3 years, too rushed
Kane thought, feeling somewhat difficult.
Burton looked at his troubled expression, knowing that this kid genuinely wanted to become gold within such a short limit of 3 years.
For a moment, he didn't know whether to call him confident or arrogant.
Burton's expectation was actually around 5 years, according to ancient records, most "World Rings" opened after 5 years.
He couldn't help but want to remind him, "Kane, most of them open after 5 years, no need to rush."
But better safe than sorry, Kane asked, "Uncle Burton, do you have any good suggestions?"
Since he asked, what can I do?
"The only thing I can think of for you is that your team is just you and Kreya, it's best to form a standard 5-person team. The teammates also need to be talented like Kreya."
Kane considered this plan.
It's easy to form a team, but finding each member to keep up with someone like Kreya, how many are there?
"Do you have any good recommendations, Uncle Burton?"
Burton had been waiting, his tone a bit boastful.
"Haha, since you call me Uncle, of course I do."
Oh, you really do?
"Who are they, tell me quickly."
The dwarf took a puff of smoke, and said in a somewhat dejected tone, "One is my brother, the other is a grandson of my former teammate. Let's not talk about it, I'll send them a message later. Tomorrow, you'll meet and see if they're suitable. Kreya happens to need a day to recover from her injuries."
He jumped off the stool and headed to the back kitchen.
"You haven't eaten yet, have you? I'll whip up a big serving for you."
Looking at the centaur beside him, who hadn't spoken since just now.
He couldn't help but pat her and asked, "What's wrong, Kreya, why aren't you talking?"
Kreya looked at him and said, "How did you accept all these messages so quickly? I have too many questions and information in my head now, I need to digest it well. I'll go back to my room first."
With that, she held Youyou and headed to her room.
Watching Kreya's back slowly depart.
Why accept it so quickly?
Maybe because I have no roots here.
Burton came over, "What happened, where's Kreya?"
"Oh, she needs to digest today's news well."
"It's okay," Burton stood on the stool, patting Kane's shoulder, "when my teammates and I heard this news back in the day, it was the same."
As time passed, the sky gradually darkened.
Mala also opened the tavern's door, and the resting explorers gradually increased.
Burton finally finished his big meal.
"Come, give my cooking a try. I'm in a great state today."
Then he asked Mala to take Kreya's share to her room.
Looking at the variety of meats on the table, suddenly wanted to eat some vegetables.
However, it indeed tasted better than usual.
Due to the increase in guests, the dwarf chatted a bit, then returned to the kitchen to stay busy.
After finishing dinner, Kane arrived at the room door.
Looking at room 113, he shook his head, deciding not to disturb anymore.
After all, I'm not a native of this world, I can't understand the impact of this news on Kreya.
Lying in bed
Borrowing the moonlight outside the window
Staring at the ceiling
The eyes were not on the chandelier above.
Previous life's ordinary life, friends, parents.
2 years is still too short to erase these imprints in my heart.
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Morning
Kane sat at Big Gold Teeth's bar.
There were not many empty seats in the hall, now was the time when explorers initiated new explorations.
"How is it? Kreya hasn't recovered yet?"
Burton brought over the prepared breakfast to Kane.
Taking the white bread and some jam, started eating.
"I don't know, I didn't call her in the morning, let her rest a little longer." Taking a big bite of bread "Anyway, today is for recovery, not going to the dungeon."
While talking with the dwarf, a sound of hooves approached.
Kane turned around, and sure enough, it was Kreya.
She was holding Youyou, wearing a light blue dress.
Moved a bit to the side, making room for her.
"Uncle Burton, I want a large portion of bread with sweet bean pouch."
Seeing Kreya looking good, the dwarf chuckled, jumped off the stool to make her breakfast.
Kane looked at her, she didn't seem to be in bad spirits.
But still cautiously asked, "How are you, are you okay?"
The centaur turned her head, showing Kane a smile.
"Relax, I'm not that fragile, it's just too much information at once that needs to be sorted."
Indeed she didn't seem that fragile, he felt at ease.
"But, you said yesterday you are Mist's Warrior?"
"Didn't I tell you?" Kane was a bit puzzled.
"No," Kreya then looked at Kane, trying hard to widen her eyes. "So, can I see it, the badge, I'm your teammate after all."
Seeing the starlight flashing in her eyes, what's going on, is this thing that attractive?
Though he thought this way, such a small request didn't need to be refused, especially from a companion.
He lifted his outer garment in front of Kreya to show the inner lining.
On the right chest hung the warrior badge, wrapped in tendrils of mist.
The centaur's whole head leaned over.
Due to the racial difference, even sitting, she was still a head taller than Kane.
So the current posture was a bit awkward.
Seeing this, Kane directly took off the badge and placed it in Kreya's hands.
Kreya held the badge in her hands, examining it carefully.
"It's really beautiful, looks much better than in the photos. I will definitely have one too in the future."
"Why are you all so curious about this badge?"
Although Kane knew the preciousness of this item, he didn't understand the curiosity, as if once known, it must be seen.
It even made Kreya show an expression completely inconsistent with her character.
After returning the badge to Kane, she regained her serious demeanor.
"In childhood, many stories featured protagonists as Mist's Warriors. Starting from a warrior, they explore dungeons step by step, then delve into the mist, becoming the mist's lord. Of course, these are just fairy tales."
Got it, just like the martial arts stories from childhood, if I met a martial arts master back then, I would kneel down and take them as a teacher.
Kreya suddenly remembered something and asked, "Didn't Burton say yesterday that he would recommend 2 teammates to us today?"
"Yes," Kane nodded, "he mentioned today, but I just asked him, he said they'll probably arrive at the tavern in the afternoon."
"What kind of people will they be?"