Chapter 133 – The Dark Tome (2/2)
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I darted toward my destination, the end of East Road. An expensive looking hotel appeared in front of me and even the city’s lord’s own mansion wouldn’t have such a wealthy appearance. Inside, a few adventurers were there playing a drinking game while a waiter from the hotel rushed up to welcome me, “Dear guest, what is your reason for coming to this hotel? Staying for the night or to have a meal?”
I didn’t beat around the bush, “None of those, I just want to buy a Crispy Roast Duck!”
“Sure, 10 gold, have a safe trip!”
After paying the 10 gold, I quickly returned!
When I got there, Little Wolf and the rest were looking at the scenery and Darling Duck stepped up to welcome me: “Boss, did you buy the Crispy Roast Duck? How much was it? Was there inflation?”
“No. 10 gold, let me go ask……”
“Good, good …….”
Everyone followed me over as I held the delicious smelling Crispy Roast Duck in front of the minstrel and said, “The Crispy Roast Duck you asked for has arrived. Okay, now can you tell me where old priest Liu Fu is?”
Who would have thought that the minstrel would snatch the roasted duck and finish off the duck in 2-3 mouthfuls– even eating the mountain sparrow meat stuffed in the duck’s stomach. There was not a single bite left. Both of his hands were covered in grease as his eyes sparkled with energy. He looked at me, smiled and said, “Youngster, I have finished eating the Crispy Roast Duck. This old man is going home to take a nap. Once I wake up from my nap, I will tell you where Liu Fu is!”
“Scram!”
Feeling like I had been deceived, I grabbed the minstrel’s collar: “If you don’t tell me where Liu Fu is right now, I will kill you!”
“Clatter……”
He suddenly faded from my hand and transformed into a newly grown willow branch. What the hell, what kind of illusion was this?
Several meters away, the minstrel appeared again. He dusted himself off while holding onto his zither. With a playful look on his face, he said, “Youngster, when I was younger, I was called priest Liu Fu. I forgot about it. So, what do you need from me?”
Old K waved the dark tome and said, “Do you know what this is?”
The old priest’s face drained of color, “This……where did this tome come from? Damn it, that vile guy didn’t die. This is an outrage!”
My heart quickened. The Crispy Roast Duck was not a waste; the quest had progressed!
I took the dark tome from Old K’s hands and asked, “So, where will this dark notebook lead us to?”
The old priest’s face was really ugly as he responded in a trembling voice, “This tome’s owner…..is an extremely evil undead archmage. Long ago, we studied together under the archmage Li Wen. However, his mind was full of the dark arts and one day, he finally decided to walk down the path of evil. He killed our teacher, Li Wen, took this extremely evil dark notebook and escaped from Ba Huang City. This won’t do……”
He excitedly picked up his zither, “We must defeat him by using this tome as a seal. Only by doing that will we be able to remove that evil from its roots. Otherwise, the whole continent will be plunged into a crisis!
Saying that, he looked in our direction. A hint of hope appeared in his eyes, “Young warriors, are you willing to accept such a difficult quest?”
I nodded, “We are willing……”
“Ding!”
System Message: Congratulations! Your quest [The Dark Tome] has advanced. It is now an S-Tier quest!
Details: Head southeast toward the sea region there and search for the “Cave of Despair”. After passing through that long cave, you will arrive at the “Shrine of Despair”. In the innermost part of the Shrine of Despair, you will find the undead archmage “Locus”. Use the dark tome to seal Locus to receive the “Ring of Locus”. Only people with the “Ring of Locus” can enter the secret chamber within the Shrine of Despair. In the secret chamber you will be able to learn the A-rank skill [Reflect]!
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I raised my fist and the edge of my mouth curved up: “Good. Now the quest has changed to an S-Tier quest, and the final reward changed to an A-rank skill. This is definitely worth it!”
Darling Duck blinked, “However, this is an S-Tier quest. Can we handle it?”
“Don’t worry. As long as we have good teamwork, there is still hope!”
“Okay!”
“Also……” I emphasized this, “Do you guys have enough gold on you? The fee to learn an A-rank skill is not small. Don’t get there and not have enough to learn it……”
Old K, “20 gold!”
Little Wolf, “57 gold!”
Darling Duck, “14 gold…….”
I looked at my bags in silence. “Okay. I still have 527 gold. Even if it costs 100 gold per person, there should be enough. Let’s head out first. We’ll go toward the sea region southeast of Ba Huang City. Let’s talk about it again once we find the Cave of Despair!”
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After traveling for more than an hour, the forest in front of our eyes ended. In front of us was an endless sea with a mountain range jutting out from it. According to the quest, the Cave of Despair should be here.
“Ding!”
A message from Lin Wan Er, “Li Xiao Yao, you want go offline to get lunch?”
“I’m in the middle of an S-rank quest……”
“Okay. Dong Cheng Yue and I will order take out. We won’t leave the building……”
“Miss’ heart is gentle, considerate, and peerless ……”
“Get lost……”
Done by Zdog and Based Jessica!