Chapter 78 Help them, the dog begs
Ji Xinghan took out a bottle of iced orange juice and said solemnly, "This is the last bottle. I only have this one left. Once it's finished, it's gone. Do you understand?"
The little girl was overjoyed, but when she heard it was the last bottle, her face fell again: "Oh? Sister, I still want to drink it."
Ji Xinghan shoved the iced orange juice into her hand: "The last bottle!"
The little girl took the iced orange juice and gulped it down, still holding onto Ji Xinghan, not letting her leave.
Ji Xinghan couldn't break free even if he wanted to.
Soon, the little girl finished her orange juice. She looked up and smiled sweetly at Ji Xinghan: "Sister, although you didn't give me ice cream, I really like your iced orange juice. Can you do me a favor?"
"What kind of help?" Ji Xinghan became wary.
Are you suggesting I want more ice cream?
The little girl blinked her big eyes and said, "If you ever have ice cream, you must come find me!"
Ji Xinghan nodded: "Okay!"
We'll deal with the rest later; let's get rid of this little miss first.
The little girl suddenly clutched her stomach and frowned, "Ah, my stomach hurts, sister, my stomach hurts so much, I have to go home now, can you do me a favor?"
Another busy day?
Have you posted the task yet?
Ji Xinghan nodded: "Tell me about it?"
The little girl's eyes were brimming with tears: "Sister, so many of my pets have gone missing. If you see them, could you please help them?"
Ji Xinghan nodded: "Okay!"
The little girl gave a mysterious smile: "Okay, goodbye, sister!"
She skipped away, crossing the square and disappearing into the roadside.
The onlookers were shocked. This was a service area, and they could only move around in the plaza and shops; no one could even walk to the roadside.
The girl actually went straight out.
Ji Xinghan stood up, and suddenly, a notification sound rang out:
[Congratulations! You've gained the favor of a mysterious NPC and received a mysterious quest!]
A mission? Here it comes!
Ji Xinghan was jolted awake.
[Task Name: Help Them (0/3)]
[Mission Details: A mysterious NPC's pet has gone missing. Please help at least three sentient beasts within the service area. Time limit: 1 hour!]
[Reward for successful mission: 6000 gold coins!]
[Punishment for mission failure: None!]
Ji Xinghan was taken aback. What kind of mission was this?
Helping three sentient creatures—but that doesn't necessarily mean they're the little girl's pets, does it?
Where are the animals here?
This is a service area!
Moreover, she has a one-hour time limit. She has been inside for a while, and she will have to leave in less than an hour.
Small animal... intelligence... could it be that silly dog?
Ji Xinghan was deep in thought, while the chat channel was already in chaos.
Ji Wenhua: "Hahaha, did Ji Xinghan get beaten up? Feng Kun, speak up!"
Feng Kun: "Stop yelling. She'll be finished sooner or later. The little girl has been bothering her for a long time."
Ji Wenhua: "Hahaha, I knew it! Ji Xinghan would get his comeuppance sooner or later!"
[Game Announcement: Congratulations to Ji Xinghan for accepting the hidden quest from the mysterious NPC—help them!]
Upon hearing the announcement, Ji Wenhua was immediately rendered speechless.
Many players were stunned for a moment, then immediately erupted in anger:
"She really is an NPC! Ah, she has a quest! She really does have a quest!"
"I hate it! Why don't I have ice cream?!"
"My God, so many people didn't get the mission, how come Ji Xinghan got it?"
"But Ji Xinghan didn't give her ice cream, did she? She gave her iced orange juice? Is that okay?"
"Ugh, I regret it so much! I had the chance too! I had the iced orange juice I bought yesterday, why couldn't I give it to her? Why was I so greedy and had to drink it myself?"
Jian Lin: "Haha, Ji Wenhua, why aren't you saying anything? Have you become mute?"
Jin Baiwan: "He's furious, haha!"
Ji Wenhua's face darkened; indeed, he was furious!
By deceiving people and possessing the talent skill of "Master of Luck Stealing," he killed several players and finally gained some more gold coins.
However, he still hadn't found the entrance to the service area.
We can only keep searching.
The weather was so hot that he was almost fainting from the heat.
Ji Xinghan felt much better after meeting the little girl, but little did he know that his comfort lasted only a few minutes before he received a hidden quest.
He was so angry his face turned blue.
Ji Xinghan had already entered the crystal shop.
She wouldn't be punished even if she failed the mission, so she might as well buy some crystals first.
Crystals are very hard to obtain, so she plans to buy enough crystals to upgrade her mid-range RV.
To upgrade your RV, you need 71 fire crystals, 14 ice crystals, 15 wood crystals, and 24 gold crystals. Each crystal costs 100 gold coins, and you'll need a certain number of gold coins to buy enough crystals.
Inside the store, there was a row of vending machines with names such as "Crystal Stone Vending Machine," "Fire Crystal Stone Vending Machine," and "Earth Crystal Stone Vending Machine."
Simply tap or enter the number you want to buy, then insert enough coins.
Ji Xinghan didn't have enough gold coins, so he had to buy 14 ice crystals, 15 wood crystals, 24 gold crystals, and 50 fire crystals, spending a total of [amount missing] gold coins.
Fire crystals are relatively easy to obtain, so she didn't buy enough.
Most of the gold coins were gone in one go, leaving Ji Xinghan with only a little over 5,000 gold coins.
Fire sand is also quite rare, and she plans to buy some.
As soon as I stepped outside, I received a private message from Jian Lin: "Xiao Han, I saw that little white dog. It's trying to scam gold coins!"
What? You're scamming me for gold coins?
Ji Xinghan was taken aback.
The little white dog is obviously Gouzi. Gouzi has been missing since she came in. She just searched all over but couldn't find him. How did he end up scamming money?
Jian Lin: "Check the chat channel!"
In the chat channel, many people were discussing it:
"Haha, this is hilarious! I actually found a dog scamming for coins at the service area!"
"You're still laughing! I was tricked out of 100 gold coins by it, I'm so angry, and I don't even dare to touch it, afraid of being thrown out."
"Don't touch it. That's how Ji Wenhua was kicked out. That guy is weird."
"That dog is very clever, I advise you not to cause trouble."
"The Little Rookie Service Area No. 3 is too lively! A little girl comes one minute, a little dog comes the next, and neither of them is easy to mess with!"
"That's right. Encountering a little girl cost me a fifth of my gold coins, and encountering a puppy cost me another one or two hundred, or even three or four hundred gold coins. Damn it, why is there so much trouble in Service Area 3?"
"What? There aren't any at other service areas?"
"Of course! Our little newbie number 3 is the only one who's out to scam money!"
In the chat channel, players who were scammed were full of complaints.
Jian Lin said the dog was on the east side of the service area. Ji Xinghan walked for seven or eight minutes before he saw seven or eight people gathered in a circle looking at something.
She heard the dog's voice: "Woof woof, woof woof, grandsons, give grandpa some gold coins, grandpa is starving."
The players couldn't understand what the dog was saying; all they saw was it barking incessantly.
They were still discussing it when one of them hesitated for a moment: "I think this dog is unusual; maybe it's some kind of hidden mission."
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