10 Chapter 10: Back to the Village

"Although the Fish Scale Armor is somewhat useful, this world isn't peaceful either. In less than a month, it will become lively again. It's best to leave it for that silly lord, lest she dies prematurely..."

"If it's the Dragon-patterned Sword, I should give it to her too. This thing can automatically protect its owner. For now, with these two pieces of equipment, no player can hurt her..."

Avril was Su Mu's cheap Lord, and to him, she treated him sincerely.

Moreover, if Avril got hurt or died, Su Mu would lose the opportunity to change his job. This was not the outcome that Su Mu wanted to see.

Otherwise, Su Mu would not be so eager to let Avril have the ability to protect herself.

Or else, if his identity was reset to 'Refugee', everything would have to be started over again.

People were selfish and ambitious. They could be generous and forthright, but they definitely would not be idiots.

Thinking of this, Su Mu looked at the corpses of the wolves all over the valley.

"Good job! These are all rations, especially the Silver Moon Wolf King..."

As he walked towards the Silver Moon Wolf King's corpse, Su Mu pressed down with his right hand, and the Silver Moon Wolf King's corpse instantly disappeared.

Thereafter, Su Mu began to collect the corpses of the elite gray wolves, followed by the rest of the wolves.

When all the corpses of the gray wolves were collected by Su Mu, Yale's familiar figure suddenly appeared at the entrance of the valley.

Su Mu glanced at Yale who was carefully watching the valley, and Su Mu couldn't help but smile.

Su Mu had been worried that he wouldn't be able to take care of Yale earlier, so Su Mu had ordered the latter to return to the village to wait. Su Mu hadn't expected that Yale would actually be concerned about his safety. Not only did Yale not return as ordered, but he even followed Su Mu here.

"This fool is really thoughtful. I can train him a little..."

Just as Su Mu thought of this, he saw Yale approach. Yale rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment and shouted, "Sir, this subordinate has disobeyed your orders..."

"This will not happen again. In the future, you are my soldier. If you dare to disobey my orders, you will be beaten with a wooden board. If you are serious, you will be beheaded. Do you understand?" Su Mu glared at Yale and raised his voice.

"I understand, I understand, Sir. This subordinate will never dare to disobey your orders again." Yale's eyes suddenly lit up, and he shouted excitedly.

It was very obvious that this fellow was very interested in becoming a soldier.

The truth was that this was related to the current era.

The refugees did not have enough food to eat, and the people were not much better off either. They often went hungry.

But becoming a soldier was different.

Because when they become soldiers, they will be paid and provided with food. All they have to do is put their lives on the line.

Su Mu patted Yale's shoulder with some emotion and said, "Let's go back to the village."

"Yes, Sir!" Yale nodded happily and replied. He also picked up the broken knife that Su Mu had thrown on the ground and followed behind Su Mu.

Su Mu did not say anything when he saw this.

When they passed through the forest, Su Mu saw Chang'an Village. At this time, the village had been fully developed by Avril, and she already added several basic structures. Based on the existing resources, there were also about ten houses built.

Chang'an village was surrounded by mountains and rivers, so its geographical location was quite good.

Because Chang'an village was on the left side of the mountains, behind it was a river that was a hundred meters wide, and in front of it was a large stretch of wasteland.

Further away was an endless forest that encompassed Chang'an Village and the wasteland.

It could be said that Chang'an village was very well hidden and difficult to be discovered.

This was actually the best choice for a territory that was pursuing development in the early stages.

Of course, apart from its good geographical location, Chang'an Village was also abundantly rich in resources.

Wood, stone, and water sources could be found anywhere, and there was also a large area of wasteland that could be used for farming.

As for iron ore, it had not been discovered yet, so they needed to explore it further.

If they could find iron ore, then this place would be a high-grade territory.

If they could find copper or gold ore, that would be even better.

Of course, they would only know the results after they explored the area.

They continued forward, and before long, Su Mu brought Yale back to Chang'an Village.

"Greetings, my Lord!" The villagers who were busy building basic structures hurriedly stood up and shouted when they saw that Su Mu had returned.

Not far away, the other villagers who were surrounding the bonfire eagerly looked at the roasted meat. They quickly looked over and surrounded him.

"My Lord, you're back."

"My Lord, with you in Chang'an Village, we have something to look forward to."

"My Lord, the wolf meat is almost done. You can eat it in a while..."

...

Although there were not a lot of villagers, it became a little lively when they spoke.

Su Mu smiled and replied to the villagers, "Thank you for your hard work, everyone. Let's have more food tonight."

When she saw Su Mu's return, Avril was shocked by his appearance.

At this moment, Su Mu's body was covered in all kinds of filth. There were also traces of dried blood all over his body. His cloth armor, which only provided a bit of defense, was full of cuts. Behind him, Yale was holding Su Mu's long knife, it was also soaked with dried blood.

It was as if he had just returned from the battlefield.

"Su Mu, you..."

Thinking that he had encountered an enemy, Avril hurriedly opened Su Mu's attribute panel to check his current status.

But…

With just a glance, she was taken aback.

...

[Name: Su Mu]

[Identity: Subject of Chang'an Village (Favorability: 17)]

[Occupation: Militia]

[Level: 9] 

[Experience: 273/1700]

[Attributes: Spirit 9, Martial Strength 21, Intelligence 8, Stamina 16]

[Skills]: Basic Blade Skills (Level 9)

[Equipment]: Black Dragon Blade (Rare)

...

Her level had risen from Level 3 to Level 7. Her Martial Strength had risen from Level 10 to Level 11, and the level of Basic Blade Skills had risen from Level 1 to Level 10!!!

If the increase in her level and combat power had only made Avril happy, she would not have been able to react in time.

However, the increase in the level of her blade skills had completely shocked Avril.

As a player, she knew better than Su Mu how difficult it was to level up her skills in this game.

Now, in less than a day, Su Mu had raised his Basic Blade Skills from Level 1 to Level 9!

This difficulty was countless times more difficult than raising her level from Level 1 to Level 10 in a day!

She could not help but sigh. "Is this the growth rate of a hidden special NPC..."

Su Mu also saw Avril. After smiling slightly, he took out the Fish Scale Armor and Dragon-patterned Sword that he had prepared beforehand from his Sumeru Ring and handed them to her.

"This is the unexpected gain today. It just so happens that you don't have any good equipment, so I'll give it to you."

Avril took it with a blank expression. Before she could react, Su Mu walked straight ahead.

"This is... He gave it to me?!"