"A quest with a difficulty of 22000. Logically speaking, the boss we have to kill should be at least God Rank. It should be very close to the Top 10 bosses," Ling Yue said.
I nodded. "Of course!"
What a joke. If even Bing Lan couldn't do anything about T-rex, how could it be easy to defeat it?
If the bottom five bosses of the Top 10 bosses encountered Bing Lan right now, they would probably be beaten to a pulp. Maybe this Azure Dragon Elder's true strength was already among the Top 10 bosses, he just wasn't on the list.
Bing Cha asked, "Where should we meet?"
I looked at the map and said, "White Cloud City!"
"Okay!"
I took out a return scroll and teleported to the eastern plaza of White Cloud City. I quickly went to the eastern bridge and waited. It didn't take long for the girls of Xue Yue Studio to arrive.
There were seven of us this time, and three of them were mages who couldn't ride mounts. This time, one of the girls had to be assigned to me.
Ling Xue took Ling Yue, Bing Cha took Chrysanthemum Daohana, and Qin Yun went to me. I passed the tracking necklace to Xue Jian Cao and told her to teleport when we arrived. As the party leader, I gave the order and the six of us left White Cloud City.
The map showed us White Cloud City, Clear Breeze City, Dawn City, and Beast Soul City. The Extreme Fire Plains that the quest required us to go to was at the center of the vast outer region between Clear Breeze City and Beast Soul City. It was a bit far from White Cloud City, but thankfully, all three of our mounts were very fast.
Ling Xue and Ling Yue disappeared into the horizon. We could only determine their location by looking at the orange dots on the map. My Flame Qilin and Bing Cha's Xiezhi were about the same speed, so we rode side by side and chatted as we traveled.
"I should get my hair done." Bing Cha patted Xie Zhi's head and said to us.
Qin Yun smiled and said, "Then go ahead and do it. It's not like you can't afford it."
I glanced at Bing Cha and said, "You didn't look too bad when I saw you during the day. Why did you go get your hair done again? Aren't you just wasting money?"
Iced Tea looked at me with a bitter expression and said, "Forget it. I dressed myself up so that you'll find me more pleasing to the eye. You should be the one paying for the makeup fee."
I was happy to hear this, so I said straightforwardly, "No problem, from now on, I will pay for all of your cosmetics and accessories!"
As a core member of the studio, I really should do what I can for everyone. Right now, Sweet Spring Dreamland in Nanjing and Suzhou is raking in money every day. Earning so much money isn't to buy coffins. While I'm still young, I should spend what I can!
However, Bing Cha misunderstood and asked, "Is this the prelude to providing for everyone?"
The muscles on my face twitched. "Go away!
Boss Bluestar's daughter, Hangzhou's Zheng Family's daughter. I can't afford to provide for her. Go away! "
"I despise you. My expenses aren't that high …" Bing Cha smiled.
Chrysanthemum Daohana turned around and asked, "Sister Bing Cha, do you want to be a sugar daddy?"
Bing Cha was stunned. He blushed at Chrysanthemum Daohana's unintentional question. After a while, he stammered, "This … Getting something without sowing is one of life's greatest joys …"
I grinned. "How about this. Bing Cha, you put on your official account, Bing Cha, and post a thread on the forum. Say that you want to be a sugar daddy and leave your phone number. I can guarantee that your phone will explode within a day."
"If you want to leave, leave your phone number …" Bing Cha said angrily.
I continued to smile. "Alright, forget it. How about … I take care of you, okay?"
A trace of joy flashed across Bing Cha's beautiful face. She said without hesitation, "Okay …"
But after saying that, she felt that it wasn't appropriate. She shook her head and said, "Forget it. You're going to have three girlfriends. Why should I interfere? Just pretend I didn't say anything."
Qin Yun didn't point it out. She smiled and said, "It's fine. Ling Xue and I have our own income. Bing Cha, you don't have to be polite. Scholar is the owner of two chain stores now. It's more than enough to take care of a girl!"
Bing Cha smiled. "Alright. I can only take care of her, not be a sugar daddy …"
I didn't understand. "You can only raise him, but you can't keep him? What do you mean?"
Qin Yun smiled and explained, "Bing Cha means … Yes, you have to pay for her expenses. It's called taking care of her. Sugar daddy, it means that she wants to give you some special privileges …"
I grinned and asked, "Bing Cha, what kind of special privileges?"
The usually invincible Bing Cha was like a shy wife after being teased by us. Finally, she exploded. She raised the Emperor Fall Sword with a red face and said, "The special privilege is that you can leave a hole in it every day. Do you want to try it in advance?"
"Forget it. Let's hurry. Ling Xue is almost here …"
Not long after, a combat notification appeared in the party channel —
Beep!
Combat Notification: Player "Breeze of Snow" killed Wasteland Grass Wolf. Obtained 8399 experience. Congratulations, you have 324 experience!
… …
Cold sweat immediately covered my forehead.
"Killing a monster doesn't even give me ten thousand experience. What kind of monster did Xiao Xue kill …" I asked speechlessly.
Bing Cha said, "It's just that she's bored and waiting for us. Beauty Snow is definitely killing gray mobs. It's normal that she doesn't get much experience."
As expected, Ling Yue's laughter came from the party channel. "Not bad, Xiao Xue. You killed a Level 240 common mob instantly. There's another one over there. Let me try!
Little dog, don't go. Watch my ultimate secret of fire — Flame Burst! "
"He's not dead. He still has some HP left, sis!"
"Watch my dog beating technique!"
"..."
It looked like the two sisters were bored enough to entertain themselves in the wild.
The Amethyst Dragon was unaffected by the terrain in the air. She moved at full speed and left us behind for more than half the distance. Ling Xue and Ling Yue could only continue to kill mobs in the Outer Lands. Thankfully, Holy Domain Level 255 still gave experience, so there was still some hope.
Bored, I looked at the rankings —
1. Frivolous Scholar Level 258 (Holy Domain) Dragon Speaker
2. Brave Heart Level 256 (Holy Domain) Dragon Knight
3. Windy Snow Level 255 (Holy Domain) Ice Swordsman
4. Breeze Seizes the Moon Level 255 (Holy Domain) Ice Mage
5. Bing Cha Level 251 (Holy Domain) Thunder Swordsman
6. Seven-star Lamp Level 250 (Holy Domain) Dark Swordsman
7. A Speck of Dust Level 250 (Holy Domain) Dragon Warrior
8. The Waning Moon In The Morning Breeze Level 247 (Holy Domain) Soul Swordsman
9. Shadow Follower Level 245 (Holy Domain) Tempest Warrior
10. Magic Cube of Fate Level 244 (Holy Domain) Magic Archer
11. Fleeting Time Level 244 (Holy Domain) Dragon Knight
12. Bing Zhiyi Level 241 (Holy Domain) Dragon Knight
13. Hellfire Level 240 (Holy Domain) Tempest Warrior
14. Sword Fire Dragon Soul Level 238 (Holy Domain) Swordsman
15. Solitary Grave Level 237 (Holy Domain) Dragon Knight
… …
There were plenty of players who had reached the max level of the Holy Domain, but it was incredibly difficult to reach Level 255. Even I had only reached Level 258 in the past ten days. Ling Xue and Ling Yue, on the other hand, had leveled up seven or eight times in a row and reached Level 255. However, that was where they stopped.
It would be incredibly difficult to level up from now on. The top-tier equipment that the game developers gave out was all Holy Domain Level 255, so theoretically speaking, there wouldn't be too many players above Level 255 unless there was a major new patch. In reality, the Holy Domain version wasn't likely to be released any time soon. After all, a game company's job was to make money. If they spent too much money on research and development, they wouldn't be able to make much money no matter how much money they made in the game. In this era of knowledge and technology, it was no small expense to support a group of top-tier designers.
Technicians were already considered the elites of society, and people were proud of their skills. When it came to making small talk, it usually went like this —
"Old Li, what does your son do?"
"He digs feces. Old Wang, what does your son do?"
"He dabbles in technology."
"Aiya, aiya, you're really lucky. You're going to enjoy a good life in your next life!
Oh right, Old Zhao, what does your son do? "
"My son?
He's … a municipal official. "
"Ah?!
You … you're my grandpa from now on! "
"..."
Speaking of which, when the four of us entered the Outland, we discovered that there were many leveling parties at the border. There were players from China and players from Beast Soul City, but the funny thing was that the players from Beast Soul City weren't sure. In the past half a month, the city had changed hands twice. First, the Indians took it from the Canadians. Then, the Americans helped the Canadians take it back twice. Now, it seemed that Barbarian Throne had led his troops to invade Beast Soul City a second time, swearing to take it down to their deaths.
The foreign countries were fighting like wildfire, but the China server was very peaceful. Temple of the Moon and Thousand Years of Achievement had disbanded due to personal reasons, and Soul Battle Robes, Autumn Rain, and other guilds got rich. The combined population of these guilds exceeded 20 million, and they were like the vassals of Zhengyuan City. The balance in power allowed the players of China to enjoy a short period of peace. Other than some small-scale PvP, there was no war in China for the next half a month.
Very few players ventured into the Outland's depths. The Outland's monsters were generally very high-leveled. Ordinary players couldn't handle Level 257-plus Warsong monsters. At the very least, only S1 players or above had a chance of soloing a Warsong monster. If players formed a party, they might be able to kill a Warsong monster. However, these monsters didn't move alone. They often roamed the wasteland in packs of high-tiered Wild Wolves. Who knew how many teams of players had been wiped out by these Wild Wolves?
Moreover, the Outland was too far away to resupply, so 99% of the players were stuck outside.
It took us more than two hours to reach the Extreme Fire Plains, and the girls couldn't help but gasp at the scenery. There was no fire in the Extreme Fire Plains, but the soil was red as if it had been scorched by fire. There were all kinds of strange plants growing on the red soil, and most of them were Man-eating Flowers.
"Crash!"
While Iced Tea was enjoying the scenery, a man-eating flower above his head suddenly opened its big mouth and swallowed him. As a result, Iced Tea, Daohua Xiang, and the Xiezhi warhorse were all wrapped up!
The Man-eating Flower was covered in poisonous thorns, and I was poisoned the moment I attacked it. My HP was dropping by several thousand HP every second.
Qin Yun grew anxious. "Scholar, save Bing Cha!"
I shook my head. "No need!"
With a hissing sound, the flower stem of the man-eating flower trembled, and a trace of electricity ran through it. In the next moment, a purple electric longsword tore open the flower's flower disc, and the iced tea broke out from its food pouch. Her entire body was filled with electricity, and her long hair danced in the wind. Purple flames soared into the sky. This girl had already transformed.
"Pooh, you want to eat me …"
Bing Cha spat out a mouthful of mucus and turned around to cut the Man-eating Flower in half. Then, she asked me, "Did you dirty your face?"
I nodded. "My face is covered in …"
Bing Cha rubbed her face helplessly. Qin Yun smiled and helped her. She tossed Purification on her face, and a snow-white girl appeared in front of us.
"Be careful, everyone. This place is full of danger …" I said.
"Mn. Let's go. These Man-eating Flowers are disgusting!"
Bing Cha looked into the distance with lingering fear. The Man-eating Flowers had formed a flock, and it looked like they had entered a flower and bird market.
"Let's go. These Man-eating Flowers don't give us any experience or drop rates. There's not enough profit."
"Mn."
We ran away. We didn't dare to stay in this damned place any longer. Although the Man-eating Flowers didn't deal much damage, it was disgusting to see them covered in mucus after they swallowed them. This was especially true for girls who had yet to experience it.
… …
After we entered the depths of the Extreme Fire Plains, Ling Xue and Ling Yue finally appeared in front of us.
It was not possible without a dragon rider. The difference in speed was too great. The speed of the Flame Qilin itself was not much inferior to that of the Amethyst Dragon. It was just that walking on the ground was hindered by thorns, shrubs, and forests. The speed was greatly reduced, and they had to take detours to avoid some mountain ranges, which was even more time-consuming.
The quest had been shared. Ling Xue pointed to the front and said, "The Evil Dragon's nest is right there. Sister and I don't have enough people, so we didn't dare to enter rashly. Also, we can't ride mounts in there."
I couldn't help but smile. Ling Xue could ride the Amethyst Dragon like a king in the outside world, but the moment she entered the underground map and couldn't ride a dragon, she immediately became a coward. She had to rely on me to lead the way!
After summoning Snow Sight Grass, we put away our mounts and released our pets.
Swhoosh!
Ling 'er appeared in the middle of a brilliant magic formation. She was wearing a set of Excellent metal armor and wielding a shining longsword. These were the equipment I had gathered for her!
Ling Xue and Bing Cha's eyes widened at the same time. They asked, "Scholar, why does Ling 'er's equipment look so familiar? Is it the War God set?
Is it the same as ours? "
I nodded with a smile. "Yes, Ling 'er is Level 228 already. I purposely left a War God set for her!"
Bing Cha was full of envy. He said, "I heard that Ling 'er's growth stars start at 100 stars. After wearing the War God set, her stats must be very strong, right?"
"Haha, everyone, just take a look!"
I shared the information, and Ling 'er's stats page appeared in the party channel. It immediately drew a lot of exclamations —
[Ling 'er] (Phantom Goddess):
Level: 228
Attack: 739840 - 1002970
Defense: 772400
HP: 8747500
Stage: Mature
Skills: Bloodlust, Hypnosis, Raptor's Beak, Extreme Frost Fang, Tempest Flurry, Four Directional Sword Slash, Meteor Storm, Glimpse of Sword, Phantom God Slash.
[Strength]: 100 Stars
[Defense]: 100 Stars
[Stamina]: 150 Stars
[Agility]: 100 Stars
[Intelligence]: 100 Stars
… …