Advance to Marsdora X Training Ground

In the city of bounty hunting Kurapika Andochipol through the streets, holding a bounty poster.

The bounty notice read, "Find [Punk Dog], reward: [Love Multi Drug]".

The main gameplay of Bounty City consists of various bounty missions set up throughout the city.

They had only been in the city for three short days, yet the group had already accepted more than sixty bounty missions.

"Having accepted this mission, let's go back."

Kurapika thought to himself, and then quickly took action.

You can experience a unique kind of joy in this process.

The term "Punk Dog" simply refers to a dog with a punk-style hairstyle.

In a certain neighborhood of the bounty-stricken city, a large number of stray dogs roam. At first glance, these dogs seem to be no different from each other. But by using the "Concentration" technique, one can perceive the differences between them.

Basically, you just need to accept all the dog-related bounties on the wanted posters and then catch them one by one in this neighborhood.

When the target is successfully captured, the dog will turn into a card, such as [1662- Punk Dog -F-255].

Next, take the card to the bounty office and hand it to the NPC staff member.

With a loud "bang!" accompanied by a slight vibration and a puff of smoke, the bounty poster turned into a card.

[966- Love Multi Drug -D-120]

On his way back, Kurapika redeemed the card and gained another 100,000 J.

Back at the inn, Kurapika saw Kevin and the others sitting around the coffee table in the living room, each with their spellbooks open.

"There are just too many cards, and it's impossible to put them all in the book," Kevin sighed regretfully.

Nion, standing beside her, nodded solemnly.

Seeing this, Kurapika shook his head helplessly.

These two clearly have a "collecting obsession".

What would happen if someone with a "collecting addiction" entered such a game world?

The answer is, of course, the onset of "symptoms".

In this game, almost anything can be turned into a card, from houses and areas to Rock, dirt, and various tools.

Putting aside soil and tools, all sorts of interesting objects can be turned into cards, such as food, ingredients, pets with unique hairstyles, and strangely shaped devices.

However, each person only had forty-five Free Pocket, which was simply not enough space to store all the cards.

What's even more troublesome is that there's nowhere else to store the cards.

"Did this game even consider the feelings of players with a collector's mentality? Do they even know how to make a game?"

Kevin complained as he rummaged through his Free Pocket, keeping only a few cards that looked interesting. He had to exchange the rest for money, otherwise his Free Pocket would be stuffed full.

"Alright, now that everyone's back, let's set off for the Magic City of Marsdora."

After Kevin finished speaking, the group set off on their journey.

Everything that needed to be prepared has already been prepared, and all the necessary information is already in my mind.

Walking down the street, Melusina looked at Kevin and asked, "According to the game, this city should only be considered a starting village, right?"

Kevin nodded. "Looking at the map, it's almost right in front of the game entrance; the two are very close. Describing it as a starting village is definitely accurate."

"But if we do that, won't there be too many players in this city?"

Although NPCs and players look similar, they are easy to distinguish.

After all, no matter how much NPCs resemble players, their behavior is inevitably stiff and mechanical, while players are completely different.

Moreover, the players here don't have any hidden special needs.

"That does seem to be the case." Pairo frowned in thought. They hadn't noticed this particular detail before.

It's important to know that the number of Game Console is limited.

There are a total of one hundred machines, each with two ports, and each port can connect to one extender.

Therefore, one hundred machines can accommodate a maximum of 800 players in the game.

However, the reality is much more complex. Many ports are not using extenders, and many machines are not used at all.

There are also machines that only use one port.

The situation where one machine has two expansion ports and eight people can enter at the same time is actually rare.

Even if you halve the data for 800 players, it's probably still an overestimation.

And the number of players they saw in this newbie village was no exaggeration; there were at least a hundred or more.

They have a map, which shows that the starting village is located in the lower-middle part of the island, with the Inner Sea on both sides, like a strait in the island.

Even though the cities are far apart, there are at least five or six cities.

There are just too many players here.

However, since the specific value of this city is not clear, it is difficult to draw any conclusions.

"Have you noticed that some players are working here?" Pairo said in a somewhat strange tone.

This is indeed strange, after all, it's a game, yet players are actually working here, which is really hard to understand.

They stayed there for three days, Pairo saw many players working for those three days.

The group chatted as they entered a forest.

Beyond this forest lies a vast plain; follow the plain straight to reach the Magic City.

"Where are the bandits?" Nion asked impatiently. This was the mission they had received on the way.

"They've arrived."

Kevin reminded him.

The group stopped, and a group of people dressed like ninjas surrounded them.

Kurapika flicked his wrist, and the Chain precisely caught on one of the ninjas' hands. Just as he was about to launch an attack, the group of "ninjas" suddenly knelt down and began to kowtow to them desperately.

Please save us!

Sigh, this isn't the robbery scenario I imagined. Shouldn't the normal game flow involve some fighting first, and then proceeding with the mission?

They were then taken to the Stronghold.

After some investigation, it turned out that the bandits' mission was to treat the sick among them.

A sick child with a fever was lying in bed. The medicine needed to treat the illness was expensive, and the group didn't have enough money, so they decided to rob someone. They were still short of money, so they asked the group for donations.

"This mission is so strange, should we pay them?" Nion asked.

The others all turned their attention to Kevin.

"Don't look at me, they are NPCs, essentially a kind of Nen Beast. You can't expect me to heal Nen Beast, can you?" Kevin said helplessly, rubbing his forehead.

Yes, that's when everyone realized.

Once these NPCs enter the quest process, their behavior is no different from that of real people, to the point that everyone subconsciously wants Kevin to help them heal.

"How much money do you need?" Kurapika asked.

Two hundred and sixty thousand.

"This is robbery!" Nion shouted.

But Kurapika immediately understood the reason.

I happen to have 260,000 on me.

Everyone then realized that the tasks were based on the amount of money the players had.

"So this mission is locked onto a single player?"

Since it was required for the mission, Kurapika handed over the money he had on him.

After expressing their gratitude, they left the Stronghold dejectedly, having received nothing.

"Don't be so downcast. Maybe this is a prerequisite for some mission?" Kevin said with a smile, trying to comfort him. He didn't care; it wasn't his money anyway.

They divided the money equally among the three of them: Nion and Kurapika's money were put together, Pairo kept his own share, and Melusina and Kevin's money were put together.

Kurapika had the least money, but fortunately, the mission chose him.

Why does he have the least money? After all, you can't expect Nion to earn much; it's already a blessing if she doesn't cause trouble.

Even so, Nion still looked heartbroken that her money had been taken away, and even Kurapika looked regretful, after all, it was money he had worked hard to earn over the past few days by taking on bounty missions, and he was originally quite proud of it.

"This game feels a lot like an RPG. Most games on the market these days are of this type, so it's reasonable to assume there will be a monster-hunting and money-making mechanic."

"So as long as you defeat a few monsters that look powerful, you should be able to get a decent reward."

Kevin spoke while comforting everyone.

And that is indeed the case.

After they crossed the mountains and entered the plains, they encountered a problem.

A group of monsters blocked their path.

"This Goblins is just too classic," Nion remarked.

Kevin glanced at it, a smile spreading across his face, and simply took a few steps back with Melusina.

"You'll have to deal with these monsters yourselves." With that, he pulled the eager Nion behind him.

"Don't look at me like that. With your skills, this Goblins could knock you to the ground with one hit."

Hearing this, Nion squatted down beside them, sulking.

Melusina smiled, squatted down, and reached out to pat Nion's head to comfort her.

These Goblins aren't particularly strong; their only problem is their sheer number, their presence at both close and long range, and their use of slingshots to restrict enemy movement.

However, this wasn't a big problem for Kurapika and his friends; it would just take a little more time.

Kevin looked at Nion and said, "In this game, you shouldn't even think about fighting monsters."

"Snort!"

"If you were willing to train more, you wouldn't be unable to even beat Goblins."

"Who says I can't beat Goblins!" For a player, this is nothing short of a blatant insult.

"Is that so?" Kevin casually waved his hand, his Nen Aura forming a rope, and pulled a Goblins over.

Looking at the Goblins hopping around with a wooden stick, Nion pursed her lips; she didn't think she might actually be able to beat it.

She had never been in a fight and had almost no fighting skills.

Kevin's minimum requirement for training her was to give her some extra Nen Aura to protect herself, and it's starting to have some effect.

"See? You have no idea how to punch it." With that, Kevin tightened the rope, Goblins instantly died and disappeared.

Just then, Kurapika and his friends also finished their battle.

As the smoke from the monster's death dissipated, two identical cards appeared.

[1741- Goblin Horde -F-350]

"It's only F-level difficulty?" This letter indicates the difficulty of obtaining the card.

"Did you hear that? A group of Goblins is only F-rank difficulty, while a single Goblins is even easier."

"Alright, stop provoking her." Melusina sighed and patted Nion's head, pulling her up.

Kevin saw this as a good opportunity to educate Nion.

Nion does enjoy playing games, but once she enters a game with such a realistic feel, her combat ability is simply too low.

They are simply unable to fight normally.

In a game, this means losing a lot of fun.

Nion clearly enjoys the game, but due to her limited combat power, she can't experience the joy of battle, which is undoubtedly a significant blow to her. Perhaps this opportunity will motivate Nion to focus more on training.

The group continued onward. However, they hadn't gone far in this swaggering manner when they encountered another monster.

This time, a group of Cyclops appeared, each one enormous, the tallest appearing to be about ten meters tall, and the shortest four or five meters tall, and they were in large groups.

"Whoosh!" A huge wooden stick swept towards them with strong wind pressure.

Kevin punched the giant, shattering the wooden stick into pieces. Then, with a leap, he kicked the giant's head hard, instantly smashing the giant's skull apart.

A puff of smoke appeared, and the giant transformed into a card.

But more giants began to attack.

Pairo and Kurapika immediately launched a counterattack.

Pairo punched the giant on the head, but found that apart from knocking the giant's head off, it did not cause any real damage. He then realized that the difference in strength between them and Kevin was too great, and they could not use the same method to deal with the enemy.

"Eye!"

Pairo quickly discovered the giant's weakness.

Once the weakness of the eyes was found, the battle situation instantly became clear.

This time, Nion obediently followed behind Kevin and began picking up the fallen cards.

If you don't pick up the card and put it in your Free Pocket in time, it will turn back into a monster after a while, which is pointless. It feels like losing money, which is hard to accept.

After the battle, they checked their loot and were surprised to find eight Cyclops cards.

I wonder how much money these cards can be exchanged for.

The group continued on their way. They hadn't gone far when they encountered another monster. The five of them swaggering along the road were indeed too conspicuous.

During the battle, Kevin discovered that these monsters all had some obvious weaknesses or various special mechanics.

"Interesting. This place is absolutely perfect for cultivating combat awareness. Was it set up like this on purpose?"

Kevin discovered that there were quite a few monsters that could be used to train the "Seven Techniques".

Moreover, with careful observation, one can discover that monsters with weaknesses are everywhere.

Having realized this, Kevin, with his hands behind his back the whole time, began instructing the others. "Idiots, you two, observe its movements carefully."

Use "condense"! Use it immediately if you notice anything wrong.

"What skill should I use in this situation?"

"Not bad, you guys do have some ability."

Kevin followed behind the two, giving pointers and observing. Later, he simply let Melusina join them on stage.

Melusina is strong, but she lacks combat experience.

Although she can summon her four Maid Nen Beasts to assist in battle, she also needs to have stronger self-defense capabilities.

Fortunately, Melusina is excited about fighting and doesn't mind it at all; in fact, she especially enjoys kicking monsters.

"You want to join the war too?" Kevin asked, looking at Nion.

"Um."

"When we encounter a weaker monster, I'll let you try."

Before long, the group encountered a monster that was difficult to defeat.

The monster was small and entirely black, but it was incredibly fast. They had no time to react and were simply being tossed around by it.

"I can't see clearly."

"I couldn't catch it at all; my body couldn't react in time."

Nion was chased so hard she could barely see the monster.

Just as the black figure charged towards Kevin reached out and firmly grasped the monster that was rushing towards his face.

The monster has a black, spherical body with a long, thin tail and a small black ball at the end of its tail.

The moment it was caught, it turned into a card.

"Amazing!" Kurapika couldn't help but exclaim. When they faced this monster just now, they were completely powerless to fight back. The monster was too fast. Although the hits didn't hurt, they just couldn't do anything about it.

However, for Kevin, this speed was just average.

After all, he was the one who had withstood the attack of the Red Sparrow; this monster was nothing compared to the Red Sparrow.

"Alright, that's enough for now. You'll definitely come here often in the future," Kevin said with a smile.

Almost every monster here can be trained in a targeted manner to address their combat abilities.

If they can complete one-on-one combat here, their combat awareness will almost reach the required standard. Kevin himself realized this, and the others noticed it too, especially after Kevin kept reminding them along the way.

"It seems this was intentionally designed. I think I understand why there are so many players in Bounty City now," Pairo muttered to himself.

Players who are not strong enough are unable to cross mountains and forests and traverse wilderness to reach the Magic City, and can only be trapped in the bounty city and barely survive.

In the game, money is needed to live, so they have no choice but to work.

This is too tragic; it's even harder than real life.

Playing a game can be more unbearable than real life; it seems that those players who can't leave the Bounty City are trapped in the game in this way.

This is clearly no longer a game.

Instead, they are being played by the game.