The next day, Dan Feng woke up bright and early. Why? Of course, because he had only taken a small amount of alcohol the night before and had slept extremely comfortably.
Dan Feng came down to the first floor, ate breakfast while reading a book, and time passed quickly.
By the time Roxy came downstairs, Dan Feng had already finished eating.
"Morning, Dan Feng." Roxy yawned and greeted Dan Feng.
"Morning." Dan Feng replied while flipping through his book.
"Oh my, you two are up even earlier than Mayibeia and the others today." The landlady said with a smile when she saw Dan Feng and Roxy.
"Landlady, they still haven't gotten up yet?" Roxy asked the landlady curiously. The landlady immediately gave a negative answer.
Dan Feng and Roxy exchanged a glance. "Something's up."
But they didn't have the habit of eavesdropping on others' affairs, so they let it go. Dan Feng continued reading, while Roxy quietly ate her breakfast.
At that moment, in Dan Feng's field of vision, the virtual screen suddenly popped up, displaying that the progress bar had reached 20%.
[Congratulations to the host: Template progress has reached 20%, obtained Dragon Vein]
[Dragon Vein: When in close proximity to those with whom one has a close relationship, it will silently influence the state of those close individuals—for example, increasing mana, prolonging life, warding off all illnesses, etc.]
"This ability seems pretty useless to me." Dan Feng thought to himself as he read the description.
So Dan Feng stopped thinking about it and closed the book, turning his attention to Roxy, who had already finished her breakfast.
At this moment, Roxy was quietly staring at Dan Feng, seemingly lost in a daze.
"Roxy?" Dan Feng gently called out to her.
"Ah, what's wrong?" Roxy snapped back to reality upon hearing Dan Feng's voice. Only then did she realize she had been staring at him the whole time—and he had noticed.
"Didn't you say we were going to the Central Continent? When are we leaving? I need to prepare the things we'll need."
"Now that we have enough money, we can set out anytime." Roxy thought for a moment and answered.
"Then let's go prepare the things we'll need for the trip first." Dan Feng stood up, looked at Roxy, and said softly, "Let's go."
"Eh? So soon?"
"I also want to see the outside world." Dan Feng said to Roxy as they walked, until they stepped out the door.
Roxy looked at Dan Feng's face, which now also held a yearning for the outside world, and couldn't help but feel the same emotion welling up inside her.
Afterward, the two of them went to prepare the things needed for travel.
Travel preparations weren't actually that much—just dried rations, backpacks, and so on. In any case, buying these items took Dan Feng and Roxy only two hours.
By the time they returned to the tavern, it was already approaching noon without them realizing.
There were hardly any customers inside the tavern at this time, making it exceptionally quiet—only the landlady and Mayibeia were present.
"Oh, you're up?" As soon as Roxy saw Mayibeia, she immediately asked with a face full of curiosity whether anything exciting had happened last night.
Mayibeia merely smiled faintly and shook her head. "Nothing like that. Galdaruf, he…" Then she began recounting the events of last night to Roxy in full detail.
Last night, after Mayibeia got drunk, Galdaruf—worried about her safety—had carried her back to his own room.
Inside the room, Galdaruf took careful care of Mayibeia until she gradually sobered up.
Afterward, Galdaruf poured her a glass of water, told her to rest well, and only then returned to his own room.
"That's it?" After listening, the curiosity on Roxy's face gradually faded into calm.
"Yeah. Old man's just an old man—that's all there is to it." Mayibeia nodded, seeming to think nothing particularly special had happened last night.
At that moment, Mayibeia's gaze was suddenly drawn to the backpack in Dan Feng's hand. She asked curiously, "By the way, what are you two buying all this stuff for?"
Dan Feng answered, "I'm planning to go take a look at the Central Continent, and then adventure there afterward." His voice was very calm, as if he were talking about the most ordinary thing in the world.
"I'm going with Dan Feng. I also want to see the Central Continent that my teacher always talked about." Roxy added after Dan Feng finished speaking.
"What? You two are leaving?" Mayibeia looked at the two of them in disbelief.
"Fine, it's your decision. I won't say anything more."
Afterward, Mayibeia told the landlady that Dan Feng and Roxy were leaving. The landlady didn't try to stop them; instead, she spoke earnestly to Dan Feng and Roxy, telling them to take good care of themselves.
Later, Dan Feng and Roxy discussed it further and settled on departing tomorrow morning. Then they each returned to their rooms to pack.
Back in his room, Dan Feng gazed at the place where he had lived for two years and couldn't help but feel a touch of emotion. Though he was somewhat reluctant to leave, in order to see new places and grow stronger, he had no choice but to depart.
He packed the few remaining unread books into his backpack, then added some daily necessities. After that, there was nothing else.
Because the system had a wardrobe function, Dan Feng never lacked clothes. The system could provide virtually any type of clothing, but if those clothes were worn by anyone else, they would immediately disappear.
"There really isn't much to bring. I don't have a lot of stuff." Dan Feng looked around the room—now roughly half-empty after packing the daily items and books—and sighed.
That night, the landlady held a farewell party for Dan Feng and Roxy. Many adventurers came to attend.
Because they had heard that Cold Dragon Young was leaving, they were very happy. Finally, no one would be crushing their confidence anymore, and the simple requests wouldn't be snatched away by Dan Feng either. Thinking about this, some adventurers couldn't help but smile.
The landlady slowly walked over to Roxy's side. "Little Roxy, even though we've only known each other for a few months, I still can't bear to see you go. Having you here felt like I was seeing my own daughter."
"Landlady…" Roxy looked at the landlady, who was already choking up, and felt a mix of emotions in her heart.
After the landlady walked away, Roxy began to wonder whether her own parents were worried about her. Did they think about her every day?
Thinking of this, Roxy shook her head, then slowly and firmly said, "Then I won't go back either! To that quiet village."
At this moment, Dan Feng was surrounded by a group of adventurers who were chatting enthusiastically.
"Cold Dragon Young, where are you headed?"
"The Central Continent."
"I've heard there are tons of strong adventurers on the Central Continent. You absolutely mustn't go picking fights with people."
"Thanks for the advice."
Every time someone asked him something, his replies were very brief. He clearly had no intention of engaging in much conversation with them.
But even though Dan Feng gave them the cold shoulder, they continued chatting away excitedly.