Becoming an adventurer by copying monster abilities

Chapter 118 The celebratory wine is ready for you.

The forest was deathly silent, with only a very faint evening breeze rustling through the leaves.

After waiting for a while, the surroundings remained quiet, and nothing unusual happened.

Luke, feeling helpless, turned to leave.

However, just as he turned around and took his first step...

The faint evening breeze that had just been blowing out from the depths of the forest came out again.

A damp coolness carried on the wind, gently brushing against Luke's cheek, like an invisible ribbon winding its way into the depths of the woods.

Luke paused slightly in his steps.

With his extremely keen senses, he immediately noticed the unusual nature of the wind.

Seemingly seeing Luke standing still for so long, the faint forest breeze turned back once more.

This time, the wind picked up a bit, as if an unseen person was urging him on.

The air currents swirled around his body, causing the black, wispy hair on his forehead to dance in the wind.

Luke pondered for a while, but couldn't suppress his curiosity. Following the guidance of the breeze, he walked deeper into the distance.

After wandering through the woods for a long time, just as he was wondering if he was overthinking things, he realized that he was just making things up.

Before Luke, between two steep rock walls, lay a natural cave that was partially sunken into the ground.

When Luke arrived, the faint breeze that had been lingering around him disappeared.

Luke carefully observed the surrounding environment of the cave and found no trace of large creature activity.

He lowered his body and curiously peered into the cave.

The cave is not very large; the interior is a naturally formed, semi-enclosed open space, about half the size of a basketball court.

Here, you can see all the details in the cave without needing torches or dark vision.

This is because the ground, walls, and even the low dome of this cave are covered with dense, unique plants that emit a pure blue-green light.

It is the most famous specialty of this forest—the luminous moss.

Unlike the inferior moss that grows under tree roots, with its dim and mottled light.

The moss here is of extremely high quality, with leaves so plump they seem to be dripping with water, making it clear that it is very valuable.

These moss clusters together, like stars in the sky, adorning the originally dark cave with a dazzling light.

Luke understood what the so-called "forest affinity" specialization meant.

It seems this is the kindness and gift that the forest has shown to me.

In Youtai Village.

Although it was late at night, this remote village, which should have been deathly silent, was unusually brightly lit.

In the huge square in the center of the village, three or four bonfires were lit, illuminating the surroundings as bright as day.

Lena and the others returned with a bag of survivors.

The atmosphere of sadness and fear that had permeated the village for the past few days vanished completely.

People cheered and celebrated around the campfire with the heroes who had saved the village and the forest.

People kept coming forward to offer these adventurers gifts of gratitude.

As a high-level adventure team, the Unfallen Heavy Sword Squad was already used to this kind of scene.

Professionals with extraordinary abilities can sometimes solve seemingly insurmountable problems by simply taking action.

Some powerful and legendary adventurers are even spontaneously enshrined in statues by their admirers and worshipped as gods.

At this moment, Captain Lena is standing in the center of the square.

With a perfectly measured smile, she calmly and gracefully accepted the village chief and villagers' thanks and compliments, while at the same time asking Karan with some curiosity, "Where did Luca go?"

As a qualified leader, she understands the principles of profit distribution within the team very well.

Therefore, he did not want to take all the credit.

Luke should rightfully have received a share of the gifts of gratitude from these people, and a very large one at that.

Even if the other party might not care much about it, Rena, who has always wanted to win him over, would never be greedy for such a small advantage and do something that might damage Luca's goodwill.

Moreover, for the vast majority of adventurers, this moment is second only to receiving payment in terms of mental pleasure.

She had just finished asking when she saw Luca, who was wearing a full set of black armor.

He was carrying a huge package on his back and slowly walked in from the village entrance.

Compared to the meager gifts offered by the villagers and adventurers who weren't even professionals.

The bag full of glowing moss behind Luke seemed to be more valuable.

Lena immediately directed everyone's attention to Luca, clearly stating that he was the greatest contributor to this operation.

Luke was just about to return to the inn to see how much money he had made when he was instantly surrounded by an excited crowd.

Seeing the lively scene before him, he couldn't refuse the people's enthusiastic invitations, so he had no choice but to join in the celebratory banquet.

Luke has always been a low-key person, adhering to the principle of making a fortune quietly.

Being exposed to the public eye for the first time and treated as a hero was a rather unique experience for him.

Although he didn't particularly like being the center of attention, he wasn't intimidated.

In fact, reputation is a valuable intangible asset in this world.

Many adventurers stay in one place for a long time because they want to accumulate reputation in a fixed area.

When you take on a new mission in this area later, you will receive friendly assistance from the local residents.

Alternatively, after retiring from adventurer activities, one could run for local positions or become a fiefdom lord.

Having a resounding reputation can be very helpful for a person's future development.

For example, the first founder of the Adventurers' Guild was once a renowned adventurer on the continent of Rildran.

His strength may not have been the most outstanding at the time, but his powerful personal charisma and the reputation that could garner widespread support with a single call to arms were undeniable.

This allowed him to build the largest and most influential powerful organization on the continent.

The village of Youtai has not seen such a night of revelry in a long time.

After the panic subsided, people released the pent-up stress of the past few days, and the atmosphere at the banquet became exceptionally lively.

People sang and danced, drinking until late at night.

Even Akash, a half-orc with extremely high physical attributes, fell into a drunken state, embracing Kalan beside him and constantly boasting about his heroic deeds in the tribe.

Luke was also slightly tipsy from the atmosphere, a rare occurrence for him.

Since coming into this world, apart from that Midsummer Night's Dream, he hadn't experienced such a scene for a long time.

I'm always running around, constantly busy trying to become stronger.

It was only at this moment that he truly felt the reality of living in another world.

Sometimes, taking a break and appreciating the scenery along the way is actually quite nice.