"Leaving town?"It was not common for a novice player who had not even reached level 10 to leave the city where he was resurrected. The world outside human civilization was extremely harsh, if one did not have enough strength leaving the city would only bring misery."Yes. I have to hunt many orcs, but The Vast Gray Stone Fields is not a friendly environment for me." Aaron replied with a bitter smile, the reason why he left the city was not that he felt The Vast Gray Stone Fields was too mild, but rather the opposite."The world outside is not what you think. Destroyer Beasts and Spirit Beasts roam around and can devour you faster than a flash of lightning. On top of that, many Wild Vagabonds are roaming around and often looking for trouble."To know, Wild Vagabonds are NPCs that have leveling abilities like the players. However, they live in the forest and often get into trouble with other travelers. They rarely visit towns to buy things and rely on stolen goods to survive.In some c
Aaron stopped his horse and waited by the side of the road until he saw the group of chariots approaching him. As the distance between them dwindled, a bodyguard at the forefront signaled the entire party to stop before rushing over to Aaron on his horse. “Young swordsman, could you step out of the way for a moment until our group passes? Not that I suspect you, but I must ensure the safety of my entourage,” the bodyguard said politely but also intimidating. “If you don’t mind, I’d like to join your party.” Aaron immediately conveyed his intentions without further ado. “I can promise that as long as I am with your group, I will contribute my strength to ensure the safety of all of you.” The bodyguard looked Aaron up and down. His appearance was indeed that of a swordsman, but he looked quite pitiful because of the weathered armor and dull sword. The bodyguard couldn’t be sure whether Aaron had any qualifications with such an appearance. “During the journey, we’ve lost a few members
Laughing slightly, Arthur handed one of the wine jugs to Aaron. At the same time, the door of a horse-drawn carriage opened. Guards arrived and immediately placed some wooden beams as stairs under the carriage door.A moment later, a girl with a charming face walked down the stairs, lifting her long white dress. Although the night was quite dark and the only light came from the bonfire, Aaron could still see that the noble girl had a beauty that was far above average.Compared to Leen, the girl’s appearance was only slightly below her.The girl glanced at Aaron briefly with her soft eyes before continuing her journey towards the campfire.“She’s the noble princess I mentioned earlier,” Arthur said. “And you’re the only man who didn’t drool when he first saw her.”Aaron just shrugged before taking a sip from the wine in the cup.“Aren’t you the least bit curious about her?” Arthur continued.“Oh, well, what’s her name?” Aaron asked finally. He smiled a little awkwardly.“Rossly Rosetta
Getting a manual for the first time in this game, Aaron’s face flushed with happiness, looking like a child who was rewarded with a box full of chocolate peanuts.“Sister, it’s time for dinner.” A young woman approached Princess Rossly.“Yes, just serve everything. We’ll eat together with this young man,” the elegant woman replied warmly.“Sister Rosetta, I don’t want to contradict you, but this man is nothing more than a streetwalker who hitchhikes and burdens our entourage. He is nothing more than a parasite. He does not deserve to dine with you, not even with our guards.”“Sharon! Watch your mouth!” Princess Rossly snapped at the woman before turning to Aaron. “Please don’t listen to what my sister says. She’s just too young to understand how to respect others. We will still eat together.”Before Aaron could open his mouth, the woman cut him off again.“What are you saying, sis? I don’t know how to respect others?” Sharon looked unhappy. “Okay, I admit that I don’t have the slighte
Not far away, Princess Rossly was just about to board the carriage after finishing breakfast when she heard the hysterical Arthur. She had never seen the head squire behave so unruffled before, so whatever was making him hysterical at the moment was very important. Immediately, Princess Rossly approached him to question what was going on.“Mr. Arthur, what has happened?”“Princess Rossly, I’m sorry to make you anxious. There’s nothing urgent here. However, you must not believe this.”Princess Rossly raised one eyebrow, waiting for an answer.“Aaron... he claims to have successfully mastered the first stage of the [Thunder Sword]!”Princess Rossly wrinkled her forehead. Seeming to doubt the statement. “Mr. Arthur, I hope you didn’t drink too much wine this morning.”“Princess, I’m not lying! I heard it myself from Aaron’s mouth.” Arthur immediately looked at Aaron.“Yes, Miss. I think I’ve successfully achieved the first stage of the [Thunder Sword].” Aaron smiled awkwardly in the face
After half a day of walking, Arthur asked the group to take a break and have lunch as they would soon be passing through a quite dangerous territory. Aaron was curious and asked him for an explanation."We're about to take the path which is close to monster lairs. I guess we will certainly face battles against low-level monsters. All of us must feel confident in the strength of the current troops, but we must remain vigilant because we may face high-level monsters."Arthur then explained that the average level of his men was 10, while the monsters they would face were usually below that level. In terms of quality of strength, Princess Rossly's party might win, but in terms of numbers, they might lose."If we're lucky, we'll run into some Rangers, we can pay them to lead the way and deal with the monsters."After lunch, they resumed their journey. During that time, Arthur asked his troops to be alert to the highest degree because monster attacks could come from anywhere and they were
Aaron did not answer immediately. He knew that if he accepted the offer, Arthur's sentiments would be even more sensitive and might bring future danger to the group.Arthur's dislike for him leads to the group being attacked unprepared, resulting in the deaths of several troops. What would happen if that dislike intensified?Shaking his head, Aaron said, "I can't accept it, Miss Rosetta. I just want to be a freelance soldier in this troupe, nothing more than that. Being the vice-head of the troop would only burden me, whereas I want to enjoy the journey."That reasoning was difficult for Princess Rossly's mind to accept. Deputy chief of the escort was no small post if you worked under the great Rosetta Family. But given that Aaron was a traveler who doesn't think money is everything, Princess Rossly could understand.Aaron smiled awkwardly as he knew that Princess Rossly must be looking down on him, but he didn't care. His goal in joining this group was to reach
“What are you saying?! You dare accuse me of lying?!” Arthur became furious when Aaron attacked him so blatantly.“Sir, I never said that. I just want you to put away your haughty and arrogant nature for the safety of your men and Princess Rossly.” Aaron smiled and kept his words calm.Feeling that he would lose badly if he continued to argue with Aaron, Arthur immediately turned to Princess Rossly.“Princess Rossly, now you have two choices: trust this experienced me or trust that snot-nosed boy Aaron? Princess surely knows that I comprehend the wilderness as well as I know my own home. This boy, on the other hand, is just an inexperienced wanderer on a rant. Look at his level! He hasn’t even reached level 5 yet!” Arthur exploded, saying while pointing at Aaron with his finger.As for Aaron, he didn’t feel the need to argue with the stubborn man anymore. The result would be futile. He chose to stare at Princess Rossly and wait for an answer from her.Hesitantly, Princess Rossly final