Yuan Qingchen: What's going on? Why is the quest 1/10 complete? Something's not right! Nine-tenths of it feels wrong.
<Bro, our quest to kill 10 monsters is 1/10 complete. Do you have any idea why?>
<I just lured one near the Mist and killed it. But that thing was actually a 'plant person'.>
<No, bro. Are you that brave? And a 'plant person' can move?>
<Not a 'plant person' in the traditional sense. Also, I didn't dare to go in, afraid that the Mist has a confusing effect. By the way, have you investigated anything?>
<Not entirely sure, but it seems there's witchcraft here, but the town doesn't allow anyone to study witchcraft.>
<Witchcraft?> Hearing this, Fang Xinhan's eyes lit up.
"Perhaps materials like gunpowder, redstone, and glowstone can be found."
As long as someone researching witchcraft is deemed a witch, he might be able to obtain those hard-to-get materials.
Ten minutes ago, Fang Xinhan walked towards the Mist. Reaching the edge of the Mist, he checked the minimap, which showed nothing. So, Fang Xinhan extended his hand into the Mist.
A moment later, a red dot swiftly rushed towards him.
Fang Xinhan immediately pulled his hand back. The red dot paused then moved away.
"Interesting, but let me see what kind of monster you really are."
With that, Fang Xinhan again extended his hand into the Mist, but this time he was holding a shield. Soon, the red dot attacked again, crashing into Fang Xinhan's shield.
"It's here!"
Fang Xinhan extended his other hand into the Mist and grabbed the monster, pulling it out of the Mist.
Fang Xinhan also got a clear look at what this thing was. At first glance, it looked like a normal person.
But upon contact with sunlight, its entire body began to turn withered yellow, then it slowly shriveled as if dehydrated. It immediately tried to return to the Mist.
But Fang Xinhan took out his white sheath and slashed, cutting the 'person' in half.
The 'person' roared, then fell to the ground, dropping some flowers, vines, and wood.
"What exactly is this thing? It only drops plants."
Suddenly, Fang Xinhan seemed to remember something and opened his MC panel.
"Sure enough, killing monsters grants energy."
Fang Xinhan watched as the 56 energy on his panel turned into 57 points, his heart filled with joy.
But he didn't lure any more monsters, because now was not the time. This town wasn't small; he needed to gather some resources first.
Returning to the present, Yuan Qingchen was telling Fang Xinhan the intelligence he had gathered. After reading Yuan Qingchen's message, Fang Xinhan went to look for gravel and sand.
Since it's confirmed these monsters are all transformed plants, would fire attacks be particularly effective?
Not only that, Fang Xinhan was also thinking about where to find gunpowder here, so he could make some TNT to deal with the boss.
Fang Xinhan searched around but didn't find any.
"Damn it, do I have to make it myself?"
Fang Xinhan glanced in the direction of the toilet, but immediately shook his head.
"It's better to let Yuan Qingchen see if he can get some."
Fang Xinhan first returned to the slaughterhouse, enduring the discomfort to skin the animals. Then, the hides automatically turned into leather.
"20 pieces of leather, that's basically enough for now."
Afterward, Fang Xinhan contacted Yuan Qingchen to see if he could get gunpowder. Failing that, saltpeter and sulfur would work; he had charcoal.
<This might be a bit difficult, because we are outsiders first, and then wanting to buy gunpowder might cause misunderstandings.>
Yuan Qingchen indicated that getting gunpowder would be difficult.
<But I can still try.>
Fang Xinhan told Yuan Qingchen to be careful and then saw that the sun was about to set.
Then Fang Xinhan walked around to familiarize himself with the town. Just as dusk approached, Fang Xinhan heard a bell ringing from the town center, followed by a familiar voice.
"Everyone, hurry home and lock your doors and windows, the Mist is coming!"
The Old Town Chief's voice reached everyone's ears. Fang Xinhan immediately found Yuan Qingchen, and the two went to a house. After entering, they sealed the windows as the Town Chief said, but not the door.
Today, Fang Xinhan planned to complete the kill quest directly, then investigate however he wanted.
"No, brother, your strength is indeed very strong. But we don't know how many monsters are in the Mist, so let's not go out."
Although Yuan Qingchen had heard that Fang Xinhan had cleared a D+ rank novice dungeon alone, he was still a bit worried.
"We're not going to die here on the first day, are we?"
"Qingshui, what's your skill?"
Fang Xinhan knew from Yuan Qingchen that every newcomer gets a skill after clearing a novice dungeon.
"Me? I'm a support, my ability is Enhancement. What about you?"
"Me? A healer."
Yuan Qingchen looked at Fang Xinhan, wanting to say something but didn't.
Time passed little by little, and finally the sun disappeared. The Mist enveloped the town, and the 'people' in the Mist began to knock on the doors of occupied houses, shouting,
"Is anyone there? Can I borrow a place to stay for the night?"
Fang Xinhan and Yuan Qingchen exchanged glances, then Fang Xinhan took out his white sheath.
"Holy cow, this sword is so cool! A reward from the last dungeon?"
"I made it myself. Do you want one? 100 gold coins a piece, but I don't have the materials right now, so we'll talk about it later. First, open the door."
So Yuan Qingchen quickly opened the door. Fang Xinhan took advantage of the monster's momentary daze and slashed it, splitting the monster from head to foot, killing it beyond dead.
Yuan Qingchen had expected a fierce battle, but it was an instant kill!
At this moment, he inwardly complained: No, bro. Instant kill? You call this a healer? Do you have some misunderstanding about what a healer is?
Fang Xinhan saw the confusion in Yuan Qingchen's eyes.
"You wait here, I'm going to buy an orange."
Fang Xinhan rushed out, carrying his white sheath. Half a minute later, Fang Xinhan rushed back.
"You really did go and come back quickly, how was it?"
Yuan Qingchen closed the door and asked Fang Xinhan.
"Damn it, as soon as I went out and killed 3 monsters, I felt dozens of eyes on me, so I quickly came back."
Fang Xinhan recalled the scene just now, and cold sweat couldn't help but trickle down.
"The quest to kill 10 monsters is already halfway done, we'll take our time with the rest."
Yuan Qingchen patted Fang Xinhan's shoulder, comforting him.
"I have a question."
Fang Xinhan had a question he couldn't figure out.
"What?"
"During the day, the Mist recedes, but it still envelops the town, and the area outside the town is still covered in Mist. Why is that?"
Yuan Qingchen also thought of something when Fang Xinhan reminded him.
"It's the same with our house, as long as we don't open the door, they can't get in. Is there some kind of rule at play here?"
Fang Xinhan recalled that the monsters he killed seemed to be 'plant people'. Are these 'plant people' acting according to some kind of instruction?
"Since the Town Chief doesn't allow people in the town to study witchcraft, can it be understood that someone in this town once studied witchcraft? Where are the people who studied witchcraft?"
"The Town Chief is clearly hiding something. I think the hope of finding clues lies with him."
Yuan Qingchen still wanted to start with the Town Chief.
"Tomorrow I'll go ask around and see if I can find anything new, or see if I can find the residence of someone who studied witchcraft. Perhaps there's something in the town that can allow us to enter the Mist."
Fang Xinhan felt that something bad was about to happen.
At this moment, outside Mist Town, in a dilapidated old house, a man dressed as a wizard was flipping through an ancient book.
"Damn it, the spell has gone out of control! Why! Why! Why is there no way to fix it!"
The man was very angry, wanting to tear up the book in front of him, but he held back.
"Calm down, Chuckel. You are the best wizard, this small matter won't defeat you."
Outside the dilapidated small house was a giant vine-type monster. At this moment, many human-sized fruits hung from it. One fruit dropped to the ground, automatically opened, and a 'person' walked out from inside.
That 'person' seemed to have received some kind of instruction and walked towards the town.
(PS: How do you think it's best to fight the boss?)