The brass badge Ronnie gave him is the receipt for the mission. This badge corresponds to the level of ordinary merit badges. Brass is the lowest mission badge.
But even the lowest-level brass corresponds to steel. If Black Rock wants to take on the mission, he must put up a certain amount of combat merit as collateral.
There is no way, in the second world, even if you are engaged in material transportation work in the hinterland of human-controlled areas, the level of danger is not small.
The lighthouse crystal is not recognized by the Holy Contract and cannot be put into the inventory. Naturally, it can only be transported by vehicle. As a result, there is a risk of being attacked by the evil Contractor who infiltrated the rear or the Winged Demon from the sky.
Newcomers to Black Rock Brand have just arrived and are not used to it yet, so they can easily be attacked by others.
The real purpose of this pledge of combat merit points is to give them some warning, so that it is best for them to team up with skilled people or veterans to complete the mission together.
The mission Ronnie grabbed for Xue Hua was a very classic escort mission.
This task requires him to escort a team of trucks carrying lighthouse crystals to the nearest human town. This task is less risky and although the benefits are not much, it is very suitable for a new professional who has just arrived.
And the most important thing is that although this kind of mission is a brass-level one, if Heiyan wants to take it on, the pledged combat merit points are actually not much.
Ronnie helped Xue Hua grab this relatively comfortable task, and the pledged combat merit points were of course impossible for others to pay in advance.
Xue Hua picked up his Black Rock Merit Card and traded 0 combat merit points to Ronnie.
"Thank you, Brother Ronnie."
"No need to thank me, this is my duty, but from now on you have to move forward alone."
Ronnie shook his head, and then looked at him worriedly.
Newcomers without the support of teammates are most likely to die young when they first arrive in the second world. Ronnie chose the task of escorting the mine cart out of consideration for Xue Hua.
After all, it is of course impossible for a minecart convoy to be escorted by just one novice, so this escort mission is a multi-person mission, with a total of twelve people in the entire escort team.
Although most of them are newcomers to Black Rock like Xue Hua, there will also be two steel-level leaders.
This will minimize the risk of the mission. Even if he encounters an attack that he cannot handle, Xue Hua will have a chance of successfully escaping.
As a coordinator, Ronnie could only help Xue Hua so far.
Xue Hua also guessed a little bit about Ronnie's thoughts. Although with his strength, he basically didn't have to worry about anything behind this relatively safe human-controlled area, he still couldn't bear the concern and responsible attitude of this responder.
Very grateful.
"Don't worry, Brother Ronnie, I will take care of myself."
"Well, it's getting late. This escort mission will start soon. Just make some preparations and hurry over. You can see the mission meeting point by walking along the road over there."
Ronnie nodded, his serious look returning to his face.
"Well, goodbye brother Ronnie."
"Goodbye and good luck to you. I hope to meet you on the front line in the future."
The two simply said goodbye to each other, and then Xue Hua quickly rushed towards the mission gathering place. He walked through several camp paths in the direction pointed by Ronnie and soon saw the so-called mission gathering place.
There was actually the entrance to a cave. Three mine carts with oilcloths on top were parked near the entrance. Their carts had a tall peak piled up on their roofs, and it was obvious that a lot of lighthouse crystals were stuffed inside.
Next to the mine cart, seven or eight armored professionals were standing or sitting, resting and waiting. A male professional holding a gold-level halberd and wearing a complete set of gold-level armor was standing directly behind the convoy.
In his left hand he holds a long string of brass mission badges.
Xue Hua walked over quickly. When he came up to him, the man holding a golden halberd stretched out his left hand to him and said in a low voice.
"Badge?"
Xue Hua glanced at him and did not immediately take out the badge and hand it to him. Instead, he took a look at the number of badges on his bracelet and found that there were only five.
But there are obviously eight professionals here, and if he is included, that's nine. If this guy is the initiator of the mission, why doesn't he collect everyone's badges?
Thinking of this, Xue Hua's eyes slowly narrowed.
"Take out the badge!" The man holding the halberd became obviously impatient. He frowned and stretched his hand in front of Xue Hua, shouting at Xue Hua with a very dissatisfied tone.
"Are you the initiator of the mission?"
Xue Hua still didn't hand over his badge, and asked in a cold voice.
"That's me! Get the mission badge quickly!"
Hearing Xue Hua question his identity, the man with the halberd became obviously angry.
Hearing his roar, the professionals beside the minecart behind him also cast their eyes over, and looked at Xue Hua with obvious pity.
"The task initiator should wear the initiator's armband in the most conspicuous position and take the initiative to explain the task content to the professionals who accept the task."
Xue Hua's voice became colder and colder, and his words made the man with the halberd look increasingly ugly.
"But in your case, I neither saw the sponsor's armband nor heard you explain the content of your mission to me. Moreover, before the end of the mission, the professional who accepted the mission must not lose his badge, otherwise it will be regarded as
For giving up the mission...ha!
Tell me, where are the people who you defrauded of their badges now?"
"Ha! Not bad! The little guy is quite smart, much better than the previous few idiots!
But you know what? In the second world, sometimes it’s better to be stupid!”
The man holding the halberd saw that his identity was exposed, but he was not angry at all, but his expression gradually became ferocious.
He slowly raised the halberd in his right hand, and at the same time, a fiery red spiritual energy spread from his feet, and Xue Hua was enveloped in the spiritual energy in the blink of an eye.
Bang!
A fire explosion exploded on the psychic shield around Xue Hua. Xue Hua squinted his eyes and discovered that the guy who attacked him had not received any holy punishment!
"Let your grandpa teach you a lesson! In the second world, as long as you are not covered by the lighthouse crystal and don't kill people, the holy contract is not as strict as the first world!"
As the man with the halberd spoke, he waved his halberd with a ferocious look on his face, and unleashed an astonishing "revenge" on Xue Hua's legs. He was obviously preparing to directly cripple Xue Hua with one blow and lift him.
His ability to resist!
When the professionals at the rear saw this scene, some turned their heads away, and some showed a trace of unbearable and angry expressions on their faces, but in the end no one came to stand up for Xue Hua.
It seemed that the man holding the halberd was very strong, so strong that they didn't even want to confront him head-on.
However, facing this thunderous blow, Xue Hua just stretched out a hand in the direction of the halberd with an indifferent expression, and then with a bang, the halberd man and all the professionals were horrified.
In his eyes, he lightly caught the tip of the halberd! (To be continued)
