Chapter 281: SS Request
After Lian Lian’s explanation, Wu Chen roughly understood.
When they discovered the Cold Crystal Mine, Mingxiao Youhun had already realized there was a mole in the guild.
But the outbreak of issues really happened this morning.
After the failure of the SS request, discontent spread throughout the guild, and during the next S-level request, a large portion of the members, led by Mingxiao Bingguo, simply left halfway.
“Youhun, let’s call it quits on our partnership.”
Since they had not formally established a guild and were just an organized group, one call from Mingxiao Bingguo could take away the majority of the members.
All that remained were Mingxiao Youhun and a few close brothers, left staring in disbelief.
“Why?” Fanstars asked.
They had been playing together for several years; what could possibly cause them to turn against each other?
“I don’t know…” Mingxiao Youhun suddenly said, “But I suspect… Bingguo might have been coerced in real life and intends to bring Mingxiao to Cloud’s Edge.”
“…Any issues in the game completely change once they involve reality.”
Regarding this matter, Yang Chen felt he had neither the capacity nor the desire to intervene.
“So what are you planning to do next?”
“I don’t know… now, the only brothers who are still willing to stick with me are these few from the Adventure Group.
There are only 7 of us left, and we have to be careful of Yuhua when leveling outside…” he joked.
“Not a big deal.” Lian Lian shook her head and said, “Boss, let’s go hunt a golden boss and rebuild the guild.”
“Yeah, Boss! As long as we establish a guild, many people will surely come back!” Mingxiao Tingfeng agreed.
Despite being reduced to just a few people, their spirit had not been crushed, which was some comfort amidst their misfortune.
“Well… if you run into difficulties, feel free to find me or Feng Chen; we will do our best to help. If there’s nothing else now, I’ll head off to do some quests.” Fanstars said after a short break.
“Wait…! Fanstars, we actually have a problem right now.” Mingxiao Youhun called out to Fanstars.
“…Hmm?! Can’t you tell I want to leave? Don’t take the polite talk seriously!”
Fanstars awkwardly turned her head, “What problem?”
“I want to ask for your help to get through that request. Of course, you get first dibs on the loot.”
“Request? What do you mean? Didn’t they fail?”
“I want to ask for your help to get through that request. Of course, you get first dibs on the loot.”
“Request? What do you mean? Didn’t they fail?”
“It means we didn’t complete that S-level task. When a request fails, it gets posted back on the bulletin board, and there’s a chance to increase its level for reacceptance, but the chances are very slim,” Mingxiao Youhun explained.
There’s such a mechanism?
Fanstars walked toward the bulletin board with some skepticism.
She saw that there were now two additional SS-level tasks listed; they really did level up?!
First, the first one,
Rescue Stan (SS-level Request): The playful Stan has been captured by ogres again and urgently needs a brave adventure group to rescue him! (Note: The timer starts when accepted; if not completed in 6 hours, the request will automatically fail.)
The reward is 100% experience points, no more, with a minimum acceptance of 6 people.
Looks quite demanding… is this really an SS-level request?
Next.
Collect Diamond Lizard Eggs (SS-level Request): Recently, a group of powerful Diamond Lizards has gathered in the Valley of Dawn, and their eggs have beauty-enhancing and blood-circulating properties. Brave warriors are needed to take on this task, and success will surely bring great rewards! (Note: The timer starts when accepted; if not completed in 1 day, the request will automatically fail.)
The reward is slightly better than the first, offering 120% experience points and one mysterious scroll, with a minimum acceptance of 10 people.
With the limit on numbers… Fanstars can’t accept it right now.
“It’s this rescue mission; we were so close to clearing it, but we failed due to lack of people… I++, how did it become SS-level!?” Mingxiao Youhun exclaimed, shocked, pointing at the first task.
“Is SS-level very hard?” Liang Yu asked, confused, remembering that the SS task from this morning was cleared by just three people.
Although she had fumbled and died, her brother and sister completed the follow-up tasks.
“This is…?” Mingxiao Youhun finally noticed the girl carrying a giant coffin.
“My sister, she’s new to this game and doesn’t really understand all this.”
“New?” Lian Lian stared at Liang Yu, who had a level of 30, then glanced at her own level of 31, falling into contemplation.
It shouldn’t be that low, but recently she’s been dying from unknown AOE attacks, and her level dropped to 31.
“Don’t mind the details.” Fanstars shook hands, “Let’s accept it now; the sooner we set off, the sooner we’ll finish.”
However, Mingxiao Youhun scratched his head, awkwardly saying, “How about… just forget it?”
You can be so quick to give up!
In the end, under Fanstars’ insistence, they accepted the first request. Accepting two at once would complicate the countdown.
Acceptance was done through collaboration, meaning two adventure groups would share the hope value, which seemed manageable.
To reach the ogre’s camp, they had to first pass through the Ghost Valley and then follow the eastern path downwards; the end of that road was their destination.
According to Mingxiao Youhun, even if they kept running, it would still take about an hour.
Mo Se was on another route, so Fanstars could only resort to walking, something she hadn’t done in a long time.
……
As both sides rushed along, they could at least enjoy the scenery along the way.
Unfortunately, this brief leisure didn’t last long.
Ahead of Mo Se appeared a group of soldiers clad in black armor, with a man standing at the very front.
They completely blocked the road.
“Stop!” the soldier leader bellowed.
If they kept running, they might end up trampling the soldiers; realizing this, Yang Chen patted the beetle, “Mo Se, let’s stop for now.”
“Miss, I’ll talk to them.” Kurei furrowed his brow, then immediately jumped down.
The lieutenant approached the soldier leader and explained the situation.
From his mouth movements, it was apparent the communication was not going smoothly.
No matter how anxiously Kurei explained, the other side remained indifferent.
Damn, isn’t this just wasting time?
Wu Chen decisively jumped down, pulled out the blue token from his bag, and waved it above, “Will this token allow us to pass?”
The soldier leader’s expression changed, clearly recognizing the item.
“You’re… people from His Highness Meida?”
“Miss… what is that?”
“Oh! Let’s take this opportunity to turn the tide. How about it? Can you let us go?”
“Can I verify if it’s real?”
“Here, take it.” Wu Chen generously handed it over; he couldn’t just keep it, could he?
After examining it for a long time, the soldier leader finally nodded.
“This is indeed Meida’s token.”
“See? I told you,” Wu Chen said naturally as he reached out to take it back.
However, the soldier leader showed no intention of returning it, “In that case…”
“Attack!”
At the moment the last word fell, all the soldiers present had their health bars change from green to red.
Countless arrows flew out from the front; it was too late to evade!
