Chapter 31: Promise (1/2)

The girl’s eyes were filled with admiration. “So amazing! Big brother, Xinran would like to become a capable priest in the future. Will you take me away from the village and show me the outside world?”

I nodded. “Sure, no problem!”

The moment I said that, a melodious ring suddenly entered my ears.

Ding~!

System Notice: You’ve accepted the quest [Promise]! (Quest Rank: SSS+)

Description: Fulfill your promise and help Young Girl Xinran in becoming a priest of the Silver Moon Alliance.

I froze like a statue. What is this? How did a small promise like that turn out to be an SSS+ rank quest, a god-level quest?! Did something happen to the system? It has to be, dammit, whoever wrote this game must’ve drank an entire gallon of Erguotou before working!

My disbelief aside, the rewards of an SSS+ rank quest could only be amazing. Yeah, I should leave this for now. In-game NPCs grew up very quickly, and Xinran would probably reach adulthood in less than half a month’s time. After that, she could register herself in Floating Ice City’s Priest Academy and begin her new life in a magic academy.

I wonder what kind of role will I play when the time comes?

I couldn’t help but smile when I thought up to this point. I said to Xinran, “If someone bullies you after you receive your blessing at the cathedral and enter the Priest Academy, you must tell me, okay? I’ll teach them a lesson, no matter who they are!”

Xinran giggled and smiled like an angel. “Okay, big brother! It’s a promise!”

“Mn!”

I spent some time with Xinran. She talked about all the interesting events happening around her village, such as a hunter who was bitten by a boar during hunting, a tone-deaf wandering minstrel and so on. All these tales were but a plot device meant to keep the cogs spinning.

Although it was incredibly relaxing to talk to a pure and innocent girl like Xinran, I was a professional gamer, not a loli trainer. So, I bade her goodbye and went to Wild Pheasant Ridge.

I took out countless pheasants and obtained lots of Chicken Meat. After a trip to Floating Ice City’s storehouse, I traveled to the faraway Wildfire Plains and spent a long time searching for another natural valley. I succeeded, and just like the last time, there was a lot of Glutinous Rice in them. I put them all inside my Army Pouch before I finally traveled back to Floating Ice City.

“Thirteen, come here and help me buy some Salt, will you?”

It didn’t take long for Du “Amazing Expert” Thirteen to show up and buy an entire bag’s worth of Salt as requested.

I began cooking and magically synthesizing Glutinous Rice Balls out of thin air. Du Thirteen was very impressed. “Lu Chen, these rice balls are so much more expensive than the pancakes and fruits that are sold on the streets…”

“...” Instead of replying, the bastard disdainfully shifted his gaze toward the ladies setting up shop in Floating Ice City Square.

“Tsk tsk, would you look at that priest! So juicy!” Du Thirteen suddenly said while salivating.

I followed his gaze and felt my heart skip a beat. That’s… that’s Murong Mingyue!

Murong Mingyue was one of the core members of the Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls guild and the second strongest elder under He Yi, “The Moon”. I didn’t expect to see her here.

Under the moonlight, Murong Mingyue wore what looked like a Common-grade gray mage robe. However, it wasn’t nearly enough to overshadow Murong Mingyue’s beauty at all. Her lovable eyes could bewitch a person in a single glance, and she had an innocent look to her that accentuated her beauty. However, those weren’t even her greatest assets. Her greatest asset was the pair of mountains hanging in front of her and looking like they would burst through her mage robe at any moment. It was more than enough excitement to suffocate anyone!

Meanwhile, Du Thirteen’s saliva flowed like a river. In fact, he literally looked like he was about to suffocate from excitement. There were only three times Du Thirteen had looked like this: the first time was when he saw the natural and peerless He Yi; the second time was when he saw the exceptional and elegant Lin Yixin, and the third time was, well, now, when he saw the impressively-endowed Murong Mingyue.

I shot him a glare before whispering under my breath, “Control yourself, dammit! Fuck, I don’t want her to recognize me!”

“Oops…”

Du Thirteen finally wiped away the saliva on his mouth before asking, “Lu Chen, I want to chase her!”

I shot him down firmly. “Don’t even think about it!”

“But why?”

“Because… fuck, how would I know? You just can’t. Also, weren’t you planning to chase He Yi earlier? Why did you suddenly change your mind?”

Du Thirteen replied in a helpless tone, “Well, I saw the newspaper and found out that she’s the Asia Region Vice President of GGS. She may even become the president in the near future. Long story short she’s way out of my league, and I’m not foolish enough to pursue the impossible…”

Suddenly, Du Thirteen watched me closely and asked, “Lu Chen, seriously, what is the relationship between you and Beauty Lin?”