512 Two Birds, One Stone (1/2)
As the three commanders were discussing amongst themselves, Jiang Fei sneaked past them and came to the Saint of the Light.
”Unknown Explorer, I know that you are a member of the Nephilim race, but my heart tells me that you are not like the enemies. You are not evil. The war between the Light and the Shadow is cruel but the flames of war must never reach the people. Would you help me?” asked the Saint as quietly as she could.
”Ding! The Saint of the Light has a Legendary Hidden Quest for you, Rescue the Civilians. Will you accept it?”
”Your Highness, I agree with what you said. War is blind yet the innocent should never be involved,” said Jiang Fei as he accepted the quest. Even though the quest looked tough, if he could complete it, the reward should be just as good.
”I thank you very much, kind stranger!” said the Saint as she handed over a letter and a bracelet.
”This is neither the time nor the place to talk. Everything you need to know is in that letter. I'm counting on you to save the lives of my people!” said the Saint as she frequently turned around to check on the three commanders.
”I will give it my all,” said Jiang Fei after he had received the quest item.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.
Once he was sure there was no one around, Jiang Fei opened the letter and read it.
”Ding! Quest Updated!”
The contents of the letter were really short. All it said was to bring the bracelet to a certain place. There, a company of guards would be waiting for him. Using the bracelet as proof, Jiang Fei would be able to take the commander role of the Saint's Guards.
After that, all Jiang Fei needed to do was to lead the company and help the Light Faction to safely escort all 10,000 civilians to safety. The reward was 50,000,000 experiences points, 2,000 gold coins, and one unspecified equipment.
Even though Isabella was not happy that Jiang Fei had gone behind her back and accepted the quest to help the Saint, she did not adamantly reject the idea to save the civilians as she was kind under all that facade.
Quest Name: Materials for War 2
Quest Description: The decisive battle is nigh and the Demon Fortress requires a large amount of Felsteel Bar to make weapons. Your mission is to use any means necessary to collect 10,000 Felsteel Bars.
Quest Reward: 15,000,000 Experience Points, 1,000 Gold Coins. 2,000 Honor Points.
Alas, the second subsequent quest was much harder than the first one. Thankfully, the rewards were also scaled to its difficulty.
Felsteel Bar was a material used to make weapons and heavy armor of Level 60 and higher. It was a material that players would find and refine by themselves. They could also be bought from neutral stance NPC merchants. However, Felsteel Ores were the products of Faction Map and could never be found in any of the main city regions. Right now, the general public was unable to access the Faction map since they were all underleveled. Buying Felsteel Bars from players was out of the option.
Besides buying, there were two other ways. One was to buy from the neutral NPC merchant and the last option was to go to the Light Faction area and rob them. To buy that sort of item from an NPC merchant would require a considerable amount of Reputation level. To be precise, Jiang Fei would have to have Respect level of Reputation or higher of not that merchant but the entire Faction's Reputation. Being a Nephilim of the Shadow Faction, there was no way Jiang Fei could complete that requirement in a short time.
As for robbing the Light Faction, it was a doable action but a much harder one. Jiang Fei had attacked the Light Faction once and helped Heinz to capture and kidnap the Saint of the Light. However, Jiang Fei had only helped break the first defense of the town. The real perpetrators were the soldiers and Heinz of the Shadow Faction. To have Jiang Fei to go in and rob them alone would be akin to throwing an egg to a stone. There was no way Jiang Fei and Isabella could destroy any given town's defenses.