Lan Tiao was very envious of the map, but the quest acceptance system in the Living Water Zone was a bit tricky—
To accept a task, you need to pay a certain amount of spirit stones first. For example, some tasks require one spirit stone to accept, while others require ten spirit stones to obtain the task and get specific information and maps. After the task is successful, return to the Living Water Area to submit the task, and this part of the spirit stones will be returned. If the task fails, the spirit stones will be equivalent to being spent in vain.
Lan Tiao returned to her room in stealth mode and found a paper seal on her door that read:
"As long as you join the Yasheng Sect, I will forgive all past grudges. After you see this piece of paper, come find me at the Law Enforcement Hall. — Hall Master Sang."
Lan Tiao's heart was moved for a moment, but then he felt that this was Sang Taohua's conspiracy. Maybe once he really went to the Law Enforcement Hall, he would be immediately arrested and chopped into pieces.
Besides, both Sang Li and Sang Taohua left a bad impression on him. Lan Tiao didn't want to join such a sect. It was better for him to be alone and free.
"No wonder I felt like no one was searching for me these past few days. It turns out they sealed my room, and I guess they're tired of looking..." Lan Tiao thought.
People with strange clothes can be seen everywhere in the living city. Lan Tiao also bought a black cloak to cover his face and figure. This cloak is a very weak spiritual weapon that can conceal the breath. It costs ten spirit stones. When buying the cloak, Lan Tiao's heart was bleeding, but he also felt that this cloak was more practical. In case the Law Enforcement Hall used a dog nose to find him again, at least he would not have to hide in fear.
Lan Tiao came to the Huoshui area again. Just as he looked up at the various tasks, he suddenly felt his arm being touched. He turned around and saw a middle-aged man with a beard.
The bearded uncle said, "Which mission do you want to take? I'm also ready to take on a mission and would like to temporarily form a two-person team. Are you interested?"
Lan Tiao shook his head. The uncle chatted with him for a few more words. Seeing that he still refused to agree, he said "Pooh" and walked away cursing.
Not long after, someone else came to Lan Tiao to form a team.
Lan Tiao refused again, wondering in his heart, the last time he came to Huoshui District, he just changed his appearance simply, and basically no one paid attention to him after he arrived. Why did people come to him one after another to form a team this time?
Is it because wearing a cloak makes you look mysterious and powerful?
While he was thinking, a pretty girl beside him patted him gently. Lan Tiao turned around, thinking that the girl was also looking for him to form a team. He had already thought of a reason to refuse, but he heard the girl whispered: "Don't wear this kind of cloak."
Lan Tiao lowered her voice and asked quietly, "What's wrong?"
The pretty girl shook her head and refused to speak anymore. She ignored Lan Tiao and walked lightly back to the corner to sit down. Next to the girl sat a boy who looked 70% similar to her. The two should be siblings or brother and sister.
Lan Tiao hesitated for a moment and walked towards the girl.
A look of surprise appeared on the pretty girl's face. She seemed to not understand why Lan Tiao came to find her. She looked around vigilantly, as if worried that someone would notice her.
Lan Tiao said, "Miss...I want to come over and ask, what exactly did you mean by what you just said?"
The pretty girl simply replied, "It's exactly what I meant. Just take off your cloak."
"Is there something wrong with this cloak?"
The girl shook her head and stopped talking.
At this moment, the young man next to the girl stood up and said impatiently, "Don't ask too much. It's not good for you to know too much. Just do what my sister says... Hurry up and leave. We are waiting for people to form a team. We don't have time to waste time with you."
Hearing this, the pretty girl felt that her brother's attitude was too bad. She tugged at his sleeve and then said to Lan Tiao apologetically, "I'm sorry, this is my brother, Situ Lianzi. He has a bad temper, I hope you won't be angry. As for the cloak... I really can't say much. As for whether you believe me or not, that's up to you."
Lan Tiao thought for a moment and asked, "I wonder what mission your team is going to take? Are there any requirements for the team members?"
Lan Tiao is a newcomer and this is her first time doing a mission. She doesn't understand many things. The best way is to follow a team first. However, there don't seem to be many good people in this entire Huoshui area. The only difference is this pair of brother and sister. The sister should be kinder because she is the only one who reminded Lan Tiao not to wear the cloak. Although the brother's attitude is not very good, his emotions are all written on his face and he doesn't seem to have any scheming.
"We have very high standards for recruiting team members. If you are a newcomer like you and you don't have any special skills, we won't recruit you into the team!" Situ Lianzi said unhappily.
If Situ Lianzi had directly persuaded Lan Tiao to join the team, Lan Tiao would have thought about it for a while longer, but Situ Lianzi's half-rejection, half-provocative attitude made Lan Tiao feel that she was the one who took the initiative to join the team.
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After a series of tests, Lan Tiao successfully joined the team and learned that the pretty girl was named Situ Xuelian, a cultivator in the Youyuan realm. As for the captain of the team, his name was Lei Zihe, a cultivator in the Qingyuan realm.
The name of the team is "Leilian Team". Including Lan Tiao, there are a total of seven people in the team.
The mission accepted is "Explore the Mysteries of Ciguang Swamp".
According to Situ Lianzi, this type of "exploring the secrets of a certain place" type of mission is more flexible. This type of mission will provide a map with the locations of some monsters marked on it. As long as you can bring back the monster corpses, or spiritual herbs and flowers in this area, or can supplement the map more comprehensively, the mission will be completed.
This type of mission only requires paying one spirit stone to complete, and the threshold is very low. Because the mission itself is very dangerous, many practitioners will never get out after entering. Usually, no team will accept this type of mission, unless it is a professional exploration team like Lei Zihe.
The Lei Lian team has four fixed members: captain Lei Zihe, team members Situ Xuelian, Situ Lianzi, and an ugly middle-aged man. The remaining three team members were recruited temporarily.
After Lei Zihe completed the mission and led his team members out of the Huoshui area, several people looked at their backs and said enviously, "Lei Zihe is really amazing. He recruited three more cannon fodder."
"Oh, it's all our fault for not being good at talking. Look at how good the Situ Xuelian siblings are at lying. We approached them to team up with the newcomers, but Situ Xuelian took advantage of their curiosity and made them come looking for her..."
"Yes, Situ Xuelian is even more evil-hearted than us. The shop selling black cloaks is owned by her family..."
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