Star Abyss Walker

Chapter 177 The Wanderer

late at night.

"drop!"

After I lay down in bed, a light suddenly flashed in the star map, and CaiCai's voice came from the team chat channel: "Brothers and sisters, tomorrow is the weekend, and we've rested for two days. Shouldn't we go out and level up again? We can't slack off on leveling up!"

"Agree."

The fat guy, a level 32 noob, shamelessly said, "I'm in a hurry to reach level 40!"

Ruolin asked, "Ding Han, what do you say?"

Subconsciously, everyone has long regarded me as the soul of the team, and in fact, that is the case. Only when I am there can the team challenge some high-difficulty BOSSes or missions that are beyond their level.

"I'm fine with anything. I don't have a girlfriend, I'm very free, I'll listen to everyone."

"Oh?"

Ruolin smiled and said, "Didn't Ying'er invite you to go for a walk in the park or anything this weekend?"

"What are you thinking? She's a workaholic, how could she have time for me?"

"Too."

"What do you say?"

Cai Cai said, "Let's meet at nine o'clock tomorrow morning and go to the Rinfeng Tundra again?"

"can."

I immediately agreed: "If there are no objections, let's meet at the phase teleportation array at nine o'clock tomorrow morning, and then go to the Frostwind Tundra to see if we can do some quests or fight some monsters."

"Row!"

Ruolin, Koumei, and Fatty all agreed.

……

The next day, Lin Qingying went to work as scheduled. After having breakfast with me downstairs, we walked side by side out of the community. She had parked her car on the side of the road because she had come back too late last night and her parking space was taken.

"Ding Han!"

Not far away, the fat man and Shen Yue walked side by side.

It seems Shen Yue stayed at his place again last night. Fatty is really lucky.

"Mr. Lin..."

When Shen Yue saw Lin Qingying, she looked a little restrained. After all, the other party was the CEO of the opposite Yue Ning Group, someone an ordinary employee would never have the opportunity to meet.

"Ah."

Lin Qingying smiled and said, "You guys are busy, I'll go to work first."

"Okay, Mr. Lin."

Shen Yue took out her keys, turned on the car parked on the side of the road, and said, "Where are you two going? Do you need me to give you a ride?"

"No need, we can just take a taxi. You can go back first."

The fat man had a heartless and cruel expression.

"Humph!"

Shen Yue got into the car and left in a huff.

Watching CC drive away, puffing out exhaust fumes, I whispered, "You didn't tell her you're a gamer, did you?"

"Don't worry, no."

The fat man pondered for a moment: "I can understand this point. At present, the attitude of the Crimson Dragon Kingdom towards the player faction is ambiguous. Even the closest person in bed cannot reveal their identity. I know that."

"good."

I nodded, hailed a taxi, and the two of us headed to the player black market.

……

In the morning, the courtyard of the player black market was very lively, with many people already setting up stalls. Many players were enthusiastic about this, feeling that it was best for players to trade on their own and avoid being exploited by unscrupulous merchants like Lao Ma.

Fatty and I squatted by the flower bed for a while, and then we saw Zhang Ruolin and Kou Mei walk in, eating jianbing guozi and drinking soy milk. The bright sunlight shone on these two beautiful women with long, straight black hair, making them look extremely radiant.

"Boss!"

A few minutes later, Cai Cai rushed in with a fried dough stick in her mouth, laughing, "I'm not late, am I?"

"No."

I glanced at him and said, "Cai Cai, your schedule isn't right... People need to have a proper job to make their lives more regular. What do you do now?"

"Did not do anything."

Cai Cai said, "I'm just a lazy bum, an unemployed vagrant, a social parasite, supporting myself with the money I earn from farming equipment."

"Awesome..."

The fat man laughed and said, "You say such shameless things so frankly."

Cai Cai grinned, but didn't refute.

"Let's go, it's time!"

I turned around and switched into battle mode, revealing my ID and health bar. Instantly, my body was surrounded by a burst of Yuan energy, and in the blink of an eye, I was wearing a purple armor and holding a bomb gun. I looked incredibly cool!
Cai Cai, Fatty, and the others also entered their battle forms, each displaying their own unique style. The five of them crossed the courtyard and arrived at the phase teleportation array. After confirming that the teleportation coordinates were the Rinfeng Tundra, they each paid their fees. Immediately, the teleportation array began to hum and vibrate, creating a truly breathtaking sound.

"Shh!"

With one step, one has entered the Frosty Tundra. Outside the teleportation array is a small market. It is clear that after a period of development, this place is much more prosperous than before. There are even rows of second-hand off-road vehicles waiting for players to rent outside the market.

"Awesome, now we have a car!"

Cai Cai laughed and asked, "Who wants to rent a car?"

"Let me do it."

This time I wasn't being stingy, and I really couldn't be. Last time we went to Twilight Wasteland to fight the Spine Butcher, no one earned as much as me. I managed to get a full set of purple gear, plus an orange Monsoon Traveler's Boots. So it's time for me to cover these small expenses for the team. A leader should act like a leader. ...

"boss!"

He stepped forward and asked a lean player, "How much does it cost to rent an SUV that can carry five people?"

"The rent is 2000 yuan per day, and you have to pay for any damages at the original price."

The businessman laughed and said, "But... you're the Shadow Chaser, so it'll be fine. Just give me 2000. If it's overdue, we'll settle the bill again when you return the car."

"Okay, thanks!"

I immediately took out 2000 Star Coins to pay, and the other party tossed me a car key. As usual, they tossed the car key to Fatty. I sat in the passenger seat with my bomb gun in hand, while Cai Cai, Ruo Lin, and Kou Mei squeezed into the back.

"Which way?" the fat man asked.

"Heading north," I said.

"What's the point?"

Ruolin asked, "Besides the song that pays tribute to Jay Chou?"

"The Great Wall is just a few hundred miles north of the Rising Wind Tundra, so if we go north, there might be a slightly larger number of alien species and demon spirits, and we might be able to make a little more money."

"understood."

The fat man stepped on the gas, and the car sped away across the icy plain.

……

About half an hour later, intermittent red lines suddenly appeared in the northeast direction of the large map.

"Fatty, pull over closer to the woods!" I ordered.

"Ok!"

The fat man immediately slammed on the brakes, stopping the SUV in a patch of weeds within the woodland.

I grabbed my explosive gun and plunged into the woods. After speeding forward for several hundred meters, I found myself on a hillside covered with weeds and moss. Sure enough, there was movement ahead.

It was a convoy of 12 vehicles, loaded with all sorts of supplies, and surrounded by a dense crowd. The people were dressed in very shabby clothes, some even with patches on their clothes, and most of them looked pale and emaciated, as if they hadn't eaten in a long time.

But their eyes all revealed a fanaticism.

"I rely on..."

Cai Cai frowned and said, "They are wanderers in the wilderness."

"A wanderer?" The fat man looked surprised.

After arriving in "Star Abyss", he has been living a carefree life in Huaining City, so it's normal that he doesn't know some of the settings in the wilderness.

As for me, I am no stranger to the Wanderers. They are a group of humans who are not accepted by the Crimson Dragon Kingdom and the Star Maple Federation. They wander in the wilderness, living a life of hunger and thirst, relying on the weapons in their hands to fight each other, and even besieging the settlements of other humans. They are like a swarm of locusts, doing whatever it takes to survive.

"Someone!"

Suddenly, someone shouted from the tank at the front, followed by gunshots. Dust was kicked up by bullets as Cai Cai and I lay prone.

The opponent's marksmanship was mediocre; the sniper rifle didn't even manage a single shot at such close range.

"You'll all die for me!"

Immediately afterwards, in the second vehicle, a burly man with a thick beard suddenly gripped the large-caliber heavy machine gun welded to the rear of the vehicle, aimed it in our direction, and began firing continuously!
"Get down!"

At my command, the five men immediately dropped to the ground, and bullets began to fly overhead.

"I rely on..."

The fat man, clutching a bomb gun, looked up at the sky and asked, "Who are these wanderers? Are they good or bad?"

"It's hard to describe the people in 'Star Abyss' as good or bad."

I patiently explained, "However, we are now players of the Crimson Dragon Kingdom faction, so these wanderers are considered the opposing faction. You can see that their names are also red. Once they encounter players like us, they will not show any mercy, otherwise they wouldn't have shot directly at us."

"Correct."

Cai Cai said, "To put it bluntly, wanderers are like a pack of wild dogs in the wilderness. They only care about food, ammunition, supplies, and women. They can easily abandon their personality for these things."

Kou Mei frowned: "That does sound pretty bad..."

"go!"

I slowly looked up and found that the group of wanderers did not pursue us. Instead, they headed east, where there was a small, light green icon on the map.

In Star Abyss, green represents friendliness, so it was a small camp belonging to the Crimson Dragon Kingdom, and these wanderers were probably heading there for them.

If we go and lend a helping hand at this time, the chance of triggering the mission will be extremely high!
Completing quests for the Crimson Dragon Kingdom faction will earn you reputation points. Gradually, you can increase your reputation level. I value reputation level quite a bit. According to the reputation level system in Star Abyss, the relationship between players and factions is divided into the following categories: Blood Feud, Deadly Enemy, Hatred, Hostile, Neutral, Friendly, Respectful, Reverent, Worshipful, Glorious Comrade, Oath of Sanctification, Eternal Covenant, and Genesis Bond.

Starting with the "Respect" rank, players enjoy a 5% discount on purchases. The higher the reputation level, the greater the discount. It is said that once players reach the Genesis Bond level, they can enjoy a 40% discount on purchases within their faction, and can also obtain various bond breakthroughs, and even call on nearby partners to assist in battle!

So I crouched down and stood up, whispering, "Come with me. Let's avoid their line of sight and quietly follow them to see if we can get any quests. Now that we're all at a higher level, we can't just keep focusing on experience points; reputation points are just as important."

"understand!"

Cai Cai and the others nodded and quickly followed.

……

About ten minutes later.

In a snowy forest, tents were linked together, with a simple watchtower in the middle and two large-caliber heavy machine guns mounted on the outside. They were already engaged in fierce fighting with a large number of wanderers on the outskirts!
The number of Red Dragon Kingdom soldiers in the camp was small, while the number of wanderers was as high as several hundred. In addition, the enemy had a considerable number of RPGs, and under their relentless bombardment, the camp suffered heavy losses!

"Depend on……"

I frowned and said, "Ready to make a move?"

"Ok!"

At that very moment, a bell rang in my ears:
[Your squad has triggered a battlefield mission: Relief (Rank B)! Mission objective: Eliminate the roamers and rescue the Crimson Dragon Kingdom camp. Mission rewards: A large amount of experience and reputation points, with a certain chance to obtain additional rewards!]

(End of this chapter)