Chapter 1 The Boy Who Ran Away from Home

  Under the gaze of sympathy and ridicule from the crowd, someone followed the unscrupulous NPC who was trying to entice him and stepped onto the pirate ship step by step.

  In Jia Wen's heart, warriors and swordsmen are not much different, both are close combat professions, are exclusive to big brothers, and are also his most skilled profession. Since the warrior profession cannot be transferred, this swordsman is not bad either.

  But he didn't know that the Swordsman profession had long been listed as one of the seven most impossible professions to complete in the Chaotic Forum. The task of changing professions for a Swordsman was not only difficult, but also couldn't be completed with the help of a team. For new players now, it's simply an impossible task. Naturally, those who posted on the forum were also persecuted by the Swordsman profession and had no choice but to delete their accounts and restart. The follow-up posts were mostly from failed players who were deeply traumatized by the Swordsman profession's career change task and couldn't bear the pain of deleting their accounts and restarting.

  In the past few days, most players have successfully switched to other six major combat professions after entering the city, but the profession of Swordsman is still a blank slate. This shows that the profession of Swordsman is indeed not worth comparing with other professions, although no one has tried it, and no one will spend precious time in the early stage on professional tasks.

  But Jia Wen did not know about these things, not because he was foolish, but because he had been busy thinking of ways to escape from the ancient battlefield for the past two days, and simply didn't have time to pay attention to the forum, so naturally he knew nothing about this shocking news.

  "Respected player, this is your transfer task. Complete the occupational task and you can become a truly powerful swordsman. Will you accept?"

  Looking at the middle-aged NPC's smiling face, Jiawen quickly clicked the accept button as he read the line of text in front of him...

  System Prompt: Congratulations, you have obtained the Swordsman profession task, please open the task bar to view specific task details.

  Jia Wen opened the taskbar with an excited mood and carefully checked it out.

  Sword Guest Career Change Task:

  Task clue: The swordsman's career change card, Qi Gei, lost his beloved sword "Cyan Sword" in an adventure and accidentally left it in the Hunting Dog Forest, where a group of hunting dogs obtained it and merged it into one of the hunting dog's body.

  Mission requirements: Go to the Hunting Dog Forest and kill 300 level 25 hunting dogs, then there is a 100% chance of dropping the Azure Sword. Return the Azure Sword to Kachi and you will gain his recognition, thus becoming a true swordsman.

  After finishing his professional task, Jia Wen suddenly felt a chill. He turned his head to look at the middle-aged NPC next to him, who seemed to be smiling but not quite, and his eyes revealed a murderous gaze.

  The middle-aged NPC still had a smiling expression, muttering: "Young man, hurry up, the task time is only three days, don't delay the big thing."

  This swindler NPC's words are quite obvious, his purpose is to not let Jia Wen bother him. After all, he has already seen the previous scene, and this little guy in front of him is fearless, if he ruins the reputation of the Swordsman because of this, it would be a loss.

  Now Jia Wen finally understood why the sword guest transfer point was empty. It turned out that this profession's task could scare people to death. NND, 25-level monsters, and there were 300 of them. For a new player with only level 15, this task was simply suicidal, not just suicidal, but also futile. Now he finally understood why so many people had been staring at him with strange eyes earlier...

  Since the professional task has been accepted, it's impossible to delete and re-practice at this time, right? Jia Wen let out a light sigh, glared fiercely at the Sword Guest Transfer Master, and suddenly walked out of the transfer hall under everyone's sympathetic gaze.

  Walking on the Silver Moon Square, Jia Wen felt extremely disheartened. What the hell is this? An online game where NPCs are smarter than players - if this continues, won't we be killed by the NPCs when accepting quests? Especially with this current profession quest. How can he make a decision when facing monsters 10 levels higher than himself?

  Jia Wen felt more and more unpalatable in his heart, if he had the temper of his younger years, he would have smashed a few million, directly finding a hacker to blacken the server. But now he no longer has this arrogant capital, at the same time, he also knows that such a hot game, network hackers are useless...

  With a sense of loss, Jiawen unknowingly walked to the north gate. Outside the gate, dozens of teams of players were gathered, each holding up signs, seeking transfer players to form teams and level up together.

  Seeing this scene, Jiawen's heart sank like it had fallen into an ice cave. Others were already one step ahead of him from the start, and now they had accepted such a perverted career mission. Even if he was lucky enough to complete his career mission, he would probably still be far behind others...

  Just as Jiawen was feeling depressed, a beautiful figure suddenly appeared before his eyes. This was a newly transferred female mage, small and delicate, very cute.

  She looked at Jia Wen with a sincere smile and said softly, "Handsome guy, let's level up together. Team leveling is experience plus layer, you know? Let's go kill the 18-level mountain cat together."

  Just as Jia Wen was about to speak, a clear and crisp male voice came from behind this beautiful MM.

  "Qingqing, you won't be like this, will you? Seeing a handsome guy and becoming infatuated. Haven't you seen that he hasn't even changed jobs yet? Honestly."

  The female mage known as Qingqing looked Jia Wen up and down, revealing a disappointed expression, then slowly turned around and ignored him.

  Jia Wen secretly smiled bitterly, yes, here too, strength speaks, no strength, no one can look up to you. As for this beautiful MM, Jia Wen did not speak, but instead walked out straight away...

  According to the map, the location of this career task is "Hound Dog Forest". It should be thirty miles north of Silvermoon City, just outside the North Gate. As long as you leave the North Gate, it will take only four or five minutes to arrive.

  The career task is a bit difficult, but what can be done? It's not possible to delete the account and re-practice now, right? The ancient battlefield was so difficult, yet it was overcome. Is this one task going to scare me into giving up?

  Jia Wen thought to himself, finally making up his mind to persist, and he must persist. Since the difficulty of the Swordsman's transfer task was so high, it meant that the profession of Swordsman had its unique aspects compared to other professions.

  As they spoke, Jiawen had already arrived at the Hunting Dog Forest via the northern city road. To call this place a forest was not entirely accurate. The trees here were low and sparse, and it would be more apt to describe it as a small grove rather than a forest.

  At this moment, in the small woods, black hunting dogs are wandering around, and upon closer inspection, their numbers are countless. On such a scale, it's probably not just a hunting dog forest, but rather a grand gathering of hunting dogs.

  Looking at the level 25 hunting dog in front of him, Jiawen felt a sense of helplessness. What's the point of completing the quest and escaping from the ancient battlefield with great difficulty? He accepted another professional quest, but was deceived by that damned NPC and accidentally boarded a pirate ship. Now he was in a precarious situation.

  A bitter taste welled up in Jia Wen's heart, he raised his hand to gaze at the rusty long sword, murmuring: "Brother, I have to rely on you again, victory or defeat, it's all up to you."

  As he spoke, a flash of light appeared in his eyes, and at the same time, his body leaned forward, approaching a lone hunting dog that was closest to him, and with a swift motion, he stabbed it.

  Hmph...

  The blood value of 135 floated up from the top of the hunting dog's head, but in an instant, Jiawen vaguely saw the hunting dog turn its head. In a situation where there was no reaction time, he received a system prompt...

  System prompt: Player Fenghun, you have been seriously injured by a level 25 Hunting Dog and are now unconscious. You will be automatically transported back to the resurrection point in 15 seconds...

  A wry smile, nothing but a wry smile, Jia Wen had no other expression. But with just one blow, he was directly killed in an instant. It seems that this 25-level monster is indeed worlds apart from the 20-level Red Haired Rabbit...

  He struggled to his feet from the respawn point, Jianwen's face filled with helplessness. But in an instant, Jianwen, whose defense had already reached 42, was directly killed by a single blow. Such monsters were absolutely terrifying for newbies like him...

  Slowly walking out of the respawn point, Jia Wen's face was bitter. If he really couldn't withstand even one hit, then wanting to deal with this 25-level hunting dog using the same method as dealing with Red Hair Rabbit seemed hopeless...

  With his head hung low in despair, Jiawen suddenly moved as he passed by a pharmacy. He abruptly turned his head and looked over. The several bold black characters of "Yak Pharmacy" were strikingly eye-catching.

  Jia Wen's eyes flickered as he secretly calculated in his mind. Since it was impossible to contend with the 25th-level hunting dog with his current strength, what if he had the help of potions?

  Jiawen thought about it more and more, feeling that he could give it a try. He immediately opened his backpack and looked at his belongings. In the three days of fighting on the ancient battlefield, he had killed quite a few red-haired wild rabbits, so Jiawen's belongings were also considered to be worth a small fortune. However, there were only three gold coins in total.

  Jia Wen helplessly sighed and had no choice but to indulge once for the sake of completing his professional task. On a whim, he suddenly walked into the Yak pharmacy.

  At this moment, the interior of Yak Pharmacy is cold and quiet, devoid of any vitality. A middle-aged NPC sits alone at the counter, dozing off, with a drool flowing down like a waterfall.

  Jia Wen's eyes sparkled as he hastily arrived at the counter, raised his hand and knocked on the counter, saying lightly: "Boss, let's do business."

  "Ah... business, ohohoh, okay, sir, what would you like to order? Although my shop is small, I have all kinds of medicine, please feel free to choose."

  Upon hearing that there was a guest at the door, his half-open eyes suddenly widened into perfect circles. He looked at Jia Wen with an expression as if he had seen a pile of silver coins, and his face was filled with smiles.

  Jia Wen glanced at the middle-aged NPC and asked faintly: "How much for the Zhong Hong?"

  "Ah, welcome, sir! You've come to the right place." The middle-aged NPC's smile grew even brighter as he retrieved a dozen red potions from the cabinet and placed them on the counter. He looked at Jia Wen with a cheerful expression and said in a low tone, "You're our store's first customer, so we'll give you a discount. 50 silver coins for a dozen, what do you think?"

  Jia Wen hesitated for a moment, silently cursing the ruthless game of Chaos. Just to get this one hit, he had to spend 50 silver coins. 50 silver coins was equivalent to the loot from three level 20 Red Hare monsters. For Chaos, which hadn't even opened its exchange service yet, this was no small expense.

  The middle-aged NPC saw Jiawen hesitate, and his face suddenly showed a tense expression. He quickly said: "Eh, if not, I'll give you 40 silver coins for a dozen, can't be lower than that, this is the lowest price."

  Jia Wen pondered for a moment, raised an eyebrow and looked at the NPC with a sly smile all over his face. He thought to himself, "These guys are really made up of data? Why are they so clever?"

  "Thirty pieces, thirty silver coins, this can't be any less, opening for business, for good luck."

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