[ Dawn Ah ] and [ Backstabbing Expert ] sidled up to them, asking excitedly:
"Teacher, how is your application going?"
[ Evergreen Tree ]'s gaze swept over his two beloved students, pondering their intelligence and strengths.
Finally, he patted the [ Backstabbing Expert ] on the shoulder:
I have a task for you.
"Please give me your instructions, teacher."
The [ Backstabbing Expert ] instantly stood up straight.
"Go and collect all the Aberration plant samples you can find right now. Also, see if you can find a file; if not, a saw blade will do."
"Yes, sir!"
[ The Backstabbing Expert ] immediately darted out; who wouldn't love a job that combines a quest with monster hunting?
"Teacher, what about me?"
[ Dawn Ah ] looked at her mentor with eyes full of expectation.
[ The Evergreen Tree ] held his shoulder and slapped the yellow paper into his hand:
"I'm giving you an even more important task."
"Yes, please go ahead."
"Write an application."
"Ah?"
Holding the yellow paper, [ Dawn Ah ] stood on the ground, bewildered.
[ Evergreen Tree ] briefly explained what had just happened, then patted [ Dawn Ah ] on the shoulder.
The young graduate student was stunned by the facts and, like her teacher just minutes before, began to doubt the reality of the world.
"Find a place to write it down, and once you're done, send it directly to the guide Ed."
[ The Evergreen Tree ] said,
I still have some things to do.
[ Dawn Ah ] looked at the teacher:
Is there anything else you need to do?
[ Evergreen Tree ] At this moment, the two left-hand fingers Alienation into hollow tubular shapes, while the right hand resembles a small saw blade on a Swiss Army knife.
"I need to get some experimental equipment."
Night fell once more, and the [ Dark Archmage ] awoke from his [cocoon].
When she came out, she could clearly sense that this thing, which was like a combination of a sleeping bag and a capsule hotel, wouldn't last much longer. It seemed that its durability was lower than she had imagined; she had only slept in it for two days...
But upon waking, she did not immediately take action, because the [ Dark Archmage ] was shocked to discover that she had actually leveled up.
It seems that her lone wolf behavior and hunting in the dense forest over the past two days have allowed her experience bar to accumulate.
Recalling the posts from other players on the forum, [ Dark Archmage ] confirmed that her offline time had just overwritten the original forced disconnection process for upgrading her body, so she not only didn't feel sleepy, but instead felt full of energy.
What she didn't know was that during her offline time, Ed had to sacrifice the remaining life force in the [Cocoon] in order to remotely upgrade her body, which made the portable logout item, which could have been used for several days, extremely Fragility, like a damp cookie.
Since the number of players increased, everyone has gotten used to reporting their basic attributes to each other using four-digit numbers. At first glance, it sounds a bit like prison inmate 9527, or a passenger with a license plate ending in xxxx...
[ Dark Archmage ]'s current stats are 4484, and her special stats are 1000. Recalling the suggestions made by [ Pond Fish and Old Abyss ] and other veteran players, she ultimately chose to add points to Agility and Willpower in her base stats, bringing her base stats to 4786.
As a spy, she doesn't need to kill all the enemies; she just needs to make sure she can escape. Willpower points can also help her pass some of the possible checks more easily.
As for the two special attributes, in order to discover the special plants that were more compatible with the priests more quickly, she added them all to [ Plant Compatibility ].
Thus, the first player on the entire server to possess three points in the [ Plant Compatibility ] attribute was born, and her complete attribute panel became:
[Strength: 4, Agility: 7, Constitution: 8, Willpower: 6; Plant Compatibility: 3, Animal Compatibility: 0, Mechanical Compatibility: 0, Psionic Energy Compatibility: 0]
The moment she emerged from the cocoon, the Dark Archmage clearly felt that everything around her became more friendly, and even the plants that would normally attack her seemed less hostile.
These plant Aberration still see her as an enemy; they've only slightly reduced the range of their attack detection, with no fundamental change.
As usual, after concealing his "hibernation pod," the [ Dark Archmage ] began today's exploration.
She took this special task, which she was the only one to undertake, very seriously.
Having learned from his previous conversation with the innkeeper, the [ Dark Archmage ] considered his infiltration skills and intelligence gathering abilities to be "top-notch."
Therefore, she had already made the necessary preparations before today's exploration began.
Based on the gaps in the current map of White Wax Town, she planned to begin gathering intelligence about the area around the church.
This matter is far more dangerous than it appears. Unlike many games that provide advance warnings about dangerous areas, " World of Disorder " does not have such a player-friendly feature.
The only thing the Dark Archmage could confirm was that the closer she was to the church, the greater the chance of being exposed.
This was not only because of the possible presence of special plants, but also because the priests' patrols always passed by the vicinity of the church when they changed shifts.
The surveying mission began, and the [ Dark Archmage ] carefully recorded the distribution of buildings and street conditions near the church. She didn't know whether the battle that followed would be a pure assault or a meat grinder combined with street fighting, so she could only try her best to make her work perfect.
At midnight, to evade a patrol, the [ Dark Archmage ] leaped into a courtyard.
As the sound of footsteps gradually faded away outside the wooden fence, she considered climbing over to continue her task.
However, she soon noticed something amiss—
Is my footing... too soft?
It's not surprising at all that the plants in the yard, enclosed by a fence taller than a person, are growing exceptionally well.
But what's strange is that there's no trace of a path leading to the back door of the house in the entire yard. There are no simple paved paths, no soil compaction caused by long-term human walking, and the ground inside the yard is even ankle-deep higher than the outside.
Although it was in a game world, the [ Dark Archmage ] knew that there were no useless details in this game.
Something's definitely fishy!
With this in mind, the [ Dark Archmage ] became extremely alert and quietly approached the back door of the house.
Just as she was about to try out the unorthodox method of Directed Alienation key duplication, the back door of the house opened silently, and a woman appeared before the [ Dark Archmage ] carrying a wooden basin with difficulty.
The moonlight tonight was neither bright nor dim, but it was enough to illuminate the furtive figure in the courtyard.
The two women stared at each other for a moment, then the woman released her grip on the wooden basin, causing it to fall instantly. At the same time, she opened her mouth wide, as if she was about to scream.