Chapter 264: Ticking Clock (1/2)

Liu Bian Campaign Quest #3 – Hunt that Motherfucking Protagonist Down!

Quest Description

What else do you think you need to do? Well, you have been through the tutorial quests and the first two quests. It's about time that you should think of your next moves on your own! Do you think I'll babysit you forever? You're supposed to entertain me, not the other way around!

Okay, since you're a newbie, here's your last hint. Currently, Liu Bian has mobilized his troops to repel the orcs at the north of your headquarter city. All of his forces are concentrated here while the capital city, Red Sun City, is left empty. You know what to do.

Be warned that Liu Bian is still being protected by several layers of plot armor. The clock is ticking, so you'd better hurry!

Quest Objectives (You must complete one of the conditions.)

1. Kill Liu Bian.

2. Obtain Liu Bian's Heaven Fate Fragment.

3. Turn Liu Bian into one of your loyal servants. (He must swear allegiance to you with his dao heart.)

Failure Conditions (The quest will fail if one of the conditions is met.)

1. Siren City is occupied by Liu Bian or other forces.

2. Your last Heaven Fate Fragment is stolen.

3. You are killed or enslaved by Liu Bian or other forces.

4. Liu Bian's strength reaches Early Stage Foundation Establishment Realm

5. Liu Bian has summoned two Liches or one Lich King.

Quest Rewards

1. Obtain any item of your choice from this world. (Your sponsor will steal the item from a local cultivator of this mortal world and give it to you. It doesn't matter if it's a piece of time-and-space mural, the max-upgraded pylon tower from the strongest clan of Holy Land Continent, or any heavenly artifact as long as it exists in your world.)

2. Enable 5th-stage advancement.

3. Increase your dantian capacity by 100 billion liters.

4. 100 billion liters of Life Essence will be added to your dantian.

5. A random supply box from your sponsor.

Failure Penalty: ???

…

The dantian expansion was what Miaomiao needed the most. The first reward was also tempting since he could ask his sponsor to get a piece of time-and-space mural for him.

However, it would be nicer if the sponsor could provide a catalog for Miaomiao to choose from.

'Say, can I have a catalog of available items in this world? I don't have a list, so I don't know what to choose.'

[No.]

'Why not!? How can I choose my reward if you don't give me a list of what I can choose!?'

[You need to come up with the item name or desired item yourself.]

[Also, if the item that you've requested doesn't exist in the mortal world, you will receive no reward.]

”…”

The first reward sounded tricky. It seemed that the sponsor wanted to manipulate Miaomiao into asking for a piece of the mural as a reward.

However, it didn't make sense. Miaomiao was confused why the sponsor chose a roundabout method to give him a piece of the mural.

[Your sponsor always gives you freedom of choice. As long as you work hard enough, you can discover the names of legendary items from the Holy Land. Then, you can steal it from them. Easy, right?]

'Doubt it…'

Miaomiao rolled his eyes and closed the menu, giving up talking to the manipulative system and his system sponsor. He looked around and contemplated what he should do next.

While Miaomiao was still absentminded, the system asked him for confirmation.

Ding

[A reminder, you haven't chosen which name you want the world to know about you yet.]

[Which name do you want every cultivator and demon to call you? Mao Miaomiao or Cao Mao?]

As Miaomiao didn't pay attention to the system messages, he half-heartedly answered without listening to the question properly, ”Only my friends and family have the right to call me by my real name.”

[Affirmative. Mao Miaomiao will be your primary name.]

”… Huh?”

Miaomiao snapped back to his sense. He tilted his head in confusion, ”Wait, what was the question again?”

[What name will you be using to establish your clan and organization?]

”Hold it. Something isn't right. Did do you change the question?”

[The question is still the same. The system rephrased it, just in case you can't understand English.]

Miaomiao had the urge to swear at the system, but there was something more urgent. He had to correct the name before everybody started calling him a cat.

”Can I change my public name to Cao Mao?”

Ding

[The system has already registered your name to the world. You cannot change it.]

”Wait, I didn't mean to use that name. Change that to Cao Mao, please!”

[The ”Mao Miaomiao” name has been registered, and it can't be changed again. Moreover, this is your real name, so you should use your real name to establish your clan.]

[The name, ”Cao Mao”, can still be used as your alias. However, the name, ”Mao Miaomiao”, will be publicly known by other system users.]