Ben in the game looked at the officer in front of him, and couldn't help feeling a little emotional.
Even though it was just the beginner map of the game, the various tasks in White Orchard, and the descriptions of the characters.
It had already made Ben feel the chaos of the era.
In this era, you often can't say whether someone is a good person or a bad person.
There are only different choices that the Witcher needs to make.
Of course, feelings aside, the money still has to be taken.
Without money, how can you collect a complete Gwent card set?
And Ben also noticed something, that is, in the game he can currently only use one set of Northern Realms Gwent cards.
Other factions, such as the Scoia'tael, Monster cards, Nilfgaard, and Skellige cards, he doesn't have any of them.
Of course, the Skellige card set was originally content from the large DLC "Blood and Wine" in the previous life, but Lucas just added it to the game in advance.
"Sigh, there's nothing worth staying for in White Orchard anymore." After buying out all the landlady's stock, Ben took a bite of meat and said with emotion.
In the game, restoring health mainly depends on food and potions.
Before, Ben always relied on the Swallow potion to restore health, and even farmed for a while for the Drowner brains to make it.
But soon he found that there was a skill in the character's skill points called Gourmet, which was incredibly useful.
With this skill, a bite of food adds a health buff that lasts a long time, so you don't have to worry about running out of potions anymore.
In fact, this skill point was also a new skill added in the large DLC "Blood and Wine".
But considering the game's flow, Lucas also added it to the main game.
Because actually 'Gourmet' is a relatively useful skill in the early stage, allowing players to better advance the story and explore the map, instead of spending more time scavenging for health potions.
And by the middle and late stages, the effect of Gourmet is not so good, as more use is made of alchemical drugs such as high-level Swallow due to the increased poison resistance.
So Lucas also added the Gourmet skill directly into the main game.
"Shallow water can't raise dragons, the strongest Gwent player is about to leave White Orchard village!" Ben said with emotion and returned to the inn to continue advancing the main storyline.
It's time to go to a wider world to challenge stronger Gwent players.
A small pond can't raise dragons, and he, the future strongest Gwent player, obviously can't stay in this small village.
Although before playing the game, Ben never expected that the motivation for him to push the story forward would be that there were no Gwent opponents in this area.
But I have to say, Ben thinks this mini-game is really addictive.
It's different from Texas Hold'em in "Red Dead Redemption".
Although Texas Hold'em is also fun, it is, after all, a real-life card game, and Texas Hold'em is really brain-draining.
But the current Gwent is different, the rules are simple and clear, with a bit of luck and a bit of strategy.
For example, there is a Decoy card in the game that can return one of your own cards on the field back to your hand. Ben found that this card can be used to deceive the opponent's powerful cards.
After figuring it out, it instantly became a bit addictive, and after beating a player for the first time, you can also win a card from him.
Continue to advance the main story, and return to the small inn in White Orchard village from the Nilfgaardian garrison.
Then a scene that made Ben emotional again appeared.
The landlady of White Orchard village in the game angered some villagers who still remembered Temeria fondly after taking down the Temerian flag. One of the women beat the landlady badly.
At this time, Geralt and Vesemir stepped in and killed those thugs, but the landlady in front of them was not grateful, but looked at Geralt with fear.
Maybe you think what you are doing is a good thing, but others may not thank you for your so-called 'kindness'.
Maybe you think you are helping others, but this help may make their situation worse.
Combined with the previous descriptions of some game tasks, Ben understood more clearly what kind of game "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt" is.
Compared with other ARPG games, "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt" presents a more realistic, and also somewhat depressing world.
But it is precisely because of this that players feel more convinced.
With some emotion, Ben refocused his attention on the game's story.
After exploring the clues about Yennefer in White Orchard, unexpectedly, Yennefer took the initiative to find Geralt, and she was even accompanied by the empire's army.
Without giving Geralt a chance to catch up, Yennefer simply asked him to go to Vizima, the former Temerian capital occupied by the empire, for a secret talk with the emperor about important matters.
After saying goodbye to Vesemir, the two encountered an attack by the Wild Hunt on the way to Vizima, and more than half of the accompanying soldiers were killed or injured.
Finally, after a journey, the White Wolf Geralt arrived at the palace in Vizima, ready to go and talk to the emperor in secret.
Before meeting the emperor, the White Wolf Geralt had to change into a new dress under the leadership of the palace steward, and even learn some etiquette movements.
After completing these, Geralt was ready to go and talk to Emperor Emhyr under the escort of the guards.
But in the front hall, Ben stopped, because he found that an exclamation mark appeared on the game's small map.
What did he see?
A high-ranking official sitting on a bench in the palace.
Ben walked over with curiosity, triggered the corresponding conversation, and then he showed a surprised expression.
Because the person in front of him could play cards!
Looking at the palace steward and guards waiting for him next to him, and then looking at the card friend in front of him, Ben thought for a while and said excitedly: "Friend? Wanna play cards? I'm the strongest Gwent player in White Orchard village!"
Different from the Gwent players in the White Orchard inn before, Ben found that the Gwent player in front of him could even bet.
Without much thought, Ben directly maxed out the bet to 10 coins.
This is so great!
You can make money playing cards!
Looking at the Gwent player in front of him, Ben was very happy.
Before in White Orchard, there was only one war scholar who could play cards, and the other party was really too bad, it was a complete one-sided crushing.
Now the card friend in the palace, he should be a little stronger, right?
I wonder what card the other party can give him after playing. With the bet completed and entering the Gwent battle interface, Ben thought happily.
(End of chapter)
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