Chapter 236: Karinshan (2/2)
After confirming, I joined and found He Yi, Murong Mingyue, and Beiming Xue all present.
He Yi asked, ”The quest can be done by five people. Should we find another person?”
Murong Mingyue: ”Up to you.”
I said, ”What is the quest difficulty?”
”A+!”
”Oh?!”
I thought for a moment and said, ”He Yi and I are enough to serve as main tanks. Beiming Xue with me will be enough for DPS. Sister Mingyue is our healer. I also have Wild Roar for buff, so we don’t need a buffer. A+ quest shouldn’t be a problem.”
”Alright! Let's meet up at the eastern gate bridge of Floating Ice City!”
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After I finished preparations, I quickly sprinted to the gathering point. I saw the three of our workshop beauties already waiting on the bridge.
The breeze blew, and He Yi's cape fluttered in the wind, her metal armor wrapped around her beautiful figure. Her snowy white skin was breathtaking. Beiming Xue was still dressed in leather armor with a black cape. She held the Purgatory Bow, brimming with murderous air, but a sweet smile still hung on her face.
Murong Mingyue, well, nothing needed to be said. Her pure white robes wrapped around her proud figure, and her chest seemed about to burst out of her clothing. It was truly worrisome. Would Sister Mingyue have problems moving about in the game?
In reality, my worries were unwarranted. Murong Mingyue, as one of the best priests in Floating Ice City, had good movement and mechanics. She had great advantages too. Facing female opponents, she could kill them with her measurements. If she encountered male opponents, a flirty look was enough.
”We are all here!”
He Yi walked forward and smiled. ”Prepared to activate the quest trigger?”
I nodded. ”Yes, let’s go!”
He Yi's glowing necklace suddenly flashed. A pleasing system bell sounded—
Ding~!
System Notice: Your team has accepted the quest [Moon Love]! (Current Quest Rank: A+)
Description: In the Stalagmite Graveyard south of Floating Ice City, there is a tragic legend. Supposedly, Princess Karinshan of the Floating Ice Empire died here fighting the invasion of the undead. Her body was buried in the Stalagmite Graveyard, and guarded by the soldiers of the empire. Deep at night, the travelers passing by can hear sad sobs coming from the graveyard. Travel to Stalagmite Graveyard, enter at any price, and investigate!
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The quest description appeared in front of us. Everyone was shocked.
He Yi said, ”Our quest is to search for something in the graveyard?”
I shook my head. ”I don't know. Let's go and see. The map already shows the quest location. It's not far from Floating Ice City, and not a grinding zone. It appears we won’t have to kill any monsters this time.”
Murong Mingyue laughed softly. ”That may not be true. Have you seen A-rank quests that don't require killing monsters?”
”No!”
”Haha, let's go!”
We left, passing through the woods toward the Stalagmite Graveyard. Because it wasn't a leveling ground, not a lot of players went there. However, I had my doubts about the quest. Go to the graveyard and “enter at any price”? Was there something stopping us from entering?
As we traveled, I passed 20 high-rank Magic Consumables to Murong Mingyue and said, ”Sis, eat sparingly, I'm almost beggared by you...”
”Haha, really? People like you cannot afford a woman...” Murong Mingyue gave a glance and giggled. ”If you can't even afford me, what about another woman~~”
He Yi glanced at her and smiled. ”Don’t you imply anything!”
”I know, boss!”
As we spoke, the woods in front of us suddenly widened. There was a row of crosses covered in ropes. Clearly, they had been used to hang prisoners in the past.
On the other side of the path was a graveyard. The insignia of Floating Ice City's king could be seen on a sculpture in the middle of the graveyard. On either side there were steles, each inscribed with achievements of a king. On the border of the graveyard I could see many fully-armed guards, one almost every few steps. I didn’t understand why the city needed so many people to guard a graveyard?
He Yi went forward, and then suddenly stopped, pointing ahead. ”Look, isn't that Princess Karinshan's tomb?”
Everyone looked. As expected, there was an inconspicuous tomb there in the corner of the graveyard covered in green plants. Magic runes floated on the tombstone—Tomb of Floating Ice City's Princess Karinshan The Third!
Then there was the story of Karinshan's life—
In Heavenblessed 7114, the undead invaded. The insane Fire Dance Magnificence Pernilla led the undead army to attack the human lands. The Floating Ice Kingdom, at the border of Heavenblessed Continent, was the first to bear the brunt of the invasion.
Floating Ice City was surrounded, and at the time of life and death, Princess Karinshan led 5000 of her cavalry to break through the encirclement, going to Sky City and requesting twenty-thousand-strong reinforcements to return to Floating Ice City. Of course, when Princess Karinshan returned with the army to force the undead army to retreat, Floating Ice City had already fallen.