Chapter 4: Chapter 4: Panel
Luman Thomas opened his eyes, looking puzzled.
The scene before him suddenly came into view.
He had been prepared to be bitten to death by a ferocious beast, but in the end, it did not happen. Instead, he saw a strange sight.
The direwolf was still there, but it had quietly backed off, looking somewhat cautious in front of it.
Standing there was a figure of a very young looking boy.
The boy looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, with a tall and sturdy physique, and handsome features. His eyes radiated determination, and he held a long sword in his hands, staring at the direwolf in front of him.
In Luman's eyes, the previously imposing and seemingly unstoppable killing machine of a direwolf now seemed somewhat wary of the young boy, alternately growling and retreating.
It seemed as if it could sense the threat from the person before it, showing signs of wanting to retreat, yet it did not want to give up on its prey, so it kept confronting the boy.
The direwolf was hesitating, but the boy was decisive.
Without any hesitation, he swung the long sword, unleashing a terrifying force.
As the boy gripped the sword, he charged directly at the direwolf.
What a fast speed!
Luman was shocked.
The young boy gave him the feeling of a well-trained warrior, looking brave and decisive.
He wielded the long sword, daring to engage in direct combat with the direwolf.
And, more surprisingly, he seemed to have the upper hand!
How could this be possible?
Luman was somewhat dumbfounded.
They had experienced the strength of the direwolf earlier.
The spears they made using crude methods could not even penetrate the wolf's skin, let alone break its guard.
Yet, with just a swipe of its paw, the direwolf could tear open their bodies, much like the most terrifying killing machine.
But such a terrifying direwolf was now being suppressed by the young boy's hands, seemingly being at a disadvantage.
Watching the battle unfold, Luman couldn't help but feel that something was amiss.
He felt that the young boy's moves seemed practiced, as if he were used to such battles.
Roar!
The direwolf roared as, unbeknownst to it, several gashes had appeared on its body.
It looked at the mysterious person in front of it, its eyes tinged with fear, and the urge to run away began to emerge.
However, it was already too late at this point.
A long sword stabbed down from the side, coming in at a tricky angle and directly piercing through the direwolf's body.
With one successful strike, Adam retreated a couple of meters, keeping a safe distance from the direwolf at all times.
As time passed, the number of wounds on the direwolf's body gradually increased.
Eventually, with a loud crash, the large body of the direwolf fell to the ground, withering away.
However, Adam showed no hesitation and pierced the sword through its body once more.
As expected, the direwolf sprang to life upon the impact, attempting to continue its resistance.
It had been playing dead.
But it was to no avail.
As the blood splattered, the direwolf's life was extinguished, finally and completely slain.
Only then did Adam breathe a sigh of relief.
To be honest, as a knight apprentice, his strength was much greater than that of ordinary people. However, facing such a direwolf still put him under some pressure.
Fortunately, he came from a knight family, and he had been given corresponding training since he was young. He had fought with many fierce beasts and had similar experiences, so he was able to handle it without issue.
If it were someone else, they might have had to put in more effort or even get injured in the process.
"Are you alright..."
Looking at the dumbfounded Luman, Adam was about to ask if he was okay.
However, before he could finish his sentence, something strange happened.
A golden torrent suddenly emerged in front of him.
Soon after, one by one, golden runes appeared, floating before him.
The golden runes were extremely complex, as if they represented a unique existence. As they quickly changed in front of Adam, they eventually turned into familiar text.
"You have gained twenty experience points..."
"Your character template is now open..."
Lines of text emerged and a golden radiance flashed over them.
Then, an even more complex interface appeared.
Name: Adam
Race: Gallia
Attributes: Strength (2.3), Constitution (2.1), Spirit (2.8), Charisma (1.7)
Bloodline: Blood of the Gallia Royal Family (3)
Talent: Archery Proficiency (2)
Skills: Hodge Knight Training Skill (Level 2), Archery Skill (Level 1), Hodge Fighting Sword Skills (Level 2)
Experience Points: 20
Lines of text appeared and materialized, presenting themselves.
Looking at this unfamiliar interface, Adam couldn't help but be stunned.
While strange things had been happening lately, this surpassed his imagination.
What appeared before him seemed somewhat similar to a character interface from an online game in his previous life, but there were many differences as well.
Nevertheless, from the interface before him, he was able to recognize a few things.
The attribute column was easy to understand - according to the explanation in his previous life memories, it was a way to quantify a person's various abilities, so as to present them more clearly.
Strength, constitution, and charisma were all easy to understand.
The race column indicated Gallia, which wasn't a problem either.
Adam had seen ancient texts from the past. In that era, humans rose from the Gallia Plain and challenged the dominance of elves and dragonborn in the Second Age.
As the humans originated from the Gallia Plain, they were also called Gallia.
Most of the humans in the Dawn World now, including Adam himself, were descendants of those early Gallia.
As for the Blood of the Gallia Royal Family... it should refer to the aristocratic bloodline within Adam.
All noble bloodlines originated from the initial Gallia Royal Family, who were the descendants of the first kings.
There was no problem with this either.
"Hello...."
An inexplicable voice interrupted Adam's thoughts.
He turned around and saw a man standing in front of him, looking at him with a nervous expression.
Luman Thomas looked at Adam before him, feeling a bit nervous.
After witnessing Adam kill the direwolf, he suddenly realized that this might be an opportunity?
He and his companions had been exploring the so-called Noah Game for a while now but had never found the key to it.
At the beginning, when the Noah Game was just launched, many people speculated that there should be many jobs they could change to within the game. However, once they entered the game, they couldn't find any traces of them at all.
Take Luman Thomas, for example. He had been in the game for over two months, spending most of his time hanging out in nearby towns. He never saw any clues about changing jobs among the ordinary people he met.
At first, Luman Thomas had wanted to become a magician or something, but in the end, he had to face reality and just hunt and level up.
Now, however, with Adam right in front of him, Luman Thomas suddenly had hope again.
After all, compared to ordinary people, Adam was clearly extraordinary.
That kind of skill and demeanor was not something an ordinary person would have.
There must be some clues about changing jobs on him.
For players, it's not the danger they fear, it's the lack of benefits.
So, Luman Thomas quickly gathered his spirit and pulled his companion along to say hello to Adam.
"Are you a knight?"
Luman Thomas respectfully saluted and acted according to the rules of this world.
This had become a habit among the players.
After spending several months in this world, although they hadn't gained much, they had at least figured out some basics.
Although the characters in this world were game characters and not real people, their behavior didn't differ from real people.
If players acted recklessly, the consequences wouldn't be good.
On this point, Luman Thomas and the others had suffered enough, so they were now careful with their actions.
Unfortunately for them, their actions were wasted on Adam.
Adam couldn't understand their movements, nor could he understand their language.
There seemed to be no alternative.
It was clear that this was no longer the region from before, and Adam couldn't even be sure if it was within the Kingdom of Hodge.
It was quite normal for the languages to be different over such a great distance.
Adam was prepared for this.
It was a common thing within the Kingdom of Hodge as well.
The Kingdom of Hodge was also vast, with many tribes and ethnic groups with different cultural traditions living within it.
In all but a few places, language barriers were normal.
"Hello."
He spoke softly, his words fluent in the official Hodge language.
As expected, Luman Thomas and his companion looked confused upon hearing him.
Adam just laughed and shook his head, pointing at his mouth and waving his hand.
The meaning was clear.
"He doesn't understand the official language."
Luman Thomas and his companion were both surprised.
The official language of Noah was the general language, spoken throughout the Noah World.
Until now, Luman Thomas and his companion had never encountered communication problems.
Considering the vastness and complex background of Noah World, though, encountering such issues didn't seem strange?
And wouldn't this only prove the value of the young man before them?
People nearby could understand the official language, but the young man couldn't, indicating that he had a mysterious background and was from a distant place.
With a mysterious background and the formidable power he had shown earlier, this young man was clearly not a simple person.
He could be an important game character.
At that moment, Luman Thomas and his companion exchanged a glance, and both silently made up their minds.
They were determined to cling to this powerful figure!
A moment later.
Outside a small town, a bonfire was lit.
This area was already on the outskirts of the gathering place, where there were fewer wild beasts and far less danger than the area where Adam had fought the direwolf.
Luman Thomas and his companion took out their dry rations and water, carefully handing them to Adam.
To prevent Adam from misunderstanding and thinking they were trying to poison him, they deliberately tasted the food first to show it was safe.
Adam nodded, accepting the rations and water.
On the side, the voices of Luman Thomas's companions could be heard intermittently, as if they were discussing something.
But Adam didn't mind, focusing instead on studying his attribute panel.
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone