With Hogg handing out the mission rewards to the administrative players, the gnolls' distinctive hyena mounts finally fell into players' hands.
The veteran players had all learned professional riding from the Witch Hunter at the Adventurers' Guild, so riding a hyena wasn't difficult. But these things were quite different from warhorses, and the players who were used to riding horses found them novel.
That "driving" feeling from the extremely low vantage point was like going from an ordinary car to a sports car. The whole point was the thrill and the cool factor.
"I've gotta say, this thing actually feels a little better to ride than a warhorse. It's incredibly fast when sprinting, and it's much more agile than a warhorse in the woods. The only downside is its stamina."
After taking his hyena for a lap through the woods, the scholar-at-large Xiao Zhou was very pleased with his new mount. He proudly led it around the ruins, sharing his riding experience with everyone else.
Unfortunately, the group of new players watching nearby weren't impressed.
"This mount is so ugly! With legs like mine, I can't even stretch out when I sit on it. Tch, I wouldn't take one even if it were free."
Niu Niu's good buddy—the last member of their four-person dorm room—was a newly arrived sports student with arms and legs just as long. He mercilessly trashed the mount.
Ge Bao, who got along well with him, heard the sour note in his voice and grinned.
"Yeah, it's ugly. It's nowhere near as cool as our demon-hunting warhorses. What normal person would ride one of these things out in public? But the thing is, we've got one and you don't. That alone is enough reason for me to ride it past you every day."
"Exactly. Go suck