Players are coming, fortunately I have a time travel simulator

"Be careful, the toxin of this poisonous insect is very strong. Even a dragon cannot withstand its attack. Stay away from them and let the fire mage handle it." Richie Burke shouted loudly.

To some extent, the professional system of this group of Northern pirates is already very complete. Not only do they have meteorologists, but they also have fire mages who are capable of dealing with such situations. They are more like an adventure guild than themselves.

Zhou Ning had studied the guild templates that came with the game panel. As a player with an NPC template, he could invite NPCs to his guild and appoint them as officers. Furthermore, powerful NPCs also had a bonus effect on the guild's level, mission quota, and reputation. He hadn't found any suitable targets in Darkland before, and it was impossible to poach the Sun Guardians. If these pirates were cooperative, sensible, and strong enough, Zhou Ning would seriously consider forcing them to join. Given the Northern Pirates' habit of being flexible, the chances of success were quite high.

Therefore, Zhou Ning had no intention of interrupting their chance to perform, and did not take action. Instead, he became a bystander and watched the fire mage among the Northern Pirates raise his right hand and slightly raise it upwards.

The flames soared high with a "teng" sound, and a fire dragon condensed in an instant, circling and flying out, flying accurately towards each group of black fog.

Boom! Boom!

In an instant, the flames engulfed two or three groups of black insects, making a sizzling barbecue sound.

It must be said that this Northern pirate's fire magic was extremely skilled. Even from the perspective of a level 90 fire mage in his previous life, it was considered quite impressive. It didn't take long for the black fog composed of the black insect swarm to be almost completely eliminated.

"Well done, Sheldon." Rich Burke breathed a sigh of relief and chuckled. "If we want to go deeper into the Alsop Swamp, a fire mage like Sheldon is indispensable. Whether it's for lighting without fire, making a fire to cook, or dealing with this situation..."

Before he could finish his words, there was a sudden whistling sound of bows and arrows in the distance. Zhou Ning's eyes moved, and the hand standing next to him stretched out nonchalantly, and grabbed Richie Burke up. Then there was a burst of "pa pa pa pa" sounds, and a rain of arrows fell on the ground.

This rain of arrows was shot at a very fast speed and was extremely concealed. It was shot silently, and the arrowheads were even coated with green poison.

"Hiss...thank you." Richie Burke was startled, cold sweat breaking out on his forehead. If he hadn't been pulled by the other party, he would have likely been shot by the poison arrow and died inexplicably. He had originally thought of tricking him if he had the chance, but now he felt a little embarrassed to do so.

"Be careful." Zhou Ning turned his head to look at Richie Burke, who was still in shock, and said lightly.

At the same time, Zhou Ning once again pulled out the ebony and ivory guns and started the continuous firing mode. With two gunshots, a golden bullet traveled eighty meters and penetrated the grass in the distance.

Then, accompanied by an indescribable shrill scream, a rustling sound was heard from the distant bushes. A dozen short, black dwarfs quickly emerged from the bushes, mounted the backs of the monitor lizards, and scattered, making it impossible for anyone to pursue them.

"These are Swamp Pygmies, descendants of the ancient Modoric people, and the ugliest and filthiest race in the entire Western Continent." Rich Burke pulled out a flintlock rifle and fired several shots at the fleeing Swamp Pygmies, saying gloomily, "There was a sailor on the Myrni Rooster, where I used to be, who had a xenophile streak. He was keen on interacting and fighting with alien races. He wasn't above a friendly match with minotaurs, walruses, and boarmen, but he repeatedly fell for the Swamp Pygmies, even when we offered him money. Haha, these creatures, like cockroaches, live in groups, never bathe, and are keen on making poisons and taming wild beasts. Their diet is very diverse, with humans being high on their list. They must have targeted us this time."

Zhou Ning listened quietly, and inexplicably felt that this guy and Emperor Beifeng were like the perfect match, with the same peculiar hobbies.

Pushing aside the grass, Zhou Ning saw a swamp pygmy lying there with a bullet wound in the head. Black blood was flowing on the ground. Not only did the pygmy have a strong body odor, but his facial features were distorted and his skin was dark. Zhou Ning couldn't help but understand that fierce general a little.

After the swamp pygmy died, it dropped a leather skirt with an attribute of +3 agility. As a person of taste, Zhou Ning naturally didn't bother to fight with other players for this smelly thing. In the end, xb took it and happily put it on.

Richie Burke watched, his pupils shrinking. "Am I seeing this right? These people are actually trying to steal the swamp pygmy's underwear?!" A chill ran down his spine, and he quietly distanced himself from XB and the others.

Next, the compass needle in Zhou Ning's hand, which did not point to the north, began to shake more and more obviously. Not long after, the needle turned a full ninety degrees and pointed to the east, indicating that the target was within reach.

Following the pointer, Zhou Ning finally found a mutilated body under a low bush. Although it had been torn into strips of cloth, one could still vaguely make out the green leaf emblem unique to the Life Sect on the clothes on the chest of the body.

The name on the badge was James Bolton, the name of one of the two missing people. Finally, one was found.

The requirement of the commissioned task was to find two travelers. Now after all this effort, the two of them are not together. Isn't this too unfair?

According to observation, there were two familiar arrows stuck in the body, the same as the arrows of the swamp pygmy before. It was obvious that the man in front of him died from the attack of the swamp pygmy.

According to the commission he had received before, Zhou Ning took off the badge from the corpse and put it in his arms. Then the compass needle pointed to the southeast again, which seemed to be quite far away.

Isn't the remaining guy too active?

Zhou Ning looked into the distance. This was already the center of the Elsop Swamp. If he went southeast, he would have to cross a large area of ​​silt, which was quite muddy and dangerous.

But there was no time to care about so many things at this time. Zhou Ning continued to move towards the southeast following the direction of the pointer.

At this time, Richie Burke also noticed the compass in Zhou Ning's hand. He easily guessed its purpose and couldn't help but cast an envious and greedy look at it.

I don’t know how many treasures in the sea I know about... If I had this thing, wouldn’t I be able to take off in minutes?

But this was just a thought. No, he didn't even dare to think about it. The man in front of him was too scary. Richie Burke could only force himself to look away.

As everyone continued to move deeper into the swamp, the breath of life elements became stronger and stronger, and they encountered more and more monsters. What surprised Zhou Ning was that in the battle, Richie Burke also showed his strength. His flintlock rifle was actually an unknown strange object. It not only had unlimited bullets, but also had a chance of causing instant death damage after hitting the enemy. If he was an enemy, Zhou Ning would grab it for himself without hesitation.

Richie Burke suddenly felt a chill and couldn't help but shrink his neck.

Following the compass's direction, Zhou Ning crossed the vast expanse of mud and swamp. In the middle of the swamp, a ruined building appeared before his eyes. It had a strong elven style, but had been eroded by wind and rain, leaving it in a state of disrepair. In the center of the ancient city stood a magnificent, giant elven-style altar, constructed from massive marble blocks. Carved with ancient elven characters, it gave off a sense of age.

After arriving at the ruins, the compass needle in his hand began to spin again, and it was obvious that the last person was nearby.