Mission in another world with my transformed best friend

Although Zhang Lan was a little surprised when she cast the spell for the first time, she calmed down in no time. She walked to the ground where she had been hit by the fireball, squatted down to observe for a while, then sighed deeply and turned to Wang Kai, who looked on with envy.

"It's pretty useless. It just burns some dry grass. It's not even as powerful as a larger 'skyrocket.' It's only good for scaring small animals..."

Wang Kai, unfazed, waved his hand and replied, "Yes, yes, it's just basic magic after all. We'll be able to use advanced magic after leveling up by grinding monsters. By the way, we've figured out how to check skills and cast spells. As for the rest... let me think... character! attributes! status!"

Wang Kai tried calling out a few names, and when he read the word "Status!", a screen similar to a projection appeared in front of him, with several rows of otherworldly text densely displayed on it.

"Name: Kyle, Male, 17 years old; Level: 7; Occupation: Swordsman (not officially recognized); Attributes: Strength 58; Agility 42; Intelligence: 26..."

Without a reference point, Wang Kai didn't know the strength or weakness of these attributes, given that he was level 7. He only knew that the original owner of this body was named Kyle, and that he was a swordsman with a balanced offense and defense, but he was still puzzled by the "not officially recognized" label after the class.

When he casually read to the end, he noticed a line of text marked in gold at the very bottom.

"Divine Favor: In response to your devout wish, I grant you a divinely healed body, increasing the attribute points gained with each level up by 30%."

What is this?! It's got a supernatural, cheat-like vibe. Divine favor! Could it be "divine blessing"? Yes, yes, that's it, otherwise why would it be marked in gold lettering?

We might just be the chosen ones selected by the gods to inherit this "Pain Ship." Since we're the chosen ones, it wouldn't be right not to give us some cheat-like abilities.

Wait, what's that "Responding to your devout wishes" part of the skill description? Did I ever wish for anything from the heavens? I can't remember. Since it's a response from the heavens, I'll definitely fly. Besides, maybe Zhang Lan also has something similar...

Over there, Zhang Lan followed suit and called out "status bar." She casually scanned the information on it until finally, as if she had seen something incomprehensible, her eyes widened and her mouth slightly agape.

Since these "projected information" could only be seen by the person in question, Wang Kai walked over with a smile.

"What's wrong? We used to play a lot of similar games together when we were kids, right? What are your stats like? Do you have any cheat-like abilities...?"

"No, nothing..." A barely perceptible blush flashed across Zhang Lan's face. "This girl's real name is Alice. She's a mage, only level 6. Her highest attribute is intelligence, which is 62. I don't know her level, but judging from the fire magic she could only use to ignite dry grass, she should just be a beginner. How's the situation on your end?"

"I'm only level 7 here, so we're about the same. Judging from our skills being 'beginner' just now, we're basically novices at best. By the way, when you checked this 'Alice's' status just now, didn't you see any description called 'divine favor'?"

"Huh... what 'divine favor'? I don't understand what you're talking about?"

"Stop pretending. What secrets could we possibly have between us, brothers? Let me tell you first: my character will gain 30% more stats than a normal person every time I level up. Although I haven't figured out how powerful this 'cheat' is yet, it's called 'Divine Favor,' and it's inherent. It looks like it's going to be absolutely amazing. Anyway, from now on, as long as we cooperate and use this divinely bestowed cheat skill, we can do whatever we want in this game world, and become kings and emperors..."

Zhang Lan seemed to be thinking for a moment, then made a "stop" gesture, and her expression became somewhat serious, like a lecturing teacher, suddenly speaking in a very serious and continuous manner.

"Don't get too excited yet. As you just said, we're just two newbies. Whether it's our characters or our understanding of this world, the only thing we know so far is that this world has RPG-like settings and elements like magic. Everything else is a complete blank."

"I think the first thing we need to understand is why we were summoned here by some god... no, some power, while we were drunk and had a blackout, and were able to possess two young people who appeared to have fallen off a cliff and were injured, thus replacing them."

"As for these two, the boy and girl, we only know their names... What is their relationship? What is their purpose? Now that we have replaced them, what should we do? Where should we begin? What do we need to achieve? And what will we ultimately face..."

……

A series of questions instantly brought Wang Kai's excitement back to reality.

Indeed, every word Zhang Lan spoke was sharp and insightful, and her analysis was logical and well-founded.

To this, Wang Kai could only respond with a silly grin.

"Your words are more valuable than ten years of study. It's as if you've laid out the entire world's main quest list before me, leaving me clueless about where to begin. Alright, we'll have to start with these two novice adventurers, Kyle and Alice. Since you deduced that they tumbled off a cliff before we possessed them, why don't we climb up and see if we find any clues..."

"Hmm..." Seeing that the topic had been successfully changed, Zhang Lan also put on a relaxed and smiling expression. "Alright, let's get ready to climb the mountain. Wang Ergou... no, Brother Kyle, let's go!"

"Hey, doesn't it feel a bit disgusting for a grown man to call his buddy by his character's name? It gives me goosebumps. And what's with 'Brother Kyle'? Are these two siblings? They don't even look alike."

"Who knows? What do you think their relationship is like?"

"Whatever our relationship is, in this world, we're still best buddies, right? Brotherhood lasts a lifetime... Enough said, main quest activated, let's go..."

It took the two of them an hour to slowly climb to the edge of the cliff. Wang Kai didn't care about his image anymore. He was already quite cumbersome in his iron armor, and even though he was now a teenage male melee adventurer, he was almost exhausted. He plopped down on the ground, took out his water bottle, and started drinking water.

"Ugh, I'm exhausted. Looks like I'll have to learn some 'mobility skills' in the future. I bet there aren't any cars, trains, or airplanes in this world..."

Zhang Lan was also panting. She stood there for a while before starting to explore her surroundings. She walked to the edge of the cliff that she had previously assumed to have fallen off, squatted down and carefully observed the ground. She soon made a discovery.

"Hey, come and see what I found!"

"What the heck? Could it be a suicide note or something? Leaving a suicide note and choosing to jump off a cliff... These two are just too tragic."

After hearing this, Zhang Lan turned around and looked at the ground. Her expression suddenly became serious. Then she looked at the jungle in the distance and quickly found something that confirmed her guess.

"You know, the 'suicide' scenario you deduced from your pig brain isn't actually the most tragic part. If my guess is correct, these two young people might be... being pursued!"

"Pursuit!"

Upon hearing this term, Wang Kai immediately perked up. This was a common plot device used in games to advance the story and foreshadow events. He stood up, went to Zhang Lan's side, and listened intently to her analysis...

“Look at the edge of the cliff. There are two footprints, one male and one female. I just compared them, and one of them is my, Alice’s, boot. The other one looks like yours. They must have run here from the bushes in a panic…”

"Panic? They've been running all this way... what's chasing them!?"

“I’m still looking!” Zhang Lan pointed to a line of very clear footprints that appeared to be approaching from a distance. “And look, there’s another set of footprints coming from the jungle. The depth of the footprints doesn’t seem like those of a teenager; they look more like those of an adult man. Also, the depth of the footprints is even, unlike the footprints made by tall boots or leather boots. It looks more like…”

"Yes, are they similar to the iron boots worn by powerful characters, such as knights or warriors?"

Zhang Lan smiled and said, "Looks like you're not so stupid after all..."

"Oh, not at all." Wang Kai scratched the back of his head. "I just derived it based on the knowledge from the game and your reasoning..."

"Yes, but this is a real, deadly game..."