I checked my inventory; the 50 wolf teeth had already been collected, and all three quests were completed.
Also, my equipment's durability was low, so I nodded and led Lu Xuehan back.
She could now solo level 9 monsters, which would greatly increase our leveling speed.
Lu Xuehan returned to her village to turn in her quest, and I went back to my own village to turn in mine.
"Young man, have you eliminated all the wild dogs around the village? Oh my, you actually did it! This is your reward, please accept it!"
"Ding~!"
System message: You have completed the Village Defense quest, gaining 1200 experience and 10 silver coins! Reputation +10!
Wow, so much experience and money! And reputation, but that's not important anymore; what I want is money, money!
I went to A Hua's house on the west side of the village and gave her the 10 tomatoes.
"Oh my, you really brought back the tomatoes! Thank you so much, brave warrior, this is your reward!"
"Ding~!"
System message: You have completed the Collect tomato Fruit quest, gaining 2800 experience and 40 silver coins! Reputation +20! As you are the only player to complete this quest, you receive a special item reward: A Hua's Homemade Ketchup x 30!
A Hua's Homemade Ketchup: Increases the user's HP by 100 for 30 minutes, and restores 3 HP per second!
Looking at these 30 bottles of ketchup, I was so overjoyed I didn't know how to express it.
Precious medicine! Although 3 HP recovery per second might not be much in the late game, for newcomers now, this is undoubtedly a great medicine for leveling and saving lives!
Suppressing my wild joy, I went to the Village Chief's house, where I was to turn in the Cyan Wolf teeth.
I wondered what surprise awaited me here!
The Village Chief's beard was pure white.
After carefully examining the wolf teeth I presented, he said excitedly, "Young man, you truly did it! From now on, the villagers can go up the mountain to work again.
You are truly a savior sent by the heavens to our village!"
I resisted the urge to say that the Dire Wolves on the mountain would respawn.
At this moment, the Village Chief continued, "Young man, to show my gratitude, I will give you the relics of the late Captain of the town's defense force—the brave warrior Amy.
I hope you can fulfill his last wish, to eliminate the Dire Wolf Leader, and let the villagers be completely at ease!"
Follow-up quest?
Haha, I'm rich!
"Ding~!"
System message: You have completed the Bloody Counterattack quest, gaining 10400 experience and 80 silver coins! Reputation +30! You have received the item: Soldier's Armor!
Quest accepted: Amy's Last Wish! (Unique)
Congratulations, your level has increased to 9!
Surprise after surprise, I didn't have time to check my level; I immediately took out the new armor.
Soldier's Armor (green equipment)
Defense: 22
Stamina: +4
Strength: +3
Required Level: 8
Wow! This armor is incredible.
Not only is the defense terrifyingly high, but the bonus attributes are also excellent, practically tailor-made for melee classes!
Currently, not a single person in the entire village is wearing green equipment, yet I alone am wearing three pieces of green equipment.
If people saw this, they would be incredibly envious.
Understanding this, I should try to avoid crowded places.
However, I don't like noise anyway, so acting alone is fine.
I immediately put on the armor, and I instantly felt much more energetic.
I put all the points I gained from leveling into strength, and my personal attributes almost knocked me over!
Qing Cai Bai Yu Tang
Level: 9
HP: 304
Attack: 30-48 (Beast's Sword 7-12)
Defense: 43 (Soldier's Armor +22)
Reputation: 60
Luck: 0
...What more is there to say? Just two words—awesome!
Next, I looked at the newly accepted quest:
Amy's Last Wish
Quest Content: Fulfill Defense Captain Amy's last wish, kill the Dire Wolf Leader in Wild Wolf Valley, and bring its head back to the Village Chief!
After wandering around the village, there was nothing left for me to do.
It seems the ultimate quest in this Novice Village is to kill the Dire Wolf Leader.
After repairing all my equipment, it cost me two silver coins, but it didn't matter.
I now had a huge fortune of two gold coins, so I didn't care about those two silver coins.
I just wondered if Lu Xuehan had money to repair her equipment.
However, we had split the money evenly after killing so many monsters earlier, so she should at least have about 50 silver coins!
Heading to Wild Wolf Valley again, Lu Xuehan and I had agreed to meet at the valley entrance.
When I arrived, she was indeed waiting obediently.
"Let's go, continue the quest, kill the Dire Wolf Leader!" I said with high spirits.
Lu Xuehan looked puzzled: "What Dire Wolf Leader? I don't have any quests anymore?"
I suddenly remembered the unique nature of this follow-up quest.
Perhaps the system defaults to giving the quest to the first person to turn in the preceding quest.
Lu Xuehan really didn't turn in her quest immediately!
Afraid that Lu Xuehan would feel unbalanced, I quickly said, "Oh, it's nothing.
I received a quest that requires me to go deeper into the forest.
You can temporarily kill level 9 monsters by yourself over there; your leveling speed shouldn't be slow."
"Okay, be careful."
I nodded and watched Lu Xuehan head towards the level 9 monster area, while I continued deeper into the forest.
The quest description mentioned that at the end of Wild Wolf Valley, the Dire Wolf Leader was rumored to reside there, commanding its subordinates to encroach on the villagers' land and harm their livestock.
A "drip-drip" sound came, someone was calling me again.
I opened it and it was still Xin Yu's message:
"My dear, I'm a bit sleepy, going to bed now.
Remember to call me for dinner, okay?"
I immediately replied: "Damn it, big sister, do you have to report this kind of thing too?
If this continues, will you inform me when you change a sanitary pad?"
Xin Yu opened the communicator and said with a laugh, "Don't be angry, don't be angry.
I was just afraid you'd be too bored leveling, so I came to tease you.
Don't be so petty."
"Forget it, just tell me what you really want.
I'm busy doing a quest!"
"En, actually, it's nothing, it's just that I really need to go to sleep.
Remember what we talked about after dinner, don't be late, BYE~"
"8~"
I silently calmed myself down.
The forest ahead grew increasingly dark, and I could faintly hear the sound of wolves howling.
After walking a bit further, I finally reached an open area.
My vision immediately brightened, and the sky gradually cleared up; it was another sunny day.
In the distance, a pack of Dire Wolves was gathered, moving in groups.
These Dire Wolves were larger than the level 9 ones, and their fur was even paler.