Traveling through the game world

"The Land of Decay?" Paris was taken aback when Lian Yang inquired about the Land of Decay. After carefully recalling what she knew about it, Paris said, "It used to be the most fertile land in Huttonmar, but under the influence of the Black Nightmare, it's now a place where the soil has completely turned black and rotten. As the Black Nightmare continues to spread, everything, from buildings to data, has rotted away."

Lian Yang was certainly aware of the background of the Rotten Lands, but he still listened to Paris's words before asking, "What's the situation with the monsters there now?" This was what Lian Yang really wanted to ask. The Rotten Lands in the game was practically a hodgepodge; you could find all the monsters from the Ruins of Huttonmar there. He wondered if it was the same in the real world, so Lian Yang naturally wanted to inquire carefully.

Albert picked up the thread, saying, "There? It wasn't a problem before, but now it's a paradise for monsters in the Huttonmar Ruins. The stench is so strong that humans don't want to go there, but the monsters don't care. Oh, and there's a new kind of scorpion there, the size of an adult, some of which are highly venomous. In short, it's very troublesome."

As he spoke, Albert said with a look of disgust, "I, a genius, never want to go to a place like that in my life. Getting covered in stench would affect the girls who like me! What? You actually want to go to a place like that next?" Albert, the number one narcissist in Arad, truly lived up to his reputation for unparalleled narcissism and mysophobia.

With a helpless sigh, Lian Yang said, "Although it's supposed to be an adventure and an investigation into the Black Nightmare, I really don't want to go to a place like the Rotten Lands. Remember the assassination attempt a few days ago? That person failed, and now they've used their official connections in the Empire to designate me to investigate the Rotten Lands! It's disgusting."

These were Lian Yang's true thoughts. The Arad Continent didn't have a quest system, and while the Black Giant Scorpion Moss was considerably stronger than the Fallen Ant Queen Melena, its boss rank was actually much lower. Venturing into the Rotten Lands was a complete waste of effort.

Paris pondered for a moment, then said calmly, "In that case, it seems you're not just facing monsters from the Rotten Lands. They're almost certainly preparing assassins there. No wonder you came to us for information." The seasoned Paris was quite certain that the other side wouldn't assign such a significant task to Lian Yang. Arranging assassins was a sure thing.

"So I need some intelligence on the Rotten Lands, and a map would be even better!" Lian Yang said confidently. "Even if the other side sends assassins, they'll be at most level 50. Forget about whether they can even get into the Ruins of Huttonmar; it would be very difficult to even summon someone higher up. An awakened being is not something an imperial noble can command."

Lian Yang is right. Adventurers at level 50 will begin their first awakening. Of course, not everyone can successfully awaken at level 50. Most people barely awaken at a higher level, by which time they are already old and gray. But even so, adventurers above level 50, except for special classes like Shadow Dancers and Assassins who live in the shadows, are still considered to have a chance.

In order to awaken their powers more quickly, they would find a place of equal strength to train diligently, and very few would do something as lowly as being an assassin.

Albert rubbed his head, looking troubled. "That's true, but even if you're a level 45 adventurer—I know you're rich, with top-tier gear you could take down some nobody—I dare say those shameless imperial nobles won't just send one assassin."

After spending some time together, despite Lian Yang's status as an Imperial Knight, he always stayed at his inn and never went to the Imperial military camp unless absolutely necessary. Every morning, the two were good partners for sword practice. Albert had many female admirers but few close friends. Therefore, he was genuinely worried about Lian Yang.

Lying casually in his chair, Lian Yang suddenly said lazily, "That's why I need the map of the Rotten Land. I have a way to solve the problems of the Rotten Land and take out all those assassins while I'm at it."

Seeing that Lian Yang, who had been somewhat apprehensive, had suddenly become listless, Paris asked softly, "Are you sure you can handle them by yourself? You know, even for me, it would be quite troublesome if a whole group of level 45 adventurers came."

Paris wasn't afraid of a one-on-one fight, but the combined boost from different adventurer class skills was enormous. So Paris was quite puzzled as to why Lian Yang had suddenly become so calm.

"Gal." Seeing Lian Yang's certainty, Paris greeted him, "The Land of Decay is the area you're patrolling. Do you have a map?"

Gal is Paris's apprentice. Before the Principality of Belmar was destroyed by the Black Nightmare, Paris, who often did things like robbing the rich to help the poor, was never wanted by the Principality of Belmar because her two apprentices were in charge of special affairs in the principality.

“Yes.” Gal wasn’t familiar with Lian Yang, but she was very obedient to her master. She took out a map and handed it to Paris, saying, “When I patrol, I record the distribution of some monsters on this map. I believe it will be of great help to Lian Yang.” Although the Duchy of Belmar had fallen, Gal was still responsible for protecting the residents of the ruins of Huttonmar. However, having carried out special missions for many years, she habitually drew a map of the enemy's distribution in her patrol area.

Upon hearing Gal's words, Lian Yang was so excited he almost jumped up and kissed her passionately. Well, he figured he'd be kicked out of Albert's hotel after expressing his excitement. Thinking this, Lian Yang chuckled, "Gal, thank you! With your map, I can make those damned imperial nobles cough up blood!"

"A trap?" Albert didn't understand, but Paris, who had lived at the bottom of society for many years, suddenly brightened up and asked, "Do you have a good plan? These damned nobles are annoying no matter where they are. I'll help you if I can!" Paris wasn't worried about Lian Yang at all now, because she was sure that the excited Lian Yang must have some wicked idea.

Lian Yang chuckled and said, "I can't say, I can't say. I'm going to make some other preparations!" Then he ran off in a flash.

In Lian Yang's room, he took out a large pile of recently acquired low-quality white gear. Hmm, no blue gear; he'd given it all to Paris. After all, in the game blue gear is just trash, but in real life, it's considered top-tier.

He casually pulled out the decomposer and alchemy extractor. It has to be said that ever since acquiring his secondary professions, Lian Yang has been constantly practicing them in his spare time. Now, all four of Lian Yang's secondary professions are at level 7. This is a very high level in the Arad Continent.

However, because of his intense practice of his secondary profession, Lian Yang had no spare materials. This time, he planned to make a teleportation potion, a skill that only a level 5 alchemist could create. It was truly amazing; in the game, you could only teleport to Celia's room at a specific location, but in this real Arad continent, you could choose any coordinate you could remember.

In the game, the Divine Blessing Potion instantly revives a character upon death, restoring 1/3 of their maximum HP and MP for 20 minutes. In the game, with resurrection coins, it doesn't seem like much, but in the real world of Arad, where there are no resurrection coins, this is practically an overpowered, god-tier potion!

Lian Yang had previously experimented with wild monsters and found that as long as he used this Divine Blessing Potion, even if he was shattered to pieces, he could be resurrected the moment he died. Although the cost was very high, the Divine Blessing Potion was an essential medicine for Lian Yang, and he would prepare a full day's supply in advance for each adventure.

To be honest, it didn't seem like much in the game, but in reality, even Lian Yang was truly impressed. It was incredible that Aberro could develop such an incredible device as the Disintegrator. Previously, various small crystals could only be synthesized by top-tier alchemists, but the existence of the Disintegrator instantly changed the history of the Arad continent.

He casually tossed a pile of white-grade equipment into the disintegrator, then took out some more and tossed them into the alchemy extractor. After a buzzing sound, Lian Yang had obtained all the colorless crystal fragments and life essence he needed. He then casually synthesized these materials into a colorless magical product. His hand gleamed as he slowly fused the colorless magical product with the life essence. From white to a gradually yellowing hue, until the liquid turned golden, Lian Yang used pre-prepared crystal bottles to portion out the liquid.

"Phew!" Lian Yang took a deep breath: "Mission accomplished, time to study Gal's map carefully!"

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