After receiving the map, a set of armor, a warhorse, and currency and food from the quartermaster, Lin Qianxuan set off.

The process was absurdly fast.

He didn't even get to meet the King and Queen.

The map marked the destination, and Lin Qianxuan planned to take the shortcut and fly over to directly slay the evil dragon to end it.

But as soon as he deviated from the route, the skies started to storm, and the ground was filled with monsters blocking the way.

The more he deviated, the more terrifying the obstruction he faced.

"Does this mean I have to follow the storyline strictly for role-playing?"

Lin Qianxuan had no choice but to follow the map.

Due to the blessing, his speed was very fast, and the small monsters along the way were instantly vanquished by him.

Within half a day, he reached the first village.

A place called Tosa.

Before he arrived, everything was fine here.

But after his arrival, the space-time of the village seemed to change and suddenly became dilapidated, as if it had undergone a disaster.

There were scorch marks from fire everywhere.

It seemed like his arrival had triggered the storyline.

At this point, the villagers were full of anger and sorrow, lamenting something.

When Lin Qianxuan got closer, he found out what they were saying.

"The damn evil dragon ate our cattle and sheep and burned our village..."

"If I had the ability, I would definitely kill it!"

"I barely managed to build my new home."

.....

As Lin Qianxuan was about to ask the villagers for information, a figure in the distance caught his attention.

It was a woman in a green mage robe, holding a Magic Staff, with long blue hair.

It was clearly Ashley.

She also saw Lin Qianxuan, then stepped forward and said, "The hero who rescues the princess?"

"Yes, and what's your identity?" Lin Qianxuan asked.

"A girl in the village with great magic talent, set out on a journey with the hero to stop the evil dragon from attacking the village again. I've been waiting for you here for a long time. I couldn't leave the village before you came," Ashley said.

"I also tried. We must strictly adhere to the story's plot. Small details can be different, but the main storyline must proceed. Now we just lack Peiya, and I don't know what her identity will be," Lin Qianxuan nodded and said.

"There's also a priest and an obsidian knight. It should be one of them," Ashley guessed.

Then the two set out together.

They passed through two villages, beating a foolish thief who blocked the road because his sister was injured.

They helped a man injured by the evil dragon to collect wheat on time.

Found a lost ring for an old grandma in the depths of a mine.

How did she manage to lose the ring so far out?

Lin Qianxuan really wanted her to demonstrate it again.

These events were all necessary experiences.

Because he was a hero; he possessed a kind nature.

And during this process, he received many rewards.

Special skills, commemorative medals filled with nostalgia, and food that increased strength after consumption.

Then he met the third teammate in the church, a quirky Priest [Edwin Gray].

He was purely an NPC character, always telling unfunny cold jokes, some even incomprehensible.

However, his healing skills were excellent, with a magic bar seemingly without limits.

It's said that he uses Divine Art, borrowing the power of deities, so he doesn't need a magic bar, but he does have some limitations, seemingly related to faith.

This intrigued Lin Qianxuan, making him curious about the background deities in this story.

After some more travel, they encountered the Obsidian Knight [Ryan Collins] on the road, who was preparing to kill the evil dragon at the volcano alone.

As the name suggests, his entire body was made of obsidian, seemingly due to a past curse.

He wanted to kill the evil dragon not to rescue the princess, but simply to gain wealth, fame, and lift the curse on himself.

He was also an NPC.

This means that...

"Peiya became the princess?" Xiao Ke said.

"Most likely," Lin Qianxuan said.

"Will she be in danger?" Ashley asked.

"She won't be in danger until the hero arrives," Lin Qianxuan said.

The story is written this way.

The hero is bound to rescue the princess.

This is a beautiful fairy tale, not overly dark.

.....

.....

Near the scorching volcano, a huge castle building suddenly appeared in it.

In the castle's high tower, a beautiful woman dressed in luxurious clothes and wearing a crown gazed forlornly out the window.

She was brought here by the evil dragon, whose intention seemed to be to keep her as a caged canary for show.

"When will you let me leave?"

The Princess looked towards the pink giant dragon sprawled in that massive dragon nest outside and asked.

"I've told you, it's not that I don't want to let you go, it's that you can't leave." Peiya said helplessly.

That's right, she had turned into the giant dragon from the story.

In a certain sense, Luck really did go a bit overboard.

Now, she possessed a huge wealth, the companionship of a beautiful Princess, and the ceiling of power within the entire storyline.

Apart from the identity of being a villain, she had everything she needed.

"Olush Peiya, stop teasing me, I know you just want to see me embarrass myself to satisfy your lowly malicious taste." Victoria said.

Peiya gave her a blank stare, exhaled a breath that ruffled her hair, and then closed her eyes to continue sleeping.

For some reason, after turning into the evil dragon, the feeling of sleepiness became particularly prominent.

Sleeping twenty hours a day still wasn't enough.

As she closed her eyes, she couldn't help but wonder to herself, "What identities do Teacher and Little Ke hold now?"

....

"Can I refuse to help him?"

Lin Qianxuan looked at a lake and a crying little boy in front of him, his expression rather unpleasant.

This little boy had mischievously thrown his family's belongings into the lake and was now helplessly crying.

Rather than helping him go into the lake to find things, Lin Qianxuan wanted more to see him go home and get scolded.

"That's not going to work; you're the renowned Hero!" Ashley said, "We will help too, these steps are very important, perhaps there's some crucial item after all."

"Even without following this storyline, I can defeat the evil dragon."

Lin Qianxuan said this, but in his hand appeared a red bamboo fishing rod.

With a gentle cast, the hook flew out and sank into the lake.

A light shone in Lin Qianxuan's hand, the Dao Fruit from the [Artifact] was bestowed upon the fishing rod, and very easily, he fished out what he wanted.

A fish shimmering with light was pulled up from the lake by him.

The fish was grabbed by Lin Qianxuan and transformed into a necklace.

Lin Qianxuan came to the child's side and said, "Is this what you dropped?"

"Mommy's necklace, thank you big brother!!" The child smiled and received the necklace.

"Don't be mischievous anymore, okay?" Ashley said.

"I still think he should get a good scolding; as long as he doesn't die, I can bring him back." Priest Edwin said.

"Let's be more forgiving toward children." Obsidian Knight Ryan said.

Hearing this, the child didn't have much emotional feedback; he was like an NPC. After getting the necklace, he took out a stone and reluctantly handed it to Lin Qianxuan, saying, "Big brother, this is the stone I've kept for a long time, it feels icy cold, I'll give it to you as thanks for helping me find the necklace."

Lin Qianxuan accepted the stone and acquired information.

[Frost Stone: By possessing this stone, you will be immune to any burning by flames. (Note: You can even take a bath in lava with no problem.)]

There were no entry notes, because within the rules of this fairy tale world created by the oddity, it inherently has this function.

But it indeed is an oddity, able to produce the same effect in the real world.

In other words, it is equivalent to eternal as the world accepts such a special change.

Rather than imposing a code with external force.

Entry notes are more like using Dao Fruit to modify a wide range of chaos rules.

Whereas this oddity seems to only modify the stone itself, only this stone is special.

"What is it?" Ashley asked.

"Frost Stone." Lin Qianxuan kept the stone safely and said, "Dragon breath can't harm me now."

Indeed, the function of this stone is to withstand dragon breath flames.

During the confrontation with the evil dragon, it allowed Lin Qianxuan to ignore the most powerful dragon breath attack of the evil dragon.

Leaving the lake, the four continued on their journey, completed a few tasks, helped Ashley and the others upgrade equipment, and nightfall followed.

Lin Qianxuan and the others directly lit a bonfire and started resting.

By the fire, Lin Qianxuan and Ashley took turns keeping watch, and chatted.

"Why did you join the Seeking Wonders Association, what do you plan to do?" Ashley asked.

"To find an oddity." Lin Qianxuan replied.

"Although the power of oddities is great, if not used properly, the consequences are also disastrous." Ashley sighed.

"In this world, taking risks accompanies anything one does." Lin Qianxuan said calmly.

"That's true." Ashley sighed and said, "But some things, no matter how risky, still have to be done."

Lin Qianxuan didn't delve into the hidden stories in her words, merely asking, "Does the Seeking Wonders Association not have other oddities that can resurrect people?"

"There are, but the price is high." Ashley watched the bonfire and said, "Back then, he saved me using that method, at the cost of his own life."

"One life for another?" Lin Qianxuan asked.

Speaking of oddities, he was slightly more interested.

"Yes, and those who die because of that oddity cannot be revived by other means, having been directly assigned the concept of death." Ashley said, "It's a level six oddity, so opposing its price rules requires a higher-level oddity to succeed."

"So, you've set your sights on the Resurrection Cross within these." Lin Qianxuan realized.

According to the original storyline, this cross is used to resurrect the Hero.

The Hero will die during the battle against the evil dragon, and then be revived by the Princess using the cross.

But now it seems this cross can be spared.

Lin Qianxuan doesn't think he will die, storyline killing is impossible.

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