Miss Witch doesn't want to be a diva

The next day, by the river.

"Now, Olesi!" Shui Yanqing held the sword in both hands, struggling to cut the hippopotamus in front of her, and then hurriedly avoided the collision of another hippopotamus.

"I understand, you don't need to shout."

Ole Leisi looked at the double-edged ax in her hand, took a deep breath, walked quickly in three steps, and then jumped up. As the magic pattern on the ax blade was activated, a shining cold light emerged. With one strike of the ax, the tough and thick layer of the hippopotamus was There was a huge gash in the skin.

The injured hippopotamus let out a howl of terror, and then ran with blood spilled, knocking down Olaise in front of him, and rushed straight into the water. The other two hippos saw this and were also afraid, and two of them were in front of them. Chased by other girls, she fled back into the river and ran towards the other side.

The remaining few people couldn't catch up and could only watch the three hippos climb over the hill on the other side of the river and disappear.

"Although I didn't kill him, I chased him away after all. I don't know if it counts as completing the mission." Blanche was a little unsure.

"Just go back and ask." Pulin patted the dirt and grass clippings on her body.

On the other side, Tilan looked at Olesi, who was sitting on the river beach, covered in mud and blood. She wanted to laugh, but felt pitiful. In the end, she held back and pulled her up.

"Oh, I'm so dirty, Tilan." Auresi complained to Tilan in a tearful voice.

"It's okay, just go back and wash up." Tilan wiped her face carefully and held her in her arms to comfort her.

"Due to the restrictions of the rules, many abilities cannot be used, otherwise it wouldn't be so troublesome." Shui Yanqing came over, and she shook her aqua-blue hair, which had some muddy water on it.

"However, if this is not the case, you can also experience the hardship and vividness of this kind of battle. I think it is quite interesting, and I am suddenly looking forward to what will happen next." Odni also came over holding the lyre.

"Let's go, I'll help you get the axe." Shui Yanqing put the sword behind his back, then picked up the ax in the soft mud of the river beach.

"It's a bit heavy." She held it and tried to wave it.

"Yanqing is also very handsome when wielding an axe." Blanche looked at her and extended her fingers to praise.

Afterwards, the six people gathered together and returned to the town. After cleaning up, they went to the first floor of the tavern to have dinner.

"Aurese is still taking a shower and won't come down until later. You can order food first." Tilan came down and told everyone.

"Then Tilan help Ole Leis order some."

After the five people waited for a while, Tilan went back upstairs to see if Olesi had finished taking a bath.

"I asked the people in the town just now, and they said that as long as the hippos are driven away, the task is completed."

"The reward of 200 gold coins was given to us. Another hunter uncle said that because we drove away the hippopotamus, this was the task he was supposed to complete, so he could not get the reward."

"He asked us if we could give him 100 gold coins, and he would assist us as an assistant when we fight against the bandits in the den of thieves."

"It seems that these two tasks are related. I will tell you, if there are not enough players coming to the town to deal with the bandits in the den of thieves, how to solve it? The original clue is here."

"If we think more deeply, if we are even smaller, with only three people, then the one who comes to help us may not be just one hunter, but another NPC team."

"Promise, it will always be easier if you follow the prompts."

"I think so too."

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While the four of them were discussing the afternoon's tasks, Tilan took Orisi downstairs.

At this moment, she put on a simple medieval cotton skirt, and her silver hair was simply tied up. There was still a little moisture on it. When she sat down, others inevitably looked at her a few more times.

"What's wrong? You're all looking at me." She checked herself. There should be no remaining stains.

"It's nothing, I just suddenly realized that Ores is a little different." Pulin answered simply and directly.

"It's probably a lot more ordinary, but it also feels a little easier to get close to." Blanche thought for a while.

"To put it simply, he looks like a normal person." Shui Yanqing said with his usual venomous tongue.

"Have I ever been so unfriendly to the people before?" Olesi was unexpectedly lifeless.

"Well, a little bit."

"It's not that Olais is bad, it's just that some of your inadvertent habits don't feel very good to others. It's not that you did it intentionally, but that you didn't realize that not everyone is so privileged and has such good conditions as you. ." Odni thought for a while and said directly.

"Let me tell you, no one will hate you now." Tilan gently pressed Olesi's shoulder from behind.

‘Blanking on showing elegance, strength, and propriety sometimes not only fails to convince people, but also makes people feel alienated and arrogant. ’

‘Be a little softer and show your delicate and soft side, and it will appear more real and beautiful. ’ This is what she said to Ores upstairs.

"I understand." Although it was still a little awkward, there was also a kind of warmth and happiness flowing through him.

"Everyone is here, let's start lunch~"

At this time, there were sumptuous dishes on the table, many of which were freshly cooked and steaming hot.

"Okay\\(^o^)/~"

Because the team completed the task, the team was much richer, and the lunch was particularly sumptuous. Compared with last night, there was a large portion of grilled steak, so that each member could get two pieces.

After finishing lunch, the six of them took another two-hour lunch break before setting off together.

"We have to complete the task today, we can't delay it any longer."

"Set off!"

The six of them set out in a mighty procession, bringing with them a hunter as a guide. With the help of the hunter, Tilan and his party approached the thieves' den through a hidden path and then launched an attack.

"Fire magic!"

Pulin stood on the high ground, opened his hands, and the gathered flames turned into a long dragon and rushed down, rushing into the bandits' formation. A series of red lights flashed, and many bandits' belts' health points were deducted and retired.

"Don't let them run away." Odney plucked the strings in her hand and cheered for her teammates.

On the other side, in the sea of ​​fire, Shui Yanqing, Aolesi, and Tilan each held a sword, an axe, and a gun to form a triangle formation and charge.

The three-person team can cover each other and deal with enemies from all directions. It is very convenient to fight. When facing a lone enemy, it can also be quickly resolved, greatly improving efficiency.

"These guys!"

On the top of the watchtower of the thieves' den, the bandit leader held a longbow and shot angrily at the three people below.

The emerald light poured in, the bowstring vibrated, an arrow shot out, hitting the leading girl, and the color of her shield instantly turned red.

"Danger." Blanche behind saw it, raised the healing staff in her hand, a burst of light fell, and the shield on the side of Orles turned bright yellow.

"Old acquaintance." The hunter following the team also raised his bow and shot at the enemy on the watchtower.

Soon, because of the attack, the life of the leader on the opposite side was greatly reduced, and he dared not show his head again.

Then the three of them killed to the top of the tower, ready to deal with this last enemy.

"Don't, don't kill me." He raised his hands to surrender.

"I can help you do something, don't kill me first." He said again.

"What's the matter?" Shui Yanqing picked up his bow first.

"I can bring my men to join you and help you work." He said that he was useful.

"Then wouldn't we become bandits too." Orles felt bad.

"Maybe this is the beginning of a branch line." Tilan thought about it.

"What can you do, just rob?"

"Anything is fine, as long as you can make a living." The other party was also straightforward.

"Then you can build houses, right?" Tilan looked at the facilities here, which were quite complete.

"Yes, of course."

"Is that so? I remember there is an abandoned watchtower on the edge of the town. Can you repair it?"

"Yes, that watchtower is simpler than my watchtower. It is not difficult to repair, but it takes time and energy."

"Very good, then you can help us do this. After you are done, I will ask the residents of the town if they are willing to forgive you."

So, the second task was also solved here. After discussing with the townspeople, this group of bandits repaired the watchtower and were incorporated into the town's guard team, allowing them to make a living. The captain was the hunter who assisted the six people this time. Only with him could the guard team be assured, and the original bandit leader became a hunter in the town, helping people hunt for a living.

"We're leaving."

"Although we've only been here for a day and a half, we've gotten to know everyone in the town. I suddenly feel a little reluctant to leave."

"The blacksmith gave us a set of chain mail, saying it was a gift from us after we helped the town."

"Where's the chain mail? I don't think I saw it." Blanche looked around, but didn't see anyone wearing it.

"It's a card." Pulin came over, holding a card with chain mail printed on it between her fingers.

"Put this on your belt, and chain mail clothing will appear, and the armor attribute will also be improved."

"So that's how it is." After that, several people took the cards and tried them separately.

The image of each person changed after getting the chain mail. The three melee professions had a layer of long-sleeved chain mail with full protection on their clothes, while the wizard, healer, and bard had a chain mail vest, and the armor attribute did not increase much.

"It seems that different professions affect a lot of things."

After discussing it, the six people decided to let Orles wear the chain mail. After all, the team's biggest output now depends on her, so naturally the protection should also be the best.

"So, the first level map is almost finished, it's time to go to the next level."

"How to get there?"

"The people in the town said that if you keep going east, there will be a white stone mountain road. If you pass through the door at the top of the mountain road, you can enter the border of Tucker City. It is a medium-sized city with a lot of people."

"Then let's go."

So, after some preparation, the six people set out again. At this time, their team configuration is swordsman-Shui Yanqing, axe soldier-Orles, spearman-Tilan, wizard-Pulin, healer-Blanche, and bard-Odney.

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20 minutes later, the six people came to the top of the mountain road. There was a closed iron door here. When it was pushed open, a flash of white light passed by, and everyone entered inside.

The circular platform was surrounded by misty walls, and then it rose with the six people to the second level of the maze.

The iron door opened, and everyone appeared on the mountain road again, but this time it was going down, and in the distance, a city built of gray stone bricks emerged, and occasionally carriages and passers-by could be seen on the road.

"I wonder what's waiting for us ahead." Shui Yanqing sighed.

"Hehe, it must be very interesting." Under the hood, Pulin's caramel-colored short hair was slightly exposed, his eyes were as bright as rubies, and a ray of fire appeared in his palm.

Going down the mountain road, everyone walked towards Tucker City. On the way, they met a fat merchant selling goods. There was a carriage parked next to him. The rear panel of the carriage was lowered, and the goods inside were directly displayed.

"Want to buy something, adventure girls."

"I have healing potions, bread to satisfy your hunger, torches, antidote potions, and fire oil arrows, all you need."

"Why don't you sell things in the city?" Blanche asked curiously.

"Because you have to pay taxes in the city, kids." He said with a smile.

“You can save a lot by selling things here.”

"Want to buy some supplements?" Odney looked at her companion beside her.

"Buy some, antidote potions, healing potions, you may need them later. As for kerosene torches and the like, you don't have to buy them yet. After all, we have Pu Lin, the fire wizard." Tilan suggested.

"Okay, I'll negotiate." So Odney stepped forward and used the bard's ability to 'negotiate'.

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"Yeah, yeah, you're really eloquent. OK, OK, I'll give you a 30% discount." The businessman agreed with a smile.

So the six people bought 3 bottles of healing potion, 2 bottles of antidote potion, and 2 pieces of bread.

The next six people continued to move forward until they came to the city gate, which was about six meters high. Two spearmen were guarding the gate.

"Each person entering the city must pay a tax of 10 gold coins." they demanded.

"Here." Although they thought it was a scam, the six of them didn't want to conflict with the guards on this matter, so they paid to go in.

After entering the city, everything is very lively. There are about twenty buildings here, and the main street is over a thousand meters long. Compared to the town, it is much more prosperous. You can also see some advanced professions, such as the advancement of swordsmen.' Swordsman' and 'Assassin', Lancer's advanced 'Knight', Healer's advanced 'Priest' and 'White Mage'.

"High-level professional abilities are more powerful, but the required job transfer certificates are also more precious." A city resident told them.

"So, in order to embark on the strongest path, we must work harder to complete the task in exchange for a higher-level career book."

Six people were sitting in the mercenary union in the city, listening to the discussions among the guests inside, and gradually understanding the situation. At this time, another group of five people came over, including three men and two women, each a bald 'priest' wearing chain armor. The "Black Mage" sister who is wearing revealing and charming clothes, the "Ranger" who is a half-elf girl who is a little afraid of strangers, the "Heavy Armored Warrior" who carries a heavy sledgehammer, and the "Swordsman" young man who carries a luminous sword.

"Hello everyone, I didn't expect to see new people appear today." The leading young man, 'Swordsman', waved.

"Who are you?" Tilan and his group were a little unsure whether the other party was an NPC or a player who came here with them.

"We are players too, haha." The other party laughed heartily.

Afterwards, the group sat down and the other party introduced each other as they passed by.

"We came in last week. At first we just wanted to experience it with Rosa. She was a little worried about coming alone, but then she became addicted to it."

"How many days have you been here?" Shui Yanqing was curious about how long they spent.

"About six days, the process went quite smoothly." The other party recalled.

"It feels much more interesting than traveling, but it has to come to an end after today."

"Rosa's vacation is coming to an end, and we have to have summer vacation later, otherwise we won't be able to get together."

"Thank you, brother. It's actually Rosa's fault for delaying everyone for so long." The timid half-elf girl at the side said.

"It's okay, it's okay, everyone had a good time."

"Although it was only six days, it was like experiencing another life. Generally speaking, this experience is more real and immersive than watching movies and TV series."

"After all, I am sweating and sweating. The delicious food I eat, the fight in the rain, the tension and choices in times of danger have all given me a lot of inspiration. It would be great if everyone could really enter another world and experience it like this. ”

"I mean, as a human being, we often experience many things for the first time and are very immature. If we can have such a real game world and experience many situations, it will definitely become easier to understand many emotions. For example, the importance of friendship, the difficulties of others, the multifacetedness and uncertainty of things, etc.”

"The construction of this 'maze' took them a lot of effort. Although there are still some shortcomings, it is not impossible to solve. It is just that the current scale is limited and has been simplified a lot."

“Sometimes I wonder if it would be too costly to spend so much manpower and material resources to only provide a small number of people with a gaming experience, but from the actual experience point of view, it is worth it.”

"It's easier to do these things on the Ajika network. It can easily build a huge world that looks like reality. But when it comes to the emotional impact and experience on people, it is never as strong as reality."

"Especially during the first battle, I fell to the ground because of stones hitting my feet, and my palms were scratched and burned. At this moment, the enemies above me stepped over me, and the danger of my companions beside me stimulated me fiercely and made me I didn't have any time to reflect whether the injury was serious or whether my ankle was sprained. Instead, I stood up with my weapon and rushed forward with all my strength, because every second I was slow, my companions would be in greater danger. This was a game, but at the same time It’s not a game, because the beast on the other side will really throw people to the ground and send them flying. The pain is real, but we won’t really die.”

"Because of pain and danger, many real emotions were aroused. The free and careless state of playing games in the past quickly disappeared, and some were filled with tension and anticipation again and again."

"This kind of reality mixed with pain is so fascinating that after the victory, it will be even more exciting and happy."

"Today's society is too safe. Because of this, there is a lack of dangerous excitement, and many emotions have drifted into nothingness, and impetuousness is everywhere."

"Sorry, it's rare to meet players like us, and I've said a lot of off-topic things, but this is indeed my feeling these days, and I'm going to write a paper to summarize it after I go back."

"I wish you all a happy game in the future~ Discover the sincere emotions and choices between your companions here."