Offer blocks to the end times

Ignoring the trivial matters here, Senju and Rem rode around in a carriage, this time it was a real carriage, since 'Grand Duke Ezo' was currently in the Ancient Ice Castle.

However, while riding in such an ordinary carriage, the two noticed that monsters were jumping out of the road quite frequently. Of course, these were all just easy prey, and they could be killed with a casual wave of their hands.

When they defeated the monster and entered a small town, the people around them seemed quite shocked. Unfortunately, the food here wasn't very good. Although the food was flavorful, the chef's cooking skills were mediocre. The two of them didn't buy anything to eat, but instead looked around for a while before preparing to leave.

Chapter 1923 The Beach

However, when he was about to leave the town...

Someone called out to them, "Wait, cars in front! It's dangerous outside. Let's all walk together."

"Hmm?" Senju poked his head out to look outside. A slightly chubby middle-aged man in a gray robe, who looked very kind, caught up from behind. "The demi-humans outside have been very active lately. It's safer for us to travel together so we can look out for each other."

"Ajin?" Senju was taken aback for a moment, then realized that this was about monsters. "Don't worry about that, we're not afraid of monsters."

"A monster? Could you be an adventurer?" The other party seemed quite surprised. "I am Retos, the owner of the Santo Trading Company. May I hire you to escort us to Diaozi Town? The price is negotiable!"

"Well, okay," Senju nodded in agreement, thinking that she was free at the moment. "But we're leaving soon, so I hope you can hurry."

"Uh," Retos on the other end was taken aback. The adventurers he used to hire were always paid to do their jobs, following him wherever he left. Why were they so unruly now? But these were adventurers he had finally encountered. The roads had been extremely dangerous lately, and even with five merchant guilds gathered, he was too afraid to set off. He couldn't let this opportunity slip by. "Wait for me for thirty, no, twenty minutes!"

He ran off as he spoke, while Thousand Hands played on his phone. Twenty minutes? Thirty minutes wouldn't be a problem either. But a dozen minutes later, a dozen horse-drawn carts appeared on the road, followed by forty or fifty people. Most of them were carrying swords, with only two or three carrying staffs. The highest-level person was a level 4 swordsman, while the mages were all level 2 or 3.

"Uh, are you guys going to your deaths?" Thinking about the level 20 monsters they encountered on the way, Senju felt despair for this team. Retos, on the other hand, looked at Senju with a fawning smile, "Isn't it because we have an adventurer here? We've only just set off. We've discussed it and are willing to pay 10,000 gold coins to hire you."

"Wow, ten thousand? That's quite a generous offer. Okay, I'll take this mission! There won't be any losses along the way." Thousand Hands still didn't fully grasp the purchasing power of gold coins; the gold coins here weren't as valuable as he had imagined.

Then the merchant owner pulled out a hastily drawn map and pointed a few times on it. "We'll be passing through several areas controlled by demi-human races along the way. There are packs of wild dogs here, this is the Slime Forest, this is..."

The boss rattled off a list of monsters ranging from level 10 to 20, adding, "However, the goblins have been causing quite a stir lately, so hopefully nothing unexpected will happen during our 20-day trip."

"Huh?! Wait a minute!" Senju felt like she'd heard something wrong. "You said twenty days?! That's way too long!"

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it," the merchant owner shook his head. "The road is too dangerous. We have to take many detours. If we go directly, it will only take ten days to get there, but we will pass through the territory of the lizardmen. Those are demi-human races that are generally level 30. If there is just one, our caravan will be finished."

"Is that so?" Senju scratched his head, feeling like he'd fallen into a trap, but he'd already agreed. After thinking for a moment, he raised his hand and said, "Give me the reward, and I'll take you to Choshi Town right away."

"Huh?" The boss was puzzled. Thousand Hands sensed something, then pointed his staff forward, and a transparent portal appeared in front of him. "We can get through quickly using spatial teleportation magic."

"Teleportation array?! And who are you?!" The shopkeeper looked shocked. He had seen teleportation arrays in Akihabara before (from his memories of the game era). He had bought a lot of rare and exotic items from Akihabara (provided by the department store), but the demi-humans had stopped here for seven or eight days. He never expected that a magician who could teleport would suddenly appear. Such magic was not cheap.

"Don't worry about who I am. Pay up and we'll leave. If you don't pay, we'll leave on our own," Thousand Hands said casually. Looking at the familiar gold, the boss, Le Ke, went to discuss things with the others. A while later, the group returned with several small boxes. The leader, Retos, looked quite troubled. "Um, we've used most of our money to buy goods. We only have two thousand gold coins left. Can we use this as a deposit? We'll make up the rest when we get back."

"Two thousand, two thousand it is," Senju nodded casually. The group put the gold coin box on the cart, and then, under Senju's command, they passed through the portal in one go. Finally, after Senju and Rem arrived, the portal disappeared. The merchants and guards were stunned. "It was so simple. As expected of an adventurer. Moreover, this one is stronger than the previous ones."

Then they saw Thousand Hands' carriage enter the city on its own. "Wait, adventurer, we will send you the remaining funds immediately."

"No need, you can keep it," Senju said casually. Rem had already driven the carriage into the town. Speaking of which, this town is located by the sea, and nearby there is an underground labyrinth called 'Lagranda Forest'. It's a labyrinth mainly inhabited by undead, and the final boss is 'Evil Idol'. It's not a high level, and Senju wasn't interested in going to see it. After all, what's a skeleton compared to playing at the beach!

After talking to Rem, she agreed to go to the beach. After buying some local ingredients, the two went to the beach. The white sand beach felt amazing, and there was a row of unused wind turbines next to it, which made Senju slightly complain.

Perhaps because

Perhaps because of the monsters, Senju scanned the beach and found that there was a group of low-level players fighting crabs two kilometers away, but they couldn't get here. Senju didn't care, so the two of them took out deck chairs, set up a parasol, created a barrier, and then changed into their swimsuits to play.

Unfortunately, playing together wasn't fun at all, and it easily sparked an ambiguous atmosphere. While applying sunscreen to Rem, he felt his mind wandering, and just as he was about to do something, a bunch of big crabs jumped out of the sea.

Speechless, he smashed the mischievous crab to death, and then Senju obediently applied sunscreen to Rem. Rem below chuckled softly, "Master, you're really unlucky. You almost ate Rem."

"Where did you learn that from?" Senju retorted before tickling Rem's ribs. Rem immediately shook, "No, it tickles!"

"..." Seeing another group of crabs emerge, Senju felt a headache coming on. "Let's go to sea."

With a wave of their hand, the items on the beach appeared on a small island far from the shore. This time, no one bothered them, and the two immediately started laughing and joking.

Chapter 1924 Leisure Time

After laughing and playing for a while, the two snuggled together and watched the sun slowly set, feeding each other ice cream. After a while, when the sun had completely set, they got up and started barbecuing.

On the beach, the two were grilling something in the sea breeze. The main ingredient was a large crab that had crawled out of the sea. After being specially processed, it had a unique flavor. Senju and Rem thought that they could raise a batch of crabs as food in their world. Speaking of which, there were quite a few food monsters around here, and they all tasted pretty good.

While eating grilled crabs and looking at the fire beside them, the two of them felt relaxed and carefree. After eating their fill, they lay on the deck chairs and looked at the sky. The stars were shining brightly. Now, they didn't need a parasol anymore.

Slowly, the two of them fell asleep together. It was summer now, but of course, even if it were winter, they wouldn't care. Even if a monster approached, it would be instantly killed by the sword energy that appeared in the void.

After an unknown amount of time, the moment the sun appeared, Senju opened her eyes, looked at Rem in her arms, and saw that she had also woken up. "Good morning, Master."

"Good morning, Rem," the two sat up and watched the sun slowly rise. It was a new day. As the sun rose, Senju felt much calmer, as if his state of mind had improved.

After watching the sunset and sunrise twice more, the two prepared to leave. However, to commemorate their few days there, Rem simply removed the island and sent it into her own world.

Looking at the churning sea below, Senju shook his head slightly, waved his hand, and the surging waves calmed down. Then, with another wave, a small boat appeared there. The two landed on it and slowly drifted towards the shore. More than three hours later, the two finally reached the shore. By the way, Senju also caught a bunch of fish, although some fish-men and the like were mixed in.

These two-meter-tall fish-men were still waving their forks when they were caught. It's a pity that these things can't be eaten. As soon as they were caught, they were killed by Thousand Hands with his fishing rod. However, Thousand Hands felt a little regretful. Why couldn't he catch a more advanced species? Like a mermaid or something?

Upon reaching the shore, the two saw a group of players sparring with crabs. The players were also surprised to see the two arriving by boat. They thought, "This is too leisurely! Could they be players from another server?"

In addition, Senju also spotted a swimsuit-clad beauty lying under a parasol on the shore, drinking juice. Her attire was a common sight on modern beaches, but her appearance here was rather strange. However, since she was a player, it was normal for her to act this way, so Senju didn't pay much attention to it.

The female player looked at the two people who came by boat from the sea, and then wondered why they were here. If she was not mistaken, this person should be having a meeting with the lord in the Ancient Ice Fortress. Cheng Hui had mentioned this super player's situation yesterday, so why was he here now?

As Thousand Hands reached the shore, many crabs scurried out from underwater. Thousand Hands slightly raised his hand, and a flying sword instantly killed all the monsters. The players on the shore were dumbfounded. Why is your style different from ours?! What kind of skill is that?!

Having just slain all the monsters with a single sword strike, Senju looked up at the sky. A griffin carrying a cat flew over. "Long time no see, Mr. Senju, Ms. Rem. I didn't expect to see you here again, meow~"

"Yo, Nyanta, it's been a long time! Are you guys fighting monsters here?" Senju greeted him. Although they had only met once a few months ago, Nyanta had left a deep impression on him, mainly because of his appearance and demeanor.

Needless to say, he looks a lot like Puck (in Senju's eyes). As for his temperament, he is very gentle and refined, not at all like a gamer. To be honest, after staying here for a few months, Senju found that Demiquas is more like a normal gamer. His disdain for NPCs led to all sorts of violence, and he was also addicted to a certain aspect of the game because of the art. In comparison, Nyanta and Shiroe are too abnormal.

Of course, this wouldn't be unusual in the era of virtual games, but they were playing online games from the keyboard and screen era! It's unimaginable what it would be like for several people to sit in front of a computer and play games!

"No, that's not it. We're just here for a training camp to improve our skills."

"The abilities of leveled adventurers," Nyan Tai briefly explained, then Senju glanced at the adventurers beside her, recalling the battle just now, "Hmm, it seems you guys are still not familiar with real combat methods."

"Well, since you used to be able to release skills just by pressing a button, it's actually quite difficult to use now, meow," Nyanta said with a wry smile, having already jumped down. He then looked at Senju and asked, "Doesn't Lady Senju have this problem?"

“Of course not. There are no buttons in virtual games. Skills are activated entirely through awareness and movement, which fits this world perfectly,” Thousand Hands said, twirling his sword. “I can use any weapon, including swords, spears, and staffs. Fighting here is no problem for me. You guys look a bit clumsy, do you want me to teach you?”

"Really? I'm so grateful!" Nya was very happy. The players next to her were also looking at Senju with longing eyes. That move was so cool! Seeing everyone's expressions, Senju shrugged. "It's nothing. I was just teaching you the correct way to exert force. Your team's application of power is too rudimentary. Nya, even though you're level 94 now, your training is still too lacking."

Then, Senju and Rem taught the group how to fight, and everyone studied very diligently, even praising the crabs Rem lived in as extremely delicious.

When she was free, the swimsuit-clad beauty asked Senju curiously if he should be in the Ancient Ice Fortress. Senju laughed it off. This female player named Marielle was the guild leader of the Crescent Moon Alliance, but she was clearly not as smart as Holietta (also a member of the Crescent Moon Alliance, now in the Ancient Ice Fortress).

However, on this day, while Thousand Hands was teaching everyone the technique of using sword and spell simultaneously, the sea suddenly boiled. Countless merfolk surged out of the sea like torpedoes, causing the players to cry out in alarm, "Oh no..."

"Go!" Seeing countless fishmen leaping out of the sea, Senju swung his sword, and countless sword lights split out, instantly pinning countless fishmen to the ground. However, Senju did not kill them all, but left several hundred behind. "They've come at the right time. We were just lacking suitable targets. Someone, come and fight a fishman, and then we'll explain the issues involved."

Chapter 1925 One Strike

However, as Senju was speaking, fish-men were still surging out of the sea. He shook his head helplessly and waved his hand in that direction, "Ice Age! Alright, let's continue the lesson."

"..." Everyone was completely dumbfounded. The entire ocean they could see was frozen solid! So, what kind of game are you playing? Why is there such a huge gap between us and you?!

"Um, isn't this not class time?" Marielle raised her hand. She was an elven priestess who had no offensive capabilities in the game, but she could fight now. Thousand Hands had taught her a few combat techniques, and she was practicing here.

"Hmm?" Senju looked at her in confusion, then waved his hand, "Don't worry, they're just a bunch of weaklings. We can easily take another hundred million. It's a good opportunity to practice now."

"Uh..." Everyone was speechless. So, you've gone too far! But then Marielle covered her ears, "Mr. Nyanta?"

Watching her talk to the others, Qianzhe also quieted down. In fact, there were more than just a few people here participating in this training camp. There were several teams by the sea and several teams in the forest. However, each team had a high-level player leading and taking care of them. But, well, Marielle's combat strength was the weakest. After all, she was a priest, and Qianzhe was training her combat strength here.

After making the call, Marielle looked at Senju and said, "Senju, a large number of shark-like fishmen have appeared in other coastal areas, and a large group of goblins has also appeared in the forest. Mr. Nyanta asked everyone to assemble."

"Is that so?" Senju's eyes narrowed, his Observation Haki instantly covering an area of ​​hundreds of miles, and then he detected the movement of monsters over a large area. "So that's how it is, an army of goblins, huh? They're really asking for death."

As he spoke, amidst the puzzled expressions of the crowd, he produced a dagger, which then floated into the air. With a thousand fingers pointing, he shouted, "Transform!"

The small dagger rapidly began to multiply, one becoming two, two becoming four, four becoming eight. In just a few seconds, everyone was questioning their existence again. Countless daggers were densely packed and swirling in the sky, like dark clouds, obscuring a large area. "What is this?!"

"Oh, this is a one-time world-class item, the Blade of Hundreds of Millions. Depending on the amount of MP it's infused, the quantity can grow exponentially. And each one has my full-force attack. I used it once in the original game, and it killed all the monsters on the entire server in one go. Hmm, I have about two million now, which is enough. Go!" Thousand Hands was just rambling on. He was just using the item to give everyone some psychological comfort. After all, Thousand Hands was a bit too strong for everyone, so attributing that strength to the item made them feel better.

At Thousand Hands' command, countless daggers transformed into sword light and shot inland, instantly slaughtering all the monsters within range. However, the number of goblins was not very large, only a few thousand.

"Ugh, a server massacre! Two million full-force attacks!" Looking at the sky full of 'shooting stars,' the players felt their hearts clench. All the monsters on an entire server! Just how much experience would that be?! "Is this what a world-class item is? It's way too powerful!"

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"Well, this is just average. The price I got, let me think... um, it's five million yen," Qianzhe rambled on, and the players just chuckled. Damn, a whale! That's too much! But they also instinctively understood this powerful ability and attributed it to money. Thinking about it that way, everyone felt much more at peace.

"Alright, even though all the goblins within a hundred miles have been wiped out, let's still head over and meet up," Thousand Hands casually waved to the group who were still in a daze. "By the way, I'd also like to ask you guys to retrieve the items. After all, the Blade of a Hundred Million only handles the kills; the loot can't be retrieved, and there's no experience gained."

"Even so, it's still an incredibly powerful item," the group's mood calmed down a bit. So it was just for killing monsters? Five million for nothing, and it's still considered average? That's outrageous! Just how much money did they spend on in-game purchases?!

After a brief moment of reflection, the group went to regroup. However, after learning that all the monsters had been killed, the players were speechless. Paying for in-game purchases really is omnipotent. But they wouldn't let this matter go so easily. After all, although Marielle liked to act cute, she was also one of the councilors of the Round Table Guild.

By reading aloud, these individuals and the others at the round table initiated a three-way meeting. One side consisted of the councilors who remained in Akihabara, while the other side included Shiroe and others at the Ancient Ice Fortress. However, Senju was quite perplexed by the fact that they were holding the meeting through verbal communication.

After all, the communication between these players is actually one-to-one. Each venue needs someone to repeat what everyone said and pass it on to the repeater in another venue. In this way, each venue needs two repeaters to convey what the other two venues have said.

The person relaying the information needs to repeat it, so if a sentence is to be transmitted to the other two meeting rooms, it has to be said five times.

As they were talking, Marielle mentioned what Senju had done. Shiroe's eyes flashed, and she realized something, followed by a look of astonishment. "Senju? Is he over there? He's clearly here! What's going on?"

"Well, it's just a clone technique," Senju said casually as he listened to the retelling from the person next to him. "Because it was too troublesome, I left a clone behind to handle things over there."

"I see. Although you, Lord Thousand Hands, have eliminated the goblins within a hundred miles, the trouble is not completely resolved." Listening to Cheng Hui's explanation, everyone understood the reason for the appearance of these goblins. It was a regular event quest from the game era called "The Return of the Goblin King".

Every two years—well, in reality, it's two months—the ratio of game time to real time is set to 12:1. The six major tribes in the Dark Forest of the Aoyu region will elect the chieftain of the strongest tribe to be crowned king at Seven Waterfalls Village.

If you defeat the Goblin King within the mission deadline, you will get an extremely rare item. Therefore, many people participated in the game, and no Goblin King has ever survived.

But now, no players are going there specifically to fight monsters; everyone is still trying to make a living. So, the real Goblin King was born. And these players also remembered the quest description from a long time ago: if the Goblin King survived the conquest period, he would unite the goblin tribes in the surrounding areas, increase his military strength by dozens of times, and then begin to invade other regions.

Chapter 1926 The Five-Starred Man Awakened by a Slap

"Is that all?" Thousand Hands couldn't help but ask as he listened to their discussion. They were just a few dozen times the number of small fry, and didn't seem that powerful. However, those goblins were a huge threat to ordinary Earthlings. "Seven Waterfalls Stronghold? Don't worry, I'll go and destroy it right away."

"Uh," the attendees were all speechless. So, just how impressive are you?! However, Shiroe then remembered Senju's achievement of destroying the Giant City. Since he had enough strength, she couldn't very well stop him. "Well, Lord Senju, those goblins have already come out of there and started invading the surrounding areas. Even if we destroy Seven Waterfalls now, it won't do much good for the current goblin army."

"Is that so? But let's take care of that place first," Senju said, rummaging through his tools again. A moment later, he pulled out a twisted wooden spear, and the people around him instantly felt a powerful pressure. "Lord Senju, what is this?"

"This is also a world-class item, called the Great God's Declaration Gungnir. As a throwing weapon, it can deliver an annihilation blow to a designated area. One hit can destroy a city, so it's also known as the city-destroying item. It's even categorized as a nation-destroying, star-destroying, and world-destroying item," Senju continued to ramble on. Everyone couldn't help but rub their heads. "Gungnir, the Norse meteor spear. How did that game company manage to operate at this level of pay-to-win?!"

“Virtual games are super fun,” said Senju, throwing the wooden gun in his hand. Everyone looked up, and soon the gun disappeared. Then, everyone rubbed their eyes and looked at Senju. “That over there, is that a shooting star?”

"To be precise, it should be a meteorite," Senju said casually, waving his hand. In the far sky, a bright light appeared. Although it was daytime and theoretically impossible to see a meteor, under the mysterious blessing, everyone could clearly see a huge meteor falling to the ground.

Shiroe ran out to see what was happening, and then she saw a shooting star fall to the ground. A few minutes later...

He felt the earth tremble, and Senju felt it too. "Looks like we've hit the target."

"Ouch!" Thousand Hands was about to say something when he heard a loud explosion in the void. Thousand Hands knew it was the Five Star's voice, but seeing that none of the other players had heard it, he said, "Are you awake? You've been playing outside for so long, come back with me."

"I'm not kidding! I'm in this state because my spiritual consciousness has been scattered!" Five Stars looked very angry after hearing Thousand Hands' words. "I've only been awake for a short time. My true self, you must avenge me!"

"Uh..." Upon hearing its words, Senju was momentarily speechless. He had thought it had created this world and had some profound explanation, but it turned out it had been destroyed. Shaking his head, he instantly poured his essence into it, and the fragments of consciousness that were about to dissipate recovered considerably. "What are you going to do next? Devour this world to restore your own consciousness?"