Chapter 14
Because it was a brand new mission, no one could guarantee whether there would be any accidents during the mission, so Pei Muyang asked "Si Qing" if he could go on YY now.
"Si Qing" said yes.
So the two of them entered a voice room alone. In the eyes of others, there was something wrong with the gang leader, and he had an "affair".
"Do you feel that there is something wrong with the gang leader?"
"Hasn't there been enough things wrong with the gang leader recently?"
That’s right, anyone who plays games and can get a place in the Demon Palace is not normal, so negative and negative equals positive, and the gang leader is the normal one, nothing wrong with him!
Pei Muyang didn't know that he had a new personality in the eyes of others. As the captain of the team, he approached the NPC's location to accept the task, and the two of them were teleported to a flower boat.
"This flower boat is inexplicably high-end."
This is a flower boat decorated as an ancient wedding scene. The moment you are teleported onto the boat, the NPC will remind you that the things used for the wedding have been stolen by thieves. In order to hold the wedding as scheduled, the newlyweds can only trouble themselves to retrieve the lost items.
Looking for something? I'm afraid it's not that easy, right?
Given the nature of "Nine Provinces Dragon Roar", since it gives so many rewards, it can't be as easy as just finding things.
Sure enough, the first step is to find the hidden mission point according to the prompts (time limit is fifteen minutes).
The mission prompt on this huge map only has one sentence: "Without talent, I can't make up for the heavens, and I have wasted so many years in this mortal world."
"What does this mean?" Pei Muyang was stunned when he saw the prompt. What kind of information could he extract from such a simple sentence?
[Team] Si Qing: This is a poem from Dream of the Red Chamber, called "Stone Gatha".
"Stone? Are you talking about Jia Baoyu? But there is no Jia Baoyu in the game."
[Teaming] Si Qing: Maybe it just refers to stones?
"That's possible...but there are so many rocks along the river, the area is a bit too large."
Pei Muyang sighed helplessly. The flower boat was floating on the river. There were dozens of stones of different sizes on the river bank. If he looked for them one by one, he would not be able to find which one it was.
Not to mention, it had to be found within fifteen minutes.
[Team] Si Qing: Maybe there are other clues.
"If you don't have talent, you can repair the sky. Repair the sky? Is it Nuwa repairing the sky?"
If the clues really point to the stone that Nuwa used to mend the sky, perhaps it refers to...
"Find a stone, find a colorful stone!"
[Teaming] Si Qing: Here it is.
Pei Muyang took a look and saw a colorful stone under the feet of "Si Qing". Although it was not exactly five colors, it was shining with colorful light under the built-in sunlight of the game.
Pei Muyang walked over, and the moment the two of them stood on the stone together, it was indicated that the mission was completed.
[Teaming] Si Qing: You are so awesome.
"Really? I think you're really amazing. You actually remembered the source of this poem. I can't remember it at all."
Who has read "Dream of the Red Chamber"? However, being able to remember even a not very common sentence in it at a glance really tests one's knowledge accumulation.
[Teaming] Si Qing: But it was you who figured out that these were the five-colored stones that Nuwa used to mend the sky.
Pei Muyang smiled brightly upon hearing this and jokingly said, "There's no need for commercial bragging, right? We're all amazing."
After saying that, he typed a line of words in the gang channel.
[Gang] Brilliant Sun: Mission coordinates: [Jingyue River, 41, -36]
"Let's go and take the next step."
The second step of the mission is to follow the traces left behind to find the thief - Zhang Yanfa.
The moment the first step of the task was completed, a silver arrow appeared under my feet, and it seemed that I could find the task NPC by following the arrow.
The two people controlled the game characters and followed the arrow forward until they stopped in front of an NPC wearing a constable's uniform.
[Quick! Quick! That Zhang Yanfa has jumped up there. I'll lend you two a hand. Go chase him!]
As soon as the words fell, the two were teleported into the air.
"I've never seen this place before."
Pei Muyang couldn't help but sigh that the game planner had invested a lot of money, and actually planned out such a new area specifically for a 520 mission.
The strangest thing here is that the road in front of you is divided into two types: solid tiles and hollow tiles.
"Don't move, I'll try."
His intuition told him that this place was definitely not as simple as it seemed.
He took two cautious steps forward, used his lightness skills to cross the hollow floor tiles, and flew towards the solid one. As expected, Pei Muyang fell from mid-air, and the two of them returned to the constable NPC together.
"This mission is so weird, no wonder it gives so much experience."
But the original intention of this activity is to commemorate 520, a very popular confession day on the Internet. Is it really okay to make the task so difficult?
[Teaming] Si Qing: I think you are very capable. If it were me, I might be stumped at the first step.
"Si Qing" gave just the right words of encouragement. Indeed, the game had been updated on the experience server a week in advance, but judging from the posts on the forum, no one had posted any guides for the mission.
Of course, this is not absolute, because there are far fewer players in the test server than in the official server.
"Hmm...your comforting words do make me feel better. Let's try again."
Pei Muyang is not someone who will give up easily. Since the girl is not scared by the difficulty of the task, it is even less likely that he will give up.
[Quick! Quick! That Zhang Yanfa has jumped up there. I'll lend you two a hand. Go chase him!]
The same words appeared on the screen again. Pei Muyang clicked the mouse and the two returned to the area where the mission had failed.
This time, the two did not act rashly, but stood where they were and carefully observed the strange bricks.
[Team] Si Qing: What's the reason for failure? I clearly fell on a solid brick just now.
“Maybe there’s something subtly different about these bricks.”
Unfortunately, after observing for a long time, I didn't find anything.
[Teaming] Si Qing: Hollow and solid should be the key to solving the problem.
Suddenly, a light bulb went off in my head, and I seemed to have found an idea.
"Is it possible that the hollow one is actually solid, and the solid one is actually hollow?" Pei Muyang said uncertainly, "The thief's name is Zhang Yanfa, which sounds like a sleight of hand. It can't be a coincidence, right?"
[Teaming] Si Qing: That makes sense, we can give it a try.
After getting approval, Pei Muyang immediately took action. He spotted the nearest hollow floor tile, estimated the distance, and flew in that direction using lightness skills.
Then, the whole person stood on it steadily.
"As expected." Pei Muyang said speechlessly, "This game is too inhumane."
Who could have thought of such a subtle hint?
"Si Qing, come here, let's jump over."
[Teaming] Si Qing: But the distance is too far, I can't jump over it.
The light skills here require you to find the right direction and pay attention to the distance. If you are not careful, you may fall down. This is indeed a bit difficult for some female players, but there is a solution.
[Teaming] Si Qing: So, could you please carry me over there?
That's right, there is a function in this game that I don't know what the game planners are thinking about, it's called "Depend on Each Other". As the name suggests, it is a way for male players to carry female players in a princess carry. If they are a couple after marriage, they can also use "Intimate Kiss" to kiss in various ways. It can be said that it really makes it convenient for the stinky couples in the game to show off their love in front of single dogs.
But although the gameplay is the same, the purpose can be different.
For example, now.
Pei Muyang was very upright and believed that he was only here to complete the mission and was not intentionally taking advantage of the girl. His heart was as calm as still water, and he could quietly become a monk.
【Teaming】Si Qing: Thank you.
"You're welcome."
Pei Muyang's tone was calm, but his eyes flickered as he looked at the two characters hugging each other in the game.
This was the first time he had hugged a female player in his three years of gaming. There had been female players who had approached him before to ask for permission to "cuddle" with him, but without exception, Pei Muyang rejected all of their applications.
But today, he made an exception.
He told himself suggestively that it was just to complete the task, and that they were good friends and definitely not that kind of relationship.
Pei Muyang, holding "Si Qing", jumped over all the floor tiles smoothly. In front of him was an empty house with only a few simple pieces of furniture. Apart from that, there was nothing else.
"Empty?"
Pei Muyang was puzzled. The mission hadn't even been completed yet, so why did the clue end here?
"I must have missed some clue..."
[Teaming] Si Qing: Not really.
"Then...how did the clue break?"
Pei Muyang looked at the game interface and couldn't help but doubt his life. "That constable said the thief jumped up here, but there's only one way in. This room doesn't even have windows, only one door. If the thief didn't disappear out of thin air, then..."
[Teaming] Si Qing: Unless he has never been here.
"That's right! But why did the constable lie to us?"
[Teaming] Si Qing: Maybe the constable didn't know where the thief had gone, or maybe the constable and the thief were in cahoots.
"No, it's unlikely, but I thought of a possibility. Come with me and jump directly from here."
He put down "Si Qing" who he had been holding in his arms, found a solid brick, and then jumped back to the ground.
"Go to the constable again."
Pei Muyang brought "Si Qing" back to the mission NPC and clicked on the constable to talk to him again.
[Ha! I didn't expect you to see through me!]
The NPC's face entered a close-up state, and the constable slowly took off his clothes, revealing the nightgown underneath.
[Yes, I am Zhang Yanfa. How did you discover the flaw? It doesn't matter if you don't tell me. Today, I will make sure you never return!]
After the words were spoken, the NPC switched to the task boss and both sides entered combat mode.
Speaking of beating the boss, it was not difficult at all. Fortunately, the planner was not completely perverted. The boss transformed by the thief was of only average difficulty. It took only two or three minutes to defeat it successfully.
The thief's health bar was emptied, and he covered his injured chest with his hands, still swearing cruelly -
[Don't be complacent, as long as I'm still alive, I'll definitely come back to avenge this sword attack!]
After saying this, the thief disappeared, dropping the stolen phoenix coronet and bridal robe.
Pei Muyang showed an expression of "as expected" in front of the screen, then controlled the game character to bend down and pick up the items on the ground, "Let's go back and hand in the task."
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