New Lands

Xiao Qiangwei was walking across the road towards the Adventurer's Guild. Before going in seclusion for a couple of weeks to break through to the 1st Elementary Profound Realm, he needs to see by himself how strong monsters are here.

"..."

Apparently, Long Bai had the same idea, since he was walking at his side towards the Adventurer's Guild.

Xiao Qiangwei glanced at Long Bai, who was still glaring at him from the corner of his eyes. There was a really malevolent aura between the two of them, making other people around them question how were they still calm enough to not start a fight.

"...It seems you also want to test the grounds." Xiao Qiangwei spoke.

Long Bai scoffed. "Of course. If you don't see how strong your opponents are, then getting stronger is no different from cultivating without any reason."

"Hmm…" Xiao Qiangwei hummed before the two of them entered in the Adventurer's Guild and walked up to the counter, where a blonde voluptuous lady was standing at the other side with a smile.

"Welcome to the Adventurer's Guild, how can I help you?" She cordially welcomed the two former God Emperors, before Long Bai took the initiative to speak.

"I am new here, so I wish to know which is the easiest elimination Quest the guild has to offer."

"I see, then we have the right Quest for you. Right now it is the frogs' mating season and several children and farmers went missing within it, so the guild wishes for you to hunt 5 giant frogs. If you wish, you can either transport the corpses here or alert the guild about it, even if there will be a transport fee of 20'000 Eris. However, the reward of the quest is 100'000 Eris." The counter lady explained.

Xiao Qiangwei nodded and asked. "Any tip about dealing with them?"

The lady nodded. "The giant frogs hate metals, so they will not attempt to swallow you if you wear armor. Also, their thick fat protect them from blunt attacks, so I suggest to get a sword as the minimum equipment."

"I see..."

"By the way, we also offer to register Parties here. Parties are teams of adventurers made of at most 6 people. When they register for a quest, their achievements will be counted together, and they will be regarded as a single entity every time one of the members are called to the guild in emergency cases."

"I'm just going to leave." Long Bai did his best to not lash out against the counter lady for the asinine suggestion she gave. Teaming with Xiao Qiangwei alone? No way. It was better waiting for everyone else to arrive the next month.

Xiao Qiangwei sighed before he waved at the lady. "Bye then, if there isn't anything else to do."

"Hmm, good luck on your first quest." The lady replied back with a polite smile.

Xiao Qiangwei walked out from the Adventurer Guild and walked towards the city gates of Axel, holding one hand on the whip blade on his waist. Meanwhile, he used his other hand to look at his Adventurer Card, where his eyes landed on the skill list.

Skill Points Available: 15

One-Handed Sword: 0 Skill Points

Permits the user to wield a one-handed sword.

Two-Handed Sword: 0 Skill Points

Permits the user to wield a two-handed sword.

Undead Slayer: 4 Skill Points

Unleash a strike that causes extra damage against undead creatures.

Decoy: 8 Skill Points

Attracts the attention of monsters.

Sword of Healing: 8 Skill Points

Charge your sword with holy powers that cause damage to undeads and heal the living.

Great Defense: 3 Skill Points

Massively increase your vitality to better receive stronger hits.

Demon Slayer: 4 Skill Points

Unleash a strike that causes extra damage against demonic creatures.

Holy Blade Charge: 5 Skill Points

Charge your next strike with powerful holy energy to strike down any foe.

Ultimate Defense: 5 Skill Points

Negate any incoming physical and magical attack for a short time.

God's Blessing: 7 Skill Points

Slightly increase all of your and your allies' attributes by praying to your God.

Bane of Darkness: 15 Skill Points

Massively increase your defense and attack against dark-attributed creatures for a short time.

Grand Cross: 10 Skill Points

Unleash a powerful holy spell to exorcise any evil creature in your sight.

Miracle: 7 Skill Points

Once per day, you can automatically resurrect at your 100%.

Holy Shield: 6 Skill Points

Massively increase your ally's defensive power.

Holy Sword: 6 Skill Points

Massively increase your ally's attacking power.

Protection of the Deity: 9 Skill Points

Rebound 3 physical attacks back at the attacker.

Nice skills... Even if there was something wrong with the cost of Skill Points for the skills. Well, he will ask the next time he turns back to the guild. For now, he shall go hunting giant toads... with Long Bai...

"Well, it shouldn't be too hard..." Xiao Qiangwei muttered before he checked what skills he should buy. First of all, he bought the two available sword styles since they were free; then he got the two slayer skills and Great Defence. Seeing as he couldn't buy anything else at the moment, he stopped and held his Skill Points in.

Xiao Qiangwei put the Adventurer Card in his clothes and faced forward, noticing that he was gradually approaching the city gate. A smile appeared on his face at the thought of finding a new challenge outside the town of Axel's walls.

He completely ignored Long Bai's presence, who was looking at his own Adventurer Card possibly for the same reason as his. Xiao Qiangwei finally stepped outside the gate, guarded by two soldiers at both the sides of the gate, and grasped his whip blade's hilt on preparation for a new fight.

Xiao Qiangwei looked around but didn't find any trace of weird animals. So he looked at one of the guards and asked. "Hey, do you know where are the giant frogs?"

The guard, on his late 20' frowned a bit at the rudeness the 'young man' was holding on his regards, but he still pointed to a direction. "They are in the depths of the green plains... Damn brats don't even respect their elders these days."

"How about you stop complaining like a kid? I'm old enough to be your father." Xiao Qiangwei, clearly hearing the guard's complaints, replied before walking away, leaving a surprised guard behind.

Glancing behind, he didn't see any trace of Long Bai. There was a big chance that he went in another direction alone, not like he was complaining about this...