67 A Peculiar Recruitmen (2/2)

That was the case with human beings. Once curiosity overcame a person, nothing could stop that person from finding out the truth, nothing!

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When he finally approached the party, he was just in time to hear the Bowmaster who was leading that party greeting the others around them. However, it seemed that they were currently recruiting Bandits for a temporary quest.

”We're recruiting Tier 4 Bandits. We're going to enter Centipede Cavern. Of course, we'll reward you 100 gold coins for completing the quest with us from the beginning to the end. We'll also reward you with another 500 gold coins for locating a bunch of 'Black Dragonfly Herb'. And we'll reward you with another 1,000 gold coins for locating a piece of Earth Essence as well.”

After hearing their offer, Qin Ruo could not help but freeze for a moment. He then interrupted them and asked, ”Is the offer really as good as it sounds?”

According to his knowledge, an ordinary bunch of Black Dragonfly Herb had seven leaves. The herb could be used to make a superior MP Potion and some other high-tier potions. Even though it was harder to find, the market price of that herb was only set at about 500 gold coins to 600 gold coins. On the other hand, the Earth Essence was a magic-potion material of a higher grade. The market price of that item was approximately 1,000 gold coins.

They would give the players who joined them 100 gold coins first. Then, they would reward whoever that could locate a bunch of Black Dragonfly Herb. They were giving the Bandits who could locate and gather herbs the best offer they could find. If a Bandit could purchase that herb from a raw material supply point at its market price and acquire the 100 gold coins as a reward from the quest, even an imbecile would know that the Bandit could take advantage of this to earn a handsome profit.

”You don't believe it's real? Hehe. This is the quest that I've posted. Upon accepting the quest, as long as you can help us locate these materials within the set duration of time, the money will be transferred directly into your account the moment the quest is done. As for the reward, it's something that can't be helped. We have someone in our clan who's about to progress to Tier 5, so we also have to prepare some superior MP Potions and other magic potions!”

After the Bowmaster, who seemed to be the leader of the party gave his explanation, the players around them appeared to be moved by the offer…

”Umm, I have one question though. Why have you only recruited Bandits?” Qin Ruo could not help but raise up another question. In fact, many players were equipped with the Herb Gathering Skill too.

*Shoof! Shoof!*

The ten players around him suddenly focused their attention on him as if they were looking at an alien, or idiot.

One of them laughed and said, ”Is this your first time here in Whitewater Town, brother? The monsters in Centipede Cavern are at least Level 40. Furthermore, the tunnels in the cavern are extremely complicated and confusing. It's basically a maze down there. It's really easy for anyone to get lost in there. Not to mention… a puny guy like you would probably not even make it into that cavern.”

The players around him laughed out loud.

Qin Ruo felt embarrassed and awkward as he immediately kept his mouth shut.

Just as they got ready to leave the area, a Bandit and a Bowmaster in the party suddenly began talking and the entire party remained on the spot…

”Alright, count me in! We'll move out immediately after taking out the Skeleton King!”

”The parties from the powerful clans are about to arrive. You'll stand no chance in defeating the Skeleton King yourself. Including you, we have eight Bandits now. We should get a move on and get into the dungeon right away!”

Qin Ruo seemed very surprised by the look on his face when he took a quick glance at Death Valley. The Skeleton King had led the Spectral Army and halted at a spot not far from the tunnel that led to Centipede Cavern. Not even a single player was within a fifty-meter radius of that area. Well, would it not have been suicide if anyone got nearer than that?

The moment he came across that question in his mind, he began to ask about it. But, someone else beat him to it.

The Bowmaster seemed to have planned everything out nicely. ”Relax you guys. Just get yourselves ready over there. After a short while, I'll ask a few fellow comrades of mine to lure the Skeleton King away. You guys shall seize that opportunity and sneak into the cavern!”

Everyone was silent.

Qin Ruo was rendered speechless for a brief period.

Is it really necessary to put in so much effort to get a few herbs and materials that are used to make some magic potions? Will it really be worth it? Why do I have a feeling that these people already included the Skeleton King in their plan much earlier on?