"No wonder we can only buy a few skills from the system; it looks like we have to clear the dungeons to get the skill crystal or learn it in another way," Li Wei remarked.
When he thought of the fact that they could only buy five basic skills for each class, he was a little puzzled at first, but now it became clear.
"Then, brother, doesn't it mean that all people would have different skills?" Li Xin asked.
"Maybe? We just got one skill crystal so we can't figure out everything from it. Let's go. We should search for a city nearby. Even though it's a low-level area, we can't always stay in the forest," Li Wei responded, heading out with her.
"What about the dungeon? Will it stay like this?" Li Xin inquired cursiouly.
"Who knows, it might spawn monsters again, or maybe it will disappear. It's a pity that we're not strong enough to dig and search for something like dungeon core," Li Wei said with a disappointed look.
"Anyway, let's follow the dirt road from before. It must be heading towards a nearby city or town," he stated and just as he was about to walk on the road, sounds of running footsteps and rustling leaves reached their ears.
"Brother, someone is coming," Li Xin exclaimed in a low voice, becoming alert.
"Hold me tight and hide in stealth. We'll see what it is. If it's dangerous, we'll escape directly," Li Wei instructed, taking her in his arms and entering stealth.
*Rustle! Rustle! Rustle!*
As they both hid, the sounds of rustling leaves got closer and closer.
"Ah, damned rabbit!" Suddenly a cute, angered voice sounded, revealing the culprit of the rustling leaves they heard.
Li Xin and Li Wei were both stunned.
They saw a cute little girl around 12 years old running from the rabbits. Furthermore, she looked like she was from a Western country.
"Scram, you silly rabbit!" The girl kept running away from it, but the rabbit still chased her with no intentions of letting her go.
"Grrr, just you wait for me to recover my mana, and I will show you what kind of person I am," the girl threatened the rabbit with a glare. Alas, it didn't work on it.
She wanted to threaten it more, but suddenly she heard rustling ahead and saw two more rabbits that were watching her.
"How could it be? Why are there more?" The girl's face turned a little pale at the sight of them.
Even though they looked like cute little rabbits, they were small monsters.
"Brother, what should we do? Help her?" Li Xin asked, watching the girl in danger.
If it were someone else, she might not have bothered, but it was a small kid in front of them, and she couldn't bear to leave her alone.
But she still asked for consent because the girl's attire indicated that she was from another world, as she was wearing a fantasy-like attire straight out of the game.
"Of course, we're going to help her," Li Wei replied without hesitation.
He was not some kind of ruthless person to leave a little kid to die. But he still used the Analyze Eye to scan the girl and the monsters.
**Analyze Panel/Start**
Name: Rabbit | Type: Normal
Rank: F | Level: 4
HP: 320/500 | MP: 90/90
Strength: 17 | Agility: 23
Intelligence: 18 | Endurance: 14
Spirit: 30 | Luck: 7
Skills: None
**Analyze Panel/End**
**Analyze Panel/Start**
Name: Emily | Age: 12 | Race: Human
Class: 1. Mage (F) 2. Healer (F) 3. Archer (F)
Level: 4 | Title: Rabbit Hunter
*STATUS*:
HP: 480/500
MP: 15/170
*ATTRIBUTES*:
Strength: 14 | Agility: 16
Intelligence: 35 | Endurance: 19
Spirit: 20 | Luck: 34
**Extra skills:- Language Mastery Max.
**Common Basic Skills (7) - Fireball-2, Frost Nova-2, Heal-3, Cure Poison-2, Eagle Eye-3, Bow Proficiency-1, Item box-1.
**Analyze Panel/End**
"Let's go, she doesn't have much mana left," Li Wei said after examining her status.
He exited the stealth mode and directly attacked the rabbit with a sword.
*Swoosh!*
There was no suspense; the sword sliced through the rabbits body and before it could even scream, it died.
"What?" The little girl was stunned as she saw Li Wei and Li Xin appearing and killing the rabbits.
Ignoring the girl, Li Wei and Li Xin both attacked the other two rabbit monsters.
*Swish!* *Swish!*
[Ding, Congratulations for killing a Level 4 Rabbit. You gained 175 XP]
[Ding, ...]
Both of them received system notification and because they were still in a party, they both shared the experience points.
However Li Wei didn't care about this and arrived beside Li Xin who was feeling a little discomfort after seeing the red blood.
"It's okay," he smiled, patting her head.
Meanwhile Emily looked at them with curiosity because their attire was different.
"Are you from another world?" She inquired, wanting to know about them, especially about their relationship with each other.
Hearing her question, Li Wei became stunned particularly at her fearless, curious look. He couldn't help but feel funny seeing her sparkling eyes.
'We are probably able to talk and understand because of the Language Mastery skill,' he thought to himself as he didn't see any subtitles but clearly understood what she said.
"Yes, we are from another world." he replied.
Hearing his reply, Emily's eyes sparkled more.
"I am Emily, thanks for saving me," she introduced to herself.
"It's only a small matter. I am Li Wei, and she is Li Xin," Li Wei spoke with a shrug and continued.
"Why are you alone in this forest?" he asked, feeling puzzled.
No matter what, it was really hard to imagine a twelve-year-old girl running inside the forest by herself. Not to mention, she didn't look afraid even after her life was in danger just now.
"Huh?" Emily tilted her head cutely at his question.
"It's a forest for a newbie like me to level up," she replied with a baffled look as she saw they didn't know this.
"Aren't there in your worlds too?" she inquired, thinking it should be the same for all the worlds.
"No, there aren't any," Li Wei shook his head.
"Well, can you tell me if there is a city nearby?" he asked, seeking the information he wanted.
"Hmm, there is Valeria City just a few kilometres ahead," Emily answered, pointing towards the direction she came from.
"Oh, then can we enter the city?" Li Wei inquired further.
If they can't enter the city then it would be useless to head there, he would better search for other cities or maybe find a safe area to spend the night.
"Anyone can enter the city as long as they pass the test prepared by the guards," Emily replied.
"Test? What kind of test does one have to pass?" Li Wei was puzzled.
"Hmm, it's hard to explain, but it's a 'good person' test left by an almighty figure. If anyone is a bad person, it will show immediately and confine them until the country sends their guards," Emily explained with a confused look.
She too wondered just how the test worked, but no one explained to a kid like her.
"Why don't you come with me? I am also from there, and it would be easier if you follow me," she added, looking at them.
"We will go with you. But aren't you afraid that we are bad people?" He inquired, looking at the fearless girl who didn't seem to care too much.
"Are you the bad one?" Emily asked back without any fear.
"No, we are not. Anyway, let's go." Li Wei shook his head and decided not to waste any time.
It was already noon, and both he and Li Xin were hungry. With the city around, it would be better to eat something freshly cooked rather than compressed biscuits.
Emily nodded at him and glanced at Li Xin, who was silent all the time.
"Why doesn't this sister talk?" she inquired curiously.
She also wanted to ask what their relationship was, but she refrained as they were not familiar yet; however, her curiosity still remained.
"Oh, she's a little shy," Li Wei replied with a wry smile.
Unlike him, she was a full-time introvert, so it was understandable that she didn't know how to start the conversation with others.
Hearing him, Emily didn't say anything and proceeded towards the city with both of them following behind.
As they walked for a while, they arrived outside the forest and saw a city surrounded by 10-meter-tall walls.
"That's Valeria City," Emily pointed towards it and continued.
"Follow me. I will introduce you inside," she said with a cheerful look, as if it were a fun thing to do.
Li Wei did not care what she was thinking and followed her with Li Xin.
As they got closer to the city gate, a guard noticed them. He became vigilant seeing the new faces and otherworldly attire.
However, seeing the little person leading them, his expression relaxed a little.
"Emily, you've brought two new faces," the guard spoke with a smile.
"Uncle, they are from other worlds. They also saved me when I was ambushed by Rabbit monsters. That's why I brought them," Emily explained.
"Other world? Anyway, there are no rules to stop them. They can enter the city as long as they pass the test," the guard uncle replied calmly.
He wasn't worried when he heard she was ambushed by the rabbits because she held a protective amulet that could save her life in danger.
He then turned towards Li Wei and Li Xin observing them.
"You both, follow me to the test room. It's only a small test; you don't have to worry about anything," the guard explained.
"Okay," Li Wei agreed and followed him.
He wanted to find a safe place where he would be able to level up without much trouble, so he was happy when he heard that there was a good person test.
This test, after all, made it difficult for criminals to enter the city so he wouldn't have to worry too much about people coming after him.
Inside the test room, a standing platform stood there with a big football-sized transparent orb placed on it.
'A magical world with magical tools,' Li Wei muttured in his heart as he saw this.
"Here, put your hands on this orb and pour your mana into it," the guard instructed, pointing at the transparent orb.
Li Wei nodded and followed the instructions, pouring his mana into the orb.
When everyone received the system, they also got basic knowledge on how to use mana, so it wasn't a problem for him.
As the mana entered the orb, it started to shine with a holy white light.
"You passed the test. Now, miss, it's your turn," the guard informed after seeing the light and instructed Li Xin.
She, too, followed the instructions and passed the test without any problems.
"Now you both have passed the test. You should register yourself with the Adventurers Guild to get your IDs, and you have to pay a 1000-coin tax monthly per person," the guard informed.
In this world, the system coins were used as currency.
"Where should we pay?" Li Wei asked. This was the first time he was going to use the trading function of the system.
"Just put your hands on it and enter the amount you have to pay," the guard pointed at a small blue panel beside the orb.
"If you get a guild card in the future, you will also be able to use it for completing transactions," he explained.
Li Wei nodded and followed his instructions, and a small payment screen appeared in front of him, almost the same as the online payment from Earth.
"It's done." He directly paid for both of them.
"Okay, here take these tokens," the guard handed them two wooden tokens.
"Remember not to lose these. They will verify your identity until you register with the guild. Also, don't create trouble in the city, or you will get thrown into jail," the guard warned them before allowing them inside the city.
"Are you done?" Emily, who was waiting for them outside, asked.
"Yeah, we are done. Can you help us to find a good place to stay and eat?" Li Wei requested. This was the first thing he wanted to do.
But he wasn't familiar with the city and could only ask for her help.