345 Surveillance Mission (2/2)
As the chairman of the Pioneer Alliance, and after having survived various rumors, Arthur's prestige wasn't affected. After discovering the mission, he brought the Guild members to the Winterfell Dungeon Lord Main Hall to register for the mission to scout the Ogre tribes.
The Winterfell employee responsible for the registration was dumbstruck. He didn't understand why there were so many creatures clamoring to register for such a dangerous mission.
The queue was extremely long, and when the quota had been reached, the gamers who weren't registered kicked up a big fuss.
”Please, give me a chance! I want to fight for Winterfell!”
”Let me go! My skills are awesome! I'll even sacrifice myself for intelligence!”
”In the entire Eternal Kingdom, my intelligence seeking skill is the strongest. When Winterfell was attacked by the Ancient Gods believers, most of the intelligence was gathered by me. It's the truth!”
Everyone claimed to be experienced and said that they were willing to sacrifice for Winterfell.
The Winterfell employee hesitated and said, ”I'll appeal to my superior.”
The gamers exploded with wild cheering. They quickly took out food and sat on the floor, some of them even beginning to shout.
”Selling equipment! Selling equipment!”
”Buying a mission placement! Three thousand Renminbi for a mission placement. No matter what loot I receive, it's all yours!”
”Selling my queue position! Selling my queue position!”
”Who has an Adamantine Ore? I want to learn Mana Engineering!”
”Selling wood! Freshly logged yesterday! Make haste, discount for large quantities!”
The Dungeon Lord Main Hall became an instant marketplace.
The employees in the Dungeon Lord Main Hall were dumbfounded. These creatures were from Eternal Kingdom, and they saved Winterfell twice, so they couldn't afford to antagonize them.
The employees reported the incident to Dungeon Lord Nicholas, who was extremely touched. He said, ”No, we'll go according to plan!”
This was a surveillance mission and not a tour or an attempt to feed the Ogres. If there were too many creatures, they would be discovered before they could get close. They would be captured and tortured. Perhaps, they would become food for the Ogres. If that happened, the surveillance mission could be considered a failure.
Though the gamers had the intention to camp in the Dungeon Lord Main Hall, after a warm refusal, they could only leave with regrets. Brainiac came and led the noisy gamers back to Eternal Kingdom.
The method to lead them back was simple:
[Mission Title: Follow Brainiac and leave the Dungeon Lord Main Hall
Mission Description: Eternal Kingdom requires you to develop the Dungeon. Please return immediately and start working!
Mission Objective: Return to Eternal Kingdom.
Mission Reward: 0.01% of the gamers will receive a full set of Legendary Equipment. The final interpretation lies with the game officials. As there is no money collected, it's not considered an illegal accumulation of funds.]
Though the gamers had doubts about this mission, they held onto the 0.01% hope of obtaining the reward and followed Brainiac back to Eternal Kingdom. Those who chose to stay also left after realizing that they had no chance to obtain the mission.
The registered 100 gamers formed 50 teams, following the experienced Winterfell warriors who were mounted on Beetlemons to the Ogre Stronghold.
Sherlock explained the reason that the gamers were involved in the Winterfell military surveillance operation.
”Military surveillance? Give me some places on the team. They are excellent scouts, and they will help to obtain valuable intelligence. If you send them to the destination, they will do the required surveillance. Don't worry.”
Nicholas was more than happy to oblige. He was never in doubt of the capability of Eternal Kingdom!
The contingent set off immediately, and they soon encountered the first incident.