Volume 2: Empire Chapter 183 Coconut Adventure Group
What Coconut called the test was a battle. She waited until Luke finished eating, then invited him outside and started a battle, which was somewhat like a cowboy duel.
The adventurers in the tavern all knew Coconut, and when they heard that the one she was fighting against was a B-level adventurer, they all ran out to see the strength of the so-called B-level adventurer.
The pedestrians on the road did not avoid the impending fight, but stopped to watch, and soon a circle of people gathered.
Some people whistled at the coconut to cheer for the long-legged beauty.
Coconut was not afraid of a B-rank adventurer, but was eager to attack. She did not draw the short sword at her hip, but jumped up and down to move her body. The pair of coconuts on her chest were dazzling as they moved up and down.
"Mr. Luke, are you ready?"
"If you're ready, I'm ready!"
Luke stood still, looking disdainful of exerting his full strength.
The barbarian bloodline made Coconut very brave, and being looked down upon further stimulated her bloodiness. She bent her legs and squatted, and at the moment of bursting with power, her body turned into a shadow and rushed towards Luke.
Coconut's attack method was very direct. His body was in the air, and his long legs swept towards Luke's head with a kick.
Luke, who had been trained by Qingkong in various fighting techniques, would never be hit by such a direct attack. Facing the attack, Luke did not dodge but took a step forward, lowered his shoulder to press against the force point at the root of Coconut's legs, and then pushed forward, knocking Coconut in the opposite direction and sending him flying backwards.
Coconut turned in the air to find balance, somersaulted to the ground, and slid back a few meters before stabilizing its body.
She was amazed at Luke
Is this a power that a human can possess?
Coconut was very surprised. The person in front of him was a very standard human being, but his strength was not only not weaker than his own, but might even be stronger than himself who had barbarian blood.
interesting!
Coconut was not discouraged by the defeat in the first battle, but instead she became more motivated. Even though the opponent is a B-rank adventurer, in a contest of strength... I absolutely cannot lose!
With her fighting spirit aroused, Coco rushed towards Luke again. This time, there were still no fancy moves in her attack. She was like a cannonball shot out, her body flew into the air, and she kneed Luke in the face.
Luke, who has dragon blood, is not afraid of this kind of hard-core fighting style. He doesn't even need to show his dragon bloodline. He stretches out his hands to hold down Coconut's knee attack and pulls her down from the air. Then he throws Coconut to the ground and punches her in the face.
Coconut originally wanted to resist, but the punch made him see stars, feel dizzy, and his head tilted... and he passed out.
this……
There was complete silence for a moment.
As a famous adventurer in the town, everyone knew Coconut's strength. In a contest of strength, ordinary barbarians were no match for her, but this human not only dared to take Coconut's attack head-on, but also knocked her out in no time.
Is this the strength of a B-rank adventurer?
Strong, really too strong.
Luke picked up the unconscious coconut from the ground and walked towards the tavern. People on the road made way for him.
Back at the tavern, Luke placed the coconut on a chair, chanted a spell, and then pointed the light from his fingertips at her forehead.
Coconut shuddered suddenly and then opened his eyes.
"What's wrong with me?"
When the team members nearby saw Coconut waking up, they immediately shouted happily: "Captain Coconut, you were knocked unconscious by Mr. Luke, and Mr. Luke is also a magician."
"I was knocked unconscious?" Coconut was still a little confused after waking up, but she quickly remembered what had just happened. She was not angry because Luke knocked her unconscious in public, but said happily: "Mr. Luke, you are so strong, stronger than the barbarians, how did you train?"
Luke looked at the dark circles under Coconut's eyes and felt that he had just hit her too hard. In response to Coconut's question, he replied: "Do 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, and 10-kilometer long-distance running every day. Keep going."
"Is this all?" Coconut widened his eyes in disbelief. The intensity of this training was less than one-tenth of his own.
"Everyone has different training methods, this is just what suits me. Am I qualified?"
"I'm qualified, of course I'm qualified." Coconut extended his hand to Luke again: "Welcome to join Coconut's adventure team. I believe this trip to the Blood Oath Temple will definitely be an exciting and fulfilling journey."
Next, Coconut introduced to Luke the mission they had accepted this time.
It was to escort a cargo through the Tedega jungle to the Holy Mountain.
Adventurers have traveled this transport route many times, and there are no dangers that cannot be dealt with on the road, so the profit from logistics alone is not much. With the addition of a B-level adventurer this time, Coconut is considering taking on some tasks along the way to earn more extra money while maintaining the basic profit.
Luke also followed to help with the selection of suitable commissions.
Everything seemed to be back in the game.
Due to the blockade caused by the war, many commissioned tasks were transferred to coastal towns. Not only did the number of commissioned tasks increase, but the bounty was also much higher than before.
Luke saw many collection tasks related to the esoteric arts among the numerous commissions. The issuers of the commissions were more or less related to the Temple of the Abyss, and one of the commissions caught Luke's attention.
"Searching for the Egg of Nirvana! "
That's why Luke chose the town of Southampton as the first destination of his trip to the Tedega Hills.
The Egg of Nirvana is a fire egg that the extraordinary creature Firebird turns into after death. After a period of time, the Firebird will be reborn in the flames. The Egg of Nirvana is a very rare mysterious item. A priest with a high status in the Abyss Temple is the anonymous publisher of this commission.
In the game, after getting the Nirvana Egg, players can go to the Blood Oath Temple to hand in the quest, and then they can start the Abyss Temple plot in a very comfortable position.
Luke had been through this story mission before and was very familiar with the entire process. However, now that four of the seven Abyss Apostles had been killed by Qingkong, there must have been a huge change inside the Abyss Temple. I wonder how useful the previous experience would be.
But going to the Holy Mountain with an Egg of Nirvana is better than going empty-handed.
Luke added the "Egg of Nirvana" mission to the mission list of Coconut's adventurer team, which scared Coconut on the spot: "Are you crazy? That's a firebird. If we see it, we'll be unable to escape. And you still want to kill it and get the Egg of Nirvana!"
Luke said, "But its bounty is 100 million Reichsmarks."
Coconut said helplessly: "My life is gone, no matter how much money I give, I can't spend it. This commission has been here for a long time. I heard that an A-level adventurer took this task, and then he never came back.
You are strong, but you are only B-level. Don't do things beyond your ability."
Luke looked at the route map for this shipment and said, "As an adventurer, you need to be adventurous. I saw that the mission you took was simply a safe outing.
Let's put it this way. The Firebird's habitat is not far from our route. If you are willing to lead me there as a guide, I will give you 100,000 Reichsmarks as a reward."
"One hundred thousand Reichsmarks!" Ye Guo was shocked. You know, the labor fee for this trip was only more than 10,000 Reichsmarks. They could earn 100,000 Reichsmarks by taking this adventurer to the habitat of the firebird. Ye Guo immediately asked, "What if you are killed by the firebird?"
Luke couldn't help but laugh: "I'll pay first."
"make a deal!"
At night, the coconut adventurer team took advantage of the cover of darkness to escort the cargo and went into the dense forest on the north side of the town.
The cargo was a shipment of soap.
The war had dealt a heavy blow to the already poor light and heavy industries of Tedega Hills, and even some daily necessities became in short supply. Soap was not a sensitive military material, so the Imperial Navy did not strictly check such smuggled goods, and any adventurer team could take over the transportation.
The cost is not high and safety can be guaranteed. As long as it can be transported to the heart of the Tedega Hills, the nobles and tribal leaders are willing to pay a high price for this cleaning product.
All the soap was carried by three pack animals. Including the newly joined Luke, the coconut adventurer team had a total of five people, and each person had a horse for transportation.
In the dense forest at night, tall trees blocked the starry sky, and the omnipresent glowing ferns added another magical touch to the forest. The caravan followed the path taken by the adventurer team. It would take them about a week to pass through this primitive jungle. During this time, there would be countless poisonous insects and beasts or various unexpected dangers waiting for them. If they were not careful, they would be buried in this beautiful forest.
Coconut and Luke rode at the front of the team. Unlike Luke who wrapped himself tightly, Coconut collected some berries and grass leaves along the way, mixed them and squeezed out the juice and then applied it on his skin. Under the fluorescent light of the ferns, Coconut's skin reflected beautiful colors.
The poisonous mosquitoes all stayed away from the coconut and gathered around Luke, looking for a gap to bite them.
Coconut spread her hand to Luke. There was still some juice in her palm that she hadn't used up. "Apply some of this stuff. No matter how tightly you wrap yourself up, those little creatures will always find a place to bite you."
Luke did not take the juice from Coconut's hand, he did not want to make himself look fancy. An invisible high temperature erupted from his side, and the mosquitoes surrounding him were instantly ignited and turned into ashes.
"No need, they were dead before they bit me."
Although Coconut didn't know what Luke did, it was definitely magic: "I forgot that you are also a noble magician. You must be born in a very noble family. Adventure is just your hobby. But for us, adventure is everything."
"You are wrong. Adventure is everything to me. Failure is also death to me."
Coconut didn't understand Luke's metaphor. She said, "I admit this. Not everyone dares to take the risk of obtaining the Nirvana Egg. Your decision is too crazy. I can't imagine the possibility of you completing the mission alive.
If you give up this mission, I can give up the 100,000 yuan reward."
Luke smiled and said, "You think you are crazy, but that's because you are too weak. No matter how powerful the Firebird is, it is just an extraordinary creature. I will definitely be able to get the Egg of Nirvana."
Being ridiculed again, Coconut showed an unhappy expression: "You are indeed powerful, but too arrogant. If you want to die, I will never persuade you again."
Coconut no longer paid any attention to Luke.
Luke was very satisfied with Coconut's attitude towards him. The most important thing he learned in Dongdu was to avoid trouble. Being overly enthusiastic towards others would bring unnecessary trouble to himself.
He went to Coconut's adventure team just to find someone familiar with the jungle, to take him through this unfamiliar area and look for the firebird. At the end of the journey, everyone parted ways and never met again.
The camel caravan traveled silently through the dense forest filled with all kinds of brilliance, with only the occasional cry from the pack animals.
But Coconut was obviously a person who couldn't stay still. After a while, she found Luke again and said, "You said you exercise your strength by doing 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, and a 10-kilometer long-distance run every day... Is that true?"
"Of course it's true. This is training that suits me, but may not suit you."
Coconut said: "If this is the training you set for yourself, then there are some problems with this training. Didn't you notice? There is a lack of stretching training in your training program."
"Stretching exercises?"
"Yes! It's stretching training, which helps balance the muscles of the whole body, so I suggest adding swimming to your training program."
"Swimming?" Luke didn't expect that Coco was so good at finding topics.
“Swimming has many benefits! You have a very good talent for strength. I have never seen a human being with such strong strength. If you train according to the strength training method I have prepared for you, you can definitely compete with the strongest barbarians in strength.
There is a strongman competition in the Holy Mountain, are you interested in participating? "
Luke immediately said: "I have no interest in such a game."
Coconut did not give up because of Luke's rejection: "You can participate even if you are not interested. The prize money is very high. I can be your coach. I know how to defeat those big guys who only have dead strength."
It was obvious that Coconut was concerned about the prize money. She had experienced Luke's strength and firmly believed that as long as she planned the training subjects for him, even if he couldn't win the championship, he would definitely have no problem winning the championship prize.
"I really didn't..."
Coconut said: "You are now a member of the Coconut Adventurer Team. You must listen to me as the leader when accepting any mission. If you participate in the strongman competition, just the mission I give you. Refusing low-risk missions is against the professional ethics of adventurers."
Luke didn't expect Coconut to bring up the adventurer's code of conduct, so he could only reluctantly agree: "Okay, participating in the strongman competition is my last mission as a temporary member of the team. After the competition, no matter what the result is, we will no longer have any relationship."
Coconut extended his hand to Luke: "Deal!"
