Chapter 8: The Town of Long Sleep

Ian's figure with a mandala bow on his back walks around town, attracting the attention of some adventurers.

No matter how you look at it, the bow behind Ian's back is stunningly positioned, with a rugged aesthetic.

This is the real hunter's weapon, they couldn't help but think to themselves.

"Yo! Welcome to the town of Eternal Sleep, little brother. ”

A boy and a half years old, running up to Ian:

"The cremation service in Changmian Town is the best, and the black charcoal from other towns has to be imported from us!"

Ian was a little confused: "Are you?" ”

"Hermes! I'm a professional tour guide in Changmian Town, the town is huge, how about I take you around? ”

The boy named himself Hermes held out two fingers: "It only takes 2 copper coins!" ”

2 copper coins in exchange for a tour guide, this deal is not bad, Ian readily agreed.

Hermes in front, he in the back, quickly exploring the various strange facilities of the town of Long Sleep.

There is a "black coal vein" near the town of Changmian, which is the black mound that Ian has seen, the residue left over from the mining of black charcoal.

Large pieces of black charcoal will be used for heating in cold weather, or for cremation projects.

"Cremation" is a sacred and noble position in this world, because the concept of death is missing, and people will become the dead after death and be resurrected again.

But as long as the body is burned in time after death, some ashes can be left for the family to remember.

Hermes led Ian to a large iron furnace, and there was such a strange iron furnace not more than a few dozen meters from the street.

Ian asks what they're for.

"These stoves are designed to ensure that even when disposing of corpses, there is also in the winter, and the water pipes are not frozen and cracked!"

Hermes said in a brisk tone: "When a person dies, he must be cremated, otherwise he will hurt his family after resurrection, and everyone doesn't want to do this, so he doesn't hesitate to jump into the furnace before he dies." ”

"There are some corpses buried in the ground that are too late to be cremated, sometimes they break through the ground, and the water pipes cannot be placed underground, they will be bitten by the undead, and then the problem will be even more problematic!"

"Fortunately, we have a lot of black carbon, so we can store as much black carbon as possible before the cold weather comes, so as to maintain the daily operation of the incinerator."

"Otherwise...... There will be a big mess in the town of Changsian! The dead and the water is simply hell! ”

After listening to this, Ian learned a little about the situation in Eternal Sleep Town.

The town also has a series of facilities such as a blacksmith shop, an adventurer's guild, an alchemy shop, an auction house, and so on.

【Unlock Map: Sleep Town】

The sequence system responded, and Ian unfolded a virtual map in front of him, which was originally all black fog of war.

A golden light appeared, and a small area was illuminated, the size of the entire "Sleeping Town".

【Your current location:Changmian Town (Black Iron Sequence Area)】

[Introduction: Changmian Town is located on a black carbon vein, relying on the annual warm season to collect minerals for storage and trading, and the cold season to burn charcoal for heating the winter life. 】

[As a hunter, you can take the initiative to go to the "Adventurer's Guild" to obtain information such as the appearance of monsters or materials, and receive commissions to earn rewards. 】

A position can provide a lot of convenience, and there are many hunters in Sleep Town, but they don't have Ian's background.

The mandala bow that Ian possesses is powerful and a wooden arrow that is very useful for adventurers, but here in Ian it is only a one-time consumable.

Also, the mandala bow is of green quality, and it is only the prize of the second tier.

With his bow on his back, Ian came to the Adventurer's Guild and smelled the smell of alcohol and the burning heat of the furnace as he entered.

"Is it a new hunter?" The counter lady asked, "Please come here to register." ”

Registering as a new hunter is as simple as writing down your name and rank, which is similar to the division in a sequence game.

Black Iron, Bronze, Silver......

At the moment, Ian is not even a Black Iron, and he needs to complete a series of rookie missions to advance to Black Iron.

Or take the initiative to kill a monster in the Black Iron Sequence, which should be possible to increase the sequence.

The improvement of the sequence will give the player a new power.

Ian noticed that humans weren't the only ones in the town of Eternal Sleep.

Some of them are orcs, they have some animal signs, and even some of their limbs are claws or hooves.

There are also other bizarre races, such as the Slime Slime with green slime, or the Giant with two heads and a height of nearly five meters.

The sound of conversation echoed through the Adventurer's Guild.

"Today's Death Lotto in Changmian Town was drawn, congratulations, the number of dead people has increased by 30 compared to yesterday, it's really enough to die, and there are a few more carrion corpses in the wild."

"Be serious about the crusade, don't go and kill monsters with blood, I don't want to collect corpses for you!"

"I've heard that the Wolf Cave Dungeon has been defeated, but why haven't you seen the winning adventurer? Could it be that there are heavy casualties? ”

Ian wanted to take a commission, and he walked over to the sign.

The reception lady sees that Ian is an out-of-town and explains to him about the commission:

"If you want to accept the commission, you need to meet the level of the adventurer and pay a certain deposit."

She only wanted one commission that Ian had observed for a long time:

"Just like this one, the 'Crusade against the Shadow Demon Snake' issued by the Caron Chamber of Commerce requires at least a black iron level adventurer to pick it up."

In other words, Ian is not qualified at the moment, he is not in the stream.

Black Iron Adventurer, also corresponds to the Black Iron sequence.

Recruiting strong teammates is also an optional action to take on some malicious players, which Ian doesn't plan to do at the moment.

A few commissions were re-selected, namely "Defeat the Demonic Wolf", "Defeat the Rotting Corpse", and "Ignite the Demonic Thorn".

The Necromantic Scourge has demonized some of the world's plants into dangerous demonic thorns, which are carnivorous plants.

Once the adventurer is bound by the demonized thorns, his body will be injected with dissolved venom, and the pain will be turned into food for the thorns.

This description ...... It sounds like something isn't right.

Will entangle adventurers and inject liquid...... The plant called "Demonized Thorns" can't be tentacles, right?

Ian picks up the commission and asks for a grocery store or something.

"If you want to get to know Changmian Town quickly, it's best to buy a map, which only costs 1 silver coin."

Ian paid for it, and the hostess delivered a map.

After leaving the Adventurer's Guild, Ian also plans to buy some items that he can use.

The solution to the resurrection of the dead is to incinerate the corpse, most necromantic monsters are afraid of flames, if he can process some weapons such as "Molotov cocktails......

Ian looked at the "sloppy crafting" skill in his backpack, maybe he could actually make a Molotov cocktail.

Grocery.

Items for sale are: medicine bottles, bandages, torches, fluorescent markers, jerky, and alcohol.

Ian had 10 gold coins in his hand, which was the trophy he had cleared the Wolf Cave dungeon, bought bandages and wine, and finally thought about it and bought a few portable torches.

The wine was poured over the bandage and lit with a torch, and under the bewildered gaze of the boss, the bandage in Ian's hand burned brightly.

The good news is that wine is combustible, not a blue star after all, and Ian needs to take the initiative to test it to make sure that the Molotov cocktail is perfect.

"Boss, do you have a bottle here?" He asked.

The grocery store owner pulls out some glass bottles from the backstage, which look a bit like large beakers, but can be used.

Ian also bought these, all of them bargains, all of which cost 1 gold when they all added up.

Leaving the grocery store and walking to a remote and deserted corner, Ian assembles wine, bandages, and bottles.

"I thought these things could be made into Molotov cocktails. Sloppy production', launch. ”

Ian watched as the three materials fused together, and under the effect of the skill, they were combined into a bottle of strange viscous liquid.

【Name:Molotov cocktail】

[Source: Sloppy Production, Whimsy]

[Level: 4]

[Effect: Cast at the enemy, flammable liquid will flow out when broken, and the slightest spark will ignite it, and the strong liquor will taste pungent and unpleasant when ignited.] 】

[Description: It's not me who is holding point A in 1V4, it's my 17-year-old.] 】