"Let's start with your previous lives," the old village chief said, resuming his demeanor of a hermit sage. However, in Jaxon's eyes, he seemed more like a charlatan.
"In your previous lives, you were cursed with bad luck, facing all kinds of setbacks. Your families were torn apart, and you were framed by villains. In the end, each life ended in poverty and continuous misfortune, truly a miserable existence."
Although Jaxon was reluctant to believe in reincarnation, he couldn't help but shudder inwardly. His previous lives were just too tragic. One life was bad enough, but to have several in a row like that was truly pitiful.
"What about this life?" Jaxon asked.
"This life?" The old village chief looked at Jaxon. "Originally, you would still be cursed with bad luck and face all kinds of setbacks."
Jaxon immediately thought of his experiences from childhood to adulthood. It seemed that his luck was indeed quite poor, especially after he started working. Despite his efforts, he was always fired for one reason or another. It was as if he was truly cursed with bad luck.
"However..." Just as Jaxon was worried, the old village chief spoke again.
"However, what?" Jaxon quickly inquired. Although he still didn't believe it, seeing the old village chief's serious expression and considering his own unfortunate past, he couldn't help but pay attention to what the old man was saying.
"However, the gods took pity on you and decided to help you out," the old village chief said. "So, they gave you this ring."
"The gods are really just messing around," Jaxon complained. "If they can do anything, why can't they just change my luck? Why not just let me have good fortune all the time? Why give me a ring and make things complicated?"
"You... The gods are trying to help you, and you're so ungrateful!" the old village chief was angry again. "According to your destiny, your bad luck will continue for several more lives. This is the way of the world, and even the gods can't change it casually. They gave you this ring to give you the ability to travel between spaces, to come and go between this place and the real world. Whether you can change your luck is up to you!"
It sounded quite mystical, and Jaxon rolled his eyes.
"Alright, I'll teach you how to use this ring. You'll have to figure out the rest on your own. I should be going now," the old village chief said.
"Going? What do you mean?" Jaxon was puzzled.
However, at that moment, he suddenly noticed that the old village chief seemed like a different person. His eyes were no longer as bright and were even a bit dull. His spirit was not as good as before. Although his appearance remained the same, Jaxon could clearly sense that the person in front of him was different from before. It was an indescribable feeling, but he could definitely tell the difference.
At this moment, the old village chief spoke again: "Young man, recently, demonic energy has invaded, and many animals have been corrupted by it, becoming abnormally fierce. They are destroying crops and threatening the safety of the villagers. Are you willing to eliminate them?"
"The village chief has assigned you a mission: Kill ten demonic rabbits. Do you accept?"
The familiar mechanical voice sounded again.
The old village chief had indeed changed. He spoke in a very serious manner and even assigned a mission.
Mission? What on earth is this?
"The village chief has assigned you a mission: Kill ten demonic rabbits. Do you accept?"
Without receiving a response, the mechanical voice sounded again in Jaxon's ear.
"Accept, accept."
Jaxon actually hadn't understood this world yet. However, as long as he didn't accept, the mechanical voice would keep ringing in his ear. So, he had no choice but to accept.
Sure enough, after he accepted, the voice finally disappeared.
"Since you have accepted the mission, go and complete it quickly. The villagers have been troubled by these monsters for a long time," the old village chief urged.
Under the old village chief's repeated urging, Jaxon walked towards the outskirts of the village in a daze.
"Are these the demonic rabbits the village chief mentioned?"
When Jaxon arrived outside the village, he saw a large group of about twenty rabbits eating crops outside.
These rabbits looked no different from the ones Jaxon usually saw. They had similar body shapes. However, when Jaxon approached them, he noticed the difference.
Although the rabbits' eyes were red, there were obvious black patterns at the bottom of their eyes. Their gaze was not gentle but filled with aggressiveness.
When Jaxon was about two meters away from the rabbits, the two in front suddenly jumped up and pounced at him. Their momentum did not seem like that of rabbits but more like that of hungry wolves.
"These are really enchanted rabbits," Jaxon was startled and instinctively took two steps back.
However, the two rabbits did not give up and charged at Jaxon again. Fortunately, the other rabbits did not seem to have any intention of attacking Jaxon. They just watched him vigilantly.
Faced with the two fierce rabbits, Jaxon kept retreating. When his feet stepped back into the village, the two rabbits stopped their pursuit and returned to their original position.
"What kind of demonic rabbits are these? They're too fierce," Jaxon muttered to himself, still feeling a bit frightened as he watched the two rabbits leave.
"Young man, have you completed the mission so quickly? I really didn't misjudge you," the village chief's voice sounded behind Jaxon. He turned around and saw the old man looking at him with a delighted expression.
Jaxon felt a bit embarrassed and said, "Well, I haven't killed any yet. These demonic rabbits are really fierce."
"What? You haven't killed any yet? Then what are you doing here? Hurry up and go!" The old village chief, who had just been amiable, immediately put on a stern face and scolded him. The speed of his change of expression left Jaxon in awe.
"Hurry up, hurry up. Don't dawdle here," the old village chief urged again. After urging Jaxon, he turned and left, muttering to himself, "Ah, young people nowadays are really timid. They're far from what we were like back in the day."
Jaxon's face was a bit embarrassed. He gathered his courage and walked towards the outskirts of the village again. No matter why he was here, he didn't need to think about it for now. He had to complete the village chief's mission first. He couldn't be looked down upon by this old man.
Jaxon quickly arrived near the demonic rabbits again. They were still there, eating crops. Jaxon didn't walk over immediately. Instead, he looked around, found a stick over half a meter long, and swung it around casually a few times before walking towards the rabbits.
With the stick in hand, Jaxon felt a bit more confident.