Mu Chen scanned the NPCs in the city and noticed that all of them had a question mark above their heads.
However, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a question mark floating above an Old Beggar in a corner of an alley.
An NPC hidden in an alley corner like this likely has good things!
"I'm going to do a quest."
Mu Chen walked towards the Old Beggar.
Yukinoshita Haruno glanced at the three girls beside her: "Do you want to go with him?"
"I won't."
Hizuka Shizuka lit a cigarette. "I have to work tomorrow, and it's already very late today."
Chabashira Sae didn't say anything, but she walked over to Hizuka Shizuka, her meaning self-evident.
"I'm logging off now."
Takanashi Rikka had to log off.
Her younger sister at home wasn't very obedient, so Rikka needed to supervise her.
"Alright."
Yukinoshita Haruno didn't mind and skipped towards Mu Chen.
The perspective returned to Mu Chen.
Mu Chen arrived in front of the beggar, and before he could speak, the beggar made a move.
"Oh, young adventurer~ This old man's stomach is hungry. Could you give this old man something to eat?"
The Old Beggar said, clutching his stomach.
"Of course."
Mu Chen smiled.
See!
Didn't the quest just appear?
Turning around, Mu Chen walked out of the alley.
Just then, Yukinoshita Haruno also walked up to him. "What quest did that NPC give you?"
"Not yet," Mu Chen shook his head. "He's hungry and asked me to buy him something to eat."
"I happen to have two loaves of bread here. Here you go."
Yukinoshita Haruno pulled two loaves of bread from her backpack.
"Thank you."
Mu Chen took the bread and walked towards the Old Beggar.
"Old man, here's some bread for you."
"Thank you, Mr. Adventurer. You have a truly kind heart."
The Old Beggar devoured one loaf of bread in a few bites, and soon all of it was gone. He rubbed his stomach with immense satisfaction, his gaze once again falling on Mu Chen.
"Oh, young adventurer~ This old man's mouth is a bit dry. Could you get me a glass of fresh apple cider?"
Mu Chen stood up, intending to leave the alley.
He had already figured it out.
This Old Beggar is definitely not simple!
If the prerequisite interactions are this outrageous, the reward will definitely be extraordinary!
"Here!"
"Thank you~"
Yukinoshita Haruno pulled out a bottle of apple cider and handed it to the Old Beggar.
Mu Chen: "!!!"
Are you Doraemon?
Why do you carry apple cider with you?
Mu Chen looked bewildered, staring blankly at Yukinoshita Haruno.
Just then, the Old Beggar, who had drunk half the apple cider, suddenly spoke.
"Oh, young adventurer, this old man suddenly feels like having some snacks with his drink. Could you..."
"Here!"
Yukinoshita Haruno pulled out a stack of peanuts.
"Oh~ Adventurer, you are truly generous."
A moment later... after finishing his drink and snacks, the Old Beggar let out a satisfied burp, his gaze falling on Yukinoshita Haruno.
"Oh, young adventurer~ This old man would like some dessert after his meal. I wonder if you..."
"Enough!!!"
Mu Chen roared, drawing his Tang Dao and placing it against the Old Beggar's neck.
He had figured it out.
This Old Beggar was just scamming food and drinks!
Alright~ you old bastard! You're quite the player, aren't you?!
Mu Chen's actions made Yukinoshita Haruno freeze.
The Old Beggar, however, calmly glanced at Mu Chen. "Young man, don't be too impetuous."
"Is it still called being young if you're not impetuous?"
Mu Chen snorted, tightening his grip on the Tang Dao: "Old man, hurry up and give me a quest! I advise you not to be ungrateful!"
This old man is only level 15.
His name and description are all "question marks."
No description is visible.
Although you can't kill people in the safe zone, the rules didn't say you couldn't drag an NPC to the wilderness and kill him, did they?
So Mu Chen wasn't going to waste time talking nonsense with him!
The Old Beggar's expression remained normal, but in reality, he was extremely flustered.
Seeing his calm demeanor, Yukinoshita Haruno felt a little nervous for some reason.
"Chen-chan, why don't we just leave?"
The Old Beggar's composure made him seem very difficult to deal with.
But who is Mu Chen?
How could he let go of a target he had set his sights on?
"Haruno, if you want to go, go ahead. I'll be there in a bit."
Just as Mu Chen finished speaking, the Old Beggar slowly stood up, attracting the attention of Mu Chen and Yukinoshita Haruno.
Two seconds later... the Old Beggar suddenly knelt down!
He immediately kowtowed loudly to Mu Chen!
Feeling the atmosphere wasn't enough, he kowtowed two more times!
"Ad... Adventurer, sir... I was wrong!"
Yukinoshita Haruno: "..."
What was I just saying?
Yukinoshita Haruno remained silent, lost in thought.
Mu Chen, on the other hand, slowly squatted down, grabbed the Old Beggar's neck with a grappling move, and extended his tongue to lick the blade.
"Old geezer! Give me the quest!"
"I... I understand."
[Ding, "Mysterious Old Beggar" has issued a quest to you.]
[Description: Hero Village experienced a massive monster onslaught, and countless villagers died. Only one elder, under the cover of his son and grandson, managed to escape the village.]
[Requirement: Exterminate the monsters in Hero Village!]
[Current personnel: 2 / 2]
[Reward: Hero Village's heirloom treasure!]
Yukinoshita Haruno: "???"
He actually gave a quest.
Mu Chen scanned the quest, then looked down at the Old Beggar.
"You old geezer, you're something else. You let your son and grandson die while you ran away."
"..."
The Old Beggar was embarrassed, unsure what to say.
Could he say that he told his son and grandson to go first, but they disagreed?
Mu Chen wouldn't believe it anyway!
Of course, Mu Chen wouldn't believe it!
Given how this Old Beggar was scamming food and drinks just now, no one would believe him!
"Young man, when you do the quest, could you take this old man with you?"
The Old Beggar asked.
Mu Chen glanced at him. "Even if you didn't say anything, I would still take you."
If he didn't take this Old Beggar, what if he ran away after the quest was completed?
So Mu Chen absolutely couldn't let him go!
"Chen-chan, Hero Village is five kilometers west of the city," Yukinoshita Haruno reminded him, glancing at the map.
"Then let's go."
With that, the two of them, taking the Old Beggar with them, headed towards Hero Village.