148 Chestnut Hair and Blue Eyes—A Murder Case Caused by a Ques (1/2)
Wargod's Hamlet was a name that sounded flashy and imposing. But the strange thing about it was Qin Ruo and Grand Magi never heard about it before. They asked some of their close friends including Slayer's Heart, but none of them knew of the town as well. It was needless to think about whether or not they were familiar with the village.
Judging from the limitations and descriptions stated in the quest, this should involve a Boss battle. That could be the reason why the player who posted the quest gave an ambiguous location.
Grand Magi reminded Qin Ruo this quest would carry some unknown danger along with it, or else the quest would not specify an Aquamancer and a Radiant Priest to accompany Ron's Mistress along the journey. It seemed like a simple escort quest which happened to send Potions to another player named Ron along the process, but the quest also contained a requirement needing players to protect Ron's Mistress probably toward some perilous region.
How would Qin Ruo not notice that?
Since the player who posted the quest made a specific request for a Radiant Priest or an Aquamancer was needed, in other words, even if there was a danger during the journey on the quest, the situation should remain within a manageable level.
So after giving deep thoughts about the matter for a moment, Qin Ruo accepted the quest.
After saying goodbye to Grand Magi, Qin Ruo followed the quest description, spent ten gold coins, and went to the Wargod's Hamlet, a tiny, ancient, run-down town, not as flashy as its name implied.
Qin Ruo did not expect to see that Wargod's Hamlet would turn out to look so pathetic the moment he walked out of the warp portal. He was shocked, to say the least. After looking around the village which had about ten houses and a few shops, he found the Mercenary Guild half-hidden nearby the village entrance.
The village looked rundown to the core!
No wonder no one knew about this place. This town looked out of this world due to how rundown everything was. The village did not even have a normal Class-change Guilds or an Inn, even if there were newcomers arriving at this place, they would leave the moment they arrive. They might be too lazy to remember what this village's name was or if it even existed.
The miserable scenery right before his eyes disgusted Qin Ruo. He questioned whether his journey to get here was worth it. Would there be a good quest appearing around such bleak region? He could not believe a Boss would be around here—immensely doubtful.
After trying to control his urge to leave the place, Qin Ruo got over to the entrance of the town seeking for the player named Ron's Mistress. Since the quest had yet to be canceled, the player by the name Ron's Mistress would still be standing on the provided coordinates waiting for a prospect's arrival. It seemed unlikely though.
There was no one around the entrance, but nevertheless, Qin Ruo followed the coordinates on the quest. There, he found a female player with a chestnut hair and blue eyes under a tree right behind the wall by the entrance. There was also a male Elementalist right beside her. Qin Ruo could confirm the identity of the player, Ron's Mistress.
The nationality of the female player with chestnut hair and blue eyes remained a mystery. However, judging from her accent, she does not hail from China. She must be a player hailed from Europe, America, or perhaps the Pacific, somewhere in the west. She was good looking with an amazing body. She has an amazing body though. The way she looked at people was a little too flirty, and very charming. It gave her a vibe of an indecent person though.
When he walked toward her, two strange pairs of eyes greeted Qin Ruo, one of them wary of him.
That male Elementalist took a quick glance at Qin Ruo as he seemed nervous. The man turned his face around to whisper inbehind Ron's Mistress' ear. However, the woman did not seem to respond to him at all. With her sparkling blue eyes, she stared at Qin Ruo as he walked towards them. She scanned his body with an obvious prejudiced gaze.
”Excuse me…” After hesitating for a moment, Qin Ruo remembered the ten gold coins he had wasted to get here. He ended up dropping his jaw over his naivety. As he prepared himself to ask if the girl was, indeed, Ron's Mistress, and if he had reached the requirement and conditions stated on her quest. The lady player nodded. She whispered something back to the male Elementalist as she walked towards Qin Ruo.
”Hmm… You've finally arrived!”
With that utterance, the male Elementalist standing right behind Ron's Mistress went pale.
The Elementalist charged in front of her and shouted.
”F*ck you, you f*cking whore! What the f*ck is the meaning of this?! When I came here, you've asked me tons of questions. After I've told you my situation and status after half a f*cking day, you said you needed to consider! But as soon as this pretty f*ck boy came over here, you f*cking god damn said nothing and straightaway nodded? Are you f*cking with me?!”
At that point, Qin Ruo understood the man was not Ron's Mistress' party member. Instead, he was also a Tier 4 Aquamancer who accepted the quest and came all the way over here to be greeted by this. Hearing the words he said, Qin Ruo furrowed his brows and looked at the girl. He wanted to see how she would answer fist. He would never want her toying around with him as she did with the other player.
The girl seemed disdained by the look in her face. She let out a ”hmph” through her nose and said, ”Who asked you many questions, huh? You're the one who kept sticking around me showing off your equipment. You didn't even notice what kind of bastard you are, looking at me like you wanna rape me with your stares. What, you've never seen a woman before? Do you think since my nickname is like this I must be a lowly, lewd girl used by garbage men like you?! If it's not because very few people would accept this quest, I would have told you to get lost!”
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