Chapter Ninety-Six: The House of the Witcher
The remote town is located on a desolate plain, and at a glance, except for the dry land and low vegetation, only a few lonely stones stand on the ground, and the whole town is inhabited by about a hundred families, and the houses are scattered all over the town.
Chen Li walked along the main road, leaving the main area of the town, and looking back, a few large characters painted with inferior green paint were particularly conspicuous behind Chen Li, "Oak Town".
He searched the little jeep carefully, and finally found a map behind the seat under his butt, which kindly marked the location of Oak Town with a red marker, and then marked another location with a large cross, which read "HuoseRoad".
It's the bar where Joe and Elaine are, and almost all witchers know about it.
After visually measuring the distance, Chen Li stepped on the accelerator, held the steering wheel and set off towards the target point.
Puffs of black smoke billed from behind the car, and the little jeep began to shake abnormally, as if protesting against the passing of his last life.
Finally, when Chen Li drove to the bar, the classic car that had protested all the way finally made a "jingling" sound, and some small parts jumped out of all directions, and the door was crossed, completely completing its mission.
He stepped on the fine stone floor and looked at the bar in front of him, there were no other buildings around "HuoseRoad", it suddenly appeared in this desolate land, obviously the owner of this bar did not expect how many people came here every day to consume drinks.
The whole house looks a bit old, but it is still somewhat maintained, and you can still see the careful care of the owner from the polished signs.
There were already a few cars parked in the open space around the bar, but Chen Li couldn't tell what the brands were.
He tidied up his clothes and patted off the dust on them, hoping to give others a better impression.
"Jingle bell", the wooden door that is pushed to drive the bell, reminds the guests of the arrival.
Chen Li walked into the bar with the only thing in his body that was still shining, a pair of leather shoes.
Unlike the kind of bars that modern people often see full of tobacco and alcohol, perfumes and hormones, dazzling lights and dynamic music, this bar is more similar to the kind of western cowboys who drew their guns and shot at each other during the western development in the last century.
He ignored the curious glances from around him and went straight to the bar.
Despite the slight wrinkles on her face, she is still slender and charming, and you can describe the woman holding a wine glass at the bar.
"Please give me a bottle of Corona beer", Chen Li planned to spend his dozen dollars at once.
Ai Lian looked Chen Li up and down: "Huh? New face, who introduced you? ”
At this time, Chen Li couldn't say that he had a good relationship with the Winchester brothers, so he casually said: "It was Gordon who introduced me, the black man with a big bald head and a strong sense of justice and self-esteem." ”
Anyway, now that Gordon is not here, Chen Li glanced at the bar, all of them were fresh faces, and they had never appeared in the plot.
"yes, that's not an easy guy to get along with." , Ailian's half-convinced, fortunately, Chen Li's charm is not low, and she was confused.
To be honest, Chen Li wasn't quite sure how to unlock the prestige of the Demon Hunter camp, maybe he should go and kill a few ghosts first to improve his reputation?
Taking the beer handed over by Ailian, Chen Li pinched the mouth of the bottle with his hand, and asked pretending not to care: "I heard that many wandering vampires have come out to make trouble again recently?" ”
Ailian's eyes were very puzzled: "Vampire? I haven't heard of vampires anywhere? ”
Chen Li immediately knew the exact time he entered, that is, "Cotter" was still in Aikins's hands.
He turned his head and saw a white figure sitting next to a "slot machine" in the bar. The energetic and seductive little waist seen from behind him explained very well the various drunkards who were constantly going up to talk to him, and the long golden hair of the shawl almost captured Chen Li's eyes, he took out the last coin in his pocket, unceremoniously pushed away those guys who wanted to kiss Fang Ze with the strength of wine, and sat down next to Joe.
"Mind having a game with me, beautiful young lady." , Chen Li stared at the cute little lips and smiled.
Joe has been a master of arcade and "slot machines" since she was a child, and all the records in the entire bar are kept by her, and there are opponents sent to the door, of course Joe will not refuse, and she is now playing an arcade game, somewhat similar to Street Fighter or something.
Letting go of half of his seat, Chen Li threw the only coin he had left into the entrance.
Chen Li, who was not very familiar with the rules at first, knelt two people in a row at first, but in the third game, he gave full play to his agility and spirit of more than 60 points.
Looking at the characters on the screen who were killed by Chen Li three times in a row without injury, Qiao pouted dissatisfiedly: "Do it again!" ”
"Of course it's fine, it's just that I don't have any coins on me anymore." , Chen Li smiled and spread his hands.
"Humph! I'll pay! Joe said with a winkful look as he took a few coins out of his pocket.
Of course, Chen Li had nothing to say, which was exactly in line with his intentions.
In the end, after defeating Qiao several times in a row, Chen Li pretended to show a mistake, but Qiao seized the opportunity and took it away directly with a set of combos, and finally won the victory.
Chen Li stood up: "Mind inviting me for a drink?" ”
"Of course, no problem, wait a minute." The victory over an opponent stronger than herself did make Joe feel very satisfied, and she decided to treat this guy who seemed to be quite pleasing to the eye.
At the same time, a hint came to Chen Li's ears:
"Your friendship with the character Joe has increased"
"The current opinion is 12/100 (friendly)"
"You've opened the prestige of the Witcher faction."
"Current reputation: 100/1000 (obscurity)"
"You can get paid and increase your reputation by taking quests at the Witcher's House."
Chen Li suddenly felt that he had disappeared from the place in the bar before, as if he had come to the fish in the water, but the eyes cast around him also became jealous, as if he had been robbed of his girlfriend, although this was just their own fantasy.
Ai Lian came out of the backstage again, and her attitude towards Chen Li was much better: "Okay, amazing Asian boy, for Joe's sake, this is your vodka, and there is a task you can accept." ”
She handed Chen Li a glass of liquid that smelled of strong alcohol and a blank piece of paper on which a dense array of task options were outlined in beautiful shapes.
"Clear the Reservoir and reward 100 reputation points, $50"
"Purify the wandering spirits on the highway and reward 100 reputation for $50"
"Explore the Mansion and Reward 200 Fame, $100"
"Kill a Shapeshifter and get 500 Fame, $250"
"Kill a Werewolf, 500 Fame, $250"
Drinking the strong vodka and feeling the pleasure of the flames burning in his chest, Chen Li picked up the paper and looked at it carefully.
Lined up from top to bottom, from easy to difficult, and with more reward points, Chen Li carefully searched for a goal that suited him.
About a certain position in the task list, the reward suddenly increased, from a few hundred points of prestige to more than a thousand, and Chen Li immediately understood that this meant that the level of the monster had reached the elite level.
In the end, Chen Li chose one of these missions called: Ghoul's Roar.
This quest is at the top of a large list of elite-level quests, rewarding 1,000 points of reputation and a $500 reward. With the idea of trying to strengthen the monster's strength first, Chen Li chose such a task that is neither high nor low.
"You want to pick this?" , Ailian's expression was a little subtle.
Chen Li was confused: "What's the matter, is there any problem?" ”
She thought for a moment and said, "It's nothing, I just think that a newcomer like you shouldn't take on a task of this difficulty." ”
Chen Li laughed secretly.
"These tasks are delegated, so they are paid, which means that you need to meet with your client beforehand to understand the situation, which will be of great help to your task." , Ai Lian reminded.
Nodding and noting down the client's address, Chen Li took out the map and rushed towards South Wyoming.
"You've accepted the mission: Ghoul's Roar"
"Mission Type: Faction Prestige Mission"
"Mission Objective: Go to the address in South Wyoming, meet with your client, get further clues, then solve the problem, and bring back the evidence of your solution to the mission to Elaine."
"Reward: 1,000 Witcher Faction Fame, $500"
"Defeat Penalty: Faction Fame Reduced by 500 points."
Chen wondered if he needed a pet or something, because getting from Nebraska to South Wyoming was not an easy task.
Along the way, Chen Li, who had no money, had no choice but to run away to the client's residence, and when Chen Li noticed that his shoes were damaged and had to manifest the "ogre's heel", he also came to the address marked by the client.
It was a large apartment, six stories high, and he went to the first room on the left hand side of the second floor and knocked lightly on the door.
"Who, who!" Suddenly a woman's frightened cry came from inside the door.
Chen Li eased his breathing: "Hello, Ms. Betty, I am the person introduced by Ai Lian to help you. ”
The door slowly opened, revealing a pale face with a few drops of cold sweat on its cheeks.
Betty looked left and right, as if confirming something, and then seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, opened the door and let Chen Li walk into the house.
The room was a bit dirty, which should be unbearable for a girl, and it seemed that the distracted, distracted Lady Betty hadn't cleaned her room in a while.