"Don't worry, village chief, leave it to me!" Alexander patted the village chief on the shoulder and accepted the task.
"Great!" The village chief produced a wooden short sword and handed it to Alexander, saying, "A good saddle goes with a good horse, and a treasured sword goes with a hero. Take this imperial sword to defend yourself!"
Alexander quickly waved his hand, refusing the village chief's kindness.
"I don't need the sword, village chief. Do you have any shoes? I need a pair of running shoes for transportation."
Alexander wasn't here to listen to the village chief's nonsense.
For beginners, the village chief is the first guide. Receiving a wooden sword here and starting the Demonic Rabbit hunting quest is the first step for a beginner to level up.
But Alexander didn't want a wooden sword; he needed to hurry and find the evil dragon as quickly as possible. The sooner he got there, the better his chances.
Compared to the wooden sword, he needed a pair of shoes that increased his movement speed!
As soon as Alexander finished speaking,
Alice interrupted, "Why can't you just take whatever he gives you? Why do you have to trouble an 80-year-old man?"
"Instead of wasting your time on this, you'd better take care of yourself!" Alexander looked at Alice.
"Hmph!"
Alice snorted coldly, took out her slender magic wand, and shouted, "Fall, lightning!"
Crack, crack, crack!
Seven or eight bolts of lightning fell one after another.
Ahhhh!
Around Alice, a group of creepy men all fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth, lying in perfect order.
There was no choice; as soon as Alice entered the game, she was surrounded by a group of creepy men.
The game had been going on for some time, but it was a global-level game, attracting all sorts of people.
There were level-grinding emperors, solo questers, merchants, and laid-back players who were just experiencing the in-game life.
There were always people wandering around the village, not in a hurry to level up.
Alexander and Alice became the focus of attention for idle players as soon as they entered the game.
With Alice's figure and beauty, she was definitely a goddess-level NPC in the beginner's village!
It was only natural for a group of creepy men to surround her, asking for quests.
Of course, in the end, what greeted this group of creepy men was a magical greeting from a level 60 NPC.
Alexander shifted his gaze back and continued his conversation with the village chief.
The village chief looked troubled.
"Adventurer, I don't have running shoes, but if you don't want the sword, I can give you a pair of straw sandals as a token of gratitude!"
The wooden sword in the village chief's hand disappeared and was replaced by a pair of beginner boots.
Above the boots, a line of small text appeared automatically.
[Name]: Beginner Boots
[Level]: Common
[Armor]: 1
Apart from 1 point of armor, Alexander didn't see anything else.
Clearly, the old man was a bit stingy!
"Village chief, you are so generous. I'll take the wooden sword after all!" Alexander nodded.
"Young adventurer, you have a great understanding of righteousness, and your future will be boundless!"
Holding the sword, the village chief stroked his beard with his left hand and spoke with admiration.
But Alexander didn't believe the village chief's nonsense.
There were a total of 32,167 quests in the beginner's village, half of which were issued by the village chief.
In the village chief's warehouse, there were all kinds of equipment, from common to gold.
There had been a forum guide revealing that the village chief even gave out dark gold equipment!
So, despite the village chief's appearance of being honest, he was, in fact, a very stingy old fox.
"Young man, take the wooden sword and hurry back!"
The village chief handed over the wooden sword.
"Oops!" Alexander's palm shook, and the wooden sword fell to the ground.
"How can you be so careless? Young man, my old waist can't take this kind of bending!"
After a slight pause, the village chief leaned on his cane and bent down to pick up the wooden sword.
And at that very moment.
"Stealing"
Alexander's right hand quickly reached towards the village chief's body.
A flash of white light passed by.
[Congratulations, player! You have obtained a Widow's Bra*1!]
Ugh, what is this stuff?!
Again!
Another flash of white light.
[Congratulations, player! You have obtained a Widow's Panties*1!]
No, again!
[Congratulations, player! You have obtained a Widow's Black Stockings*1!]
What the heck, seriously?!
Can't the village chief do something proper for once?!
Alexander didn't have time to complain, as the village chief had already straightened up.
"Young man, take this ancestral sword, capable of slaying evil dragons and demons alike!"
The village chief handed over the wooden sword once more.
"I'm truly unworthy of such a generous gift... Oh, I'm sorry, my hand slipped again!"
Alexander's hand shook once more.
"You, kid!" The village chief glared at Alexander but had to bend down to pick up the sword again.
Alexander took a deep breath.
Steal!
Steal 1!
Steal 2!
Steal n!
...
[Congratulations, player! You have obtained a Widow's Sachet*1!]
[Congratulations, player! You have obtained a Widow's Sanitary Pad*1!]
[Congratulations, player! You have obtained a Widow's...]
Alexander was utterly disheartened.
Did I end up in Widow Village or something?
After using the skill dozens of times, he felt like he had collected almost all the widows' private items in the village.
But he still couldn't find the shoes!
"I don't believe it!"
Alexander's heart was roaring.
Other village chiefs had all kinds of miraculous potions and top-quality equipment.
What was wrong with this village chief?
He didn't do anything a village chief was supposed to do!
The village chief picked up the wooden sword once more and handed it to Alexander.
Alexander pretended to slip again, and the wooden sword fell to the ground.
The village chief huffed and puffed but had no choice but to pick up the sword again.
After repeating this ten times.
The village chief, holding his waist, said, "Enough, adventurer. I don't think it's the sword's problem. I'm simply out of energy. Why don't you try another quest and ask around elsewhere?"
The village chief stuck out his tongue, his eyes rolling back, and slumped to the ground.
Angrily, Alexander dumped all the widow items he had collected onto the ground.
Bras, stockings, sachets, headscarves, handkerchiefs, panties...
Alexander couldn't take it anymore and cursed, "Old man, what kind of stuff have you been collecting? There are hundreds of items in your warehouse, and they're all these 'treasures'???"