“Mm, attack 7-12. Although it’s not very high, it’s still pretty good. The reason you’re dealing so little damage is because the level difference between you and the monsters is too great.”

　　“I see, then I need to level up quickly!”

　　“That’s right. Once you reach level six and can wear that robe, you should be able to solo the monsters here.”

　　Hannah Cooper nodded and asked again, “By the way, why don’t I have any mana right now?”

　　I thought for a moment and said, “It’ll probably appear after you choose a class.”

　　“Mm.”

　　So we chatted while killing monsters, and it didn’t feel boring at all. Hannah Cooper’s controls gradually became more skilled from her initial awkwardness. I also taught her some techniques for pulling monsters and escaping, and she managed to use them quite well.

　　Unknowingly, four hours passed, and it was already 1 p.m. Hannah Cooper had impressively reached level 6, and since his level was lower, he didn’t get much of my experience, but I also quickly leveled up to 8. When I checked the rankings, I had already entered the global top 10,000. As expected, there are so many strong players!

　　Hannah Cooper put on that robe, and instantly looked elegant. Her high, full chest and shapely round hips were so alluring even under the robe.

　　After I looked at her a bit too boldly, Hannah Cooper immediately blushed and whispered, “Let’s go back and turn in the quests.”

Chapter 12: Quest Rewards

　　Looking in my inventory, I had already collected 50 wolf teeth, and all three quests were completed. My equipment’s durability was also running low, so I nodded and led Hannah Cooper back. By now, she could solo level 9 monsters, so our leveling speed would increase a lot.

　　Hannah Cooper went back to her own village to turn in her quests, and I returned to mine to do the same.

　　“Young man, did you wipe out all the wild dogs around the village? My goodness, you really did it! Here’s your reward, please accept it!”

　　“Ding~!”

　　System prompt: You have completed the Village Defense quest. You receive 1,200 experience, 10 silver coins! Reputation +10!

　　Wow, so much experience and money! And reputation, but that’s not important anymore. What I want is money, money!!

　　I went to Rose’s house on the west side of the village and handed her 10 tomatoes.

　　“My goodness, you really brought back the tomatoes. Thank you so much, brave warrior. Here’s your reward!”

　　“Ding~!”

　　System prompt: You have completed the Tomato Gathering quest. You receive 2,800 experience, 40 silver coins! Reputation +20! Since you are the only player to complete this quest, you receive a special reward: Rose’s homemade tomato sauce ×30!

　　Rose’s homemade tomato sauce: Increases the user’s HP by 100 for 30 minutes, restores 3 HP per second!

　　Looking at these stacks of 30 tomato sauces, I was so happy I didn’t know how to express it. Precious medicine! Although 3 HP per second isn’t much in the later stages, for newbies right now, this is definitely a great leveling and lifesaving item!

　　Suppressing my excitement, I went to the village chief’s house, where I could turn in the wolf teeth. I wondered what surprise I’d get here!

　　The village chief’s beard was snowy white. After carefully examining the wolf teeth I handed over, he said excitedly, “Young man, you really did it! From now on, the villagers can go up the mountain to work again. You truly are the savior sent to our village by the gods!”

　　I held back from saying that the wolves on the mountain would respawn. At this point, the village chief continued, “Young man, to show my gratitude, I’ll give you the keepsake of our late town guard captain—the brave warrior Amy. I hope you can fulfill his last wish and eliminate the wolf leader, so the villagers can finally be at peace!”

　　A follow-up quest?

　　Haha, I’ve struck it rich!

　　“Ding~!”

　　System prompt: You have completed the Bloody Counterattack quest. You receive 10,400 experience, 80 silver coins! Reputation +30! You receive: Soldier’s Armor!

　　Quest accepted: Amy’s Last Wish! (Unique)

　　Congratulations, your level has increased to 9!

　　Surprise after surprise—I didn’t even have time to check my level, I immediately took out my new gear.

　　[Soldier’s Armor] (Green Equipment)

　　Defense: 22

　　Stamina: +4

　　Strength: +3

　　Required Level: 8

　　Wow! This armor is amazing—not only is the defense incredibly high, but the bonus stats are fantastic. It’s practically tailor-made for melee classes! No one else in the whole village is wearing green gear, but I’m wearing three pieces myself. If anyone saw this, they’d be so jealous. Realizing this, I decided to avoid crowded places as much as possible. But I never liked noisy places anyway, so going solo is fine.

　　I immediately put on the armor and felt much more energized. I put all my new stat points into strength, and my personal stats almost shocked me!

　　Vegetable Soup

　　Level: 9

　　HP: 304

　　Attack: 30-48 (Beast Sword 7-12)

　　Defense: 43 (Soldier’s Armor +22)

　　Reputation: 60

　　Luck: 0

　　……

　　What more can I say? Just two words—totally awesome!!

　　Next, I checked the new quest I had just received:

　　[Amy’s Last Wish]