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Chapter 88: The Return Of Mascot (2)
Poison Toad glared at her for a moment before he continued, "Even if you manage to find the Black Tortoise, it wouldnât be the primordial Black Turtle. I hope that when the time comes, youâll leave some of the Black Tortoiseâs inheritance for us. I plan to offer up this inheritance to the Black Tortoiseâs statue in the temple, so that it may protect and allow us Liches to prosper for generations to come."
"Congratulations on triggering the hidden quest âThe Lichâs Inheritanceâ. Will you accept this quest? Yes/No. (Trigger condition: Continue conversing with Poison Toad after obtaining Mu Geâs seal.)"
The moment Poison Toad finished speaking, the systemâs voice rang out within Shen Jingbinâs mind.
Shen Jingbin was briefly stunned before she recovered and accepted the quest.
"Quest: âThe Lichâs Inheritanceâ â Deliver the Black Tortoiseâs inheritance to Poison Toad (0/1)."
Following that, a golden coloured quest suddenly appeared in her quest log.
After sheâd accepted the quest, Poison Toad waved his hand to the two of them and said, "Iâve said everything there is to say. The two of you should be on your way. The appearance of the Shinra Sect this time around has affected far too many things. It isnât something the two of you can resolve by relying on strength alone. Go look for several more companions to embark on this task together."
"Alright. Thank you, Master."
"Thank you."
The two of them respectfully gave their thanks and followed the secret passage back to the main hall of the Lich Palace.
The moment they exited the room, Shen Jingbin scratched her head. Feeling a little depressed, she said, "Sigh, Iâm feeling a little confused now. This game is way too complicated."
"Which part of what happened donât you understand?"
"Well, youâre the one who has the epic quest, but I received a gold coloured epic quest too. Why is that? Logically speaking, I shouldnât be able to get the epic quest from this questline after you received it. But not only did I get it, I received another quest on top of it."
Quiet And Steadfast pondered for a moment. "Poison Toad himself said it just now, this quest is too complicated and a single person wouldnât be able to complete it on their own. So, the development team split the main questline into various segments to be handed out to others. Take yourself for instance, if you look closely at your quest window, the quest you have now should have something to do with the Four Divine Beasts, right?"
Shen Jingbin nodded her head.
"The main part of the quest probably revolves around dealing with the Shinra Sect, while the Four Divine Beasts make up one of a few important parts thatâs needed to defeat them. You were the one who first caught the White Tiger, so the task of completing the quests related to the Four Divine Beasts naturally fell to you. The quest I received from the start was to search for the Six Lead Disciples, who are also the most important figures in the upcoming war. If Iâm not wrong, the matter of managing the players will be handed to us."
"Then, going by what you said, are you implying that thereâs other factors involved apart from the Four Divine Beasts and players?"n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
"Thatâs right, Divine Tools. We can estimate Shinra Sectâs strength based on Du the Unvanquishedâs own strength. At present, the entire player basesâ combat ability is still incapable of matching up to the Shinra Sectâs. In that case, something needs to be done to increase the strength of the players. If Iâm not wrong, there should be one other quest that involves obtaining Divine Weapons. The only thing is that we donât know who received this quest. Iâve asked Hundred Daybreaks, and heâs said that no information relating to this has been known as of yet."
By this point, Shen Jingbinâs eyes had become as wide as saucers.
Why was this game so complicated?!
Seeing the dumbstruck look on Shen Jingbinâs face, Quiet And Steadfast said, "What 002 said isnât wrong, this is indeed very complex. However, it was designed to be a server wide epic quest where several chosen representatives would drive the quest along. After which, the rest of the players would be able to participate in it. This way, the developers would be able to deepen a playerâs sense of belonging within the game and stimulate their interest."
Shen Jingbin sighed. "The game companyâs staff are all perverts."
The two of them sat on Quiet And Steadfastâs mount and made their way towards White Cloud Temple as they outlined the main components of the epic quest. Upon reaching White Cloud Temple, a carrier pigeon suddenly appeared and landed on Quiet And Steadfastâs shoulder.
They stopped walking and Quiet And Steadfast pulled the letter out of the pigeonâs beak, revealing that it was sent by Next Week Is Unlikely.
"Where are you? Hurry over to Sichuan Redwood Forest! Imperial Sister and Buddhist Nun are fighting with players from Sovereignâs Descent!"
"Why would they be fighting with Sovereignâs Descent?"
"I donât know, and one of my friends that happened to pass by told me that they might have seen the executives from Imperial City and Memelord there as well. Either way, things are a mess over there right now."
"Alright, you head on over with Dawn first, Iâm on my way."
"Dawn and I are both rushing there now."
Shen Jingbin saw Quiet And Steadfastâs expression turn grave when he opened the letter. "What happened?" She asked.
"Our guild members got into a battle with another group in Redwood Forest. I need to go over and take a look. Why donât you... enter by yourself?"
"Iâll go with you. I should be present if itâs a matter related to the guild."
"Youâre only Level 89, youâre too weak. Furthermore, Mascot still hasnât woken up. Itâs far too dangerous for you."
Hearing him mention Mascot, Shen Jingbin thought of her own Divine Beast and hurriedly opened her pet window.
"Congratulations, your pet has successfully ranked up."
A notification suddenly popped up after opening the window!
Shen Jingbin was ecstatic, "Mascot, you woke up at just the right time!"
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