Volume 2, Chapter 32 – The Girl Up Ahead, Please Wait!
Volume 2, Chapter 32 – The Girl Up Ahead, Please Wait!
“Hidden mission triggered: [Searching for Medicine]. Do you want to accept it?”
[Searching for Medicine]
Mission Brief: Eudora needs some medicine to save Colin. The medicine is in the hospital. Can you go and fetch it for her?
Mission Rewards:
- 2000 EXP
- Colin’s Mechanical Knowledge Compendium
Repeatability: Unique.
“All right, I’m taking this mission!” Anran decided on the spot.
Anyway, there was no penalty for failing this mission. If things really became impossible, she could just give it up.
But if she completed it successfully, the rewards would be huge.
A compendium of mechanical knowledge from a junior Mechanic with decades of rich experience would definitely let Anran trade in her “little tricycle” for a “Mazda” and speed down the road to her rise.
Anran slung her backpack on and set out.
She really wanted to bring Aila with her, but from the doting look in Eudora’s eyes whenever she looked at Aila, Anran knew that was impossible.
That was fine too. Although Aila was very strong, she had absolutely no training in this kind of situation. If they ran into danger, she might even turn into a little burden.
Just imagine it. The enemy suddenly attacked, Anran called for Aila to get ready for an ambush, and Aila innocently said, “I’m hungry.”
“…”
You’re hungry, and I’m about to die!
“Take these medicines with you.”
Before she left, Eudora gave her some medicine.
Anran checked their effects. They were potions for restoring health and treating wounds. Together with the mung bean cakes in her bag that restored stamina, the three-piece set was complete.
With the full three-piece set in hand, Anran was about to head into enemy territory to explore.
Anran pushed open the door and had only taken one step with her right foot when someone tugged at her clothes.
She turned around and saw Aila looking up at her, her right hand clutching the hem of Anran’s clothes.
Don’t tell me she’s hungry again.
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A crossed vein popped on Anran’s forehead.
And yet,
“Come back safely,” Aila said softly.
The tension in Anran’s face instantly eased. Even in the worst case, even if this was just a line written into her program, Anran still could not help but feel a little warmth in her heart.
She reached out and gently patted Aila on the head.
Her silver hair was smooth and soft to the touch.
Aila lowered her head and let go.
Anran said, “I’m Anran, after all!”
Anran means safe and sound, so get that straight!
Same idea as saying, “I, your sovereign, am in perfect health!”
She hurried into the darkness, weaving through the seething city like an elf of the night.
…
Free EXP: -7000.
After raising her Mechanic level to Lv6, she still had 6 free attribute points left. Anran added 2 points to Strength, 3 points to Agility, and 1 point to Endurance, using up all of them. That would improve both her combat ability and her ability to take a hit.
Her Intelligence was now at 22, which was already more than enough for the time being.
Putting points into other attributes could raise this mission’s chance of success.
As for the 5 remaining skill points, Anran also used 2 of them.
She learned [Stealth Lv1] and [Precision Shooting Lv1].
As a result, Anran’s status panel now looked like this:
Name: Anran
Age: 16
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Race: Human
Sex: Female
Level: 6
HP: 140/140
Stamina: 168/168
Primary Classes: Apprentice Engineer Lv1 (0/300), Apprentice Mechanic Lv6 (0/10000), Apprentice Scout Lv1 (0/300)
Secondary Class: Pastry Maker Lv2 (396/1000)
Six Attributes: Strength 10, Agility 15, Endurance 14, Intelligence 22, Spirit 5, Charm 6
[Your intelligence surpasses ordinary people, but your mental state does not seem very normal]
Free Attribute Points: 0
Skill Points: 3
Talent: Skillful Hands: increases the efficiency of handicraft work by 10%
Skills: … Stealth Lv1, Precision Shooting Lv1: increases aiming speed by 10%.
Reputation: 5
Personal favorability: Aila: 45; Colin: 40; Eudora: 30
Honestly, Anran had not paid attention to the game’s snark about her for a long time, but looking at it now still made her angry.
What is so abnormal about having 5 points in Spirit? The one that’s abnormal isn’t me, it’s the game!
Stealth activated.
Anran glanced at the map Eudora had given her. After confirming the direction, she swiftly vaulted over a low wall.
Now that she was agile and quick, she could run and jump with ease. Walls under three meters high might as well have been nothing.
Bang!
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“Woof woof woof!”
When Anran dropped down from the wall, she discovered that she had landed on something soft.
She lowered her head to look.
“…”
A big yellow dog was barking furiously at her.
What she had sat on was a cushion. Good thing it was not the dog, or the big yellow dog would already be dead.
“Shh.” Anran climbed to her feet and made a silencing gesture at the dog.
The big yellow dog remained unmoved. “Woof woof woof!”
“…”
Anran was reminded of the big yellow dog that had stolen her mung bean cakes on the first day. It looked exactly like this one.
The more she looked, the more certain she became.
“Damn you! So I finally caught you, did I!”
Anran rolled up her sleeves and charged forward.
The big yellow dog was obviously stunned for a moment. Why did this feel different from before?
But it was quickly frightened out of its wits by the menacing Anran. It turned and bolted, barking the whole time as it ran.
The big yellow dog from before had been a long-distance champion. Anran had not been able to catch it.
But Anran with 15 Agility was stronger.
Chased by her, the big yellow dog darted all over the place and soon burst out of the alley.
As soon as Anran turned her head, she saw a figure squatting by the street.
That figure looked at her too, then sprang up and ran as if she had seen a ghost.
Huh?
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Anran felt that something was off. She immediately changed targets, one hand pressing against the grip of her gun as she rapidly gave chase.
The other party did not seem particularly fast, and Anran quickly closed the distance.
“Hm?”
At that moment, Anran suddenly let out a sound of surprise.
She saw a line of text floating above that figure’s head.
A player?
What did it say again?
“Lead… Leading the Escape? Hm, why is it her again?” After seeing the name clearly, Anran immediately realized that this was the very player she had tricked several times before. She had not expected to run into her again.
Speaking of players,
Anran’s eyes lit up at once, and she ran even faster.
Perfect. The mission she had accepted was fairly dangerous, but if the players “helped,” the difficulty would drop by quite a lot.
I’ll eat the meat and let them have a bit of soup.
Anran grinned.
“Girl up ahead, please wait!”
…
Zhou Jieyu ran with all her might. The moment she saw Anran, she was terrified.
It’s over. She must have seen my face clearly when I was secretly taking pictures just now. This NPC is way too unfathomable. She even found me hiding outside this deserted alley.
I absolutely can’t get caught.
Zhou Jieyu ran as fast as she could.
In her heart she shouted: Charge! I don’t want to go back to the beginner village!