According to the rules summarized by players, in the same level stage, the higher the status of the NPC, the higher the reward for completing the published tasks. And as the head of a village, Flower can't see the slightest sign of weakness, and in this novice village, even if he is not the most powerful NPC, he will not be too far behind.

Therefore, the task in the old man's hand is definitely the most rewarding task in this novice village, or at least one of the most rewarding tasks.

As long as you are a slightly self-motivated player, you will not be worried about the tasks in the hands of the old man, but it is obvious that not whoever runs faster than others will definitely get the task. The newcomers just now were too anxious, or too confident, and they didn't gather enough information to act indiscriminately, and eventually got deflated and became the laughing stock of other players.

Of course, they may also be instigated by some old birds to test the situation of the village chief, that is, the so-called "intelligence sacrifice".

They were unlucky, and managed to annoy Flower and get on the old man's blacklist. Even if the conditions for receiving the quest from the old man are met later, it is difficult to receive the quest, and it is not so easy to brush back the friendliness of these NPCs.

However, from the perspective of "intelligence sacrifices", these newcomers are undoubtedly successful, and the village elder has just mentioned the name of an NPC.

"Abu?"

The NPC that can be mentioned by the old man's name will definitely not be an ordinary NPC, and he has at least one quest that can be released at the moment. Moreover, with Lin Chen's years of game experience and intuition, that NPC named Abu will be the key to the player's recognition of the old man.

According to the meaning of the old man's words, Abu's strength is very strong, at least in this novice village.

Lin Chen silently left the crowd, ready to find Abu's whereabouts, he glanced behind him, there were several players who had taken action, and they should have noticed this key information.

There are really a lot of competitors in this novice village.

Lin Chen did not panic because of this, he found an NPC boy who looked a little lonely, and patiently accompanied the little boy to play the game of picking up stones several times, although it took a lot of time, but he also succeeded in getting Abu's information.

Abu, once the captain of Redwood's garrison, retired from the army twenty years ago due to a knee injury. After retiring from the army, he came to this village and met a kind girl by chance, and the two fell in love with each other naturally, and Abu settled down.

Even if Abu's strength is damaged, he is still the most powerful warrior in the village, and he has always played an invincible defender in the eyes of the villagers, and he has killed many monsters that have broken into the village. But a few days ago, Abu went on a trip to the forest and returned with serious injuries.

The villagers soon get the news that a terrifying monster has appeared in the misty forest, and even the strongest warrior in the village, Abu, is no match for it. The monster could plague the village at any time, causing panic in the hearts of the people, and the village chief has been worrying about this matter lately, and his mood has become irritable.

Lin Chen was very satisfied with the information he had obtained, and he was a little more sure of meeting Abu. However, the little boy brought him more than that.

Just after Lin Chen asked the little boy for Abu's address, he heard the little boy say that he was about to visit Abu.

"I hope Uncle Abu gets better soon."

"He'll be fine."

It's superb!

Lin Chen tried his best not to show a happy expression, and then followed the little boy to Abu's house.

Abu's place to stay isn't hard to find, and several players have found it, but they've all been blocked by an aunt.

Lin Chen lost a reconnaissance technique, which immediately confirmed his conjecture - this aunt was Abu's wife, and he was very unhappy that these unknown players would go in and disturb Abu's rest.

She saw Lin Chen first, probably like those strange people before, her face sank, and she immediately took out a broom. However, after she saw the little boy next to Lin Chen, she seemed to feel that Lin Chen had something to do with the little boy, and her face looked a lot better, slightly reducing her hostility towards Lin Chen.

"Auntie, we're coming to see Uncle Abu."

She nodded and made way for the little boy, although she was puzzled, but in the end she did not stop Lin Chen from entering. After that, she also entered the house and slammed the door shut, ignoring the various voices of the players outside scolding her mother.

Lin Chen soon met Abu, who was the strongest warrior in the village, but now he looked very weak, as if he was far inferior to the powerless village elder.

Lin Chen didn't speak at the first time, just listened to the conversation between the little boy and Abu. Having patience doesn't guarantee that you will become a master of the game, but at least you can avoid missing out on some opportunities.

It's a pity that Lin Chen didn't hear any useful news this time, and soon the little boy left alone, leaving only Lin Chen and Abu and his wife in this room.

"Young man, is there anything wrong with you?"

Lin Chen had already organized his language and said, "Uncle Abu, I heard from the villagers that terrible monsters appeared in the forest, and even Uncle Abu was seriously injured, and no one dared to set foot in the forest again. ”

"It's an ogre! An evil ogre has arrived, thinking about something in our village, and I'm no match for it. Damn, if it weren't for the damage to my strength......"

"Ahem!"

Speaking of the monster, Abu's expression was so agitated that he coughed.

After a pause, he continued, "Thankfully, I paid the price, and it will only shrink into the forest for the time being. ”

"For the time being?"

"You must know that the recovery ability of those monsters is far stronger than that of us humans, and the ogre is the best among them, and it will recover soon. And no one in our village can stop it, and when it finds out the truth of our village, it will definitely not give up its greed. ”

Lin Chen asked, "Can't you go to a nearby town and bring in the rescuers?" ”

"Redwood Town is too far away from here, it will take many days to go back and forth, the village chief has already sent a messenger out, I don't know when we will be able to bring people over, I hope we can get good news soon."

Lin Chen said: "However, we can't pin our hopes on outsiders!" ”

"You're right, but we don't have enough fighters."

Lin Chen smiled and said, "I will become a qualified warrior, not just a warrior." ”

Abu's expression moved, and he asked cautiously, "Are you serious?" ”

Here's the point!

Lin Chen hurriedly replied, "Of course! ”

"I don't want to watch you die, you have to at least prove that you really have the strength first!"

"Ding!"

"System prompt: Do you want to accept the quest [Proof of Strength]?"

Lin Chen chose to "accept" without thinking, he spent so much effort, that is, for this moment.

【Proof of Strength】

Difficulty level: B

Mission Description: An evil ogre has become a threat to the village, and you bravely stand up to defend it. However, Abu is skeptical of your strength and wants you to prove your strength by killing 10 Tempest Wolves first.

Completion Condition: Kill 10 Tempest Wolves

Reward: Ring of Courage

Seeing the content of the task reward, Lin Chen couldn't help but feel happy, this is a ring equipment, and the most difficult equipment to explode in the early stage is the ring.

Just as Lin Chen was about to leave here and do the task in the early stage, he heard Abu stop him.

"Wait."

"Anything else?"

Lin Chen was puzzled first, but Abu's subsequent speech made him feel unexpectedly surprised.

"I don't think you seem to have any decent equipment, so I'll give you a set, although it's almost rotten, and it's in the box next to the bed, and you can open it yourself."

"Thank you so much!"

Lin Chen verbally expressed his gratitude, but his footsteps did not stop, and he quickly found the box that Abu said. Open it and take a look, although it doesn't look good, but this is definitely the strongest newbie suit at the moment, the only regret is that there is no additional set attributes.

[Worn-out Iron Sword] (Quality: Black Iron), Gear Level: 0, Physical Attack: 6-8

[Worn-out Belt] (Quality: Black Iron), Gear Level: 0, Health: 70, Mana: 56

[Worn-out Cloth Shoes] (Quality: Black Iron), Gear Level: 0, Physical Defense: 2, Magical Defense: 2

[Worn-out Armor] (Quality: Black Iron), Gear Level: 0, Physical Defense: 4, Magical Defense: 4

[Worn-out Bracer] (Quality: Black Iron), Gear Level: 0, Physical Defense: 3, Magical Defense: 3

[Worn-out Helmet] (Quality: Black Iron), Gear Level: 0, Physical Defense: 3, Magical Defense: 3