After sorting out the current situation, Duke thought to himself, "Before I have enough understanding of this plane, I must act low-key and look for opportunities to enhance my strength. What I need most now is to know more about this world, starting with the language..."

Although he had already mastered dozens of words in the Oracle Plane language, he was still far from being able to communicate normally.

These words were summarized from Robert's communication, and systematic learning was still necessary.

Duke couldn't use Spiritual Power every time he communicated with others; sooner or later, people would notice something abnormal.

However, thinking about it gave him a headache because he learned from Robert that players could see his name information, although they couldn't see his level.

In fact, Duke was also curious about what level he was here, as that would roughly infer the correspondence between levels and strength in this plane.

Unfortunately, Robert's level was too low to see his level at all.

Duke thought for a moment and said, "Robert, I need to learn the language here since I just arrived. Bring me a book on learning the language, and I will give you a small reward."

He didn't know where to get such a book, so he simply pretended to be an NPC and issued a quest to Robert. For the players, this shouldn't be a problem.

Even if Robert didn't know, he could search for it online in reality or ask for help to find the answer, while Duke only needed to wait for the result.

Robert's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this: "Finally, a quest!"

This whole journey was for this quest, and now the opportunity had finally come.

"Duke, rest assured, I will definitely complete this quest!" Robert said excitedly, even though he didn't know how to find clues yet, but that wasn't important; there would always be a way.

"Hmm, I'll wait for your news and hope you can do it soon," Duke said leisurely.

"Duke, where should I find you once I have found the book?" Robert realized the issue and didn't know where to find him when submitting the quest.

Duke thought for a moment and said, "I should be around the nearby forest for the next few days. Once you've found the item, come over, and I'll notice you. But you'd better hurry, as I might leave after some time."

He planned not to leave now and only venture out after gaining sufficient understanding of the surroundings.

Currently located near the Newbie Village, there were almost no strong life forms present, making it relatively safer.

The statement about leaving was just to give Robert a sense of urgency to complete the task quickly.

Robert understood immediately upon hearing this: "It seems this is a timed quest, such mysterious NPCs usually linger at one spot for a while. If the quest isn't completed and it's missed, it will be challenging to encounter them again later."

Having played many games, he knew many special NPCs had similar mechanisms, such as wandering merchants, all very rare and meeting them required luck.

Thinking of this, Robert immediately took action: "Duke, rest assured, I will complete this quest as soon as possible. I must leave now!"

After bowing to Duke, he turned and headed towards Abilene Town.

There, with more players and NPCs, he should be able to inquire more information.

...

Duke watched Robert leave, then his figure flashed and disappeared, reappearing in a distant part of the forest.

He found a relatively secluded place to stay temporarily and organized his resource stockpile.

Firstly, he had plenty of Magic Stones; the Giant Rock Commerce Association had given him ten thousand Level 2 Magic Stones, besides having more than two hundred thousand Level 1 Magic Stones.

He also had a lot of Magic Potions and Magic Potion Materials. His reserve in this regard was always abundant, enough for Duke to use for a long time.

Even if the Magic Potions ran out, he could use the Magic Potion Materials in the Space Ring for refining; there was no need to worry about Magic Potion resources for now.

Duke glanced at the current attribute panel, thinking about future planning.

[Physique: 22.3]

[Strength: 23.2]

[Agility: 21.6]

[Spirit: 74]

[Free Attribute Points: 4]

He only had four free attribute points, and his Spiritual Power had risen to 74 points after recent practice and refining Magic Potion Skill proficiency.

For the time to come, due to the lack of conditions like a Magic Potion Factory, he couldn't gain free attribute points by continually refining new magic potion skills.

Spiritual Power might only be enhanced through Meditation in the short term; fortunately, the reserve of White Mist Forest Potion was enough for now.

He thought for a moment and allocated all the remaining four free attribute points to it.

Currently being in an unknown plane, emergencies could arise at any time; there's no room for reservation under such circumstances. One must ensure they are always at maximum combat power.

Even a slight increase in strength could improve survival odds during crucial moments.

[Spirit: 74->78]

Duke needed to find new ways to gain free attribute points; refining Magic Potions required a large amount of magic potion resources.

Without the conditions of a Magic Potion Factory now, that path was no longer viable; his own Magic Potion Materials were insufficient for refining Magic Potion proficiency.

He had learned from Robert about the Warrior and Mage, two transcendent professions similar to Knights and Wizards in the Wizard Plane.

The Mage mentioned by Robert was essentially a Wizard, just an elemental type. The variety of magic wasn't as extensive as it was for Wizards, nor were there as many branches.

Duke believed that the so-called Mages and Wizards should be similar, likely finding many valuable things.

He planned to start by exploring this plane's extraordinary path to gradually understand it.

Robert was astonishingly efficient; worried about the mysterious NPC Duke disappearing, he returned with a book titled "Bristol Language Introduction" by that afternoon to the forest.

He had spent quite some money obtaining this book from surrounding players, exchanged real currency for many Bristol Kingdom Gold Coins, and then bought the book from a scholar in Abilene Town with those Gold Coins.

Books of this era were very expensive, with most being unique copies.

The Bristol Language was the official language of the Bristol Kingdom, practically the same as the language Robert and others spoke in their reality, just worded differently here.

Upon receiving the book and after flipping through it, Duke was very pleased and said, "Your efficiency is commendable, now what kind of reward would you like?"

Upon hearing this, Robert pondered seriously for a moment, then replied, "Duke, I wish to embark on the Extraordinary Path!"

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