Chapter 3: Long Lake Town

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"You're a mental and intellectual specialty?" The black girl looked at Li Mo in surprise, but she didn't expect that his intelligence attribute was also not low, and he could actually afford this wooden staff that could only be equipped with an intelligence attribute of 8 or more.

However, this time the goddess of luck did not favor Li Mo, and a few seconds later, the staff appeared in the black girl's hand, and as soon as she glanced at the attributes, a surprised expression suddenly appeared on her face.

"The attribute of this staff is actually spell penetration!"

Spell penetration, is a certain percentage of ignoring the target's magic defense, and the extended elemental resistance, that is to say, the higher the black girl's spell penetration, not only the higher the spell damage caused, but her ice spell is more likely to cause a series of negative states such as stiffness and freezing to the target.

The Yitzhak that Li Mo had fought against was an intellectual elder who piled up the spell penetration attribute to an extremely high elevation, otherwise the ordinary flames falling on Li Mo's body would be a conspicuous pitch black at most, and would not produce a negative state such as burning, blisters, etc., which continued to damage blood.

When the corpse of the valley monster surfaced, everyone could see the monster's appearance clearly. A water snake that seems to be magnified more than ten times, the huge black shadow seen under the surface of the water is a fleshy membrane that spreads on both sides, which looks like the wings of a bat, and it can produce a powerful impetus when flapped in the water.

The bayonet and bearded man jumped into the water, tied the body of the valley monster with the rope found on the boat, and dragged it slowly away by the smuggling boat in the direction of Long Lake.

It didn't take long for a ferry that stretched out to the lake loomed into view, and everyone stood quietly behind, leaving only the bearded dog with the highest charm attribute standing on the bow of the boat.

When the guards guarding the gate saw the huge water monster dragged behind the hull, their faces immediately changed greatly, and they pulled the alarm in a panic, and in an instant, the sound of bells spread throughout the entire Changhe Town.

By the time the ship approached the edge of the checkpoint, a dozen half-armored guards with spears had sensed the crossing and surrounded everyone on board.

One of the leading guards captains stepped forward, glanced at the hideous corpse of the river valley water monster, and then said loudly: "This is Changhu Town, I know this boat, it belongs to the boots of a cowardly smuggler, and I will detain all you smugglers in the name of the mayor." ”

The bearded dog hurriedly stepped forward and said righteously: "My lord, we are rangers from Lu Dao'er, chasing adventures and treasures to come here, on the way we befriended a man who claimed to be a townsman from Changhu Town, he took us to a cold and biting river, where we encountered a monster attack, after a not too fierce battle, we succeeded in killing this monster called the river valley monster, but the owner of this ship unfortunately fell into the water during the battle and became the belly of this monster. ”

The captain of the guard glanced at everyone on the boat with suspicious eyes, and the Yan sΓΉ on his face softened slightly, but he still said undoubtedly: "Without the permission of the mayor, no one or ship can enter Changhu Town without permission. ”

Without a trace, the bearded dog stuffed a golden coin into the hand of the captain of the guard, and then said loudly in a voice that everyone could hear: "In order to protect the lives and property of his people, the mayor specially recruited us to hunt and kill the water monsters wandering in the nearby river area, and this corpse is the evidence. ”

The corpse of the river valley monster had already attracted some onlookers from the townspeople, and the sound of the bearded dog reached their ears, and when they heard that this was the work of the mayor, the faces of the townspeople showed surprise and suspicion.

The captain of the guard also noticed the reaction of the surrounding townspeople, and couldn't help but fall into hesitation. At this time, the bearded dog struck while the iron was hot, and he approached the captain of the guard, and whispered in a voice that only a few people around him could hear: "Trust me, the mayor will be happy to see this qiΔ“ you have done for him." The ship's weapons are also at your disposal, and we promise you won't get into any trouble. ”

Hearing this, the captain of the guard subconsciously pinched the gold coin in his hand, and then finally made a decision, he cleared his throat, and then said to the people around him: "You guys have disposed of the boat and the corpse, and I will take these people to see the mayor first." With that, he turned around and walked in front, and the other recruiters saw this scene without saying a word, and followed honestly.

The town of Changhu was built on the lake, and the old, dilapidated wooden houses were arranged in a disorderly manner, and the atmosphere of poverty, decadence, and decay was like a stubborn disease, deeply rooted in every corner of the town.

The recruiters noticed that the faces of the townspeople living in Changhu Town were full of numbness and indifference, and when they saw their group of strangers entering the town, they only glanced at them and skipped them directly, as if this qiΔ“ had nothing to do with them.

A tall tower stood in the middle of the town, and on top of the tower was a huge cross-shaped bow and arrow, a powerful weapon from the hands of the dwarven master craftsmen, the dragon hunting bow, which had been completely abandoned there since the destruction of Riverdale by the dragon Smaug.

However, the key to the dragon's bow, the only weapon capable of shooting the dragon Smaug, the Black Arrow, was hidden on the roof of a fisherman named Bard.

The other recruiters had obviously thought of this terrifying weapon, and their eyes flashed with a strange light, but they tried their best to hide it, and they didn't dare to show it.

After a rough observation of Long Lake Town, Li Mo determined that Fisherman Bud had not yet brought the Dwarven Expedition into this town, but according to the original plot, it was inferred that in the next few days, the Dwarf Expedition could enter Long Lake Town at any time, and now the recruiters had to do a very simple thing, that is, to keep themselves in this town as much as possible to avoid missing the opportunity to contact the dwarves, and to do so, they must get permission from the mayor of Long Lake Town.

When the group followed the captain of the guard to the door of a small and humble mansion, a rosacea-nosed man with a wide body and a fat body that could not hide the robes of a nobleman approached him, followed by several attendants.

"Oh damn it, are you just as ignoring my orders as that stupid, lowly bastard of Bard? I made it clear that no one can enter or leave my territory without my permission! ”

After saying this, the ugly and fat nobleman looked a little out of breath, raised the wine bottle in his hand and hurriedly poured a big sip into his mouth, the foul smell of wine could be clearly smelled even by Li Mo, who was standing at the end.

"Mayor, these people say that you hired them to kill the water monsters that threaten the safety of your territory for your people."

"What, hire!" The mayor seemed to hear only the word "hire", and he shouted in a high-pitched voice: "I won't give a cent of my money to these fellows who look like beggars!" ”

"In fact, you've already paid for your hire upfront, esteemed mayor." The bearded dog stepped forward unhurriedly and said with respect on his face, "Your reputation has begun to spread in the town, and the corpse of the river monster will be one of your great deeds. ”

The mayor of the town, who was about to explode, immediately calmed down when he heard this, he poured two sips of strong wine, and after burping, he glanced at the mustache dog with drunken eyes, and then said slowly: "You mean to say that those guys outside are praising me, instead of ignoring and insulting my name like that lowly guy in Bud?" ”

"Your greatness shines as brightly as the sun, and I am sure that your people will realize that the killing of the valley monster is only the most inconspicuous of your many great deeds." The mustache stammered.

"Hahahaha!" Mayor Dame burst out laughing, and he pointed to the eight recruiters in front of him and said to his entourage, "Alfred, I like these guys, give them a permit, as long as they don't cause trouble, I will allow them to stay in my town." With that, he shook his fat body and turned back to the mansion, as if he had forgotten that he was about to make a tour of the town to assert his precarious dominance.

The retinue, known as Alfred, walked up to the bearded dog, squinted at him with a haughty look, and snorted, "You low, rude, filthy mercenaries should be glad from the bottom of my heart, and if I show you the slightest misconduct, I will take your heads off and hang them on the mast." ”

At this time, the prompt sound of the system finally sounded in everyone's ears:

"Time: September 28, 2941 in the Third Solar Age"

"Location: Middle Earth University 6, Changhu Town"

"Scene: The Lord of the Rings"

"Difficulty: Relatively Hard (Grade B)"

"Pain Reduction: 5o%"

"Personal Enhancement: None"

"Current World Exploration: O.OO1%"

"As a side note, the current world is peaceful, and no items will be dropped when the Drafter dies, and the damage from Recruiters attacking each other will be reduced by 5o%."

"You got the main quest: Dwarven Expedition"

"Mission requirements: Join the Dwarven Expedition, and the Dwarven King Oak Shield Thorin and the Ring Bearer Bilbo Baggins cannot die, and the mission failure will be punished with a maximum base attribute of 5 points!"

"Quest Tip: Merit points can be used instead of the penalty for deducting attributes, and when merit points are insufficient, attributes will be forcibly deducted."

"Mission Description: Each dwarf on the expedition will receive a reward for each survivor, and an additional bonus if all the dwarves survive together."

"Warning: Failure to join the Dwarven Expedition will be considered a mission failure and will be forced to accept punishment when the expedition reaches the Lonely Mountain."

When the mayor's entourage Alfred walked away on his figure-eight legs, the bearded dog suddenly clapped his hands, attracting everyone's attention and said, "Everyone has seen the main quest and knows something about this world, and I think everyone should stick together to complete this quest." ”

At this time, the bearded dog was like a leader, and he had and did serve as the leader of a team, so he easily grasped the atmosphere of the scene.

Sure enough, I just heard him say directly: "I think since we have formed a temporary team, there should be a leader to lead everyone." The difficulty of the task aside, everyone will receive an additional reward for each dwarf who survives, and for this we must come together, and this qiΔ“ must be led by a strong leader to lead the whole team. ”

As soon as the bearded dog said this, everyone had already guessed his intentions, but no one opened their mouths to interrupt him. On the one hand, because everyone agrees with his statement, the recruiters present are not rookies who have entered the world for the first time, and they clearly know the importance of the team. On the other hand, he was intimidated by the reputation of the mustache dog, he used to be the leader of the team, and at this time he was the first to stand up and speak, and naturally no one dared to take him lightly.