I Transmigrated Into a Game World as a Former Top Player

The son of a northern city lord, Toshiroya, apparently had something secret planned for Redoak Vale.

The only good news was that he had temporarily put his plan on hold.

This was the information Amber heard, but combined with Xander’s memories, it was enough to make an accurate guess.

As a former top player, Xander was familiar with the game’s history—whether official announcements of events or players’ clues from various missions. Everything was recorded in his mind.

’If I’m not wrong, the Tanchapel City Lord is a 3rd Rank wizard. She has been studying magic for a long time, so a proxy was put in place.’

’As a result, Tanchapel’s officials are extremely corrupt. They lack proper supervision.’

’But in a short time, just a bit after the Shadowblight Essence outbreak, the City Lord would come out and settle the Blight Sovereign followers while purging the city hall.’

Xander recalled those details.

If he wasn’t wrong, it was highly probable that Toshiroya’s issue was this.

He was good friends with the city hall officials thanks to his relationship with the City Lord’s proxy. But what about it?

In the end, Tanchapel was not his territory!

The true City Lord had probably come out, so no wonder he had such a headache.

On the other hand, Xander was relieved.

At the very least, in the short term, Redoak Vale shouldn’t have much trouble.

This was the critical summer sowing time. This year’s harvest was very important. Redoak Vale had just experienced a gnoll invasion, so it wouldn’t be able to withstand another crisis.

"Keep watching. If you find anything harmful to Redoak Vale, report to Elyra straight away!" Xander ordered.

"Understood, my Lord."

After acknowledging the order, Amber disappeared into the shadows.

And Xander wouldn’t stay idle either. He left Tanchapel very late in the night.

Following his planned itinerary under the moonlight, Xander didn’t use the main road, going through small paths instead.

He would lose too much time if he went the normal way. Xander took a crisis-filled shortcut!

Of course, after this crisis, he would likely come out with considerable gains.

...

There were two mountainous areas north of Tanchapel.

In the northwest were the criminal-filled Bleakridge Mountains. Xander previously went to the abandoned altar in the Bleakridge Mountains to sacrifice the lich’s finger. He had gotten a +1 Dexterity blessing along with two elven subordinates.

In the northeast was the Necromancer territory, the Desolation Peaks.

The true main road fortunately went between the two hills. It curved toward the northwest and then after passing through certain landmarks, it would curve once again northeast.

It was more or less a Z-shaped path.

The main reason was because of the strength of necromancers.

There was a Death Monarch many years ago who had turned this place into a paradise for the dead. Even Tanchapel’s Lord wouldn’t rashly step into this area.

A legendary monarch was sleeping there, and there were also three 3rd Rank Great Soul Wizards watching the place. There were also mentions of liches, bone devils and so on.

Ordinary people wouldn’t dare enter the Desolation Peaks. In fact, they couldn’t enter even if they wanted to.

The necromancers viewed the Desolation Peaks as their domain, and as such, they put barriers in the north and the south so that non-necromancers would find entering very hard.

The Ghost Valley was at the southern barrier.

After following the path for a long time, Xander arrived at the Ghost Valley!

...

[You found the Ghost Valley – Knowledge +1]

[Knowledge – Geography (Ghost Valley)]: The Necromancers’ southern barrier. The living are not allowed inside!

At dawn, Xander was standing in front of the Ghost Valley. A cold wind was blowing, making him with his 9 Constitution clearly uncomfortable.

But he still walked in without any hesitation!

After ten steps, a stele with scarlet words appeared in front of Xander.

[The living are not allowed inside!]

This is the land of the dead!

Non-necromancer living beings were not welcome.

Xander was a Ranger. He couldn’t enter the Ghost Valley under normal circumstances. If he tried to force his way in, the guards wouldn’t hesitate to tear him into pieces!

Behind the stele was an endless thick fog. If one recklessly charged in, he would end up eaten by the monsters in the fog.

Xander stopped in front of the stele and lightly knocked on the scarlet words.

His knocking followed a certain rhythm. Three light knocks, one heavy knock.

He repeated this three times, when suddenly, a mournful shriek echoed beside his ears!

"Damnit! Another fear check!"

Xander covered his ears and couldn’t help but mumble something.

With his platycodon flower badge, he would naturally not be afraid of a minor ghost’s fear skill.

[Fear check success! Fear ineffective!]

This event reflected the importance of the headless girl’s gift. Without the platycodon flower badge, Xander might have hesitated to cross the Desolation Peaks.

But with this effective item, he was confident enough.

...

But even though the fear skill was ineffective, that ghost voice was still quite sharp, making Xander quite uncomfortable.

This was a female ghost, whose appearance was actually quite pretty. But it seemed her brain was a bit lacking.

Because she had been continuously shrieking ever since she appeared. If there were any animals in the surrounding 5 kilometers, they were definitely woken up.

"Shut up!" Xander angrily roared.

"Quickly open the door!"

The woman ghost suddenly threw herself at Xander, shrieking, "The living are not allowed inside! The living are not allowed inside!"

"I am not a normal living being!" Xander said unperturbed.

He took out Heiss’ spell book from his Void Conch!

This was a necromancy spell book given as a result of a transaction between the grave robber and a low level necromancer!

On the book was an identity imprint. It could let Xander smoothly enter the Desolation Peaks!

"It turns out to be the Filthy Grave Robber!"

The ghost intelligence was very low, but she unexpectedly recognized this imprint. This scared Xander witless.

The next instant, she pulled on the stele and the entrance opened.

"Why did you change your look? You must have used a weird technique to make yourself more handsome!"

"Get in quickly, Filthy Grave Robber!"

Xander was stunned for a breath. That low level ghost was really tricked. He then silently entered.

...

Cold wind.

Dark sky, dark land, bones everywhere, wails everywhere.

’Are people really living in this place?’

As Xander walked quickly through the Desolation Peaks, he couldn’t help but ridicule those people inside.

From time to time, ghostly wails could be heard. It made one feel numb. ’Is anyone able to sleep in this place?’

Those necromancers must have quite the nerves...

A flock of bats flew in the sky. They flew around Xander for a moment, not doing anything.

Most spirits would have their intelligence corroded from the negative energy, making them easier to trick.

But necromancers were different. These guys were too crafty.

Xander definitely didn’t want to meet a necromancer.

Especially a high rank necromancer, as Xander wouldn’t be his match.

But fortunately, this territory was wide enough. Necromancers were basically nerds. They would enter a coffin, or research in a cemetery for ten days to half a month and rarely come out.

So Xander was still relatively safe.

’From the Ghost Valley to the north’s Skull Valley would take at most 10 hours.’

’Crossing the Desolation Peaks, that guy’s territory, then the Moonveil Forest in the north, and finally riding a sky gondola for the Triad Towers.’

’As long as there is no problem on this part of the road, the rest would be smooth!’

Xander was thinking while maintaining a uniform pace.

This kind of pace was the most stamina efficient. Xander’s Constitution was average, resulting in mediocre stamina. He had to save what he could.

He followed the route he remembered for about six hours, not meeting any dangers so far.

Until he arrived under a large locust tree.

There clearly was a problem at this locust tree.

Xander stopped.

At that time, someone jumped out of the locust tree!

It was a pale youth. He said to Xander, "A disaster is imminent! Flee! Flee!"

Before Xander could react, a loud rumbling noise echoed behind him!

Xander’s face changed. He couldn’t help but curse in a rough voice, "Damn it!"

"Is it a ghost uprising?"

That youth nodded. "Yes, I accidentally..."

"Run!" Xander didn’t bother talking further and broke into a run!

[System Notification: Ghost Uprising Event Triggered!]

Difficulty: Dangerous

Recommendation: Immediate Retreat

The Desolation Peaks had come alive with unnatural activity. Xander’s shortcut was proving far more eventful than planned.

The journey to Blackthorn Academy was only beginning.

To Be Continued...

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Chapter 59: Despair Hills (matching your title request)

The son of a northern city lord, Toshiroya, apparently had something secret planned for Redoak Vale.

The only good news was that he had temporarily put his plan on hold.

This was the information Amber heard, but combined with Xander’s memories, it was enough to make an accurate guess.

As a former top player, Xander was familiar with the game’s history—whether official announcements of events or players’ clues from various missions. Everything was recorded in his mind.

’If I’m not wrong, the Tanchapel City Lord is a 3rd Rank wizard. She has been studying magic for a long time, so a proxy was put in place.’

’As a result, Tanchapel’s officials are extremely corrupt. They lack proper supervision.’

’But in a short time, just a bit after the Shadowblight Essence outbreak, the City Lord would come out and settle the Blight Sovereign followers while purging the city hall.’

Xander recalled those details.

If he wasn’t wrong, it was highly probable that Toshiroya’s issue was this.

He was good friends with the city hall officials thanks to his relationship with the City Lord’s proxy. But what about it?

In the end, Tanchapel was not his territory!

The true City Lord had probably come out, so no wonder he had such a headache.

On the other hand, Xander was relieved.

At the very least, in the short term, Redoak Vale shouldn’t have much trouble.

This was the critical summer sowing time. This year’s harvest was very important. Redoak Vale had just experienced a gnoll invasion, so it wouldn’t be able to withstand another crisis.

"Keep watching. If you find anything harmful to Redoak Vale, report to Elyra straight away!" Xander ordered.

"Understood, my Lord."

After acknowledging the order, Amber disappeared into the shadows.

And Xander wouldn’t stay idle either. He left Tanchapel very late in the night.

Following his planned itinerary under the moonlight, Xander didn’t use the main road, going through small paths instead.

He would lose too much time if he went the normal way. Xander took a crisis-filled shortcut!

Of course, after this crisis, he would likely come out with considerable gains.

...

There were two mountainous areas north of Tanchapel.

In the northwest were the criminal-filled Bleakridge Mountains. Xander previously went to the abandoned altar in the Bleakridge Mountains to sacrifice the lich’s finger. He had gotten a +1 Dexterity blessing along with two elven subordinates.

In the northeast was the Necromancer territory, the Desolation Peaks.

The true main road fortunately went between the two hills. It curved toward the northwest and then after passing through certain landmarks, it would curve once again northeast.

It was more or less a Z-shaped path.

The main reason was because of the strength of necromancers.

There was a Death Monarch many years ago who had turned this place into a paradise for the dead. Even Tanchapel’s Lord wouldn’t rashly step into this area.

A legendary monarch was sleeping there, and there were also three 3rd Rank Great Soul Wizards watching the place. There were also mentions of liches, bone devils and so on.

Ordinary people wouldn’t dare enter the Desolation Peaks. In fact, they couldn’t enter even if they wanted to.

The necromancers viewed the Desolation Peaks as their domain, and as such, they put barriers in the north and the south so that non-necromancers would find entering very hard.

The Ghost Valley was at the southern barrier.

After following the path for a long time, Xander arrived at the Ghost Valley!

...

[You found the Ghost Valley – Knowledge +1]

[Knowledge – Geography (Ghost Valley)]: The Necromancers’ southern barrier. The living are not allowed inside!

At dawn, Xander was standing in front of the Ghost Valley. A cold wind was blowing, making him with his 9 Constitution clearly uncomfortable.

But he still walked in without any hesitation!

After ten steps, a stele with scarlet words appeared in front of Xander.

[The living are not allowed inside!]

This is the land of the dead!

Non-necromancer living beings were not welcome.

Xander was a Ranger. He couldn’t enter the Ghost Valley under normal circumstances. If he tried to force his way in, the guards wouldn’t hesitate to tear him into pieces!

Behind the stele was an endless thick fog. If one recklessly charged in, he would end up eaten by the monsters in the fog.

Xander stopped in front of the stele and lightly knocked on the scarlet words.

His knocking followed a certain rhythm. Three light knocks, one heavy knock.

He repeated this three times, when suddenly, a mournful shriek echoed beside his ears!

"Damnit! Another fear check!"

Xander covered his ears and couldn’t help but mumble something.

With his platycodon flower badge, he would naturally not be afraid of a minor ghost’s fear skill.

[Fear check success! Fear ineffective!]

This event reflected the importance of the headless girl’s gift. Without the platycodon flower badge, Xander might have hesitated to cross the Desolation Peaks.

But with this effective item, he was confident enough.

...

But even though the fear skill was ineffective, that ghost voice was still quite sharp, making Xander quite uncomfortable.

This was a female ghost, whose appearance was actually quite pretty. But it seemed her brain was a bit lacking.

Because she had been continuously shrieking ever since she appeared. If there were any animals in the surrounding 5 kilometers, they were definitely woken up.

"Shut up!" Xander angrily roared.

"Quickly open the door!"

The woman ghost suddenly threw herself at Xander, shrieking, "The living are not allowed inside! The living are not allowed inside!"

"I am not a normal living being!" Xander said unperturbed.

He took out Heiss’ spell book from his Void Conch!

This was a necromancy spell book given as a result of a transaction between the grave robber and a low level necromancer!

On the book was an identity imprint. It could let Xander smoothly enter the Desolation Peaks!

"It turns out to be the Filthy Grave Robber!"

The ghost intelligence was very low, but she unexpectedly recognized this imprint. This scared Xander witless.

The next instant, she pulled on the stele and the entrance opened.

"Why did you change your look? You must have used a weird technique to make yourself more handsome!"

"Get in quickly, Filthy Grave Robber!"

Xander was stunned for a breath. That low level ghost was really tricked. He then silently entered.

...

Cold wind.

Dark sky, dark land, bones everywhere, wails everywhere.

’Are people really living in this place?’

As Xander walked quickly through the Desolation Peaks, he couldn’t help but ridicule those people inside.

From time to time, ghostly wails could be heard. It made one feel numb. ’Is anyone able to sleep in this place?’

Those necromancers must have quite the nerves...

A flock of bats flew in the sky. They flew around Xander for a moment, not doing anything.

Most spirits would have their intelligence corroded from the negative energy, making them easier to trick.

But necromancers were different. These guys were too crafty.

Xander definitely didn’t want to meet a necromancer.

Especially a high rank necromancer, as Xander wouldn’t be his match.

But fortunately, this territory was wide enough. Necromancers were basically nerds. They would enter a coffin, or research in a cemetery for ten days to half a month and rarely come out.

So Xander was still relatively safe.

’From the Ghost Valley to the north’s Skull Valley would take at most 10 hours.’

’Crossing the Desolation Peaks, that guy’s territory, then the Moonveil Forest in the north, and finally riding a sky gondola for the Triad Towers.’

’As long as there is no problem on this part of the road, the rest would be smooth!’

Xander was thinking while maintaining a uniform pace.

This kind of pace was the most stamina efficient. Xander’s Constitution was average, resulting in mediocre stamina. He had to save what he could.

He followed the route he remembered for about six hours, not meeting any dangers so far.

Until he arrived under a large locust tree.

There clearly was a problem at this locust tree.

Xander stopped.

At that time, someone jumped out of the locust tree!

It was a pale youth. He said to Xander, "A disaster is imminent! Flee! Flee!"

Before Xander could react, a loud rumbling noise echoed behind him!

Xander’s face changed. He couldn’t help but curse in a rough voice, "Damn it!"

"Is it a ghost uprising?"

That youth nodded. "Yes, I accidentally..."

"Run!" Xander didn’t bother talking further and broke into a run!

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