Chapter 1 In Search of Traces
"Good! Totally hit! ”
After seeing Noah's newly released advanced task, as if he had hit the test question, Chu Ge waved his fist vigorously!
Whether it is to obtain admission to a national college or to achieve a C+ or higher in each test, it is only part of his expected goal!
When he came to the royal capital and came to the National Academy, his goal had already been determined!
In this bustling city, the role of fame is stretched to the limit! If he wants to get the results he wants, and if he wants to gain a firm foothold in the royal capital, he must gain enough fame to carry it all!
Now he has neither strength nor wealth, and if he wants to show his special value, he can only rely on his "talent"!
Extraordinary talent!
The reward obtained in the first main quest, the three hours of Noah's Will blessing time that has been compressed, has been preserved for this purpose!
In order to make yourself in the entrance test, a blockbuster!
Although he only has a little wisdom attribute now, at least in the short term, the blessing time of Noah's will is enough to accomplish this goal!
And in the long run, in terms of growth speed, apart from those who are favored by luck and destiny, who can compare to him with the help of Lapis Lazuli Feia?
Perhaps it's just the mysterious Amber Stone Arya wielder.
He may not show extraordinary strength, but in terms of talent, he must be able to make the entire academy and even the entire royal capital attract attention!
Of course, with the current capital in his hands, at most he can only achieve the point of "attracting attention". As for "sensational", "shocking" or something, don't think about it.
After all, he is only a quasi-second-order now, even if he steps into the third-order in one go, in the eyes of those real bigwigs, he is just a reserve combat power, at most, he has the greatest expectations, that's all.
Of course, if you can prove that you are the holder of the holy sword of so-and-so, or the contractor of so-and-so divine beast, then the sensation caused is another matter.
Having this kind of thing means having a ticket to the legend, and the treatment is naturally different.
(It's like the college entrance examination, even if you get a top score, those bigwigs see the most they can praise and praise, but if you make a big news at the age of seventeen or eighteen, and invent something awesome APP or something, the treatment will definitely be different.) )
Whether it is for their own advanced tasks or for future development, this freshman test of the national college must not be missed!
While pondering all the way like this, Chu Ge was suddenly hit by a person who rushed quickly.
Although he tried his best to dodge, the opponent's speed was so unusually fast that he couldn't dodge completely, and luckily he didn't fall due to losing his balance, but his mind was inevitably interrupted.
"It smells of blood, how many people has this guy killed...... I remember that the year in the royal capital seems to be quite peaceful. ”
Although the other party's appearance was tightly wrapped in a cloak, Chu Ge could still smell the pungent fishy smell, and he could even hear the sound of resentful wails from a distance from the disappearing figure!
It seems that there are dead people of all ages......
"Huh? Why can I hear those sounds? Isn't this a special ability that only comes to unlocking the Liberation of Shadows? ”
Chu Ge was stunned for a while, thinking that he had auditory hallucinations.
He immediately called up his attribute template, looked at it carefully, and found that there were no superfluous logos other than the taskbar being frozen.
Compared to yesterday, the only things that have changed in terms of stats are Agility: 3.0 (+0.1), Dark Elemental Affinity: 102% (+7%), and Tier: First Order (Advanced Quest in progress).
Of course, these changes could not be used as a benchmark for judgment, so he immediately began to experiment all over the streets, trying to listen to the voices of the people coming and going.
After about an hour of experimentation, he finally came to some conclusions!
"I do hear the wails of the wraiths, but with the first one, I've only heard them three times, and the other two have a faint smell of blood!"
"This is indeed one of the effects of the Liberation of the Shadows, but it is a little different, and now all I can hear seems to be the voice of the newborn ghost."
"But if it's in a state of shadow liberation, I can not only hear the voice of the ghost, but also see the spirit directly through my eyes! No matter how long I've been dead, as long as the resentment hasn't dissipated, I can feel it! ”
“…… Did I gain some of the power of Nevenmore? But in my previous life, there was no such sign at all! ”
"Is it Yulia's help? But why did I get it at this time, did I inadvertently achieve some kind of necessary premise? ”
Chu Ge's attention immediately shifted to the attribute template, and the most suspicious one was the [Dark Element Affinity]!
"Is it the cause of elemental affinity? After all, compared to the agility attribute and advanced status, this statistic has the greatest connection with the heart of Nerwin Moore. ”
He pressed his temples and began to try to mobilize the dark element in his body, slowly covering his hands.
He didn't have any meditation methods recorded now, but he still understood the basic use of elemental abilities.
Although the efficiency of using it without the help of meditation methods would be very low, he was still very comfortable with this low-concentration dark element, and it was no worse than his own combat skills.
Chu Ge felt that when he mobilized the dark element in his body, an extremely small amount of shadow power would be withdrawn from the heart of Neven Moore in his chest, and it would cover his hands along with the dark element!
"The dark element has been strengthened, but the consumption of source energy has also increased...... In the case of the same source energy consumption, the effect is not as good as the silver casting swordsmanship, and the actual combat effect is not good. ”
Chu Ge slowly sensed for a moment, and then dispersed the dark element in his hand.
"This ability should increase with the increase of the affinity of the dark element......"
Because he had been gathering in crowded places all the way just now, he was a little unclear where he had gone now.
He looked around, hoping to find some landmarks.
When Chu Ge's mind was liberated from the incident just now, the laughter and laughter around him suddenly became clear.
It's a bustling street full of taverns, and pale yellow lights pour out from the windows of the shops and sprinkle on the endless stream of pedestrians.
[Rich Mistress] - Chu Ge's gaze stayed on this tavern.
Compared to the surrounding taverns, the "Rich Hostess" obviously exudes more enthusiasm, the sweet smiles of the female clerks infect every customer, and the departing people hook their shoulders and laugh heartily.
The orchestral music that renders the atmosphere is playing all the time, although it is just an ordinary popular performance, but it complements the atmosphere of the moment, melodiously walking through the noise, making people feel a deeper level of relaxation.
"It's good luck to be here, I'm staying in this place tonight."
This is one of the few places in Orlanka where Chu Ge retains a good memory.
The three-storey stone building, which stretches to the rear, is the largest tavern in the vicinity.
"A guest ——!"
The short-haired female clerk welcomed Chu Ge in and sat down at the empty table by the window, which was much more fashionable than Midgar.
The atmosphere was very cheerful, and there was a lot of laughter, and although the customers were almost all men, and many of them looked like they were squinting, everyone was just drinking and having fun, and they didn't go beyond it.
It is worth mentioning that all the employees in this tavern are women, but not all of them are human, for example, the owner is a burly dwarf who is cooking meat behind the bar with a large knife; There are also orcs with cat ears in the kitchen, who are busy......
It seems...... One less person! ’
After looking around lazily, Chu Ge suddenly remembered something, slapped the table with a glare, and immediately stood up, rushed out quickly, and threw out a gold coin and landed in the hand of the short-haired clerk.
"Guest, ...... you ordered dinner?"
"Stay in the back kitchen for me, if you can!"
Chu Ge ran out onto the street without looking back, twisting his body like a swimming fish and shuttling through the crowd, narrowly dodging one obstacle after another.
"Damn! How could you forget her! Chu Ge felt that his gums were pressed and painful, and the nerves in his brain became tighter and tighter.
Of course that person can't be here now! Because it was five months after her previous life, she personally brought her to this store to look for a job after receiving the fourth main quest!
Then her current position should still be in that place!
In this kind of crowded place, the carriage couldn't do anything at all, Chu Ge could only run as fast as he could, without stopping, and when the source energy value was about to be exhausted, he finally came to the end of this prosperous area.
Located on the edge of the royal capital, the dwelling of beggars, the most humble slums.
The stench of decomposing corpses and the smell of fermenting feces permeated every corner.
"Little brother, it's very dangerous at this time, I advise you to stay away from those guys."
A well-wisher passing by gave a hint, but Chu Ge ignored it and decisively stepped into the dilapidated building, and then the moonlight shone, and his eyes alternated on the beggars, looking for the somewhat vague dilapidated house in his memory.
Where is it?
Where is it?
Where the hell is it?
Beads of sweat were already forming on his forehead.
Perhaps because Chu Ge's presence was too strong, none of the beggars dared to step forward, and most of them looked at this young man with an immature face in fear.
Of course, there are also some guys who are staring at this "fat sheep" viciously with malicious eyes, if Chu Ge's face shows the slightest fear, then they will pounce out as cruelly as hungry wolves foraging for food!
- Even if this guy is penniless, then selling him to an underground casino will be enough to make his people comfortable for a while!
Although he probably guessed what these fierce-looking guys were thinking, Chu Ge didn't have the slightest idea of stopping!
Most of the people who live in such places and wait for death are cripples who have lost their ability to work, or are trying to escape the enemies, but if they can support themselves by working normally, then no one will want to stay in this kind of place!
"It's here! The first time I met her, it was here! ”
When Chu Ge came to this dilapidated house, the vague shape in his memory immediately overlapped with the dilapidated in front of him, and he took a deep breath and pushed open the diagonal wooden door and walked inside.
However, the stench of rotting corpses immediately hit the face, and the moonlight shone through the leaky window, just illuminating the corpse lying on the haystack!
Chu Ge was startled for a moment, but he quickly calmed down, although this corpse was seriously decomposed, it was much larger than he remembered.
"Did I come too early and she hasn't arrived yet?" Chu Ge couldn't help but think like this.
After all, the first time he came here was five months after his previous life, so he didn't know exactly when that person ended up here.
"Think about what she did before she got here!"
“…… Avenge... Homicide... Wounded... Fleeing ......"
"Previous work...... I only know that she is not from the Alkaya Empire, and she doesn't want to talk to me about this matter, so it seems that she should always pay attention to the big murders that will happen later! ”
Chu Ge clenched his fists and suppressed the ominous feeling in his heart, if he knew more information, he might be able to stop that tragedy!
After searching to no avail, he turned back, intending to leave the dilapidated street.
And the moment he stepped out of this room, three ugly figures came out of the darkness, rushing towards him in unison, and in the distance, dozens of figures carrying wooden sticks rushed quickly!
Chu Ge had already heard a noise outside when he was thinking about it in the house, and naturally knew that someone was planning to ambush him outside.
With his agility attribute and the speed bonus brought by the dark gold leggings, it was easy to dodge these three guys, but he didn't have any desire to dodge now, and he didn't even take out the dagger, and directly knocked these attacking beggars to the ground with a single punch, all of which were greeted by the vital points of the temples and eye sockets!
The last guy who pounced was directly grabbed by Chu Geyi's neck, and then his right hand was torn off the opponent's throat with a claw, and he threw it on the ground!
Although the poor creature did not die immediately, he could only cover his neck to reduce the loss of blood, and let out a nasal voice of pain!
In addition to venting the ominousness in his heart, Chu Ge's purpose in doing this is to reduce trouble!
The attributes of these beggars are not even as good as ordinary people, they are completely desperate with a ruthless energy, if they keep coming up, then even Chu Ge will suffer a lot of external injuries.
And now Chu Ge's approach has been effective, after seeing that the methods of the "fat sheep" are so brutal, the courage of the beggars who came from afar was completely destroyed, and they all ran away screaming and screaming, how dare anyone dare to kill people and sell goods!