A carriage was traveling on a dirt road, and Yang Tao was sitting in it with his eyes closed, resting.
The wooden wheels pressed on the gravel-covered dirt road, and even the slightest bump could be felt throughout his body.
'Good luck, I actually encountered a carriage... No, I should say that this world actually has buses that specifically run between different maps.'
This carriage was a 'bus' from the entrance of the Cold Plains to the Rogue Encampment, a carriage specifically customized by the Rogue Encampment for the convenience of professional adventurers.
It only cost one gold coin to ride freely.
Including him, there were only six people in the carriage: a Paladin wearing the same cloth armor as him, a tall Amazon female warrior with legs that could kill, and a petite sorceress hidden in a hood.
The aura emanating from each profession was different, making them easy to distinguish.
Besides them, there were also two Rogue archers driving the carriage.
Rogue archers were mercenary professionals; they were the defensive force of the Rogue Encampment, and they were all female.
While their individual strength couldn't compare to professional adventurers, they were perfectly capable of patrolling and clearing out monsters that wandered around.
Just then, the Amazon warrior suddenly said, "Kyrie, have you decided on your path yet?"
The Paladin Kyrie, dressed in cloth armor with a firm and reliable expression, withdrew his gaze from the dim wilderness and said, "Liana, I plan to continue investing in auras and become a support Knight."
The Paladin class could be split into many class branches based on different skills, such as Avenger Paladins, Hammerdins, Holy Paladins, Protection Paladins, Retribution Paladins... Okay, the latter ones were the Paladin classes from World of Warcraft.
However, there were many chaotic branches.
Before, he could only play single-player, but in the real world, with teammates, the Knight's aura skills were greatly enhanced, so choosing to become a support Knight focused on auras was quite good.
"That works too."
Liana nodded lightly, a hint of helplessness flashing in her eyes, but she didn't say anything more, continuing to sit quietly in the carriage.
Just then, Yang Tao opened his tightly closed eyes and looked towards the front of the carriage; he felt the carriage gradually slowing down.
Some faint sounds came from the front of the carriage.
"Rakanishu!"
This sound was all too familiar; it was those adorable Fallen.
Weak in strength and timid, they were the best friends for professional adventurers.
The two Rogue archers driving the carriage stood up directly, a short bow appearing in their hands, and then they forcefully drew the bowstring.
Boom~
The bowstring made a crisp sound, and an arrow quickly disappeared into the darkness.
The cry of Rakanishu abruptly stopped.
Then, the Rogue Archer who shot the arrow excitedly shouted, "Belle, I saw it! This Fallen dropped two gold coins!!"
Yang Tao: "..."
One would think it was a unique item; for him, two gold coins were just a matter of two slaps.
Hearing the Rogue Archer's voice, the Paladin Kyrie even smiled and said, "Ofina, you're lucky today!"
"Lord Kyrie, I really didn't expect a Fallen to drop two coins."
After speaking, the Rogue Archer named Ofina jumped down from the carriage and ran towards the Fallen's corpse not far from the dirt road.
Soon, she happily ran back with two gold coins.
Then she extended her hand and handed one of them to Belle, who was driving: "Belle, this is yours."
Then she carefully put the remaining gold coin into her pocket.
Seeing this, Yang Tao gained a new understanding of the value of gold coins.
'Was it a bit excessive for me to snatch 9 and the Greed Ring?'
If he didn't have the Greed Ring, he would only have one hundred and seventy gold coins now.
If he also excluded the 'snatch 9' attribute, he would only be able to drop a maximum of 17 gold coins in half a day.
Calculated this way, the value of one gold coin was indeed quite high; it seemed his cheat was a bit too powerful.
No! What do you mean 'didn't open'? If I can drop it, it means the monsters have that much money on them!
Is there a problem with me helping to keep it in advance?
After dropping gold coins, the two Rogue archers' moods were noticeably higher.
The two drove the carriage while looking around, checking if there were any other lucky monsters wandering onto the road.
Unfortunately, until Yang Tao saw the city walls of the Rogue Encampment, built from logs, the two Rogue archers didn't encounter any more monsters.
'Is this the Rogue Encampment? This is probably the Rogue Fortress, right??'
Compared to the Rogue Encampment in the game, which was at most two football fields in size, the Rogue Encampment in front of him was at least dozens of times larger.
A single wooden wall could only be vaguely seen at its edge.
The carriage drove over a stone bridge, with a gurgling river flowing beneath.
Some Rogue archers stood at the city gate and, seeing the carriage arrive, they all moved aside to make way.
"Ofina, you're finally back.
Why are you so late today? We almost had to send people out to look for you!"
"Kyoko, I was just about to tell you, it's been raining these past two days, and a section of the road has become muddy and difficult to travel.
We need to tell Lord Kashya..."
Hearing Kyoko's name, Yang Tao couldn't help but turn his head to look at the Rogue Archer guarding the entrance to the fortress.
She was wearing a standard Rogue Archer leather armor, but these leather armors were not equipment, just ordinary 'clothing'.
The leather armor wrapped her slender and strong body, and her long black hair was tied behind her back.
Unlike most Rogue archers who had more European or American features, Kyoko's appearance leaned more towards an Asian person.
'If I remember correctly, didn't Kashya's trained mercenaries include someone named Kyoko?'
He didn't expect her to exist in reality too.
Kyoko noticed his gaze, turned her head to look at him, then nodded slightly, a smile appearing on her face.
Oh-ho!
This little archer is quite bold.
From the attitude of the Rogue archers towards professional adventurers along the way, it was clear that professional adventurers had some privileges.
One must know that this was only the Rogue Encampment.
If this were in other places, the gap in strength between professional adventurers and ordinary people would be even greater, and the class distinction would definitely be more pronounced.
"Sirs, professional adventurers, the Rogue Encampment has arrived.
You may disembark."
The other three disembarked from the carriage without any hesitation.
Seeing this, Yang Tao didn't say much and also got off the carriage with them.
Entering the Rogue Encampment, what met his eyes were scattered wooden houses and white tents spread out like stars.
'Uh, this... are everyone in the Rogue Encampment camping enthusiasts?'
The white tents, varying in size, were generally well-planned and tidy, which reminded him of the yurts he had seen online.
This area should be the main activity area for professional adventurers; Yang Tao saw many professional adventurers along the way.
There were all kinds of professions, but not a single Necromancer.
'What's going on? Professional discrimination? Is my great Necromancer not strong?'
Soon, he arrived at a plaza, which was brightly lit even at night, with flickering torches illuminating the surroundings.
In the middle of the plaza was a box, a huge wooden box at least three meters high.
A circle of professional adventurers stood around the wooden box.
'Is this the storage box?'
Yang Tao felt his guess should be correct, so he immediately walked over, wanting to see if there were any leftover treasures in his storage box.
For example, a +7 All Skills Small Charm.