Chapter 1 Crowded

The road Shi Feng was taking to the Town Hall was overflowing with people.

The not-so-wide street was full of players, just like a vegetable market, trying to coax information from the NPCs in hopes of getting quests.

Unfortunately, quests in God's Domain weren't so easy to come by. The main reason was the high level of intelligence of the NPCs. They would only engage players one-on-one, and players had to be careful what they said, or risk being ignored. Add to that the sea of players all vying for the same thing, and getting even a simple, obvious quest became incredibly difficult.

In the short dozen or so minutes since God's Domain had opened, not a single player in Red Leaf Town had managed to get an ordinary quest.

In comparison, Shi Feng, as a reborn player, had a huge advantage. Not only had he obtained a quest, but it was a unique one. Although it was a bit of a scam, the rewards for a unique quest were extremely generous. Even the top players a month after God's Domain's launch would drool over them.

As a reborn player, Shi Feng had once led the Shadow Workshop, a group of thousands, and established ten city-states. The information he possessed about God's Domain was far greater than that of ordinary professional players, especially in terms of leveling strategies, money-making methods, and so on, because these were essential conditions for a workshop of thousands to become powerful.

Having been reborn, and playing God's Domain again, Shi Feng intended to use this accumulated knowledge to build a massive advantage, laying a solid foundation for future development. Naturally, he wouldn't waste hours like ordinary players, trying to snatch a common quest on the street, nor would he rely on his skills and go directly into the wilderness to kill monsters, as some professional players might. At this time, there were probably more players than monsters out there.

What Shi Feng needed to do was avoid these hordes of players, which was why he chose the extremely difficult unique quest.

However, doing this quest required some money, and Shi Feng didn't have enough right now.

In the early stages, every player received 10 copper coins, which wasn't enough to buy equipment or weapons, but could be used to buy some food and drink to replenish health and mana.

Arriving in front of the two-story Town Hall, he found a long queue of players, easily a hundred strong.

In any game, whether it was the village chief or the town elder, they were undoubtedly a symbol for giving quests, and players wouldn't let them go easily.

"Hey, newbie, if you don't want to cause a public outrage, go to the back of the line." A burly male warrior in the middle of the line saw Shi Feng, raised his hand, and pointed to a spot several people behind him.

"I'm not here to accept a quest," Shi Feng said calmly, glancing at the long line for the Town Hall.

Compared to other quest-giving locations, this place was really orderly, and the efficiency was also good. Although accepting a quest was a bit slow, it was better than no one being able to get one.

The male warrior looked at Shi Feng warily. Everyone was eager to accept quests right now, and someone was saying they weren't interested in quests? No one would believe that!

"I really didn't come to accept a quest." Seeing the hostile look in the male warrior's eyes, as if he thought Shi Feng was trying to cut in line, Shi Feng smiled and said, "But I advise you to go somewhere else to accept quests. You'll be wasting your time waiting here."

"Why would I be wasting my time? A few people have already come out after accepting quests." The male warrior saw that Shi Feng didn't intend to cut in line, so he relaxed a little. He had been waiting for more than ten minutes, and didn't want anyone to cut in front of him. But Shi Feng's firm tone made him curious as to why he would be wasting his time.

Shi Feng smiled, not explaining, but changing the subject instead: "Since you seem like a good guy, I'll give you a tip. Go kill monsters in the wild, it's more promising than here."

"I'm not going. There are too many monsters in the wild, and I can't compete with those people. It's better here." The male warrior shook his head. He wasn't stupid. The wilderness was definitely crowded right now, and with his skills, he probably wouldn't even be able to snatch a single monster. It was better to wait here.

"That's because you're going to the wrong place. If you go to a place where monsters are scarce, naturally no one will be fighting with you. Compared to the crowded monster-dense areas, the leveling efficiency there is several times higher, and the monsters respawn slowly, so one person can easily handle them," Shi Feng said with a smile.

"Is there really such a place?"

The male warrior's expression changed slightly when he heard this, and he was very tempted. Waiting for a quest would take at least an hour, and all he would get was experience and a small amount of money. If he could grind monsters undisturbed for an hour, the experience he gained would definitely be much more than from a quest.

"Of course there is. If you want to go to such a blessed place, I'll give you a discount – 20 copper. Grinding there for a day will get you not only experience, but also materials, which should earn you more than 40 copper. If you're lucky and get some equipment, you'll be rolling in it." Shi Feng moved closer to the male warrior and said in a low voice.

"You wouldn't be lying to me, would you?" The male warrior looked at Shi Feng hesitantly. Having such a blessed grinding spot would definitely put him ahead of other players by a lot, but 20 copper was no small amount. Monsters in God's Domain rarely dropped money or equipment, so copper coins were very valuable.

"If you don't believe me, you can give me 10 copper first. Go to the place and try it out. If it's real, then you can give me the other 10 copper. I'm only telling you because you seem like a good guy. If you don't believe me, then forget it." After saying that, Shi Feng turned to leave.

Shi Feng wouldn't have done this if he wasn't short on money. He could always use other methods to make money.

Shi Feng had only taken a few steps when the male warrior stopped him.

"Expert, wait a moment, let's talk it over. It's just a 10 copper deposit, take it. I believe an expert like you wouldn't lie to me." The male warrior said with a simple and honest smile, decisively choosing to trade 10 copper to Shi Feng.

"Since you're performing so well, I'll give you a pretty good spot. It's a bit out of the way, but there's a level 0 magic-type Green-skinned Goblin there. Its defense is very weak, it respawns quickly, and it has a high chance of dropping money. It's a great spot for Berserkers to grind." Shi Feng was happy to receive the 10 copper, so he gave him a good grinding spot.

The male warrior realized that Shi Feng was so familiar with the monsters in the wild, and even knew which small monsters dropped more money. He immediately felt relieved. He hadn't expected to be so lucky as to meet an expert in God's Domain, and not just any expert, but maybe a closed beta tester. Thinking this, the male warrior became even more excited.

"Expert brother, do you know where I can get a Berserker's skill book? I only have one skill at the beginning, it's really hard to fight monsters." The male warrior became even closer to Shi Feng, already treating Shi Feng like an older brother.

"Want to know? The price is 2 silver." Shi Feng smiled. He wanted to get such valuable information with just a few words? Impossible. Without money, he wouldn't do it.

Hearing that it would cost 2 silver, the male warrior's face turned pale. 2 silver was 200 copper, and even ordinary guilds didn't have that much money.

"Expert, let's add each other as friends. My name is Jimo Ru Xue (Lonely as Snow). When I've raised enough money, I can contact you." The male warrior sent a friend request.

"Alright." Shi Feng agreed to Jimo Ru Xue's request.

"Expert brother, I'm going to grind monsters now. When I've raised the remaining 10 copper, I'll send it to you right away." Jimo Ru Xue happily bid farewell to Shi Feng, left the long line, and quickly ran toward the grinding spot.

With money in hand, Shi Feng headed towards the fruit stand next to the Town Hall.

"Boss, how much are these tomatoes?" Shi Feng picked up a bright red tomato and asked.

Fruits and vegetables could help players restore health and mana, and they tasted good, but their restoration effect wasn't good. Ordinary players wouldn't buy them, especially in the early stages when money was so scarce. Buying fruits and vegetables was simply a shameful waste of money.

"2 copper each."

"I want 10."

Shi Feng paid 20 copper, took the ten tomatoes, and walked into the Town Hall.

"Hey, newbie, get in line. Don't you see everyone else is in line?"

"What do you think you're doing, swordsman? Do you know how many people are waiting in line behind us?"

The players in line were furious at Shi Feng for approaching the town elder, and began to scold him. If attacking players inside the town didn't result in imprisonment, they would have taken Shi Feng down already.

"Sorry, I'm really not here to accept a quest, I'm just taking a look." Shi Feng smiled at the players and looked at the town elder, Klose, who was very fat with a big, greasy head.

Klose, Friendly, Level 15 Elite, Health 2400/2400, Mana 1500/1500. No player could beat him at this stage, not even an entire team.

Then Shi Feng took out a bright red tomato and began to eat it.

"What is this guy doing?"

"Damn, that's too extravagant. He's actually eating a tomato, that's 2 copper each."

The players didn't understand what Shi Feng was doing, coming into the Town Hall to eat a tomato, was he trying to show off how rich he was?

Halfway through eating it, Shi Feng threw the tomato at Town Elder Klose's face.

The tomato hit Klose's face with perfect accuracy, and bright red liquid splattered down Klose's face.

System: Klose's favorability towards you has decreased by 100 points.

Shi Feng wasn't satisfied yet, and continued to take out tomatoes from his bag and throw them at Klose.

"You hypocrite, you fat pig, you bloodsucker, you don't deserve to be the town elder!"

Shi Feng threw and cursed at the same time. Klose's favorability continued to decrease, and Klose's entire body became bright red, covered in tomato juice, coupled with his angry expression, it was utterly comical.

But no one in the entire Town Hall could laugh, it was completely silent. All the players who saw Shi Feng's actions had their mouths wide open, completely dumbfounded.

Twenty minutes after God's Domain had opened, a player actually dared to attack an NPC, and the boss of the newbie area, the town elder no less!

This guy was simply crazy. Wasn't he afraid of being imprisoned until he died?

Did he not want to hang out in Red Leaf Town anymore?

He shouldn't be taking out his anger on society like this!

Just when the players thought that Shi Feng was about to be arrested by the guards, or that the town elder was about to fly into a rage and kill Shi Feng, that didn't happen.

What the crowd didn't know was that insulting an NPC didn't count as an attack, so the guards and Klose wouldn't attack Shi Feng. It was just that Shi Feng's behavior would make the NPC very, very angry, and he shouldn't even think about accepting any quests in the future.

When Shi Feng threw the last tomato at Klose, Klose's favorability towards Shi Feng dropped to Hostile, and the level display changed to a question mark, and the yellow marker instantly turned bright red.

"You damned insect, I'll send you to hell!"

The bright red Town Elder Klose suddenly roared and charged towards Shi Feng.

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