Let’s move forward in time a little bit…

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[Welcome back, the neutral and kind-hearted Rune Hiran will soon enter the realm of innocence. I wish you good night]

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"Hey!"

Hiran, who appeared among the branches and leaves, jumped down from the tall tree where he was living, stretched out comfortably, and then took out a blade-shaped piccolo and played it hard.

The crisp buzzing sound spread out and merged with the chirping of insects and birds around it, without causing any ripples in this shallow forest.

After a moment, a slender, white hand suddenly appeared on Kang Lan's shoulder and patted it gently.

"Why are you here?"

Zhou Lan, who was slightly stunned, was slightly stunned at first, then smiled, turned to look at the middle-aged elf who appeared quietly behind him, held the brim of his hat and gave the latter an impeccable knight salute.

: "Captain Fluorite."

Yingshi Dongye returned the greeting meticulously, and then asked with a chuckle: "Who else do you think it would be? Someone who changes shifts with you?"

Zhou Lan scratched his cheek and said, "That's indeed what I thought."

"You kid..."

Fluorite shook his head helplessly, shrugged and said: "I have said before that helping the Archaeologists Association this time is a private matter. You are willing to help me, and you are already giving me a lot of face. You don't have to keep vigil as usual."

Ji Lan chuckled, patted the long bow on his back, and said with an innocent look on his face: "I'm used to it."

"got used to?"

Yingshi laughed, his eyes full of unconcealable appreciation: "Then don't get used to it during this period of time. Help the Archaeologists Association during the day, and have a good sleep at night, so as not to exhaust yourself."

However, Zhou Lan did not appreciate it. He just gently fiddled with the dazzling strands of blond hair on his forehead and waved his hands cheerfully: "It's okay, Captain, I quite like to watch the night. If I have nothing to do, I can also practice archery and eyesight by beating leaves."

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"Don't you feel tired?"

Yingshi narrowed his eyes slightly and looked carefully at the formidable junior in front of him, but he didn't even notice the slightest hint of haggardness on the latter's face.

"It was quite tiring at first, and I was almost going crazy."

However, Zhou Lan didn't mean to save face at all, and just said in a 'realistic' manner: "But after I got used to it, I didn't feel tired anymore. I found that I have made rapid progress during this period. Maybe it was the result of the hard work during the night watch.

My hearing and eyesight are much better now than they were some time ago.”

Yingshi knocked on his forehead and looked helplessly at the young man in front of him who was indeed making progress at a speed visible to the naked eye. For a while, he couldn't find a reason to continue to stick to his position.

It's really not his fault. After all, no normal person can stay on the last shift for half a month and sleep less than four hours a day and still be as active as Ji Lan, even if there is some habit or excitement.

Inside, I haven't seen any mistakes or mistakes made by this kid along the way. Not only can he handle all the things assigned to him in an orderly manner, he even fights for many things that don't require him.

Do.

It’s no secret that Fluorite Dongxue likes hard-working and motivated people. As a senior member of the Elf Forest Ranger community, there are many young people who want to please him, but it’s definitely not true.

Most of them are the kind of young people who have nothing but appearances and look completely different in front of and behind them. Of course, there are also a few good prospects who are really down-to-earth and work tirelessly. For these people, Fluorite has never been stingy in teaching them.

And his teachings have basically paid off.

There are many highly rated rangers among the younger generation who were brought out by him, and some of them with outstanding talents have even achieved strength that is not inferior to him. These people are the pride of Fluorite Dongxue.

but......

but!!!

Fluorite has never seen a young man like Rune Hiran who is so diligent that even he feels that it is a bit too much, so that both his evaluation of the latter and his own three views have been refreshed time and time again.

Refresh, refresh again.

From Fluorite's point of view, Rune Hiran, like most young people, is full of vitality and vigor. He is enthusiastic and sociable, and he is very happy even in a relatively conservative and closed place like the Elf Forest.

, as long as anyone has come into contact with him, whether they are young people of the same generation, seniors like himself or even those who are eight hundred years old, they will basically not have the slightest bad impression of this boy. He is funny, humorous, and sincere.

, is an evaluation that most people who have dealt with Rune Hiran would make.

However, from another perspective, he is an outlier among outliers. He is overly enthusiastic about everything. He is basically in high spirits every time we meet. As long as he teaches him some knowledge or

Skills will be honed crazily by Hiran with a formidable attitude. Even Yingshi himself, who is known for his diligence and hard work, can't compare to that kind of drive. He is the one who goes to bed the latest every day and the one who wakes up the earliest. During these days

They even undertook the most grueling night vigil task from 3 a.m. to 7 a.m., and they didn’t even need to rotate.

If you continue like this, your body will definitely collapse.

Yingshi, who discovered that Hiran was actually keeping vigil even at such a time, originally wanted to educate the former in this way, but now that the words were on his lips, he couldn't say them.

It wasn't that he was moved by the spirit in Ji Lan's eyes, nor was it because he thought this boy could be squeezed further.

It's just... This kid really can't see where he's tired or tired. It's better to say that compared to himself who had already slept and got up an hour ago, Ji Lan is more energetic after not sleeping a wink all night.

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This can no longer be explained by staying up late and getting excited.

This man is poisonous!

If Fluorite had knowledge of modern society outside of games, he would probably feel this way.

But after all, he was an indigenous NPC in the Innocence Realm, so he didn't feel that Hiran was poisonous, so after pondering for a long time, he just looked into the latter's eyes and asked, "Are you worried?"

"What's on your mind?"

Zhou Lan was slightly stunned and shook his head in confusion: "No, captain, aren't we all working together during this time? What can I worry about?"

Yingshi said nothing, but continued to look at Hiran steadily.

"Ah...if I must say it, I think there was a pretty girl in the town we passed before we came to the Golden City."

Seeing that his captain had no reaction, Ji Lan had to start thinking hard about what could be on his mind. After a while, he said, "I like her quite a lot. I was dreaming about her before."

Whether it is between men and men or between women and women, as long as the goals are different, talking about people of the opposite sex that you are interested in or have a crush on can usually quickly bring them closer together.

So Hiran decided to say this, and it was not a lie. After all, the girl he met a few days ago was indeed pretty and had a pretty smile.

However......

"That's not what I meant."

Yingshi, who had been talking for a long time, shook his head and said calmly: "The 'worry' I mentioned is the reason why you want to become stronger so desperately."

"Well......"

Hiran's expression froze, and he looked away with a flicker of his eyes.

This move basically directly confirmed that the "worry" in Fluorite's mouth actually existed.

"If it's inconvenient, you don't have to say it."

After all, he is a person who has lived for hundreds of years. Yingshi did not force Jilan to reveal the hidden feelings that he had been brooding about, but laughed lightly: "But no matter what the reason is, you shouldn't give yourself too much."

Pressure, otherwise, even if you are talented, you will collapse one day sooner or later."

Although these words are a bit idealistic, they are reasonable and reasonable in the eyes of Yingshi. After all, he is not aware of Hiran's identity as an 'other world', and he does not know that this frighteningly diligent boy has an extra 12 hours a day.

Hours passed, and they were quite lazy and decadent.

It's summer vacation after all...

Therefore, Hirarashi's real burden is at least half less than what Yingshi sees in his eyes. In addition, when he is in the realm of innocence, his body and mind are the same as normal sleeping states. After half of the burden is reduced, he will probably have to continue again.

Fold it in half.

Playing games while sleeping, and the quality of sleep is not bad. This kind of unreasonable technology is also one of the core reasons for the popularity of Innocence. It is precisely because of this that formal universities and even educational institutions including Dabbs are

They dare to organize some "cram-up classes" of a special nature for students. Otherwise, they would not dare to take this idea as long as this game has the slightest burden on people's mental state.

However, just saying that does not mean that Yingshi's guess is wrong. On the contrary, his so-called "mind" does exist in Hiran's heart, and it is not just for a while.

"I understand, Captain."

After being silent for a long time, Ji Lan sighed, nodded slightly, and whispered: "I will pay attention."

Yingshi smiled happily: "That's good."

"But please allow me to continue working hard within the limits of my abilities and circumstances!"

Hiran finished the second half of the sentence with a smile, and added in a deep voice before Yingshi's expression turned into hatred: "What I'm thinking about right now is that I hope to become stronger."

Yingshi smiled and hammered Hiran's chest: "Then you can figure it out on your own. If you need help, just tell me."

The latter grinned: "Yes, captain!"

"Then I'll go back first. Remember to go back and gather before eight o'clock. I will ask someone to leave dry food for you."

Yingshi didn't waste any more words. After saying these words, he turned into an afterimage and disappeared quietly in the forest.

Even if Kang Lan, who has obtained the high-level profession of [Wind Listener], no matter how hard he opens his eyes and pricks up his ears to listen, he is completely unable to grasp the entire process of fluorite disappearing from sight. As an epic level

In front of the captain of [Hunter], Hiran, whose comprehensive strength was only at the mid-high level at best, was too weak.

But this is tolerated and even embraced...

After all, it took Fluorite Dongye hundreds of years to reach this point without the bonus of player identity. It was completely expected and reasonable to crush him.

This is what Hiran thinks, so the power of Fluorite cannot touch the former's competitive spirit at all.

but......

Fluorite cannot be touched, but that does not mean that others cannot be touched.

In fact, there are too many people who have touched Hiran's competitive spirit.

In fact, it's not that many, but since I've basically never encountered them before, even though there are only a few, they are still too many.

Jilan is very smart, he has been very smart since he was a child. Although he is not the kind who is top-notch in all fields, in most cases, ordinary children need to learn for a day, and he can do it in half a day. In addition to the most basic learning, sports

Be it games, singing, or dancing, Hiran is the kind of person who can easily learn and master everything.

He won't compete with the number one in his grade, nor will he compete with the captain of the school team, nor will he compete with professional players. He doesn't want to compete either.

He doesn't strive for first place, and he doesn't want to be the best, but in the circle around him, Hiran has always been the outstanding one.

There's nothing weird about it, he enjoys this atmosphere.

It wasn’t until I came into contact with the World of Innocence and played with new friends I’d known for half a year.

Hiran was surprised to find that in this circle and in this game, he had become a hindrance.

Although compared to most players, Hiran, who has T1 level strength, is definitely the undoubted boss, he still meets the usual conditions of being 'top among ordinary people'.

But compared to my new friends...

Cordoba and Cui Xiaoyu have become the top figures in the player pyramid of Innocence. Considering that the summoner who always hovers at the top has never revealed his identity, Xiaoyu has become the number one player in Innocence.

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Hei Fan and Mo Tan have also become famous commanders. Their deeds have even been written into articles and serialized in forums, and are sought after by countless people. In the past, they have also served as RLs in other games.

Er actually said that he wanted to discuss commanding skills with him. Thinking about the Battle of Misha County and the Battle of Sumir that Huo Yanyang told him two days ago, Zi Lan wanted to slap both of them in the mouth at that time.

Chen Wangyu, Yuchen, and the Saint of the Dawn Sect have once killed their own existence in a public space arena. Although they are not impressive, they are the darlings who can win the favor of the two gods at the same time. Their strength and influence are also great.

It's first class.

Huo Yanyang, Wan Yang, the young heroic representatives of the recovery of the holy mountain Sumir, after receiving the world mission reward that he did not mention in any case, they soared to the top 200 in the combat power rankings. In the comprehensive strength rankings, they were originally silent.

The unknown man unexpectedly appeared in the 19th place and became a hot topic among the busybodies!

Yege and Ji Xiaoge have never been ranked among the top 20 in the overall strength rankings. They have killed Cordoba. They are the apprentices of a certain big shot in the mysterious Tianzhu Mountain. Their cooking can kill enemies beyond the ranks.

Yidong, who quietly appeared at the 189th place in the personal strength rankings, is an Eternal race who can freely switch between 'life' and 'death', and a monster with a level 49 specialization in summoning spirits.

Silent Prayer, Ji Xiaodao, um, Scenery Party.

And myself...

Lu En, Zhou Lan and Kang Lan, among this group of people, could only be photographed on one side, while those in front...

If we don't work hard, we may not even be able to see their backs.

Even the appearance rate of the main text was ranked last among the young people. He clenched his fists tightly and secretly vowed to become stronger, at least strong enough to be on par with those guys!

"Gotta catch up!"
Chapter completed!