12: Collecting souls….1111..
12: Collecting souls….1111..
DUNG!
DUNG!
The old blacksmith began to hammer hard, his eyes and temperament changing.
Every time he swung the hammer, it seemed to have the power of ten thousand killous, like thunder.
While Kai’s ears buzzed from the impact.
He wondered what the old blacksmith was forging.
Anyway, his expression was very fanatical.
Although there was no follow-up mission, Kai still stayed here.
Half an hour later, the old blacksmith had already hammered thousands of times.
He was sweating profusely, but he was still not tired.
Just as Kai was wondering if there was no follow-up mission and if staying here was just a waste of time… Suddenly, the crazy old woman walked in and stood in front of the old blacksmith who seemed to have gone mad.
“Hungry, hungry, I’m hungry…” “Wife, there’s rice in the rice tank.
You can cook porridge if you’re hungry.
I’m at a critical moment.
This is my lifelong dream; I can’t let all my previous efforts go to waste.” The old blacksmith’s tone was firm.
However, the crazy old woman continued, “No, there’s no rice…” Hearing this, the old blacksmith’s expression froze, and he showed a difficult expression.
His swinging of the hammer slowed down.
Seeing this, Kai immediately had a brainwave and felt that the follow-up mission was coming.
“Old lady, I have a piece of meat here; you can cook it and eat it.” Previously, in addition to the broken shell of the lice turtle, he had also collected a portion of lice turtle meat.
Seeing the fresh meat, the crazy old woman actually swallowed her saliva, snatched the meat from his hand, and immediately ran out.
It was as if she had not smelled the fragrance of meat for several years.
“Alas, I’m ashamed to be a husband.
My wife has really suffered.” The old blacksmith’s eyes suddenly turned red, and he looked at Kai gratefully.
“Young hero, you’re a good person.
Can I trouble you with one more thing?” Kai was extremely excited.
After waiting for so long, the next stage of the hidden mission was finally ushered in.
“You don’t have to be polite, old man.
As long as it’s within my ability, I’ll do it.” The old blacksmith nodded gratefully.
“My wife loves wine and meat the most in her life.
I want to ask you to buy some wine and meat for her to eat.
Can I?” Kai nodded.
“No problem; I’ll do it.” Although there was no mission prompt, Kai resolutely agreed and immediately turned to buy wine and meat.
After walking out of the thatched hut, he found the crazy old woman squatting in a corner, gulping down uncooked turtle meat.
It was as if she hadn’t eaten for a long time.
After seeing this scene, Kai’s heart suddenly hurt.
He recalled the time when he was 12 years old, when the orphanage closed down and he was penniless.
He was homeless, hungry and sleepy.
Once, he was so hungry that he had no choice but to snatch food from a stray dog.
At that time, he was probably not much better than this old woman.
Although this was a game, Kai still felt uncomfortable when he saw an old woman hungry enough to eat raw meat.
He immediately found the only NPC in the village who sold food.
Roast chicken: five Full Star coins for one.
Fragrant pig trotters: five Full Star coins for one.
Cooked beef: five Full Star coins for half a catty.
Shaodao liquor: two Full Star coins for a small pot.
The food had the same price of as earth.
Kai gritted his teeth and spent all nineteen Full Star coins to buy a large roast chicken, a pig trotter, half a catty of cooked beef, and two pots of Shaodao liquor.
Then, he immediately rushed back.
Outside the hut, the old woman eating raw meat was no longer there.
When Kai entered the hut, he found that the old blacksmith was no longer forging.
Instead, he warmly washed the old woman’s face and wiped the bloodstains from the corners of her mouth caused by eating raw meat.
“Old lady, I bought the wine and meat.” Kai placed the bought wine and meat in front of them.
Seeing the roast chicken, pig trotters, and cooked beef, the old woman immediately could not keep quiet.
She rushed forward, grabbed the whole roast chicken, and gnawed on it.
The old blacksmith did not stop her.
Instead, he picked up a pot of Shaodao liquor with red eyes and drank it in one gulp.
His face suddenly turned red, and he choked and hiccuped a few times.
Then, the old blacksmith grabbed a large piece of cooked beef and sent it to the old woman.
The old woman grabbed it and put it into her mouth.
Her mouth was full of oil, and she giggled while eating.
“My wife, you should have enjoyed the ultimate glory and wealth, but because of me, you have to live a life that is neither a human nor a ghost.
I’ve let you down!” The old blacksmith suddenly burst into tears.
Kai, who was standing on the side, was at a loss.
“Young man, you may be my fated one.” “I have one last wish.
I hope to get your help.
Is that okay?” Ding!
“(Divine Craftsman — requests you to help him find the souls of 1111 aquatic monsters.
Do you accept?)” Divine Craftsman?!
There was actually a Divine Craftsman in a mortal village?
The mission prompt was no longer the old blacksmith but a divine blacksmith.
Was this old blacksmith a hidden big shot?!
Kai was so excited that he immediately chose to accept.
Ding!
“100 li to the west, there is a land lake that connects to the West Sea.
Please head over there and kill the aquatic monsters.
Collect souls and hand them to the Divine Blacksmith.” “(Hint: Time limit: 12 hours.
If the mission is not completed within 12 hours, the mission will fail.)” As soon as the mission prompt ended, a crystal-like container immediately appeared in his hand.
“Young man, I’m counting on you.” The old blacksmith said solemnly.
“Alright, I will do my best to complete it.” With a time limit, Kai did not dare to waste time.
He nodded to the old blacksmith and immediately set off according to the prompts.
After leaving the hut, Kai no longer cared about keeping a low profile and hurried on with full speed.
This caused the players in the village to exclaim in surprise.
Many people wanted to chase after him and get closer.
However, they could not even touch his clothes.
Kai now had 78 points of movement speed, so he could walk with the wind in the truest sense.
It took Kai a full two hours just to get there.
He came to the location of the mission, which was a vast and boundless lake.
It was already 4:16 p.m.
in reality.
There were still ten hours before the time limit for completing the mission.
After checking the attributes of the monsters in the lake, he immediately raced against time and began to farm.
The monsters in the lake were all level 8 to 9, and occasionally there were level 10 big monsters.
Kai was not picky and chose the nearest one to start farming.
He was already level 9 and had six pieces of equipment.
With the help of the Universe Quiver and Soul Reaper, his efficiency in farming monsters above level 8 was not too slow.
Moreover, he found that the probability of triggering Soul Reaper now was a little faster than before.
Perhaps it was related to the three more luck points now.
Basically, if he was fast, Soul Reaper would appear within ten arrows.
The slowest would not exceed thirty-five arrows.
Kai kept farming monsters, and at 8:40 p.m., he had already collected 280 aquarium souls.
There was no other way.
He could not collect souls every time he killed a monster.
He originally wanted to continue fighting, but humans were made of iron but rice was what they need.
If he did not eat, he would be hungry!
His stomach had long been rebelling.
He could only go offline to order some food.
After going to the toilet, he went online to farm monsters again.
After farming for less than fifteen minutes, the takeout arrived, and he immediately went offline.
Now that he was rich, he would not treat himself badly.
He ordered a luxurious seafood set, which cost a total of 450 yuan.
Life was short, and he had to have fun while he could.
Since he was rich, he must not treat himself badly.
And right now he was focused on the mission, he finished the seafood set in only eight minutes.
After eating, he washed his face and for a moment looked at his face in the mirror.
On this face every kind of emotions had appeared in these past 19 year and right now there was excitement…..
there was a craziness.
He sighed and thought what would have happened if he didn’t got this Link token at the perfect time.
May be he would be already on the road or in some fat ladies bed room.
“Hissss..” But he was saved.
He encouraged himself and went online to farm monsters again.
The land lake area connected to the West Sea should be the monster map on the ceiling of the mortal village.
Other than him, no one would choose to come here to farm monsters for the time being.
After all, with his speed, it took him two hours to come here from the mortal village.
If it were someone else, it would take four to five hours to get there.
No one would be stupid enough to waste so much time rushing to this location.
By 2 a.m., Kai, who was almost numb from farming monsters, had already collected 998 souls.
He still needed more than 100.
He felt sleepy and dizzy, but he persevered.
After farming monsters for so long, he had completed more than half of the experience needed to upgrade to level 10.
He still needed more than 20,000 experience points to upgrade.
The later stages of Ancient Realm were truly much harder to level up in.
Unless there was a hidden quest or a boss to farm!
By now, the average level in the Mortal Village was probably Level 5, while a few of the stronger players had already reached Level 6.
Ding!
Kai’s sleepy eyes suddenly twitched.
Finally, he got a piece of equipment.
He had killed several thousand ordinary mobs before finally getting one piece of equipment to drop.
“This shitty drop rate.
It deserves to be struck by lightning!” Kai walked over and picked up the equipment.
It was an ordinary necklace with no grade.
—[Bone Necklace], No Grade.
Physical Attack: +7.
Magic Attack: +7 Usage Requirement (All Classes).
All accessory equipment in Ancient Realm could be used by players of any class.
Even though it was a no-grade piece of equipment, it was still a pretty good item for the current Mortal Village.
Kai put it on right away, giving himself another 7 points of Physical Attack.
By the time he had farmed until around 3 o’clock, the twelve-hour time limit was almost up.
The soul-absorbing container in his hand finally lit up, and the souls of 1,111 aquatic monsters had been completely collected.
It really hadn’t been easy!
However, he had finally reached his goal.
Kai immediately used the free return-to-city skill, which had already finished its cooldown, and returned to the city.
After returning to the Village, he found that even at this hour, there were still players coming and going everywhere.
There were quite a few night owls staying up all night to level up.
But equipment and game currency were still extremely scarce.
At the entrance of the village, many people were shouting that they were willing to pay a high price for equipment and game currency.
Kai went straight to the old blacksmith’s thatched hut.
Once he handed in this quest, the EXP reward should be enough to get him to Level 10, and then he could finally leave the Mortal Village.
But when he arrived at the hut, he smelled a strange, pungent odor before he even went inside.
The sight inside immediately made him completely forget about being sleepy.
At some point, a huge bronze cauldron had been placed on the forging table.
It was more than two meters tall.
The flames beneath the bronze cauldron were burning fiercely, making the entire room glow red.
On the outside of the cauldron were four blood-colored palm prints.
Even the high temperature couldn’t make them disappear, making them especially noticeable.
And on the floor were two sets of bloodstained clothes, neatly folded.
Kai recognized them at a glance.
They were the clothes belonging to the old blacksmith and his wife.
“Old man?” Kai shouted.
But there was no answer.
Only his own voice echoed through the room.