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Blaze sighed helplessly, looking at his Hunter, who hadn't even reached max level yet. He felt like there were bad guys everywhere, lurking around him, eyeing this young class with eager eyes.

"There's nothing we can do about it. No matter what kind of animal it is, the individual in a tribe who is responsible for catching prey, bringing food, and protecting the tribe is always the strongest and greatest. They are collectively called "Hunter" in their own tribe." The chicken explained nonchalantly.

"[Hunter] can be said to be the prototype of a hero, possessing all the basic qualities needed to become a hero. You also saw that when [Hunter] levels up, all of your attributes improve, right?"

"That's why I can't bear to sacrifice it like this. I just want to upgrade it into a [Giant Beast Hunter] and complete the final profession."

After reaching the maximum level as a Hunter, you need to hunt a certain number of monsters with the Huge and Beast affixes, and offer the meat materials dropped by the monsters on the altar. Once the sacrifice is completed, you can advance the Hunter. After that, the career advancement becomes complicated.

Blaze's ultimate goal is to obtain one of the most powerful classes recognized by the people of the foreign land—the Free Hunter. This class has the fourth most complex acquisition process of all classes, requiring numerous items and classes to be looted, and some classes even require repeated acquisition.

In this way, Blaze can also use this process to accumulate a large number of skill points and bring his attributes to close to the theoretical maximum in one go.

Therefore, it is extremely important to plan your career well and leave enough levels. Many foreigners have had to pay a heavy price to give up their careers or simply be reborn because of process errors.

For now, Blaze felt he was still well-positioned, with [Fighter], [Assassin], and [Hunter] all within his planned career range. However, adding a special class would not only increase the difficulty of leveling up, but would also prevent him from achieving [Free Hunter].

"After that, I have to obtain the [Knight]... To obtain the [Free Hunter], I need at least level 30 of space. Fortunately, I have already obtained three professions." Blaze counted on his fingers. The space he could occupy on his body was getting smaller and smaller.

"Don't forget the Lantern Man the elves brought for you," the chicken reminded.

"It would be bad if I get another special profession." Blazer didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The special professions that foreigners envied kept coming to him.

As he spoke, Blaze returned to the deep tunnel and temporarily bid farewell to the guardian undead of this reversed city and the sleeping treasure miners.

The huge stone door opened with a rumble and closed with a rumble.

The next time we meet, the world will have turned upside down, no longer symbolizing disaster, but an opportunity to broaden our horizons. At that time, the treasure miners will open their eyes, smile, and say "Good morning tomorrow" to the undead knights who have protected them through the millennia-long night.

The two guardian knights seemed to know everything that happened in the Reverse City. They saluted Blaze again and sent Blaze out of this nameless city with great respect, but the city will one day be remembered by people again.

But something unexpected happened when Blaze left. The exit was not at the entrance to the [Royal Unknown Tomb] - the gate of the New Silver Castle, but an unfamiliar forest.

"This is?"

Blaze looked around and saw that his blessing indicated that this was his first time here.

"One of the city-states in the Giant Kingdom - Mekingjord, the City of Strength." The chicken, who had secretly traveled to countless places, immediately acted as a map guide and introduced the nearest city.

"This place is a thousand miles away from Arcadia. The teleportation is too random." Blaze complained, but his body honestly climbed up a giant tree and looked at the city in the distance from the treetops.

The first thing that comes into view is a giant...cat statue.

"It's worthy of being the City of Cats." Blaze couldn't help but sigh.

The City of Strength, Mekingiod, also known as the City of Cats, is inhabited by people who love cats. At the same time, because the residents love fitness, a strange contrasting combination of muscles and fat cats is created.

This is also one of the few cities that allows Greenland to enter and will only attack it with cheap cat food, which shows how much the residents of this city love cats.

"It took us less than half a day to get the [Torn Red Robe Stained with the Blood of Heroes]. Audrey gave you a time limit of three days. Why don't we go into this city and have some fun, ahem, and take a look." Chicken tempted Blaze in his ear. When she came here by herself, she could only admire it from a high altitude, but as Blaze's pet, she could go in and enjoy the services inside.

"No, even if you want to go in and take a look, you have to get another item first, the [Black Boots of Death]."

Blaze was very good at restraining his desires and had great self-control, so he refused righteously.

"But if there happens to be some information in this city that can lead to the [Black Boots of Death], wouldn't it be a waste if we don't go?"

But Blazer is also good at making excuses for himself, and Chicken is good at taking advantage of the situation.

"There's also a regular [Hercules Cup] weightlifting competition inside, where you can get [Hercules/City-State Level]. It would be a shame to miss it."

"Yes, let's go to Cat City."

In fact, what Blazer is best at is saying "OK, let's go" to other people's suggestions.

Mekingiod, one of the major cities in the Giant Kingdom, boasts a prosperous economy and a high level of martial virtue, populated primarily by the sturdy and strong Giens. To avoid unrest, Blaze employed the Wanderer's White Robe, a special gift from the Hermes' Traveling Cap.

【Wanderer White Robe】

These days, people wear black robes in broad daylight to keep a low profile. Are they afraid others won't notice them? Want to be truly discreet? Then buy this robe. It guarantees you'll become just another person on the street, a backdrop to everyone else's glittering glory, a sliver of dirt against the backdrop of flowers and greenery.

In short, it's the ability to hide one's identity. But Herbie boasted about it for a long time, and when she finally realized she was going to give it away for free, she was stunned for a long time and pestered Blaze to buy her a drink before she finished.

To be honest, Blazer was skeptical about the actual effect of this prop, but after he put it on and walked on the street, he finally understood why Herbie said that the effect must be good.

A group of people wearing white robes and needing to hide their identities were queuing up in an orderly manner, preparing to enter the city of Mekingiod.

Blaze's mouth twitched. Herbie must have sold this prop through some channel to many foreigners with deadly titles.

Blaze joined the line, looking remarkably ordinary among the strangers who looked strange even in their white robes.

The guards of Mekingiod City were not surprised and accepted the customs fee.

"2 gold coins."

Chapter 187 The Correct Way to Eat Enhancement Food

Compared to the quiet Balkan city, the city of Mekingiod is extremely lively. Not only are there foreigners, but there are also many famous adventurers.

And of course, there are cats.

There are cats lying in almost every corner, each one with its belly exposed and enjoying the sunshine without any protection.

Some places specifically used for posting notices also have wanted posters, some for wanted criminals and some for wanted strangers.

The most bustling and bustling street was undoubtedly the trading street. On both sides were various shops, selling everything from daily necessities to weapons. At the end of the street stood a tall building—the Adventurer's Guild.

What is amazing is that the weapons displayed in the weapon shop are all exquisite wooden weapons.

When Blaze passed by, he heard the conversation among the staff in the weapons store. In the past, there were cases where strangers who passed by simply snatched weapons and ran away, so he simply switched to model weapons, although the robbery did not stop.

"Wuhu~ Walking down the street is definitely more interesting than looking down from above." The chicken spun its head excitedly. Because Blaze had used owl monsters in its materials, the chicken's head could spin all the way around.

"We are not here to play. After we find the things, we can enjoy the city leisurely." Blaze had to remind.

Although he was also very excited and wanted to look around, the most important thing was to find the [Black Boots of Death].

[Black Boots of Death], another important item in the knighting ceremony. The red robe symbolizes nobility, while the black boots symbolize death and battle.

Compared to the red robes, which required being stained with the blood of extremely noble heroes, the black boots' requirements were simpler. All one had to do was equip a pair of boots and fight until they were stained with enough blood to become pitch black.

However, these boots are also a rare item, unable to be crafted by current forgers, and information about them can only be found in major cities. Therefore, even Herbie couldn't immediately provide information about the boots, requiring Blaze to find them himself.

"But how are you going to put on the black boots?" The chicken suddenly asked an extremely fatal question.

Blaze was stunned. He looked down at his feet. His entire body was covered in Soulsteel armor, and his feet were no exception. In this situation, he couldn't equip the black boots.

The red robe can be put on, but there is really no way to put on the black boots.

"I, I say, do I have to remove the curse of the armor within two and a half days?!" Blaze immediately felt that he was no longer relaxed, and even felt like his butt was on fire.

"It doesn't matter. Given Audrey's current state, she won't care about any traditional rules. Even if you go back empty-handed, she will still perform the ceremony of enthronement." Ji showed an expression of seeing through everything, and accurately guessed Blazer's idea that had not yet come up.

"Don't think you can shirk your knighthood and remove the curse from the armor just to prevent Audrey from breaking the rules."

"Audrey is now a starving wolf. When confronting this impatient yet intelligent beast, you have to throw some food to her from time to time to keep her sane. If she finds she can't get a single bite, she'll pounce and push the progress bar to the bottom."

"Who do you think Audrey is?" Blazer complained. He couldn't imagine that the calm and rational Audrey would behave like a beast.

But Ji also had a point. Sometimes his desire to avoid causing trouble for others could actually hurt them. Perhaps Audrey would be willing to understand that he couldn't wear black boots, and might even offer a pleasant tease.

If he politely declined, all Audrey's careful preparations would be wasted, and it might really hurt Audrey.

The chicken saw the right moment, or to be more precise, it noticed that they were about to pass by the coveted beverage store that they had spotted when delivering the letter, and immediately made up for it.

"Don't forget, Audrey just threw a tantrum and kicked you out to hang out for two or three days. If you exhaust yourself and get hurt, she'll think it's all because of her little temper that she caused you trouble."

“…That’s true.”

Blazer struggled for a moment, finally accepting that he was going to cause trouble for Audrey. He lowered his head, just as he was about to thank Chicken for reminding him, but he found that Chicken's head had turned to the back, staring intently at a very expensively decorated beverage store.

It seemed to be a shop run by a foreigner, selling food from another world. Unfortunately, Balkan City had relatively few visitors, so this shop didn't have a branch there.

Even if it was opened, he couldn't afford it with only 3 copper coins a day.

After a while, the chicken didn't hear Blaze's answer. Thinking she had to work harder, she turned around. She cleared her throat and was about to continue when she found Blaze staring at her.

"that……"

"If you want to eat, just tell me. I want to eat too."

"Great!"

The shop sold gorgeous, icy desserts served in clear glasses. And Blaze, finally, could eat!

As long as you transform into a werewolf, you can open your mouth and eat!

Blaze was so excited that he ordered an extra-large portion. He didn't even need a spoon. After the transformation, it was just the right size for him to hold in his hand and lick.

The chicken buried its head directly in the dessert, using its entire head to feel the deliciousness of this other world.

This shop is also quite popular with foreigners. It seems that because this kind of dessert can cause negative effects on the body such as [obesity], [headache], and [diarrhea], foreigners are particularly keen to taste the delicious food in this world.

There is another reason for its popularity, that is, the food produced by the [Chef] profession has a beneficial effect.

But the method of eating... For example, this dessert called parfait in front of you can enhance strength and agility, but it needs to be eaten together with the cup.

The stranger acted as if it was a matter of course, and gnawed on the cup together with the food.

Blazer couldn't reach that level, so he just treated the parfait as a delicacy.

"Speaking of which, this prop is indeed magical. No one really discovered my identity."

Blazer's identity was not discovered along the way, and he was not even noticed when he sat down in a busy shop to eat snacks. He had to sigh that you get what you pay for, even though he didn't pay.

"So, where should we start collecting intelligence next?" The satisfied chicken took the initiative to bring up the business.

"If you have no clue, go to the Adventurer's Guild. It has the most comprehensive intelligence network in the entire city." Blaze muttered something he used to say to strangers.

The Adventurer's Guild is a necessary building in every city-state.

Just as Blaze was about to walk towards the Adventurer's Guild, an old woman sitting in a dark corner waved at him.

"Traveler carrying the stars, please come this way."

Chapter 188 The Lost School of Astrology

"Traveler, you who bear the stars, please come to me."

The old woman waved at Blaze, and the aura around her was out of tune with the surroundings, but the people around her ignored her as if they didn't see her.

Blaze and Chicken exchanged a glance, nodded, and walked toward the old woman. This kind of sudden situation usually meant opportunity, and the stars were a special topic; there was no reason not to take a look.

What Blaze didn't know was that he felt like he was walking into a deep alley, but in the eyes of others, he was walking directly into the wall.

"Hey! That guy went through the wall! God made a bug!" A passing player pointed at the place where Blaze disappeared and shouted.

"Don't make a fuss. This is a special event that only happens in large city-states. In each city-state, there will be an old woman who belongs to the mysterious organization called the School of Astrology. She will invite you to make an astrological prediction and tell you where the next item you want is?" The player's companion didn't think much of it and was obviously very experienced.

"Wow, this event is awesome! If I want an exclusive weapon, can I predict it?"

"How can it be that good? In this world, astrology is incomplete, so we can only tell you in which direction the next item you want is. However, many people speculate that this may be a prerequisite for a large-scale task, and the task goal is to let the school to which the old woman belongs complete all the astrology." The player's companion touched his chin and looked enviously at the wall where Blaze disappeared.

"It's a pity that the old woman's appearance is very rare, and she can only come to you on her own initiative. You can't find her."

"Ah~ I really envy that person. I also want to trigger a special event."

……

The old woman waved to Blaze and slowly walked deeper into the alley. It was a dead end. At the end of the alley was a table and two chairs. On the table was a crystal ball placed on a purple cushion.

The old woman sat down and made an inviting gesture towards another chair. Although Blaze was confused, he sat down first.

"This is astrology, a school of thought born in the Age of Gods that predicts the future by observing the stars," Chicken explained to Blaze, feeling a surge of nostalgia. "I never thought that even after thousands of years of falling stars following the appearance of the Titans, there are still people carrying on the study of astrology. I thought it was long lost."

"I didn't expect that besides foreigners, there are still people on this continent who remember the astrology school. They are indeed people with noble souls." The old woman was extremely respectful. She stood up and wanted to give her chair to the chicken.

But the chicken casually waved its wings in refusal, and laid on Blaze's head in a hatching position.

Blaze was surprised that the old woman could actually notice the specialness of the chicken. Even Enya, an ancient undead knight who lived thousands of years ago, only thought that the chicken was his combat pet. At most, he was curious why it was a plant in the shape of a chicken.

"Ah, Blaze is still inexperienced and doesn't quite understand the relationship between great souls and astrologers." The chicken waved its wings and said quite proudly.

"The Great Spirit occupies the sky, incarnated as stars to guide all living beings. Astrology is like an outstanding artist and poet among humans, dedicated to depicting the beauty of the Great Spirit and conveying its guidance to mankind."

"Plus, astrology schools are generally family systems passed down from generation to generation, with the concept of noble bloodline. You can think of astrology schools as wealthy families of star artists."

The old woman humbly shook her head at the chicken's compliment. Touching her incredibly ancient crystal ball, she sighed, "To be honest, all I have is a star-sensing ability inherited from my bloodline. My knowledge of astrology was supplemented by foreigners."

"So that means that the world of strangers has the same starry sky as ours, hmm..." The chicken suddenly muttered, obviously wondering if there was a place for her in the starry sky of the world of strangers. If there was, that would be a good sign.

"Don't even think about it. Melusi said there aren't any stars in their sky."

Blazer broke the chicken's fantasy and focused his attention on the old woman. He believed that the old woman had something important to tell him.