Necromancer chopping down trees

Chapter 11 Guarding Mission
The most frustrating thing about collection quests is that there are always more monsters than items.

For example, the task that Fat Cat is currently doing requires her to collect 8 pieces of [Woodland Corn], but in fact she has killed 10 [Cornworms].

"Why do I feel like her eyes have become empty?"

Wang Yue kept observing the fat cat. Her expression changed from fear at first to disgust later. When she killed the last corn worm, the expression on her face had frozen.

"Wang Yue."

Fat Cat said coldly.

"If I see a disgusting monster like this again, I will call the police and have you locked up."

"Yes, yes, Miss, I will definitely change it."

After hearing the words, Wang Yue immediately switched to the game system to talk to Xiao Nuo.

He had a submissive attitude just now, but now he immediately looked very angry.

"Xiao Nuo, the model of the cornworm was changed during the internal test."

"Which model do you want to change to?"

The models in the game are all made in advance, and if you want to replace them with new ones, you can only spend money to find an artist.

However, Wang Yue obviously cannot spare the time to find a modeling expert, and changing the appearance of the monsters can only recycle the existing resources in the game.

"Since it's a monster that appears in a cornfield, why don't we just enlarge the corn by three times, and then add legs and eyes. It might look cute if we put it there like this."

"received."

After giving feedback to the game system, Wang Yue returned to the video call with Fat Cat.

The fat cat, who had completed the task, walked back without saying a word. Wang Yue guessed that her stiff attitude just now might be related to the duel with Dolly.

"So women are still troublesome. I really don't understand what they are thinking."

Now if he spoke too much he would only be scolded, so the little devil followed the fat cat silently, and the two of them soon returned to [Guard Captain Cole].

"It's really quick. You are indeed a devout believer."

After receiving the task props, Cole instantly turned the wild corn into cooked [sweet corn] like a magic trick, and then returned 8 portions of edible corn to the fat cat.

The originally golden [Woodland Corn] becomes the common white and yellow variegated corn after being converted into [Sweet Corn].

“Why does it look like the corn you cooked for me?”

"As a producer, it's okay to mix in some personal opinions."

After completing the task, he gained a lot of experience. In addition, by killing those bugs in the cornfield, Fat Cat successfully reached level 4.

"Please wait, I need your help with something else."

Cole called out to Fat Cat, which was a sign of launching a mission.

"We found wolf footprints in the north of the woods. For the safety of the church, I need to lead the soldiers to the depths of the woods to drive away the wolves."

After saying this, the captain of the guard on the hill pointed to the church.

"I had hoped that you would follow me into the depths of the woods, but I thought it would be impossible for a believer to abandon the church she loved so much."

Cole prayed to the sky, presumably he was also a believer.

"Because of the cloak you are wearing, the mission to expel the wolf pack that was supposed to be issued has been changed."

Wang Yue explained in time, and Fat Cat immediately understood that he was asked to make a choice.

After the prayer, Cole drew his sword and pointed it at the sky. Ten [Woodland Guards] appeared from behind the church and ran towards the hill in a line.

"I trust you, believer. Great one who can dispel darkness, I now entrust the church to you."

[Mission Objective: Protect the Woodland Church]

[Task time limit: 5 minutes]

[Recommended team size: 2]

After the mission was launched, [Guard Captain Cole] retracted his weapon and stared at the fat cat, waiting for her reply.

"Don't accept it. This is a team mission and it's very difficult."

"I know, but where can I find someone to form a team?"

The fat cat neither refused nor accepted, the diligent NPC just kept looking at her.

Cole's ten guards also gathered in front of the hill. As long as Fat Cat did not take any action, they would not disappear. However, so many soldiers gathered together were too conspicuous.

"Oh? I didn't expect this game to have so many different missions. Wang Yue did a great job."

"It's that team mission, I didn't expect you to trigger it."

Lao Zhou and Dolly, who were returning from the cornfield, happened to see this scene.

Originally, Lao Zhou just wanted to help Dolly complete the task, but Dolly insisted on helping Lao Zhou collect 8 portions of corn as well, which is why he returned a step slower.

"If you're willing to help, join the team. If you're not willing, just stand aside."

It is clear that the relationship between the two will not ease.

Fat Cat was unwilling to humble herself, but Dolly didn't mind her tone. She threw out the invitation to form a team without saying a word.

"Don't worry about me. They won't be able to see the little devil after the team is formed."

Fat Cat nodded to Wang Yue and accepted Dolly's invitation to join a team.

After entering the team, the left side of the interface will immediately display the level and portrait of teammates, the four basic attributes, and the current status.

A team can have up to 5 people, and the team will share all the benefits of killing monsters, but the experience and gold coins each person gets will be much less than if they fight alone.

"Falling flowers become eclipse?"

Looking at Dolly's account name, Fat Cat couldn't help but cover his mouth and laugh.

"Do you still want us to help you?"

"I...I didn't."

The little episode about the online name eased the awkward atmosphere between the two. During this time, the three-person team walked to the hill and prepared to accept the mission.

"Please wait a moment."

Two people came out of the woods. Xiao Qing ran in front and waved to get Fat Cat's attention, while Gao Mu walked slowly behind her, his eyes always focused on the ten guards.

"Have you triggered any mission? Add me and Brother Mu together. One more person means one more test feedback."

Xiao Qing saw the guards who suddenly appeared at the church from a distance, so he immediately pulled Gao Mu and ran back.

When she reached the hill, she ran out of energy and fell flat on the ground in front of everyone.

"There are exactly five of us. You two can leave the team first, and then I will team up with you."

Duoli just glanced at Xiaoqing who fell down, and then turned her attention to Gao Mu.

Gao Mu nodded and quickly completed the operation.

"Let's form a team and don't waste time."

As Xiao Qingshang fell down and reached out to click the team formation button, a temporary team of five people was officially formed.

"Accept the mission."

When all five people gathered at the hill, Fat Cat was finally able to make a choice, and the guards who had stopped in place could finally begin their wolf pack crusade.

"The mission reward is, wow, it's actually a weapon of excellent quality."

Xiaoqing exclaimed when she received the task and clapped her hands happily.

The [Guard the Church] mission is an upgraded version of the final mission in the Novice Village, and the mission reward has also changed from ordinary quality weapons to green excellent quality weapons.

The 5-minute battle is a small test for novice players. The recommended team size is 2. If you are an old hand, you can barely complete it alone.

"Go back to the church door first."

Captain Dolly led the team down the hill. Since their mission was to act as guards, they had no reason to take the initiative to attack.

"Don't worry, I can handle a task of this difficulty by myself."

Lao Zhou was wielding a huge axe. This axe was a green piece of equipment [Wild Boar's Wood-Chopping Axe] that he got when he killed monsters. It not only increased the damage by 3, but also increased the upper limit of health by 5 points.

The warrior is the profession that relies most on equipment. In other words, a warrior with luxurious equipment can beat all enemies.

"In order to have enough diverse data for the test results, we will fight each monster one-on-one, and those who are not fighting will observe from the sidelines. Do you have any objections?"

Dolly's eyes swept around and finally stopped at the fat cat.

"Hmph, whatever."

The group arrived at the church entrance and the countdown began.

A five-minute countdown appeared at the top of everyone's interface. At the same time, a beam of light swept across everyone, along with the surrounding scenery.

"Don't worry, this is a parallel space dedicated to team missions. You can think of it as a small room to prevent outside players from assisting in cheating."

Wang Yue once again acted as a tour guide. Except for Fat Cat, no one else looked surprised. Instead, they were full of interest.

"Is the team mission difficult?"

After arriving in the parallel space, the church door closed, all NPCs disappeared, and the world returned to the state of the first test.

"It shouldn't be difficult...if Xiao Nuo didn't adjust the difficulty of the game."

Wang Yue was also unsure, because he finally let the game system play freely, and the extent to which it could play depended entirely on the personal understanding of the artificial intelligence.

"The enemy is coming, please be careful."

After saying this, Xiaoqing ran to the end of the team, which was related to the nature of her job.

She was holding a wooden stick decorated with leaves in her hand and wearing only a yellow cloth garment as a novice's equipment. It seemed that her luck in getting drops was not very good.

"Oh? This female tester is actually a poet. You can secretly ask her to give you a buff of Thorns, so that when others attack you, it's the same as attacking themselves."

"Dolly just said that we should have a one-on-one match, which is a good opportunity for me to compete with her openly again."

Fat Cat rejected Wang Yue's instigation and stood on the side of the team consciously.

Now the formation is clear. On the right is the fat cat acting as an assassin, in the front is the warrior Lao Zhou, Dolly stands in the middle as the captain, at the end is the poet Xiaoqing, and Gao Mu has consciously stood on the left.

Enemies appeared from three directions simultaneously, all humanoid creatures dressed in the same attire.

[Woodland Bandit: A poor man who escaped from Freetown and had no choice but to become a bandit]

【Level: 4】

One person can deal with two monsters of the same level at the same time, but it would be very difficult to deal with three.

In this mission, monsters will constantly reappear, so the speed of killing monsters is also crucial.

"attack."

The three people at the end of the team faced their enemies first, but Duoli and Xiaoqing did not take action as agreed.

When the three of them were clearing the monsters in front of them at a fairly fast speed, the second wave of three monsters with full health appeared again.

"It doesn't seem like a two-person task. Maybe the system discovered that there are five of us?"

Even if well-equipped, a level 4 monster still requires Lao Zhou's eight axes to kill.

He interspersed the warrior's [Charged Attack] skill in his attack, and just when he had 10 seconds to finish off the enemy, the second wave of monsters refreshed.

He [Charged] away from the team and rushed towards the bandits in front, successfully attracting the attention of the two monsters on the left and right.

"Leave the one on the right to me. Xiaoqing, go deal with the one on the left."

[Flame Arrow] was ready in Dolly's hand, and Xiaoqing cast [Thorns] on himself before running towards the enemy.

After gaining the Thorns buff, all team members can see a "cactus" icon appear to the right of Xiaoqing's portrait. If you let the system enlarge the icon, you can also see that the buff duration is 10 minutes left.

"Please, please fight me."

Xiao Qing caught up with the enemy and hit the enemy on the back with a stick, causing 2 points of damage, successfully attracting the monster's attention to himself.

The robber's weapon was a tree branch. He immediately turned around and swung the weapon down. Xiaoqing successfully blocked it by holding the stick horizontally without suffering any harm.

At the same time, the attack triggered the thorn spell on her body, and thorny thorn balls appeared from her body and flew towards the robber.

[Damage caused: 3]

This back and forth caused 5 points of damage, and the efficiency was no slower than Lao Zhou.

But the faster one is the mage.

After Dolly shot out the first [Fire Arrow], she shot out the second one right after. At the moment when the flame just hit the monster, the second [Fire Arrow] was cast and shot out.

Finally, the monster fell on the road of pursuit, and even its body was burnt.

"Mage is like this, as long as there is mana, it is strong, but when it is empty, it can't do anything."

As a keyboard warrior, Wang Yue began to output in the void.

He told Fat Cat not to be discouraged. After all, assassins were more suitable for single combat, and their advantages in team combat were not as great as those of mages.

"You don't have to comfort me. It's not like I don't understand. She cast the spell at the maximum distance, so she was able to release four small flames just before the monster approached."

After saying this, Fat Cat picked up the dagger and moved forward to attack the third wave of enemies.

Now less than half a minute has passed. Although the monster is not strong, the refresh time is too short, and there is not enough time for the team members to recover.

"Change people, change people. I can't charge anymore. If I charge again, I will really die."

Three minutes later, Lao Zhou, who was at the front, felt tremendous pressure.

Although the monsters on both sides could be cleared in time, he was the only one in the front. Even with a green-quality axe, he only had 10 health points left.

"I saw the message Wang Yue sent me."

Dolly, who was casting the spell, said out of the blue, focusing the entire team's attention on her.

"When, why didn't I know?"

Wang Yue, who had been watching the game, immediately opened her mailbox. After finding that there was no problem, she opened the message bar to make sure that she had not sent any random messages.

"He explained that the difficulty of the mission will be adjusted according to the player's proficiency. It is a statistical output model derived from the big data of the player's historical games."

"Really? I'm so awesome."

Before Wang Yue started thinking about how to explain the abnormal increase in the difficulty of the task to the testers, this young lady took the initiative to excuse herself. He now suspected that he might have misunderstood the other party. Was Dolly actually a good person?
“I am very satisfied with this difficulty.”

Gao Mu, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke. He knocked a robber away with a hammer. The red light coming out of his body was the knight's benefit, a [Blessing of Strength] that could increase damage for a short period of time.

“I think this design is good, it can take into account both old players and new players, so that everyone can have a suitable experience.”

Xiao Qing munched on some sweet corn to restore her strength. She agreed with Gao Mu's opinion.

The other two testers also expressed their agreement, but Lao Zhou had already secretly sent his suggestions to Wang Yue, hoping that he could lower the task time during the game's internal testing.

Five minutes passed quickly, and the last wave of enemies was killed by the five people together, and the task completed prompt popped up.

The parallel world disappeared at the moment of completion, and the scenery shattered like glass. The five people returned to the hill in front of the church in the next second, and in front of them was [Guard Captain Cole] waiting for them.

"Well done, you and your companions have successfully defended the Woodland Church."

Everyone who completed the mission received high-quality equipment for the corresponding profession, and the experience gained from the battle and the mission rewards allowed everyone to reach level 5.

After handing out the mission rewards, Cole opened his arms and shouted to the sky.

"Friends of the Woodlands!"

"Fat Cat and her friends Luo Hua Cheng Shi, Lao Zhou not driving, Qing Qing working hard, and Master Mo defended our church!"

“They are heroes of the woodlands, cheers for them!”

After saying this, the captain of the guard bowed to everyone.

"I didn't expect your character name to be the most normal one."

Wang Yue was already beaming with joy; this was a complete socially fatal moment.

If you let your classmates know that your online name is like this, the whole class will probably discuss the meaning behind this online name, and it will only become more and more awkward in the end.

“I am very satisfied with this part.”

It was obvious that Gao Mu liked being called Master Mu and he was full of praise for the act of calling out his online name.

There shouldn’t be anyone whose online name is not assigned by the system, right?
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(End of this chapter)