Chapter 20

Fang Yi turned around and standing behind him was the graceful mulberry picker and the still dashing Black Mountain Demon.

Seeing the two of them facing each other, they had clearly recognized him. Fang Yi rubbed his nose and chuckled awkwardly, "Hehe, what a coincidence~"

Black Mountain Demon stared at Fang Yi for a few moments, then looked at the mulberry picker with suspicion before saying, "It really is you~ Why do you have a beard? Hey, Xiao Sang, how did you recognize him?"

"I heard his loud shouting from far away," the mulberry picker said nonchalantly, glancing at Fang Yi. "By the way, why are you shopping at this store? It's notorious for being a black market in Pros."

Hearing the mulberry picker's words, Fang Yi felt tears welling up in his heart: With my charm, I end up at black markets wherever I go... However, running into two beautiful women outside the beginner village was quite unexpected for Fang Yi. Looking at the two beautiful women, especially the mulberry picker with a smile on her lips, who clearly had a great mood, Fang Yi felt much more at ease. He then took out the Five-Colored Sword and complained to the two of them.

"That's simple, leave it to me," Black Mountain Demon said immediately after hearing Fang Yi's story, volunteering herself. Seeing Fang Yi's doubtful gaze, the mulberry picker smiled lightly, "Xiao Yao has 17 points in charm, let her try~"

Seventeen... seventeen points in charm for a warrior?

Fang Yi and the two beauties walked out of the so-called black market. Black Mountain Demon led the way and quickly took Fang Yi to a jewelry store on another street, where she began negotiating with the smiling shop owner, sword in hand.

Although he knew it was impolite to inquire about someone's attributes, Fang Yi still asked tentatively, "You allocated 17 points to charm, so your strength must be even higher, right?" He was incredibly eager to witness the existence of a player character with a god-like charm, commonly known as a face warrior.

Black Mountain Demon turned back to look at Fang Yi in surprise, "Not really, 15 points."

Fang Yi felt a sinking feeling in his heart, but 15 points wasn't low either. He asked, still not giving up, "Then your constitution must be very high, right?"

By this time, Black Mountain Demon had already completed the transaction with the shop owner and handed the gold to Fang Yi. "Not really, also 15 points." She raised her eyebrows and looked at Fang Yi, puzzled by the thief's question. Fang Yi didn't even notice how much the Five-Colored Sword sold for, only feeling that the short-haired beauty in front of him had become incredibly impressive. What kind of attribute distribution was this?

After listening to the explanations from the mulberry picker and Black Mountain Demon, Fang Yi couldn't help but laugh and cry. Black Mountain Demon, hearing that the world of "Miracle" was incredibly realistic and that charm could significantly increase the chances of triggering hidden quests, had allocated the highest points to charm, followed by constitution and strength.

Heaven help us, hidden quests and story quests are so hard to trigger that even with an additional 9.99 percentage points, the probability would still be less than 10%. Not to mention the slight increase in favorability from charm. Fortunately, Black Mountain Demon was still rational and didn't allocate the 2 points of seduction and level-up points to charm as well; otherwise, Fang Yi would have really suggested that Black Mountain Demon start over. Three to four attribute points were already the attributes of an orange equipment or even a semi-legendary item.

However, Fang Yi's practical theory was clearly not taken seriously by Miss Xiao Yao. After laughing, she dismissed it. Fang Yi thought about it and agreed; the game world was so vast and complex that who could say which of the six basic attributes was useless?

All the horses at the post station had a "Counting Horse No. x" sign on their foreheads. The first time seeing this parody in the game, the two of them were thoroughly amused, and even Fang Yi felt much happier. After all, who wouldn't be happy facing two beautiful women with radiant smiles?

The ruler of Pros clearly didn't spend much money on road maintenance, so the galloping carriage was slightly bumpy. After gathering enough travel fees, the three of them had already boarded the carriage heading east from Pros to Tashil.

"Why haven't I seen your friends? It's much safer to go on adventures in a group," Fang Yi said, maintaining his gentlemanly demeanor.

"Some family matters delayed me, and I logged in an hour late, so they left first," Black Mountain Demon said with a chuckle, winking at the mulberry picker. She didn't tell Fang Yi that the two of them had deliberately logged in late to avoid those annoying flies.

Seeing Fang Yi's puzzled look, the mulberry picker wrinkled her cute nose and continued, "We're not very familiar with them. We logged in late today, so they left first." Fang Yi nodded, understanding that a fixed team wouldn't leave behind a rare resource like a healer or a defensive warrior.

The mulberry picker seemed particularly interested in Fang Yi, waving her staff and asking with a smile, "How long are you planning to stay in Tashil?"

The mulberry picker sat quietly by the window, her lips curved into a smile as she looked at Fang Yi. A few strands of hair had escaped the hair tie and rested on her smooth, jade-like forehead. Fang Yi, looking at her bouncing ponytail and the warm smile that felt like a breeze through a winter forest, was captivated. His mind was still subconsciously thinking about how he was recognized by her at first sight, so he hesitated before answering, "Uh... I have a quest there, so I might stay for a while."

Black Mountain Demon looked at the dazed Fang Yi and chuckled, ignoring the mulberry picker's sneaky pinch on her right hand. She asked with a smile, "We also went to the Lion Plains, but we got stuck at the Doghead Boss for a long time. Later, everyone leveled up past ten, so we didn't go back. Can you tell us how you got through?"

Fang Yi was taken aback, then realized that the system notification must have been seen by them. There was nothing to hide about the beginner dungeon, so he looked at the expectant Black Mountain Demon and the bright eyes of the mulberry picker, cleared his mind, and began recounting the battle in the Lion Plains. As the atmosphere in the carriage became more harmonious, the clear, joyful laughter of the two girls occasionally echoed through the window.

Pros and Tashil were both port cities, so the carriage mostly ran along the shore of Dragon Lake. The vast, blue-green Dragon Lake was incredibly beautiful, and the 50 silver coins were indeed worth it. A journey that would have taken four or five days on foot was completed in just two hours.

The three of them jumped off the carriage, made plans to meet again after taking care of their respective matters, and then parted ways. Fang Yi watched the slender backs of the two beauties, pondering for a long time. He really couldn't figure out what about him had caught the eye of the mulberry picker, who clearly had an observing and inquiring attitude.

However, since her intentions were all good, it couldn't be a bad thing, Fang Yi thought as he stepped into Tashil.

Tashil had a fairly large port and numerous temples of non-evil deities. According to official data, the population was just over ten thousand, making it much busier than Pros. Correspondingly, a large number of players gathered here to look for quests and trade with each other.

After parting ways with the two beauties, Fang Yi wandered the streets for a while and noticed that many players were looking at the Gift of the Night on his waist. Some players even approached him directly, offering to buy the knife, which left Fang Yi in a state of bewilderment. He looked down at the curved knife on his waist; the unique shape and dark red blade of the Gift of the Night did indeed stand out.

Given the players' levels, this was indeed the best time to sell the Gift of the Night, but Fang Yi couldn't bear to part with his weapon. After rejecting the fourth player who wanted to buy the weapon, Fang Yi began to feel that things were getting a bit troublesome.

Note: Even in towns, robberies and thefts that evade the guards' attention are not uncommon.

When a weapon is equipped, drawing it consumes the normal action time.

However, regardless of the type of weapon, if a player puts it in their backpack, there is a three-second "additional action time" penalty when taking it out of the backpack, which is fatal in any combat. Therefore, unless in special scenarios, players are not advised to put their weapons away.

Note: Even in towns, robberies and thefts that evade the guards' attention are not uncommon.

When a weapon is equipped, drawing it consumes the normal action time.

However, regardless of the type of weapon, if a player puts it in their backpack, there is a three-second "additional action time" penalty when taking it out of the backpack, which is fatal in any combat. Therefore, unless in special scenarios, players are not advised to put their weapons away.