loyal to you in the initial state, but you need to pay him on time. Commissions and provisions maintain this loyalty. 】
[Ronin: You have obtained the temporary talent of "Endurance to Hunger and Cold" in this dungeon. This talent significantly enhances your adaptability to harsh conditions. This talent disappears after leaving the dungeon. 】
[Madman: Your image becomes crazy, reducing others' favorability towards you, but sometimes you can discover some secret information that is difficult for normal people to obtain. 】
At this moment, Wang Zhifan found himself standing on the street of a sword-and-magic-style medieval town. Looking around, he saw an endless stream of pedestrians of different shapes, clothes, and races, but no one seemed to notice him. , the lines of initial copy information that appeared in front of his eyes occupied most of his field of vision.
“Which dungeon identity should I choose? It feels like several identities are useful...”
For the first time, Wang Zhifan ruled out the option of choosing an ordinary person, because he was not The type who likes to make things more difficult for themselves. Why should they give up when they can obviously have some advantages?
“The identity of the rich man was triggered in the Forbidden Fruit Island instance that I played. It feels more convenient. It’s easier to do things if you have money. You can consider it... A merchant can get a carriage and a map. The carriage is nothing. I have it. Red Deer Horse, but the map is more attractive, which may be of great help in completing the copy... The mercenary can obtain a loyal NPC, whose combat effectiveness is secondarily, mainly a Reliable locals must be of great use... Ronin's temporary talent of enduring hunger and cold is more practical for players who lack supplies, but for me it is more ordinary... The option of "Madman" seems a bit weird, but the so-called If the secret information is closely related to the copy target, it is not a bad choice..."
After careful consideration and analysis for two seconds, Wang Zhifan made a decisive choice.
Then in an instant, he felt that he had truly integrated into the world. He could feel the curious looks of NPCs around him, and he was no longer completely unaware of his existence like before.
"Boss! I'm here!"
Then, he heard a hearty voice coming from not far away. He turned around and saw that it was a man wearing silver scales. A, a tall and strong young man with short red hair, waved to him on the street. He noticed this person's existence before he made a choice just now, but the other person definitely didn't notice him at that time.
“Here we come.”
Wang Zhifan then walked over. He knew that this guy was the NPC helper assigned to him by the dungeon, because he had just chosen the initial identity of a mercenary.
Walking through the medieval streets full of people and the atmosphere of the world of swords and magic, Wang Zhifan found this red-haired young NPC who looked like a warrior standing at the door of a tavern with a jack-o'-lantern hanging, with a somewhat expectant look in his eyes. to him.
"Boss! It's still early, how about we go in and have a drink? I just drank the fruit wine from this Wild Bee Tavern the day before yesterday, and it was quite delicious!"
"Okay. ”
Wang Zhifan nodded without thinking. , but before the impatient red-haired friend walked in first, he said again:
“But I don’t have any change on hand now. I need to find a place to sell some equipment in exchange for money before I can treat you. Take me to a place to deal with the equipment first. place.”
This is Wang Zhifan's idea of choosing the mercenary option. What he values is the information advantage of this local person. In addition, this person remains loyal to him in the initial state, so he can successfully obtain a lot of dungeon information. As for money, etc. There are other ways to solve it.
"Boss! Let's talk about selling equipment after drinking! I'm here to treat you this time!"
After hearing this, the tall and muscular young man with short red hair led Wang Zhifan into the tavern without a care in the world. .
Wang Zhifan followed him through the wider wooden door and smelled a strong aroma of wine. It not only included the pungent smell of alcohol, but also the aroma of fruits with high purity. The mixture was quite strange. .
Most of the space in the tavern is filled with rough-looking wooden wine tables. Nearly 70% of the wine tables are surrounded by various drinkers talking excitedly. On the far right side of the tavern is a golden There was a big yellow counter, and there stood an old blond man with muscled arms. The old man looked white, but he had obvious sharp horns on the top of his ears. He was definitely not a regular human being.
Wang Zhifan glanced at all the scenes here, and soon noticed that there were more than a dozen drinkers with special styles on several wine tables near the wall. Judging from their very familiar clothes and firearms and other personal equipment, they It should be a player from the same dungeon.
"I didn't even notice this place when I was outside... Sure enough, you have to be more careful in a new place with a complicated smell."
Wang Zhifan sighed for a moment at his negligence just now, and he didn't even take the first place. Shi Shi noticed that his dungeon companions were all gathered here, but the word companion seemed to have to be put in quotation marks. After all, this dungeon had already removed the penalty level mechanism.
"Boss! Give me and the boss two large barrels of Blood Tower Cider! Want the purest one!"
The young man with short red hair then walked to the counter and shouted loudly towards the inside with pointed ears. The old man with strong arms said, causing the drinkers nearby to cast a probing look at him.
"Jack, your voice is really too loud! I suggest you finish my drink and go to the Black Moon Hotel next door to cool off! Young people can't keep it to themselves!"
The boss took out two He began to mix bright red fruit wine in a small wooden barrel-shaped cup. He joked to the young man with short red hair who pressed his upper body on the counter, causing an imperceptible red color to appear on his face.
"No! I will never go to that place for Alice!"
The red-haired young man named Jack shook his head and his attitude was very determined.
"By the way, Jack, are you planning to go out on a mission again? This time it will be just the two of you?"
The tavern owner then looked at Wang Zhifan next to him and asked Jack curiously.
"That's probably the case, but we might meet new partners on the way."
Jack answered without thinking, and then took the large glass that the tavern owner had prepared. I quickly took a sip of wine.
"This is the taste! The blood tower you prepared, boss, is simply amazing! Try it, boss!"
As soon as he took a sip, he couldn't help but praise loudly, young and The loud voice spread throughout the tavern, adding to the already lively atmosphere here. Under his strong indication, Wang Zhifan quickly picked up his own small wooden barrel and took a sip. He found that the bright red fruit wine tasted really good. The wine taste was lighter than the Xia Guo liquor in the real world, but It has a rich fruity aroma and a refreshing special flavor.
"How about it, young man, can you be as satisfied as Jack with my masterpiece?"
Seeing that Wang Zhifan had also finished tasting, the strong old man with pointed ears at the counter smiled. Ask him, confident eyes looking forward to compliments from the new customers in front of you.
“Very good, my type.”
Wang Zhifan told the truth, looked at the old man in front of him with a smile, and then asked him coldly:
"Excuse me, do you know where the devil is hiding? I hope to kill him with my own hands one day, then step on his body and drink a glass of wine prepared by you..."
His tone was full of emotion. The feeling of ridicule and bragging made the sudden change of topic not seem very abrupt, but rather like being drunk and starting to lose consciousness.
"Haha...You young man thinks so highly of me, an old man."
The blond old man at the counter seemed to be amused by Wang Zhifan's words for a moment.
“I am just a tavern owner. Although I worked as a mercenary for a while when I was young, how could I possibly know the traces of an existence like the Demon King? That is the darkness that only the legendary strongest mercenary group is qualified to conquer. Source.”
Although the old man's words stated that he did not know the whereabouts of the Demon King, it undoubtedly implied that this target was traceable and was not a hidden existence that no one knew about.
"Well, it seems that I have to build the strongest mercenary group before I can cause trouble for that guy."
Wang Zhifan said with a smile after hearing this, ending the first round information gathering.
But his conversation with the old man at the counter just now attracted the attention of a man behind him. This man was wearing an orange modern mountaineering jacket. He was a player at first glance. He originally came from the other side of the pub. He got up from the wine table and came here specifically, but before approaching the counter, he overheard the conversation Wang Zhifan just started.
“You also want to find the Demon King? Are you interested in working with our team?”
This person guessed from Wang Zhifan's appearance and attire that he might also be a player, so he asked tentatively. He was probably confused as to why they didn't find Wang Zhifan in the first place, and didn't understand what was going on with this sudden player. In particular, he seems to be familiar with an NPC, which is even more puzzling.
"Let's talk about it later when we have the chance. Sometimes it's better to act separately first."
Wang Zhifan immediately responded with his flat smile and expressed a tactful refusal.
This is mainly because he knows that these players are not trustworthy. After the punishment level is lifted, the players can do anything, not to mention that these people cannot have much more initial information than him. Their collaboration doesn't make much sense.
"Haha... In this case, please step aside, I need to order a drink."
The man in mountaineering clothing also smiled back, but his eyes became colder, asking Wang Zhifan and the two of them not to block the counter.
"Please."
Wang Zhifan immediately pulled his mercenary companions away in a sensible manner. He did not look like he wanted to have any conflict with this player. It was hard to tell. A bit domineering and tough.
When they turned around and walked towards an empty table, a hint of disdain flashed through the eyes of the mountaineering player, and there was even a cold glint in his pupils.
“Jack, what information do you know about the Demon King?”
Sitting down at a wooden table, Wang Zhifan lowered his voice and asked the mercenary who was still tasting the bright red wine. This was the important reason why he agreed to come in to drink with him.
"Boss, how could I know about the Demon King... That is just a legendary existence..."
Jack was speechless after hearing this, his eyes were slightly drunk while enjoying the drunkenness, While trying to organize the language.
“If I have to say it, legends mention that the devil may hide in places such as high towers, deep lakes, and underground cities, especially in the most dangerous places, such as the highest level of the dark tower and the devil’s lake. The central bottom and the lowest level of the endless dungeon have swallowed up countless explorers. The dangerous place where those who risk their lives must have something to do with the devil... Huh... Huh..."
Wang Zhifan was still listening carefully, wanting to learn more information from his companion, when he discovered The other party suddenly lay down on the wooden table and started snoring, and fell asleep directly.
"This drinking capacity... I really can't compliment..."
Seeing that his companion was drunk, Wang Zhifan showed a look of helplessness on his face. He wanted to wake up the guy who hadn't finished speaking immediately, but After all, it felt impolite and not implemented. Considering that he had just entered the dungeon, maybe he didn't need to be so impatient.
“If he is not talking nonsense, then this dungeon should let us explore various dangerous places, and finally find the traces of the devil and kill him. It seems that the dungeon process will not be very Complex..."
Wang Zhifan felt that he had made a good choice in the initial identity of the dungeon, and he directly obtained relatively reliable information. Among them, the initial status of his companions was crucial to maintaining loyalty to him, so that he did not have to suspect that this guy was deceiving him, and he saves the need for information screening. A big step forward.
"Since he is asleep, I have to find a way to exchange for some gold coins."
Originally Jack wanted to treat him, but now that he was drunk and unable to pay, Wang Zhifan started thinking about how to make some money. He turned to the tavern owner, feeling that he would be willing to accept some of his rags.
So he got up and returned to the tavern counter. He saw that the male player in mountaineering clothes who asked him to leave before was still here. He actually worked with another female player to find out information, and they also asked about the Demon King.
"What happened today? Why do you young people like to ask about the devil so much? Is there a new legend emerging?"
The tavern owner obviously didn't want to talk about this topic. Shaking his head while mixing the wine, Leng Buding spoke up and warned:
"I advise you not to have any ideas about the Demon King. That monster in the legend is not as simple as a more powerful one."
(End of this chapter)