The Boss King actually disguised himself as a novice village chief?!
Chapter 663 - 498: Spending My Money on Lind?_2

Chapter 663: Chapter 498: Spending My Money on Lind?_2

The scorching heat of the desert was kept at bay by the tall city walls, and cool air swept across the entire city-state.

The number of NPCs in the Undead-led Newbie Village wasn’t high.

Only some key locations had Mechanical Servants, and these magically animated mechanical beings robotically carried out commands, answering preset questions. They could be smarter, but Lord Lind only needed them to recite specific lines.

There was no need for haggling or sales pitches; just present the price, and the Undead would convince themselves to spend the money.

Knight Pang felt the coldness in the air and adjusted his clothing.

He was wearing a red coat and matching boots, with a cap made from the head of a red-maned cougar perched on his blue hair. The armor inside the coat was made from Magic Forge materials found after the battle between the giant Wolf and the colossus. The Undead had played a minor role in that fight, but everyone was excited about gathering the spoils afterward.

The harvest was plentiful.

He was a combat-oriented warrior who only used a glaive, and his reason was simply his "chuunibyou."

"Assigning so many quests right from the start?"

Knight Pang twitched at the sight of various quests coming his way.

"Head to the Corrupted Domain, assist in taming Beasts, reward 100 Beast Teeth."

"Escort a caravan to Stone Beast Fort, reward 80 Beast Teeth."

"Join Princess Magdalena’s guard, reward 500 Beast Teeth."

"..."

"Join Princess Magdalena’s army, swear allegiance, take back Misty Rain City, reward 3,000 Beast Teeth."

All sorts of diverse quests were available, which made him purse his lips.

Not interested.

And many of the quests seemed nonsensical.

But lack of interest didn’t mean he wouldn’t accept them; what if he happened to complete a task by coincidence? Even if he didn’t finish them, there was no loss, so he planned to accept them all.

Knight Pang’s goal was clear: he needed a cat!

After looking at the map at the roadside for a while, Knight Pang finally settled on a path, and when he reached the location of Beast Girl Soralis, the sheer number of Undead surprised him.

"Holy crap, so many people?"

Though he saw quite a few Undead while wandering around Newbie Village, the density was nowhere near as frightening as it was now, and those people all had a cat perched on their shoulder or by their side.

So it seemed they all took their cats and started running quests.

Although it was annoying to queue for the game, given this game’s consistent feature of immersion and queuing being the norm, Knight Pang could only grumble while honestly waiting in line.

He occasionally chatted with the Undead around him.

Someone nearby asked, "Hey, are you cosplaying the Grim Reaper? Your character’s face looks the part."

"Hahaha, yeah, I’m cosplaying an Espada," Knight Pang said in high spirits, even striking a pose and grinning wickedly.

It’s all about the feel of belief!

In gaming, what you see the most aren’t original characters but various cosplays, like Grim Reaper vs. Naruto, which had already been actualized.

He was also glad that his character creation was always "niche," never encountering a lookalike.

The most popular characters were definitely those related to Magic, the medieval period, and so on, like Saber, Gilgamesh not to mention.

Even One Punch Man was among the top thanks to its easily cosplayable bald look.

Chitchatting casually with a few people nearby, time slowly passed.

Finally, Knight Pang reached the front of the line and, following the instructions, got his own cat.

Ordinary Undead only had one chance to get a cat, pick one out of three, all with poor attributes—it mainly depended on looks.

Since there wasn’t much choice, it didn’t take much time to decide.

Just during the chat, Knight Pang heard about a team forming at the neighboring square and went over to join.

"Anyone up for grinding Titles? Melee team here, 4=1, +++++, focusing on Sword Saint!"

It was a group of warriors banding together for warmth, but with a Title, even melee professions with equipment and Skills had a chance to break the monopoly of the long-range Wizard professions.

Once their strength increased, the gap at the beginning would gradually even out.

"Mage Title, grinding +++++, experienced players leading newbies, competitive pricing."

This one came with a fee.

"Life Sim Title, grinding ++++, focusing on a relaxed life, farm entertainment, agriculture, and animal husbandry simulation!"

It was the leisurely life and entertainment type of players who made up the majority.

Fighting in other games can be thrilling, but here it’s too bloody, actually having a chance to enjoy fine cuisine and engage in a sweet romance with an NPC without getting undressed feels more relaxing and carefree.

Leopard King Ge took a roundabout, finally heading toward the team grinding for the Sword Saint Title, who didn’t hesitate to allow him to join.

Close combat, a scarce profession indeed.

Despite the crowd in the plaza, if you throw a brick, you’d hit nine out of ten Wizards or similar classes.

The team leader asked: "Have you taken all those quests?"

Leopard King Ge nodded: "Just grabbed them all."

"We’ll set off after waiting a bit longer."

Isn’t it supposed to be 4=1?

He suddenly realized that this team only consisted of himself and the leader, so it turned into 2=3 instead?

Leopard King Ge chatted casually with the team leader and found out that he was an Undead who came even earlier than him, belonging to the first batch after the opening of Magic Land.

The team leader said: "To grind for the Sword Saint Title, we need to go to the edge of the Desert at the Wilderness Ruins. It’s likely we can complete quests along the way, that’s why I asked you to take all the quests first. Hey, haven’t you switched to prosthetics yet?"

Only then did the team leader notice something off about Leopard King Ge and hurriedly asked.

"Prosthetics? I don’t have money on me."

"Go join Magdalena’s army, there’s also the trusted aide position and the like, you can make quite a bit of money, sign up and get paid on the spot."

"Ah, after joining, won’t I be forced into missions?"

"Of course, but what does it matter to us, just kick us out of the army if it comes to that."

Leopard King Ge nodded, then left the team to complete the quests first.

The money came indeed very swiftly.

After searching online for a while and not finding any useful information, with time pressing too hard, there were no detailed guides for newbies available yet.

He had no choice but to take the money back to find the team leader, who then informed him about a Mechanical God Cult’s modification shop that can help remove body organs for replacements.

Like replacing an arm, just like disassembling a part.

Very soon, with two Magic Prosthetics, Leopard King Ge tiptoed back into the team, feeling terrifyingly powerful.

Finally, the team was full.

Everyone was a close combat class, yet each had a different style, and some even carried a circular saw looking less like a Warrior and more like a maniac.

Can you even get the Sword Saint Title with a circular saw? Whatever, it doesn’t matter.

The team leader looked at Leopard King Ge, slowly nodded, and said: "Everyone’s here, let’s set off!"

...

Magdalena was in a state of ecstasy at the moment.

"How many have joined?"

"Everyone!"

Her knight stated seriously: "Every Undead has sworn to join us, and if they dare to betray us, they will be punished, but Your Highness, forgive my frankness, their loyalty is quite cheap."

Initially, when the round-faced Princess said she would pay anyone who joined, the knight was very reluctant to agree, thinking such a loosely bound force driven entirely by self-interest may collapse at the start of the campaign, never reaching Misty Rain City, which is so far away.

He admitted that the previous 3,000 Undead were powerful, but that doesn’t mean every Undead was strong. The events of the last few days have fully confirmed his thoughts, that these people have no bottom line and possess mediocre strength at best.

"No, you don’t understand."

The round-faced Princess confidently stated: "Taming takes time, and we have punishments, don’t we?"

The knight wanted to speak but hesitated: "But..."

Punishment exists, but those Undead simply don’t fear death, so how could they possibly fear mere pain.

The round-faced Princess continued: "Besides joining us, what about the other tasks, how many have they done?"

"Not a single one."

"What!"

She now has a group of soldiers loyal to herself, but they refuse to complete any tasks.

"What else did they do besides joining us?"

"They adopted a cat from Beast Girl Soralis and went to the Mechanical God Cult’s shop to get Mechanical Prosthetics."

Magdalena paused, wait a minute, does that mean these Undead join her, take her money, and then go spend it with Lord Lind?