I became a saint in the game

Chapter 23 This time it really happened
"There is a situation!"

Chen Shicheng was shocked and hurried to the bend, hiding behind a tree to observe the situation.

On the path ahead, three horse-drawn carriages full of boxes were squeezed together. The mules pulling the carriages looked a little uneasy, paddling the ground anxiously, raising a cloud of dust. Three NPCs dressed as grooms were constantly trying to comfort them.

Outside the carriage, there was a circle of soldiers standing in two rows, trying their best to resist the siege of dozens of wild monsters. There was also a man standing behind them, holding a spear and loudly calming everyone's emotions.

The wild monster that surrounded them was no stranger to Chen Shicheng, it was the Soulless Bandit.

But besides them, there were some humanoid monsters riding horses, which he had never seen before. Out of curiosity, he used the Eye of Bai Ze to check the opponent's data.

[Lv.4 Horse Thief, Essence 6, Qi 6, Spirit 0.5, Skills: Charge, Trample, Loot. ]

It is a wild monster of the same level as Chen Shicheng, and seems to be a strengthened version of the Soulless Bandit. However, its statistics are pitifully weak compared to his.

He doesn't even have to take action himself, Latiao can easily take care of these guys.

However, in order to maximize his benefits, he did not take action directly. Instead, he stood out from behind the tree and shouted to the NPC who looked like the leader, "Brother, do you need help?"

"Yes, young man, you came just in time. If you can rescue us, you will definitely reward me handsomely afterwards!"

As the NPC captain finished speaking, a system prompt appeared on the panel.

[Discovery Mission: Rescue the Convoy]

[Mission Description: Three convoys transporting iron ingots from Iron Town are suddenly surrounded by monsters attracted for unknown reasons and are in danger. The team is asking for your help and promises to give you something in return.]

[Task reward: unknown]

See, maximizing benefits is that simple.

After rescuing these people, you can ask for directions, accept the mission and get unknown rewards, kill monsters and gain experience, and after the task is completed, you will also get the merit of saving people.

This kind of good thing that kills four birds with one stone, you just need to say hello in advance, and you’ll make a lot of money!
"Latiao, go ahead, leave the last one to me!" Chen Shicheng patted his chest and said softly.

"squeak!"

Along with the mink's cry, a black shadow suddenly jumped out from his chest, leaving a trail of afterimages and rushed into the horse thieves.

Even though Latiao is just a tiny sable and cannot mobilize the meager internal Qi, level 7 is still level 7, and he instantly crushed the horse thief who was only level 4.

With just one encounter, the sharp little claws left bloody marks on the horse thief's body and cut off the horse's neck. Then it went straight to the next horse thief.

Chen Shicheng followed behind, holding a tree trunk as thick as his arm, and swung his sword at the horse thief who was pinned under his horse.

As for why he could use a wooden stick to unleash sword energy, the only thing he could say is that his basic sword technique at the Breaking Limit level was too outrageous.

At the perfection level, the basic knife skills can at most allow Chen Shicheng to reach a state of subtlety, and use the knife as easily as using a pen.

But after breaking through this level, his swordsmanship realm soared to the point where everything in the world can be used as a sword. Not to mention a wooden stick, even a mop can be used as a sword force at will.

The power is just a little weaker than that of a knife, but as long as it is not a fight between experts, it is still enough to deal with these wild monsters.

"Everyone, step up and kill these bastards!"

"As ordered!"

With the joining of Chen Shicheng, the morale of these officers and soldiers became obviously higher, and the strength in their hands also increased a bit. In an instant, they chopped down several soulless bandits.

Chen Shicheng just glanced at their behavior of stealing monsters and no longer cared about it. Anyway, the experience of these small monsters of level 1 to 2 decayed rapidly, so it didn't matter whether he snatched them or not.

Soon, with the joint efforts of both sides, the wild monsters surrounding the convoy were quickly cleared. The officers and soldiers escaped from death, lying on the ground and breathing in the fresh air, while Chen Shicheng happily inspected his harvest.

There weren't many Lv.4 horse thieves, only 17 of them, but because they were at the same level as him, their experience had not diminished, so the experience in his experience pool had reached exactly half a hundred.

[Experience: 50/100]

But this is not the big deal. What makes people most happy is the merit income this time.

Saving the old man and the little girl from the Li family will earn you 20 points of merit. This time you have saved 14 people, so you will be rich!
[Save the lives of 11 officers and soldiers and 3 grooms, the special effect of the Heaven-stealing Pendant is activated, do you want to extract 140 points of merit this time? (Remaining times 3/3)]

extract!

[merit: 254]

"I am finally not only rich in money, but also rich in character!!!"

"Thank you for your help, young man. I have no way to repay you, but I hope you won't despise my small token of respect."

Just when Chen Shicheng was still sighing at his own virtue and talent, the team leader dragged over with a tired body and handed him a piece of black ore with both hands.

"Don't mind, don't mind. No matter how noble or humble you are, it's a token of your kindness. I'll accept it."

Taking the ore from the captain, Chen Shicheng directly used the Eye of Bai Ze to check its properties.

【Black Iron】

[Introduction: A precious ore that is mined with a very small probability in large mineral veins. It is added to increase sharpness and toughness when making weapons.]

Good guy.

I thought the mission reward would be some silver or something, but I didn't expect there would be a little surprise.

The team leader saw that Chen Shicheng accepted his treasured black iron and was quite satisfied. He breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "I see the direction you are heading. Are you going to the Iron Refining Town?"

"That's right, I was thinking of going there. Can I get there by just following this road?" Chen Shicheng put the black iron into the storage compartment and asked, pointing in the direction the convoy was coming from.

"Yes, we can see the town after walking a dozen miles ahead." The captain said hesitantly, "May I trouble you for one more thing?"

"Ok?"

Chen Shicheng looked up in surprise. He didn't expect that the captain was so knowledgeable that he gave him two tasks in a row. "Tell me, I will help you if I can."

"The number of monsters on the road has suddenly increased. I want to write a letter to alert others. I wonder if you can deliver this letter to the town guards?"

[Discovery Mission: Delivering a Letter]

[Task Description: The team is trying to send the news of a large number of monsters suddenly appearing on the road to Huangchi County back to Liantie Town, and asks for your help.]

[Quest Reward: Increased favorability of Iron Town guards]

The rewards for this mission were somewhat disappointing.

But since it was just a matter of going the same way, Chen Shicheng didn't refuse and just nodded and agreed.

Soon, the captain wrote a letter and handed it to him, and also gave him a badge to prove his identity, and said that the guards would treat him well after seeing the badge.

Chen Shicheng didn't expect the NPC to have anything good to treat him with. After collecting the two items, he continued on his way amid the thanks of the officers and soldiers.

(End of this chapter)