Minotaur Tavern

What does it mean that "your foot fetish has slightly increased"?

"It's not like I have that kind of fetish..."

"That's utter slander!"

Roger complained.

I couldn't help but glance at the Chocobo's lower limbs a few more times.

"This thing does have pretty long legs..."

"But the attributes they gave are too outrageous."

He shook his head.

They handed the monster's corpse directly to Cindy for disposal.

He, on the other hand, continued to travel light.

Along the overgrown King's Road.

Roger headed northwest.

Along the way.

Familiar scenery came into view one by one.

Roger's thoughts drifted back to the game of his past life, carried by the clamor of the wind.

Every detail of the West Continent resembles a meticulously rendered ink painting.

It slowly unfolded in his memory.

If Roger remembers correctly.

His current location should be in the southeastern part of the "Southern Cross Holy Alliance", which is a truly remote and impoverished area.

As a behemoth that dominates the southern part of the continent.

The Holy Alliance is composed of six principalities, one in the north and one in the south.

The three northern kingdoms and the three southern kingdoms are separated by the treacherous "Green Dragon Mountain Range," making transportation quite inconvenient.

Besides the time-consuming sea freight...

There is almost no population movement between the north and south.

Therefore, in recent years.

The Holy Alliance headquarters in the south gradually lost control of the three northern kingdoms.

Especially the "Moranti Duchy".

With the support of Lord Vilan of Lubei County, they are showing signs of independence.

The lords in the south outwardly condemned the actions, but inwardly they were quite envious.

And after the "Raging Sea Blood Vortex" erupted.

Roger's 'Godfall Blood Rain' lingered over the Holy Alliance's lands for nearly a month.

This conveniently provided an excuse for some ambitious individuals to take action.

There's a sense of impending turmoil within the Holy Alliance right now.

But none of this had anything to do with Roger.

He just wanted to find a quiet place to play XP for a while.

Roger just needed to avoid encountering Vilan before he achieved mastery of his skills, and he was absolutely confident about that.

The Green Dragon Mountain Range are not easy to cross.

That's not just any ordinary green dragon, but a spirit... no, Ancient Green Dragon that's aged to a ripe old age!

There's that old fellow who plucks feathers from every passing goose.

Vilan's claws can't even reach the south.

This gave Roger enough room to develop.

Considering that the Raging Sea Blood Vortex takes place 30 years before the main storyline begins, then at least 30 years later, the Quinan Star has not yet faced its demise, thus allowing for sufficient time to develop.

Everything is ready.

All that's missing is a brother.

In response to this.

Roger devised a series of plans.

The first step of the plan is to 'establish a foothold and improve'.

After landing at the sea, Roger and his servants split into two groups.

In his plan.

The "Earl" will head north.

They eventually arrived at Hill Port, the capital of the "Country of Lyres," one of the three southern kingdoms.

After that.

Diana and Sake will lead the demons and wolves as mercenaries to receive the "Free Territory Development Order," a unique privilege granted to the Holy Alliance in the south.

Their goal is the Free Territory located between the "Country of Lyres", the "Jungle Country", and the "Green Dragon Mountain Range".

In the game of a past life.

Conquering this free territory is a side quest that can be completed in the first chapter.

Roger skipped it at the time.

He chose to go north directly to Vilan.

For Diana, however...

This mission will be somewhat challenging, given the complex web of forces surrounding that territory, but Roger has faith in her abilities.

After taking over this territory.

This means that Roger finally has a foothold in Qena.

The area surrounding that territory is teeming with monsters of considerable size and high level.

It is very suitable for Roger's development.

Roger even thought he could visit the Green Dragon Mountain Range if he had the chance.

After all, that Ancient Dragon was known for its love of sleeping.

What if I wake myself up?

Roger, who possessed two Dragon Slaying Scroll, could also put him into an eternal slumber.

Roger, on the other hand, traveled alone to the northwest.

In the days to come.

He will traverse most of the border territories of the three southern countries.

Then they stopped near the border between the "Jungle Country" and the "Gem Country".

There.

There is a continuous "Mist Shadow Mountain Range".

In the mountains lies a miraculous city-state: Drovas.

"Drovas" was built on the ruins of a starship by a guy who was obsessed with Cowas People technology.

Over the past few decades.

This city-state acquired a great deal of technology from the Cowas People.

Roger went there specifically to learn the technology.

On one hand, it was for the Cipher Cracker of the "Compression Factory"; on the other hand, it was for the advanced capabilities of the Ammunition Expert.

The profession of Ammunition Expert is not just about throwing grenades; it involves many unique abilities.

However, the ability to Expansion Module cannot be created out of thin air.

Martial Artist need secret manuals to learn and comprehend techniques.

Ammunition Expert also need relevant books and tools to improve their professional skills.

Roger originally hoped to obtain the Heaven-Tier starship from the video of his previous life in the "Raging Sea Blood Vortex," thereby gaining access to the Ammunition Expert's knowledge in one fell swoop.

But who knew that when the giant python emerged, he couldn't even see a single starship in the vortex.

Not only that.

Apart from the "Greed Jar," a Demigod Artifact that is practically immortal.

He couldn't find any of the three Immortal-grade items that appeared in the story video...

Whenever I think of this...

Roger felt extremely ashamed.

In his previous life, he had at least read quite a few novels about game worlds—

Those main characters always manage to find what they want without missing a single detail, relying solely on their memories...

Why did I fail when it came to myself?

"Maybe... this is the punishment for not memorizing the storyline a hundred times when playing a game?"

Roger chuckled self-deprecatingly.

Because there is no time pressure.

Roger walked the route with considerable ease.

He regarded himself as a true traveler, appreciating the scenery along the way with the most peaceful mind.

certainly.

As a Hidden Hero, he would never hesitate to confront monsters.

And so.

A mindless slime, a bluffing goblin, a lewd and evil tree spirit, a treacherous scarecrow monster...

A large number of low-level monsters died tragically at Roger's hands.

It's a pity.

System notification.

The element of fate is insufficient.

While the attributes given by these monsters aren't as outrageous as foot fetishism or Foreskin Length, they're still hard to describe.

Roger's emotions remained relatively stable.

He understood.

Good brothers are something you can only meet by chance; otherwise, wouldn't friendship seem cheap?

So he generously let the monsters go.

Anyway, not long ago.

Roger killed enough Twin Demons in the waters near the Treasure Seclusion Trench to fill up the relevant progress bar.

That concludes the discussion.

He has completed a total of 19 Sin Mark.

With the help of deformed mermaids and Abyssal Water Ghost.

Roger's skin Defense Value has been increased by 120 points, which is equivalent to 24 points of Base Defense Value.

In this way...

His Base Defense Value reached 36 points.

This is an incredibly formidable defensive capability even without proper armor.

And in this process.

Roger could feel his skin further differentiating.

The gap between the smooth layer and the rough layer is more noticeable.

After the progress bar is full.

Roger acquired two specializations at once!

One of them is the reward of the Sin Mark itself, called "Defense as Offense".

"Defense as Offense: You can temporarily give up all offensive capabilities and convert a certain proportion of them into defensive capabilities."

In this process.

Not only will you gain a high fixed Defense Value, but your Defense Value modifier will also be greatly increased.

This is a very powerful practical specialty.

Giving up all offensive capabilities seems like a somewhat worthless price to pay.

However, if combined with the technique of "Flaw Flash Strike".

This is definitely the strongest defensive counter-attack package.

Roger did an estimate.

With the Defense as Offense.

His Base Defense Value without armor can exceed 60 points! And with the support of "Copper Skin Iron Bones" and protective gear.

Without compromising flexibility.

His modified Defense Value can reach up to 85 points! This already surpasses the defense attribute of Tenkai Saburo's Sea Beast Armor.

If it is in the Sub-Angel state.

His Defense Value can be stacked up to 95 points.

This is a number that would leave most extraordinary beings in despair! Even the Divine Kingdom Practitioner ' Authority Defense within the divine kingdom are no better than this.

Roger himself was quite surprised.

Without realizing it.

I've somehow transformed into a turtle-shell type player with invincible defense after the upgrade.

If he could get two more top-tier shields.

They could all switch careers and become tankers.

certainly.

There is a difference between overall Defense Value and local Defense Value.

Before the upgrade.

Even with his extraordinary "Weakness Nullification," parts of his body could still be severely damaged.

After experiencing the horrific ordeal of having his lower body stabbed.

Roger will definitely stick to Steady approach!

The other specialty is the extra bonus from Twin Demons.

Metamorphosis (Bloodline Feat):

In any state (including death state below level 6).

You can shed the surface layer of skin in 3 seconds and quickly complete a transformation.

After the transformation, your body will return to its peak condition; after the first transformation, you can specify a profession's level to increase by 10;

The timing of your first transformation is determined by you.

The second metamorphosis occurred 12 years after the first metamorphosis, and the time for each subsequent metamorphosis is a multiple of 12.

This skill might just be considered excellent by the average person.

But for Roger, it was the best!

first.

Transformation can reduce his XP stress.

Getting +10 to your Extraordinary Job Levels for free is still pretty appealing.

Secondly.

He is Longevity Species.

The longer you live, the more opportunities you have to transform. Although the intervals afterward will be very long, he can afford to wait!

third.

That's also the most important point.

The effect of transformation is even more powerful than Quick Resurrection, and it can definitely be used as a trump card.

In general.

The Twin Demons brought Roger many surprises.

So much so that he didn't care too much about the monsters on the road not giving him any stat bonuses.

that's all.

Roger went sightseeing and enjoying the scenery.

After leaving King's Road.

He traversed dense jungles, passed through humid caves, and crossed rolling hills...

Through thick and thin.

The Monster Compendium now contains a bunch of useless attribute information.

Two weeks later.

Noon.

Roger parted the broad leaves of Giant Tree Species at the edge of the forest.

What comes into view is a mountain range shrouded in clouds and mist in the distance.

Above the mountains.

Every now and then, streaks of blue and white light would appear.

That was a flying machine invented by the lord of "Drovas".

At the foot of the mountain.

It is a plain full of the breath of spring.

On the plains.

A winding river flows from west to east.

The midday sun shines on the river, reflecting a shimmering, milky-sweet light.

Roger's gaze followed the flow of the river.

In the northern part of the plain.

He saw a densely populated town.

The river meanders halfway around the edge of the town.

It eventually flowed into a lake that seemed to stretch to the horizon.

"Hint: You have discovered landmarks such as ' Mist Shadow Mountain Range ', ' Lookout Plains ', ' Donny River ', ' Mist Mountain Town ', and ' Still Lake '."

"We've finally arrived."

Roger murmured a sigh.

Immediately afterwards.

He stepped out of the jungle, activated his Ladder Cloud Steps at full power, and sped towards "Mist Mountain Town" like Lightning Speed.

In his memory.

"Drovas" is in a semi-closed state, and advanced constructs, Sentinels, are stationed near the Mist Shadow Mountain Range year-round.

Therefore, it is not an easy thing to enter that city openly and legitimately.

therefore.

Roger planned to try his luck at the only human settlement outside the Misty Mist Shadow Mountain Range.

As the saying goes, those near the water get the moon first.

He didn't believe that Mist Mountain Town was so close to Drovas.

The two sides really had no contact whatsoever.

Half an hour later.

Roger appeared on the outskirts of Mist Mountain Town.

He first observed secretly.

The town was crowded with people.

But strangely enough...

There were no guards or sentries around the town.

Most of the people coming and going are locals, but there are also the occasional Adventurers -looking guy.

Roger's Sixth Sense told him.

These Adventurers came from the Country of Lyres in the east.

Seeing this, Roger decided to blend in with them.

After a period of disguise...

A young human ranger carrying a longbow and wearing leather armor appeared at the entrance to Mist Mountain Town.

He walked calmly into the town.

The adults nearby glanced at him only once before quickly looking away.

Several children followed.

He seemed curious about the bow behind him.

Roger ignored him.

He walked around the town on his own.

Extraordinary Perception at Full Firepower.

After walking around for a while...

Roger did not find anything unusual in Mist Mountain Town.

This is a typical rural town in Kuytun.

The monsters nearby are of low level.

The Adventurers who came to fight were all below level 40.

They pose virtually no threat to him.

But Roger remained vigilant.

"It's a bit too bustling..."

"Theoretically, a town of this size cannot support so many low-level Adventurers."

"There are just too many indigenous people..."

Roger pondered quietly.

His Sixth Sense told him.

This must be related to that city in the Mist Shadow Mountain Range!

In order to gather intelligence.

A moment later.

Roger then arrived at the town's most bustling "Minotaur Tavern".

The tavern was bustling with noise.

There is also a separate notice board outside the tavern.

Roger strolled over to the notice board.

His gaze swept over the parchment sheets from top to bottom.

"The tavern owner's warning: Don't you dare scribble anything on this notice! Leave your comments below!"

"Notice 1: Lightning Frog Flooding Disaster at Biluo Farm, and experienced Adventurers are urgently needed to help clear them. Those interested, please contact Allen, the owner of the Minotaur Tavern."

Notice 2: Evil spirits are said to roam the vicinity of Mirror Lake. Please do not approach!

Notice 3: The 7th Annual Arm Wrestling Tournament is now open for registration. Generous prizes await, and the winner will have the chance to spend the night with Alice.

"So this means we can spend the night together?"

See here.

Roger was slightly surprised:

"Are the people of Mist Mountain Town really this open-minded?"

It was at this moment.

A burly man walked by and winked at him, saying, "Are you tempted by the third notice?"

Roger instinctively wanted to shake his head.

But then she nodded, feigning some embarrassment.

The big man laughed heartily:

"Then sign up!"

"Alice won't let you down."

"Here you go."

"What a coincidence... she's here."

Roger looked in the direction the big man was pointing.

The next second.

His expression changed slightly, and he couldn't help but blurt out, "She's Alice?"

The big man patted his shoulder forcefully:

"Don't underestimate her!"

"Every man who has slept with her has had incredible luck!"

"Even in the hearts of Adventurers, she is undoubtedly a princess!"

The next moment.

Roger stared speechlessly at the information flashing across the data bar.

"Insight: You realize that ' Alice ' is a superior breed and a well-built Andean Sow."

"Sixth Sense: You sense that ' Alice ' is surrounded by a powerful aura of luck. Perhaps, spending the night with her wouldn't be a bad idea."