Chapter 35 (1/2)

Chapter 35: Do You Dare To Steal Something

The quarter pump chump looked towards Yue Qiang’s direction and said to him, “Come over and chat, will you?”

The two Zhao Soldiers guarding the door hurriedly lifted their halberds, “The prisoner is not allowed to move around unauthorised!”

But the quarter pump chump waved his hands to indicate that all is fine while staring fixedly at Yue Qiang. It was as if he noticed that he had something good on him.

“What have you called me over for, my lord?” Yue Qiang said honestly. He was standing under low eaves right now*, so why not take the opportunity to flatter the other party.

*A variation of the Chinese saying, ‘You have to bow your head under low eaves’, meaning that one should submit when he is under another’s authority.

“I have a feeling that you carry a heavy responsibility with you. Let me think. If I have not guessed wrongly, that this quest should involve escaping Yue Village, am I right?”

Yue Qiang’s heart skipped. The village elder’s unopened letter was with him right now, and it was true that the quest ‘Escaping Yue Village’ could be activated after he had read said letter. It was a main quest even. In that case, how did he found out?

“Don’t worry.” the quarter pump chump said carelessly, “I have a quest for you to perform as well.”

“You came out earlier, so you must have seen everything that happened while I was inside the house. Yes, that’s right, this is a little embarra.s.sing to speak of; after all the time I lasted is a little short.” the quarter pump chump did not appear to be embarra.s.sed at all. In fact he wore an incredibly proud expression, “My hard work allowed me to increase the duration by 50%, but since the base duration is too short the effects aren’t obvious – the total duration has only risen by a second… that is why I would like you to help me.

There is a pill beside General Zhao that can increase its user’s libido. I would like you to help me steal it.

In return, the quest reward I will give you is this: I will a.s.sist you in escaping Yue Village.” the quarter pump chump continued, “There are now hundreds of Zhao Soldiers crawling on this one fifth acre of a village. If you are without my help, then there is absolutely no way you can escape this place.”

Suddenly, the situation had turned a little interesting.

First, this suddenly appearing quarter pump chump was incredibly silly. He openly publicized the fact that he lasted in bed for only three seconds, and even that it was upgraded from the original two seconds. Next, his status was very high. The fact that he could carry with him three or four women in a military camp filled with men was by itself a symbol of his status. Then, it would appear that his relations.h.i.+p with General Zhao Yan wasn’t too friendly, or he would not have issued a quest to steal from Zhao Yan and help Yue Qiang escape.

“So? Have you considered?”

“Can you tell me why you’re doing this? I am just a captive, and you are a high-ranking official in this camp.” Yue Qiang typed and asked.

“I am not a high-ranking official. I am just a trader. My name is Ai Qian (T/N: The characters are not right, but you can read it phonetically as ‘Love Money’. Very appropriate).” The quarter pump chump Ai Qian said, “He fights his war, and I do my business. We may walk together, but we have no relations to each other whatsoever. However, I have been watching out for that pill of his a long time ago. I used everything I can think of but he is just unwilling to trade it to me. I can’t trade it with my items, nor is my Progress Points of any use to him either. So I had no choice but to use this approach.”

“If I am discovered while I steal the item, I will be killed, won’t I?” Yue Qiang asked again.

“Of course.” Ai Qian answer was very straightforward, “You’re a captive anyway. There’s no telling when Zhao Yan will be in a bad mood and kills you anyway, and he is always in a bad mood. Therefore it is better for you to cooperate with me.”

Yue Qiang did not answer immediately. Instead he clicked Ai Qian’s avatar again and checked his stats. Ai Qian very obviously detected Yue Qiang’s peeping, it’s just that he very generously waved a hand and allowed Yue Qiang to read to his heart’s desire.

Character: Ai Qian

Cla.s.s: Trader

Strength: 10 (Ordinary)

Vitality: 9 (He has always had some minor illness. Never major, but ailments constant)

Incomplete Charm: 29 (The Man-G.o.d in women’s eyes, the Diaosi in men’s eyes)

Wealth: 81 (Rich enough to rival a State)

Libido: 1 (You don’t need me to tell you this)

Skill: