Mercenary Guild

"Level restriction?"

Luo Jun raised an eyebrow. "The nine provinces and the Imperial Capital are all on the same continent, right? Can't we just walk there?"

Mu Lanshi shook her head. "That's how the setting is written, but in reality, the various provinces are in different planes. This world is like a massive video game. Its operating logic is completely different from other worlds."

"I've done a lot of testing these two days. Friendly NPCs in towns can't be attacked. You can only hurt them after triggering certain mechanics that turn them hostile. Likewise, except under special circumstances, buildings can't be destroyed either. That's part of the town's protection mechanism."

"But once you get out into the wilderness, those restrictions are loosened considerably. Besides being able to attack monsters more freely, trees, rocks, and mountains are all considered resources that can be destroyed and harvested."

"Even for a game, that's not much freedom..." Luo Jun remarked.

"There are indeed a lot of restrictions, but the NPCs here are also highly intelligent—at least far more so than those in the Beginner Village. It feels like a different version." Mu Lanshi said, "Aside from certain preset functions, they're no different from ordinary people when you interact with them. You can trade freely, make friends, join organizations, and even steal, frame people, or plot against them..."

Luo Jun looked at Mu Lanshi with a complicated expression. "You've tried quite a lot these past two days..."

"Call it an occupational habit." Mu Lanshi sighed. "Whenever I arrive in a new environment, I'm used to figuring out its operating rules as quickly as possible."

"So even Ascension Experts have their power greatly restricted in this world?" As he spoke, Luo Jun looked at his own hand.

"You could say that." Mu Lanshi checked her ability