People in Zongman: Building a foundation to accommodate all worlds

"The NPC in this room will issue a special task, requiring you to pass the test."

"As long as you pass the NPC's test, you can gain a lot of experience and the 'Physical Skills' skill."

"This skill is a magical skill in the early stage, which greatly improves combat effectiveness!"

Argo encouraged Gu Zeyuan to take the mission.

Gu Zeyuan walked up and knocked on the door.

Soon, a middle-aged man dressed as a hunter walked out of the house.

Following Argo's instructions, Gu Zeyuan had a conversation with the middle-aged man and spoke out key words.

Afterwards, the middle-aged man said that he had a skill that he had learned and wanted to pass it on to Gu Zeyuan.

The test is to dodge the middle-aged man's attack without being hit for three minutes.

Or attack the middle-aged man three times during the dodging process.

Argo was watching the show from the sidelines, looking forward to Gu Zeyuan's defeat.

There was one thing she didn't say.

That is, this hidden mission has a failure penalty.

Once you fail the test, a beard will grow on your face, and it will be a permanent feature that cannot be removed.

During the internal testing period, Argo was the first person to discover this hidden mission.

At that time, the girl took the test with great enthusiasm.

The test turned out to be very difficult, and the inexperienced Argo was quickly defeated.

There are also a few more whiskers on his face.

This is also the origin of Argo the Rat during the internal testing period.

This punishment is not severe, but rather cute.

Argo was looking forward to seeing what Gu Zeyuan would look like with a beard on his face after his defeat.

However, Argo didn't enjoy the feast for long.

Gu Zeyuan dodged and moved, and his fingers had already touched the middle-aged NPC three times.

The test ends automatically.

Gu Zeyuan's level rose directly to level five, and a passive skill called "Physical Skills" was added to his skill column.

After seeing this scene, Argo couldn't eat this melon anymore.

Although the test had two (Qian Wang Zhao) conditions, everyone who obtained the physical skill during the internal test evaded for three minutes.

Trying to avoid being touched and attacking NPCs three times is simply a nightmare difficulty.

There is no hope of achieving it unless the attributes are improved in the later stages.

However, physical skills can only be obtained by the first 20 people who find the NPC to take the test.

It can't be delayed to the later stage at all.

Argo realized that he had made a huge mistake.

Gu Zeyuan is simply a monster. Things that she thinks are difficult are easy for this monster.

"Thank you very much for the information, Ms. Argo."

After completing the task, Gu Zeyuan added another blow.

Argo vomited blood on the spot.

The intelligence dealer staggered out of the town, ready to complete the town's novice mission.

"Ms. Argo, aren't you going to do the Taijutsu mission?"

Gu Zeyuan asked doubtfully about the toilet.

Argo gritted his teeth and said:

"I'm not a BT like you! Level 3 attributes won't allow me to pass the mission. I need to be at least level 7 to be sure."

"I don't want to have a few permanent beards on my face after putting on makeup!"

(My dear readers, monthly tickets are still very important, please beg for them! There are also rewards and reminders! Giving free flowers and comments is also a great support for Sanqi! Thank you all readers! Please, please!).

Chapter 249: Logging out of the game, Kayaba Akihiko's heart collapses

Afterwards, Gu Zeyuan and Argo continued to kill monsters around the grassland town.

Physical skills are the first hidden skills that can be obtained in SAO.

The effect is very powerful.

This is not an active skill, but a passive auxiliary skill.

It can be activated at the end of any attack to add a physical attack, indirectly increasing the damage of that attack.

With physical skills, Gu Zeyuan's monster-killing efficiency has been improved to a new level.

Relying on independent sword skills and passive physical skills.

The insect monsters near the grassland towns were basically crushed and harvested.

However, Argo's actions were much more hesitant than before.

Obviously on the way, Argo's level is only level one.

He can fight monsters above his level and cooperate with Gu Zeyuan with ease.

Now, after being on the same level as the monsters in the grassland town, Argo's actions seem to be restricted.

It's completely lost its previous efficiency.

Gu Zeyuan was not surprised by this.

Before this, he was unaware of Sao's abnormality, and since there was no threat, he could act freely.

However, after learning that this is a death game, under the threat of death, one will naturally be cautious.

This is human nature.

The reason why Gu Zeyuan did not stop Sao from making such a farce.

This is also one of the reasons.

In the 'real' world of SAO, it is indeed possible to screen out people with talent and suitable personalities.

Recruiting these people into the Foundation can greatly expand the combat talent pool.

In the death game, those who can still persist in fighting and not hurt other players have both talent and character.

Moreover, they can be exempted from combat training and directly learn to take up the 867th post.

Besides this, there are some other reasons.

First of all, Gu Zeyuan is a man of noble character and would not rashly use his abnormal abilities on ordinary people to rob them.

This is Gu Zeyuan's character and also the foundation's code of conduct.

Otherwise, the Foundation would truly be a so-called supernatural dictatorship rather than a shield for humanity in the darkness.

Secondly, there is the girl that Gu Zeyuan is quite concerned about, Yuuki Asuna.

It also takes the experience of this SAO incident to become the tough swordsman Asuna.

Although Asuna is also very cute now.

But the Asuna Yuuki who has shed her childishness is the Asuna that truly attracts many people.

(Someone in the comments asked why they didn't just take over the stealth game, but let Kayaba do the work. It was Sanqi's fault, and the reason should have been written in the front...)

Looking at Argo who was cowering in fear, Gu Zeyuan sighed helplessly.

After killing the last bee, Gu Zeyuan stopped moving forward.

Because of the sudden stop, Argo behind him directly bumped into Gu Zeyuan's back.

"What? What? What happened?"

The girl asked in panic.

Gu Zeyuan turned around and looked at Argo.

"Miss the intelligence dealer, you should have information about the map of the first level maze."

Argo was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

The internal maps of the maze for the public beta and the internal beta are different, so you need to find the boss room again.

However, the location of the first level maze definitely has not changed.

As the most famous intelligence provider in the internal test, Argo naturally has this kind of information.

"Yes, I do, but what do you want the information about the maze for?"

Gu Zeyuan reached out and poked Argo's cheek.

"My work as a guide ends here. In order to liberate this world as soon as possible, I will try to conquer the maze."

Argo immediately shook his head when he heard this.

"Are you crazy? This game is real now! If you die, reality will die too!"

"Even if you are strong, it is too dangerous to go into the maze without reaching the safety level!"

The so-called safety level is two or three levels higher than the core monsters of the maze.

Considering that this is a real death game, the security level cannot be too high.

However, Gu Zeyuan’s current level has not even reached the level of the core monsters in the maze.

Facing Argo's anxious persuasion, Gu Zeyuan just looked at the girl quietly.

Argo gradually lost the courage to look Gu Zeyuan in the eye.

"Aren't you afraid? If you die in the game, you will really die..."

Argo lowered his head, his voice trembling.

Gu Zeyuan reached out and ruffled Argo’s short golden brown hair.

"It's normal for people to be afraid of death, but someone has to do something, right?"

Attacking the tower is actually like containing an anomaly.

There is always someone to do it.

Players can't be trapped in this fantasy world forever.

Just like humans cannot always live in the unknown darkness.

Someone has to walk out of the cave, light a torch, and take the first step into the darkness.

Argo's eyes widened.

The boy in front of him was clearly as strong as a monster. All he had to do was calmly use the intelligence to continuously kill the monsters.

I will definitely survive to the end, until the time when I can go back.

But he gave up the safe way and walked out resolutely.

"I...I don't know your name yet."

In the end, that was all Argo said.

Gu Zeyuan smiled and responded:

"That's right. Blank nicknames are troublesome to call. My name is Gu Zeyuan. It's my real name. Just call me Yuan."

Argo pointed at himself.

"My name is Hosaka Karina Tomo. This is also my real name. Fuuchi... don't die."

Gu Zeyuan nodded.

"Karina, what a lovely name. I won't die just to see her again."