All players: I can choose my own dungeon rewards.

Chapter 326: Enter the book
[Copy goal: Participate in killing the devil once. 】

[Note: This copy has canceled the penalty level mechanism. 】

[It is detected that you are an SVIP player. You can choose your initial identity from the following options. 】

[Ordinary people: You don’t want to be different. It is in line with your concept to stand on the same starting point as non-VIP players. 】

[Rich man: Add 10000 gold coins to your portable space. These gold coins will be removed from the portable space if they are not used up at the end of the instance. 】

[Hongshang: You get a carriage and a regional map, which will make it more convenient for you when you are on the road. 】

[Mercenary: You get a random NPC mercenary partner. His strength is in the middle of the world's mercenaries, and he remains loyal to you in the initial state, but you need to pay him commissions and supplies on time to maintain this loyalty. . 】

[Ronin: You have obtained the temporary talent of "Endurance to Hunger and Cold" in this dungeon. This talent significantly enhances your adaptability to harsh conditions. This talent disappears after leaving the dungeon. 】

[Madman: Your image becomes crazy, reducing others' favorability towards you, but sometimes you can discover some secret information that is difficult for normal people to obtain. 】

At this moment, Wang Zhifan found himself standing on the street of a sword-and-magic-style medieval town. Looking around, he saw an endless stream of pedestrians of different shapes, clothes, and races, but no one seemed to notice him. , the lines of initial copy information that appeared in front of his eyes occupied most of his field of vision.

This is Wang Zhifan’s idea of ​​​​choosing the mercenary option. What he values ​​​​is the information advantage of this local person. In addition, this person remains loyal to him in the initial state, so he can successfully obtain a lot of dungeon information. As for money, There are other ways to solve it.

At the first moment, Wang Zhifan ruled out the option of choosing an ordinary person, because he was not the type who liked to make things more difficult for himself. Why should he give up when he could clearly have some advantages?

Wang Zhifan lamented his negligence for a moment, not noticing that his dungeon companions had gathered here for the first time. However, the word companion seemed to have to be in quotation marks. After all, this dungeon had already removed the penalty level mechanism.

Immediately afterwards, he heard a hearty voice coming from not far away. He turned around and saw that it was a tall and strong young man with red short hair wearing silver scales waving to him on the street. This man had not just been there. He noticed its existence when he made the choice, but the other party definitely didn't notice him at that time.

"I didn't notice this place when I was outside just now... Sure enough, you still have to be more careful in a new place with a complicated smell."

"Boss! I'm here!"

After thinking carefully and analyzing for two seconds, Wang Zhifan made a decisive choice.

"coming."

Walking through the medieval streets full of people and the atmosphere of the world of swords and magic, Wang Zhifan found this red-haired young NPC who looked like a warrior standing at the door of a tavern with a jack-o'-lantern hanging, with a look of expectation in his eyes. to him.

Wang Zhifan then walked over. He knew that this guy was the NPC helper assigned to him by the dungeon, because he had just chosen the initial identity of a mercenary.

"Boss! It's still early. How about we go in and have a drink? I just drank the cider from the Wild Bee Tavern the day before yesterday. It was quite delicious!"

"The identity of the rich man was triggered in the Forbidden Fruit Island dungeon I played. It feels more convenient. It's easier to do things if you have money. You can consider it... A merchant can get a carriage and a map. The carriage is nothing. I have a red deer horse, but the map is relatively small. It's attractive and may be of great help in completing the dungeon... A mercenary can get a loyal NPC, whose combat effectiveness is secondary. The main thing is that a trustworthy local will be of great help... The ronin endures hunger. Feng's temporary talent is more practical for players who lack supplies, but for me it's more average... The crazy option looks a bit weird, but if the so-called secret information is closely related to the dungeon target, it's not a bad choice... …”

Wang Zhifan nodded without thinking, but before his impatient red-haired companion walked in first, he said again:
"But I don't have any change on hand right now. I need to find a place to sell some equipment in exchange for money before I can treat you. You can take me to a place where the equipment is processed first."

After hearing this, the tall and muscular young man with short red hair led Wang Zhifan into the tavern without a care.

"Which dungeon identity should I choose? It seems like several identities are useful..."

Wang Zhifan followed him through the wider wooden door and smelled a strong aroma of wine. It not only included the pungent smell of alcohol, but also the aroma of fruits with high purity. The mixture was quite strange.

Most of the space in the tavern is filled with rough-looking wooden wine tables. Nearly 70% of the wine tables are surrounded by various drinkers talking excitedly. On the far right side of the tavern is a large golden counter. Inside the counter Standing was an old man with blond hair and muscles on his arms. The old man looked Caucasian, but he had obvious sharp horns on the top of his ears. He was definitely not a regular human being.

Wang Zhifan glanced at all the scenes here, and soon noticed that there were more than a dozen drinkers with special styles on several wine tables near the wall. Judging from their very familiar clothes and firearms and other personal equipment, they It should be a player from the same dungeon.

"Boss! Let's talk about selling equipment after drinking! I'm here to treat you this time!"

"Row."

Then in an instant, he felt that he had truly integrated into the world. He could feel the curious looks of NPCs around him, and he was no longer completely unaware of his existence like before.

"Boss! Give me and the boss two large barrels of Blood Tower Cider! We want the purest one!"

The young man with short red hair then walked to the counter and spoke loudly to the old man with strong arms and pointed ears inside, causing the drinkers nearby to cast a probing look at him.

"Jack, your voice is really too loud! I suggest you finish my drink and go to the Black Moon Hotel next door to cool off! Young people can't keep it to themselves!"

The boss took out two small barrel-shaped cups and began to mix the bright red fruit wine. He joked to the young man with short red hair who was pressing his upper body on the counter, causing an imperceptible red color to appear on his face.

"No! I would never go to that place for Alice!"

The red-haired young man named Jack shook his head and his attitude was very determined.

"By the way, Jack, are you planning to go on a mission again? This time it's just the two of you?"

The tavern owner then looked at Wang Zhifan next to him and asked Jack curiously.

"That's probably the case, but we might meet new partners along the way."

Jack answered without thinking, then took a large glass of wine that the tavern owner had prepared and took a sip.

"This is the taste! The blood tower you prepared, boss, is simply amazing! Try it, boss!"

As soon as he finished taking a sip, he couldn't help but praise loudly. His young and loud voice spread throughout the tavern, making the already lively atmosphere even more lively. Under his strong indication, Wang Zhifan quickly picked up his own small wooden barrel and took a sip. He found that the bright red fruit wine tasted really good. The wine taste was lighter than the Xia Guo liquor in the real world, but It has a rich fruity aroma and a refreshing special flavor.

"Well, young man, will my masterpiece satisfy you as much as Jack does?"

Seeing that Wang Zhifan had also finished tasting, the strong old man with pointed ears at the counter asked him with a smile, his confident eyes looking forward to the compliments of the new customers in front of him.

"Very good, just my type."

Wang Zhifan told the truth, looked at the old man in front of him with a smile, and then asked him coldly:

"Excuse me, do you know where the devil is hiding? I hope to kill him with my own hands one day, then step on his body and drink a glass of wine prepared by you..."

There was a sense of ridicule and bragging in his tone, which made the sudden change of topic not seem very abrupt, but rather like being drunk and starting to go crazy.

"Haha...You, a young man, think too highly of me, an old man."

The blond old man at the counter seemed to be amused by Wang Zhifan's words for a moment.

"I'm just a tavern owner. Although I worked as a mercenary for a while when I was young, how could I know the traces of a demon king? That is the source of darkness that only the legendary strongest mercenary group is qualified to conquer."

Although the old man's words stated that he did not know the whereabouts of the Demon King, it undoubtedly implied that this target was traceable and was not a hidden existence that no one knew about.

"Well, it seems I have to build the strongest mercenary group first before I can cause trouble for that guy."

Wang Zhifan said with a smile after hearing this, ending the first round of intelligence gathering.

But his conversation with the old man at the counter just now attracted the attention of a man behind him. This man was wearing an orange modern mountaineering jacket. He was a player at first glance. He originally got up from the wine table on the other side of the tavern and came here specifically. , but before approaching the counter, I heard the conversation Wang Zhifan just started.

"You also want to find the Demon King? Are you interested in working with our team?"

This person guessed from Wang Zhifan's appearance and attire that he might also be a player, so he asked tentatively. He was probably confused as to why they didn't find Wang Zhifan in the first place, and didn't understand what was going on with this sudden player. In particular, he seems to be familiar with an NPC, which is even more puzzling.

"Let's talk about it later when we have a chance. Sometimes it's better to split up first."

Wang Zhifan immediately responded with a flat smile and expressed his polite rejection.

This is mainly because he knows that these players are not trustworthy. After the punishment level is lifted, the players can do anything, not to mention that the initial information these people have is unlikely to be much more than him, and their cooperation is not great. significance.

"Haha... In this case, please step aside, I need to order a drink."

The man in mountaineering clothing also smiled back, but his eyes became colder, asking Wang Zhifan and the two of them not to block the counter.

"please."

Wang Zhifan immediately pulled his fellow mercenaries away in a sensible manner. He didn't look like he wanted to have any conflict with the player, and he couldn't see the slightest bit of domineering toughness.

And when they turned around and walked towards an empty table, a hint of disdain flashed through the eyes of the mountaineering player, and there was even a cold glint in his pupils.

"Jack, what information do you know about the Demon King?"

Sitting down at a wooden table, Wang Zhifan lowered his voice and asked the mercenary who was still tasting the bright red wine. This was the important reason why he agreed to come in to drink with him.

"Boss, how would I know about the Demon King... That is just a legendary existence..."

Jack was speechless after hearing this. His eyes were slightly drunk while he was trying to form words while enjoying the drunkenness.

"If I have to say it, legends mention that the devil may hide in places such as towers, deep lakes, and dungeons, especially in the most dangerous places, such as the highest level of the dark tower, the bottom of the middle of the devil's lake, and the endless dungeon. At the lowest level, these dangerous places that have swallowed up the lives of countless explorers must be inseparable from the devil... Huh... Huh..."

Wang Zhifan was still listening carefully, wanting to learn more information from his companion, when he found that the companion suddenly lay down on the wooden table and started snoring, and fell asleep directly.

"This drinking capacity... I really can't compliment you..."

Seeing that his companion was drunk, Wang Zhifan showed a look of helplessness on his face. He wanted to wake up the guy who had not finished speaking immediately, but in the end he felt it was not polite and did not do it. Considering that he had just entered the dungeon, maybe he didn't need to be so impatient.

"If he is not talking nonsense, then this dungeon should let us explore various dangerous places, and finally find the traces of the Demon King and kill him. It seems that the dungeon process will not be very complicated..."

Wang Zhifan felt that he had made a good choice in the initial identity of the dungeon, and he directly obtained relatively reliable information. Among them, the initial status of his companions was crucial to maintaining loyalty to him, so that he did not have to suspect that this guy was deceiving him, and he saves the need for information screening. A big step forward.

"Now that he's asleep, I have to find a way to get some gold coins."

Originally Jack wanted to treat him, but now that he was drunk and unable to pay, Wang Zhifan started thinking about how to make some money. He turned to the tavern owner, feeling that he would be willing to accept some of his rags.

So he got up and returned to the counter of the tavern. He saw that the male player in mountaineering clothes who asked him to leave before was still here. He actually worked with another female player to find out information, and they also asked about the Demon King.

"What happened today? Why do you young people like to ask about the devil so much? Is there a new legend emerging?"

The tavern owner obviously didn't want to talk about this topic. He shook his head while mixing drinks, and suddenly warned:

"I advise you not to have any ideas about the Demon King. That monster is not just a stronger monster in the legend."

(End of this chapter)