We followed behind the beautiful maid. When we entered the main hall, we discovered that the king was in the middle of a meeting. In the main hall, the king and his ministers were divided into two. In the White Cloud City, the military officials were the generals. Those who could stand here were the commanders of the various armies. As for the civil officials, they were the likes of priests, such as the royal mages and archmages.
The only person who wasn't in the group was Princess Fei Ya. Fei Ya was standing next to the king's throne, frowning as she listened to an official's battle report. It seemed that the war between White Cloud City and the Army of Darkness wasn't progressing smoothly.
Players didn't need to pay attention to this. I led Qin Yun and Bing Cha into the hall and stopped next to Princess Fei Ya. I took out the Green Flood Dragon's bounty token from my bag and handed it over.
Fei Ya saw me and walked up to me with a smile. When she saw the bounty token, her face was filled with disbelief. She said in shock, "Heavens!
This is proof that you killed the Green Flood Dragon … I can't believe it, you actually killed a legendary evil beast! "
My eyes widened and I waited for him to speak.
Finally, Fei Ya announced with a smile, "In recognition of your contributions, come, this is your reward!"
Ding ~!
System Notice: Your party has submitted the [Bounty Token] (Berserk Green Flood Dragon). You have completed the SS Rank Bounty Quest [Bounty Token]. You have obtained 140,000,000 EXP, 600,000 gold, 50000 Reputation, 8000 Honor!
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I was immediately overjoyed. I earned 8000 Honor just like that. My total Honor now exceeded 50000. I could finally claim my Rank 8 title!
I immediately spoke to Fei Ya and claimed my new Rank 8 title —
Endless Thunder LV-8 (Honor: 50000. Increases player and NPC's friendliness by 40%. Creation success rate increased by 80%. Increases drop rate by 160%. Bonus 160% experience gained from killing mobs)
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Below the title, the words "Endless Thunder" were blue, and tiny arcs of lightning floated around it. It looked very dazzling!
"So beautiful!" Qin Yun praised.
Bing Cha also said, "Yes, it's beautiful!
So this was a Level 8 title?
So cool! "
I was extremely pleased. "You two work hard to earn Honor Points, and you'll definitely be able to get such a title. It's both pretty and useful, so it's a must!"
"Yes, yes!"
Qin Yun and Bing Cha both received 8000 Reputation Points. Without a doubt, both of them received the Level 5 title, Ashen Soul. Bing Cha had fulfilled the requirements to wear the Green Serpent Ring. The next step was to level up to 165.
Pale Soul indeed looked very pale. Its name didn't change at all. It was much inferior to Endless Thunder, but the two girls were still overjoyed.
Bing Cha suddenly said, "Oh right!
We forgot to hand in our fishing mission … "
I replied, "It doesn't matter, I have to go again in the afternoon, it'll be the same!"
"Okay, I'll go offline first and come back in an hour?
Sister Qin Yun, what about you? "
Qin Yun nodded. "No problem. Shall we gather at the White Cloud City Plaza?"
"Alright!"
We made plans for the afternoon and prepared to go offline.
I teleported to the territory and stored the 50 Mithril Orbs and 50 Dark Gold Orbs. I'll find a chance to give them to Melancholy and the others.
I looked at my friend list. Ling Xue and Ling Yue's names were still lit up, so I joined their party. I said with a smile, "It's time to go offline and eat. Xiao Xue, Yue Yue?"
Ling Yue said with a smile, "Right away, right away. We can only go offline after we kill this annoying boss!"
Ling Xue, on the other hand, was panting heavily. "This movement is really tiring …"
"Oh?
What boss are you guys killing? Do you need me to teleport over and help? "
Ling Yue said, "No need, we can handle it ourselves. It's just that the strategy of splitting aggro between the upper and lower levels took a lot of effort, hehe …"
"Then Ling Xue will have to work hard …"
Ling Xue said, "It's fine. Run more and keep in shape …"
"Alright, then I'm going down to eat. You two should log off early too."
"We'll go eat after we kill the boss. You go first!"
"Okay!"
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I went offline and went to the living room of the workshop. As expected, the girls had finished eating and the dishes were put into the kitchen. Seeing Bing Cha and I come over, Xia Xia and Zi Yue immediately went into the kitchen to help heat up the dishes.
Chrysanthemum Daohana sat on the sofa and held a fashion magazine. She asked with a smile, "Sister Bing Cha, this … bag with a lot of brown patterns, is it really pretty?"
Bing Cha sat next to Chrysanthemum Daohana and said with a smile, "It's so ugly, but because it's called LV, all the vain girls like it …"
"I see. Then I don't want this. I like this …"
"Oh?
That's cucci. Maybe it's more expensive. "
"I see …" Chrysanthemum Daohana stuck out her tongue. "Then I don't want it anymore!"
Bing Cha said with a smile, "It's fine. If you want it, just order it. You have a rich Scholar bro, so this is nothing …"
I waved my hand. "Buy it!
It's fine. I don't have anything else right now, but I have a lot of money … "
In reality, the Scholar Snack Shop and the encampment had been making money for a long time. Maybe the money in the encampment was public money and couldn't be touched, but the Snack Shop alone had made a lot of money. It was enough for me to spend for several lifetimes. Of course, if I slept with an international celebrity every day, I would go bankrupt in less than a week.
Not long after, the leftovers arrived and ate with even more relish. I fought with Bing Cha for beans and chicken wings. Xia Xia and Zi Yue stared at me and sighed. "Sister Qin Yun isn't here. She's showing her true colors …"
After eating, I went online again!
Qin Yun hadn't come online yet. Bing Cha said that he would take Chrysanthemum Daohana to the corner of the street for a walk and buy some bags. Bing Cha had saved up a lot of money anyway, so he let her pay for it first.
When I arrived at the Scholar Snack Shop, I was pleasantly surprised to find that I had bought quite a lot of stones. Ever since I had forged for a night, I had opened up the store's gem purchasing system. There were more than 300 stones in the warehouse, enough for me to forge to my heart's content!
I took out all the stones and packed them up. Then, I went to the blacksmith's shop. As expected, Ai Lan was holding a pair of scissors and carefully cutting a wolf leather armor. It looked like this girl's craftsmanship had improved a lot, but this time, I was here to test her forging skills.
"Eh?
Big brother, you're here? "Ai Lan was excited by my arrival.
"Ai Lan, are you free?
Help me synthesize some gems … "
"Mn, okay. Come with me!"
Ai Lan grabbed the hammer with one hand and my wristguards with the other. She led me to the furnace and asked with a hopeful smile, "What kind do you want to synthesize?
Just do it! "
"Okay!"
I thought about it for a moment. Synthesizing Level 8 Blaze Gems wasn't very possible. After Level 5, the success rate was less than 10%. That would be a waste of raw materials. After Level 5, high-level gems could only be obtained by killing bosses.
And so, I forged two sets of Level 1 to Level 5 Strengthening Blaze Gems. I gave them to Ling Xue and Bing Cha to strengthen the Sword of Atlantis and the Fire Dragon Sword!
Then, I focused on forging the Exquisite Gems!
After a while, the Exquisite Gems turned into Level 1 to Level 6 Exquisite Gems. When I was trying to rush to Level 6 from Level 5, I failed a total of three times. It made my heart ache. Luckily, I succeeded on one.
In the warehouse, I got a Level 7 Strengthening Exquisite Gem from killing the Storm Guardian at Hell's Gate. Then, I got another Level 8 Exquisite Gem from killing the Green Flood Dragon. In fact, I now had a full set of Strengthening Exquisite Gems from Level 1 to Level 8. In other words, my Oracle Battle Armor could be upgraded to Level 8 Exquisite Gems!
Excited, I took out the gems from the warehouse and took off my clothes. I handed the armor and Exquisite Exquisite Gems to Ai Lan. I smiled and said, "Ai Lan, help me synthesize these gems, okay?"
Ai Lan smiled and said, "Of course, no problem!"
"Ding ding ding …"
Eight chimes sounded and the forging was successful. When the Oracle Battle Armor returned to my hands, its stats had greatly increased — —
[Oracle Battle Armor] (Middle Grade Immortal Equipment — Armor)
Defense: 4800
Magic Resist: 1950
Strength: + 650
Stamina: + 640
Agility: + 620
Intelligence: + 585
Passive: 35% chance to reflect double damage to the attacker and absorb 13% of damage
Passive: 75% resistance to fire and ice damage
Introduction: Legend has it that the power of darkness brought a calamity to the continent. The Ice Goddess shed tears because of it. She traveled to various parts of the continent to collect rare materials. Finally, after a thousand years of love and justice, she formed this item. Additional Requirement: Cannot be dropped, cannot be traded. Slots: 10 (8) Level Requirement: 165
Gender Requirement: Male
Reputation Requirement: 1000000
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It increased his defense by a whopping 1600 points. So strong!
I put it back on and looked at the rest of the gems. En, let's forge some Flying Feather Gems to strengthen the Oracle Battle Boots!
"Ding ding dang dang", another series of strengthening gems came out of the furnace. This time, the success rate was higher, and I forged all the way to the Rank 7 Flying Feather Gem. If I wanted to continue, two of them broke, causing me to give up in heartbreak.
I took off my shoes and threw them to Ai Lan. I called for 7 gems and forged them all. The Oracle Battle Boots' stats changed — —
[Oracle Battle Boots] (Middle Grade Immortal Equipment — Armor)
Defense: 2250
Magic Resist: 1700
Strength: + 520
Stamina: + 500
Agility: + 475
Intelligence: + 440
Passive: Increases user's movement speed by 150%. Increases user's critical rate by 12%.
Passive: Resists fire and ice damage by 175%.
Passive: Movement speed + 140%. Evasion increased by 280 points.
Introduction: Legend has it that the power of darkness brought a calamity to the continent. The Ice Goddess shed tears because of it. She traveled all over the continent to collect rare materials. Finally, after a thousand years of love and justice, she forged this item. Additional Condition: Cannot be dropped, cannot be traded. Slots: 10 (7).
Gender Requirement: Male
Reputation Requirement: 1000000
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Yes, the Rank 1 Flying Feather Gems could increase movement speed by 25% and evasion by 280 points. In terms of Agility, an archer would have 5 points of Agility and 1 point of evasion. This way, the stats that the gems gave would be very impressive!
I put on the boots and laughed. The results were amazing!
I didn't forget her kindness. I patted Ai Lan's shoulder and said with a smile, "Ai Lan's craftsmanship is superb. Yes, yes, not bad, not bad …"
The beautiful NPC girl blushed at my praise. She said in a small voice, "Big bro, it's good that you don't think I'm a burden …"
I was a bit surprised. "How can that be?
Ai Lan is the most outstanding Blacksmith in the territory. Hmph hmph, even the Royal Blacksmiths of White Cloud City are inferior to her … "
"Big bro …" Ai Lan looked at me shyly. "I'm not that good. I just got the Silver Armorsmith qualification …"
"Oh?
Silver?
Middle-rank? "
I looked a bit embarrassed. "That's not bad. When I was your age, I didn't even know what metal armor was. All I knew was how to shoot through the glass windows of my trainer's house with a slingshot, hahaha …"
Ai Lan blinked her big eyes. "Big bro, won't your trainer be angry?"
I suddenly thought of Bing Lan and smiled. "Of course not. My trainer is very gentle, kind, and most importantly, powerful. She can defeat any bad guy …"
"Oh, that's good …"
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After chatting with Ai Lan for a while, Bing Cha and Qin Yun came online one after the other. I teleported back to White Cloud City and formed a party to explore the Outer Lands once more.
Outside the city, I met up with Qin Yun and carried her onto my warhorse. Bing Cha also rushed over on his White Tiger. Two warriors and one priest set off again. Our destination was the lake in the Outer Lands. We had to turn in the quest for the Golden Fish first. Otherwise, our two hours of fishing would have been for nothing!
I threw the Rank 1 to 5 Flame Gems to Bing Cha and said, "When you return to the city, find a smithy and pay some money and experience. Then, you can forge them!"
"Oh, thank you!"
"Hehe!"
I glanced at Qin Yun in my arms and said, "When Qin Yun gets an Immortal-grade robe, I'll forge at least Rank 7 Exquisite Gems for you. It'll increase your Defense to 1400 in one go!"
Qin Yun smiled happily. "Mn. Thank you, Scholar!"
"You're welcome, hehe …"
The three of us flew all the way to the Outer Lands. It took us over an hour to get there, but it wasn't a lonely journey. White Cloud City was full of flowers, and Soul Battle Robes was clearly arrogant. It was obvious that they didn't care about other guilds. On the way, we saw seven groups of Soul Battle Robes bullying people.
There was even a Soul Battle Robes party attacking a 10-man party from the Rain Admiration Pavilion. Of course, Bing Cha and I took care of them. After that, we entered the Outer Lands with our red names.
The temporary camp next to the quiet lake was still there. The scout leader stared at the lake and sighed. "It's a shame that the brave adventurers from this morning died at the bottom of the lake in the end. They probably died together with the Green Flood Dragon …"
I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Didn't these guys see us push down the Green Flood Dragon?
It looks like they didn't!
I urged my mount forward and took out 100 stinky Golden Fish to turn in the quest.
Bing Cha and Qin Yun frowned. They covered their noses and smiled as they waited for the quest reward.
The NPCs looked like they had seen a ghost. They were so scared that their hair was standing on end. A priest had to purify us multiple times before confirming that we were still alive and not ghosts. After that, we turned in the quest!