After a short journey, the ostrich mount carried Zuo Ci and the black-clothed swordsman to the coastal road. At this time, the sky began to get brighter, and the sun climbing out of the coastline sprinkled golden scales of light on the blood-red sea, gradually spreading, forming waves one by one, showing the brilliance of light and the vitality of the morning sun.
This scene made the black-clothed swordsman sitting behind Zuo Ci unconsciously admire: "What a beautiful morning light, I haven't seen such a beautiful morning light for a long time."
Zuo Ci ignored him, focused his eyes on the road ahead, and let him gossip a few times until the black-clothed swordsman said: "You are planning to go to Yaxue Port, right? You want to take a boat from Yaxue Port Heading to Keen's Rainbow Valley, isn't it? - Hehehe... With your current abilities, this is an impossible goal."
These words were related to Zuo Ci's plan, and they touched his pain point, which made him ask: "Why?"
"Hehehe... because you are really weak now." The swordsman smiled eccentrically, and said bluntly, "I'm just a rookie at level 20, not only has no combat power, but also has no money. Do you know How much is the boat ride to Keene?"
"How many?"
"100 gold."
Zuo Ci finally shook the ostrich's left bell lightly, and slowed down his walking pace. He turned his face halfway, aimed at the black-clothed swordsman, and asked confirmingly, "Really?"
"Hehehe...Of course, why did I lie to you? I am a frequent passenger of the ferry in Raven Blood Port. Speaking of which, I really miss the scenery of Rainbow Valley. The sky is blue and the grass is green, and beautiful rainbows can be seen everywhere. Scenery. It’s just that any wild boar monster over there needs a level 40 character with excellent equipment to barely deal with it. If you encounter giants or dragons, like your current virtue, you basically don’t even see a chance to escape. It’s scum—of course, first of all, you have to have a 100 gold boat fare before you have a chance to see the scenery I’m talking about... Newcomer thief, can you have a gold all over your body?"
Zuo Ci fell silent, turned his head straight forward, as if he was thinking about his next step.
The black-clothed swordsman behind him leaned his head towards his neck, and asked him in a strange voice: "Do you want to become stronger, do you want to become very rich?... I can help you."
Zuo Ci didn't answer right away, but the swordsman in black put his head on his other shoulder, and continued to seduce: "You are wasting time by rushing like this... You have no money and are weak, and you still insist on going to a goal that doesn't match your ability." Damn, isn't this a waste of time?"
Zuo Ci finally couldn't help stopping the ostrich, turned his head again, and asked: "If you have any suggestions, just say it directly, and don't beat around the bush."
"It's not easy to survive on the continent of the weak and the strong in Manchester. If you want to become stronger than ordinary people, then you have to follow the right people and do the right thing. You have been in this world for a certain period of time. I believe I know that earning money is not easy, and it takes a lot of time to accumulate 100 gold. However, I happen to have an epic task that I can share with you. Once completed, the reward of this task can not only earn 500 gold Such an astronomical figure, coupled with a rare epic weapon for thieves—the ghost claw chain knife, I believe it can immediately increase your combat power several times. Hehehe... how about it, doesn’t it sound very good?”
With huge bonuses to earn and epic weapons to obtain, no matter how difficult the mission is, it is worth a try, Zuo Ci said without hesitation: "Okay, share the mission with me."
The black-clothed swordsman jumped off the ostrich, and took out a mission kraft paper scroll with golden borders from his wide sleeve. Zuo Ci also jumped off his mount and handed the scroll to him.
"This task is so valuable, why don't you go directly to it, why waste time with me here?" Zuo Ci expressed his doubts, took the task scroll, and spread it out.
"Hehehe... because, I'm looking for a thief who is talented enough to cooperate with. You don't know how difficult it is to find a thief in this world. Now all the guilds are fighting to snatch the thief's little partner... "
The black-clothed swordsman was still muttering, but Zuo Ci had already opened the mission scroll, and there was only a simple line written on it: Obtain "Melting Fire Collection". Other than that, there is no explanation at all.
""Melting Fire Collection"? What is this?" Zuo Ci flipped the scroll over and over again to make sure he didn't miss any details, or whether he took the mission description backwards. This quest introduction is really the most concise and the most incomprehensible he has ever seen since he entered the game.
"Obviously, this is a book." The black-clothed swordsman's creepy smile deepened a bit, "I've checked the place where this book is hidden, you just go and steal it. Yes—this book is hidden in the largest castle on the mainland of Manchester, Furnace Castle. In the inner city, there is a library guarded by the Bachelor, and the "Melting Fire Collection" is in it."
"Bachelor Society?" Zuo Ci, who was not yet familiar with this world, heard this term for the first time.
"This is an ad hoc organization under the former Prime Minister Albert. Most of them are counselors and generals recruited by him. It is in charge of a wide range of matters. It consists of the Department of Knowledge, the Department of Mechanical Warfare, and the Department of Reconnaissance. The Department of Knowledge is responsible for collecting Information and counseling are involved in everything from people's livelihood to the judiciary; the Department of Warfare is responsible for the purchase and control of firearms for the soldiers in the inner court. It is said that it is secretly studying the production of various secret weapons, and is also responsible for cultivating elite soldiers with abnormal abilities; The Ministry of Investigation is a judiciary with independent powers and duties. Its power is so powerful that it can investigate and punish hundreds of officials. Speaking of it, the current power of the Bachelor's Association is equivalent to the strength of the former Prime Minister Albert. The Library Pavilion with "Melting Fire Collection" is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Knowledge. There are not only all kinds of rare books, but also state secret documents and documents. They are heavily guarded, and it is very difficult to force entry. A more flattering way…”
Hearing this, Zuo Ci finally understood why the reward for this mission was so attractive. This is going to the core area of the entire mainland king capital, stealing things between layers of heavy guards...
Seeing that he was serious and did not respond, the swordsman in black immediately added this sentence: "However, the difficulty is high, and that is only for other professions. For the thief profession, perhaps the difficulty is not as scary as imagined..."
"Oh? What's different about thieves?"
"Talent, talent, the professional talent of thieves is born for stealing. Professional skills come with lockpicking, stealth and stealing, but you need to hone your proficiency and improve your level one by one. Sneak into any area without anyone noticing. I see that you have a good look and a strong body, so I know that you have quite the potential, so I am willing to share this task with you. I believe you have a good chance of accomplishing it."
"It will take time to improve the proficiency of lockpicking, sneaking and stealing. I only have level 20. It will probably take some years to improve these proficiencies to the point where I can break into the royal city." Zuo Ci rolled the paper Rolled up and inserted into the backpack. The mission rewards are so generous, he has already decided to take over, but the time required to complete the task...he really can't grasp it.
"Hehehe... You don't need to be so pessimistic. You will go all the way to the Royal Fortress of Manchester. You will be tempered and improved on the way. When you reach the Royal City, it may be enough to pass level 40. Besides, I didn't suggest you to be tough, you have to use your brain, think more, and learn to outsmart..." the black-clothed swordsman said as he took out a palm-sized conch from his sleeve and handed it to him.
"Do you have any suggestions?" Zuo Ci took the things suspiciously, and looked at them carefully.
"Join the Lions Guild—now Marcus, the president of the Lions Guild, has become a member of Albert's general, and is in charge of the people's livelihood policy in the Academic Department of the Bachelor's Association. If you approach him, you may be able to find access to the library. As for the conch shell I gave you, it is the exclusive communication tool for the two of us." While speaking, the swordsman took out another similar conch shell from his arms, put it on his mouth and whimpered softly. After a few sounds, Zuo Ci immediately felt that the one in his hand was trembling slightly.
The swordsman said again, "Put a conch shell to your ear and try it."
Zuo Ciyiyan picked up the conch and put it to his ear, while the black-clothed swordsman in front of him put the one in his hand to his mouth again, and murmured softly—
Zuo Ci clearly heard his voice pronouncing like this: "Can you hear me clearly? If you encounter danger in the future, you can ask me for help from the conch." The magic of the conch completely attracted Zuo Ci's attention. , he couldn't help taking it down and looked at it again and again, feeling its continuous slight tremor, then put it back to his ear again, and heard the following message from the swordsman, "Tell me the result through this method when the task is completed, I will I will definitely show up, and I will take you to hand in this task and receive the reward. Hehehe... I hope everyone will be happy... "
"Who is this task to be entrusted to?" The words of the black-clothed swordsman reminded Zuo Ci in a timely manner. He did not understand the source, cause and effect of this epic task. And this black-clothed swordsman appeared inexplicably and miraculously. So, he asked again, "Who are you?"—
However, when Zuo Ci turned his attention back to the front, there was no one in sight... The black-clothed swordsman who appeared from nowhere had disappeared to nowhere.
Zuo Ci looked down at the conch in his hand, which proved the truth of what happened just now. After a while, he put the conch to his mouth, trying to summon the black-clothed swordsman, the mysterious person who disappeared... Only then did he realize that the windy figure didn't even leave a name.
The conch was still close to his mouth, but Zuo Ci could only feel the moisture of the Red Sea in his breath, as if some of the conch just now had been washed into the waves and wiped away...