Since the system became my girlfriend

"Let's go! Let's turn in this quest chain and then leave the newbie village!" Although Su Rui was only level seven at the time, he and Feng Lixi had stockpiled more than nine hundred puppet cores. These things could be exchanged for ninety thousand experience points, enough for the two of them to level up to level ten!

“Okay!” Feng Lixi nodded. She also wanted to leave the newbie village as soon as possible. After all, the conditions here were limited, and even if she wanted to go and see the scenery with Su Rui, there was nothing to see.

The two walked hand in hand back to the starting village. It was late at night, so there weren't many people in the village.

Upon arriving at the center of the village, Gai Nie dutifully remained standing there.

"Hey kid, did you complete the task I assigned you?" Gai Nie greeted him warmly as soon as he saw Su Rui.

“Yes, Lord Gai Nie, I have completed the mission!” Su Rui stepped forward and handed the fragments of Nashka to Gai Nie.

"Hmm!" Gai Nie carefully examined the fragment in his hand, then nodded and said to Su Rui, "You did indeed kill Nashka alone. It seems my choice was correct! You are truly a rare and excellent mercenary!"

"Thank you for the compliment, sir!" Su Rui said modestly with a smile.

"Ding! Mission complete!"

Just then, Su Rui received a system notification that his Trial of Courage was complete, and he had gained 1,500 experience points!

Su Rui glanced down at his experience bar; he was still more than 1,800 experience points away from leveling up.

"Boy, your courage, will, and strength have now been affirmed. You can now accept the final trial!" Gai Nie said to Su Rui at this moment.

"Please give me your orders, my lord, and I will certainly not let you down!" Su Rui said immediately.

"Very good!" Gai Nie nodded, then took out another map and said to Su Rui, "Go, do as the map indicates!"

"Yes!" Su Rui took the map.

"Mission Update: Trial of Wisdom!"

Trial of Wisdom: Go to the rooftop and listen carefully to the stories told by the prophet Naru.

Mission objective: Listen to Naru's story and answer Naru's questions correctly.

Quest Level: 10

Risk level: Medium

Task Reward: 2000 Experience Points!

Special Reward: Gai Nie's Letter of Recommendation (This reward will only be given if the test is passed on the first attempt.)

"Damn, it's that place again..." Su Rui frowned as he took the map, because the location of this Wisdom Trial was the same as the location of the last Courage Trial, which meant he had to climb the mountain again...

"Has the mission been updated?" Feng Lixi asked, leaning closer.

"Okay!" Su Rui nodded, then said to Feng Lixi, "Let's go!"

"Wait a minute!" Just then, Gai Nie called out to Su Rui.

"Lord Gai Nie, is there anything else?" Su Rui asked.

"It will take you there!" Gai Nie clapped his hands, and a cry of an eagle came from afar. Immediately afterward, the enormous golden eagle flew to Su Rui's side, grabbed him without saying a word, and took off into the air.

"Xiao Xi, just wait for me here!" Su Rui shouted loudly, but by the time he uttered the last word, he had already flown far away.

"Go and come back quickly!" Feng Lixi shouted to Su Rui. This task was not difficult; all she had to do was listen to a story. So she didn't go with him.

……

Su Rui was quickly dropped by the giant eagle onto the top of the mountain, where an altar now stood where there had been nothing before.

Su Rui stepped forward and subconsciously touched the altar. Immediately afterward, a golden light shone, and strange phenomena appeared in the sky.

"Buzz!" A golden light descended, and when the light dissipated, a strange creature shimmering with holy light appeared above the altar.

This creature was not humanoid at all; it was more like a three-meter-tall silicon-based creature composed of multiple prisms. Su Rui could even see his own reflection in one of the prisms.

"Young warrior, when you see me, I will no longer exist in this world..." The prophet Naru's voice echoed, sounding as if it came from ancient times.

Then the prophet named Naru began to explain the worldview of "Source" to Su Rui, and even gave him a glimpse into the future. In fact, most of this content is available on the official website.

Finally, Naru asked Su Rui a very simple question that anyone who had seen the official website could answer correctly, and Su Rui was no exception.

"Congratulations, warrior! You have gained some understanding of this world. Keep striving, for the future of this world rests on your shoulders!" After the Naaru prophet finished speaking, he vanished completely.

"Ding! Mission complete!" Su Rui's mission interface was then updated.

"Chirp!" The giant eagle let out another long cry, then grabbed Su Rui and left. Half a minute later, Su Rui was thrown in front of Gai Nie.

"Kid, it seems you've completed the trial of wisdom!" Gai Nie said to Su Rui with a smile.

“Yes!” Su Rui nodded. He knew that this series of missions had actually been completed when he killed Nashka. The Trial of Wisdom he had just experienced was just going through the storyline and there was no difficulty at all.

Of course, that's why Feng Lixi waited here peacefully instead of going over. If Su Rui couldn't even complete such a simple task, then Feng Lixi would really have to consider taking Su Rui to the hospital to check for Down syndrome.

"Well done, young man!" With Gai Nie's words, Su Rui's mission was completed, and two thousand experience points were credited to his account.

"Ding! Congratulations to player 'I Am Me' for leveling up! Current level: 8. You have gained six attribute points, which have been evenly distributed among your attributes!"

As the golden light flashed again, Su Rui leveled up, reaching level eight. He checked his experience bar and, sure enough, the experience required to level up had doubled again, now requiring 12,800 points.

"Take this letter of recommendation. When you arrive at the Mercenary Guild and register as a full-fledged mercenary, give this to them!" Gai Nie said, handing Su Rui a letter.

"Thank you, Lord Gai Nie!" Su Rui bowed to Gai Nie.

"You deserve this!" Gai Nie nodded, then ignored Su Rui, seemingly having no other tasks to assign him.

"Let's go, let's turn in the quest and then leave the newbie village!" Su Rui grabbed Feng Lixi's hand and headed straight for the blacksmith shop. He had a large number of puppet cores, enough for him and Feng Lixi to leave the newbie village.

"Ah, young warrior, what brings you here?" Brother Zhang from the blacksmith shop wasn't very bright, but he still greeted Su Rui warmly.