The High Priest showed absolutely no mercy to the survivors of the Radiant Moon Organization.
During a deaf ear to the NPCs’ pleas, he verified their identity and with a wave of his staff, he sent a magic blast over there and blew them into a pile of black skeleton debris.
Wooden Shackles and the others stood watching from the side.
Originally, they thought these NPCs would reveal the blood wolf’s whereabouts before they died or maybe the High Priest would interrogate them. Who knew that he was not the type for interrogation and killed these people immediately.
“What the hell? What about the wolf?”
“Our quest didn’t go off track, right?”
“The story line is still continuing, so it shouldn’t have gone off track. Let’s go ask the Ace.”
“Ai, there’s still this “Find the Wizard” quest. Perhaps there’s a clue at the Wizard’s place.”
“It’s possi……”
Before the word ‘possible’ could be spoken, a guard next to the High Priest suddenly charged into the crowd and pulled out a man wrapped in a gray cloak. He was dragged back to the great hall and thrown onto the ground. The guard said respectfully to the High Priest: “This man has always possessed a very intimate relationship with those people. High Priest, do you want to check him too?”
At the same time, the 10-man squad saw a change in the quest log: Find the Wizard (Complete).
Wooden Shackles and the others: “……”
So this was the Wizard!
The Wizard didn’t say anything useful either. As soon as he started howling, the High Priest’s staff swung over, and he followed in the footsteps of his companions.
Wooden Shackles and the others could only ask the Ace for help.
Attention shifting from the Wardcaster, Fang JingXing thought briefly and said: “Since those NPCs and the Wizard know each other, they probably did not have good intentions recommending us to go there. After running around in a huge circle, the story quest would have most likely pivoted back here in the end.”
Wooden Shackles and the others thought, what a trap, good thing the Ace unraveled the plot ahead of time; otherwise they would have wasted a lot of time again……Speaking of which, just why the hell did he decide to go dig someone’s grave again?
They looked towards the Wardcaster sitting in the main seat. Then they saw the High Priest turn around and head back, walking to a stop in front of him.
The group felt their hearts rise to their throats.
The observing players also became invigorated, wanting to know if the High Priest will kill him.
The result, however, was that the NPC’s programming didn’t write this. As such, the High Priest continued to advance the story. He said to them: “Thank you heroes for discovering the remnants of the Radiant Moon Organization just in time. Otherwise they would have developed freely in this city. The consequences would have been disastrous.”
Jiang Chen sat unmoving, waiting for him to continue his speech.
Wooden Shackles and the others were amazed.
The Ace was truly composed. They were no match, no match.
The players were in uproar as well.
Inside Wandering Dreams, the High Priest had a very high status, basically always positioned on a pedestal above everyone else. This seemed to be the first player to sit in the High Priest’s spot since the start of the server.
Must screenshot again.
This time, they also screenshotted the High Priest, who was standing in front of him and speaking to him.
[Horn] Big Wide Noodles: Everyone, come look at our server’s icon [screenshot]
[World] Indifferent to the Present: Do my eyes deceive me? That seems like the High Priest?
[World] A Thesis is So Hard to Write: Kneeling. How did he shove the High Priest down from there?
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
[World] Rainy Day: Is he trying to usurp the position?
[World] Book Collection: The cold and sarcastic Ace, so domineering.
[World] Love Protector: I actually think he matches that chair pretty well [covers face]
[World] Gou Cheng: It has to match!
[World] Purple Star: Ahhhhh Total Annihilation, Ace, I love you so much, confessing my love [heart][heart][heart]
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The temperament of this kid…… was really similar to Chen Hui Lan Le.
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The 10-man squad simultaneously saw the transparent box that popped up.
- Assistance in divining the blood wolf’s location
- Magic from the High Priest to increase your luck
Wooden Shackles and the others were speechless.
It’s too illegal, creating such a selection.
They instantly looked towards a certain Ace in unison.
Jiang Chen hated playing this kind of multiple choice question, especially since one of the options was especially attractive.
He fell silent for a moment. Unable to resist the temptation, he looked at the squad members and said: “I want to pick 2.”
Wooden Shackles and the others: “……”
They just knew this would happen!
Fang JingXing has always pampered him, so this wasn’t the first time he’s taken the side of the tyrant. With a smile, he said: “Pick then. Judging from [Ling Huai]’s choice, no matter which one you choose, we’ll be able to reach the end.”
As such, Jiang Chen picked 2 without feeling any pressure.
The High Priest placed his hand above his head, raised the staff and muttered for a while, then said benevolent: “Okay. The Gods will bless you guys.”
The 10-man squad: “……”
That’s it? That’s it?
But where were they supposed to go next?
The quest log still showed the same two things.
One was “Find the Potion Master”. The other was “Bring the blood wolf to Yi Lin.”
Finding the Wizard was already completed. They could hand in the quest to the High Priest.
After they handed in the quest, they attempted to converse with the High Priest. Discovering that it was useless, they all fell silent.
Jiang Chen stood up from the main seat and felt like he had been deceived.
Leading them out of the Great Hall, he ignored the players, walked forward a few steps, and then suddenly looked back: “If I go clear a dungeon right now, will good gear drop for me?”
Startled briefly, Wooden Shackles and the others said simultaneously: “Can give it a try!”
Jiang Chen also felt like he needed to give it a try, so he went to say farewell to Du FeiZhou first.
Listening to him narrate the whole story about digging the grave, Wooden Shackles and the others finally learned that merit belonged to this ranger. Deeply feeling like he was too awesome, they added him on their friend list while asking: “Ace, where do you think the wolf is?”
Du FeiZhou said: “If the wolf only bites Radiant Moon members, it might be subconsciously seeking revenge. I will send you guys the previous location of the Radiant Moon Organization, as well as the locations where Yue Hui reappears every time. You guys can go and take a look.”
The group felt it was a reliable plan, and thanked him again before finally leaving the city.
The squad headed straight to a nearby dungeon, breezed through Boss #1, and made way for the Ace so he can loot the corpse.
As such, Jiang Chen walked over and touched the corpse.
With a faint glimmer, three items appeared on the ground, all extremely trashy stuff.
Jiang Chen: “……”
Wooden Shackles and the others: “……”
Fang JingXing suppressed his laughter: “Looks like the developers have considered this kind of situation, so it should only be useful in the hidden story quest.”
Once again feeling like he had been deceived, Jiang Chen finished clearing the dungeon with them, then went to check the locations provided by Du FeiZhou. However, they didn’t even find a piece of hair.
They had no choice but to return to the small city, trying to see if the “increased luck” could make them bump into any NPCs who have seen the wolf.
The afternoon passed very quickly. Soon, it was time for Jiang Chen to get off.
He was still somewhat unresigned. Walking to a nearby small river, he afked fishing and took off the glasses.
The remaining people weren’t in a hurry to eat and continued to search for the wolf in the surrounding area.
The Person in the Mirror just happened to pass by and catch a glimpse of them. He ran over eagerly and asked them about their progress curiously.
Xing TianCheng said: “Progressing very quickly.”
The Person in the Mirror said: “How quick is very quickly?”
Xing TianCheng said: “In just one day, we’ve already surpassed the progress they made in the beta.”
The other guild leaders nodded in unison.
Even though their momentum seemed to have been squandered away by the Ace, they were still very quick.
Not to mention, what if the “increased luck” will be very powerful later on?
The Person in the Mirror instantly oh fucked.
The Aces in the beta had played for more than 20 days, yet they managed to complete the same 20+ days of progress in just one day…… no, it hasn’t even been one day yet, because they could still play at night.
He clicked his tongue: “This is a bit too amazing. Did you guys learn the method?”
The guild leaders sank into deep contemplation, reflecting on their experiences.
“Just…… your mind has to be nimble.”
“Can’t believe in everything the NPCs say.”
“Must be good at observation. Also need to have ample knowledge to back it up.”
“Yes…….”
The Person in the Mirror said: “Then when we discover new hidden story quests in the future, can we play it ourselves?”
The guild leaders: “We should……”
They reviewed everything that happened today and said to themselves, what amazing benefits. The free labor was really worth it this time. As such, they said more confidently: “Should be no problem!”
The Person in the Mirror was very happy: “That’s good.”
Nearby, plenty of players were watching their progress intensely, especially people who were tormented by [Ling Huai] before. They were even more concerned over this and wanted to collect some intelligence to avoid getting abused by [Yi Lin] again later on.
However, they didn’t know the details of the story so they posted everything on the forums, hoping to hear the analysis of other Aces.
Unfortunately, the other Aces had no analysis.
Because they instantly lost it.
Ever since learning Total Annihilation had started the story quest [Yi Lin], they’ve been waiting for news from Mercury Reflects Fate. Now, after looking through all the images on the forum, they all went insane.
“Are we fucking playing the same hidden story quest?”
“It’s not like there were different options in the beginning. Wasn’t the first task to find the Potion Master?”
“After finding the Potion Master, wasn’t it to make the medicine? That medicine took several days to make!”
“Why is there a story plot that involves running around on the streets holding a skeleton?”
“What the hell is with that High Priest also ahhhhhhh!”
The players observed in bewilderment and awe for a while and actually felt somewhat tragic for them, so they lit candles one after another.
The main culprit of this spectacle was currently taking his little ducklings on a walk.
He strolled leisurely around the garden, ate dinner, digested, and even went to check out the still comatose #7. Adjusting his mood for the better, he picked up his glasses and returned to the game. He discovered that his nephew was actually online.
Xie ChengYan had just come online as well. Learning that not everyone was present yet, he ran over to fish with Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen checked the items he harvested while afk. Seeing a pile of junk and trash, he finally gave up.
Putting away the fishing rod, he looked at his nephew: “Still busy later tonight?”
Xie ChengYan sighed: “Still have two more scenes to film. I came online to take a break.”
Jiang Chen said: “What?”
Xie ChengYan said: “It’s nothing, just a bit tired.”
Jiang Chen patted him on the head: “Don’t forget to rest.”
Xie ChengYan said: “I know, you too.”
He glanced at the Abysswalker to his little uncle’s left and called out twice. Getting no reply, he knew the other was not online and asked: “I heard my mom say you’re raising a few ducklings?”
Jiang Chen said: “En, If you like them, I can give you two later.”
Xie ChengYan recalled his little uncle’s face, then placed ducks next to him. Feeling like the image was too comical, he said with a smile: “I’ll come pick you up when you get out of the hospital. Can bring them home as well.”
Jiang Chen nodded.
Xie ChengYan said: “You still don’t know when you’re getting out of the hospital?”
Jiang Chen said: “En, however the project has made some progress.”
“Then it should be soon, right?” Xie ChengYan was very optimistic: “It would be best if you could return home before New Year’s. Then we can spend the New Year together this time.”
Before Jiang Chen replied, a familiar chuckle was heard next to him: “Oh, add me as well.”
o(≧∇≦o) AAAAAAA!
Thank you for the chapter! 🫶
Bro wants to join the family so bad
Thanks for translating!
:O how long has FJX been listening
I may have read this all in one go and have no regrets
Oho, Fang Jingxing was eavesdropping on them!
haha naughty JingXing you’ll get your wife grounded if you find out his secrets ꉂ (´∀｀)ʱªʱªʱª