The champions of justice loved Pan Long's gift, of course. More than one even shouted, "A little more would be even better!"
Pan Long welcomed the request.
He had come here to kill demons. Killing demons, killing more demons, killing as many demons as possible—that was the goal he had set for this trip.
If he could accomplish a few great deeds along the way and earn some quest experience, so much the better.
It would be a win-win—two wins for him.
But before setting out, he needed to make some preparations.
The ambush just now had been a warning. No matter how strong he was in a fight, his current Character Panel showed only a level-six Barbarian and a level-zero Tianyou.
Oh, he could raise Tianyou to level one now. Killing demons really did bring in experience fast!
But level seven was hardly different from level six. Against spells that checked level rather than attributes, he was still a pushover.
If he had not been tough enough to withstand the damage, he might have gone down back there.
...In truth, he was being overly cautious. That ambush had cost him only a few hit points. He would have needed to take dozens of spells like that to die.
And that did not even account for his ability to heal himself.
In fact, he had already recovered every hit point he had lost.
Pan Long introduced himself and described the brief but fierce battle. The guardians of Melandober immediately understood what he needed. The Paladin, who was getting on in years, took out a golden emblem. A red sun rose above the horizon on its face—the symbol of Lathander, the Lord of Dawn.
"This holy symbol bears my lord's blessing. Even those who do not worship him may wear it,