176: I'm old enough to be your great-grandmother.
Qin Yun had thought he could easily find the NPC Daphne, but he hadn't expected to encounter a deceitful fat man who made him search for a pile of dog shit!
It seems not all NPCs are normal guys!
"Master, if we meet that fat man again, I'll curse him to death for you!"
Lei Bao spoke up on his own initiative.
Qin Yun waved his hand, "I'm not that petty of a person. He probably did that just for fun. When I get the chance, I'll bury him!"
"Alright!"
Lei Bao and Little NPC Loz seemed to enjoy doing such things.
This time, Qin Yun found a frowning NPC who was clearly in trouble.
"Brother, have you encountered some trouble? I am a Human Beast Tamers from the Blue Star World, a good young man who loves to help others!"
"Go away! You can't help me with my business!"
"Brother, tell me about it. Maybe I can help?"
"Do you have money? Helping people costs a lot of gold coins!"
"Is this enough?"
Qin Yun took out one hundred thousand gold coins.
Wow!
The somewhat lewd old NPC's eyes immediately gleamed with gold, "Can you give me more?"
Qin Yun immediately took out another million gold coins!
"Enough! Enough! With these million gold coins, I can definitely win over Ah Hua from the next street!"
The old NPC quickly took the gold coins, then asked with a smile, "Little brother, are you looking for Little Dai?"
"Little Dai? Yes, yes, yes! Brother, could you tell me where she is?"
"She's outside the city, on a mountain that looks like an ox head. Little Dai is right there!"
Outside the city?
A vein throbbed on Qin Yun's forehead. No wonder he couldn't find her in the city; she was outside the city. This quest is a bit of a rip-off!
"Little brother, seeing how wealthy you are, I'll give you a tip. The road to Ox Holy Mountain isn't safe. You'd best go to Old Man Odyssey on East Street first and exchange for a Green Lantern. With the Green Lantern, you'll be able to see Little Dai!"
[Ding, a side quest has been triggered. Please proceed to East Street, find NPC Old Man Odyssey, and obtain the quest item, Green Lantern!]
Hmm?
There's a prompt?
Qin Yun had originally intended to go directly to Ox Holy Mountain. After all, with resurrection coin, he wasn't afraid of any danger, no matter how great.
However, now that there was a quest prompt, Qin Yun still made the trip.
The scene shifted.
Qin Yun arrived at Old Man Odyssey's location.
Eh?
An NPC old man actually appeared?
Qin Yun remembered that when he first wandered around, there was no NPC here, but now one had appeared.
It must be that the side quest was triggered, and this little old man popped out.
"Oh! A rare guest! It's been a long time since my shop had a customer, young man, what do you need?"
Old Man Odyssey greeted him warmly.
Qin Yun glanced at the goods in the shop; they all looked ordinary, with no information or prices displayed.
Only a Green Lantern hanging in the shop caught Qin Yun's eye.
"Boss, how much is this Green Lantern?"
"Hehehe, young man, you have good taste. This Green Lantern is a rare item and a one-time quest item. Under normal circumstances, it's not for sale. You have to complete my quest to obtain it!"
"Boss, I'm short on time. Just give me a price!"
"Young man, you seem very confident in your financial resources. In that case, I'll give you a rock-bottom price. I'll just charge you one hundred million gold coins!"
Old Man Odyssey grinned. He didn't believe that a Human boy could possibly have one hundred million gold coins on him.
In the end, wouldn't he still have to obediently complete my quest?
Pfft!!!
One hundred million gold coins?
You're selling a one-time quest item for one hundred million gold coins?
Are you robbing me?
Qin Yun didn't even think about it and directly clicked to cancel this rip-off quest.
[Ding, this quest cannot be voluntarily abandoned!]
"..."
"What is your quest?"
Qin Yun reluctantly asked.
"It's not difficult. Just watch my shop and sell ten items."
"..."
Qin Yun looked at the flow of people nearby. There were almost no NPCs on the entire street. With this customer traffic, he probably wouldn't sell ten items in ten years, and they were all junk!
"Can I buy them myself?"
"Of course, but the cheapest item costs one billion gold coins!"
"..."
Fine!
You're awesome!
After paying one hundred million gold coins, Qin Yun quickly left the city, getting away from these rip-off NPCs!
Just after Qin Yun left, Old Man Odyssey muttered to himself, "Strange? How did an ancient eighth-order advancement quest get picked up by a Human boy? Was it random by the rules, or did the City Lord intend it?"
As soon as he left the city,
the originally clear sky immediately transformed into an environment shrouded in black mist, and to Qin Yun's surprise, Golden Niu's Divine Eye actually failed.
Fortunately, the Green Lantern could dispel the black mist, allowing him to see a hundred meters ahead.
"Master, be careful. I feel that there are great ominous creatures hidden within the black mist. Without the Green Lantern's protection, Master would probably find it impossible to move an inch!"
Golden Niu sensed something and warned him.
"So dangerous?"
Qin Yun was slightly surprised.
With Golden Niu's reminder, Qin Yun dared not be careless and, following the quest route, arrived at Ox Holy Mountain without any major incidents!
The entire mountain emitted a faint glow, isolating itself from the boundless black mist and revealing its shape. The mountain lived up to its name, resembling an ox head, vividly lifelike!
"Strange! Why do all the place names here have the character 'Holy'?"
Qin Yun wondered if this map might be a Holy Beast's territory.
But Qin Yun quickly dismissed the idea.
Since it was an eighth-order advancement quest, it shouldn't be that exaggerated!
He opened the quest route prompt.
The route pointed directly to the middle of Ox Holy Mountain, at the ox's nose!
Before long,
Qin Yun arrived at his destination.
There were many stone statues here, each one bizarre, but he didn't find the Daphne NPC!
"Damn it! Could I have been tricked again? It shouldn't be, after all, there's a quest prompt!"
Qin Yun carefully searched, holding the Green Lantern.
When he approached a pool of water, an ancient village eerily revealed itself under the illumination of the green light.
At the same time!
The Green Lantern seemed to have completed its mission and automatically turned into green smoke, dissipating.
"There's a chance!"
Qin Yun's heart rejoiced.
Suddenly!
Qin Yun felt someone pat him on the back, followed by a cute voice saying, "Who are you? Why can you come to my house?"
Qin Yun turned sharply, looking in surprise at the porcelain doll only one meter tall in front of him.
She was also an NPC!
And she was also of the Snake Spirit Race, but she wasn't the NPC Qin Yun was looking for!
[Name: Keer]
[Race: Snake Spirit Race]
[Level: ???]
I'll smack your mom!
Qin Yun felt like spitting blood internally.
Did that old man mean Keer, not Daphne, when he said Little Dai?
Qin Yun suppressed the anger in his heart and tried his best to reply with the friendly tone of a big brother from next door, "I am a Human Beast Tamers. I took an eighth-order advancement quest and came to this map. I'm looking for the Snake Spirit Race's Daphne NPC. Little friend, you should know her, right?"
"You're the little friend! I'm old enough to be your great-great-grandmother!"
"..."
Keer then reacted, "What did you just say? You came here by taking a quest?"
Qin Yun nodded!
"Oh my god! How can a Beast Tamers still get an advancement quest here? Sister, come out quickly! We have a chance to move into the Holy City!"
Keer quickly ran back into the village.