Chapter 4: The First Mission!

When you step out of the temple, you will be greeted by a land full of strange scenery

In the center of the continent is an incomparably large tree, its thick branches radiating a long distance, supporting the entire continent of Anais. The root of the World Tree is www.biquge.info the temple, and it is said that the goddess who guards the World Tree lives at the top of the World Tree, and now it seems that this legend is quite credible......

In the ancient legends of the Anais Continent, there is also the existence of a "dragon" that devours the fruit of the World Tree. Unlike the dragons in Chinese mythology in Roque's previous life, the image of the dragon here is biased towards the Western demon dragon, with a strong body, huge wings, a hideous head, and sharp dragon claws. It is said that the creation god of the whole world - Nanmengshen created the world tree when human beings were just born, and at that time Nanmengshen did not plan to create dragons, but as time went by, more and more human beings were dominated by their inner desires and did some evil things, the world tree is to absorb the emotions of all creatures on the continent to grow, and therefore by the human emotional pollution, gradually the world tree is overwhelmed, so it has to absorb the human malice condensed into fruit, so as to excrete the body.

And the dragon was born at this time. The dragon has only one mission, and that is to remove these fruits of human malice. As for the way to get rid of it, of course, is to eat it. However, even the World Tree can't withstand the malice, can the dragon withstand it?

Of course, when the dragon's malice in the body reached a critical point, it finally went berserk, intending to start a war of "annihilation" and exterminate all human beings...... The goddess who guards the world can't bear to be ruined, and has a great battle with the mad dragon, and finally the second of the goddesses, Cizer, sacrifices his life to die with the dragon.

The ending of the legend is very clear, but few people on the continent now know, people still go their own way, not knowing at all that their current hedonistic life is all bought by their predecessors with blood and life......

And the far east of the temple is the forbidden land on the continent - the "forbidden land". The Forbidden Land is a place that has been shrouded in darkness and fog all year round, and no one knows what is inside, only one thing, that is, anyone who breaks into the Forbidden Land without knowing whether to live or die has never appeared again, from the peak powerhouse of the continent to the ninth-order professional who has just become a cultivator, without exception. Therefore, over time, no one dared to approach this place, and a radius of several hundred miles became a dead land.

And further east of the forbidden land is the famous "Tower of Trials" on the mainland. No one knows who built the Tower of Trials, only that this ancient tower has existed since the birth of the continent and has stood quietly in place for thousands of years. The Tower of Trials has a rule that anyone who wants to enter the tower must defeat the gatekeeper on the first floor. Roque, who is familiar with the plot of the game, knows very well that the Tower of Trials is not simple, and the threshold is only the threshold for entry - defeating the mechanical giant that guards the gate on the first floor (Regarding the mechanical giant, the tower of trials and the mechanical giant of the dwarven ruins seem to be from the same race, is there any special connection between the two...... I stopped many professionals, and I didn't even have a certain strength to pass the gatekeeper, let alone the legend of the top of the tower - the challenge of the Valkyrie Valshule, who was the first oracle under the seat of the main god Odin, and was strong enough to face the existence of Satorius.

As for the northernmost part of the continent, a disk-shaped structure resembling a floating fortress can be seen floating in the sky.

At this time, Minter happened to see the huge floating structure, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Huh? What's the big guy floating in the air over there? ”

"Ah, that's, that's the 'floating dead capital'." Kurto introduced.

"Floating Dead Capital?"

"Well, according to the elders, it is a place inhabited by some strange human beings called 'Heavenly People'...... But now the teleporter leading there is broken, and no one can get in. After the extinction of the heavenly people, there are also many strong people who want to go there to find the treasures left by the heavenly people, but ...... Without a complete teleportation device, it is impossible to enter the floating dead capital, and over time no one cares. And because it resembles a huge floating tomb, it's called the floating dead. Milou picked up Kurto's words.

"I see, that's what happened......"

"And what about the old-looking castle to the west?"

"Oh, you said the Ancient Capital of Water, it was a relic left over from the fall of the 'Water Dynasty' a thousand years ago, but now it has become a stronghold for thieves......"

"That's right...... Yes! I almost forgot we had to go to a big meal! Let's go back to the village first, and after eating, Brother Kurto, you can introduce me to the scenery of this continent~" Minter seemed to show a rare naughty side because Chris was not around.

"Okay!"

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Soon, the group came to a small village surrounded by mountains and beautiful scenery.

"Welcome to my hometown, Yuanle Village!" When Culto said this, he said it with undisguised pride, and it can be seen that he has a deep affection for the village where he has lived for more than 10 years.

"Well, nice little village...... It's a lot like my hometown......" Minter seemed to think of his hometown, a little distracted.

Roque looked at the strange and familiar scene in front of him, and gradually overlapped with the images in his memory......

"Alright, let's go to Sister Rose's tavern first! Today I have a treat! Kurto rushed out first.

"Hey! Don't run so fast, Kurto! ”

"It's really ......" Roque smiled bitterly, glancing at the pan in his hand out of the corner of his eye, should he learn a few hands from Lady Rose before he gets his next outfit? Roque struggled.

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"Whew~ I'm so full, Sister Rose's food is really the best I've ever tasted!" Mi Lu touched her bulging belly and burped with satisfaction.

"And Sister Ross is still so beautiful, I don't know which lucky man will win the heart of a beautiful woman in the future......" Kurto's eyes were a little longing, and Roque, who was a passerby, guessed that Rose might be the goddess of this kid's dreams......

"Well, very delicious food, thank you for your hospitality." Minter politely thanked Kurto and Milou.

"Sister Hee Hee Minte, if you still want to eat, I'll invite you to eat every day!"

“…… I think you're a drunkard, and you're not in the bar~"

"Huh? What did you say? I didn't hear it! ”

"Well, out of the way, let's take Mint around the village! Let's get Minter familiar with this place. "Roque knows very well that according to the plot, the next step is to take Minter to walk around the village, and then receive the first task from the village chief - to find a panacea!

"Uncle Luo, why do you seem to be familiar with our village? If I'm not mistaken, you seem to be visiting our village for the first time, like Sister Minter, right? Milou looked at Roque with some confusion.

"Uh...... This ......" Roque was embarrassed, "haha...... I've been the leader of an adventure group before, so I know a lot about how newcomers can join the team. ”

"Captain of the Adventure Party? Uncle Roque, you're so awesome, you can't see it! Hey, then why did I feel that your strength didn't seem to be much higher than mine when I fought with the green lion......" Hearing that Roque was a regimental commander before, Kurto looked adoring, but it was quickly replaced by a puzzled look.

"Ahem! That's because my previous costume was damaged in a war, and I had to change into a starting costume, you should know that all the power of a dresser comes from the costume, and if something goes wrong with the costume, you can only practice one again, right? But don't look at my strength, but my experience is still there! With me, you kid can take a lot of detours! I know exactly what monsters have weaknesses, and what treasures can increase which attributes! "Roque is really not blowing when he says this, with the experience of clearing the costume maze countless times, almost every item in the game, the details of each monster are extremely clear, and even the final boss Satorus has any skills, how to fight is extremely familiar, speaking of this Roque believes that no one on this continent can compare with him, not even a goddess!

“…… Good...... It's amazing...... Uncle Roque! I wonder which is the strongest garment? Kurto listened to Roque's words with an excited face.

“…… The strongest costume ......" Roque was silent for a moment, then suddenly raised his head, "Kurto, in this world, there is always only one strongest costume!" That's the outfit that's truly your own! A costume that has been tempered by you, bathed in your blood and sweat! ”

"My own real costume ......" Kurto was shocked by this sentence, and lowered his head and thought slowly.

"Okay, your path to strength has just begun, now let's go to the clothing store first. By the way, not those ordinary clothing stores that sell clothes, but clothing stores that specialize in selling dressers' clothes. ”

"The dresser's shop? Is there such a shop in our village? ”

"Not before, but now there is."

"Huh?"

While everyone was talking, they had unconsciously come to a house that was not amazing.

"Stebia...... Clothing store? When did you open a clothing store here? How did I not know? Kurto looked at the sign in front of the door, with a bewildered expression.

Roque didn't say a word and pushed the door open.

“…… Didn't turn on the lights? ”

"Oh, I'm sorry, there's a guest coming, look at me, because I haven't opened the store for a long time, I almost forgot where the switch is...... Oops found it! ”

The room lit up.

"Wow...... These clothes ...... Looks...... It's a high-class ......" Mi Lu looked at the various clothes scattered around the room, and couldn't control her hands and began to touch here and there.

"Oh, please don't mess with my products, it's going to bother me......"

"Ahhh

Roque looked at the "Stebia" shopkeeper in front of him, and thought to himself, is this the third Stella, but he didn't expect to accidentally have the attributes of a glasses lady after wearing glasses......

Stebia seemed to notice Roque's eyes, and made a subtle gesture to Roque, and Roque understood what she meant at a glance: don't talk too much.

"So guest, you look like you've just become a dresser, right?"

"yes. Miss Stebia, how do you know? ”

"Is this ...... You can see the 'strength' of your clothing! ”

"Clothing 'strength'?"

"Every dresser's costume must start from the initial 'first order', and slowly follow the master's battle to obtain 'magic energy', and every time the magic energy of the costume reaches a critical value, it will 'upgrade'. From the lowest 'First Order' to the strongest 'Ninth Order', the gap is equivalent to the gap between the slime and the Dark Demon Dragon. ”

"This ...... That's an exaggeration......"

"Oh, I forgot to tell you, the so-called clothing strength is determined by the combination of a garment's five attributes: STR (strength), CON (stamina), AGI (agility), INT (intelligence), and LCK (luck), and these five attributes are also known as ' 5D', STR affects Physical Attack, CON affects the maximum HP and Physical Defense, AGI affects the Professional's movement speed, attack speed and evasion, INT affects Magic Attack, Mana Cap, Magic Defense and Chant Speed, and as for LCK, it affects the chance of your Knowing Hit and ...... Secrecy! ”

"Oops?! What is secrecy! Milou, who could hear it intently, stopped at Stebia's words and jumped up in dissatisfaction.

"The details of the 'Five Dimensions' will be clear to you sooner or later through actual combat tests, and I think it's better than explaining to you now that you prove it in person!"

"Why is this ......" Mi Lu was still a little unwilling.

"Well, there's also about 'Costume Return'! and 'Costume Smelting'! I need to explain it to you. The so-called costume returns, I'll give you an example, Kurto, you're a non-attribute martial artist costume now, right? As soon as you find a fire-type attribute stone and give it to me, I will help you integrate it into your costume and your martial artist costume will become 'Fire Attribute Fighter - Volcanic Roar!' ’”

"Volcanic roars? Sounds cool! ”

"The costume after the return of the costume will have a different stunt than the previous one! As you level up your outfit, you'll learn more powerful skills! Of course, the Second Coming of the costume is not limited to the transformation of the elements, if you want to change from a martial artist to a magician, you can also do it, as long as you give me the appropriate materials, I can help you transform the costume. But! Please note that the converted costume will inherit the five dimensions of the original costume, for example, if you change from a martial artist to a magician, your five dimensions will still be the five dimensions of a martial artist, or maybe you can become a violent magician......"

"What a cheat! What if I really want to change jobs? ”

“…… Perhaps, you can buy another garment? Minter pondered for a moment and suddenly interjected.

"Bingo! Worthy of Minter, you got it right, as a dresser, how can you only have one outfit? The powerful dresser carries a lot of different costumes every time he goes out on an adventure, and of course it is very difficult to train all of them to the peak......

"I see...... And what about garment smelting? ”

"If you smelt your costume, for example, if you find a treasure that contains the power of fire and give it to me, I will incorporate this treasure into your outfit, and if it is successful, one of your costume's attributes will increase! By the way, as you smelt more often, your costume will shine brighter and brighter, just like a firefly in the night! That's why I can tell at a glance that you're all fledgling rookie dressers. ”

"Sounds great! I'm starting to look forward to the adventures ahead! ”

"So...... After a brief introduction, do you have anything you need to buy? Stebia pushed his finger at the slightly comical round glasses.

"I'll take a look...... Yes, how much does this beautiful looking dress cost! Milu's eyes lit up, and she asked as she picked up a slightly revealing outfit.

"Oh, it's the 'Dancing Girl' costume, Sister Mi Lu has a good eye, for the sake of your first time coming to my store, I will give you a seven-fold discount, 1200 Cole!"

“1…… 1200 Kohl!? Hearing this number, Mi Lu was so frightened that the clothes in her hands fell off.

You know, this amount is equivalent to the annual expenses of ordinary people in this village, not to mention that Milou and Kurto are only orphans in the orphanage, and their pocket money is only 50 kol a month.

"Well, it might be a bit expensive, but I can't help it...... After all, the cost of making a dresser's costume is staggering...... I'm already at cost price. ”

"It's a pity...... It seems that I won't be able to afford the clothes here for a long time......" Miru reluctantly looked at the Maihime costume and put the dress back in its place.

"It doesn't matter. As dressers, we can make a lot of money very quickly, and we won't have a problem buying all the clothes here! At this time, the aura of Roque's local tyrant leaked out, and he looked like an upstart, and Minte pursed his lips and smiled.

"Mr. Roque is right, the speed at which a dresser makes money is unmatched by any profession on the mainland......" Stebia agreed with Roque's words.

"Okay, when I have money, I will definitely buy a hundred sets of dancing girl costumes and change them every day!" Miru swore secretly in her heart.

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Finally leaving the clothing store in Stebia, Roque and his party walked around the village one after another, and finally came to the village chief's mansion in the northernmost part of the village.

"In front of us is the residence of the village chief, the village chief is fine! I usually take good care of us, and I heard from the older generation in the village that the village chief was also a strong professional when he was young! Kurto introduced them to Roque.

"Then let's go in and have a visit." Roque knocked on the door, slightly excited, because the first mission was coming soon!

"Hey...... What a rarity...... It's been a long time since we had any guests from outside the village......" An old man with gray temples smiled kindly, but from the occasional glint in his eyes and the strong arms that appeared, it could be seen that this old man was not an ordinary old man.

"Grandpa Leyer! We're here to see you again, these two are Uncle Roque and Sister Minter! They're all here to help me and Kurto! ”

"Oh roar, it looks like you've really grown up...... It's time to get out and about...... Ahem," Suddenly, Reyer clutched his waist in pain and let out a moan.

"Grandpa Leyer, do you have back pain again? Didn't Uncle Fandakul give you an ointment? ”

"Alas, I just went to Fandakur's shop and asked, the all-purpose ointment was bought out by a local tyrant some time ago, and there is no way to get a new all-purpose ointment for the time being...... Ahem"

"Isn't there anything that can be done...... Grandpa Leyer, you hurt like this, don't you? Mi Lu looked at the village chief who was suffering from pain with a distressed expression.

"Ahem...... The raw material of the all-purpose ointment, the fairy grass, is available in the hunter's forest not far from the village, but the hunters in the village have just gone out......

"This ...... Grandpa the village chief! Suddenly, Miru seemed to have made up her mind, "If it's going to the Hunter's Forest, we should be able to do it!" With Kurto and I becoming dressers, and with the help of Sister Minter and Uncle Roque, we'll be able to get the job done! ”

"What? Dresser!? Roque suddenly felt an aura in the village elder's body that was not inferior to Chris, and it was fleeting.

"You're old...... It's time for you young people...... Well, I'll leave this old bone to you young people. The village chief looked weak, but Roque knew that this village chief was definitely not a powerless old man, and I am afraid that his strength was even stronger than the current Chris!

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Successfully accepting the first mission, Roque and his party walked out of the village and headed for the Hunter's Forest! What kind of trials await them?