686 Chapter 686 - Water Enchantmen (2/2)
When Gu Fei heard that it was finally on topic, he quickly got up, ”Then if you would please, make the trip!” Gu Fei reckoned that it was another escort mission, and he was unsure if the old man would listen to his commands. Otherwise, Gu Fei was not very confident that he could safely escort someone with such an outstanding look to somewhere as far as Yunjiao Lake.
But he did not expect the Great Mage to slam the butt of his magic staff on the ground again, ”Everybody knows that the Great Mage Austin is an erudite scholar that does not know magic.”
”Then what should I do?” Gu Fei asked.
”Go on then. Find a preeminent Water Magician to undo the enchantment spell,” the Great Mage answered.
”But where do I go to find one?” Gu Fei was tense.
The Great Mage appeared pensive, ”Go on, hurry!”
The speechless Gu Fei turned to face the Vigilante Corp captain, hoping it would provide him with a little hint. The captain looked to be showing great concern as well, looking at Gu Fei, ”Please!!”
The system simply refused to give a clear indication, and Gu Fei was just a noob when it came to gaming! He quickly tried to relay what he had learned to his friends, only to discover that the mercenary channel had once more regarded him to be part of the hostile force, and thus could not be used. Gu Fei made the sudden discovery that the mercenary channel was also region-locked like private messages; just like how Gu Fei was in the city right now, he did not have the permissions to get in contact with Brother Assist outside the city because that man belonged to the third party force.
Thus, Gu Fei could only privately message Sword Demon and tell him everything that happened regarding the quest.
”A Water Magician? Would a Mage that picked the Water Affinity do?” Sword Demon postulated.
”It can't be that simple, could it? Even if we find a Water Mage, who could actually break that enchantment? What even is a Water Enchantment?” Gu Fei asked.
”I've never heard of it myself either,” Sword Demon admitted.
”This lousy quest…” Gu Fei sighed. ”How are things over at your end? Has Oathless Sword made any move yet?”
”Sure enough, Traversing Four Seas has made comprehensive preparations. With over a thousand players, I doubt we will have any chance to strike. I think we can only wait till they are making their move, like when they are assaulting the city, and capitalize on the disorder of combat and strike.”
”Then we'll just keep waiting. Anything from Young Master?” Gu Fei asked.
”I feel he must be keeping his eye on things somewhere nearby. I'll walk around and have another look.”
”So what should I do with my quest?”
”How would I know? I still have no idea where I'm going to find that Bottlecap person!” Sword Demon scowled. The assassination quest to kill Small Bottlecap he had gotten from his Faction, League of Assassins, was still active, and it was really difficult due to the humble background of his target. Thus, there were two different interpretation at hand; Oathless Sword's assassination was difficult to accomplish, but he was easily found, while that sort of nameless player would be easy to kill off, but was hard to locate...
”Water Enchantment…” Gu Fei sighed repeatedly. He knew that he lacked the depth of game knowledge, and he completely had no idea how to solve this quandary he was in. Sword Demon was an Assassin, he had done a certain level of research about the various job classes for the necessity of PK-ing, though it would not be anything too in-depth. Royal God Call might have better knowledge about things related to Mages, but it just so happened that Gu Fei had no way to contact him. He could have originally used the mercenary channel to do it, but he had coincidentally been kicked out of the group by Young Master Han. But he did not dare talk about the matter over the mercenary channel even if Royal God Call had not been kicked! With Young Master Han keeping watch, it was indefinitely a bad move to let that person learn about what he was doing.
Gu Fei went through his Friends' list in a glance and first noticed Drifting's name. He was without a doubt a highly skilled Mage, who also happened to be a Water Mage. Furthermore, he had a tendency to roam about, so perhaps he was also an unaffiliated player that did not join any guild? Gu Fei thought of this and hurried out of the city. He tried typing out a few As in the mercenary chat, and when he saw it got through, he swiftly tried to message Drifting, ”Do you have a guild?”
Drifting's reply was quick, ”How are you able to message me!?”
When Gu Fei saw this, he immediately took the hint and replied with a question, ”What's your Faction?”
”Wayfarer's Society. You?”
”Vigilante Corp. What's yours about? Did you join it after traveling to a number of cities?” Gu Fei ventured a guess from the name of that Faction.
”Who knows? It's all so vague. When the City Wars event started, the three of us all got thrown into the city when we got online, and with several tens of thousands of players outside the city, not a single one of our messages made it through! You're in the same boat, right?”
”Yup!”
”What are you looking for me for?” Drifting was certain that Gu Fei had not reached out just for a casual chat.
”Just to consult with you on something. Do you know the spell, Water Enchantment?” Gu Fei asked.
”Aren't you a Lightning Mage?” Drifting asked.
”I'm on a quest right now, and I need to break a Water Enchantment. It says I need some Water Magician. Do you understand what this means?” Gu Fei asked.
”What Enchantment?”
”It's underwater. I have no idea what sort of thing it is, but it's soft and impossible to be physically pushed open, stabbed or slashed,” Gu Fei said.
”Oh, I know that. Heh, this mystery is actually rather simple. The Enchantment is soft and can't be broken, right? So you just have to find a Water Mage that has a spell that applies the Freeze effect and have them cast it on that Enchantment. This will cause it to freeze, which then makes it breakable, allowing you to shatter the enchantment. It's that simple,” Drifting explained.
”Will a weapon with the Freeze effect work?” Gu Fei asked.
”Nope. Those sort of weapon effect would usually just reduce the speed of its target, and it would not actually have that complete freezing effect that spells produce,” Drifting said.
”Who knows such a spell? Do you?”
”I don't, but Slyris from Xiawu City would,” Drifting said.
”Oh… Her… I wonder if it's convenient for her to come over,” Gu Fei wondered.
”You can't even message her, how are you gonna contact her?” Drifting sighed.
”She doesn't seem to belong to any guild,” Gu Fei said.
”Yeah, but what has that got to do with anything?” Drifting asked.
”Tsk, you've not left the city walls, have you? You can contact the third party forces, especially those players who are not affiliated with guilds, once you step out of the city,” Gu Fei expressed his disdain to Drifting.
”Is there such a thing!” Drifting was shocked. He had indeed not stepped out of the city as of yet, and had merely been spending his time casting his spells up on the battlements blasting players. It was a safe and substantial method, so there was no need for him to head out of the city and risk his life.
”This third party forces, is there something to their existence?” Drifting wondered.
”You can ponder over it yourself!” Gu Fei said. If he remembered correctly, Drifting was also a schemer who was hardly the honest sort.
After Gu Fei finished messaging Drifting, Gu Fei tried to contact Slyris, ”Are you in a guild?”
”Nope. What's up?” Slyris replied.
”Oh, I have something I need help with. If it's convenient for you, why don't you come over to Yunduan City? I'll cover your airfare to and fro,” Gu Fei said.
”Oh, sure,” Slyris answered.
”Wait a moment,” Gu Fei was outside the city at the moment, immediately pulling out two Teleportation scrolls, setting the coordinates for one before he headed to the mailbox and sent it out to Slyris. Ever since he became wealthy, Gu Fei had gotten a hold of several Teleportations scrolls, always making sure to have up to five to eight scrolls in hand. Gu Fei's expenditure on this made him feel awkward even greeting Svelte Dancer whenever they met.
”I've sent it over, you may retrieve it!” Gu Fei said.
”Gotcha!” Slyris answered.
Gu Fei waited at the coordinates that he had written down, and in no time, the bright flash of white light that a Teleportation scroll gave off suddenly appeared, and two figures appeared from within it.
”Hi~~~” Yan Xiaozhu pulled a face at Gu Fei.