I am the Arcane Archer, and all my skills are self-created.

New Beginning City Central Teleportation Point.

This enormous spatial rift, suspended above the city, is the starting point for countless awakened individuals to change their destiny.

A cylindrical light curtain with a diameter of 100 meters hangs down from the center of the rift. Within this light curtain is the teleportation channel to enter the Origin Realm!

Li Wu walked through the noisy crowd and headed straight for the light screen.

You don't need to search for her specifically; a simple scan will find Hua Zitong.

There's no way around it, beautiful women just stand out in a crowd!

She wore a sleek black combat suit that accentuated her stunning figure. Her long hair was tied in a high ponytail, and her beautiful face was expressionless, yet her eyes were as cold as ice.

Li Wu walked to Hua Zitong's side, but she didn't even glance at him, only saying softly:

"It's time! Let's go in."

He then took the lead and walked towards the teleportation screen in front, with Li Wu nodding and following closely behind.

The two stepped into the teleportation light screen, one after the other.

……

Suddenly, everything in front of Li Wu changed, turning into a vast expanse of white.

A delicate female voice suddenly rang in my ears:

Welcome to the Realm of Origin!

"Please name it!"

name?

Does this thing need a name?

He thought for a moment, then said a name: "Let's call it 'Seeing Flowers Through the Fog'."

It's unclear and incomprehensible.

"Player name successfully named: Seeing Flowers Through the Fog"

"Please select your server and starting village..."

"Party status detected. Team member Hua Zitong has entered Beginner Village No. 101 in District 21. Synchronous teleportation will be initiated..."

"Teleportation initiated!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Wu felt his feet suddenly give way, and a strong sense of weightlessness washed over him. The next second, his feet were firmly planted on solid ground.

He suddenly opened his eyes and was instantly stunned by the scene before him.

The sky was an eerie dark purple, with three pale moons of different sizes hanging high above, emitting a cold glow that shrouded the earth in a hazy light.

The area beneath our feet is a circular plaza with a diameter of about 50 meters, and other people who have just been teleported in appear from time to time.

There were several small huts nearby, labeled "Warrior's Hut," "Mage's Hut," and so on.

"Hello, village chief, is there anything I can help you with?" a new player asked respectfully.

The old village chief didn't even lift his eyelids, muttering indistinctly, "There are too many field mice outside the village... Who can help me get rid of 10... I... I'll give him some copper coins as a reward..."

The novice player was overjoyed and quickly accepted the quest and ran off.

Li Wu was even more confused by this scene. Wasn't this just a normal beginner quest? Why did Hua Zitong bring him here?

Hua Zitong remained silent, standing quietly to the side, waiting.

One by one, several more players came and accepted the task of killing field mice, until there was no one else in front of the thatched hut.

At this moment, Hua Zitong slowly stepped forward. Her voice was very low, but it clearly reached the old village chief's ears.

"Sir, are you still waiting for news from your daughter?"

Upon hearing this, Li Wu was shocked.

He looked at Hua Zitong in astonishment.

What is this? Trying to get on her good side? But how would she know the village chief has a daughter?

What shocked him even more happened.

The old village chief, who had been drowsy, suddenly trembled, and a sharp glint flashed in his cloudy eyes!

He raised his head, staring intently at Hua Zitong, his voice no longer muffled, but hoarse and urgent: "How...how did you know?!"

Hua Zitong's expression remained calm. She did not answer the village chief's question, but continued to speak in her straightforward tone:

"Perhaps I can help you find her."

The old village chief excitedly stood up from the wooden stump and grabbed Hua Zitong's arm.

"Really? Adventurer, can you really help me?"

He looked around to make sure no one was there, then pulled the two into the dimly lit thatched hut.

"Alas..." The old village chief sighed deeply, his expression filled with grief. "My daughter Lina, she wasn't lost... she was kidnapped by a group of evil kobolds! In that Whispering Cave west of the village!"

"Those damned monsters, I sent several waves of adventurers, and they all never returned. Lina is wearing the only keepsake her mother left her, a silver moonlight pendant... Please, if... if Lina is already..."

The old village chief choked up and couldn't continue speaking. He tremblingly pulled a yellowed map from his pocket.

"This is a map to the Whispering Cave. If you can help me bring back my daughter or the pendant, I'm willing to offer all my savings, and... an ancestral heirloom!"

【Ding! 】

A crisp system notification sounded simultaneously in Li Wu's and Hua Zitong's minds.

[You have triggered the only hidden quest: The Village Chief's Sorrow!]

[Quest Objective: Proceed to Whispering Cave and search for the village chief's daughter, Lina, or her keepsake, the Moonlight Pendant.]

[Task Difficulty: Hard]

[Task Rewards: Large amount of experience points, 10 silver coins, ??? x1]

【Whether to accept? 】

The only hidden mission!

Li Wu's heart skipped a beat!

He stared incredulously at the words on the quest panel. The only hidden quest in the starting village had been triggered just like that?

This reward, just 10 silver coins, is enough to drive all the newbies crazy! Keep in mind, regular quests only reward a few copper coins! Not to mention that mysterious question mark reward!

He suddenly turned to look at Hua Zitong, and the mystery surrounding the girl had become even thicker.

Who exactly is she? How does she know the keywords that triggered this mission?

"accept."

Hua Zitong's cool voice rang out, interrupting Li Wu's thoughts.

Li Wu immediately came to her senses and chose to accept.

"Excellent! Excellent!" The old village chief was so excited that tears streamed down his face. "You two brave adventurers, please be careful! Those kobolds are extremely cunning and cruel!"

Stepping out of the thatched hut, Li Wu finally couldn't hold back any longer.

"What exactly are you...?"

"I bought the information," Hua Zitong interrupted him directly, giving an impeccable reason.

Buying intelligence? Li Wu was taken aback. This reason... did seem plausible. It was said that some large guilds or intelligence organizations would send people to research the various secrets of "The Realm of Origin" and then sell them at high prices.

However, the only hidden mission is unique. Once others know about it, it should be done. So how can it be sold?

The doubts in his mind did not dissipate; instead, they grew larger and larger.

This Hua Zitong is definitely not as simple as she seems on the surface.

"Don't think about it too much." Hua Zitong seemed to see through his thoughts. "What you need to do now is to survive, become stronger, and pay back the money you owe me."

Her words were direct and realistic.

Li Wu clenched her fist, suppressing all her questions. Yes, thinking about these things now was useless; repaying the money was the top priority!

"Shall we go to the Whispering Cave now?" Li Wu asked.

Hua Zitong shook her head, looking Li Wu up and down. "No rush! Our levels are too low, let's level up first!"