Chapter 2

"What's going on? Could there be a bug?" After thinking for a long time, Ruan Chi could only come up with this possibility. However, today was only the first day of the game's public beta test. For a bug to appear so quickly, is Blizz Company really okay?

Although he couldn't log out temporarily due to the bug, Ruan Chi believed that Blizz Company, as the operator, would take action soon.

"Damn, how can I enjoy the game like this?" Ruan Chi held his forehead, and his gaze then fell on a few hens leisurely strolling by the roadside.

An idea came to him. Without any quests to level up, can't I still kill monsters?

Since there was no way to leave the game, he could only continue playing. Ruan Chi's eyes lit up, and he quickly walked up to the hens.

Without a weapon, Ruan Chi could only pick up a random branch from the ground. Surprisingly, the system could still read its attributes.

Dry Branch: Quality - Poor, Physical Attack +1, No Class Requirement, No Level Requirement

"Damn, even a random branch counts as equipment?" Ruan Chi chuckled and struck one of the hens on the head.

-5

A red number floated up, and the hen's name immediately changed from yellow (neutral) to red (hostile), with a health bar appearing.

Hen: Level 1, HP: 15/20, MP: 0/0

"Not bad, quite powerful." Ruan Chi laughed and swung the branch again.

-4

During Ruan Chi's attack, the hen also jumped up and pecked him, causing a red number to float above his head.

-1

Fortunately, the damage wasn't high. Since Ruan Chi had already set the pain sensitivity to zero, it felt more like an itch.

-5, -6

Ruan Chi attacked twice more, and the hen's health bar was immediately depleted. It let out two "clucks" and fell to the ground.

System: You have killed a hen, gaining 5 experience points.

After the hen died, it dropped a copper coin and a pile of feathers. Ruan Chi was delighted and bent down to pick them up. However, at that moment, a woman with a waist as wide as a barrel suddenly ran over.

"Brat, how dare you kill my hen?"

"Your hen?"

System: NPC Mary's favorability towards you has decreased by 10 points, now hostile.

Receiving the system prompt, Ruan Chi, who had just squatted down to pick up the money, was speechless. What was this game about? Not even allowing him to kill monsters?

Chased away by the woman's broom, Ruan Chi had no choice but to run, head in hands. There was no way he could fight the woman, who was level 5, while he was just a level 1 newbie...

After leaving, Ruan Chi tried to find other places in the village to level up, but he soon realized that many of the animals in the village, such as pigs, dogs, cows, and sheep, had owners. After a series of favorability decrease prompts, Ruan Chi had almost offended everyone in the village.

"Damn, no killing monsters in the village, I'll go outside." Ruan Chi, angry and shouting, simply walked out with the branch. However, when he reached the village entrance, he found a crowd of people standing there.

Could they be here to cause trouble?

Ruan Chi's heart skipped a beat, but since he was a player, he wasn't afraid of these NPCs. He walked forward with his chest out.

As he got closer, Ruan Chi saw that the villagers were facing off against another group. The other side was a squad of knights in silver armor, each sitting on a strong horse, looking very imposing.

Laurence, the village chief Ruan Chi had met first, seemed to be talking to these knights, his face occasionally showing signs of difficulty.

Could this be a quest?

Ruan Chi's mind searched for MMORPG strategies, knowing that games often design quest scenarios. When players inadvertently join in NPC interactions, the quest is triggered.

Thinking he might get a quest, Ruan Chi didn't consider whether he could complete it and eagerly ran to the side of the villagers.

"Move, hot water, hot water!"

Ruan Chi pushed through the crowd of villagers and quickly reached behind Uncle Laurence. At that moment, the words of a stern young man leading the knights fell into Ruan Chi's ears.

"This is the king's order, you just need to execute it unconditionally. You..." The stern young man pointed at Laurence and started naming people, "You, you, and you... will be responsible for guiding us. If you dare to refuse, we will punish you according to the kingdom's laws."

Since Ruan Chi was standing next to Uncle Laurence, he was also named. At the same time, a quest prompt appeared in front of Ruan Chi.

System: You have accepted the quest "The Path of the Dragon Slayer." Quest difficulty: S. Assist the Lancer Kingdom's knight squad in defeating the Black Dragon Queen Wrenlitt and rescuing the kingdom's second princess, Iluna.

Quest success: Gain 5,000,000 experience points, 300,000 gold coins, 2,000 world reputation points, and 10,000 Lancer region reputation points.

Quest failure: Level -5, lose 300,000 gold coins, lose 2,000 world reputation points, and 10,000 Lancer region reputation points.

"Uh, I accepted the quest?" Ruan Chi was stunned for a moment, but when he saw the quest details, he almost jumped up. "An S-level dragon slaying quest? Damn, how can I play this?"

The stern young man's words also reached the ears of the villagers. Laurence and the others were shocked, their faces turning pale. Although the knights only asked them to guide the way to the Dead Prison Volcano, the notorious kingdom knights made the named villagers prepare for the worst.

Ruan Chi, also named, initially found it strange why a newbie like him would receive an S-level quest, but now he didn't think much of it.

Since he was just a level 1 character, failing the quest didn't matter. If the system wanted to lower his level, let it. As for money? Ha, sorry, Ruan Chi's backpack didn't even have a single copper coin.

It had to be said that this game was really stingy, not even giving players starting funds.

With the thought that being poor meant he had nothing to lose, Ruan Chi followed the dozen or so named villagers and set off with the knight squad for the Dead Prison Volcano.

The Dead Prison Volcano was located less than twenty miles outside the village. It was said that a black dragon lived there, having dominated the area for a long time.

Fortunately, as long as the villagers regularly offered sacrifices, the dragon wouldn't harm anyone in the village. This was one of the main reasons the villagers hadn't left.

If it weren't for the pressure from the king's knights, the villagers wouldn't dare to disturb the dragon even if they had ten times the courage.

In fact, if it weren't for the second princess Iluna being kidnapped by the dragon, the knights wouldn't have come to this remote place.

On the way, Ruan Chi heard many rumors about the quest from the villagers, but he didn't find it strange. This quest was just a retelling of the classic "hero vs. dragon" story. Ruan Chi inwardly criticized the quest designer for lacking creativity. PS: Finally, I can start uploading. The new book title was a bit of a hassle. It was originally supposed to be called "Knight Throne," but it was taken. I changed it to "Dragon Knight Throne," but it was still taken. "Giant Throne," cough, the same. In the end, "Giant God Throne" succeeded...

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