In the Dwarf tribe, status was determined by the number of twists in their beards: three for an adult, four for those highly respected, and this dwarf emerging from the wall had five braids, signifying he was the chief of a smallmunity.


    "My heavens, kind adventurer, I, Kanto, am very pleased to ept your gift! In fact, I haven''t had a drink in a month!"


    The Dwarf Chief, Kanto, excitedly grabbed the cup and downed the Green Nightmare in one gulp.


    A drink potent enough to immediately intoxicate an adventurer merely caused Kanto''s face to flush slightly red, he burped, licked his lips, and said wistfully:


    "What a delicious strong drink! Adventurer, since you are so kind, may I ask if you would ept mymission to escort my tribe across the Silent ins?"


    "Of course, I won''t let you go unrewarded; in my treasury, I have a treasured item that I will give to you as payment."


    A system message popped up in front of Lin Da:


    [You have triggered the hidden trial: Dwarf Chief Kanto''s Commission]


    Lin Da said righteously, "As an adventurer eager to help, I am very willing to ept yourmission!"


    "Excellent!" Kanto eximed excitedly to the wall, "Everyone,e out! This adventurer will protect us across the Silent ins!"


    The illusory wall vanished, and a crowd of about forty dwarfs streamed out.


    "This is our entire tribe." Kanto said solemnly, "Among them, there are fifteen adult dwarfs capable ofbat, they are level 12 elites. Adventurer, please feel free tomand them as their leader."


    "But I must remind you, the Goblin Chieftain has been eyeing my tribe covetously and has secretly assembled a group of elites; it is impossible for us to cross the Silent ins by ourselves. I hope you can protect every one of my people from death and injury as much as possible."


    Dwarf Chief Kanto looked at his uneasy tribe members and sighed, "The fewer my people are harmed, the more valuable the reward I will give you!"N?v(el)B\\jnn


    Lin Da: "I will give it my all."


    To achieve the ultimate clear on this level, one must sessfully escort the Dwarf Tribe across the Silent ins, and the number of deaths must not exceed ten.


    This is quite difficult.


    A normal adventure team, even if they initiated this hidden trial, would struggle to clear it with fewer than ten dwarf casualties.


    Many in the dwarfs were unable to fight, including the weak and elderly, women, and children; even a slight scrape from a Goblin''s attack would mean instant death.


    "Warriors, take the outeryer, protect the elderly, women, and children, let''s set out!"


    Lin Da and Monica walked at the forefront, with Kafni covering the rear, they emerged from the cave.


    Outside, the sky was nearing twilight.


    A cool breeze blew, and the grassy ins stretched endlessly devoid of any life.


    Every dwarf was on edge.


    No one knew if the bushes below harbored any malicious Goblins.


    An icy, deadly atmosphere descended.


    [It''s making me nervous just watching. The Dwarf Tribe has 15 level 12 warriors, and they still need an adventurer''s escort; how many Goblins must there be?]


    [This hidden trial isn''t meant for ordinary adventure teams!]


    [If it''s too much, Eye of True Knowledge, you should give up; safety first!]


    [Don''t overestimate yourself, if you''re a recovery role, better to leave those dwarfs behind and find another way to clear.]


    A red-haired girl, wearing a hood, ced a Demon Core on the sacrificial altar and quietly input Golden Advice.


    "Thank you all for your concern."


    Lin Da nced at the sensordybug and said, "if we were dealing with level 15 high-level Magical Beasts, we would have given up, but since they are low-level Goblins, we can take the challenge."


    The escort of the Dwarf Tribe progressed quietly.


    asionally, they encountered a few prairie wolves, which Lin Da let Monica practice on.


    Initially, Monica was a bit nervous, her chanting speed was half slower than usual.


    After slowly killing a few prairie wolves, she began to adapt.


    However, observers outside noticed something odd: the Earth Mage''s spell was the verymon Earth Spear Spell, and prairie wolves, being rare Magical Beasts of the thirdyer with a high level of 12,


    even though Monica was a bit higher level, at level 15, it would normally take two Earth Spear Spells to kill a prairie wolf.


    How did a casual wave take down a prairie wolf?


    [That girl is so cute, isn''t she the one Captain Lin Da called Monica? It seems her damage is quite high!]


    [Her magic wand is from the Earth Tiger series, and her bracelet is from the tough fruit series...I didn''t see any impressive equipment on her?]


    [She must have a high base magic power. Killing fragile Magical Beasts like prairie wolves doesn''t show her real damage.]


    Among the audience were some elite adventurers and merchants familiar with all kinds of equipment series.


    They immediately discerned that Monica was a poor Mage, entirely in blue gear. The fact that she could use Earth Spear Spell, the most basic spell, to kill prairie wolves, strongly suggested her inherent magic points were high.


    Exactly how high, would need a somewhat tougher Magical Beast to test.


    In Lin Da''s view, however, it was all very clear.


    The health points of level 12 prairie wolves varied individually between 1100 and 1300.


    With Monica''s magic attributes, wearing a full set of blue gear, reaching over 800,


    plus the passive skills [ss Cannon] and Lin Da''s [Captain''s Aura] contributing an additional 10% damage...when multiplied together, even a basic spell like Earth Spear Spell could produce a blood-red -1553 above the prairie wolf''s head.