“Both are not normal......”
For Xia Yan and Asuna, two guys with ridiculously high game talent, Kirito could only mutter to himself.
But the next moment, Kirito's expression tightened, and his gaze instantly went in one direction.
In the direction where his gaze fell, there were several figures swaying in the darkness, seemingly walking towards the direction where they were grinding monsters.
“Yan, it seems like someone is coming.”
Kirito walked to Xia Yan’s side and said softly.
“En.”
Glancing at the figures in the darkness, Xia Yan nodded, turning to everyone who was still entangled with monsters: "It's about time."
The few male players with Klein, while not as good as Asuna in swordsmanship, were still passable.
Of course, these male players brought by Klein did not reach Xia Yan’s previous expectations.
They looked a lot better than newbies, but they were a bit short of being able to stand on their own.
However, it was a team mode now, and the advantage in numbers could make up for some of the shortcomings in individual strength.
“We can shift our position and go to the next town.”
Xia Yan said.
This place was considered a relatively hard-to-find area. The appearance of other players meant that the area around the starting town had become an area where players competed for monsters.
The number of monsters wouldn't be enough to satisfy the players' needs, which would lead to a series of troubles.
Xia Yan had no interest in arguing with some ordinary players.
Moreover, this was the pre-planned schedule.
An hour of time allowed these newbies to get familiar with the game so they wouldn't be a drag on the road ahead.
“Although they still have some deficiencies, with you and me, plus Asuna and Klein, we should be able to safely reach the next town.”
Kirito nodded.
In the entire team, besides Xia Yan and Kirito, two top-level players, there were also Klein and Asuna, two players who could already grind monsters proficiently.
Plus a group of newbie players who already had some strength, as long as they coordinated well, they could reach the next town safely.
“Everyone, that's about it, stop and come gather here.”
Xia Yan called out to everyone who was still grinding monsters.
Hearing Xia Yan’s voice, everyone immediately finished off the monsters in their hands and then quickly ran to Xia Yan.
“Yan, what's up? We were just getting into the groove.”
Klein said boisterously.
After entering the game and receiving guidance from Kirito, Klein, who had a head start in gameplay, showed off his prowess in front of his friends.
“It's been about an hour. We're going to the next town.”
Xia Yan said.
“An hour already? So fast?”
Everyone who was immersed in grinding monsters was surprised and annoyed when they heard this.
“My swordsmanship still needs some practice.”
“Captain, can you let us practice a bit more.”
“Yeah, Captain, we don't want to be a drag.”
Klein's friends spoke up.
In their eyes, they naturally regarded Xia Yan as the leader and called him Captain.
“I knew this would be the outcome.”
Klein gloated: “I told you guys you were overconfident before, SAO is completely different from the games we used to play, now you understand!”
“Klein, what are you gloating about!”
“That’s right, your skills aren't much better than ours either! You've even practiced a few more hours than us, where's your face!”
“Ms. Asuna totally beat your ass!”
Facing Klein’s mockery, everyone immediately retaliated.
Asuna, whose name was mentioned, chuckled dryly and didn't reply, standing silently to the side.
“Anyway, I'm stronger than you guys!”
Klein’s face flushed, he retorted.
“Alright, that's enough idle chatter.”
Xia Yan interrupted everyone’s chatting and said: “You should still have plenty of potions on you, right? The monsters on the way to the next town are more dangerous than these level-1 monsters.”
“We haven't used many, we still have plenty.”
One of them replied, the rest nodded.
“Yan, which town are you planning to go to?”
Kirito asked.
The first floor was very large. Besides the starting town, there were many other villages and towns, big and small.
“Horuka.”
Xia Yan said.
“It's really that village.”
Kirito smiled, Xia Yan's goal was the same as his.
It was a small village located to the northwest of the starting town.
This village wasn't very big, but like in traditional RPG games, it had all sorts of shops for players to use for their adventures.
An inn, a weapon shop, a tool shop, and it was also a safe area, making it a very suitable place for an activity base.
Of course, this wasn't the most important part.
The most important reason was that the area around [Horuka] wouldn't have any monsters of too high a level, but the monsters' experience points were very high, and the acquisition efficiency was much higher than the leveling area in the starting town.
Plus, at this time, there were not many players who had reached [Horuka], they wouldn't encounter any monster stealing issues, making grinding for levels much more comfortable.
Of course, in reality, there were many such villages and towns on the first floor.
Xia Yan also chose [Horuka] for another very important reason.
Because this village had a special quest.
This special quest could get a very generous reward.
The information about this quest was naturally learned from the closed beta information purchased by the Suzuki family for him.
Everyone naturally had no objections to Xia Yan’s words.
So, the group headed towards [Horuka] at full speed.
As a closed beta player, Kirito was very familiar with the map.
While SAO's public beta had some differences in detail from the closed beta, such major directional changes didn't occur.
Therefore, following the path indicated by Kirito, the group spent nearly an hour and a half, finally passing through the monster-ridden path, and arrived at [Horuka] Village.
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