After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

Chapter 43: 43. Slay a family of three Magical Creatures

Ordinary slimes appear blue, a water series, and it is only when they are struck by lightning on a rainy day that they might transform into Thunder Slimes, a rare sight in the wilderness.

'May the World Tree Goddess's blessings protect me in reality as well,' Lin Da thought to himself.

He took the Thunder Slime's task scroll off the notice board.

It is worth mentioning that this task was of a "public" type. Even if Lin Da accepted it, other adventurers could still accept it too. Whoever completed it first would receive the reward from the employer.

It depended on both luck and speed, making it one of the less favorable types of missions.

The advantage, however, was the high reward, which could go up to 100 Gold Coins.

Lin Da took the scroll to register the task.

During the process, he saw a stack of leaflets next to the counter, picked them up for a look, and curiously asked the staff, "Can anyone register for this?"

"Mhm, but only single adventurers."

"Then please register me for it."

...

Kafni had been waiting outside for quite a while before she saw Lin Da come out.

"How can registering for a task take longer than taking a shit?" Kafni complained.

Lin Da smiled without explaining.

He had accepted a total of two tasks, and the other, if luck was on his side, could net him an easy 300 Gold Coins.

But he didn't hold out much hope; it was just something he did on the side. His main objective for the day was still to hunt slimes.

Lin Da hailed a carriage on the street, paid one silver coin as the fare, and set off with Kafni to the wilderness of White Dove City.

Half an hour later, the majestic city walls gradually came into view.

Like an endless earth dragon, they encircled White Dove City, which was centered around the World Tree, forming a circle.

The walls stood fifty meters high, and the brown, mottled walls were filled with the weight of the years. Huge Magic Circles operated day and night, the terrifying aura they emitted enough to deter most Magical Creatures.

Looking at those giant walls that stood tall like giants, Lin Da couldn't help but think of the background setting for the Mystic Continent.

Starting a thousand years ago, the seal on the Demon Realm began to loosen, and an increasing number of Magical Creatures came to the Mystic Continent through the cracks.

They adapted to the environment here at an unbelievable speed and reproduced wildly.

Before the adventurers could react, the creatures had already taken over half of the continent.

Even after numerous large-scale expeditions, the Magical Creatures always found ways to hide like flies and mosquitoes.

Just when the adventurers had a chance to breathe and looked back, they were horrified to find that, like crops that could not be fully harvested, a new batch of creatures had sprung up!

The terrifying rate of reproduction and ever-growing strength added increasing pressure on the adventurers.

Luckily, as a starting point for new players in the game, White Dove City was considered a relatively safe area.

Lin Da spread out a prepared map in the carriage.

Their destination was the Barren Plains to the south of the Scorching Gorge.

The area was primarily inhabited by slimes and blood-sucking mosquitoes, all low-level Magical Beasts ranging from levels 0 to 3, perfect for practice.

Near the city gate, many adventurers lined up, exiting the city one after another.

A burly coachman greeted Lin Da, "Young man, care for a ride? First ride of the day, I'll give you a 20% discount!"

The carriage Lin Da was currently in only provided service within the city, and coachmen with the ability to drive in the wilderness were all high-level adventurers.

"To the Barren Plains, what's the price?"

"Flat rate, two Gold Coins!" the coachman said cheerfully.

Two Gold Coins was enough for an ordinary person's everyday expenses for two months.

Although it pained Lin Da, he said nothing.

Such is the life of an adventurer; money flows like water.

As soon as you venture into the wilderness or Mystic Realms, everything costs more than ten times as much.

...

An hour later, the carriage arrived at its destination.

The wind blew across the wilderness, causing the bushes to sway gently.

Before their eyes was a world of earthy yellow, indescribably desolate.

"Good luck to you!"

The coachman set Lin Da and his companion down from the carriage, and then drove away.

"Is this the Barren Plains? Why don't I see any Magical Creatures?"

Kafni looked around, only to see the uneven ground everywhere, with an occasional bush or a drought-resistant tree that was still stubbornly growing.

"Observe carefully. Slimes are a very timid type of Magical Creatures. When adventurers enter their territory, they'll hide immediately."

Lin Da gripped his one-handed sword, his gaze fixed behind a drought-resistant tree.

He moved stealthily, holding his breath, and approached step by step.

When he got within one meter, he clearly saw it, the blue gelatinous mass hiding behind the drought-resistant tree.

Lin Da dashed forward, raising his one-handed sword fiercely towards a round, basin-sized blue sphere!

Slash!

A strength of 23 points fell upon the fragile body of the Slime.

"Ying ying!"

A cry of anguish emanated from the body of the Slime, and before it could feel more pain, its body was already torn apart by Lin Da's sword.

A prompt appeared in the system's message bar:

[You've slain a Level 0 water series Slime, obtaining 1 Mystical Point!]

With the help of system abilities, Lin Da could obtain Mystical Points after killing creatures.

And Mystical Points could be exchanged for Experience Points at an equal ratio, or used to improve personal cultivation talents, skills proficiency, and more.

Lin Da did not hesitate to convert it to Experience Points.

[You've used 1 Mystical Point, obtaining 1 Experience Point!]

The original 1/10 of the experience bar quickly became 2/10.

At the same time, in the Star Map of his spiritual world, there seemed to be an increase in the luminescence of the Stars surrounding the core.

A slight smile appeared on Lin Da's lips, the experience point system was indeed powerful, he had practiced to the point of saturation last night and just added 1 point of experience, and now a casual swing of his sword netted him 1 experience point.

The speed of leveling, sky and earth apart.

Ying ying, ying ying ying!

At his feet, two palm-sized blue Slimes scattered and fled, the larger Slime he just killed seemed to be their parent.

"Magical Creatures, die, mighty warrior!"

Lin Da showed no mercy.

This tiny Slime, disrupting crops and gnawing at the mud under houses, would even jump onto ordinary people's heads, smothering them to death – it was a pest like locusts and a despicable Magical Creature.

A flash of silver, the rusted one-handed sword, the sword moved like a dragon!

[You've slain 2 juvenile Slimes, obtaining 1 Mystical Point!]

After dealing with them, Lin Da's gaze, sharp as a hawk's, caught more shapes of Slimes among the bushes.

Where these creatures passed, they were bound to leave behind faint damp traces.

He shared this key clue with Kafni, asking her to help him look for them.

Once found, she was to immediately notify him.

It was his responsibility to slay them, to gain Experience Points!

In other words, Kafni's greatest use was to help him find Slimes. As a Summoned Beast, this Deity's level was linked to his, no need for training. As long as he levelled up, Kafni would level up too.