Chapter 8

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The first rays of the morning sun shone on Roger’s simple house.

Roger, who had already packed his luggage, locked the door and windows, and walked toward the destination of this training, the Broken Cliff Mountain Range.

Even though he was on foot, he was traveling rapidly. In less than a minute, he had already covered hundreds of meters.

Half an hour later, Roger arrived at an entrance to the mountain range. Thousands of people entered and exited the mountain range every day, so over time, it had become a simple and crude temporary encampment.

As soon as Roger stepped into the market, the sounds of people selling medicinal herbs and savage beast materials echoed in his ears.

“Don’t miss out on this opportunity! The armored-sword pufferfish meat is very fresh, and it was still breathing less than two hours ago. Come and see, come and buy!”

“Good luck with the opening of the Cursley potion shop!

All kinds of potions are available, cheap, and of high quality. Those who need it, come and buy it!

There’s a discount for large quantities!”

“The Hill Maiden’s Chamber of Commerce is here to purchase savage beast materials, beast cores, and medicinal herbs.

The Chamber of Commerce guarantees that the price will be fair and will not deceive anyone!”

As Roger stood in the trading area, he felt as if he had returned to his childhood when he was in a village and strolling in a big market. It was very lively.

When Roger passed by various stalls and shops, there were still people calling him over.

However, Roger, who only had five copper coins in his pocket, was too embarrassed to enter. He could only turn down the other party’s kindness and quickly pass through the trading area.

The entire temporary base in front of the Broken Cliff Mountain Range was divided into two parts.

One part was the trading area that they had just passed through, and the other part was the second half of the temporary base, where major adventurer teams, treasure-hunting teams, and solo players rested.

Every day, new people were coming to this temporary base at the entrance of the Broken Cliff Mountain Range.

Therefore, the hundreds of adventurer teams and treasure-hunting teams that were stationed here to rest specially assigned people to recruit for their causes at the entrance every day.

The newbies who came to this place only had two choices:

The first was to join these adventurer teams. The treasure-hunting team would receive a fixed commission and enter the cliff mountains to search for various resources.

The advantage of this was that the danger factor was not very high. It was suitable for newcomers who were not very strong to get through the awkward phase and increase their knowledge and actual combat experience.

If they felt that they were strong enough, they could tell the leader that they wanted to leave the team.

They would not be hunted down or ostracized like it was in cliche novels.

The second option was to refuse to join them and become an unspecialized.

Those who came to the Broken Cliff Mountain Range and chose to become unspecialized were either powerful, or simply did not need to cooperate with others.

They either had companions or hired other people.

The advantage of this was that they had a high degree of freedom, and everything they obtained would belong to them.

But if one didn’t have strength or companions and chose to be an unspecialized, entering the Broken Cliff Mountain range was basically courting death.

As for Roger, he could only choose to become an unspecialized. There was no other possibility.

After all, he was a mage and something this world had never seen.

If someone found out that he was cultivating a different cultivation system, he would only draw unneeded attention to himself.

He was still weak. What awaited him was the pursuit of major forces who would dissect and research on him.

Just as Roger was about to pass through this place and enter the Broken Cliff Mountain Range, a person who saw that Roger was alone and was a new face, quickly walked up to Roger and invited him to join his team.

“Little brother, you just came of age this year, right?

From your appearance, you’re preparing to enter the Broken Cliff Mountain Range to train, right?

It’s very dangerous to enter the mountain range alone, especially for a newcomer like you. You may lose your life at any time.

Do you want to consider joining our rock-cutting adventurer team?

Our team has three members at the 3rd rank, and the leader is a powerhouse at the 4th rank.

The monthly salary of new members would be one gold coin.

We’ll even provide you with food and accommodation. How’s that? Are you interested?”

While looking at the red-haired man who was trying his best to promote his team like a pimp, Roger’s mouth twitched. He said to the red-haired man,

“Uncle, there’s no need. I’m pretty strong, I can do it alone.”

However, when the red-haired man heard Roger’s words, his originally smiling expression immediately changed, and he roared at Roger angrily,

“Hey, brat, I’m only 22 years old this year, and you’re calling me uncle? Are you blind?”

The red-haired young man’s words made Roger’s heart sink.

He looked at the red-haired man who had a full beard, a body that was comparable to a bodybuilding champion, and several wrinkles on his brows.

No matter how Roger looked at it, he couldn’t see a 22-year-old youth.

The red-haired young man seemed to have seen through Roger’s thoughts. His originally angry expression quickly sagged, and he said to Roger with a dejected look,

“It’s only because I rushed through my training, and because of my breathing technique.”

After that, he no longer paid attention to Roger, as if he had suffered a major blow, and directly returned to his original position.

Roger was about to walk over and comfort him.

However, just as Roger was about to take action, the red-haired man, who looked depressed, was instantly revived after seeing another newcomer. He set off again with the same smile as before.

Roger was surprised.

However, that surprise only lasted for a moment before he threw it to the back of his mind and set off for the Broken Cliff Mountain Range again.

After Roger had walked for a short distance, a mature woman with icy blue hair and a voluptuous figure blocked his path.

“Little brother, wait a moment.”

The beauty who suddenly appeared and called out to him made Roger very confused.

“Hello, what’s the matter?”

The mature lady heard Roger’s question and replied in a gentle tone,

“Little brother, seeing that you’re alone, do you want to join our team?

Our team is pretty strong.

There are even quite a few beautiful ladies among them.”

Roger looked in the direction that the mature lady was pointing at and saw two beautiful women whose looks and figures were not inferior to the one in front of him.

However, Roger only glanced at them and said to the mature lady,

“I’m sorry, but I think it’s better to be alone. Thank you for your kindness.”

After saying that, he walked around the beauty and entered the Broken Cliff Mountain Range.

After Roger left, the mature woman revealed a playful smile.

At this moment, the party members of the mature lady came to her side.

One of the red-haired, red-eyed beauties teased the mature lady,

“The capital’s famous beauty, Lan Bingling, known for turning down suitors daily, is suddenly interested in a poor boy?

You even invited him to our party. What’s going on here?”

The red-haired beauty’s teasing made Lan Bingling roll her eyes. She then explained,

“Huo Li ‘er, don’t talk nonsense. Be careful, or I’ll freeze you into a popsicle and leave you here for a day.”

Just as Huo Li ‘er was about to continue teasing her, the yellow-haired beauty piped up.,

“Huo Li ‘er, that’s enough. We’ve been together for so many years, don’t you know what Lan Bingling is like?

She must have seen something. There must be something strange about that boy. She would never talk to such a strange boy on her own.”