Reborn Zhang Yi had a very clear goal: all his efforts from now on were to make himself stronger and stronger.

  Therefore, Zhang Yi's biggest goal was to gain reputation as quickly as possible to upgrade his [Dragon Bloodline].

  Raising the Dragon Bloodline to Lv10 would give him a chance to join the Dragon Race faction. Joining the Dragon Race faction and having the Dragon Bloodline are two different concepts. Once a pyer joins the Dragon Race faction, they can receive support from the powerful Dragon Race.

  He remembered that in his previous life, when the Apocalypse world merged the national regions and started the national war a few years ter, a pyer from the [Heaven] Dragon Race faction unleashed the power of the Dragon Race, summoning a dragon cavalry to sughter a secondary main city in [Cloud City] with a hundred thousand pyers.

  This was the ultimate goal, and it would probably take at least a year and a half to raise the [Dragon Bloodline] to level 10.

  So before that, Zhang Yi's immediate goal was to reach level 10 and complete the job change, because only then could he learn skills. Level 10 was a huge milestone for early-stage pyers.

  Even without the experience from his previous life, anyone who has pyed the game knows that combining quests and monster grinding is the fastest way to level up.

  And reborn Zhang Yi basically remembered all the youts of Hope Town, where to find NPCs to receive quests, and the locations of the potion and equipment shops.

  Because in his previous life, Zhang Yi was an ordinary pyer, even to the point of being called trash, he stayed in the Novice Vilge for a whole month before reaching level 30 and heading to the third-level main city.

  In that month, Zhang Yi even remembered where the "No Littering" signs were posted in Hope Town.

  Thus, relying on his memory, Zhang Yi walked straight down the street, weaving through the crowd of NPCs, and soon arrived in front of a small house with a red roof. There, at the door of the small house, sat a little girl who looked about eight or nine years old, with two ponytails, resting her chin on her hands, looking very unhappy. Above her head, besides the blue "Ling Ling" bel, there was also a rge yellow "?" above her ID.

  This indicated that pyers could receive a common quest from this NPC.

  In the Apocalypse world, game quests are divided into common and hidden types. Any quest with a question mark above is a common quest, while hidden quests have no prompts and are difficult to trigger, but the rewards for hidden quests are unimaginably generous.

  However, Zhang Yi knew very well: there were no direct hidden quests in Hope Town.

  So, Zhang Yi walked over to the girl "Ling Ling."

  "Little sister, what's wrong? Why do you look so unhappy?" Squatting in front of Ling Ling, Zhang Yi triggered the dialogue and asked softly.

  The NPC girl Ling Ling looked up, her big watery eyes staring at Zhang Yi, and cried, "Big brother, my dad was killed by monsters outside a few days ago. Can you avenge my dad and kill those monsters that killed him?"

  As soon as the girl finished speaking, a light screen appeared in front of Zhang Yi—

  "Ding~ Do you accept the quest [Revenge for Father's Murder] (Difficulty coefficient 20, cssified as a beginner's quest, the system suggests you accept it)?"

  A single sentence triggered the quest, simple and clear.

  Zhang Yi accepted the quest without hesitation.

  "Ding~ You have accepted the quest [Revenge for Father's Murder]. Complete the quest according to the rules, and you will receive generous rewards! Good luck, adventurer!"

  He casually opened the quest interface—

  [Revenge for Father's Murder] (Common Quest):

  Quest Difficulty Coefficient: 20

  Description: With the alien invasion of Earth, the beast race mutated and rose, plunging the entire world into an unprecedented doomsday crisis. Countless human survivors were brutally killed by fierce monsters in the wild. Ling Ling's father went to the factory three days ago to retrieve materials for making weapons and has not returned since, likely having met with disaster. Pyers are instructed to follow the map to the [Doomsday Factory] and kill the [Man-eating Bugs] inside to avenge Ling Ling's father.

  Quest Progress: 0/100

  Quest Rewards: 600 EXP, 100 Copper Coins, 10 Level 1 Enhancement Stones, 1 Random Equipment, 20 Human Reputation

  Remaining Time: 11 hours 59 minutes

  Unlike the beginner quests in the Safe Zone where you can easily get tasks to kill mutated cats and dogs, on the surface, this also seemed like a common beginner quest, but only Zhang Yi knew that this quest was anything but ordinary...

  After accepting the quest, Zhang Yi got up and bid farewell to Ling Ling.

  Ling Ling continued to squat at the door, looking sad, with a question mark still above her head, waiting for the next pyer to accept the quest.

  Looking back at this NPC girl, Zhang Yi felt a pang in his heart.

  Although he didn't know her, Zhang Yi knew that this NPC girl Ling Ling was actually transformed from a real little girl in the real world, which meant that in the real world, "Ling Ling" had already been erased by the [Apocalypse] system.

  Not just Ling Ling, but all the NPCs in the Safe Zone and throughout the Apocalypse world were people erased from the real world. Zhang Yi couldn't imagine what was happening in the real world outside the game at this moment.

  Looking down, going out in shorts and slippers seemed too shabby.

  So, before leaving the Safe Zone to carry out the quest, Zhang Yi went to the town's equipment shop.

  From the train station to Hope Town, the total of 21 Copper Coins dropped from killing monsters along the way, plus the 10 Silver Coins from achievement rewards, Zhang Yi now had assets of 10 Silver and 21 Copper Coins.

  Having 10 Silver Coins in less than an hour since [Apocalypse] unched was considered a fortune.

  So, Zhang Yi spent a little money to buy a set of novice gear in the equipment shop—

  Novice Boots, 2 Defense, priced at 20 Copper Coins.

  Novice Pants, 2 Defense, priced at 20 Copper Coins.

  Novice Armor, 25 HP, priced at 25 Copper Coins.

  Novice Ring, 3 Attack, priced at 35 Copper Coins.

  All level 1, 1-star items, considered trash equipment, Zhang Yi bought them just to make himself look a bit more decent...

  After changing into the rookie outfit, he opened the simplified status bar to check—

  [Yinuo Qingcheng] (Lv2):

  Revival Count: 2

  Talent: Divine Enhancement

  Physical Attack: 26

  Physical Defense: 7

  Magic Defense: 7

  HP: 175

  Energy Points: 75

  EXP: 3/250

  Special Status: Dragon Bloodline (Lv1)

  After buying the equipment, Zhang Yi went to the pharmacy and spent 50 Copper Coins to buy 50 bottles of Level 1 Health Potion, then dragged his big iron hammer and headed out of Hope Town.