Fishmen Cure Tough Talkers

After accepting the newbie-guidance quest from the Candle Keepers, Brother Mangzi gave the two of them a brief introduction before leading them out of the cave.

The moment they stepped outside, they naturally spotted the three people not far away busy messing with the Fishmen.

As the last Mudflat Merman leader fell, the veteran players waiting for the next wave of Fishmen to respawn noticed the two people behind Brother Mangzi.

"Holy crap, you scared me. I thought monsters had spawned."

"I Do Push-Ups with Niuniu... that name..."

Upon seeing their appearances, Li Miao could not help but freeze for a moment, then nearly lost his composure.

"More newbies, yay! I'm not the last one anymore. Welcome, welcome!"

Guagua had seen plenty of strange things. She had encountered even more bizarre character customizations and usernames than these.

"Welcome." Yuanfang nodded with a smile.

"Thank you, pros." Mushroom politely greeted them before asking, "Does this game have an official website or forum or anything?"

"No." Li Miao shrugged and said with a smile, "Maybe because the game is still in testing or something."

"Testing?" Niuniu was somewhat surprised. After looking around at their surroundings, he found it hard to believe. "This game doesn't feel unfinished at all... With technology this good, they haven't even promoted it?"

"Roar—"

While they were talking, another wave of Mudflat Mermen emerged from the surf.

"Brother Mangzi, they're yours."

After calling out to him, Li Miao and the others continued massacring the Fishmen.

Their time was tight, and they had to make every second count.

Before Brother Mangzi could even reply, Yuanfang had already cleanly dispatched two Mudflat Mermen, leaving the two newbies dumbfounded.

"Damn, that pro called Poetry and the Distance is so strong?"

"That Bro Miao guy isn't bad either..."

"But these fish-headed monsters don't look that strong..."

"They're already this good, so how strong are this game's top players?" Mushroom exclaimed as he looked at Brother Mangzi.

Brother Mangzi found that rather amusing.

"You're overthinking it, buddy. Including you two, this game only has seven players so far."

"Bro Miao and Yuanfang are already this game's top players."

After hearing that, the two of them were rather surprised. This game really was unbelievably low-key.

"The game slots are being handed out randomly right now. Otherwise, I bet it would've been packed long ago. You two better cherish this opportunity."

"You can join a group after logging off. It has some guides and tips written by Bro Miao and Yuanfang. Reading them will save you a lot of trouble."

Brother Mangzi gave them the group number.

Although there had only been five players before the two of them arrived, the quality of Spirit Candle was so high that they had long since recommended it to their friends and classmates.

There were plenty of people outside who wanted to check out the game, yet they simply could not get a slot.

"Alright, enough talk. Since I accepted the Candle Keepers' quest, the next part is..."

"Combat!"

As he spoke, Brother Mangzi pulled out his heavy Wolf Tooth Club.

After explaining some basic knowledge to them, Brother Mangzi led the pair into practical training.

As for their opponent, it was a Fishman that Brother Mangzi had drawn over with aggro.

"You two shouldn't underestimate it. These Fishmen are still pretty tricky for newbies." Brother Mangzi had suffered quite a bit himself back then, so he gave them a reminder.

But his warning clearly had no effect.

"Come on, it's just a newbie mob, right? Let me try first!"

Niuniu charged forward with his longsword, chest puffed out.

It was just Cannon Fodder. One slash and it would be dead!

However, he did not even get to look cool for three seconds. One moment he was full of confidence; the next, the Fishman pounced on him and tore into him.

"Fuck, aaah—help! Help me! Save me!"

Bang!

Seeing this, Brother Mangzi hurried over and smashed the Fishman away with a powerful swing of his club.

But by then, Niuniu had already turned into a pile of Wax Ash.

"Huh?"

Niuniu's wandering soul floated in midair as he stared down below, his face full of disbelief.

One pounce from the Fishman that looked like Cannon Fodder, and he had immediately learned his lesson.

Mushroom, standing nearby, was equally dumbfounded. One pounce and the guy was gone?

You called that Cannon Fodder?

Brother Mangzi grinned as he rested the Wolf Tooth Club on his shoulder. "Fishmen specialize in curing tough talkers."

Back then, he had gone through the exact same thing.

His talent was [Heavy Strike]. It granted one point of Strength and slightly increased his attack power.

That talent suited him perfectly and filled him with confidence. At first, he had thought this was a hack-and-slash leveling game, so he had charged in with his Wolf Tooth Club.

Then... the Fishman teacher cured him of his brainless stubbornness.

"You're up, Mushroom."

Brother Mangzi poked him on the shoulder and said with a smile.

"Huh?"

With Niuniu's example still fresh in his mind, Mushroom naturally became much more cautious. He even felt a little afraid and swallowed nervously.

"Don't be scared. It doesn't hurt anyway. Just go for it. You can do it!"

Brother Mangzi, who loved watching the excitement, did not give him time to refuse. He threw a stone to lure over a Fishman, then quickly retreated behind Mushroom.

Seeing that, Mushroom took a deep breath. Then, gritting his teeth, he let out a low roar and charged forward.

"Ah!"

A moment later, accompanied by a terrified scream, Mushroom also became a wandering soul, floating side by side with Niuniu.

Seeing his fellow sufferer, Niuniu could not help but chuckle.

A day passed quietly.

Rogue silently observed his little players.

Li Miao and Yuanfang had gathered enough Bone Forks and moved on to the Poison Mist Birds' nesting grounds. With an extremely high kill rate, they rapidly advanced their quest progress.

Meanwhile, under Brother Mangzi's care, Niuniu and Mushroom gradually became familiar with combat techniques.

As for Brother Yu... honestly, Rogue was speechless.

This guy had completely gone mad over fishing.

After farming Sandworm Kings all morning and gathering ten Meat Baits, he ran off to fish without a shred of hesitation.

If you said he was weak, he could solo areas packed with Sandworms and even take down a Sandworm King by himself. He did not die much, either.

If you said he was lazy, he was passionate about fishing and was helping Rogue fill out the bestiary, so that did not really fit either.

But the absurd part was that Rogue watched him until he logged off, and he only caught seven fish.

Meat Bait was incredibly attractive to schools of fish. Put it on a hook, and catching something was practically guaranteed.

Even so, he still got skunked three times. Even a dog would shake its head at that...

Watching him happily run over to Spirit Candle for identification before logging off, Rogue wanted to say... maybe you should just stop fishing.

If you spent that energy grinding monsters, who knew how much Wax Oil you'd contribute to me...

"Candle Keepers? Candle Keepers?"

Just as Rogue was complaining internally, he heard someone calling out from Spirit Candle's side.

It was Guagua calling for him.

Rogue could not help feeling puzzled. Didn't this girl have to work during the day? Why had she not logged off yet? What was she doing?

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