"But..." Just as Wu Fan was worrying, the village elder suddenly spoke again.
But what? Wu Fan asked eagerly. Although he still didn't believe it, seeing the elder's serious demeanor and considering his own unlucky life, he couldn't help but pay attention to what the elder said.
"But the Sky Deity, seeing your pitiful state, took pity on you and wanted to help," the elder explained. "So he gave you this ring. You must be grateful to the Sky Deity and not speak ill of him."
The Sky Deity is too misleading, Wu Fan complained. If he's all-powerful, why not just change my luck? Why not make me lucky all the time? Why give me a ring and make things complicated?
You... How dare you be so ungrateful when the Sky Deity is trying to help you! The elder was angry again. According to your destiny, your bad luck would continue for several more lifetimes. This is the will of heaven, even the Sky Deity cannot change it easily. Giving you this ring with the ability to travel between worlds is already a great help. Whether you can change your luck is up to you!
He talks so mysteriously, Wu Fan thought with a sneer.
Alright, I'll teach you how to use the ring for teleportation. The rest you'll have to figure out yourself. I should be going now. Remember, the ring's abilities aren't just limited to teleportation. You'll need to discover its other powers on your own, the elder said. If we have the chance, we might meet again.
Going? What do you mean? Wu Fan was puzzled.
But at that moment, he suddenly noticed that the elder seemed like a different person. His eyes weren't as sharp as before, his expression was more vacant, and his energy wasn't as good. Although his appearance hadn't changed, Wu Fan could feel that this person was clearly different from before. The feeling was hard to describe, but he could clearly sense it.
Then the elder spoke again: Young man, I'm the village chief. Recently, dark energy has invaded, causing many animals to be corrupted and become abnormally savage. They're destroying crops and threatening the villagers' safety. Will you help eliminate them?
The village chief has assigned you a quest: Kill ten Demon Rabbits. Do you accept?
The familiar mechanical voice appeared again.
The elder has definitely changed, Wu Fan thought. His speech became more formal, and he actually assigned a quest. And he's actually the village chief?
Quest? What's that?
The village chief has assigned you a quest: Kill ten Demon Rabbits. Do you accept?
Without a response, the mechanical voice repeated in Wu Fan's ear.
Accept, accept.
Wu Fan didn't really understand the place yet, but as long as he didn't accept, the mechanical voice kept repeating in his ear. So he had no choice but to accept.
Sure enough, after accepting, the voice finally disappeared.
Now that you've accepted the quest, you should hurry up and complete it. The villagers have been troubled by those monsters for a long time, the village chief urged.
Under the village chief's repeated urging, Wu Fan stumbled out of the village, still thinking about what had happened. He couldn't help but wonder if what the elder had said was true. As a young man who had received modern education, Wu Fan instinctively felt it was all fake.
But looking at the surrounding environment, if everything was fake, why was he here?
If everything was real, then the Sky Deity the elder mentioned must be incredibly powerful to easily transport him here. What kind of being was he?
These are the Demon Rabbits the village chief talked about?
When Wu Fan reached outside the village, he saw a large group of about twenty rabbits gnawing on crops.
These rabbits looked no different from the ones Wu Fan usually saw, except they were slightly larger. But as he approached them, he noticed their differences.
Their eyes were red, but there were obvious black patterns in them. Instead of looking gentle, their eyes were filled with aggression, and their aura made him very uncomfortable, as if they could attack at any moment.
When Wu Fan was about two meters away from the rabbits, two of them suddenly jumped up and pounced at him with the ferocity of hungry wolves.
These really are Demon Rabbits. They're too aggressive, Wu Fan exclaimed, instinctively taking two steps back at the sight of the two fierce rabbits.
However, the two rabbits didn't give up and charged at Wu Fan again. Fortunately, the other rabbits didn't seem interested in attacking him, just watching him warily.
Facing the two ferocious rabbits, Wu Fan kept retreating. When his feet stepped back into the village, the two rabbits stopped chasing him and returned to their previous positions.
These Demon Rabbits are too aggressive, Wu Fan muttered to himself, watching the two rabbits leave.
Young man, did you complete the quest so quickly? I knew I could count on you, the village chief's voice came from behind Wu Fan. He turned around to see the chief looking at him with delight.
Wu Fan felt a bit embarrassed and said, Well, I haven't killed any yet. Those Demon Rabbits are too fierce, like wolves. They're too strong.
What? You haven't killed any? What are you doing here then? Get going! The village chief, who had been smiling just now, suddenly scolded him. The speed of his mood change left Wu Fan amazed.
Quickly, quickly, don't dawdle here. The village chief urged again, then turned and left, muttering to himself, Ah, young people these days are so timid. They're nothing like we were.
Wu Fan's face was a bit embarrassed. He gathered his courage and walked out of the village again. No matter why he was here, he would think about it later. First, he needed to complete the village chief's quest. He couldn't let this old man look down on him.
Wu Fan quickly returned to where the Demon Rabbits were. They were still gnawing on crops. Wu Fan didn't go straight over but looked around for a stick over half a meter long. He swung it a few times to test it before approaching the rabbits.
With the stick in hand, Wu Fan felt a bit more confident.