Erowlin s.h.i.+pyard's port, the security is very strict. NPC guards form a wall of people to block any players of Erowlin City to get close.

Such an abnormal situation causes all the players of the city to be even more curious, and all the players are discussing together far away from the security line.

“It seems to be seizing the swindler Da Fei's s.h.i.+p?”

“Seizing? You gotta be joking! Did you not log in yesterday? He got connections with the Mayor, and gotten the Mayor to help him repair his s.h.i.+p.”

“This swindler must be using the money he swindled to repair his s.h.i.+p.”

“Not that simple, repairing s.h.i.+p shouldn't cause such a large commotion?”

“Did you heard, Da Fei s.n.a.t.c.hed Blood Rose Studio's BOSS and beauty Hero yesterday, and Blood Rose Studio also wants to hunt Da Fei down throughout the server.”

“No wonder! I was just wondering how a male player like Da Fei managed to hire a nun! Offending the Blood Rose Studio means big trouble. A word from the beauties, and G.o.d knows how many players and fans will chase him down.”

“f.u.c.k, what a bad mood! A trashy swindler has beautiful woman and money too. Count me in for the hunt!”

“This Da Fei has a big s.h.i.+p, and 2 beauty Heroes, so what if it means being hunt throughout the server? As long as he sells his account, that's at least a million, and if big guilds buy his account, and all hatred and debts will be wiped clean.”

“You all don't understand, the big guilds are hunting him down to make him sell his account.”

At this time, a Level 10 Druid player called Invincible Bro Bing, and a Level 10 Ranger player called Invincible Bro Wei are looking at the port while tip-toeing.

Listening to the crowd's conversation, Invincible Bro Wei says in surprise: “Hey, Da Bing, is there really game accounts that can be sold for a million?”

Invincible Bro Bing snorts coldly: “A million? That's USD they are talking about! You thought this game's get rich overnight is just talk only? Okay, hurry up and grind at Instance Dungeons to Level 20. If I didn't wasted a few days borrowing money everywhere to buy the machine for you, I'm probably Level 20 already.”

Invincible Bro Wei laughs awkwardly: “What to do, I'm your brother who is always bringing meals and taking attendance for you. Oh right, didn't you said we can apply for sea permit after Level 10 and go on trading trips, why grind to Level 20?”

Invincible Bro Bing shakes his head and sighs: “What trading trip can be done at Level 10! What use is that small s.h.i.+p with 10 U cargo s.p.a.ce for? Train to Level 20 and learn Hateful Strike, max out Archery and Luck Skill, and then we can go and PK Undead or Beastman players for Fame and gold coins! When Fame and money are enough, we can just buy a medium s.h.i.+p with 50 U cargo s.h.i.+p directly! PK is the way to get our first bucket of gold! Ranger is made to PK. Aish, you won't understand it if I say it now. You'll understand after I teach you and killed a few people for starters. Let's go”

“Oh, okay.”

……

At this time, Flying has finished its repairs, and is placed at the port with green moss growing everywhere on it like hair. All maintenance ladders are removed, and the mage legion sent by the kingdom are laying teleportation circles around Flying in an orderly fas.h.i.+on.

Da Fei sees great Elder among the group of officials. Although it has only been a day in the real world since they met, he actually has a feeling it has been very long.

Great Elder introduces to the accompanying officials: “This's the warrior we've chosen.”

All the officials nods in approval: “Not bad, stronger than ordinary person indeed.”

Stronger than ordinary person? Bro can send all of you flying with one kick! Isn't that for sure! Da Fei salutes while laughing: “Your Excellencies overpraise.”

Elder laughs: “Young friend, I'm not wrong about you. Not only did you accept the purifying quest, you also accept a new challenge. I believe you have the ability. As long as you return triumphant, this old man will definitely help you get merits with all my might. All the Excellencies present can be witnesses.”

Da Fei snickers: “Rest a.s.sured, Elder. I'll definitely not let all Your Excellencies down.”

The Mayor laughs: “Let me introduce someone to Mr. Da Fei. Because the new operation involves dimensional transfers, so the Kingdom sent a guide well-versed in Arcane magic, Madam Angwin.”

Madam! Looking at this skinny figure entirely cloaked in black robe and has indistinguishable looks and figure stepping out, Da Fei has laughing out loudly in his heart! They really allocated a beauty Hero to Bro! Mayor, you are finally having a guilty conscience from taking Bro's 100 million?

The black-robed Angwin comes up and says lightly: “Please give me your guidance.”

Hearing her decrepit and feeble voice, Da Fei gets a shock! It can't be? Did they send Bro a granny again? In Bro's eyes, all the women from the ElF race are beauties! Bro cannot imagine what a granny from the Elf race is like!

——Quest Notification: Angwin joins your team as your temporary Deputy Hero.

Da Fei hurriedly opens the Deputy Hero window to check her stats and description.

Angwin: At Faroland Magic Academy, Madam Angwin has sent off batch after batch of students for many years. Although she is already retired, she is not satisfied with the leisure life of beekeeping and planting plant, she is always thinking of contributing her remaining years, and do something meaningful.

Level: 30.

Cla.s.s: Grand Master Druid.

Specialty: Queen of Bee Colony. Hero's magic “Bees Disturbance” will have an increase in damage effect with the increase of Level, , and has a certain chance of causing Blind.

Cla.s.s Specialty: Rain of Healing

Command Power: 400

Attack: 12

Defense: 26

Magic: 40

Knowledge: 58

HP: 22

Damage: 4－6

Attack Speed: 7

Movement Speed: 5

Equipment: Great Druid Battle Robe (+ 5 Magic, +5 Knowledge), Great Druid Staff (+10 Magic)

Stamina: 12 (Extremely weak)

Skills: Grand Master Arcane Magic, Master Meditation, Master Armorer, Master Leaders.h.i.+p, Master Luck, Master Archery, Master Logistics.

Units: 100 Druids, 50 Jungle Archers.

Da Fei is so startled! Are you serious! It is really an old granny! The problem is, how is it possible for a granny to be Level 30? How can a Level 30 Hero have so many Master Level Skills with max sub-skills? Even if with equipment, her stats are definitely not what a Level 30 Hero's stats is like. And what is with this feeble 22 HP? And also what is with this extremely weak?

Looking at Da Fei's dumbfounded expression, the great elder sighs: “Seems like young friend has discovered the problem. That's right, this operation involves profound dimensional transfer, and also involves the unknown realm of Devils. This is definitely not something young Heroes are capable of, thus—— Madam Angwin disregards her health, and sacrifices her Level down to 30 to reach the limit of entering the barrier, just so that she can go together with young Hero.”

Da Fei suddenly realizes! Self-castration! For real, NPC can actually do something like this? Isn't this something only frenzied players will do? In some games, there are hidden quests or special Instance dungeon with generous rewards, that is restricted to only low levels players. Thus there are some high level players that resort to dying and dropping levels to get the quest after getting to know the flow of quest. This is the so-called to master the divine skill, one must first castrate himself, in short self-castration![1] And in Hero Genesis, the punishment for reducing Level is taking away all the stats gained when leveling up other than Skill points. The reason for not reducing Skill is naturally because something learned will not be forgotten because of failures.

Angwin snickers: “I'm old already, and has no much time left. I hope to do a last meaningful thing for the kingdom at the last stage, and also sweep off the obstacle for the progress of the young at the same time.”

All the officials says with admiration: “We cannot match with Madam Angwin's n.o.ble character and integrity!”

That makes sense! Catch old birds with chaff, you cannot! With such an OP Hero, Bro has even more confidence already!

Da Fei hurriedly salutes: “Please give me your guidance from now on, Teacher Angwin.”

Mayor sighs: “Madam Angwin is very weak now, and urgently needs to take a rest on s.h.i.+p. Thus, she's unable to give any help to Sir in the Purifying Pool of Radiance quest.”

She is no a NPC of this quest after all. Da Fei hurriedly says: “Don't dare to disturb Teacher Angwin with something trivial like purifying, it's enough with me alone.”

Mayor laughs: “Okay everyone, let's take a look on the s.h.i.+p. The medical room, adjutant's room, and Sir's barrack are all fixed. Let's let Madam Angwin have a good rest first.”

All the officials smile: “Okay okay, let's look around Warrior's s.h.i.+p for the expedition.”

T/L note 1: A reference to The Smiling, Proud Wanderer's Sunflower Manual (葵花寶典). I'm going to use Self-Nerf or something in the future if this reference does not appear again since self-nerf seems like a better English translation.

Feel free to point out typos and mistakes.