Torbana.
This is the town closest to the labyrinth area on the first level of Aincrad.
In this first level, which is the most vast, the southernmost point is the starting town with a diameter of one kilometer. After crossing the grassland to the northwest, there is a whole lush forest. Continue to the northeast and you will come to the lake and swamp area, and then pass through After passing through these terrains, mountains, canyons, ruins, and groups of monsters that inhabit these terrains will appear one after another.
These monsters are theoretically the highest-level monsters in the entire first-level outdoor training area.
Because, if we move forward, it stands at the northernmost end of the first floor, rising straight into the sky like a tower, with a diameter of 300 meters and a height of 100 meters, leading to the staircase maze area on the second floor.
For players whose purpose is to master this game or even just want to improve themselves, the importance of the maze area is self-evident.
It is not only a ladder leading to the upper level, but the monsters inside are also more advanced than those in the outdoor training area. There are also many treasure chests containing rare props. It is definitely a treasure place for players.
The closest town to the labyrinth area is Tolbana, a valley city with a total length of only two hundred meters.
After a month of chaos and strategy, many players in Tolbana have arrived here, targeting the maze area every day, improving their levels and profits.
Of course, those who can come here and use it as a base to continue to attack the maze area are the top players today. Some of those low-level players have settled in other safer towns and villages, and some even It is impossible to come to this place closest to the front line if you stay in the starting town.
In this case, Luo Zhen naturally uses this place as his base.
"inner area."
When Luo Zhen returned to this town with the rainbow flowers and butterflies, and saw the huge windmill towers lined up in the town, purple words like this immediately appeared in front of his field of vision.
This is proof that the player has entered the circle and is protected by the no-crime directive.
However, the protection within the circle can only protect players from direct attacks, but cannot protect players from indirect attacks.
For example, the sharp glances and words from others.
"Hey, look at that guy..."
"There are rainbow-like swallowtail butterflies on the shoulders..."
"Is he the rumored closed beta player...?"
"How dare you appear on the street..."
Each of the heavily armed players looked at Luo Zhen with the rainbow butterfly, and not only whispered to him, but also cast a hostile look at him.
This is the treatment Luo Zhen often receives since ordinary players discovered the advantages of closed beta players and recognized Luo Zhen.
There is no way, there are a total of 10,000 players participating in the official operation of SAO, and even though about one-tenth of them are closed beta players, there are also many other general players who are hostile to the closed beta players.
Some of them have really suffered losses caused by the selfish actions of closed beta players, some are just incited, and some even just want to find an outlet for their fear, terror and panic in this death game. As a result, they complained about the closed beta testers and were hostile to the closed beta testers for various reasons. As a result, in just one month, the closed beta testers suffered such great discrimination.
As the only beta tester whose identity was confirmed, Luo Zhen naturally suffered the resentment of all ordinary players.
The players here are actually quite good, they are just hostile and talking behind their backs. Guys like the ones we just met blocked Luo Zhen directly outside the circle. One can imagine how helpless Luo Zhen is now.
Obviously this was the situation, but Luo Zhen, who was wearing a rainbow butterfly, yawned, ignored the reactions of everyone around him, and walked lazily on the street.
"What should we eat later?"
Luo Zhen is worried about such things.
As for the opinions of those players, Luo Zhen didn't care at all.
Thinking back on when he was in Chaldea, Luo Zhen was often looked down upon by others. When he was at Akabane's family, he was also criticized by his clan members because of the growing gap between him and Akabane Tianquan.
Compared with those people, these players who can only do various things to Luo Zhen secretly in the game are really weak.
Luo Zhen didn't care at all about the contempt of these guys, and suddenly turned into an alley. Several players who were quietly following Luo Zhen were suddenly startled, and then hurriedly stepped forward, but they could no longer find Luo Zhen. , stood in the alley and gritted his teeth.
Under such circumstances, Luo Zhen turned around an alley at an alarming speed and came to a door that resembled a hidden place. He opened the door and walked in.
What appeared in front of him was a shabby and small bar.
"snort."
The NPC who was the store owner was standing in front of the counter. He looked at Luo Zhen who walked in. Instead of saying hello, he snorted coldly and looked away.
It is precisely because the character of this NPC shop owner is quite bad, and the location of this bar is very remote and quite shabby. The only players who come here are very lonely or have hidden agendas, so it is quite deserted.
And now, there is a guy here who is not usually seen around people.
"Oh, thank you for your hard work, really."
Calling Luo with such a shameful nickname means that he is really a petite player, so small that it makes people think that he is not an adult player.
The opponent is equipped with cloth and leather armor, and the weapons are a small hook hanging on the left waist and a flying needle on the right waist. He is also covered with a half-length cloak that only reaches the waist, with a smile on his face. It has a very conspicuous feature, three lines similar to animal whiskers are drawn on both sides of the cheeks.
This appearance, coupled with the other person's short golden brown curly hair, always reminds people of an animal, a mouse.
In fact, the opponent was nicknamed a mouse by the players who knew of its existence.
The player whose character is named Argo is actually an information dealer. He sells places with high experience value efficiency, the location and triggering methods of mission NPCs, and even the player's personal information. In addition, he added all his ability points to agility, and also ran a side business of spreading messages, persuading, leading people, etc., although it was a bit shady.
By the way, Argo is also a closed beta player.
Although I have never admitted it, Luo Zhen met her during the closed beta period. However, at that time, Luo Zhen and Argo both used the appearance set by the characters, and neither of them knew their real appearance. So when we met again in this world, neither party broke this point and just got along as before.
By the way, the opponent is a female player who is rarer than a rare monster in online games.
She was the one who invited Luo Zhen here.
Luo Zhen immediately walked into the bar with Rainbow Butterfly, sat down in front of Argo unceremoniously, and asked unceremoniously.
"So, what commission led you to come to me this time?"
Luo Zhen just got to the point.