Nathanos Marris

After delivering the ningshen flower to the higher-ups, Yang Jian stopped paying attention to the matter.

He had a good day of rest today, which was like recharging his spirit and setting off again!

After logging in, he first went to the Night Watchmen's resting place and found the town's guardian, Morton Evans.

“I never expected you, at only… level twelve, to be able to complete a quest of this difficulty! It seems you have the potential to achieve Three-Turn in the future!”

Heh heh… how come this guy’s 'potential' gets lower and lower?

At Li Weina’s place, I had the potential to become a demigod, but here with you, I can barely be a hero and can only achieve Three-Turn?

I'll Three-Turn your sister!

Even in a bad mood, it wasn't good to vent on an NPC leader who guarded the town.

【Ding, congratulations on completing the elite quest 'Let the Deceased Rest in Peace'!】

【Ding, congratulations on receiving quest rewards: EXP +10000, High Elf's Lament +2, Gold +2, Nightshade Town Reputation +500, Night Watcher's Bow (Blue)】

【Ding, congratulations, your City Guard Contribution +10 points.】

【Ding, your City Guard rank can be promoted. Please go to the Zhenhai City Guard Officer to handle promotion matters!】

A series of system messages made Yang Jian a little dizzy.

After thanking the generous Morton, Yang Jian immediately bid farewell!

Yang Jian had already registered the flight points for Nightshade Town and Iron Mine Ridge.

So now he could directly take the 'plane' from the flight point straight to Iron Mine Ridge.

Half an hour later, after enjoying the beautiful scenery of the Eastern Continent from the sky, Yang Jian sent a copy of the aerial video to Zhou Yue and Bai Youyou!

Bai Youyou: Such beautiful scenery, what a pity. I'm still busy with guild matters in the city, so I probably won't be able to go out for a while!

Very good, one sentence both showed her effort and expressed her hardship!

Alas, women are not easy to deal with!

Yang Jian: Don't panic. Once the guild matters are mostly handled, I'll take you to unlock flight points!

Bai Youyou: It's a deal?

Yang Jian: A promise is a promise!

The flight speed was extremely fast, and sitting on the back of the phoenix-like bird, it was also waterproof and windproof!

They were about to arrive, and Zhou Yue still hadn't replied to the message.

She must be busy!

When they arrived at the Iron Mine Territory flight point, Yang Jian's legs felt a little weak!

Whether he was scared was one thing; even riding a horse for half a day would make someone unfamiliar with it feel weak-legged!

Arriving at the place where he first saw Nathanos, as expected, no one was there!

Except for those running shops and working, the other free NPCs here stayed in different places every day, every hour!

Or rather, the term 'NPC' was just a habitual way of thinking from games. For Yang Jian, who knew so much inside information, this term was clearly no longer appropriate!

It should be more appropriate to say 'native residents'!

“Hey, kid, do you know where that person who was lying here yesterday went?”

“You mean old drunkard Ma?”

“He's called Old Ma?”

“That's what he calls himself…”

Very good. After all, Nathanos Marris's name was known to Yang Jian through his cheat. His real name had never been exposed, so now that he knew he was called Old Ma, things were easier.

He had originally thought of just going with the flow and calling him 'Old Ma'!

On second thought, there was no need to pretend not to know!

If he didn't even know who the other person was, only an idiot would go ask him for skills!

However, this Old Ma was quite particular. Although he didn't know where he got his money, he never owed anyone for drinks!

So even though this person looked exactly like a homeless man, he was rarely driven away by people.

On the city wall of Iron Mine Ridge, Old Ma leaned against the wall alone, holding a pot of wine, looking at the distant sea.

“Hello, Old Ma, my name is Tianmu Zhenjun. I want to ask you for archery lessons. Is it convenient?”

Old Ma, who had just taken a sip of wine, frowned.

“For archery lessons, you should go to the hunter trainer in town… not come to me. I only like to drink!”

“I have wine, I have Troll Brew! I heard it's a top-tier fine wine!”

Hearing Troll Brew, Old Ma’s hazy eyes cleared for a moment.

“Why come to me?”

“My talent tells me that you are much stronger than him!”

Hearing that it was a matter of talent, Old Ma's furrowed brows relaxed.

Nathanos had lived for over two hundred years, and during that time, he had witnessed three or four worlds being captured by the Abyss and then pulled by 'salvation'.

He had seen all sorts of absurd talents, so he didn't feel any suspicion!

“Troll Brew?”

Nathanos muttered a few words, seemingly savoring the taste of Troll Brew.

“Troll Brew is acceptable. What do you want to learn?”

“Do you have any recommendations?”

“No!”

This 'no' really caught Yang Jian off guard. Thinking of the advice Tian Mu had given him earlier, Yang Jian tentatively spoke.

“Then… arrow crafting?”

This time, Nathanos's hazy eyes completely cleared!

He stood up and circled Yang Jian, observing him.

“For a hunter, a good bow is very important, and a good companion is even more important! Do you have a reliable pet companion?”

Yang Jian whistled, and from the void, Mo Song stepped out with steady strides!

The moment their gazes met, it was as if electricity flowed in the air.

“It's very unusual! It shouldn't be an ordinary beast; does it have demon bloodline? How about this, I'll teach you two pet skills! They are both very useful!”

Without a word, Yang Jian handed over the Troll Brew he had.

【Ding, Nathanos teaches you the skill 'Telepathic Communication'. Do you wish to learn?】

Nonsense, I've already paid the reward. If I don't learn, why would I waste so much time here?

“Learn!”

On the skill panel, a new skill 'Telepathic Communication' quickly appeared!

Telepathic Communication: Allows for smoother communication and interaction with your pet. If the pet has a certain level of intelligence, mental dialogue can be conducted!

Very good! Yang Jian became even more excited for the second skill.

【Ding, Nathanos teaches you the skill 'Intimidation'. Do you wish to learn?】

This question was quite redundant!

“Learn!”

Intimidation: Your pet activates the skill Intimidation, stunning the target for three seconds!

This skill... looked great, but it was actually useless to Yang Jian. Because for non-BOSS units, they couldn't last three seconds against Yang Jian and Mo Song. And for most BOSSes, they were immune to stun!

Although the two had agreed to exchange Troll Brew for these two skills, Yang Jian still gave the other party a few more bottles of wine!

“These wines… are all quite good! Especially this one, Qionghua Dew…”

“Have you tasted all these wines?”

Nathanos's gaze gradually became distant.

“I have! I've had nothing to do these years but drink. I've traveled to many continents, tasted wines from all worlds and all races!”

“Do you drink? Care for a drink with me?”

Yang Jian was startled. Drinking in a game?

Drink, then! Back in the day, I was known as 'three cups and still standing'... meaning I couldn't drink a fourth cup!

“Then I’ll go buy a roasted chicken. Wait a moment!”

“Why buy roasted chicken? Don’t you have cooking skills?”

“No time to learn…”

“You can still find time to learn it! Do you have any meat in your backpack?”

Yang Jian quickly took out various wild beast meats!

Pork chops, wolf ribs, lion steak, strider leg... Old Ma looked at the pile of ingredients on the ground, a little speechless.

“Why do you carry so many ingredients?”

“To feed my pets! They can eat a lot!”

Speaking of this, Yang Jian had a belly full of grievances to pour out!

If he could do it again, he wouldn't choose to be a hunter even if he died.

It looked pretty cool.

Ranged attack, and can bring a pet!

It seemed to combine the advantages of a summoner and a sky ranger.

However, the small backpack had to hold both pet food and arrows… it was simply absurd!

If it weren't for Yang Jian's powerful talent, he would already be looking for places to deal with his backpack.

“Do they eat a lot?”

“Yes, they often need to eat more than ten pieces of various meats to be full in one go!”

Old Ma stopped talking and focused on preparing the strider leg.

【Charred Strider (Green)】

【Consumption: Effect, Stamina +5, Agility +5.】

This… Yang Jian took the Charred Strider and handed it to Mo Song.

Mo Song happily started eating the bird leg, and after a while, Yang Jian sensed his emotions.

Full, and in a very good mood… it’s over!

From now on, being a hunter will be even more miserable!

It seems the guild still needs to cultivate a dedicated chef to help the guild leader with his troubles.

“Do you know how big this Eastern Continent is?”

Old Ma, having finished his work, handed Yang Jian another pork rib.

Taking a bite, it left a fragrant taste in his mouth, surprisingly good.

“I've speculated, but I really don't know how big it is!”

“Aside from the Royal City, which is not yet open to the public, there are seven other main cities. Each main city has roughly fifteen to twenty towns like Iron Mine Territory…”

“That's really big!”

“Big? And the high-level maps are all in the lawless zones between two main cities, so once your level is high, resupplying won't be easy!”

Yang Jian picked up a cup and clinked it with Nathanos.

This wine… indeed, the taste was quite good!

He specifically used Tian Mu to look at the other party.

“How about, drink mine!”

Taking the 'High Elf's Lament' that Yang Jian handed over, Nathanos gave a wry smile.

“You really know me well! How did you even get this wine? It must have been a lot of trouble, right?”

“It's alright… it's alright!”

“There aren't many High Elves left who can brew this wine now!”

Huh?

“Aren't the High Elves already extinct?”

Nathanos opened the bottle and poured a cup for each of them.

“You know quite a lot! But most of that is hearsay. Losing the Sunwell led to the complete annihilation of their mage corps… the royalty and nobles were wiped out, but many commoners and rangers survived!”

Nathanos took a sip of the wine, his expression a mix of nostalgia and relief.

“Let's see… I've been decadent for over a hundred years! I don't have much life left, it's time to pull myself together and sprint towards Second-Turn!”

“Huh?”

“Are you surprised?”

“Didn't they say that if one's own world is shattered, one's strength cannot be improved beyond Tier Three?”

“In a sense, that is true?”

“Then how can you…?”

Nathanos smiled.

“It seems your intelligence gathering isn't quite thorough. Well, our world being captured by the Abyss was three or four hundred years ago, and coupled with the subsequent failures to defend three consecutive worlds, our legends naturally became fragmented…”

“So, you succeeded?”

“Strictly speaking, it should be said that our world succeeded!”

“Not only did our world repel the invasion of the Eighth Layer Abyssal Demon Lord, but it also tore off and devoured a large piece from the 42nd Layer Abyss, the world of the Undead Scourge. Our World Will, according to legend, is already a Mid-Tier God!”

Wow… awesome!

“One against two?”

“Yes, so I should also step out of the past and re-ascend to the peak!”

Yang Jian raised his cup!

“Come, let's drink and be merry today; we'll talk about striving for success tomorrow!”

Nathanos was startled.

“You're right! Drink!”