Necromancer chopping down trees

Chapter 180 Underground forces
The Maple Leaf Team is certainly not the first team to arrive at Freedom Town. Other players who arrived at the new map early did not have NPCs accompanying them all the way, so their entry methods were completely different.

Ruilong Studio was the first group to enter Free Town. Ten people, including Ruilong, entered the city together and were also attracted by the fighting scene.

"Boss, they are all neutral units."

The fighting orcs and humans did not attack the players, but they were blocking the road and looked very dangerous.

Ruilong immediately ordered to take a detour. Their current task was to report to the Adventurer's Association, and it would be best not to cause trouble on the way.

After entering Freetown, the player's large map becomes a small map showing the roads in Freetown.

I followed the mission instructions and wandered around in the alley, and before I knew it, I no longer saw any fights.

"Brother Long, are you sure you are not lost?"

"Xin, believe me, there will be no problem this time."

Such doubts are not without reason. Ruilong got lost when he was gathering in the woodland town before, and the assembly took a long time to complete.

However, in order to maintain Ruilong's dignity, Xin Bo could only show a helpless expression to his subordinates. Everyone followed the boss silently, praying that they would be lost for a shorter time.

"You seem to be in trouble, do you need help?"

The light in the alley was dim, and Ruilong was startled by the appearance of a small goblin in the shadows.

He coughed lightly to steady himself, and told the goblin that he was looking for the association.

"Adventurers coming from the woods, I know a better place than the Adventurer's Guild. There are many types of tasks and rich rewards there. It is not comparable to the poor Guild."

The goblin gave a flattering smile and held out a shining gold coin.

"This is the wealth I gained in the underworld. As long as I work for Lord Amon, I will have countless money."

Ruilong was about to reach out his hand when he was suddenly pulled back by Xinbo.

As one of the first players, there was still no information about the new map, and it was irrational to suddenly change the mission route, but Ruilong couldn't find a reason to refuse to take a look.

"How about it? Even if you are not satisfied, you can always come back to the association."

At this time, his subordinates were already tempted. There were only 10 silver coins in the package after upgrading to level 10. If they could really earn 1 gold coin, they could probably earn the price of a barrel of oil by selling it online.

"Xin, what do you think?"

Xin Bo shook his head and let Ruilong decide for himself.

She knew it was better not to comment on such matters, otherwise if something went wrong, even if Ruilong valued her, she would still be held accountable in the end.

"Take us away. I hope you won't lie to me."

[The Guide Goblin] is only level 10. If Ryzen wasn't afraid of killing the goose that lays the golden eggs, he would have wanted to kill it and take the gold coins.

"Wise decision, please follow me closely."

The guide goblin initiates a new task and will not start leading the way until everyone accepts it.

[Mission Objective: Go to the Freedom Town Black Market]

[Mission Reward: Amon’s Meeting Gift]

There are many alleys in the town, and it is difficult to remember the route even with a map.

After twists and turns, Ruilong and others came to a dead end. There were only shabby wooden boxes and damaged wheels, and the dust on the ground had been piled for at least three days.

"Thank you for your trust. The underground world welcomes adventurers."

The goblin slammed headfirst into the wooden box in front of him, and suddenly disappeared from the players' sight.

The wooden box is just a disguise for the entrance, and the road to the underground world is right in front of you.

Entering the underground, a prompt for [Underground World] popped up on the game interface.

The Free Town on the ground is already large enough, and with the unknown underground world added in, the new town may be even larger than players imagine.

After entering the underground world, Ruilong and others first saw the lion-man who served as a guard.

Compared to human guards, lion guards are not only stronger, but also wear iron armor instead of light leather.

Apart from being a bit depressing because it is underground, it is actually more lively here than the world above ground. There are even human adventurer NPCs with [Bronze Adventure Badges].

The black market that Ruilong was looking for was right in front of him. Countless iron cages formed the black market. There was a goblin employee in each cage, who could provide one-on-one service to anyone.

It was too crowded for ten people to squeeze into one cage, so Ruilong asked his men to separate and find an empty cage to complete the task.

"Hello, how can I help you?"

After Ruilong entered the black market, the door of the iron cage was immediately closed.

He turned around and put his hand on the iron cage, but unfortunately he couldn't open it.

"This is our safety measure. Are you sure you want to leave?"

"No, I'm just curious."

Ruilong returned to the goblin employee and reached out to take the [Amon's gift].

"We don't know what's inside, but the boss said every adventurer will be satisfied."

The welcome gift is a box wrapped in ribbons, and the props show that it can be opened, but Ryzen wants to put it last.

After completing the task, several options appeared in front of the goblin employee.

【Delegated task】

【Auction House Function】

【Friends’ Rewards】

"The commission is easy to understand. I also got something from the auction house. What is the reward from my friend?"

Ruilong lightly clicked, and the interface popped up a lot of items for his son. The equipment was of excellent quality, and the items and food were also necessities.

At this point, as long as Ryzen continues to click on the item, the goblin employee will cooperate with the explanation of the acquisition conditions.

"To gain Amon's trust, the underground forces' favorability must reach 100."

A blue quality ring appears at the top of all items, with an equipment level requirement of 20, which can be a short-term goal for players entering the new map.

[Amon's Trust: The goblin Amon prepared ten rings, only giving them to the people he trusted the most]

[Effect: All coin consumption is reduced by 10%]

[Effect: Intelligence +5]

[Effect: Stamina +5]

Ruilong's current underground power favorability is only 40, and he can only buy the most common recovery items.

The new food [Dry Cheese] will replace the [Red Apple] commonly used in the novice map. Using it while resting will speed up the recovery process.

[First-level Healing Potion] is also sold here, which increases the recovery effect by 10%, but the price is doubled.

"Give me some dry cheese. And then tell me the mission."

The goblin employee took back the props on display and took out a roll of parchment with the task name and detailed requirements on it.

Due to his limited height, Ruilong could only bend over to check the tasks he could accept.

"Everyone, keep an eye on the team channel. After I choose the mission, make sure you don't make the wrong choice."

The most common task here is to clear out prairie wolves. The task targets are divided into quantities. The more you clear at one time, the richer the reward.

Ruilong read through them one by one, and his finger stopped at the bottom of the parchment.

"My intuition tells me that the fishmen here should also have hidden tasks."

He did not miss the murloc invasion in the woodland town, but he was not the one who triggered the quest.

Although there were some regrets last time, Ryzen will not let regrets happen again this time.

"I'll choose this one, the one that clears the murlocs from Tide Beach."

[Mission objective: Eliminate the Tide Murlocs (0/50)]

[Quest Rewards: Fish Scale Armor, Fish Scale Gauntlets, Iron Sword of the Underground Forces]

(End of this chapter)