◎【Task Order No. 0000788 [Express]】◎
Although Xia Li didn't know what benefits loyalty would bring her, one thing was clear: whether it was the clan leader Ralph who had previously been reserved with her, or Antoine who was stubborn and refused to believe a word she said, their attitudes when communicating with her were now obviously much more relaxed.
"Well, that's what happened. The pattern on this gun is exactly the same as what I saw in the sky that day." On the day the black hole appeared, Antoine happened to be one of the goblins who saw the black hole. He held the gun in his hand and looked at it for a long time. After discovering that the small pattern printed on the gun was the pattern in his memory, he took the initiative to mention it to Xia Li.
Sure enough, once the bridge of communication was opened, the clues Xia Li wanted to find naturally came into being.
Clue 3: The pattern on the gun is strange. After your inquiry, I learned that the pattern may be related to the black hole mentioned by the goblin.
After obtaining three clues, the task panel reminded her that it was time to go back and report. Xia Li took back the panel, exchanged a few words with Ralph, and then went home.
The Ceylon Mountains were hundreds of kilometers away from the royal city, and it was impossible to walk back. It would be too tiring, so he opened a panel and glanced at Xiaoguai, who was sleeping soundly in the primary pet home given by the system. Without thinking, he pressed the "Summon" button.
The next second, Xiaoguai, who was sleeping soundly on his side, fell to the hard ground outside the mine with a bang.
Xiaoguai was really unhappy when his sweet dream was interrupted. He twisted his face and wanted to take the opportunity to reduce his loyalty to her to show that he was also a beast with self-respect, but then he heard Xia Li's voice.
"Your damage output is among the best among all battle pets, but it's a pity that your defense holds you back. If only you were a little more resilient, you would truly be the best battle pet in the server."
When Xiaoguai heard this, he felt unhappy and snorted to express his dissatisfaction. There were very few beasts as powerful as him in the whole continent. Other human races were rushing to recruit him, but his owner not only did not cherish him, but also picked out his shortcomings and criticized him. He was so greedy.
However, its pride didn't last long. The next moment, Xiaoguai, under Xia Li's gaze, was defeated with a guilty conscience. Yes, it admitted that as a majestic lava beast, its weak spot was its defense! Its physical defense was passable, after all, its thick skin and flesh could withstand more than ten attacks from a human warrior without any problem. But its spell defense was a real headache!
But it can't be blamed for this. After all, the human race has evolved other magic professions besides warriors in just a hundred years, such as paladins, mages, priests, and alchemists like its master. However, his flesh and blood were formed hundreds of years ago. At that time, there were no magic professions at all. Of course, it is impossible for it to evolve the attribute of resisting spell attacks!
"Ouch..." When it thought of this failure in its evolutionary journey, it cried out unwillingly, full of resentment.
From Xia Li's perspective, she had no idea that just by saying that, Xiaoguai would sob aggrievedly. His originally sharp and sharp ears drooped behind his head, and his thick and powerful tail hung under his butt, instantly reducing his majestic aura.
Unexpectedly, the usually arrogant Lava Beast actually had a fragile heart. Xia Li was afraid that it would be too aggrieved, causing its hard-earned loyalty to drop rapidly, so she quickly blurted out the second half of her sentence: "Well, what I mean is, I got you a set of pet armor. The armor can improve your physical and magical defense. Remember to wear it when I summon you next time, so you won't be afraid of other people's spell attacks."
To address Xiaoguai's shortcomings, she had specifically emphasized to the goblin leader, Ralph, before leaving, hoping to increase the armor's magic defense. She still had faith in Ralph's strength and character, and since he had agreed so readily, it meant the deal was essentially settled.
After saying that, she took a look at the system message bar and found that there was no message popping up about reduced loyalty. Xia Li then breathed a sigh of relief.
Xiaoguai didn't know what the battle armor was, but from Xia Li's description, he knew it must be a good thing. So he wagged his tail and expressed his interest: "Woo!"
It cried out, but this time its cry was no longer low, instead it contained a bit more anticipation for the armor and recognition of Xia Li as its master.
The first thing to do after returning to the royal city is to hand in the task.
Morgan received the clue she handed over, and a look of surprise crossed his face. "I didn't expect that the goblins, who had disappeared for so long, would actually live in the Ceylon Mountains. Well, the environment there is good, and life shouldn't be too bad for the goblins, but..."
He paused for half a second, then slowly frowned. "How could there be a huge hole in the sky above the Ceylon Mountains? This is so strange."
After being driven out of the royal city by the previous queen a few years ago, he had traveled all over the Shia continent. What kind of wonders had he not seen? But a huge hole... this was the first time he had heard of it.
Is the sky falling? He thought, or is it some alien visitor coming to visit their Xia continent?
Morgan could not draw an accurate conclusion based solely on the three clues Xia Li brought back, but since there were already signs of trouble, Morgan decided to report to the Queen in person.
"I will present the clues you bring back to the Queen. If there is anything else I need you to do, I will inform you."
After saying that, Xia Li received the reward for completing the task. The reward was still mainly experience points and gold coins. After getting a few hundred experience points, her level immediately broke through the 20s and officially entered the 30th mark.
At the same time, 200 gold was credited to the account. Although it was not enough to fill the gaps between teeth in the eyes of the rich players, for Xia Li, who was no different from being in dire poverty, these 200 gold were no less than a timely help.
You know, after reaching level 30, Miracle will not only open the guild battle mode, but also the home system will be launched online. She doesn't have much time left. Not only does she have to tighten her belt again, but she also has to think of a way to open up her account within these 3 days!
Unconsciously, after walking out of Morgan Hall, Xia Li found herself standing in front of the gate of the Mercenary Guild. The scene was very different from a month ago. At that time, the mercenary system had just been launched and the players had just come into contact with it and were not yet familiar with it. Therefore, the number of orders from the clients was far less than the number of players waiting for orders.
But now it is different. As taking orders has gradually evolved into a specialized profession for making money, those who take orders have slowly formed their own circles. The first group of players who take orders are the most qualified, and they have become the veteran money-makers in this circle. In order to organize the circle in an orderly manner, these veteran money-makers have begun to consciously absorb newcomers and provide them with the same pre-job training.
There is an advantage to doing this. On the one hand, it can continue to maintain their prestige as elders and guarantee their status. On the other hand, it can prevent people with ulterior motives from disrupting the mercenary market.
Therefore, under this orderly organization, the basic quality of players who go to the Mercenary Guild to accept orders is getting higher and higher, and they complete the tasks entrusted by the client faster and faster, eventually forming a virtuous circle. Players who have money but do not want to spend time and effort to do the tasks themselves are willing to come to the Mercenary Guild to place orders.
As things develop today, Xia Li discovers that there are more task lists in the Mercenary Guild than registered players who can take them. NPC Margaret has thoughtfully sorted these tasks into categories and posted them in the system, so that players can just look for any task they want in a specific category.
Xia Li flipped through the system pages intermittently. Various task orders piled up one after another. She quickly browsed through them and filtered them at the same time. She just stood there quietly and looked through them for a long time.
Suddenly, she remembered something, stretched out her finger, and selected a filter condition in the filter box. A series of red task orders appeared before her eyes. Unlike the previous white task orders, the task orders marked in red were all in the [urgent] status.
According to the rules, each task can remain in the system for up to seven days. If a player fails to accept the task after seven days, the system will automatically return the task. However, starting from the sixth day, if the task is still pending, the system will automatically mark these expiring tasks as expedited. Players who accept and successfully complete the task under expedited status will receive an additional 50% reward, which is quite attractive.
Of course, there is also a kind of expedited order that is marked by the client himself, which requires an additional fee to be paid before it can be published. At the same time, the task reward is also much higher than the ordinary white order.
At this point, some people may have questions. Since there are such high-paying expedited orders, players should be very active in grabbing them. Why are there only red orders as Xia Li sees at this moment?
The reason is simple, because of one word - difficult.
If the difficulty of these winning orders could be reduced a little, they would not be left unsold.
At this time, Xia Li was scanning the red lists row by row. Suddenly, her eyes stopped on a task list.
[Task No. 0000788 [Express]]
Client: Ma***mi
Mission details: Go to Moonlight Forest and collect 100 Moonlight Grasses
Mission reward: 2000 gold
2000 gold! Xia Li swallowed hard. She hadn't seen it wrong. It really was a full 2000 gold! That was 20 gold per stalk of Moonlight Grass. It was even more expensive than some of the herbs sold by the roving NPC Louis!
Xia Li knew this kind of plant, a grass that could be used to make medicine and also added to dishes as a cooking ingredient. Its properties were one level higher than those of ordinary plants. If it was sold on the market, it would indeed fetch a price, but no matter how valuable it was, it would not be worth 20 gold per plant.
It's not like she hadn't seen moongrass at other players' stalls in her previous life. Generally speaking, moongrass is sold in bundles, with 4-6 plants in a bundle, and the price fluctuates around 15-22 gold depending on the market. However, this client is quite generous and is paying 20 gold for each plant.
However, even though the price was set so high, with so many players coming and going in the entire mercenary guild, no one was willing to take it.
Xia Li knew very well why the player was unwilling to take the job, but with the generous reward right in front of her, she licked her lips and finally took the order!
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