Chapter 16: The Village That Lost Its Dreams

Fortunately, An Ran didn't drink some kind of nutrient solution used to promote the growth of seeds, but the taste of that bowl of potion was indeed flattering, and the taste similar to Yunnan Baiyao spray would probably become his nightmare for a long time to come.

"There's Naganli ahead of us, and we're going to visit the chief later," said Captain Hawk to the gambling crowd in the carriage behind him, "and we'll need a ship big and strong enough for the next adventure." ”

"I just want to sleep well now, I'm so sleepy~" An Ran, who was wrapped in a blanket, threw out three dice a little weakly, "Three sixes, don't play tricks, old man, this is my biggest." ”

"Don't worry, the surging energy of Naganli Village will surely make your illness heal in an instant. ”

"I hope so," An Ran turned his head to look at the back of the man who was driving, and suddenly felt that the uncle who worked hard for his dream was a little cute, but when he came back to his senses, "Eh, I'm obviously three sixes, old man, you're cheating." ”

The old man of the dragon man coughed with a serious face: "It's not me, it's the cat nosuke." ”

"Meow?"

About half an hour later, the convoy entered a huge volcanic cavern, and I thought that this lava-dripping village would be unbearable heat, so I took off the blanket and walked out of the carriage directly.

"Enthusiasm, vitality, uncle, do you think I'm so deceitful," feeling the cold and deserted environment around him, he ran back to the carriage and wrapped himself in a small blanket before coming out, "This village feels like a ghost village, are you sure that someone lives here?"

"It's a little wrong, let's go to the village chief. With that, Captain Hawke motioned for the others to stay in the car, and asked Enron to follow him to see what the situation was.

"I haven't seen the village chief here, how can I recognize it. ”

"You'll recognize him the first time you see him. ”

An Ran looked at Captain Hawke's meaningful smile and followed with some confusion.

On the way to find the village chief, An Ran saw many Tulong clans sitting on the ground, with the appearance of dwarves in traditional online games, extremely strong limbs and rough beards, these guys should be very bold, but the decadent atmosphere exuded from the inside out is completely unrelated to vitality.

"If I've always wanted to be a salted fish, these guys are already completely dead fish, and those frustrations are almost condensed into substance, what is going on in this village?"

Soon, the two found the village chief who was also sitting on the ground depressed, but what attracted An Ran's attention more was the white beard that stood up on the top of his head like two horns, and sure enough, the village chief could be recognized at a glance.

Before the two of them could go up to talk, the strange-looking village chief began to talk to himself.

"The lava is gone...... The ore can't be mined...... If this continues, we will all be finished...... But I can't ......"

"Oh oh oh

The village chief raised his head after a long howl, and after seeing the two people standing in front of him, he asked in a frustrated tone, "...... Hmm, what, guests?"

An Ran said their intentions under the gaze of the head of the Hawk group: "You are the village chief of Naganli Village, our head wants to build the most powerful ship. ”

"That's right...... I am the village chief of Naganli Village," the village chief nodded, and the moment he heard that he was going to build a ship, An Ran saw that a flame seemed to ignite in his eyes, but the flame was quickly extinguished, "Well, if you want to build a ship, I'm sorry, you also see the state of the village, not now!"

"Is that what happened?"

"The lava from the volcano is suddenly gone, and there are 'ghost frogs' in the excavation site, so we can't mine," the village chief recounted their plight, "I haven't touched the ore for half a month...... That silky touch is probably the last memory of my life......"

"Our favorite thing for the Earth Dragons is to build all kinds of things, and now this completely loses the meaning of living!

"Daughter...... I'm sorry, just let me rot here!"

"Daughter...... My lovely daughter, ahh

"This has already made up my mind, it can't be cured, it's hopeless, wait for death, who can withstand the three divine doctors." 」

Faced with such an answer, An Ran looked at the smiling Captain Hawke standing behind him, who twisted his head to indicate that there was a relatively normal-looking little girl next to him.

So An Ran had to step forward again, but before he could speak, the little girl had already stood in front of him and started shouting: "You are new guests, our village is in the greatest crisis ever!"

"My dad and brother can't move a single step! You can see it, it's been going on like this for half a month. ”

"Originally, our Tulong clan has always been making equipment in this village and selling it to passing merchants or hunters who come here, but recently a 'ghost frog' has appeared in the depths of the underground cave!"

"And there haven't been any hunters lately, so we've managed to mine......

"There is no material! Work can only be stopped! Everyone is very depressed!"

"Dad and brother, they're all of a sudden like this!

"It must be the will of Heaven to meet you at this time! Please, hunter, help us!"

"Get rid of the ghost frogs, and let Dad and Brother return them to their original state!"

"If this continues, everyone will rot! Wow~ I didn't cry, please!"

"Trigger the second stage of the main quest and get a reward of 50 Hypneosis points"

"True Main Quest 2 (Not Optional): How can a good hunter make a girl cry easily?"

"Description: In order to fulfill Captain Hawke's dream, you need a powerful ship to solve the troubles of the Earth Dragon Clan, hunt that nasty ghost frog, and make Naganli Village vibrant again!"

"Completion Condition: Hunting Ghost Frogs in the Depths of the Underground Caves"

"Reward: 15 Hypnos Points, Skill "Evaluation"]

"Failure Penalty: Failure in the main quest will lead to unpredictable changes in the world line, in which case, death is the best option for you."

An Ran turned his head and glanced at the smiling head of the Hawke, and then looked at the little girl of the Earth Dragon Clan with teary eyes in front of her, and inexplicably felt that she had been arranged.

"I'm all wrapped up like this, how the hell can you tell I'm a hunter at a glance! Don't tell me you also look at people by your eyes, it must be that guy in the White Night who is behind my back. 」

"Please maintain due respect for the Three Pillars, we will not interfere with the progress of the world according to our own preferences, and if you notice something abnormal, please carefully consider the first sentence of this paragraph. 』

............ Regarding this threat of Chiguoguo, An Ran could only reluctantly recite a sentence of "Three Pillars God NB" in his heart.