"Who's talking?"

An Xu heard it clearly this time, and indeed a voice appeared in his head, he took a step back slightly, his right hand had been quietly placed on the short sword at his waist, and his whole body entered a state of alert.

"Silly boy, don't be nervous, I have no ill will towards you! In fact, if you hadn't woken me up, I might still be asleep! The voice in his head continued to sound, clear and magnetic, it sounded like it should be a young man's voice, at least An Xu didn't think the other party was very old.

"Who are you?" An Xu asked out loud, of course he wouldn't let down his guard because of the other party's words, but the other party was willing to talk to him, it wouldn't be too bad, at least he could understand some of the situation through temptation.

Hearing An Xu's question, the other party was silent for a while, and said helplessly: "Who am I, this question is not easy to answer, and it will not be clear for a while, but you can rest assured that I, like you, am also a human being!" You can call me Bingyan. ”

Ice Flame? An Xu muttered again, what a strange name is this!

"What did you just say I woke you up? Is it because of that badge? An Xu's heart moved, recalling what the other party said.

"Of course!" The man snapped his fingers in An Xu's mind, and then said, "Actually, strictly speaking, I'm just a soul, and that badge is my sleeping place, which is equivalent to my home!" From the moment you picked up the badge, I was awake until I saw you bind the badge! ”

"Binding?" An Xu was puzzled: "What does binding mean?" ”

"You see the mark on your hand, right? In fact, it was made of that badge, and after absorbing your blood, it has been completely integrated into your body, and it cannot be stripped or destroyed, and it has become a part of you, which is the binding! ”

An Xu frowned: "I didn't mean to, isn't there a way to get it out?" ”

"Huh!" Bing Yan smiled and replied, "Of course, that badge is a higher-level thing, and with the means of this world, it is probably impossible to separate it!" But don't worry too much, it won't cause you trouble, and maybe it will give you a lot of benefits! ”

Seeing that An Xu was about to ask a question, the voice continued to sound: "Don't worry, listen to me tell you slowly, I have to organize the language after sleeping for too long!" As you can see, this is a mercenary badge, a mercenary badge of the Star Guild. ”

"What is a guild?" An Xu found that his mercenaries in the past few years seemed to have worked in vain and didn't understand anything.

"You don't know about the guild? Well, maybe there is no guild anymore, so you can think of it as a mercenary organization! Actually, I didn't know what would happen if you bound this badge at first, until you submitted the bounty mission, and I was sure that you had fully inherited this badge and were considered a member of the Star Guild! ”

An Xu found that instead of figuring it out, he was even more confused.

"That's the word 'guild', right? What about the rest of the guild? Will they know what happened to me? How will this affect me? ”

"I'm afraid not!" Bing Yan's voice suddenly became low, with a hint of nostalgia in his tone: "Because, the other members of the guild have already left this world, I'm afraid this badge is the last one in this world, and you are also the last member!" ”

An Xu didn't care about the change in the other party's mood, but after hearing this, he felt relieved, and said, "So I can still live my previous life and don't have to care about the affairs of this guild?" Will this badge affect me in any way? ”

"Of course!" Bing Yan affirmed: "You are now the only member, no one can interfere with you no matter what you want to do, in fact, the guild no longer exists. But the strange thing is that after my observation, you can activate this badge, open some of the badge's functions and enjoy the benefits of the guild, which I didn't expect! ”

Speaking of this, Bingyan smiled meaningfully, looking a little playful.

An Xu was also aroused, although he knew in his heart that this matter might not be so simple, but he couldn't help but ask: "Welfare?" What do you mean? ”

"I'm sure you heard that, but while you're submitting your assignment, there's another voice, right?"

"No wonder! I thought it was strange that the voice at the beginning was different from yours! An Xu suddenly realized and said, "So, there is anyone else in this badge besides you?" ”

"No, you're wrong!" Bing Yan said: "I'm just a soul, it's just a coincidence that I live in this badge, and that voice is the badge itself!" ”

"The badge itself?" An Xu said strangely: "You mean, this badge can speak!" Is it alive? ”

"Hehe, of course not!" Bing Yan explained, "It's almost impossible to give life to a dead thing, it's just some of his hint functions! On the subject of perks, let's say a guild requires guild members to complete some bounty tasks, and when you complete them, not only will you be paid for bounty items, but the guild will also give you a reward, such as the experience points you heard! ”

"What is XP and what does it do?" An Xu had already made up his mind to be a curious baby, and when he encountered an unfamiliar word, he immediately asked.

Fortunately, Bingyan seems to have not spoken to anyone for too long, and he seems to be very patient at this time: "Experience points are very important things, and consuming experience points can increase your level." Oh! Maybe you don't understand that, but in other words, you're a warrior yourself, so you should know how warriors cultivate, right? ”

"I know some!" An Xu touched his head awkwardly and said, "I'm just a warrior who doesn't enter the stream, although I know how to exercise, but I have only learned the most basic combat energy cultivation method, and I feel that it has no effect at all!" I've heard people say in the tavern that a slightly better Battle Ability cultivation method costs hundreds or even thousands of gold coins a copy, and it's too expensive for me to afford. ”

"So now you don't have to worry!" Bing Yan said: "Through experience points, you can also break the limits of your body, get the same effect as cultivation, and there will be no bottlenecks and side effects, as long as you keep completing bounty tasks, you can become stronger and stronger, this is one of the benefits that the badge brings you!" ”

"What!?" An Xu froze instantly, unable to believe his ears, you must know that obtaining a high-level combat energy cultivation method is something An Xu has always dreamed of, because only through cultivation can combat energy be generated in the body, and with the growth of combat energy, it is possible to break the shackles called star marks in the body and make the body stronger.

The reason why An Xu has not joined the mercenary organization is not because he doesn't want to, but because he is not qualified, because some powerful mercenary organizations only recruit high-level fighters who have unlocked the star mark. And how few high-level warriors can unlock star marks through combat energy, just look at Hidden Moon City, the people who can become high-level warriors in the entire slum area can almost be counted, the speed of low-level combat energy cultivation methods to produce combat energy is too slow, a small amount of combat energy can not make these star marks change at all, An Xu has been practicing diligently for so many years, and there is not even a trace of breaking through.

Now someone actually told him that he could easily become a high-level warrior without cultivating? An Xu's first reaction was not to believe it, if this is the case, how rebellious this badge is, then how terrifying is the Star Guild it represents?

As if sensing An Xu's doubts, Bing Yan said: "Of course, you can experiment now, after completing the task, you already have some experience points, which should be enough to break through the first level!" ”

"What should I do?" An Xu didn't notice it, and there was a hint of tremor in his tone, not scared, but faintly excited.

"Ahem, I don't know much about the cultivation of warriors, after all, I'm not a warrior! You can try to feel the star marks you want to unlock and focus your mind on that place! "Bingyan is rare, a little embarrassed.

Concentrate your mind!

An Xu tried to calm down, adjusted the only trace of combat energy in his body, and began to feel the nine star marks in his body, these nine star marks are like nine faint stars in the night sky, scattered in the darkness, one of them is slightly brighter, but it is only a little brighter, this star mark is where An Xu has been exercising.

He tried to touch the star.

[Unlocking the Star Mark (Ground Cover) requires 100 experience points to be consumed for the first level, are you sure to break through?] 】

Suddenly, a cold voice sounded, this time An Xu heard it clearly, this was definitely not Bingyan's voice, this voice was even colder than Bingyan, as if there was no emotion.

Is this the voice of the badge itself?

An Xu thought in his heart, and subconsciously responded: "Sure! ”

[Star Scar (Ground Cover) has been unlocked to the first level, the constitution is increased by five points, the strength is increased by one point, and the current remaining experience is 27.] 】

The sound of the badge sounded again, and An Xu felt that the star mark representing the 'earth' trembled violently, and countless points of light appeared in the darkness and converged towards it, and it became brighter and brighter, and finally with a crisp sound, the 'star' suddenly grew up and became more dazzling.

Immediately, An Xu felt a burst of relaxation in his body, as if he was full of strength, and there was an inexhaustible strength all over his body. The most obvious thing is the increase in physical strength, and now An Xu feels that he is as strong as a cow.

It's really a breakthrough!

Even if An Xu doesn't enter the stream anymore, he can detect changes in his body, Bingyan didn't deceive himself, this badge can really make him stronger.

"How's it going, isn't it easy to use?" Bingyan's voice sounded at the right time.

"Yes!" An Xu held back the excitement in his heart and let out a long breath. His eyes became serious: "To be honest, I was a little scared! This badge is more useful than I ever imagined, and I now wonder what it takes to get such an ability. ”

An Xu is not a fool, there is no free lunch in the world, and the long-term hard life has made him understand this truth. It is impossible for you to get such benefits for nothing, and the more times like this, the more you need to calm down, otherwise you are likely to lose yourself, and the devil's dealings are often full of temptations, not jokes.

It is undeniable that he really needs such strength, as long as it does not involve his own bottom limit, An Xu doesn't mind giving something, when life is so difficult, who doesn't want to change their fate? Just like the cultivation of a warrior, only by breaking the shackles of the star mark can one gain a new life.

An Xu also wants to break free from such a fate, at least, he wants to have the strength to protect this family.

But this time An Xu seemed to be thinking too much, because Bingyan still had that indifferent tone: "You don't have to worry, I said, this is a benefit attached to the badge, and you don't need to do anything!" ”

"Oh?" An Xu still didn't believe it: "Why did you give me such a good thing?" Don't you want it, who are you and why do you know so much about the role of this badge? ”

"No, no, you're completely mistaken! It's not this badge I gave you, but the one that this badge accepts you and has nothing to do with me, I told you that I'm just a soul in it, and strictly speaking, I'm dead! This badge has no effect on a dead person! ”

"As for why I know!" Bing Yan suddenly sighed, and his voice was sentimental and full of memories in his mind.

"Because, I used to be a member of the Star Guild!"