Chapter 69: The Story of the Newcomers’ Grouping (please read it!)
Emerald Town.
Under the scorching sun.
The ruins on the west side have been cleared, and a group of people are working hard on construction at this time.
The recruited men, covered in dust and shouting, worked together to carry the stones while the women cooked a large pot of vegetable and mushroom soup.
Polaris wiped the sweat from his forehead and found that the back of his hand was covered with black dirt.
He sighed to himself.
"It's not good to continue like this. I'm just treated as a low-level worker doing simple and repetitive physical work..."
Su Keying came over and handed him a bowl of vegetable soup.
Polaris thanked him and took a sip of soup to feel a little refreshed.
The two of them finished their tasks on the farm in the countryside, earned dozens of copper coins, and rushed to Emerald Town without stopping. True to what the farmer said, the Red Apple Church was indeed rebuilding the church, so the two of them took advantage of the opportunity and signed up.
But unlike what they expected, they couldn't see the monks in charge at all. Usually there were only two church guards commanding them here.
As a result, the plan to gain extraordinary knowledge by joining the church came to nothing.
"Sure enough, it's not that simple."
Polaris finished the soup without leaving any drop, returned the bowl to Su Keying, and sighed.
"It's not like there is no gain at all... You unlocked the [Worker] sub-profession, and I also unlocked the [Cook] sub-profession."
Su Keying said comfortingly.
"For those who are still on the farm, the career entry on the panel is probably still blank."
Polaris couldn't help but sneer when he thought of the other players.
Before leaving, they saw that a player finally couldn't bear it and attacked the NPC on the farm. They didn't know for what purpose.
Maybe he wanted to kill the farmer to get the resources and property on the farm, or maybe he just wanted to test the game mechanics... or even treat the NPC as a wild monster to gain experience and upgrade.
However, every player who took action was stabbed to death by the farmer with a pitchfork.
Although he is just an ordinary NPC in the "Newbie Village", it is still very easy to torture them, a group of newcomers who have just entered the game. What's even more ridiculous is that after those guys were resurrected, they were hunted to death by the farmer's dog again. The dog even squatted at the "resurrection point" outside the farm.
The three daily resurrection opportunities were used up, and those players gave them to them for nothing today.
The precious closed beta time was wasted. If they continue to commit suicide after going online tomorrow and use up the ten resurrection opportunities every week, then it can basically be declared that this closed beta will be empty-handed.
"Do you know how this church was destroyed? Polaris."
Su Keying said suddenly.
Polaris came back to his senses and was slightly startled.
"Isn't it because of an accidental fire...?"
That's what he heard the workers say when he came, but he soon realized that it was definitely not what Su Keying asked.
"What did you find out again?"
Polaris suddenly felt that it would not be a bad thing to act together with this woman.
Su Keying really knew something and smiled.
"I just learned from an aunt that a month ago, the Red Apple Church was attacked. All the clergy and guards here were killed, and the church was burned down by that person."
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Polaris was surprised after hearing this.
As a veteran player in the online game industry, he will prepare in advance every time he enters a new game.
Although the information released by "The Age of Secrets" before its official launch was limited, he was able to capture some of it through various channels. Among them, he not only knew that there were seven righteous god factions in the entire Sun Continent, but also knew that each of them represented an extraordinary sequence path and was a major force with extraordinary power.
Someone dares to attack the church with such cruelty. He must be a very cruel person!
"Hey, you two, sorry to bother you."
A man's voice came, and Polaris and Su Keying looked in search of the sound.
I saw three men approaching. They were wearing the same linen robes as themselves. They had game IDs on their heads. They were obviously three players.
"I am a cadre of the 'Yingling Pavilion' guild, horse man... These two are both members of the 'God's Love' guild, Kotoujin and Forgotten Wuji."
The leading "horse man" man stretched out his hand and smiled.
"If you are interested in cooperation, we can exchange information first."
Polar Star and Su Keying exchanged glances and nodded.
He shook hands with the centaur and asked:
"What kind of cooperation law?"
"Let's put it in another place, it's too hot here."
The centaur pointed helplessly at the sun in the sky and stretched his soaked chest.
"Okay."
Polaris responded briefly.
He turned around and applied to the church caretaker to resign. As a result, he only received one-tenth of his wages, a few copper coins, and was scolded.
But he didn't care.
The group of people found a shady place to rest. The horseman sat on the ground and said first:
"There are only a few people in the internal beta test. The two of you can come here ahead of the big troops. We must be understanding people and understand the importance of first-mover advantage... If we cooperate, the harvest will definitely be greater than fighting alone."
The others nodded in agreement with his statement.
The horse man continued:
"To express my sincerity, let me first tell you the internal information of our guild... A remote town like this usually has an official paranormal organization, a shelter, and one or two other sects.
Although they are the most direct channel to obtain extraordinary knowledge, they are very difficult. ”
Polaris hummed and mentioned the useless work he and Su Keying did at Red Apple Church today.
"You can't do this..."
The centaur shook his head.
"The three of us had no intention of going to them from the beginning. It is too difficult and the cycle is too long. Moreover, there are opportunities in every town in the empire. There is no need to fight here..."
The two men, Goutou Jin and Wang Wangwuji, also chuckled.
"We took on a mission to hunt wild wolves on that farm. We were very lucky and unlocked the combat sub-professional [Wolf Hunter]..."
Su Keying pouted, these two guys are really annoying, I don't know what they are showing off here.
She immediately shared part of the information she knew.
The centaur's eyes lit up after hearing this.
"The person you are talking about, is he still in Emerald Town? If he can kill a church branch single-handedly, he must be an extraordinary person... If we can start from him, the chance of obtaining extraordinary knowledge will be much greater."
"She should have left. I saw the wanted notice posted by the Red Apple Church..."
Su Keying took out a piece of paper she collected.
It depicts a young man with black curly hair, an unknown face, and his name is Jack. On the back, it is marked that he is a suspected member of the History and Ceremony Society, with a bounty of 100 gold pounds.
Chen Lun would be surprised if he saw this wanted notice.
Because the Red Apple Church actually used the extraordinary power of divination, knowing his alias must have cost a lot of money.
This shows how deeply the Red Apple Church hates him.
"What a pity..."
Hearing that this ruthless man was not in town, the centaur shook his head regretfully.
He immediately said:
"We must make the most of the precious time in the closed beta and not do useless work here. It is best to explore the surrounding map and find a big city first, so that we can widen the gap with others during the official open beta..."< br>
"But we have no money, and the cost of traveling long distances is high."
Polaris frowned.
The centaur smiled, this was the shortcoming of the Lone Ranger, the lack of important information.
"Usually there is a train station near a small town. We can take that train to the nearest city. The price is not expensive. A few dozen copper coins are enough."
"Let's think about it."
Polaris said.
The centaur nodded, and Polaris and Su Keying walked aside and whispered a few words.
After a while, the two came back again.
"Okay, we agree to this plan, what do we need to do?"
"Very good..."
The centaur nodded with satisfaction.
"It's a long way from here to the train station. We don't have enough money to hire a carriage and a guard, so we need to walk... There are probably robbers and thieves and other wild monsters on the road. They are higher level than us and are very dangerous.
Therefore, we not only have to collect enough fare in the shortest time, but also need to find a way to get a set of equipment to protect ourselves on the road. ”
Polar Star and Su Keying nodded.
"Okay, let's split up and set off before tomorrow!" (End of Chapter)