Volume 1: The Ritual of the Abyss Chapter 21: Preparation
On that day, after Chen Mo had just sent off the morning's guests, he saw Lina walking into the tavern with a happy face.
Looking at this, Chen Mo smiled and asked, "Linna, what's the matter? so happy?"
After asking, I saw Linna running towards her with an excited face and said, "The time for evaluation and assessment is set!"
"Oh, when, where?" Chen Mo asked again.
Lina replied, "Seven days later, in the southern foothills of the Pilsen Mountains, close to the Forest of Ghana. β
Chen Mo couldn't help but think of the previous conversation with Uncle Zhang, and couldn't help but be stunned. Where is there a frequent outbreak of unscrupulous beast tides? And it is said that an army was sent to blockade it.
He asked, "Pilsen Mountains, doesn't it mean that it's not peaceful there?"
When Chen Mo said this, Linna also remembered some rumors she had heard recently, and replied: "It seems that this is the case." β
Then I thought about it, this adventurer's association is an old-school organization with a history of hundreds of years, and nothing should go wrong.
Then he said, "But it should be fine." In the end, it's the Adventurers' Association, maybe it's already under control over there. β
"Perhaps......"
Suddenly, Chen Mo thought of another possibility. Could it be ......
Then he asked, "What are the contents of this assessment?"
"What?" Although she wondered why Chen Mo suddenly asked this, Lina still said what she knew.
"There seem to be three kinds of scoring criteria for this assessment. One is the number of monsters hunted, and the other is to record the information around the mountain range...... That's right, there seems to be a hidden mission!"
"Hidden mission?"
It seems that the purpose behind this rating assessment is not simple.
But since the Adventurers' Association dares to use it as a testing ground, it also shows that the situation is not as bad as imagined, and even the Adventurers' Association has found some clues.
Looking at Chen Mo's thoughtful appearance, Linna felt a little strange, and asked, "What's wrong?"
"No, it's nothing, I'm just thinking, this rating assessment will be wonderful with you. Chen Mo smiled and disguised.
Lina also laughed proudly: "Hahaha, that's nature!"
Then Lena looked left and right again, and when she saw that Natilla was gone, she asked, "Where are the Natillas?"
"Hey, I told him to go buy something"
"What is it?" Lena wondered.
"Secret. Chen Mo smiled mysteriously.
At this time, Greiles also came. Seeing that Linna and Chen Mo were chatting happily, he asked, "Seeing that you are chatting so happily, did something good happen?"
"The time and place of the rating assessment have been set. We're talking about appraisals right now. Lina replied with a smile.
Grelles looked surprised: "How can it be decided so quickly?
"Just seven days later, the location was set in the Pilsner Mountains. β
Hearing this name, Greiles suddenly remembered something, and glanced at Chen Mo.
In just a moment, the two understood what the other was thinking.
Pilsen Mountain Beast Tide Anomaly!
If it is said that Chen Mo's news is from Uncle Zhang. That Grellus's news came from the official, which was much more accurate than Chen Mo's news, and he knew more about what was inside.
Then Greiles replied quietly, "Oh, there, it's still dangerous, you have to be careful." β
"Hmm!" Lina nodded. "I'm ready to go in three days. β
"Three days from now? will it be too early?" asked Grayles.
Lina shook her head and said, "It's not early, I heard that someone got the news early and got there early." β
"yes......"
After saying that, he ordered a glass of ale and began to drink.
While drinking, he also talked to Linna about the precautions in the jungle.
β...... Remember, in the jungle, the more beautiful things are, the more they have to be guarded against."
And Lina also listened very carefully.
Chen Mo didn't disturb the atmosphere, so he went about his own business.
And this state of affairs lasted until Natila returned.
I saw that he had changed his previous dress, and at the moment he was wearing leather armor, with a long sword on his back and a dagger hanging from his waist.
"How's it going? Store manager, I'm in this outfit. β
Chen Mo looked at Natila's line, nodded, and said, "It looks pretty good." β
Then he walked up to Natilla, picked up Natilla's sword, and struck it, and the sword made a buzzing sound.
Then he asked, "Did you buy this weapon from the ironwood stove?"
Natila nodded, "Yes!"
Seeing this, Chen Mo smiled and said, "I didn't expect you kid to be quite knowledgeable." Then he threw the sword back to Natilla.
Natila took the sword and touched her head.
"I don't know, but it's common for my father to order weapons there. Are the weapons there of good quality?"
"It's okay, in this Luolan City, you can't find a better weapon than his family. Chen Mo replied.
But there is another feature, that is, - expensive!
In this way, this kid still has a lot of savings.
"Is it so powerful?" Natilla was a little surprised, he thought it was just a normal weapons shop.
"Wow, Natila, you're so handsome!" said Lina.
The so-called dress changes, temperament changes.
If Natila, who wore a waiter's uniform before, was a small one. Now he is turning from being attacked to being attacked, and his position has changed immediately.
Of course, this is only on the surface, and the core remains the same.
I saw that after hearing Linna's praise, Natila touched her head a little shyly and said, "Really?"
Looking at Natila's naΓ―ve state, Chen Mo couldn't help but hold his forehead, it was really ......
......
After the episode, several people also sat down and ordered a drink each, including Natila.
"Well, why didn't Natilla get the wine today?" said Grayles, confused.
Chen Mo smiled and said, "I laid him off, I stopped by this morning to help him register, and now he is an active adventurer of the Adventurers Association." β
Now it was Linna's turn to wonder, is this registered adventurer so casual?, and then looked at Grayles, his eyes full of interrogation.
And Grayles was stared at by this gaze, and his heart was also weak, so he turned his head to the side.
When Lina saw Grayles' reaction, she knew that she had really been deceived at that time.
"Humph!"
This scene made Chen Mo and Natila stunned, and they glanced at each other, and they both smiled bitterly. These two people, I'm afraid there will be some moths again.
"Ahem. Chen Mo coughed lightly twice and pulled the topic back: "Let's continue to talk about the rating assessment." β
Grayles hurriedly reacted: "yes, yes. β
"Linna, since you are only good at healing spells, combat is your shortcoming, and inevitably, you have to find someone to team up. Chen Mo analyzed.
As for this matter, Lina herself also considered it, and nodded and said, "I also have this consideration." β
"However, it is risky to team up with others casually, after all, people are separated from each other, so ......" Speaking of this, Chen Mo suddenly smiled.
"So?" Linna looked at Chen Mo's expression, puzzled in her heart.
I saw Chen Mo turn his eyes to Natila.
Linna was shocked, could it be?
Then, I heard Chen Mo say: "This time, Natila will go with you, don't look at Natila like this, but there is still a third-order warrior level." β
"But this is ...... the number of places to be assessed," Lina asked.
"It's okay, it's all done. Chen Mo replied.
What ??? Lina?
That's it, the number of places in this rating assessment is too cheap, right?
Looking at Linna's expression, Grellers couldn't help but laugh and interjected, "Linna, you're too young. β
Chen Mo also replied with a smile: "I still have a way to do this little thing." After all, this rating assessment has the role of taking care of special users, and coincidentally, I am also a member of that special user. β
"And it's a special user among special users. Greres added.
And these words greatly refreshed Linna's cognition of Chen Mo. She originally thought that Chen Mo was just a strong store manager, but she didn't expect that he would have a lot of background.
"Wow, store manager, you're really ......" opened his mouth, but found that he was really short of words, and finally only held back one sentence: "Awesome!"
Then he looked at Grayles again.
It's just that this time the eyes are not interrogation, but contempt. Look at someone's guarantor.
Grayles blushed with anger and yelled, "I can too!"
Lina pouted, "I didn't see you helping me so much at that time." β
As soon as these words came out, Grayles was also instantly deflated and lost his temper. Okay, whatever you say is what you say.
sighed, drank the wine by himself, and asked Chen Mo to help them analyze the situation.
"Alright, in that case, let's move on to the topic. β
"First of all, you, Natilla, listen up. β
Natila nodded.
"You're a warrior, so you have to keep Lina safe first. Because you're down, and with Lina there, you're still up. But Lena fell, and the game was over. β
"And then there's Lina. β
Lena lifted the spirit.
"Linna, you're a third-order mage, but you only use healing spells, so don't get too close to the enemy, as this will increase the burden on Natilla. Also, most importantly, don't throw spells, you have to wait until Natila can't hold it anymore before throwing it, and try to keep your mana as much as possible. β
"Then it's about teaming, don't be too capable, preferably reliable. You should be a little more skilled with this Natila......"
......
In this way, Chen Mo talked from noon to afternoon. No way The two of them are novices after all, and it can even be said that they don't even have combat experience. So now it can only be like this, first inculcate theoretical experience.
And they also listen very carefully, and every important thing will be written down with notes.
"Well, that's all I can say. The rest is up to you. β
Both Lena and Natilla nodded earnestly.
"We're refueling. β