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After considering for a while, the Last Dragon Descendant decided to accept Anvis' invitation.
What's the big deal about becoming an NPC's follower? For a hidden quest, it's worth it!
[System Prompt: You have become Anvis' follower.]
"Very well, what's your name?"
When asking this question, Anvis' expression was a bit subtle.
He actually remembered this ID, a professional mage player famous for tricky maneuvers in his past life, also known as [Green-eyed Dragon Descendant], and supposedly the former captain of White Light eSports.
He just didn't expect that his in-game character's name would be just as quirky.
"I..."
Faced with this very normal question, the elf suddenly choked up, starting to regret not following the system's suggestion.
"Laboratory Dragon Descendant? Did you escape from a spellcaster's laboratory as a slave?"
But to his surprise, the pink-haired girl suddenly furrowed her brows and directly said his character name.
"Or do you actually not have a name?"
The noble boy in front of him also shook his head, his clear blue eyes looking at him with sympathy, clearly filled with a sense of pity, which made the elf secretly frustrated.
In Anvis and Erica's ears, the elf didn't pause but directly said his name.
But what made the noble boy's heart freeze was that in his eyes, the elf's lips merely parted, completely out of sync with what he heard!
"Then, you shall be called Rivers."
[System Prompt: Anvis has renamed you to [Rivers]]
Anvis turned to Erica.
"I remember there's a short spear in your ring, right? Get one out for me."
The girl curiously took out a short spear and handed it to Anvis. Anvis took the spear and handed it to the elf, who was stunned by the system prompt.
"Alright, now for your first task. Come over, polish my spear—
If you polish it to my satisfaction, I'll reward you with this spear."
[System Prompt: You have triggered the quest 'Polish']
[Task Level: E]
[Task Introduction: Don't tell me you need to polish it all night.]
[Task Requirement: Continuously polish the spear until Anvis is satisfied]
[Reward: 1000 Experience Points, Black Steel Spear]
What is this ridiculous task?
The Last Dragon Descendant expressionlessly took the short spear, giving a cordial greeting to the storyline developer in his heart.
Well, since it's a fine grade piece of equipment, I have to bear with it…
...…
In the game Mysterious Era, items are ranked by quality, from lowest to highest as: Inferior, Common, Fine, Magic, Master, Legendary, Epic.
These correspond to colors: Gray, White, Green, Blue, Purple, Orange, Red.
A fine-grade weapon is already considered quite decent in the early stages of the game.
After continuously polishing the spear for two hours, Anvis finally expressed satisfaction with the elf's work, giving him the spear, and then threw another task at him.
[Clean the Drainage Channel]
[Task Requirement: Bring back 100 right ears of drainage rats to prove your courage]
[Task Deadline: Five days]
[Reward: 20,000 Experience Points]
Watching the green-haired elf's figure disappearing in the distance, Erica's expression was somewhat complicated. She wanted to say something, but because of her status, she remained silent.
"Curious why I did that?"
Looking at his little maid's pink eyes brimming with curiosity, Anvis smirked playfully,
"It's a secret."
Ignoring Erica's eyes full of helplessness, Anvis stood still, analyzing the information gained from this test, his gaze deep.
He could indeed use various items as rewards to issue tasks to players. This behavior in essence, is no different from recruiting other natives, except players have a visual panel.
The only difference is that players can gain experience rewards from every task. The reward amount seems to be related to the task's difficulty.
For his current situation, players are a great asset.
Most players belong to the chaotic camp and prioritize self-interest, which coincides with the advantages of his camp.
Moreover, those who received the beta test qualifications will mostly become the leaders and trendsetters among players in the future.
Their actions and choices often influence the entire player group.
Just guide them, bind them to his cause with benefits, and make them identify with the camp.
Then, when his side's camp is in crisis, they will naturally fight with all their might to defend their own interests.
Anvis made an agreement with the Last Dragon Descendant that if the elf proves his bravery and returns here in five days, he could receive the next task.
He had his own matters to attend to and couldn't always stay here as a task-giving NPC.
He had also thought about what to let the elf do next.
With the hundredfold experience buff during the beta test, five days is enough for him to level up to around level 20, becoming a qualified tool, just right to throw into the merchant caravan as an apprentice guard.
In the early game, following a merchant caravan is almost the only way for players to travel to other towns, which aligns with the beta players' need to unlock maps.
The caravan's destination this time is the Empire Capital, passing through multiple cities along the way, with a series of systematic training tasks available, allowing for rapid level-up. The elf won't refuse.
Although the caravan was assigned under Duke Carrot's name, Anvis only gained the caravan itself. The high-rank family guard protecting the caravan actually belonged to the family, temporarily lent to him.
His current action of recruiting players could entirely be justified as developing his own core team.
Through the elf's game panel, Anvis also learned the current time in the 'real world.'
The first day of the beta test was exactly three days after he transmigrated—
After seeing the elf off, the master and servant duo headed to the merchant caravan's camping area in Karlars City.
It was a wide area near the west city gate where many caravans from afar camped to rest and replenish supplies.
Rare trade goods from all over the continent were brought to Karlars, such as silk and handcrafted cashmere rugs from Patimya, gemstone jewelry and exquisite snuffboxes from the Desert City, ancient stone sculptures unearthed from ancient relic cities, and crafts, etc.
These large commercial goods would be sold to local chambers of commerce, greatly favored by local elites and nobles, being extremely popular. Successfully delivering them to Karlars would fetch a maddeningly high price!
Meanwhile, caravan members would also privately sell some rare items for a little extra income.
This was an unspoken rule that everyone accepted, and the caravan leader just turned a blind eye to it.
All savvy merchants would station people there, just to be the first to purchase these caravans' private goods when a new caravan arrived.
They were truly the best first-hand items!
Anvis had received news early that a caravan from the distant Kingdom Federation would arrive at Karlars City today.
As the uncrowned king of the Northern Territory, a direct line of the Olivendi Family, he naturally had different treatment from ordinary merchants. The family has already cleared the area in advance, so Anvis could have priority in selecting goods.
The caravan had also been notified that a big figure would come to purchase something, and everyone rushed to display all their goods, fervently praying to the gods for Anvis to take a liking to their stuff.
The family envoy announcing the caravan had made a proclamation: no matter what Anvis picks, the Olivendi Family would buy it at ten times the original price!
Looking around, Anvis' gaze was attracted by a delicate silver cage.
Inside the cage was a blue-gray kitten, staring at him with bright blue-green eyes. Its two round white paws fidgeting on the cage, looking very cute.
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