122: The sixth-order death level mission is launched!

Leiming City!

An ancient, massive city with European-style architecture, yet possessing modern elements.

The NPCs here travel by riding Thunderwing Beasts that can both run and fly, and they wear various types of clothing that possess lightning-resistance attributes.

Because the sky above Leiming City is a Thunder Sea where lightning strikes constantly, it is only thanks to a rule-based barrier that isolates the sound of thunder that the normal lives of the NPCs here are not affected.

Watching the massive lightning bolts frequently crashing down, only to be absorbed by the city's special magic formation and converted into energy for the city's operation, Qin Yun was amazed by the uniqueness of this ancient city.

"Golden Niu, find the location of the NPC Mason!"

"Master, I've found him! He's in a beast training ground not far ahead!"

Qin Yun immediately rode Golden Niu to head there.

Along the way.

The lightning bolts striking toward Qin Yun were all devoured by Golden Niu, who then happily licked her lips, seemingly very fond of the taste of the lightning here.

"Golden Niu, is there something different about the lightning here compared to other places? You seem to really like eating it!"

As Golden Niu's Master, Qin Yun could feel her mood; Golden Niu was very eager for the thunder in the sky.

"Master, you may not know this, but the Thunder Sea above this Leiming City is formed by a shattered thunder pearl, an item that contains a special thunder baptism effect. By devouring the lightning here, my Physical Body can increase its lightning attribute."

"What? A thunder pearl? Such a massive Thunder Sea is formed by an item? And a shattered one at that?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Yun was filled with shock. He looked up, and the Thunder Sea in the sky was endless. Judging by its scale, it likely covered far more than just the massive map of Leiming City.

"Could this be a Saint-Grade item?"

Qin Yun frowned in doubt.

Because even a Divine-Grade item shouldn't have such power!

Opening the map, one could see that the area outside Leiming City was a scorched wasteland; apart from lightning-attribute exotic beasts and the like, no other living creatures survived.

And the reason Leiming City could remain unharmed was thanks to the protection of the rule-based barrier.

Before long.

Qin Yun arrived at the largest beast training ground in Leiming City.

There were quite a few NPCs coming and going here.

It was evident that these NPCs were not of a unified race; they came from different races and had simply gathered in Leiming City to live.

And their beasts were, without exception, Thunderwing Beasts, though the grades of the Thunderwing Beasts varied.

"Hmm? Can NPCs also contract beasts?"

This was the first time Qin Yun had seen such a situation.

Because whether it was Sarata, Bili Si, or Aunt Serena, none of them had their own beasts, nor could they contract them.

This led Qin Yun to assume that NPCs were unable to contract beasts, as it was a uniform restriction imposed by the rules on NPCs.

Now it seemed that wasn't the case.

"Master, actually, these NPCs haven't contracted the Thunderwing Beasts. They use a special method to make the Thunderwing Beasts submit. Simply put, it's taming, not contracting. There is a fundamental difference!"

"Contracted beasts cannot betray their Masters, but tamed ones cannot be 100% controlled. If the Thunderwing Beasts encounter danger, there is a high probability they will abandon their Masters and flee."

Bili Si explained.

Upon hearing this, Qin Yun suddenly realized. In that case, this beast training ground was the place where the NPCs here specifically went to tame Thunderwing Beasts.

"Stop! This is a restricted area of Leiming City and the grounds of Lord Mason. Without an admission ticket, no race is allowed to enter!"

An NPC who looked like a soldier stopped Qin Yun.

"An admission ticket?"

Qin Yun whispered. It seemed this was a part of the Death God Level quest; wanting to see the NPC Mason was clearly not going to be that simple.

"May I ask where one can obtain this admission ticket?"

Qin Yun immediately asked.

"There are three ways: One is to participate in the Leiming City Thunderwing Beast Ranking Tournament. If you place in the top 100, you can obtain an admission ticket and receive personal guidance from Lord Mason."

"Another is to make a special contribution to Leiming City; the City Lord will naturally reward you with an admission ticket and other prizes!"

"The third is to gain the appreciation of Lord Mason, who will personally gift it to you, but the premise is that you must be able to encounter Lord Mason in the city!"

This NPC was quite honest and told Qin Yun all the details he knew.

This was because he could see that the youth before him was a new-generation Beast Tamer from the newly emerged Human Race. To be able to come to the extremely dangerous Leiming City, he must have accepted the Death God Level Tier 6 advancement quest issued by Lord Mason.

"What a reckless Human Race brat. Does he think Lord Mason's quest is that easy to complete?"

"Many Genius Beast Tamers have come in the past, but without exception, they all died in this quest. This Human Race youth, aside from being sunny and handsome, is otherwise unremarkable, and his natal beast is just a Toad. He must be an ignorant greenhorn; he's doomed!"

The NPC thought to himself, shaking his head repeatedly.

Qin Yun thought about it briefly.

Of the three ways to obtain an admission ticket, the first was too time-consuming, and the third required waiting for Mason to go out, but who knew when he would go out? That wasn't very reliable. Looking at it this way, the second method was simpler.

However, to make a contribution to Leiming City, one had to find the City Lord. As long as one knew what Leiming City needed, one could complete a contribution and thereby obtain an admission ticket!

Thinking this, Qin Yun gave 10,000 gold coins to the NPC in front of him as thanks for informing him of the methods to obtain the admission ticket, and also to inquire about how to see the City Lord NPC!

"Gulp!"

"No way! 10,000 gold coins as a thank you? Are you kidding me, do you have to be such a big spender?"

One had to know that as hard currency, gold coins were the only circulating currency among NPCs, and they naturally needed them too.

After all, apart from special NPCs who possessed long lifespans granted by rules, normal NPCs had fixed lifespans and also needed to follow the rules of birth, aging, sickness, and death.

10,000 gold coins!

That was already ten months of his income. His salary for guarding the gate was only 1,000 gold coins a month. And that was already considered a pretty good salary.

"This NPC brother, I would like to ask again, how can I see the City Lord?"

"In reply to the heroic, handsome, extraordinary, and generous Human Race youth: Our City Lord has recently been worried about the activity of the Thunder Sea in Leiming City. At this moment, the City Lord should be at the summit of Wanglei Mountain."

"Many thanks!"

Qin Yun smiled slightly; as long as the gold coins were in place, nothing was a problem.

Wanglei Mountain was located in the center of Leiming City.

In fact!

The entire Leiming City was built around Wanglei Mountain.

Fortunately, Wanglei Mountain was not a restricted area here; anyone could climb it, it was just that the higher one went, the more one would be struck by lightning, and the power of the lightning strikes would be greater!

To reach the summit, only Tier 6 NPC powerhouses like the City Lord and Mason could do it.

But these lightning strikes still couldn't hurt Qin Yun, solely because Golden Niu treated all the lightning strikes as Materials for her thunder baptism and devoured them all.

Every time she devoured a lightning strike, lightning would flicker on the surface of Golden Niu's body. If she devoured enough, she might be able to passively injure enemies using this thunder power.

"Golden Niu's potential is truly becoming harder and harder to fathom."

However, Qin Yun was very happy in his heart; the greater Golden Niu's potential, the stronger he would be!

Before long.

Qin Yun successfully reached the summit riding Golden Niu and found the City Lord NPC who was observing the Thunder Sea!