Chapter 18 - Hidden Quest (2/2)
“I’one out,” the Apprentice replied apologetically
“I have some business with him May I ask when he’ll be back?” The Apprentice’s reply came as no surprise This was precisely how the hidden quest was triggered
“May I ask what business you have with e” The Apprentice sized up Nie Yan, a sharp expression filling his eyes
“Please let Mister Kade know that I can help hi”
“Please wait a moment!” The Apprentice hastily ran out the door
After a while, the S blackses He had messy sideburns, and his upper body was completely bare His whole body was robust and covered in muscles from head to toe Not only that, but his skin had also turned a dark shade of red after being exposed to the heat of a blazing furnace all year round
“Mister Blacksmith, rumours say you’ve ht be? Perhaps I ht to hi here…</ehold will become more and more intense We need much more weapons in order to meet the dereat amount of them And at present, I’e amount of these materials…” Blacksmith Kade said in a distressed manner
“May I inquire what kind of materials you need? Perhaps I can help you find the to purchase a stack for two coppers if you have them,” Blacksmith Kade replied For Kade, these Bat Teeth were crucial materials he was in desperate need of
NPCs didn’t have iven by the main system AI They could only issue and receive quests Hidden NPCs like Blacksmith Kade would not announce their quest publically
「System: Do you wish to accept Blacksmith Kade’s request?」
Yes!
「System: You have accepted Blacksmith Kade’s request」
“Please be at ease I will definitely help you find these materials” Nie Yan reassured Blacksh a transfer point to the town of Mordor
There was a large expanse near Mordor where a large aated
With about several hundred people in it, the toas quite crowded
“Recruiting people Level 3 or higher for Level 3 Instance, Warriors Toe!”
“Recruiting people to hunt bats! I’ to for parties, while others would be buzzing around like houseflies Those who had good equip a party to join Meanwhile, those with poor equipnored by most parties
Parties formed one after another and left the town
It was currently early ame Once players formed a party, they would far late in the evening
Nie Yan had set up a booth near the player storehouse There he put up a sign that read: ‘Buying Bat Teeth One stack for one copper’
He had just put up the sign, yet there were alreadyaround this area hunting Bats, thus their bags were filled with athered a hundred of theo back and sell thenificant the a Bat Teeth for one copper per stack was athe ht, round everywhere I can actually sell a garbage drop like this for such a high price? Doing thethese Bat Teeth</ee players wasn’t very high Add on their need to purchase equip items, most players would only have ten or twenty coppers on the when they learned that they could make a few extra coppers off of Nie Yan
“Hey, brother! I have three stacks of Bat Teeth here Do you want them?”
“Of course If you have any, I’ll take the his head After briefly sweeping a glance at the ten or so people circling around hi their inventories Several others were hastily opening up their personal storages, fearful that Nie Yan had collected enough Bat Teeth and no longer wanted any more
“What are these Bat Teeth used for?” So the skill,” Nie Yan would reply
“How does leveling up the Beginner Blacks skill require so many Bat Teeth?”
“I have ten or so friends who are all learning Blacksto sell then sell already If you’re not, then stop standing around and blocking the line,” Nie Yan replied indifferently
“Here, I have two stacks”
Nie Yan glanced at the tradeHe put in two coppers and then hit confirm
“Here are mine There are three stacks”
One after another, players continuously made trades with Nie Yan Those who had more would sell around three or four stacks While those with less would sell only one or two stacks There were even a feho hadn’t traded anything; they stood off to the side and gazed helplessly They were the ones who had either already sold all their Bat Teeth to the NPCs, or thrown theret
While trading, Nie Yan was also depositing the Bat Teeth into his personal storage His bag only had twenty slots, and sih space to hold all the materials
More and more people came to trade with Nie Yan The players who had sold their Bat Teeth would pass this information onto their friends Then those friends who had Bat Teeth would co their Bat Teeth with the, Nie Yan had collected over two hundred stacks of Bat Teeth
Nie Yan hurriedly made an announcement “Everyone, please wait a moment! All of you, please wait! I’et some more money from my friends first I’ll be back in just a moment—fifteen minutes at most Everyone, please come back after fifteen minutes, I’ll be back here by then”
“I still have some here!”
“Wait! There’s h the crowd as he walked out Finally, he took a deep breath “Hah… these players are way too enthusiastic…”