Is this really just an RPG? !

The key found in the warehouse is indeed the lounge.

However, this lounge is also... well, how should I put it?

Probably too special... No, it should be said that a certain place is too special.

——It was like conveying the message of "here is a clue" to the guy who came in, and even with a little irony, I don't know if it was my illusion.

The two ordinary wooden beds, a wooden table, and the cabinet in the corner are nothing worth paying attention to. Instead, there is a note nailed next to the door, with very strange words written on it. It looks crooked like some kind of hieroglyph, but it is definitely not a character used by humans.

"It seems to be a deep sea language?"

"Is that the language that group of murlocs use?"

"No! Even if it is Deep Sea Language, it is not used for writing now, but as a language for casting spells, and it should be recorded on stone pillars, stone slabs and other objects in the form of carvings."

"..."

What a strange race.

Something seems wrong?

"Wait, wait a minute, so what is the language that the murlocs use to communicate?"

The deep-sea language that sounds very similar to the native language of the murlocs is not used for communication?

"Of course it's the common language!"

I froze for a moment.

"You speak the Common Tongue?"

"Yes, yes, Common Tongue."

"Although I don't know what the common language you speak is, it should be the language commonly used by human forces, right?"

"Of course, what kind of lingua franca is it?"

"That is the language we are using now?"

"Master, you are so long-winded, you have said it all, it is the lingua franca we are using!"

"As non-human murlocs also use common language?"

"That's right, not just the murlocs, but all the races on this continent use the common language! Because of 'universal'!"

"What a strange world this is!"

What kind of civilized world can be developed to achieve a unified language across the continent, even those deep-sea residents living in the ocean use the same language, similar to the unique language of their own tribe, but it is only used as a language for spellcasting?

"Because there is a deal...ahhhh, the gods who are in charge of communication, in order to make it easier for the residents on the mainland to communicate, they deliberately unify the language, otherwise it will be very troublesome."

If you think about it carefully, it is indeed the case!

Because it is the same language, there will be no major problems in communication, so it will be more casual to communicate with other races.

——It’s really a group of gods who will do anything for their beliefs.

"But you seem to have said some terrible lines just now?"

"No, master, please ignore this."

"I still care about..."

While muttering, he turned his gaze back to the paper nailed to the wall. The crooked text on it has been confirmed to be the Deep Sea language, but according to what Qiuqiu said, generally no creature would write the Deep Sea language on the paper, so this clue is a bit tricky.

Then the guy who wrote this text should be some murloc... right?

I don't know why I suddenly remembered the salted fishmen I met in the warehouse.

Whether the salted murlocs are considered a type of murlocs is really a question worth investigating.

"Hey, master, what should we do next?"

"Qiuqiu, can you translate it?"

"Well……"

Qiuqiu frowned, as if he was a little embarrassed. It was the first time I saw Qiuqiu's embarrassment. I didn't continue to ask, but turned around and began to observe the room.

Because as soon as I came up, my attention was drawn away by this piece of paper, and I didn't have time to look at it.

Although the cabinet in the right corner was not locked, it was empty and contained nothing; the sheets on the two beds felt a little damp, which might be due to moisture, or someone might have sat on it with water.

"Master, the translation has been completed."

"Eh?"

Qiuqiu was holding a new piece of paper with words written all over it, in a common language I could understand.

So the frowning just now is not because you don't know how to translate, but because you dislike this troublesome job?

"That's a lot..."

The deep-sea language, which is obviously only half a sheet of paper on one side, is translated into common language and fills up the entire page.

Qiuqiu's handwriting is not too small, but it still makes me feel a little dizzy.

"A deep-sea language can often represent a sentence with one pronunciation... But most of those guys are the king of the deep sea who praises them every day, or they praise the goddess of water, Yvette. Qiuqiu, I translated these praises by the way, After all, the real meaning must be understood from the compliment.”

"The murlocs are a group of strange creatures who chatter a lot?"

"It's all 'Wulawulawula' anyway, so there's no difference."

Qiuqiu shrugged, turned and sat on the table.

"'The powerful and inviolable... Zacharias, the king of the deep sea'? No! This is only praise from beginning to end, okay?"

I quickly read the contents of the entire paper, but found that it was a mess of adjectives, until a name appeared at the end, and this name seemed to be the name of the King of the Deep Sea Clan. Indeed, before reading this paper, I didn't know about the King of the Deep Sea "Zacharias", but what's the use of knowing now?

I don't intend to kill the king of the deep sea!

"Master, please read carefully! Take a good look at the more inconsistent words in the middle, and then pick and piece them together."

"'Take away the humans at the pier and take them to Rose Valley'?"

"Well, go east along the coastline, and you can see a valley, which is Rose Valley."

"Why is it named so?"

"Probably because the first person to find out was named Ross?"

Take another look at the paper filled with all kinds of praise lines in my hand——for the first time, I understand that praise is such a profound thing, because more than half of these words I don’t quite understand what they mean, I only know that they are probably used Praise.

The mission changed again.

"Sub-quest [Go to Ross Valley]

Mission Information: You get the latest intel about this dock. The murlocs captured the humans at the pier and took them to Ross Valley. Although they couldn't confirm the authenticity of this information, they had no other clues. so! Brave! Go to the valley to find out!

Task requirements: 1. Go to Ross Valley (not completed)"

"Alright Qiuqiu, let's go."

"Going to Rose Valley?"

"There's only one place to go!"

I took Qiuqiu out of the dock and headed towards Ross Valley. I don't know why the murlocs captured the humans in the pier and left such an obvious message.

Indeed, it is very likely that no one can understand Deep Sea Language, which means it can be interpreted as ridicule.

But... I always feel that existences like murlocs can't think of this aspect at all.

"Eh?"

"how?"

"Probably an illusion, don't pay too much attention to it."

On the way out, I could always smell some kind of strange burnt aroma, which didn't fade away until the gate of the pier. I always feel that this smell is very familiar, but I can't remember it at all.

Ross Valley is near the coastline and east of the pier, so you don't have to worry about the route, you just need to walk east along the coastline to see it. After about half an hour, I finally saw the two not too tall mountains and the rift in the middle.

It seems to be naturally formed, and several things resembling badges can be found near the entrance.

"The member badge of the Fishermen's Association."

When I picked up this badge that looked like a fishing rod, Qiuqiu landed at the height of my hand, looking at the badge and explaining to me.

"Fisher Association?"

"They're dedicated to fishing people."

"..."

"I even hope to have a murloc companion."

"..."

I don't really understand the external control of this group of people.

Throwing the badge into the backpack, he walked slowly along the edge of the valley. Because of the sea breeze, there is often a "huh" sound in the valley, which sounds a little scary. Fortunately, it is daytime now, and the solar energy illuminates most of the valley, so there will be no ghosts and skeletons running out.

"Those guys are really here?"

"At least that's what the paper says."

"makes sense……"

After walking for another distance, I could vaguely hear some sounds, but because of the wind, I couldn't hear them clearly at all, so I walked a few steps forward until I could see the three murlocs from a distance, as well as the ones tied up and released. Humans who fell on the ground - at a cursory glance, there are about 20 people, more than half are young people, and there are a few old people.

I really can't understand this situation, the enemy is only three murlocs, and there are more than 20 humans.

Although the murloc is one of the members of the demon clan, in terms of actual combat power... it can basically be ignored. Anyway, it is not a problem for a normal adult male to crush a murloc with a stone.

——Sympathy for this group of poor dried fish.

So in the immediate situation, either the captured humans lost their ability to resist, or the number of murlocs was not limited to these three.

Of the three murlocs, one was holding a harpoon, the other was holding a dagger, and the other was holding a staff taller than himself. This kind of team configuration makes me inexplicably have a feeling of "this is the protagonist's team".

Warrior, Rogue, Mage?

"Blow it up directly, master!"

Qiuqiu waved his fists to propose next to me, and even tried to take the props out of the backpack presumptuously.

Unfortunately, I don't have any magic scrolls or magic potions in my backpack. Because the trip out of the city was too hasty this time, the offensive props were completely unprepared, and the remaining two magic scrolls were also used in that fishing boat. Even in the face of 3 murlocs who are serving as miscellaneous soldiers in RPG games to give experience to the brave, I can't do anything.

"It's useless..."

Ignoring Qiuqiu's complaints, I turned my gaze back to the three murlocs.

It looks like they haven't noticed yet, maybe I can get closer?

"Come closer and listen to what they are saying."

I jumped off the rock with as little noise as possible, groping around the edge and sideways. The captured humans over there are all in a coma, and I don't have to worry about the happy scene of "being discovered because of a captive's strange look and cry".

But even at this distance, they still couldn't hear what they were saying.

"Hey, Qiuqiu, can you go and listen to what they have to say, and then come back and tell me?"

"It's a bit troublesome, master... I don't know what news you want to get."

"Maybe listen to something and tell me."

"Eh? But I think you will miss important information, master."

"There's no better way to do this."

"No, as a partner, I can share the sight and hearing with you."

"Hey? Is there such a convenient setting?"

"Yeah! For the convenience of the brave, this is a temporary setting."

"..."

I seem to have heard something incredible.

In short, it is convenient, and I selectively ignored some shady news in the middle.

"Then Qiuqiu, please."

"no problem."

Qiuqiu nodded in agreement, and then did not act.

"how?"

"Master, don't you want to complain? That temporary setting."

"Tucao this kind of thing, my life will be in danger."

"No, no, no, because master, your setting is to complain about the brave."

"Is it added temporarily?"

"It was also added temporarily."

"Then please hurry up, so as not to miss important news."

I decisively chose another slot to spit out.

Ignoring Qiuqiu's complaints such as "It's really boring" and "The master is too boring" when he left, I turned my attention to the human captive. Although there were a few people turning their bodies, there was no sign of waking up at all. It seemed that a hypnotic spell was used to make these humans fall asleep.

I can vaguely see a person with a painful expression on his face, maybe he is having a nightmare?

What is the purpose of this group of murlocs to capture humans here? Generally speaking, the only desire monsters have for humans is to eat them. According to the information of "Endless Library", the monsters did not give good comments on the quality of human flesh, but they just did not comment on it.

Rather, humans hope to capture all kinds of monsters and obtain materials from them.

Could it be that it was really an order from the Demon King?

Shouldn't the devil still have a headache for the wayward princess he captured?

"Dididi, Dididi!"

Eh? It seems to be the "hearing sharing" that Qiuqiu said. It should be a successful connection, and you can know what the group of murlocs are talking about.

Reach out and press the Confirm button.

——In this world that looks too much like an RPG game, you have to click on the left screen to confirm every big and small thing, otherwise you won't be able to proceed.

"Zla, zla, zla..."

There was a series of murmurs at first, and then it returned to normal.

"Wulawulawula!"

"Wulawu! Wulawu!"

"Wulawu, wulawula, wula!"

I gave up eavesdropping and dug out a square thing from my backpack.

In fact, it’s not that I don’t have offensive props at all, it’s just that this cloth-wrapped thing looks like a bento. If Qiuqiu didn’t go to the endless library to find the answer, I still don’t know the name and function of this thing.

This is an accidental bomb.

Yes, produced by the goblin family.

The goblins, who are very good at alchemy, can always make all kinds of strange props, but these props have a characteristic: the props that are not used for explosion will explode, and the props that are used for explosion will explode even more powerfully.

Perhaps the goblins believe in "explosion is art"!

"Qiuqiu, come back, I still have a high-efficiency bomb made by goblins in my backpack, just blow up this valley."

"Wait, wait for the master!"

"There's nothing to wait for. If you don't understand, just explode."

"I, I, I will translate for you!"

"..."

I put the half-dismantled bomb back into my backpack, looked at Qiuqiu who was parked next to the three murlocs with a kind smile on my face, and moved my lips a few times to convey my inner thoughts. In fact, it’s just a matter of habit, after all, Qiuqiu and I can have direct inner conversations if necessary.

Just like that.

This time, the voice coming from my ear was no longer the strange "Ulla", but a normal lingua franca.

——But what you say is in the common language? This is already the second time!

"Boss, boss, why do we want to catch these humans!"

"Order of the Demon King."

"Boss, why can't we eat these humans!"

"Order of the Demon King."

"Boss, why are we waiting here!"

"Order of the Demon King."

"Boss, boss, what is the order of the devil?"

"..." The leader of the murlocs holding the staff was silent for a moment, then suddenly raised his head to look up at the sky at a 45° angle, with a hint of sadness in his eyes, "Devil King's order."

"Wulawula!"

"Wulawula."

Then it turned into a strange "Ula" sound.

I interrupted the sharing and looked up at Qiuqiu who came back to me.

"They were just screaming behind."

"...The murloc's voice is 'Wula'?"

"It seems so."

"Master, what should we do next?"

"Next..."

To be honest, I don't know what to do.

I was too nervous when I came here, so I forgot a very important thing: now that I have arrived in Rose Valley, it should be regarded as having completed the previous mission requirements, and maybe new information can be refreshed for me on the mission.

Choosing a more secluded place, I clicked on the task window on the left screen. As I guessed, a new task was refreshed on the screen. Although it brought a tangled task introduction, at least a lot of hints could be obtained through this information.

Like what to do next.

"Sub-quest [Stupid! Murlocs! Good ingredients!]

Mission information: I finally found the murloc team that kidnapped humans in Ross Valley—even though there were only three of them, they had a complete combination of fighters and thieves. Now! Before the other party notices, think of a way to blow up this group of murlocs! In this way, you can still eat delicious fried fish... Well, maybe the quality of murloc meat is not suitable for eating, but there are always people who are not concerned with these problems, aren't they?

Task requirements: 1. Blow up Murloc Baker (unfinished)

2. Blow up the Murloc Behan (unfinished)

3. Blow up Murloc Bem (unfinished)

Additional rewards: 1. Use murlocs as ingredients to make a delicious dish (unfinished)"

"..."

"..."

Qiuqiu and I stared blankly at each other for a minute.

I really don't understand the mentality of these missions dedicated to "Boom".

※ ※ ※ ※

It should be a simple task to blow up the three murlocs and use the bomb made by the goblins in my backpack. But I hesitated, because I feel that this task is not so simple. Even if it is just to blow up the three murlocs in front of me with a bomb, I still need to consider a "bomb that can be installed without the other party noticing and blow them up perfectly." spill over to humanity on the other side" approach.

In terms of complexity, it is definitely a Lv3 level problem.

However, when I was hesitating, the situation in front of me changed again.

A murloc who was completely black and looked up at the sky at a 45° angle, leaned on a wooden stick with both hands and walked towards the direction of the three murlocs step by step. certainly! This is not the key point, because there will not be much difference in combat power between three murlocs and four murlocs, not to mention that the murloc who came over looked like he had been attacked, his whole body was wounded, and he was emitting blood. Some kind of aroma...wait a minute, aroma?

I always feel that this murloc is a bit familiar, as if I met it not long ago.

The three murlocs noticed that something was coming, and they watched the charred murloc move over step by step. The sound of wooden sticks hitting the ground continued to be heard "dong dong dong", and finally the charred murloc came to another place. In front of the three murlocs, he threw the stick in his hand and fell to the ground.

"! @￥! @%!￥*%!"

"What did he say?"

"It's Deep Sea Language. It's very troublesome to translate. I'll think about it later."

"...Didn't you translate very quickly just now?"

"What translation! What you heard before was the common language."

I didn't know what to say for a while.

"Is 'Wulawula' considered a lingua franca?"

"'Wulawula' is also the lingua franca."

"Why is there such a common language!"

"Because 'Ahowwwww' is also a lingua franca!"

"That's why I asked you why this strange pronunciation is considered a common language!"

"Because as long as the pronunciation is not garbled, it is a common language! It is set like this, and the "Endless Library" is also introduced in this way! And master, don't you know how to read the dialog box yourself!"

Qiuqiu said with one hand on his hip, pointing to the window on my left screen showing nearby conversations.

——It’s the first time I know there is such a thing, it’s really the first time, I only found out now that Qiuqiu pointed it out.

Because of the arrival of the scorched black murloc, the mission has been refreshed again, but this time there is no big difference from before, except that a task like "1. Blow up the murloc Beibei (50% completion)" has been added. Requirements, and the three requirements given before will be postponed one by one.

I always feel that this strange operation interface is playing a trick... I don’t know if it’s my illusion?

The murlocs not far away gathered together and chatted, while Qiuqiu was worried about how to translate the deep sea language for me. I can't understand what those murlocs are saying, but judging from the current situation, it doesn't seem to be developing in a good direction: the number of enemies has become four, and one of them is no different from half-dead; There is only me, a brave man without any attack skills, and an elf Qiuqiu without any combat power. The only lethal prop is the bomb made by the goblins.

I believe this bomb can take care of these murlocs.

but!

I don't know how to control the area of ​​effect of the bomb.

There is very little information about the introduction of this bomb. Because it is a disposable product, and it has a huge lethality, I dare not use it casually.

"prop [bomb]

Item information: The bomb produced by the goblins has absolute credibility in its power. After all, it is an explosive item made by a race that is good at explosions. However, please pay attention to personal safety before using it. In case of unforeseen circumstances, the manufacturer is not responsible for any liability.

Prop Effect: Explosion. "

If I can find out who the manufacturer is, I think it is necessary to send a complaint letter-this item manual is too concise, and it doesn't mention the key points at all! It doesn't explain how to use it, doesn't mark the range of effects of the explosion, and doesn't mention some precautions. From the beginning to the end, it just expresses "this bomb can explode very well".

It was exhausting.

"Qiuqiu, how do you use this thing? Do you know the approximate range of its explosion?"

"Ahhhhhhhh the master asked me to seriously think about translation!"

"You are still trying to translate the first sentence... how many sentences are there?"

The partner who has always been full of energy suddenly curled up with a frustrated face, and drew mushrooms in the air with his right hand.

"In the customer service academy, the only translation ability is D-level."

"What is the lowest level?"

"E-Class..."

"Well, it's not the lowest," I comforted my partner with some embarrassment, but the effect was not too good. I turned my head and glanced at the murlocs. They seemed to be discussing how to treat the unconscious humans. I immediately raised the bomb in my hand to Qiuqiu, "This is not the time to talk about this! Qiuqiu, how do you use this?"

"There should be a fire wire, just ignite it."

"Then the explosion range?"

"Probably enough to blow up the entire Rose Valley."

"Gulu..."

I swallowed and looked up at the valley.

Although it is just a small valley, its actual area is about a quarter of that of Yvette City. After all, judging from the information given on the left screen, at my normal walking speed, it would take two to three hours to go around the valley.

After roughly estimating the range, I looked at the bomb in my hand again.

Is this thing used to siege cities or open tunnels?

Why did I pick up this kind of thing!

"I also think that you are very powerful, master."

Qiuqiu sighed with a slightly teasing tone.

Turning around to look at the four murlocs...to be exact, three, because one of them was lying on the ground with a miserable appearance, and the other three ran to the captured humans, constantly uttering "wulawula " shouted, as if planning to do something.

I suddenly remembered this charred guy.

Isn't that the salted fishman I met in the cabin of the fishing boat? !

"Master, your smile is so weird..."

"What nonsense, this is obviously a witty smile, okay?"

I refuted Qiuqiu's evaluation with dissatisfaction, and then walked around several rocks to the side of the scorched black murloc.

Because of being seriously injured, the salted fishman's reaction dropped a lot. Even though I got so close, it still didn't notice my presence, and stared blankly at his three accomplices. In the distance, the murloc holding the magic staff in the three murloc team was muttering something to the sky, probably singing?

I disassembled the bomb, and then shook out all the black gunpowder-like substance inside. According to Qiuqiu, the effect of this bomb is enough to blow up the entire valley, so I can't think about it in terms of "bombing". But this bomb can be used.

Even if I don't know basic magic, I know how spellcasters in this world release spells. Taking a fireball technique as an example, the caster does not release such a fireball larger than himself for no reason, but generates flames through certain principles.

As for the role of magic?

Ignite the flame, strengthen the flame temperature, and let the flame condense into a sphere.

Probably these three uses.

I can also follow this principle...

"Put on 'Teach You How to Grill a Murloc'."

"That kind of thing won't taste good!"

"In short, try it and you will know!"

I threw out the empty bomb packing box, which attracted the attention of three murlocs in the distance. When the three murlocs "wulawula" ran over, with an absolutely innocent smile, I lit the match in my hand, let it go, and let it fall to the ground.

The gunpowder at the feet was ignited, and the flames spread out in an instant, forming a wall of fire, which ignited the four murlocs together. Then I saw four bouncing fireballs fleeing towards the exit of the valley.

"It stinks to death! The grilled murloc is not tasty, not to mention there is a salted murloc inside!"

"...The point is not here, is it?"

Unfortunately, this mission failed.

Because the requirement is to use "fried", but I use "burn".

The natural task failed. In my "Completed" window, a "Failed" mark appeared among the many "Completed" marks, which simply killed some obsessive-compulsive disorder patients. But unfortunately, I am not obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Even the failure of the mission doesn't have much impact on me-at least I haven't found any impact now.

"Master, what to do next?"

"Wake up those innocent people, and then untie them!" I have a talent for bravery, at least in terms of being helpful.