Chapter 115 The Prize-Pool Mission (2/2)
Tang Shu was a both a robber and a mysterious businessman. The items he sold were all rather unique and out of this world. Tang Shu covered his tracks well, and the only opportunity to run into him without fail was during the prize-pool mission that was triggered in Seagull City.
The prize-pool mission was highly competitive, and it could be concurrently carried out by multiple players. Every player had to sacrifice some of their experience points to activate the mission. The experience points would be accumulated as part of the mission, and the rewards would then be allocated to the best performing players that gained to most experience points.
Han Xiao instantly went toward the entrance. Once Tang Shu saw an unfamiliar face that he did not recognize, he sprung up like a mouse in shock and wanted to flee.
”Hold it right there! If you dare move an inch, there will be another hole in your ass.”
Han Xiao fired a warning shot at the area slightly in front of Tang Shu.
Tang Shu immediately halted in his steps. His body stiffened, and he was too afraid to fidget. He broke into a cold sweat stuttered, ” You, did Jack send you here? After I complete my latest trade, I will definitely return the money I owe him!”
”I have nothing to do with Jack. I am here for something else.”
”What?” Tang Shu thought hard about all the people he had once offended. There were too many of them, and he could not think of who exactly was before him. He was completely flustered.
”I want to be part of your latest business deal.”
Tang Shu was shocked, and he looked toward Li Xin. ”You found him and brought him here?”
There was a blank on Li Xin's face, and she replied, ”Nope.”
”The place I come from is not really an important question. I am acting sincerely.” Han Xiao holstered his pistol and eased the tension on the situation.
The normal route to activate the mission involved gaining the trust of Li Xin since she was the one that would take the players to Tang Shu, who would then trigger the mission. Han Xiao took the unconventional path and instead threatened both Tang Shu and Li Xin with his brute force. After a friendly round of discussion, Han Xiao managed to convince the suspicious Tang Shu and Li Xin.
Even if Tang Shu did not trust Han Xiao, he could not say no as rejecting Han Xiao's offer would mean that he would have to face a bullet. Tang Shu knew that the best way out was to agree to Han Xiao's request without any hesitation.
”Although I do not know why you are here to help, you look really sincere.” Tang Shu glanced at Han Xiao's pistol and coughed. ”Anyway, we welcome you to the team.”
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You used 2,000 EXP points to trigger the mission [Return the Antique]!
Mission Brief: Li Xin's family heirloom was forcibly taken away by the city museum. You are required to help to retrieve the treasure.
Requirement: Return ten pieces of the antique items back to Li Xin.
Participating Members: 1
Rewards Accumulated: 102,000 EXP
Mission Requirement: 10% EXP gained for every antique object returned.
Additional Pointers: The antique objects are very fragile. Do not shatter them.
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After the explanation and brief by Li Xin and Tang Shu, Han Xiao understood the situation that they were in and why Li Xin and Tang Shu embarked on the mission.
Li Xin's father had ten pieces of prized antiques. After the city museum got their hands onto this piece of information, the chief curator of the museum dropped by to convince her father allow for the display of these treasures at the museum's gallery. He claimed that these items were very valuable and had huge historical and cultural significance. The chief curator had a glib tongue and he managed to persuade her father to agree to his request.
After her father passed away, Li Xin tried to retrieve the antique items from the museum, but the greedy and despicable curator acted as if the items were wholly owned by the museum. The museum's authorities completely ignored Li Xin and even dispatched security to prevent Li Xin from entering the museum. It was evident that the city museum wanted to keep these prized treasures for themselves.
The city museum was directly connected with the city government, and both parties had a tight relationship. Li Xin had no choice but to engage the help of a robber. Coincidentally, she met Tang Shu and decided to hire him.
The intentions of Li Xin could be summarized with one sentence.
I would rather destroy these items than to give them to the country!
After hearing from Li Xin, Han Xiao made a dry cough and said in a solemn manner, ”The ideas you have in mind are very dangerous. How can you snatch and steal from the country? You need to be more politically correct.”
Li Xin looked confused. She did not understand what Han Xiao was trying to say. Wasn't Han Xiao the one that voluntarily offered to help?
Tang Shu whispered under his breath, ”Is he out of his mind?”
Han Xiao's sharp ears heard the words of Tang Shu, and he immediately turned his head to stare at Tang Shu. Han Xiao stared hard at Tang Shu to the point where Tang Shu started trembling.
Tang Shu could not tell the reason, but he was feeling uneasy about what was going to happen.Shu means mouse in Chinese.