Chapter 002: The Killer, Cui Ru Lan 02
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, it quickly became clear why Cui Ru Lan needed to level up. He had inexplicably caught someone's attention; a swordsman known as "The Vest" appeared almost daily in the novice village. Upon seeing Cui Ru Lan, he would strike with his sword, killing him instantly. After each kill, his notoriety would rise sharply, prompting him to return to the city to tear down the wanted posters and reduce his infamy, repeating this cycle... This led to serious disruptions in Cui Ru Lan's endeavors of mushroom picking, fishing, and crab catching, forcing him to level up quickly to decrease the chances of being killed instantly.
Luo Rai chose a dashing scholar dressed in white with a blue sash in the game. He could adjust the character's facial features while retreating to the mountains, and naturally, he made himself exceptionally handsome and elegant. As for the character's nature... during his job change quest, he selected a profession that looked very cool—a killer. Therefore, the villagers in the novice village often saw someone wearing a white scholarly robe with no attributes, where the values for defense, attack, accuracy, critical hit, evasion, and resistance were all zero, picking mushrooms and catching crabs under the name 'Cui Ru Lan' on his head. If curious individuals clicked on this person's detailed profile, they would discover that he was actually a killer.
Recently, the well-known assassin Cui Rulan has surprisingly begun leveling up. To be precise, he started leveling up yesterday and has advanced two to three levels within a single day, resulting in a crowd gathering around him as he levels up, whispering among themselves. Most of them are actually high-level players, ranging from level 70 to 85. These individuals have had a nodding acquaintance with Luo Lai, having started playing the closed beta around the same time, and they have all purchased various types of food from him. Initially, when they invited him to level up, he resolutely refused, yet now he has unexpectedly begun undertaking quests and leveling up alone, which is truly a spectacle to behold. These individuals have had a nodding acquaintance with Luo Lai, having started playing the closed beta around the same time, and they have all purchased various types of food from him. Initially, when they invited him to level up, he resolutely refused, yet now he has unexpectedly begun undertaking quests and leveling up alone, which is truly a spectacle to behold.
Although Luo Rai was busy leveling up, the process of leveling up, especially when done alone without a mentor or teammates, was both arduous and slow. Cui Ru Lan's experience bar crawled like a snail, while the frequency of the "alternate account" that was eliminating him increased from two or three times a day to seven or eight times a day. Despite gritting his teeth in frustration, he could do nothing about this person—this relentless "alternate account" was none other than Officer Xue Chunchai, who was full of the charm of a gigolo from head to toe, and in a real player-killing scenario, he was clearly no match for this elite police officer.
Thus, Luo Dai, Xiao Cui became well-known in the vicinity of the novice village. Many players, when returning to the novice village not only brought their apprentices but also took the opportunity to search the nearby woods to see if that madman named Cui Ru Lan was still around
As a result, the number of onlookers outside the novice village increased, frequently watching "Cui Ru Lan" and his companion "De Ma Jia" engage in player killing. After a flash of white light, Xiao Cui lay dead on the ground, dissipating into wisps of smoke. The swordsman known as "De Ma Jia" quickly gained fame, and people began to discuss him widely, yet few sought to inquire about the details. Cui Ru Lan preferred to act alone, and no one liked to stand next to a character called "De Ma Jia".
Luo Rai is naturally unconcerned about being watched while foraging for mushrooms. In the game "Returning to the Mountains and Forests," there are more than thirty types of mushrooms. When gathering, there is a very low probability of obtaining items; sometimes precious medicinal materials drop, and other times secret manuals may be found. However, generally, normal people would go to the herbal shop or seek professional craftsmen to make purchases, and hardly anyone would immerse themselves in the grand endeavor of mushroom foraging like Luo Rai. Nevertheless, there are some benefits to accumulating gathering points. Although the assassin Cui Ru Lan has a low level, her life skills are quite high, and her secondary profession is cooking. Sometimes she also finds secret manuals, but typically, normal people would go to the herbal shop or seek professional craftsmen to make purchases, and hardly anyone would immerse themselves in the grand endeavor of mushroom foraging like Luo Rai. However, there are some benefits to accumulating gathering points. Although the assassin Cui Ru Lan has a low level, her life skills are quite high, and her secondary profession is cooking, and she has already reached the level of "Congratulations, your culinary skills have reached the thirty-eighth position on the Jianghu leaderboard."