Rebirth of the God Hunter Legend

Chapter 21 Ron's Special Care

Upon arriving at the exit of West Village, the first thing you see are three armored guards standing tall on either side of the village gate, exuding a cold and imposing aura that keeps strangers away.

It was precisely this imposing presence that caused the originally excited group of players to consciously lower their voices as they passed by, passing through with polite smiles, because!
[Guardian Rand] Level: 40
[Archer Varo] Level: 40
[West Gate Guard Captain Ron] Level: 50
That's it. Regardless of their combat strength, as guardians of order in the beginner village, their awe-inspiring level alone is enough to intimidate everyone!

……

Ling Chuan originally intended to leave Xicun directly and head to his destination, but considering the two groups on the leaderboard and the huge sum of money in his package, he immediately made a decision: he wanted to buy insurance for the future competition for those two legendary rewards. So, while everyone else avoided him, Ling Chuan strode towards the three guards!

"Go away!"

Just as they approached within five meters of the guard, the gunner, Rand, roared like a lion, his shouts piercing the air! This also drew the attention of the surrounding players.

"Look, someone is approaching the guards."

The startled players looked in the direction of the sound and immediately discovered the source of the anomaly.

"Haha, does he also think the guard has a quest posted on him? I remember the last person who thought that ended up in a pretty bad way." One player shook his head and sighed, but his eyes were full of keen interest.

"Oh? How miserable is it?" someone nearby asked curiously.

"If he doesn't stop, you'll see soon enough." He kept everyone in suspense, adopting an air of superiority.

"Forehead……"

……

The whispers behind him did not escape Ling Chuan's ears. He glanced at the crowd behind him, turned around, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "Brave warriors, you have misunderstood. I have no ill intentions. I just wanted to express my gratitude on behalf of the people for your tireless efforts in protecting the village day and night."

Gunner Rand's expression improved slightly, and he waved his hand, saying, "I see. Then it's alright. Protecting the village is our duty. No need for thanks. Let's go."

Ling Chuan looked extremely embarrassed and glanced at Captain Ron, who was not far away, "This..."

"Tsk!"

Rand, whose complexion had just improved, became impatient again and reached out to push Ling Chuan away. However, just as he reached out, an even thicker arm blocked his way.

"Captain!" Rand called out.

Ron smiled and squinted as he looked down at Ling Chuan.

Ling Chuan didn't explain. He took out five silver coins and stuffed them into Ron's hand. At the same time, he secretly revealed a few extra copper coins that he had deliberately taken. Then he grasped Ron's strong hand and said sincerely, "Captain is indeed a great warrior. It is because of you that we can live in peace. We can't do anything else, but please don't refuse this small token of our appreciation. It is our way of repaying you."

After saying that, without waiting for Ron's reply, Ling Chuan turned and stepped out the door, leaving behind Ron with a face full of admiration, and a group of stunned players.

"What happened?" "I don't know, but it seems like that kid handed something to the guard."

"It's copper coins! I saw it! He took out copper coins; he's bribing the guards!"

"Bribed? Could it be a hidden mission?! Yes, it must be! Otherwise, he should have been stabbed through the neck by the gunners long ago, how could he have earned the captain's praise instead?"

"Quick! This is your chance! First come, first served!"

After saying this, the players rushed to the village entrance, began to copy Ling Chuan's dialogue, and handed over copper coins to Ron.

However, when they stuffed the copper coins into Ron's hand, they were not met with Ron's praise, but with his rage!
"How dare you! You have defiled our dignity! Kill!"

With a sudden roar, Ron unleashed a sword strike, instantly turning the player who had handed him the copper coin into a white light and disappearing from sight.

At the same time, another sharp whistling sound rang out, accompanied by incessant screams. Players within five meters were instantly turned into specks of light and returned to their spawn point. That was the powerful area-of-effect skill of Gun Guard Rand, Round Dance Slash.

As for the players who were squeezed five meters away because of their slow movements, they were all frozen in place, staring blankly at the empty circular area in front of them, unable to come back to their senses for a long time.

"Wha...what's going on?"

"No...don't know."

"..."

Outside the door, Ling Chuan, who had just left, slowly emerged from the shadows with a satisfied smile and headed into the depths of the jungle.

Ron's special treatment is an extremely unique independent quest. He had thought about it when he was researching the starting village. Every NPC in the starting village has a public quest as well as a hidden quest, but the guards at the four gates do not have this treatment. So after his self-torturing attempts, he finally found a way to get into the conversation and, after being killed countless times, mastered the method to complete this quest—give money.

Giving money sounds incredibly simple and brutal, but this brutality cannot be blind or arbitrary. If you give too little, it will be an insult to them, and you will be instantly killed by the guards and sent back to the spawn point, just like those players before, with the penalty of losing the game currency you gave and losing 1 level of experience. Conversely, if you give too much, it will become a bribe, triggering their definition of justice, and they will kill you with their swords, and the punishment will be no different from the former.

Undoubtedly, this task is absurd, but you're already undertaking an absurd strategy. The saying "risk and opportunity go hand in hand" perfectly describes this situation. Therefore, as long as you provide the correct quantity, the reward will be absolutely powerful—powerful in a different sense.

Pull up the system log panel, and a line of gold system prompts is clearly visible.

[Ding] System notification: Your generosity has moved [Captain Ron], and you have received [Ron's special care]. At Ron's instruction, the area of ​​the wilderness protected by Ron will be increased by 100%, with Ron as the center. Current protection range: 40 meters (originally 20 meters).

That's right, this is the reward for the quest: the protection zone of the newbie village guards!

The starting village is a safe zone. As long as you are in the village, you will feel the protection of the four guardians if you are threatened. However, the wilderness is a public area, and the protection you receive is limited to a fan-shaped area extending outward from the guardian at most twenty meters. Outside this area, even malicious monster-stealing and PvP will not be interfered with by the guardians, and you will have to rely on yourself.

Now, Lingchuan's protected area has doubled. Forty meters might not seem like much, but you need to understand the meaning of the word "current" in the prompt, because this extra range can be extended further. However, the second amount to be submitted is no longer five silver coins, and you cannot submit consecutively within half an hour, otherwise you will be punished.

Unfortunately, he was the only one who had thoroughly studied all the details, so no one else could handle this task!
(End of this chapter)