Archer's Adventure Manual

Loran turned his head away to think. Lin Wen seemed unable to see the phantom of the adventure manual... This was very good news.

With a thought, he tried to control the illusory figure in front of him, and to his surprise, he succeeded, turning the book to the first page.

"Survival Guide: You have healed the white dog 'Brian,' gaining 3 Adventure Points; This potion is really great, isn't it? | Unlocks the talent 'Potion Affinity'"

"Survival Guide: The white dog 'Brian' has gained your trust, Adventure Points +3; perhaps you'll gain a valuable ally... | Unlocks the talent 'Language Proficiency'"

Talent - Potion Affinity lv.1 (Unlocked at 30 Adventure Points): Increases the positive effects of any potion on you by 5%.

Talent - Language Proficiency.Max (Unlocked at 10 Adventure Points): You can gradually become proficient in the various languages ​​that exist around you.

"Survival Guide: You have unlocked a special page - Bonds. If you want to view 'Bonds', try turning to the fourth page from the bottom."

Loran was taken aback. He could understand the talent page and skill page that had been unlocked before, but what the heck was this bond page?

With a thought, Loran flipped the illusory manual to the fourth page from the bottom, where the word "Bond" was marked.

Bonds (You can imbue creatures with bonds with subtle talents, skills, and abilities... and your companions' actions will also provide you with Adventure Points); Current Adventure Points: 15

First line: Brian (Partner Bond)

Gone.

Clearly, he and Lin Wen had no connection, and of course, Loran had no intention of forming any connection with this guy either.

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you spacing out for? Brian is interacting with you, give him some feedback!"

Lin Wen's voice reached Loran's ears, and he immediately came to his senses, only to find that Brian had already stood up slightly and was nuzzling his body with his head, as if to express his gratitude.

Loran smiled with relief and patted Brian's head. His efforts would not be in vain; dogs always give people the most sincere response.

"Brian, your old master has gone to another place. It's not that he doesn't want you anymore, it's just... he can no longer take care of you." Loran hugged Brian and said gently.

"Woo woo woo~" Brian whimpered sadly. It might have understood Loran's words... or it might not, but its intelligence was undeniable.

Although she wasn't sure if Brian understood, Lin Wen definitely did. Her voice softened as she hesitantly asked, "Um... what happened to his master?"

Loran didn't say much, but simply handed the slip of paper from the dog tag to Lin Wen.

Lin Wen took the note and began to examine it.

After a long time...

"Waaaaah! Waaaaah—"

Lin Wen's tears flowed like a fountain.

She first pulled Brian into her arms, buried her face in his fluffy white fur, and burst into tears, soaking a large patch of his fur.

A moment later, she turned around and threw herself into Loran's arms, her arms tightly wrapped around his waist, her shoulders shaking as she cried her heart out.

"Why! Waaah... Why do stories always end so badly! A white-haired dog sending off a white-haired person is just too pitiful!" Lin Wen cried so hard that tears and snot smeared all over Luo Lan's clothes.

Lorraine was as stiff as a board, unable to raise her hand or push her away, so she could only let her hug her and vent her emotions.

He looked down at the crying girl in his arms and thought to himself, "Is this what they call a girl's... mood swings?"

After thinking for a moment, Lorraine decided to offer some comfort. She patted Lin Wen on the back and said somewhat helplessly, "Alright, alright, now that Brian has our help, everything will be alright."

Lin Wen suddenly sat up straight, her eyes red and snot even hanging from her nose, and pouted, asking, "Would you be willing to adopt Brian?"

Loran's eyelids twitched, and she nodded seriously, "Yes, of course I'm willing. Why wouldn't I keep the dog I picked up?"

"Okay, but you don't have any money. You can barely support yourself anymore."

Loran was dumbfounded, feeling as if her heart had been stabbed. How could someone who seemed so harmless say such hurtful things?

"Um... if you don't have money, you can do it again."

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Wen interrupted him, saying, "I'll lend it to you, I'll give you 300 copper coins. Of course, this isn't out of pity for you, I'm just worried about Brian's food. He's only just recovered and his body is lacking energy. Take him to get something good to eat."

As he spoke, Lin Wen reached into his pocket and pulled out a bunch of somewhat "wet" copper coins.

"Here you go." Lin Wen pouted and wiped her nose.

"Ah... thank you, thank you." Loran accepted Lin Wen's kindness, after all, he was really short of money right now.

As Lin Wen calmed herself down, she gently rubbed Brian's head, a bright smile gradually spreading across her face. "Good dog, how can you be so well-behaved!"

Looking at the girl's sunny smile, Loran had to admit that this carefree lady did have some endearing moments, though they were rare...

"Lorraine, why don't you... stay in Rockfall Town? It's quite nice here. You're short on money right now, so let's keep taking hunting quests and earn some more copper coins!"

Lin Wen turned around and stared at Luo Lan with her beautiful eyes. "You don't want to owe a young girl money, do you?"

"Alright, alright, I agree. I'll take the hunting mission." Loran waved his hand, looking like he was reluctantly agreeing.

However, Loran was not opposed to it. After all, he had no intention of leaving this place easily. He was not Ed Stafford, so why would he go to the wilderness to survive?

And hunting missions are great! He really needs to improve his self-defense capabilities right now, so what's the simplest way? Of course, it's to earn adventure points.

He has virtually no chance to gain adventure points in town; the only way to increase them is by going on adventures.

Of course, he would definitely choose less dangerous adventures, as his life is more important, so hunting missions would be a good fit.

In the original owner's memories, he and Lin Wen would find a hunting group to go hunting together, hunting rabbits and killing wild boars, etc., because there were many people, the danger level was not high.

It can be said that it is very suitable for farming adventure points in Loran at present.

"Alright, it's settled then. I think I just saw a group hunting quest in the Adventurers' Guild, it should be in three days. Get ready, we'll set off then and rout those wild animals!"

Lin Wen waved her little fist.

"Okay, okay, I promise you. But when we team up, don't call me Loran anymore. You can call me... Zhao Xin, okay?"

"Zhao Xin? Why? Did you change your name?"

Loran coughed twice. "Well, I think an adventurer should have a cool nickname, so I'll be calling myself Zhao Xin from now on. Don't expose me, okay?"

"Sigh, okay, I really don't understand you, Brother Zhao Xin. You're so powerful and domineering now, right? See you in three days, hehe, bye-bye Brian!" Lin Wen patted the dog's head, got up, opened the door, and waved goodbye.

"Woof woof!" Brian barked twice, sticking out his tongue.

"Okay, see you in three days."

"Remember to give Brian some good food!"