John looked at the blond NPC before him, feeling somewhat dazed.

He had not expected his reputation to be so great now.

Even the City Lord of Eaglecrest City had personally come to apologize and welcome him.

John waved his hand slightly.

"There’s no need for this. We are all human. This was our shared duty."

The City Lord of Eaglecrest shook his head repeatedly.

"A duty is one thing, but this is another matter entirely.

"Your strength is so formidable that you are by no means an ordinary person.

"If someone else possessed your strength, they might have long since removed themselves from worldly affairs and lived freely beyond the mortal world.

"Only you, sir, still care for the human realm.

"Such great kindness and virtue will never be forgotten by the Eaglecrest Empire.

"If there is ever anything we can do for you in the future, please do not hesitate to command us!"

Hearing this, John smiled faintly.

"As it happens, there is something I need help with."

The City Lord of Eaglecrest quickly nodded.

"Please speak freely."

John rubbed his chin and said, "I wonder if you have ever heard of the Codex of Classes?"

After thinking for a moment, the City Lord of Eaglecrest nodded.

"I have heard a little of it.

"I heard that there are five Codices of Classes in total, corresponding to the five major classes of today.

"May I ask which one you are looking for?"

Speaking with a smart person truly saved effort.

John went straight to the point.

"I would like to ask if you have any clues about the Codex of Warrior."

"To be honest with you, brave one, I happen to have obtained some information about it."

The City Lord immediately answered.

Then he lightly tapped his forehead. A ball of light drifted out directly and transformed into a quest panel.

[The City Lord of Eaglecrest has provided you with a clue regarding the Codex of Warrior. It has now been converted into a quest!]

[Codex of Warrior]

[Type]: Special Quest

[Quest Receiver]: John

[Quest Content]: At the border of the empire, in the Savage Lands, there is a group of beastfolk entrenched there. They have repeatedly invaded the empire’s borders.

Their strength is far greater than that of ordinary beastfolk, and their combat techniques are also more refined and ferocious.

It is said that they possess a Codex of Warrior, which is why they were able to obtain such powerful combat strength.

Slay the beastfolk chieftain for a chance to obtain the Codex of Warrior.

[Quest Objective]: Head to the Savage Lands (467, 521), eliminate the beastfolk, and slay the beastfolk chieftain.

[Quest Rewards]: Codex of Warrior, EXP, gold coins, Fame!

...

After reading through the entire quest, John’s heart shook.

"So it was actually at the empire’s border."

A look of joy appeared on his face.

It seemed that having high Fame really did have its benefits. At the very least, in the past, this City Lord of Eaglecrest had never shown himself.

Now that John’s Fame had reached the maximum level, the other party had directly come out to welcome him.

And just like that, John had smoothly obtained the Codex of Warrior quest.

There had been no unnecessary delay at all.

Last time, in order to obtain a Codex of Classes quest, he had nearly missed the first-clear reward of a dungeon.

"Thank you for providing this clue, City Lord. I will head to the empire’s border now and wipe out that group of beastfolk."

John immediately prepared to leave.

However, the City Lord called out to him with a worried expression.

"Brave one, those beastfolk are extremely troublesome. The empire has sent armies to eliminate them several times, but all attempts ended in failure.

"If you intend to go there, please bring a human army with you."

John directly waved his hand and refused.

"There’s no need. I alone am enough."

He had managed to hold back the massive dwarf and giant armies in the World Tree by himself for so long.

What was there to fear from mere beastfolk?

As long as he obtained the Codex of Warrior, only the archer Codex of Classes would remain.

He had heard that if one obtained all five Codices of Classes at the same time, there was a chance of triggering a special reward.

Moreover, in order to advance to an even higher level, he had to obtain all five Codices of Classes as quickly as possible.

John was looking forward to that day.

Without any hesitation, he immediately used his Pass Permit and teleported to the main city closest to that section of the empire’s border.

Then he summoned the Crimsonflame Dragon, stepped onto the dragon’s back, and flew straight toward the Savage Lands.

...

The territory of the Eaglecrest Empire was vast.

It was also extremely fertile and prosperous.

Even near the borderlands, vast stretches of emerald-green grassland could still be seen.

John had just left the assassination war inside the World Tree. Seeing this scene, much of the killing intent in his heart dissipated.

Before long, the emerald green faded away.

In its place appeared a scorched yellow color that represented savagery and wilderness.

The Savage Lands had arrived.

John looked at this barren land and could not help sighing inwardly.

"These beastfolk really are ruthless. They can survive for so long in such a poor place, and they can even resist the Eaglecrest Empire’s repeated encirclement campaigns."

No wonder the City Lord had asked him to bring an army.

If he were in the City Lord’s position, he would definitely also think that the beastfolk were difficult to deal with.

But the one who had come today was John.

He was far stronger than the human armies of the Eaglecrest Empire!

As thoughts flashed through his mind, John saw large tribal settlements appearing in the distance.

There were even things like watchtowers.

Although those buildings were extremely crude, it was still clear that intelligent lifeforms lived there.

In order to avoid alerting the enemy too early, John directly put away the Crimsonflame Dragon.

He began relying on Phantom Blink to rapidly approach those tribes.

The closer he got, the more John sensed the unique stench and killing aura of the beastfolk.

After staying in this place for too long, he even suspected that his own skin might become rough and dark yellow.

After reaching a suitable distance, John decisively slowed down.

He looked at the enormous settlement before him. Countless beastfolk were moving back and forth inside.

They spoke in a beastfolk language that John could not understand.

They were continuously slaughtering an animal known as the Burrowing Pig.

At this moment, they seemed to be holding some kind of festival.

Large numbers of beastfolk were reveling beneath the cooking smoke.

"That saves me the trouble of finding them one by one."

John smiled faintly. He no longer concealed himself and directly appeared, walking forward with his blade in hand.

The moment John appeared, the beastfolk instantly became alert.

They immediately began shouting in a chaotic frenzy, issuing warning growls from their throats.

However, because of the powerful aura surrounding John, they did not attack immediately.

Data panels for these beastfolk appeared in John’s vision.

[Beastfolk Warrior]

[Level]: 60

[HP]: 3,000,000 / 3,000,000

[Attack]: 100,000

[Defense]: 50,000

[Skills]: Beast Roar, Beastfolk Charge, Beastfolk Stomp...

...

As expected of beastfolk who excelled in battle.

Not only was their attack power absurdly high, even their skills were all unique beastfolk skills.

John swept his gaze across them. Among the tens of thousands of beastfolk, almost all of them were warriors.

This tribe might really have obtained the Codex of Warrior.

As John continued approaching, the beastfolk realized that he had come looking for trouble.

Woooo!

A beastfolk with an enormous belly blew a horn.

The entire beastfolk settlement instantly became restless.

Countless beastfolk warriors rushed out from their tents, crude bone weapons in hand.

They rapidly charged toward John.

In an instant, yellow dust filled the air, and the ground began trembling violently.

When these beastfolk charged, they were like ferocious beasts.

The sight was utterly terrifying.

But John remained expressionless and calmly pressed his hand downward.

"Nature Barrier!"

Rustle!

In an instant, vast numbers of trees burst from the ground, enveloping every beastfolk settlement within them!