Bai Duan observed the fox boy without a trace, and the two people on the opposite side also quickly noticed Bai Duan beside Xie Yan, and they showed astonishment and astonishment by coincidence.
The Fox tribe boy recognized the equipment on Bai Duan's body, and he seemed to be relieved. His eyes turned pity and guilt when looking at Bai Duan, which made Bai Duan's body get goose bumps. The human swordsman's expression was a bit complicated, he looked at Bai Duan, and then at the fox boy beside him, seemingly thoughtful.
For these two people who are obviously related to Xie Yan's "tragic past", Bai Duan instinctively feels repulsion. The aura around him suddenly became cold, and he looked arrogant and inviolable, which made the fox boy subconsciously shrink back, and hastily looked away.
Contrary to Bai Duan who erected a thorny formation all over his body, Xie Yan, on the contrary, seemed to have never seen the two of them at all. He kept walking, and even his eyes did not shift in the slightest. He passed in front of the other party directly, as if Passing by two inconspicuous stones—on the contrary, the human swordsman and the demon youth who stopped and looked at him seemed to be watching him off, and they were defeated for no reason.
To be honest, Xie Yan really doesn't want to pay any attention to the last two "straws" that crushed the original body. He has not yet completed the counterattack mission, even if he meets and entangles with the two, he will inevitably lack confidence. From the outsider's point of view, he is either messing around or pretending to be free and easy, which is meaningless at all.
Only when he "turns over" and completes the double reversal in reality and in the game, can he truly replace the original body in front of the two of them, raising his eyebrows and sweeping away his depression.
——So, before this, Xie Yan planned to ignore these two guys and "bring shame on himself".
Obviously, those two people probably didn't expect Xie Yan to walk so simply, they were a little sluggish for a while. The fox boy took a step forward, opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but when he hesitated, the human swordsman grabbed his arm, and finally swallowed the words back.
Since Xie Yan, the person concerned, didn't intend to entangle, Bai Duan, who was still an outsider, naturally had no chance to come forward. He followed Xie Yan, quietly peeping at his unchanged face, and didn't know whether to comfort him, ask a question, or treat it as if it never happened.
Xie Yan glanced at him, saw what Bai Duan was struggling with, and sighed softly: "I know you've wanted to ask this for a long time—in fact, there's nothing to hide, those two people just now...you saw it too. But this matter is a long story, I will tell you slowly when you have time after you have learned the skills. If you know it earlier... you can also be a little bit prepared."
Bai Duan didn't know how to answer, so he could only silently pat Xie Yan's shoulder to show comfort. Afterwards, he walked up to the fox NPC in the center of the hall and offered to greet him.
The fox NPC glanced at Bai Duan, but did not directly ask him what skills he wanted to learn, but raised his eyebrows: "Oh, it's you, you're here? It seems to be growing very fast!"
Bai Duan was confused by his seemingly familiar tone: "You... you know me?"
"Yes, I know you." The fox NPC nodded, "To be precise, I have heard of you." After that, he raised the corners of his lips and showed a teasing smile, "I heard that you are Have you ever stolen anything from your clansmen in the village?"
Bai Duan's bewildered face suddenly turned into a broken face. Could it be that "good things don't go out, bad things spread thousands of miles"? How did the embarrassing things he did in Novice Village a few hours ago reach the ears of the NPCs in the main city? ! This speed is simply unscientific!
Seeing the appearance of Bai Duan, the smile on the face of the fox NPC deepened a little: "Since you have done something wrong, you have to bear the price, don't you agree?"
"...Yes." Bai Duan replied feebly, his ears drooping in frustration, and his big white tail swept across the shiny floor.
Xie Yan looked at it and felt a little itchy, but tried his best not to disturb the communication between Bai Duan and the NPC—With the original body's many years of experience in the game "Myriad Realms", the NPC will never gossip with the player aimlessly, he will say With so many lines outside the normal range, nine times out of ten it means that there is a hidden mission.
... However, the triggering condition of this hidden mission is really a bit weird, need to steal in Fox Novice Village, and then be forgiven by the villagers? No wonder it hasn't been triggered by players for so long.
"So, in order to make up for your previous mistakes, I now want to give you a task." The Fox NPC raised his chin, "Of course, you can choose not to accept it."
Bai Duan is also someone who has played online games before, so he immediately reacted when he heard this sentence—hidden missions are rare, and the rewards are extremely rich, how could he not accept it
Seeing that Bai Duan couldn't wait to respond, the fox NPC who already had a relatively high level of AI twitched his lips, and then spit out another sentence, pouring cold water on Bai Duan: "This is the compensation for your wrongdoing." , so don’t expect me to give you any rewards. At most, it can only change the impression of you among the clansmen.”
Bai Duan & Xie Yan: "………………"
—So, the reward of this task is to increase the favorability of the Fox Clan? It always feels a bit tasteless... Or, in fact, this is not a hidden mission, but a disguised punishment, right
However, no matter what, Bai Duan still took over the task. The Fox NPC handed him a map and a token, and asked him to go to the Lost Forest outside Yaoyue City to find a Yaozu hermit who had been hiding from the world for a long time.
The map turned into a stream of light in Bai Duan's hands, and was directly marked on the system's small map, while the token was the key to enter the hermit's hermitage, which was carefully kept by Bai Duan.
After doing all this, the fox NPC finally returned to "normal". After Bai Duan talked to him again, he asked him if he wanted to learn any skills.
Under Xie Yan's guidance, Bai Duan quickly selected three skills that were suitable for her current situation and affordable. The next step was to prepare her luggage, buy medicines and items, and start the "hidden task".
—Although the rewards of the missions don’t seem to be very good, when doing hidden missions, no matter how much you prepare, you will never be too much.
Bai Duan didn't know anything about preparing props, but Xie Yan was a good one, and went directly to the player's market to purchase in bulk.
While Xie Yan was preparing, Bai Duan, who couldn't help much, was so bored that he opened the "Myriad Realms" player forum and began to browse various lists in the game.
There are many types of lists in the game "Myriad Realms", including the orthodox lists that come with the game such as the rating list, wealth list, merit list, and combat power list, as well as players such as the popularity list, appearance list, notoriety list, and scandal list. Self-initiated various rankings. Bai Duan opened them one by one and looked through them, which was a good way to pass the time.
On various lists, Bai Duan can easily find a familiar name many times—that is Xie Yan's game ID. Xie Yan is the richest man in the game, ranking at the top of the wealth list. Although he was only at the bottom of the rank list—after all, there were many people who had been playing games longer than him—but he was at the top of the battle power list.
On the contrary, he can be seen at a glance on the list of notoriety and gossip, and the list of appearance also gave him a comment with a bit of ridicule, indicating that his appearance can only be seen in the game . Even among the various lists, there is a list specially set up for Xie Yan, "Pinning Hands List". He is currently the only one on the list, to show that his pinching skills are unmatched by ordinary people.
The lists set by these players can't be called benevolent, but they can't be called excessively vicious either. Most people probably just read a joke, and gossip a few words for fun when they are bored, but when they gather together, they will bring unspeakable harm to the parties, and even lead to tragedy.
This is the power of public opinion, three people are tigers, when everyone around you is talking about one thing and ridiculing a person, only by joining in can you appear normal and gregarious—as for the person who was ridiculed How does it feel? , how many people will care
In addition to various lists, there are more posts in the forum. Bai Duan scanned the past roughly, except for the strategy posts, most of the gossip posts have a little relationship with Xie Yan, the titles are shocking and curious, and their purpose is only to earn a little attention and clicks.
Bai Duan didn't have any desire to click on these posts. He sighed slightly in his heart, silently closed the forum interface, and turned his gaze to Xie Yan who was sitting not far away, drawing with his finger on the light screen in front of him, with a serious and focused expression.
Other than appearance, Bai Duan didn't think Xie Yan had any black spots. He works very hard—at least he works harder in games; he has perseverance—at least he has perseverance in pinching people; He got together and really fell in love with him unreservedly, but at the very least, just as a friend, Xie Yan still fits Bai Duan's ideal.
Now, from the perspective of a friend, Bai Duan really hopes that Xie Yan can overcome this threshold and regain his confidence—but now, everything seems to be moving in a good direction, and Xie Yan has already learned to ignore the bad attitudes of the people around him. …
Sensing Bai Duan's gaze, Xie Yan turned his head to the side, subconsciously showing a smile, then he turned off the light screen in front of him, and walked back to Bai Duan's side: "I've bought everything, do you want to do the task?"
Bai Duan just read the player forum, and he is not in a high mood. Besides, he has played enough today: "No, I am going to log out of the game and have dinner."
"That's right." Xie Yan suddenly realized, "It's indeed time for dinner." After that, he inadvertently showed his familiarity, "What do you want to eat tonight?"
Bai Duan: "…………………"
—I always feel that such a development is a bit dangerous...
—Thinking about it carefully, he and Xie Yan just met and introduced themselves this morning, they were fed at noon, they played games together in the afternoon, and they naturally had dinner together in the evening
— This speed... is it too fast? !