(Thanks to the boring bubble Jun 588 for the reward, I thought no one would reward Xiaofeng anymore)

Just because of the first layer, the result made some players who were still depressed feel like they were beaten up, and the second layer was completed by them in only three days, and the most important thing is that they have not found the boss room yet.

After conquering the second tier, those players who were at the top of the majority of players began to gather in an orderly group.

Since then, the term "Raiders Group" has begun to spread like a spring breeze in Ayn Grant, giving many people hope.

At this moment, in addition to some players who have not joined the guild, there are also two guilds composed of top players.

One is the DragonKnights Brigade, created by Linde, and the other is the aincradLiberatesquad, led by the knight Tilberu and the cactus-headed Tooth King.

Because the boss of the second layer was attacked by someone other than them, the idea of the girls who were tired of farming monsters was disappointed to abuse the boss again.

As a result, it is now divided into two groups, and the girls continue to explore the maze area on the third floor, while Excellence and Asuna are assigned to a group to collect information from other players.

Of course, Excellence knew the girl's intentions for doing this, and in addition to the reason to attack the boss more efficiently, they wanted to give him and Asuna a chance to be alone.

Let the person you like be alone with other girls,Help him complete the strategy,It's how big a mind to endure.,Excellence felt more guilty than ever for this group of lovely girls.。

On the night of the separation, Youba said to Excellence, "Yue, you have to seize the opportunity to work hard to conquer Asuna." Otherwise, you will have to live up to our sacrifice! ”

As for Asuna, she didn't know anything about it, after all, she couldn't imagine that Kuroyukihime and them would have such thoughts.

Although the agreement to team up with Excellence for a week has long passed, Asuna, who couldn't find a place to go for a while, still temporarily followed Excellence and their group.

Later, when he learned that the strategy team was going to hold a strategy meeting on Zmofert's side, Excellence and Asuna rushed over there.

After only five minutes of walking along the forest path, a wall of thick logs lined up appeared in front of me.

The path was annexed to a large cast-iron gate, and from the opposite side came the bustle of a human town.

At this moment, Excellence and Asuna arrive in a space enclosed by a giant tree, which is Zmoufert's portal square.

Although it has been nearly a day since it was activated, figures continue to flicker in the swaying blue door at a pace of tens of seconds.

And it seems that there are a lot of players who are wearing early equipment or unarmed, who should have come to visit from the first layer of the initial town.

Although I want to say don't go outside the town or anything, but on the other hand, even the people who stayed in the circle have gradually recovered to the calmness of playing on the newly opened floor.

On the north side of the portal plaza is the semi-circular meeting hall in Torbana, on the first floor, where the "first meeting" is presumably held. While observing the plaza, which is now only for tourists, he approached the huge baobab tree in the southeast.

There is a wide staircase from the root to the entrance slightly above, and a notice board stands next to it, on which parchment paper is pasted, which is the original purpose of the device, and the large letter notice pasted in the center comes into view, so you don't need to look for it.

"The strategy meeting will start at five o'clock tomorrow afternoon, and there is still a lot of time."

Excellence silently looked at Asuna, who was whispering, and after making a proposal to "go rent a room first and think about it", he stepped onto the passage of about ten steps.

After drilling through the front entrance that takes advantage of the natural tree hole, the first floor of the wide lobby opens up in view.

Players and nPCs are chatting and laughing as they greet each other on the floor where the polished patterns of the annual rings are clearly visible, and the entrance hall is lined with shops selling food, and a huge spiral staircase rises in the middle of the ceiling.

"Wow-" Asuna, who was approaching the stairs with a small exclamation, stared intently from the floor to the treads and handrails connected to the wood grain, "This whole building is called a single wooden statue, and the carving process is probably complicated." ”

It shouldn't be a disappointing comment here that because it's just an object in the virtual world, that kind of thing is easy, and Excellence responded slightly, nodding with a serious expression.

"The big baobab tree in the back of the house seems to be named 'Yew Tree' in SAO's setting, and after talking to the mayor on it, he'll let you hear the story of how big the carving of this tree is, although that's all the guild quest is for the first mission."

"Ah, what does the guild have to do with wood carving?"

"Well—to put it simply, three men who carved three trees apart a long time ago often quarreled, so a great uncle who was a warrior, a smith, and a carpenter, mediated their dispute and built a town, and for his merits he was given the seal of the guild leader by the king of a certain floor."

Excellence paused, and continued to tell Asuna, who was still a novice in game knowledge, "Then the grandson of that uncle will be the hereditary mayor of Zmofert for generations, but the seal was stolen after the current mayor took the throne, and helping him get that back is the main content of the guild's exploration." ”

"Oh-" tilted her little head blankly, and Asuna suddenly realized, "I see." ”

"Could it be that Asuna is interested in the guild's affairs?" Excellence looked at Asuna with some curiosity.

"Not now." After answering simply, Asuna curled her beautiful lips and continued, "Because, although Argo's book only explains it slightly, the guild thing automatically collects a few percent of the money earned by members, right?" ”

"Well—that's right." He nodded in agreement, so remarkable that there was no other reaction.

In the real world, he played a lot of online games, no matter what kind of online games, as long as there was a guild or something, most of them would deduct a certain percentage point from the gold coins that the guild members harvested each time to use it as a guild fund.

For excellence, this is already a commonplace, after all, this is the setting of the game, he can't decide anything as a player, and the maintenance of the guild also requires a certain amount of money, which can't all be borne by the guild leader.

"Well, it's not like I'm stingy with money. It's just that I hate that kind of powerful thing, or I hate this kind of feeling of imposing on others. ”

It's just that because of Excellence's somewhat perfunctory attitude, Asuna on the side thought that Excellence had misunderstood something, so she explained with some urgency.

"Yes." It's just that Asuna's explanation is to usher in an excellent answer with a "I already knew" expression.

Because Excellence really understood that Asuna was not a character who would be influenced by others or swear loyalty to anyone, but in the original book, she still joined the Blood Alliance Knights, but her brilliance stood out from most people and became the deputy head of the Blood Alliance Knights.

The excellent reaction made Asuna a little unhappy, pouting, Asuna curled her lips into a word, "What about you?" Have you ever joined a guild when playing other MMO games? ”

"Didn't join," muttered in an indistinct voice, and Excellence thought for a moment before adding, "But it's not that I hate automatic levies or things like sending people under fences, it's just"

"Just what?" Asuna had a look of "I'm curious, please tell me".

Covering his face helplessly, "Do you think you're a curious baby?" Excellence complained in his heart.

"At that time, I was just a little unsociable, and I didn't like to get together with others."

I don't know if I understood the excellent answer, and the corners of Asuna's mouth, who bowed her head gently, finally returned to its normal position.

As if she wanted to say something more, she quickly closed her lips and looked up at the spiral staircase, and walked briskly forward in her boots to change her mood.

"It's almost time to take on the stairs, and the top is twenty floors? Does the accommodation fee vary depending on the number of floors? ”

"It's just that the size of the room and the presence or absence of the windows will be different, and although the view is pleasant from above, it will be a hassle to go up and down."

According to the knowledge about the original SAO in his mind, Excellence explained unhurriedly.

"Understand, let's talk about it first, there's no such thing as running to the top."

Looking at Asuna walking in front of him a little speechlessly, he stroked his forehead, "This kind of thing is usually not said by anyone, so there won't be one."

As if ignoring Excellence's words, Asuna nimbly climbed over the handrail of the stairs to take a shortcut and began to ascend the stairs at a beautiful pace.

For Asuna's sudden move, Excellence followed with some confusion, and Asuna, who arrived a few seconds earlier than Excellence, looked at Excellence with some smugness.

And then said in a refreshing voice, "I won, as the winner, the room is up to me." ”

"Hey, hey—that's obvious cheating, right? What is the difference between this and the 'walking' and 'preparing to run' in one day and Journey to the West! ”

But Excellence's complaint again was obviously ignored by Asuna, and she could only sigh and look at Asuna's back as she strode through the spacious hall.

"This Nizi is really good at playing people"

to be continued