'So, why did you summon me? I'm busy grinding for exps, you know.' The Berserker Deer looked at Dylan who had just come out from the gate of Congyun City.
The passersby who saw this scene were gobsmacked. "So that deer was senior Dylan's Savage Deer from the past? How did it manage to evolve into Berserker Deer in just two years!?"
The civilians knew Dylan. It could be said that everyone in the city had the habit of knowing every warrior inside the Congyun Mirror.
Why so? Because the civilians were afraid that they wouldn't recognize experts and accidentally offend them. Although the Warrior Alliance had a law that prohibited the killing of civilians under Congyun City.
When it really comes to this. The warriors can still secretly kill them outside the city. Who would know who killed them? Who would investigate?
A dead civilian isn't worth the alliance's effort. Though, if it's a mass murder. Of course, that's an entirely different story. But if it's just an individual or 1 or 3 people, there might be an investigation, but it would be just perfunctory.
"Guy, there's no show to watch here." Dylan smiled at the civilians.
"Senior Dylan, your tamed beast looks so powerful!" One of them gave Dylan a look of awe.
The other civilians nodded. Then, they gradually dispersed. Although Dylan behaved amiably in most of them when he was in Congyun City. The matters of warriors aren't something they can meddle with or be involved in. There's an unspoken rule to not mind the business of Warrior under the Alliance.
Hearing this, the Berserker Deer felt secretly proud.
Dylan chuckled at this. 'It's not my tamed beast. It's just another form of me.'
Dylan redirected his attention at the Berserker Deer. "I call you because I have a quest for you."
"What? Treating me like a worker for your benefit again?"
Dylan smirked. "For our benefit." He corrected. "Well, it would directly benefit you. I know that leveling up is important but at our level. It would be hard to improve without resources and killing higher-level monsters."
As he said this, the corner of his lips rose. " Is the area where you are grinding had powerful monsters that were higher level than you?"
Hearing this, the Berserker Deer became thoughtful. Then, he shook his head after some contemplation. "You're right. The monsters in the Mountain Dew don't face challenges anymore as it was initially. After my evolution, the experience points they gave me drastically decreased. Now, they're just mobs. Though, I was hoping to make up for their quantity to level up even just one." He sighed.
"See?" Dylan patted the Berserker Deer on the paw. "The effort isn't worth it. Within the border of Congyun City, the area doesn't pose a danger to us anymore. We need to go out and go to more dangerous areas or even those so-called forbidden zones."
"The mission I have for you now requires you to go out of Congyun City. That is to find the two heavenly geniuses! We need them so that my two available soul fragments won't be idle anymore. The time is running out; it would be a pity if I don't use them."
"Well, if that's the case. I'll do it. I'll also try to seek more dangerous areas and grind along the way." With a solemn expression, the Berserker Deer agreed. "Also, it would be great if I have a fortuitous encounter again."
Dylan smiled. "There's really a fortuitous encounter. Below the Green Oak Tree resides a 1000-year-old Gustana. It increases the level by 4 unconditionally, gives an extra 10 years of lifespan, and there are two of them." "However, you can only consume one because it's only an effect for the first time."
"I know... Okay, I'll save the other one for you." The deer's eyes lit up. "Where is the Green Oak Tree located?"
"Five cities away from here. Situated in the middle of Angeles City and Mabalacat City. As long as you see a heart-shaped cloud. You just need to go to the center below the cloud and you'll see..."
Dylan let out a small laugh.
The Berserker Deer's expression turned sour. "It's good to have a helper, isn't it? You just need to laze around in your abode and wait for benefits...*
"Hey, I won't laze around, you know. I'll need to work my ass off for contribution points." Dylan was embarrassed. 'Tsk tsk...'
...
Dylan and the Berserker Deer parted ways. The Berserker Deer's had improved significantly and it only took three hours for him to arrive at the Green Beast Forest.
He visited the Hobgoblin for a while. Then, he continued his pace.
Two weeks passed, and the Berserker Deer's silhouette appeared blurry. The normal people he passed by only felt a gust of wind but didn't suspect that a creature had just run past them.
The Berserker Deer arrived at the first city, stayed for an hour, and reached the city which was called Sunset City. Following that, it took another three weeks before the Berserker Deer reached the last of the five cities.
On a deep well, five people were resting and had their backs on the stone. One of them opened his eyes. When he saw a huge terrifying Deer, he blinked for a while before his expression became ecstatic. He hurriedly shook his four companions.
"Look, there's a Feifei Deer that came out of the Zone Swamp! And it's big! We can sell it for a gold coin!"
The other four looked at the Deer with greed. "Wait, is this really a Feifei Deer? Why does it look a little different and why is it so big?
"Yeah, it looks fearsome. I suggest we don't provoke it." One of them was urged with a worried expression.
The one that first spotted the Berserker Deer gave his companion a resounding smack.
"Ouch! What was that for!?"
"Are you stupid! A Feifei Deer is weak. Weaker than average deers! It might just be a disease called Gigantism that's why it's big." "You know Gigantism, right? Even humans had it. Although it's a rare disease, those who have this disease can reach a height of 8-10 feet. What's more, if a beast had it."
The eyes of the four lit up. Even the worried one was finally convinced. "If that's the case, the bigger the Feifei Deer. The good thing is it is for us! Its meat would be a lot heavier and delicious. With its weight, we can get at least an extra 1 or 2 gold coins.
"Then, let's take care of it. Don't worry, I'll be the one in charge of negotiation."