Players are coming, fortunately I have a time travel simulator

"Travel through time is really a test for a person. It has forced an honest person like me to become a profiteer." Zhou Ning laughed and shook his head.

Staying in the Newbie Village of South West County until noon, players took turns giving money and experience. According to Zhou Ning's estimation, about 600 people here changed their jobs to become roaming gunners, and gained a lot.

A Devil Fruit was also sold, also to a professional player with the ID "Moon Star"—yes, the pro player from Xingyue, whose skill level was comparable to Yanran Weile. However, this player chose not to consume it outright, instead keeping it secret, perhaps waiting to bring it out for a splashy performance during the professional league.

Moon and Stars would have been a very good backup, but unfortunately the Star Guild is currently full, so we can only put it aside for later.

In addition, the last three quests in [Traces of the Dead] were also purchased by professional players in the guild. Just like the team quests, as soon as the other party completes it, you can see the quest details and confirm it remotely.

Compared to completing the tasks yourself, it is much simpler and easier to hand over the tasks to professional players and reap the benefits yourself.

Zhou Ning took out his pocket watch and took a look. The hour hand pointed to 1 p.m. It was almost time to set off.

Zhou Ning wrote a gathering mission for the players who followed him and led them towards the southeast corner of Wisconsin County.

As an area where life elements are extremely prosperous, West County is full of greenery. To the southeast of the city is a continuous forest.

Due to the extreme climates that the forest often experiences, there are many powerful beasts and natural elements in the forest. Therefore, there are guards standing at the gate in the southeast corner of Wisconsin County to prevent uninformed people from entering the forest.

Of course, this also blocks most men and women who are waiting for a miracle, as they have to pay gold coins to pass.

When Zhou Ning walked over with a few players, they were stopped by the guard, who said in a deep voice: "It's very dangerous outside the city. Don't go out unless necessary... Wait, are you Wayne Stewell?"

"It's me." Zhou Ning didn't expect that his popularity would suddenly become so high after his legendary level reached 3 points. He nodded and said.

"Ahem, since it's you, then there's no problem. Wesley County welcomes you."

This is one of the functions of Legendary Level. It grants additional bonuses when negotiating with most NPCs. Zhou Ning could see a look of admiration on the guard's face. His attitude suddenly became extremely enthusiastic, and he hurriedly helped Zhou Ning open the city gate.

"Thank you." Zhou Ning thanked him politely and walked out of the city gate with the players.

On the other side, the players watched the entire conversation between Zhou Ning and the guard, and of course saw the guard's rudeness at first and then his respectfulness. They immediately had a better understanding of Zhou Ning's status - Wayne Stewell was the real big shot.

As soon as he left the city gate, Zhou Ning saw a large lush forest covering an area of ​​nearly 3000 hectares. Only after passing through the forest could he see his destination - Elsop Swamp.

In the previous life, in the late game, this forest was actually a very popular place. Because in the world of "Apocalypse", there is a very strange milestone - [Show love to the small animals in the world of Apocalypse].

The milestone reward is a specialty that adds 500 health points and +15% of the health limit. Even Zhou Ning is envious of it, but the requirements are quite strange. It requires making a heart gesture to all 200 animals on the list.

These include small animals such as squirrels, rabbits, spiders, pythons, and even ferocious beasts such as wolves and tigers. Many of these small animals are only found in the South West County forests where life elements are active.

Therefore, as soon as they entered the forest, several players were like wild dogs on the loose, showing love to the small animals they saw. Zhou Ning did not stop them. As long as they did not hinder their journey, they could do whatever they wanted.

After thinking about it, he released the little Deathwing and let it follow behind him to share experience.

Speaking of which, I have been raising this little black dragon for almost half a month. It has just reached level 7 and its attack power has reached 104-175. Its output alone is equivalent to that of two ordinary players. The only thing is that its size is still very small. I don’t know when I can ride it.

The appearance of little Deathwing immediately attracted the attention of several players. Shuidi Shenxing didn't bother to show love to the little animal and immediately went forward to tease it, but little Deathwing had a strong self-esteem and didn't give him any face at all. He immediately spit out flames at him with an "Ah Wu" sound, making him covered in dirt.

Zhou Ning was about to speak when he suddenly frowned. He heard some large creature approaching quickly from a distance. He stretched out his hand and Ebony appeared in his hand. He pointed the gun directly at the bushes opposite and pulled the trigger.

In an instant, a lion with an extremely ferocious appearance jumped out of the grass, opened its bloody mouth and pounced on XB who was busy showing love to a skunk. The attack came suddenly.

This is a level 54 manticore, considered a transcendent creature. Its tail stinger is a very good material for refining weapons! However, this kind of creature is usually found in the Elsop Swamp or deep in the forest. How could it appear here?

Before the others could react, Zhou Ning's special ebony-loaded bullet had already been fired. The next bullet hit the lion that was pouncing on him, triggering a freezing effect that froze it in mid-air. The next second, two more bullets flew out of the magazine, piercing the scorpion lion's skull and splashing blood all over XB.

"Be careful!" Wind-Chasing Thunder Fury, who was following behind them, opened his eyes wide and roared fiercely.

boom--

The ground suddenly shook again, and a lynx as big as a leopard jumped out from the dark forest and pounced towards XB again. This is a giant cat creature similar to the honey badger. It has strong attack power and is vindictive. Most adventurers dare not mess with it, as it is very tricky.

Zhou Ning half-turned around, and a gorgeous-looking one-handed sword quietly appeared in his hand. He immediately started a rapid pursuit and added several burst skills. As his clothes fluttered, the green light suddenly increased.

Two sleeves of green snakes! The attacks that ignored all defenses directly penetrated the lynx's body.

This lynx, which would take an ordinary adventurer ten seconds to kill, suddenly fell to the ground and was killed with one sword strike!

Zhou Ning put away his sword, glanced at the bewildered crowd, and said calmly, "Stay alert, the monsters here are very strong."

Zhou Ning took another glance at the scorpion lion lying on the ground, his eyes flashed. He had just noticed that the scorpion lion had only about 2/3 of its health left. Now he saw scars on its body left by swords and flintlock rifles. This confirmed that there should be a group of people in front of him, and their strength should be strong.

It was they who drove away the wild beasts in the depths of the forest, causing them to flee towards the outskirts and happen to encounter them.

Then, Zhou Ning noticed that there were indeed a lot of traces of trampled branches on the ground, extending all the way to the southeast. That was the location of the Elsop Swamp. Perhaps the other party had the same target as him.