Time travel at the same time: Is the golden finger actually me?

Kibaou looked at the tusk of the hound carried on Rock's shoulder.

He swallowed silently.

This large curved sword with a slightly undulating blade is the weapon of the Hound Knight.

How wonderful, my name is Yaou, and you call the hound Changfangy, we are so well matched...

Kibaou subconsciously stretched out his hand——and then shuddered suddenly.

Because Rock had already looked at him.

"You want it?" Rock asked.

I kind of want to...

Kibaou instinctively wanted to nod.

But then I thought it was impossible. The hound tusk is one of the best equipments currently available. How could it be given to others with just one mouthful...

But... in the Airei Church before, the other party did invite everyone present to upgrade with him. Is it possible that this guy is serious?

Kibaou licked his lips and wanted to say, Brother 111, are you really giving it away?

"I want it, brother..." Kibaou's voice was a little hoarse.

"Then keep thinking."

Rock turned his head.

Okay, okay, Kibaou gritted his teeth.

"You don't understand." Rock's voice came again: "The better your equipment, the more you dare to fight monsters, and the more dare you fight monsters, the easier it is to die."

"So I'm doing it for your own good."

"What a unique insight, brother." Kibaou's friend immediately slapped his thigh and called him a genius!

I am a unique beast! Kibaou's eyes widened in anger.

Kibaou really wanted to write a piece of advice on Rock's back: "There is a liar in front of me, so there is no horse in front of me."

But he didn't dare.

Because he was no match for Rock and his party, he could only watch the hound tusk getting further and further away from him.

The four of them walked straight past him, like passing by a stone.

…

Blessing point south of Lake Yakir.

A few people and the intelligence merchant Argo sat at the blessing point to rest.

"You actually defeated the Hound Knight?" Argo still feels a little incredible until now.

"It's just a fluke." Rock slowly wiped the weapon.

Argo was very excited: "This is big news. I must sell it. I guess many people will be looking for you then!"

Rock looked up suddenly.

"...Of course, I won't sell it without your consent." Argo smiled.

"You can sell it, but you have to exchange it for information." Rock's action of maintaining the weapon paused slightly: "I want to know all the information about the arena you mentioned before."

"Arena..." Argo hesitated.

This information was one of the few that she didn't really want to spread.

"How about I exchange it for other information?" Argo tried to get away with it.

"No, you may not know more other information than I do."

Eh! I can't stand hearing what you say.

This is simply a provocation to an intelligence businessman!

Argo put his hands on his hips, glanced at Rock's hound tusk angrily, and then swallowed his anger again.

"Okay..." She felt helpless: "But please don't spread the word."

"The reward for winning the Arena is life and admission to the Hall of the Round Table."

The so-called life means one more life.

The effect of this bonus is simple and easy to understand.

Every time you win in the arena, you will get one more life. As long as you win enough in the arena, the faded one can be resurrected continuously like the game in Rock's previous life.

Although it is difficult to revive in a soul-based game, it is still easier than clearing the level in one life.

As for the Round Table Hall... it is one of the few safe places in the border area.

The main thing is that there is a blacksmith there, and this is important.

Player enhancements have basically reached the upper limit now. If you want to further enhance your weapons, you can only find the blacksmith NPC in the game.

These two rewards hit the pain points directly.

Whether you want to go to the round table hall in the safe zone to survive, or you want to continue to become stronger, or you want to save multiple lives...

They all have to go to the arena to fight...

Argo's words silenced everyone for a moment.

But soon everyone returned to their normal mentality. The world was ruined anyway, so it didn't matter.

"I'm going to be separated from everyone for a while." Rock, who was cleaning his weapon, said suddenly after Argo finished speaking.

This time Kirito and the others were really silent.

The previous trip to Wu Lin made Rock feel that his strength was improving too slowly, so he wanted to speed up the progress.

Naturally, in order to speed up the progress, you have to take some risks, which is not suitable for taking Kirito and the others with you.

Rock: "I know a trap treasure chest that can send me directly across the map to Galid. I want to go there to get equipment and magic."

Argo's eyes widened instantly.

Suddenly he looked at Rock.

She had just collected this information, but Rock already knew it.

"Then why don't we all go together?" Kirito was very puzzled.

"No, no!" Argo tried to stop him: "It's very dangerous in Galede. I know that some people were teleported there by accident. There are poisonous pools everywhere over there!"

Poison pond?

Klein's expression changed as he remembered the poisonous pool in the Drifting Cemetery. One of his friends chose a useless person and died in the poisonous pool at the beginning...

"No...it's not the Poison Pool, it's the Scarlet Corruption, which is more terrifying than the Poison Pool. If it were the Poison Pool, I wouldn't be separated from you..." Rock himself felt it was tricky.

Galede is full of scarlet corruption, and even the Faded Ones cannot survive there. It is too dangerous, and Rock is not confident that he can get through it with Kirito and others.

"But..." Kirito frowned. He felt that it was enough to play it safe and steady. There was no need to take such risks.

"We are almost out of time." Rock raised his head and looked at Kirito: "How long do you think our bodies in reality can last?"

"Two years or three years?"

It's impossible for them to live here forever. In reality, their bodies are still in the hospital and being cared for like a vegetative state, so every day here is a countdown.

Rock's words were like a wake-up call, instantly waking up the other three.

During the time they spent together with Rock, from Airey Church to the foggy forest, and back to Lake Yakir, the relaxed atmosphere of the few people along the way even made them forget that this had always been a deadly game.

"No, I'll go with you." It was Klein who spoke, and he was really worried.

He has a psychological shadow on the combination of Poison Pool and his friends.

"It's okay if Kirito wants to be with me, but you can't, Klein." Rock said without mercy.

Klein has a tendency to self-destruct. If he goes to Scarlet Corruption, he might start fantasizing about self-sacrifice to save his teammates again.

Rock pointed north to Yakir Lake.

"Klein, have you seen Yakir Lake to the north?"

"Under the ruins over there, there is an old man named Bloodfinger Hunter Yura. He is good at using tachi. His weapon is long-tusked tachi. You can learn tachi from him."

Klein fell silent.

The intelligence dealer Argo's eyes lit up, as if a dung beetle saw it...

"As for Asuna, you can come with me later. I need to go to the hillside I passed just now to get the [Royal Scroll]."

Roark remembers a corpse on the hill west of Lake Yakir, with a royal scroll lying next to it.

The royal scroll records two magics, [Kalia Swift Sword] and [Sword Circle Formation], which must be learned.

Asuna also needs to learn magic.

There is such information!

Argo was ecstatic and just wanted to write it down, but then she thought about it and realized that Roque would take the scroll away later, so it would be useless for her to write it down.

"As for Kirito..." Rock looked at Kirito.

"I can go to the warrior's shabby house in the south of the arena... There is an NPC there who teaches combat skills named Bernal. I can learn combat skills from him." Kirito said that he didn't need to take care of himself.

Kirito continued: "And Roark, you may not need to ask the blacksmith to put the Stormfoot Ashes on the weapon you got before. You only need to give it to Bernal, and he may be able to teach you directly."

Argo nodded aside. She knew this information. After the public beta, the NPCs became more intelligent...

It is true that you can directly give the battle ashes to Bernal, and the other party will teach the player combat skills.

"Really?" Rock hesitated: "I originally wanted you to go to the Weeping Peninsula to level up. The monster levels there are very suitable for us, and there are also some good weapons there."

"I remember that the big sword named Big Sword and the Sword Skeleton Big Sword were all in that place."

Argo's eyes lit up and he quickly started taking notes again.

But then she began to regret it, because there was no point in writing it down.

Argo remembered that the road to the Weeping Peninsula was guarded by soldiers, and these two weapons still needed to be obtained personally with strength, otherwise they would not be able to get it.

This is also the current situation of the faded ones. If you want to get good weapons, you must defeat powerful enemies. If you want to defeat powerful enemies, you need a good weapon. It is an endless cycle.

"You have arranged so much for us...what about you?" Kirito suddenly asked.

"How do you solve the Crimson corruption problem."

Rock hesitated and looked at Argo.

Argo immediately waved his hand, "I am a friend of Kirito, don't worry! We intelligence dealers also have moral integrity. Some information will never be sold."

She really wanted to hear it.

The most natural driving force for becoming an information merchant is a heart of gossip.

Rock: "I know a path that can cross Stonewell City. You can reach the next map point: Lienia of the Lake without challenging Grek."

Argo:! !

"I, I, I... did I hear it right?"

Is there such a hidden road?

In the Elden Circle, if you want to become the King of Elden, you must collect large runes.

And every big rune is guarded by a powerful person, and the limb-joining Grek is considered the weaker one among them.

It is also the first, um, I should say the second big BOSS that players encounter.

The first one is the incarnation of the evil omen ghost, which is actually more powerful than Greg. Basically, beta players are stuck here.

A small Stonewell City can be said to have assembled two early stage bosses and a bunch of level minions to firmly control the faded ones at the starting point of Nimgefu.

If we could bypass Stonewell City...

That's great!

Argo was so excited that she immediately stood up and said to Rock: "Please! Please take me on the road with you!"

She finally figured it out. I'm afraid Roque is an extremely advanced beta player and knows a lot of information.

Argo wants to walk this hidden path with Rock.

"No, who are you sending it to?" Rock refused at the speed of light.

"Just let me be with you... I can do anything you ask me to do!" Argo's eyes filled with tears.

"Then go and get rid of Greg's limb for me."

Argo: "..."

"Please, except for this... you can do anything you want me to do!"

Asuna on the side frowned, and Kirito directly pulled her to sit down with an unhappy look on his face.

Our serious teammates are about to separate, and you still want to join in the fun.

Kirito covered Argo's mouth as he shouted: Once in a lifetime request. Signaling Rock to continue speaking.

This operation is too risky. If Rock is not completely sure, then everyone must go on the road together. At least there will be someone to take care of him on the way.

Rock: "In Lienia of the Lake, there is a prayer called: [Healing by Fire], which has the effect of curing abnormal conditions."

"Whether it is poisoning or the accumulation of scarlet corruption, it can be eliminated by this prayer."

After Klein heard that it could eliminate poisoning, his expression finally became lighter.

"I'm not going to separate from you right away." Rock explained his plan to Kirito and others.

First get the royal scroll with Asuna, and then find Teacher Serian to learn magic.

After that, he went all the way north to the shabby house of the warrior, and he and Kirito went to Bernal to learn combat skills.

Finally, go to Lienia of the Lake, get the Fire Prayer, and then teleport back here. Go to the ruins of Lake Aqil and use the teleportation treasure box to quickly reach Galed.

"Sounds pretty reliable." Kirito nodded slightly.

"What kind of weapon are you taking when you take such a big risk?" Argo couldn't help his curiosity, and immediately swore: "I swear on my chastity that I will never leak it."

"It's just a staff and a spell."

"Wand?"

"Well, a staff with S bonus, a meteorite staff." Rock said.

Bonus S?

Argo and Kirito's eyes widened at the same time.

Weapons nowadays generally have a bonus of D. Only when they are strengthened to the highest level, for example, to twenty-five, can a staff with a bonus of S be possible...

How could there be such a powerful staff in the early stage?

This is not purely destroying the balance of the game... Oh! This game seems to be unbalanced.

"That is a staff that cannot be strengthened. Although it has an S bonus initially, it cannot become stronger."

If possible, Rock would also like to play it safe and sound, but he must first get the meteorite staff.

This thing is really useful in the early stage.

His talent also has a bonus to magic, so he must develop it in all aspects. When the time comes, he will also need to learn to pray.

"Is there no way to strengthen it..."

Kirito understood a little bit, this was probably a divine outfit in the early and mid-term.

If you get it in the early stage, you can basically make a smooth transition.

Kirito breathed a sigh of relief: "Since you have already decided, you don't need to ask us anymore..."

He was like a wife who felt helpless watching her husband go out to work.

I hope my husband succeeds and that he can come home safely.