Why an axe can't be a wand?
After saying goodbye to Mr. Hoover, the three people from Ralu Village left the tent in the back alley of the church in Redcoral Town and headed out of town.
Mr. Hoover said that Taiyi and Caroline are both extremely rare Awakened. Still, they can't control the magic in their bodies yet.
So they can't see the magic surges and seven colors only Awakened people can see.
These abilities can only be officially opened by going to a magic school to learn and receive guidance from professionals.
It seems that the magic school in Transylvania is a must-go.
Taiyi cupped the letter of recommendation for the magic school prepared by Mr. Hoover in his hand.
He prepared to try his luck in the province of Transylvania.
This is a player's destiny, running from place to do quests.
Even a new game like Survival Online, which claims to be a 100% revolutionary VRMMORPG, is no exception.
As for Taiyi's idea of using an axe as a wand, Mr. Hoover rejected it in all seriousness, saying it was unacceptable.
Of course, Mr. Hoover also affirmed that this has theoretical feasibility.
And Taiyi also found that his main quest has been completed more than half of the progress.
[Redcoral Town - "Awakening Day"]
[Current progress: 80%]
[Note: please safely escort the village head and Caroline back to Ralu Village.]
Strangely enough, Taiyi remembered that when he entered Survival Online, he had taken a personal talent called "Magic Brush".
Even the game system strongly suggested that he choose to become a "mage" rather than an assassin or fighter or something like that.
And he is now not to mention "magic brush"; he has not even released magic power! This game is too hardcore.
The game is called "Survival Online", which has always been advertised as an immersive experience of a life journey in another world.
Survival Online, of course, does not have the usual MMORPG operation panel or mission prompts; everything must be explored by the players themselves.
Taiyi pointed to the sky that was no longer bright, a thin layer of evening sunlight covering the distant end of the sky dome.
"Village head, when can we go back to Ralu Village?"
It was already late afternoon, and it would take them two hours to return to the village from Redcoral Town.
If they didn't go back, Taiyi strongly suspected that some unexpected danger would occur, and his mission of "escorting them safely back to Ralu Village" would be stuck.
Geez, stuck in the "novice village" part?
It's too embarrassing for Taiyi, the elite otaku, to tell the truth.
"Well, it's getting late today; let's return immediately." The village head hunched over; he twirled his beard and said thoughtfully,
"Some day, I'll pick a day and take you to a magic bazaar?"
"Really? Village head! Really the magic bazaar!" Caroline's eyes seemed to glow as she looked thrilled, "A mysterious gathering that only the awaker can enter?"
"Of course, although I'm not an Awaker, you both are. I'll wait you two at the entrance, after all, there are no awaker who have never been to a magic bazaar." The village head smiled and said.
"Then I'll have to clean up a bit! Maybe even need to prepare a sum of money in advance, well, I guess it will be a big sum ..."
Caroline's eyes were full of loss when she mentioned money.
"The money will be there, and the magic bazaar won't just disappear." Taiyi patted Caroline's shoulder and comforted the depressed young girl.
"Well, yeah, but we need to procure some magic props, like a normal wand, not an axe!"
Caroline made a face at Taiyi beside her, her glistening face looking cutie and beautiful, "I can't figure out how you associate a wand with an axe."
"Why an axe can't be a wand? Just because it's ugly?" Taiyi bristled, but he just said it in his mind and didn't continue the conversation.
The village head brought back their rented roan horse and wagon from the Redcoral Town guards. The little dwarf horse looked pitiful, blinking its big eyes and swallowing grass.
"Get it out of here! He's the one who eats the most! Didn't you all feed him enough when you came here?"
The guards looked disgusted and handed Taiyi the reins of the pony.
And Caroline whispered, "After all, its name is hogwash, and it only knows how to eat every day."
Hogwash? Hogwarts? Is there a special connection between Hogwarts and eating?
Taiyi looked puzzled; for him, this word was obviously beyond his glossary.
This time Caroline also did not sit in the car; she left the entire carriage to the village head alone.
The village head was getting older, and the stamina of the horse was not enough, so Caroline had to take care of the top pillar of Ralu Village as a priority.
At sunset, on the dirt slope outside the town, an old man and a pair of 16-year-old boys and girls set out on their journey home.
Suddenly, an intense chill hit Caroline, scaring her.
Although Ralu Village is located in the southern hemisphere, it is now winter. Still, this inexplicable cold air is too strong.
Even the player, Taiyi, keenly felt the unreasonableness of this extreme cooling.
"There are magic beasts!" Caroline's voice suddenly roared, "We're in danger!"
Magic beasts? ... It seems to be an fight mission in the game now.
Taiyi subconsciously from his own waist to untie the axe, and just then, a fierce wind wrapped in thick ice and snow towards the three people lunged.
"Lumence!" Caroline, beside Taiyi, has squeezed the quill disguised as a wand and yelled.
It was the only magic she had learned so far, yet regular lit magic didn't seem to be of any further use in this blizzard of ice and snow.
[Ding - you have triggered the side quest "Frost Hound's minions"!]
Why would I encounter a side quest at this time, F*king Polar Bear Entertainment!
Taiyi didn't have time to detailed curse the game company's plot in his heart. Still, his body had already moved with great sensitivity.
He gently bowed his body, trying to reduce his sense of presence, and then touched a loose board from the long-ruined carriage behind him.
He also pushed Caroline behind him simultaneously, signaling Caroline and the village head to hide behind him.
Then he rushed forward carrying the plank.
"It's Frost Hound!" whispered Taiyi.
Taiyi made sure that Caroline could hear his warning, and that was enough.
Caroline was no ordinary countryside girl and was relieved to hear Taiyi's words of conviction.
"If Taiyi could find it was a Frost Hound, then he must be able to save everyone!" Caroline thought.
She immediately followed Taiyi's example and took down a board from the wagon and shielded it in front of her body as a tool to protect the village head and herself.
Once, twice, three times. It is the pace of Frost Hound.
Taiyi, with his intuition from years of playing the game, identified the monster hiding behind Frost Hound without any game hints.
He took a deep breath and clenched his fist to prepare for a battle of wits with this monster.
His fingers again ran over the axe hanging by his leg, and the axe stayed where it was supposed to be.
Suddenly, Taiyi throws the plank in his hand aside, and Frost Hound rushes towards it, mistakenly judging the abandoned plank as its opponent!
Now is the time!
Taiyi hurriedly lunged towards the shadow next to the plank. At the same time, the axe was already pinched up by him, and he rode across Frost Hound's body after a fast jump.
The hound was even more giant than Taiyi thought, much bigger than a full-grown Bengal tiger!
Taiyi, with the advantage of his human form, skillfully balanced himself on top of the giant hound, his fingers tightly clasped around Frost Hound's fur.
F**k! Daaaaaaaaaamn it!
The beast's fur was too thick, and he had no way to kill it with a single blow with his axe.
What to do?
Even if Taiyi slit the hound's throat with his axe, he would probably be attacked by the dying hound at the same time as death.
This is not good; Taiyi must pass all the tests of Survival Online perfectly.
As Taiyi pondered, he noticed a sudden reversal of fortune, and the hounds beneath him whined and roared, which was not a good sign.
Frost Hound has gone berserk!