Chapter 828: Chapter 829 Mission_1
Passing through the narrow passage, Song Jian was met with a sudden expanse of openness. Behind Eagle Falcon Cliff, it turned out to be a vast valley filled with monsters with wings on their backs, constantly shrieking and frolicking in the valley;
“Witch-winged Harpies?” Song Jian locked his gaze on these creature soaring through the air, scrutinizing their attributes;
“Witch-winged Harpy, Level 42, Vitality Points: 5000/5000”
These monsters, with wings on their back and mostly covered in feathers, looked quite ferocious, with gaunt, hollow cheeks, two fangs protruding from their mouths, and a vicious look in their eyes. As they flapped their wings, there was also the flash of lightning, even as they played with one another, they showed a fierce and aggressive nature;
“This is actually a hidden monster gathering area!” Song Jian thought to himself, and he slowly made his way toward the valley along the crevices of the cliff;
It seemed this region was a monster area yet to be discovered by anyone. Such areas often harbored many treasures; rare herbs, ores, treasure chests, and even some rare BOSSes. One could say that every undiscovered monster area was a treasure trove;
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Just as Song Jian stepped into the valley, suddenly, a small figure burst out from the trees of the valley. Upon seeing Song Jian, the diminutive figure jumped in fright, retreating rapidly until it hit a tree, then it began to scrutinize Song Jian closely;
Song Jian narrowed his eyes, the small fellow in front of him turned out to be a green-skinned goblin named “Dassok Goldstamp,” and was also a yellow-named NPC that wouldn’t initiate attacks.
“Ah, let the great merchant Goldstamp have a look, isn’t this the blessed one, favored by the gods?” Goldstamp’s face broke into a radiant smile as he hurried over to Song Jian, whispering, “O favored one, I have a quest here, I wonder if you could help me complete it?”
A wry smile appeared on Song Jian’s face. The NPCs in this game were shrewder than any others he had encountered; they knew the identity of the favored ones and were good at exploiting the desires of the favored ones to make them work;
And the favored ones, that is, the players, when they meet an unknown NPC, the first question they ask is always, “I wonder if there’s any way I can assist you?”
It was the standard way to take on a quest; while usually it wasn’t wrong, many cunning NPCs often issued exceedingly low-value quests with high difficulty levels. Players often found that after completing such quests, the rewards hardly compensated for the damages incurred during the quest;
Those that enjoy doing this sort of thing tend to be goblins, so much so that many players dislike taking on quests offered by the goblin race;
However, Song Jian knew that goblins who dared to venture out always had a few good items on them, which couldn’t be looted even by killing them. These items could only be obtained by completing the quests they offered;
“Oh, what kind of quest is it, and what will you offer as a reward if I help you?” Song Jian asked with a smile;
“Those damned Harpies, they’re nothing but robbers, executioners!” Goldstamp complained loudly, “My caravan was attacked by these bandits, they took all my goods!”
“I have followed them all the way to their nest, and I can now confirm that this is the place where they’re hiding, right up ahead, inside that cave, lies the leader of these Harpies. I hope you can help me kill the leader of the Harpies and help me take back my goods!”
Dassok Goldstamp clenched his teeth and glanced at what he was holding, then raised his head to size up Song Jian and said, “But before that, I need to first ascertain your strength to see if you can help me. Go hunt thirty Harpy Wanderers and bring me their claws. If you can complete this task, you will gain thirty-six thousand combat experience points and a reward of three thousand Doomsday Coins. Of course, you could also choose three Hawk Essences as your quest reward!”
System: Goblin Dassok Goldstamp has issued you the quest “Harpy Bandit.” Quest details: Hunt thirty Harpy Wanderers, collect their sharp claws, and give them to Dassok Goldstamp. Completion requirements: Witch-winged Harpy claws, 0/30. Quest reward: 1. Thirty-six thousand combat experience points, three thousand Doomsday Coins; 2. Three Hawk Essences (choose one of the two rewards). Quest failure penalty: Dassok Goldstamp’s favorability decreases by 100 points, reputation with goblin race drops to Indifferent.
For Song Jian, thirty Harpy Wanderers weren’t much of a challenge. He had already intended to explore this area, and monsters at level forty-two were ideal for grinding and leveling up. Song Jian glanced at the quest description and accepted the task on the spot, striding towards the valley.
“Hawk Essence, I didn’t expect that a goblin would offer it as a quest reward. This quest is indeed a catch!” Song Jian thought with a smile at the corner of his mouth.
From the seven or eight Hawk eggs, only one Hawk Essence was hatched, and each time one entered an Eagle Falcon Cliff, there was a risk to life, so in Song Jian’s view, the value of a Hawk Essence was second only to that of a Hawk flight mount egg. Now that he could directly obtain three for completing a quest, Song Jian naturally wouldn’t pass up the opportunity.
Harpy Wanderers did not cast spells, and their wings did not flash with lightning. Among seven or eight Harpy Wanderers, there would only be one with lightning on its wings, known as a “Witch-winged Harpy Priestess,” which was three levels higher than the Harpy Wanderers.
Song Jian wasn’t very skilled at using the Thousands of Swords Flying Immortal Decision yet. Often when he locked onto a single target, the spell he cast would result in an area of effect attack, but when he wanted to attack multiple targets, the summoned Spirit Swords would all fly towards a single target instead.
After accepting the quest, Song Jian began by stealthily approaching the sparse Harpy Wanderers on the outskirts. With a thought, he swung the Sky-breaking Sword in his hand forward, and suddenly about a dozen Spirit Swords appeared by his side, tracing arcs in the air like a constellation and flying towards a forty-two level Harpy Wanderer.
Boom, boom, boom~
The Spirit Swords struck the Witch-winged Harpy, causing dull explosive sounds, and a forty-two level monster with five thousand Vitality Points was directly killed without even having time to react, plummeting to the ground.
A smile emerged on Song Jian’s lips. If not for the randomness in the number of Spirit Swords summoned by the Thousands of Swords Flying Immortal Decision, the damage by twenty-four spirit blades would be enough to injure a forty-level elite BOSS. If a few critical hits landed, even killing a forty-level elite BOSS instantly wouldn’t be out of the question.
The Thousands of Swords Flying Immortal Decision, which originally seemed to have insufficient damage, began to show its power upon reaching level 2. Song Jian wondered how many Spirit Swords could be summoned if this skill were maxed out. Perhaps it truly could, as its name suggested, summon ten thousand swords?
Song Jian looked forward to it!
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