Since the system became my girlfriend

"Thank you for your help, Lord Sansas. Is there anything we can do for you?" Su Rui said immediately, because the NPC in front of him was ready to issue a quest.

Although Sansas is just a level 20 NPC, he is, after all, the governor of Eastsea Town, so the quests he issues should be of some value.

“Here’s the thing, the town has been plagued by undead attacks for several months now, especially the village of Sigma in the south, which is being harassed even more. I hope you can go there and help them!” Sansas said.

"Ding! Sansas has issued you a quest: The Dilemma of Sigma Village! Accept?"

"Okay, we'll head over right away!" Su Rui nodded and accepted the task.

“Go out from the other end of the tunnel. Sigma Village is not far ahead,” Sansas said to Su Rui.

“Okay!” Su Rui nodded, then led Feng Lixi out of the secret room and headed towards Sigma Village through the tunnel.

After leaving the tunnel through a hidden exit, Su Rui and Feng Lixi discovered a small village not far ahead of them.

The village wasn't very big, with only about a dozen households. However, roadblocks and barricades were set up around the village, and several strong farmers were standing guard with bows and arrows.

"Halt!" Just as Su Rui and Feng Lixi approached the village, the lookout farmer shouted.

Su Rui and Feng Lixi stopped in their tracks. At that moment, the leading farmer shouted, "Mercenaries, what are you doing here?"

"We are here to find the village chief on behalf of Lord Sansas," Su Rui shouted.

"Lord Sansas of the town hall? Great! Donghai Town has finally sent reinforcements!" the farmer shouted excitedly, then sent his companion back to report the news.

“Sir mercenary, thank you so much for coming to Sigma Village. We’ve been waiting for reinforcements for far too long. If you hadn’t come soon, we might not have been able to hold on any longer,” the farmer said to Su Rui.

"What exactly happened in the village?" Su Rui asked.

"That's right," the farmer said. "For the past few months, we've been plagued by undead. At first, it was just one or two occasionally, and we could defeat them by working together. But as time went on, the number of undead has increased in the last two weeks. We can no longer go out to farm, so we can only hide in the village, carefully defend ourselves, and wait for Donghai Town to come to our rescue."

"I see. Do you know where these undead come from?" Su Rui asked.

"I'm not entirely sure, but they all came from the south," the farmer replied.

Just as Su Rui was talking to the farmer, the old village chief came out of the village.

"Are you the reinforcements sent by Donghai Town?" the old village chief asked.

“Yes, village chief!” Su Rui nodded.

“Alright…” The old village chief nodded at Su Rui and the other man, but his brows were tightly furrowed. Their Sigma Village was facing a serious undead threat. They had hoped that Donghai Town would send soldiers to rescue them, but after waiting for a long time, they only received two mercenaries. So the old village chief was inevitably disappointed.

"Village chief, is there anything we can do to help?" Su Rui asked.

"Hmm... Here's what we'll do. There's a small group of undead approaching from the south of the village. You guys take care of them!" the old village chief said.

“Okay! Let’s set off now!” Su Rui nodded.

"Ding! Mission updated!"

Eliminate the invading spirits: The old village chief orders you to go to the south of the village and eliminate the invading spirits.

Mission objective: Kill 20 undead!

Quest Level: 11

Risk level: Low

Quest Rewards: 1500 Experience Points! 15 Silver Coins!

New task details appeared in Su Rui's task list. The task was not difficult, and the reward was also quite ordinary.

Fortunately, this was only the first link in the quest chain, so Su Rui didn't say anything and turned to do the quest with Feng Lixi.

Heading south from Sigma Village, it's only about a ten-minute walk before Su Rui and Feng Lixi arrive at the mission area. Not far ahead of them is a group of undead creatures, all around level ten to eleven. Based on previous experience, these monsters have between nine hundred and one thousand health points. For Su Rui, it's just a matter of two Shadow Bolts and a normal attack; there's no difficulty at all.

"Let's begin!" Since there were no corpse guards around, Su Rui called out to Feng Lixi and began to engage the monsters as a normal spellcasting class would.

Ranged classes always attack first, so the first Shadow Bolt has no casting time. By the time the first Shadow Bolt hits the monster, Su Rui has already started casting the second Shadow Bolt. By the time the monster rushes in front of him, the second Shadow Bolt is already completed. Then, he finishes it off with a normal attack, instantly killing the monster!

After completing the operation smoothly, Su Rui moved on to the next target. He could take down an undead mob in about ten seconds, and the task of taking down twenty undead mobs did not take Su Rui too long. In just a few minutes, he completed the task.

"Let's go back and turn in the quest," Su Rui said to Feng Lixi. Although the girl had been slacking off and gaining experience points the whole time, Su Rui didn't care at all.

Soon, the two returned to the old village chief.

"Village chief, we have completed our mission," Su Rui said.

"So fast?! Looks like you two really have some skill." The old village chief looked at Su Rui and his companion with some surprise, then settled the mission rewards.

"Village chief, is there anything else we can help with?" Su Rui asked.

"Hmm..." The old village chief pondered for a moment, then had someone bring a shovel and handed it to Su Rui, saying, "There is indeed something I need your help with..."

"Village chief, what's the matter?" Su Rui asked, taking the shovel.

Shovel of Mercy (One-handed Axe, Green Excellent Quality)

Attack Damage: +5

Strength: +1

Use: Digs the target out of the ground (30-second guide time).

Use: Smash the target's head and grant you 10x experience for each kill (only effective on specific targets).

Existence period: 4 hours.

“Here’s what happened. The undead attacked the village yesterday. They kidnapped more than a dozen villagers and wanted to turn them into these undead creatures as well. Take this shovel blessed by the church, find them, and then… do what you think is right…” The old village chief closed his eyes and said with a pained expression.

"Where are they?" Su Rui was puzzled. Why would they need a shovel to rescue people?

"Keep heading south, and soon you'll hear the wailing. Just follow the sound, and you'll find it," the old village chief said with a pained expression.