Ethan: No. Not only did he have no money, but he now had all his possessions with him, except for a set of clothes, only the basic spiritual power cultivation book and the island pointer of Starter Island were on his body, and he also brought some dry food and water with him.

"It's impossible to rob, I don't have that strength. ”

Come to think of it, the only way to help Rogue work in camp and sell his labor in exchange for what he wants is the safest way, and there will be no accidents.

After a good night's rest, the next morning, Ethan ran to find Akara, who was the only one who could talk to him, and he needed Akara to convey his intentions to the others.

Acala's tent was not hard to find, as one of the last remaining high priests of the Order of the Blind Eye, Acala had a high status in the camp, and in the northeast corner of the camp there was a separate area for the nuns, the largest of which belonged to Acala alone.

Of course, Acala herself will also use her excellent healing and potion-making abilities to ensure the fighting power of the Rogers, and she is one of the most important people in the entire camp in every way.

When Ethan found her, Akara was standing outside his tent, looking at a few plants in a daze, as if thinking about something. It wasn't until Ethan walked in front of him to block out the already small amount of light that he turned his head.

"Young mage apprentice, did you come to me for any help?"

"Hello, Priest Akara, I do need your help with something. Ethan sorted out his words before continuing with his mental strength: "As you can see, I am now penniless, and I don't have anything on me that can be exchanged for travel expenses, so I want to do what I can in exchange for some payment, so that I can buy some protective weapons and enough food." ”

Akara nodded, understanding what Ethan meant, "So, you want me to help you convey what you mean?" Ethan couldn't communicate directly with the people in the camp, so he had to translate through her, which was not surprising. "I'll help you write a few notes, and then teach you some simple vocabulary, which should be enough to solve your troubles. ”

As she said, Akara was an absolute man of action, and immediately after agreeing, she wrote a few simple notes, such as 'Do you need help?' 'I can do some work!' 'I need to earn money to go home!' and other long sentences were written by her, and then told Ethan to let him personally write words he knew on a few notes to distinguish them.

At the same time, Ethan was taught simple phrases such as 'hello' in front of the tent, which took less than three hours to complete, and the speed of learning surprised Ethan himself.

"I never learned English this fast in my life. ”

Not only did he learn quickly, but he also remembered very clearly, and after learning more than a dozen words, Ethan found that he did not have the slightest confusion.

"It's true that the old man said that with the improvement of mental power, learning a language is not a troublesome thing. ”

Strong mental power will directly strengthen people's memory ability, although it cannot make people's IQ very high, but it will indeed make it easier for people to remember a large amount of information. Never forgetting this kind of talent, which is the envy of many ordinary people, is actually a necessary skill for high-level mages.

After half a day of study, Akara found that although Ethan had not really started on the path of a mage, his mental power control and memory were already considered a qualified mage apprentice, and he suddenly remembered his current troubles and began to consider whether the young man in front of him was a suitable choice.

After thinking about it for a while, she decided that the Rogers guarding this camp was already the limit, in addition to going out regularly to patrol the surrounding area, cleaning up more and more dark creatures, and collecting all the resources they could use, the Rogers really didn't have any more energy to do anything else.

"If you really want to do something, there's one thing you need help with at the moment. ”

When Ethan heard this, he suddenly remembered that when he first played the game, Acala was the character who released the first mission in the first act, and at this time he suddenly said that he needed his own help, could it be the mission in the game?

"That's a combat mission that requires one person to kill an unknown number of dark creatures, can I do it?"

While he was still debating whether to refuse tactfully, Akara's next words made him realize that he was thinking too much.

She is thin, has no armor or weapons, and although she is a mage, she is obviously not a beginner, Akara is not such an unreliable person, and she is not asking Ethan to do such a difficult thing as cleaning up the evil cave. Instead, he wanted Ethan to help him collect some herbs near the camp.

"The darkness is getting closer, and the pressure on the Roges is increasing, and now the Rogs are forced to shrink into the camp for defense, and they can't even free up the manpower to collect supplies. As a result, there are fewer and fewer herbs that can be used to make potions, so I need to replenish a lot of herbs to make potions. ”

Akara herself could not leave the camp, not only her, but even the lower nuns were strictly protected from going out at will. So these things can only be done by someone else.

"Collecting herbs?"

Doesn't sound like a difficult task?

Seeing that Ethan was interested in helping, Akara explained in detail the shape and characteristics of the herbs he needed, and even took out a few drawings to make it easier for Ethan to identify.

"But you have to be careful, according to the reports of the patrolling Rogges, the dark creatures near the camp are slowly increasing, and even some local creatures are beginning to be attacked by the dark forces, so even if you are only near the camp, it is no longer absolutely safe. ”

Ethan nodded, so he wasn't going to leave the camp too far, or he wouldn't even be able to escape.

"I'll write a note for you to take to Kashya, and she'll help you get some weapons for self-defense. ”

"Then I'm bothering you. ”

Taking the note, Ethan left Akara's tent and walked towards where Kasha was—the tall, muscular woman standing in the center of the camp, more prominent than anything else in the camp.

Walking up to Kasha and handing over the note, Kasha casually recognized it as Akara's handwriting: "You're going to help Akara collect herbs?"

Ethan didn't answer, because he didn't understand at all, but he took a note from his hand and handed it over. It was one of the few sentences that Akara had written for him earlier.

Sure enough, Kasha understood when he saw the above sentence, 'I need to earn what I need to get home'. didn't say anything more about the danger outside, and after turning his head and explaining a few words to Rogge beside him, he stood there and looked at the young man in front of him.

At this time, Ethan couldn't understand what the tall woman opposite was muttering, otherwise he would be very depressed.

"It's too thin!"

"Looks like it's seriously underpowered!"

"Such a physique, even light leather armor will cause a burden, prepare a light weapon for him, and the protective gear will still be forgotten. ”

"I really should train well, Rogge under my command can fight ten such people. ”

Ethan, who didn't understand it at all, felt that Kashya's gaze seemed ill-intentioned, but he thanked him after taking a short sword and a small shield.

"I wish you a safe return, young man!"

Ethan understood this, and before leaving, Akara specially taught him this sentence, and spoke to him once in person.

"Thank you again. ”

With the short sword in the scabbard at his side, and the small shield in his hand, Ethan walked slowly but surely out of the camp.

To say that he is not afraid, how is that possible?

Although he has lived a lifetime again, he has never encountered this kind of situation that needs to be fought in this life, and he is still facing a monster that has been eroded and mutated by the dark power.

"Sooner or later, you have to face all this, and you must not be cowardly!"

Taking a deep breath, Ethan finally walked out of the camp, and then walked towards the woodland not far away to the sound of the Rogers' "I wish you a safe return!"

The Blood Wasteland, this is the area where Camp Rog is currently located.

Despite its name, there are still a lot of flora and fauna, but the color doesn't look normal. Perhaps this is a concrete manifestation of the increasing erosion of the world by the forces of darkness.

Ethan didn't know that even the herbs needed by Akara were being eroded by the dark power, and every time she made a potion, she had to use purification magic to remove the dark energy contained in it before she could continue making the potion. The potion made in this way is much less effective, which is one of the reasons why the potion is becoming less and less sufficient.

"As long as you don't go too far, you shouldn't run into any monsters, right?"

The Rogers had to go out on patrol every day to clear the area around the camp and prevent more and more monsters from storming the camp. So as long as you don't go too far, it's normal not to touch monsters.

Unfortunately, Lady Luck didn't favor Ethan, and he had just walked to a place where he couldn't see the camp when he found the first herb he needed, and at the same time saw two zombies with stiff movements still hanging a little tattered clothes wandering in front of the herbs.

"Zombie ...... There are only two, and there are no other monsters. ”

It's a great workout opportunity, the zombie moves slowly, sluggishly, and despite his great strength, it's not a problem to hide with his dexterity. Moreover, there are only two zombies, and as long as one is eliminated at the beginning with a raid, only the remaining one needs to be eliminated one-on-one.

Ethan made up his mind after carefully making sure that there were no other monsters around, drew his short sword and rushed forward.

In order to deal with one of the zombies as soon as possible, Ethan not only increased his speed to the fastest, but also jumped up to increase the momentum when he rushed in front of the zombie, and then smashed the shield in his left hand on the zombie's head.

"If you fight zombies, you have to hit the head!"

A shield knocked the zombie down, and Ethan immediately swung the short sword in his right hand and slammed it at the head of the fallen zombie!

I don't know how many novels and movies I have read, and in addition to knowing enough about monsters like zombies, there are countless 'seniors' who have capsized because of carelessness to alert myself.

Therefore, Ethan did not hesitate, and after he started, he didn't think so much about it before and after! Fast, ruthless, and accurate! In just an instant, he got the first kill of his life!