"Well, it's true, unlike meditation, this skill seems to be quite useful, but ...... I seem to understand why those two ninjas just now wanted to learn this skill so much......"

Kirito scratched his head and said, seeing that Argo, Asuna, and Ling Ze all had questioning expressions, he first said to Argo, "This is free information", and then began to explain:

"When you think of ninja weapons, you usually think of a ninja knife or a shuriken, right? However, the game industry is a little different, since ancient times, the strongest ninjas in the game must have been able to take off the human head with their bare hands.

Kotaro and Isuke want to learn the skill of physical art no matter what, in order to become the complete body of a ninja. ”

Kirito showed off his game knowledge with a slight hint, and as a veteran gamer, he obviously knew a lot about this knowledge that was useless most of the time.

"No, since those two guys don't know this place, why do they know the details of the skill of physical arts, shouldn't you only have this information?"

After Kirito finished speaking, he also reacted, Kotaro and Isuke's performance, obviously as if they had an understanding of the hidden skill of "physical arts".

"Hehe, this is information that is given away for free again, and at the end of the closed beta, the NPCs on the sixth layer once revealed that there is such information as a physical master on the second layer.

But I had already found this quest myself before that, and those ninjas should have heard about it from the NPCs on the sixth floor during the closed beta, and then when the official operation began, they came to me and said that they wanted to buy information about the special skills of the second layer. ”

Argo looked proud, obviously very satisfied with her reputation, these ninjas were going to look for her to buy information for the first time, and her reputation as an "intelligence dealer" had obviously been completely beaten out during the closed beta period.

"That'...... Then why didn't you say you didn't know at the time? That way they won't be haunted by you, right? ”

Kirito had a question mark on his face, the beginning of the matter seemed to be different from what they thought, it turned out that the people of the "Wind Demon Ninja Army" were actually not sure that Argo had such information.

And in the face of this natural question raised by Kirito, Argo said with an embarrassed expression:

"Because of the self-esteem of the intelligence traffickers...... I'm not allowed to say I don't know about what I know! ”

Argo looked sad and angry, she didn't want to face that situation, but she really couldn't say "I don't know".

“......”

This outrageous answer made Ling Ze, Kirito, and Asuna look at each other, obviously a little incomprehensible.

"So...... Which one do you answer? ”

Ling Ze asked, he wanted to know how this guy had managed to get into trouble and be chased by those ninjas for so long.

"I know, but I don't sell it."

Argo has a raised neck, revealing a little tsundere expression, she looks very cute, and has three black whiskers painted on the left and right cheeks of her face, which is why she was called "Mouse" during the closed beta.

However, it is an unsolved mystery why there is a beard painted on her face, because this piece of information was marked by Argo for 100,000 kels, obviously no one would pay 100,000 kor for this kind of thing, and besides, Argo seems to be a half-blood, and her appearance has obvious traces of mixed blood.

"Hmm...... Looks like we can't understand your feelings......"

The corners of Ling Ze's mouth twitched, Argo's inexplicable self-esteem really made people not know how to evaluate it.

Kirito and Asuna also had a strange face, obviously holding back their emotions, and it was not appropriate to say anything at this time.

Ling Ze began to shift his attention, and he looked at the NPC old man who was in a tatami mat like a tatami mat in the middle of the hut, and was in a meditation pose.

"Are you sure you want to try this mission? Although this is a piece of information that must be charged, I can still give you a little hint, the punishment for failure of this mission will leave a shadow for a lifetime! ”

Seeing that Ling Ze, Kirito, and Asuna were all looking at the NPC, Argo cautiously reminded.

"And for the sake of our friendship, I want you to swear that you will never resent me for this mission, you know, that's why I won't sell."

Argo looked like he was in trouble, and her behavior made Kirito and Asuna retreat.

"Okay, I swear."

However, Ling Ze was very straightforward, and swore directly.

"Next, I'll experience it myself, no matter what happens, I won't resent Argo, and when I'm done with it, Kirito and Asuna will make a decision for the two of you."

Ling Ze is not afraid of any traps, just a task, a very terrifying punishment for Argo, for others, it may not be nothing at all, after all, this girl's brain circuit is obviously a little different from ordinary people.

Ling Ze stepped into the hut and stood in front of the old man who was meditating, and the old man in a tattered robe saw him and immediately spoke:

"Are you here to learn physical arts?"

The NPC old man looked Ling Ze up and down as he spoke, and then nodded, seemingly satisfied.

"That's right."

Ling Ze replied simply, this old man's level should not be low, at least in the lower area, he should belong to the strongest group, after all, you can know by looking at the hairstyle, he is a strong man.

"The path of cultivation is long and dangerous."

The old man stopped what he was doing and said meaningfully.

"I can't ask for it."

At the end of the short quest Q&A, the symbol on the bald uncle's head was replaced by "! "Become"? The hint of successfully accepting the task also appeared in Ling Ze's sight.

Then the bald uncle took Ling Ze outside the hut, and then walked to a huge rock in the corner of the garden surrounded by a rock wall, he patted the rock two meters high and one and a half meters wide, and then touched the beard of his chin with his left hand and said:

"Your only practice is to break this rock with your fists, and if you succeed, I will teach you the skill."

This is the quest, as long as you complete this quest, you will be taught the hidden skill of "body art".

“......”

Kirito and Asuna's mouth opened wide, because this development was really a bit unexpected, but Ling Ze didn't panic, he reached out and tapped the rock lightly.

After getting used to the game world of SAO, Gao Play basically relies on the touch alone, you can know what degree of durability the object has, Kirito can do it, and Ling Ze is naturally no exception, and at this time, what comes from the palm of the hand is almost the same super hardness as an indestructible object, and the hardness of this rock is obviously a bit exaggerated.

Asuna and Kirito both came over, both of them acting in the same way as Ling Ze, trying the hardness of this rock first.

"Well, unlikely."

Kirito immediately made a judgment that with his current level, there was absolutely no possibility of breaking this rock.

"You are not allowed to go down the mountain until this stone is broken, and I will leave a certificate on your body that you are practicing."

Without giving Ling Ze time to react, the NPC old man took out some very wonderful props from his uniform, he held a small pot in his left hand, and a thick and beautiful brush in his right hand, an ominous premonition instantly rose in everyone's hearts, Ling Ze, Kirito, and Asuna were all blessed to the heart, and they all understood how Argo's beard came from, which must be proof of cultivation.

"Can you ......?"

Ling Ze opened his mouth to communicate, but the NPC obviously had no intention of communicating, and his right hand waved at an alarming speed. The tip of the brush was inserted into the pot, and then the tip of the pen stained with ink was pointed directly at Ling Ze.

“！”

Of course Ling Ze wouldn't accept it, he suddenly exerted force under his feet, his body instantly retreated, and narrowly avoided the attack of the NPC old man, this operation immediately made the old man shut down, obviously, it was the first time he encountered this situation.

"Hiss~"

Ling Ze stood firm, if he hadn't used his telekinesis just now, he might not have been able to dodge the tip of this old man's pen, this brush attack should be some kind of set program, even if a high-level player comes, he will also be drawn, if he wants to crack it, he can only rely on skills outside the system.

“WTF？！”

The half-breed Argo was dumbfounded, obviously didn't expect Ling Ze to be able to dodge, in fact, she was also dodging at that time, but she couldn't dodge at all, in the early days of the closed beta, she found this uncle by herself and accepted the task, no way, in the face of this hidden task, most people will accept it, and after accepting, she was also asked to break the rock, and then her face was also made into a symbol by a brush, which was the three black beards.

Kirito and Asuna were naturally shocked, they just thought that Brother Ling Ze would be like Argo, and his face would be painted with three beards like that, but Brother Ling Ze successfully avoided the tip of the pen.

"Why dodge?"

Argo's shock with Kirito and Asuna naturally couldn't affect the NPC old man, and he quickly reacted after experiencing the initial downtime.

"This proof will disappear after you break through the rock and finish your practice, apprentice, since you have worshiped the master, you must abide by the master's rules, otherwise I will not teach you the skills."

The old man found another way, since he couldn't draw it forcibly, let Ling Ze accept it voluntarily, if he wanted to learn "physical skills", he had to be drawn with a "proof of practice".

"Ah......h

Ling Ze froze for a moment, what kind of task does this Nima require? And this SAO's system flexibility is quite strong, he thought at first that this old man would "pretend" to draw himself, and then continue with the following process.

"Can't you let me try first? If I can't pass it, I won't be qualified to be your old disciple. ”

Ling Ze continued to try to negotiate, he wanted to see how far this SAO world could evolve itself.

“......”

The old man was silent for a moment, as if he was thinking, while Asuna, Kirito, and Argo all had strange expressions, obviously surprised by Ling Ze's ability to negotiate with the NPC.

"Yes, you can give it a try."

Unexpectedly, the old man actually made a concession, which made Argo's eyes widen in shock, and he couldn't accept it.

"Didn't expect that, Argo?"

Kirito looked at Argo, obviously amused by her appearance.

"You took this task during the lockdown and gave up your practice, right? So as a last resort, you wore that bearded face until the end of the closed beta, and as a result, because the reputation of the intelligence dealer rat has spread, and now that you have started the official operation, you continue to paint your face in order to do business, am I right"

Kirito has understood everything, and now this information worth 100,000 kor is also in his hands.

"Beautiful, perfect reasoning."

"Mouse" Argo clapped her hands, her expression a little frozen.

"You've earned it, and you've got information about my [Reason for Drawing a Beard] and [Special Physical Skills]."

Argo was helpless to hold her forehead, but she was still not very optimistic that Ling Ze would be able to break the rock, because this stone was indeed hard beyond imagination, but it could be regarded as a good result if she could escape this mischievous punishment.

"It's not as hard as you think."

Ling Ze stood in front of the rock, holding his breath and preparing to try to break it.

"Whew~"

Ling Ze exhaled a breath, his right fist slammed out, and the strength of his whole body finally gathered on one point, and there was a "buzz" sound, and the rock was constantly vibrated by his blow.

"Tsk."

However, in the end, the rock was still unharmed, but Ling Ze's own HP was slightly reduced due to the powerful hit.

"How?"

Kirito asked with great concern, if even Brother Ling Ze can't do it, then they will definitely be out of play.

"It's not a big problem, this task can be accepted, with your level, you should be able to break this rock in two days."

After trying it once, Ling Ze already knew in his heart, this task is not a requirement that it must be broken once, nor does it require how long it must be broken, but as long as it is broken, so the difficulty is actually not too high, as long as there is enough patience, it will definitely be no problem to break it, the only problem is that you must have that "proof of cultivation" on your face in the process.

"Two days ......"

Kirito pondered for a moment, he was thinking about the cost performance of this task, and he was measuring whether this task was worth spending two days to complete, and with the efficiency of their actions, two days was enough time to complete a lot of tasks.

And it's still a new layer, there are a lot of tasks waiting to be developed, and it really doesn't seem like it's worth spending two days on this task, at least for this stage, and you can try it after this time of clearing the wasteland.

"I accepted it."

As soon as Kirito was about to open his mouth and persuade Ling Ze to give up the task first, Ling Ze had already opened his mouth to accept the task.

“......”

Kirito opened his mouth, and the words were blocked in his throat, but he could only remain silent, he wanted to see what Brother Ling Ze thought and why he made such a judgment.