"Damn it!Macbeth's anger surged as he watched Johnnie escape.
"Village Chief Lane, don't you have a way to leave the Novice Village either?" He turned to Lane and asked angrily.
Lane glared at him and said coldly, "This is a barrier set up by the Lord God. Although I am the village chief, I can't leave either."
The barrier of the Novice Village is special. Only players who break through to stage 2 can leave, and they can't return.
Although he is the village chief of the Novice Village and has reached stage 2, Level 10. He is not a player and can't pass through the barrier.
In addition, only those who master the Illusory Body skill can be free from the restriction of the barrier.
"Then what should we do? Are we just going to watch this human steal the Fossil of Creation?" Macbeth was unwilling in his heart. Since he founded the Apocalypse Group and stood at the peak, he had never been so humiliated.
"Hmph!" Lane snorted coldly and said unhappily, "You can't blame me for this. It was you who insisted on getting the Fossil of Creation. If it were in my hands, this human couldn't have stolen it."
Macbeth gritted his teeth secretly, took a deep breath, and suppressed his anger. This wasn't the time to fall out with Lane.
He said, "Get me another Fossil of Creation."
"What?" Lane sneered. "Macbeth, do you think this thing is as common as Chinese cabbage? Only the gods possess the Fossil of Creation. We paid a huge price to obtain this Fossil of Creation. You figure out a way yourself."
"Lane, don't forget our cooperation." Macbeth was annoyed and threatened, "I must have a Fossil of Creation. Otherwise, don't blame me for not cooperating and making Earth disconnect from the game."
The Apocalypse Group was the linchpin connecting Earth's players to Horizon. Although he can't interfere directly, he can expose the conspiracy of this game. By then, various countries will surely prevent players from continuing to log in to the game.
Lane frowned, his expression softened a bit, and he said, "I'll try to contact Lord Cabarro to see if I can get another Fossil of Creation. But don't get your hopes up too high. You should still find a way to retrieve the Fossil of Creation from this human. This guy probably won't refine it immediately."
"I naturally know that. Hmph!" Macbeth snorted coldly, and his figure disappeared directly, logging off the game on the spot.
"Damn it! A weak puppet dares to act high and mighty in front of me!" Lane looked at the place where Macbeth had disappeared, gnashing his teeth.
If not for the man's remaining usefulness, Lane would have cut ties long ago.
"When the other world connects to Earth, you will also become a slave of the gods!" He said coldly and turned around to return to the Novice Village.
...
In the real world.
Macbeth woke up with a gloomy expression and said, "Someone come here."
The door opened, and a subordinate immediately walked in and bowed respectfully.
Macbeth glanced at the person and immediately said, "Bring me the detailed information of that Johnnie."
"Yes." The subordinate responded, opened a virtual light screen, and brought out the detailed information about Johnnie.
Macbeth frowned.
According to the information, Johnnie had nothing special about him. He had no status and no special background.
In his eyes, Johnnie was just an ordinary person, an ant that could be manipulated at will. But how did such a guy know the secrets of Horizon?
He didn't think that Johnnie's appearance in the Novice Village was an accident. Clearly, he had come for that Fossil of Creation.
"Hmph, he has quite a rich emotional experience!" He looked at Johnnie's information, which also included the identity information of Crysic and Tyrande.
"Is he sentimental?" He sneered disdainfully. Emotions are a person's greatest weakness.
He made a decision in his heart and said coldly, "You immediately inform the powerful figures of the Western Alliance who are stationed near Sunset City to subdue Johnnie, but don't take his life. Use the people around him to coerce him into handing over the Fossil of Creation, and then make him disappear forever!"
He had already given up on recruiting Johnnie. Those who dare to oppose him will have only one outcome, which is to vanish from this world forever.
"Understood." The subordinate replied and bowed before retreating.
"Wait a moment." Macbeth called out to stop him and said, "There's one more thing. Thoroughly investigate the core personnel of the company and the Western Alliance to find out who leaked the information."
He suspected that there was a traitor within who had colluded with Johnnie, which led to the exposure of the Fossil of Creation.
And only the core personnel of the Apocalypse Group and the Western Alliance knew about the Fossil of Creation.
"Yes!" The subordinate responded and quickly retreated.
Macbeth took a deep breath, leaned back in his chair, with a gloomy expression, and murmured softly to himself, "Western Alliance, I hope it's not you who betrayed me. Otherwise, I don't mind making the alliance have a new master!"
...
[Fossil of Creation: A god-level item. After a player refines it, the abilities obtained in the game can be materialized in the real world.]
"So it's really possible to materialize game abilities in advance!" Johnnie examined the Fossil of Creation in his hand, feeling surprised in his heart.
This Fossil of Creation seemed to be an item of the same level as the divine essence.
It was even more precious than the divine essence.
He wasn't in a hurry to refine it. His current strength was too low, and refining the Fossil of Creation wasn't cost-effective.
"First, complete the Sword Immortal trial and change my class to the Hidden class Sword Immortal." He put away the Fossil of Creation and headed straight for the nearest Level 1 city, Flame City.
After leaving the Novice Village, the major cities were connected to each other through the Teleportation Array.
He remembered that the Sword Immortal class trial was in the ruins outside Twin Cranes City, a Level 2 city.
Beep!
At this moment, a private message came in. It was from Crysic.
Crysic: "Johnnie, it's time for dinner."
Only then did Johnnie notice the time. It was already evening.
He replied to Crysic, "I have something important to deal with. You can have dinner first. Don't wait for me. Also, tell Joseph to be more vigilant these days. We might be in danger."
Now that he had been exposed, the Apocalypse Group would definitely take action. He had to improve his strength as soon as possible, fuse with the Fossil of Creation, and materialize his in-game attributes.
Crysic: "In danger? Should we call the police?"
She thought of that Sylas whom they had visited last time. He claimed to be from the Western Alliance, and that guy clearly didn't look like a good person.
Johnnie: "No. We can't alert the authorities about this. Just tell Joseph and the others to be more vigilant."
He knew clearly that the Apocalypse Group and the Western Alliance didn't dare to act against him openly for now. They would only play dirty tricks behind the scenes.
Once he changed his class to Sword Immortal, his strength would receive a huge boost again. After his attributes were materialized in the real world, he would be strong enough to confront them.
Crysic: "Okay. Johnnie, remember to take a rest."
She gave a reminder and logged off directly. Then she went to find Joseph to inform him of this matter.
...
Johnnie had already arrived in Flame City.
The city was empty. Besides the patrolling soldiers and some NPCs, he was the only player there.
"Eh, are you an adventurer?" A portly middle-aged man wearing a magnificent robe noticed him and asked curiously.
Johnnie nodded and sized up the middle-aged man. He seemed to be a merchant.
He asked curiously, "Is there anything wrong?"
"I didn't expect you to be an adventurer indeed." The man was excited and said, "Adventurer, I had a batch of goods stolen by the monsters outside the city. I wonder if you can help me retrieve them?"
[Beep, a quest is triggered. The Merchant's Commission: Retrieve the goods stolen by the Demonized Treant outside the city, Reward unknown, quest duration three days, Do you accept?]
The prompt message flashed.
This was just an ordinary quest, and it even had a time limit.
Johnnie shook his head and chose to decline. He had more important matters to deal with at the moment.
"Sorry, I don't have the time right now. I'm afraid I can't help you." he said apologetically.
"Ah, it's okay. I can understand. After all, those Demonized Treants aren't easy to deal with. I'll just wait and see if there are other adventurers. I just don't know if it will delay the delivery time to the city lord." the merchant shook his head, sighed, and turned to leave.
The city lord's goods?
Johnnie was curious, but he didn't interfere in this matter either. The most important thing now was to complete the Sword Immortal class transfer trial.
He went to the Teleportation Array in the center of the city, paid ten gold coins, activated the Teleportation Array, and headed for Twin Cranes City.
"These NPCs in the city are really greedy." he muttered to himself.
At the current exchange rate, ten gold coins were equivalent to more than ten thousand dollars.
Later on, when the exchange rate stabilized, ten gold coins would be worth one hundred thousand dollars. Ordinary players simply couldn't afford the teleportation fee.
Even he felt a bit reluctant. If he wasn't in a hurry, he wouldn't have taken the Teleportation Array.
A flash of light occurred, and the Teleportation Array was activated.
He only felt a dizzying sensation, and the next second, he appeared at the Teleportation Array in Twin Cranes City.
This was a Level 2 city, which was even more desolate. There were hardly any NPCs to be seen.
He didn't stay in the city and directly left the city.
Outside the city was a desert with scattered rocks. Several ferocious monsters were wandering around. They were stage 3 dragon-like monsters.
He wasn't a match for these stage 3 monsters at the moment. If he was touched by them, he was afraid that he could be easily killed in one blow.
He carefully avoided these monsters and walked deeper into the stone forest.
He remembered that the inheritance of the Sword Immortal class was hidden in a ruin within this stone forest.