35: When the rules treasure chest was opened, the NPCs were all stunned
Golden Niu just took a focused look around, and she had the result.
"Master, I've found the location of the NPCs, and the Seal location of the mission BOSS is there too!"
"Golden Niu is reliable as always!"
Qin Yun patted Golden Niu's head and didn't hesitate to praise her.
With the coordinates, things were much easier.
Before long.
Qin Yun rode Golden Niu to an ancient village. The village was dilapidated, with sparse houses and crumbling defensive earthen walls. Several stone towers carved with patterns were overgrown with vines.
When the guards at the village entrance saw Qin Yun appear, their eyes lit up, and they shouted loudly, "Clan Chief, the legendary Mute Crocodile-slaying warrior is here!"
His voice was very resonant, echoing throughout the entire village.
Soon.
Nearly a hundred NPCs wearing deep blue ceremonial robes appeared.
They looked very similar to the Human Race, but their skin was azure blue, like the skin of the ocean, and their ears were pointed, somewhat similar to those of elves.
The men had well-proportioned muscles and handsome faces.
The women were all tall with supple, water-tender skin and were of stunning beauty. This was an NPC race with excellent genetics.
[Name: Sagulas Tribe] [Identity: Seal Guardian NPC] [Race: Water Spirit Clan]
"Oh my, heroic Mute Crocodile-slaying warrior, our clan has finally waited for you."
The Clan Chief of the Water Spirit Clan walked out, holding a crystal scepter in his hand and wearing a very tall hat.
[Name: Doranen] [Identity: Water Spirit Clan Chief] [Rank: Tier 2 LV60]
"Clan Chief Doranen, please lend me a hand to crusade against the Mute Crocodile together!"
Seeing the other party being so polite, Qin Yun was also courteous.
"Crusade? What crusade?"
"Huh?"
Qin Yun was stunned. What did that mean? Could it be that these NPCs were unwilling to help?
Qin Yun glanced at the mission prompt again; it seemed he had to demonstrate his strength to convince them.
"Clan Chief Doranen, since I dared to accept this mission, I have the confidence to kill the Mute Crocodile!"
"Sigh! Warrior! It's not that we don't want to help, it's that we no longer have the ability. To be honest with you, the Mute Crocodile is about to break through the Seal. In order to reinforce the Seal, we have exhausted all our reserves and cannot replenish them in the short term."
"And to cast the Great Seal Beast Skill, we need a very important auxiliary Materials, the 'ocean heart'. We don't have any left, so even if we wanted to help, we couldn't."
Clan Chief Doranen explained helplessly.
What? Can't cast the Seal Beast Skill? Is this a joke? Is there a loophole in this advancement mission?
No! How could a Rule mission have a loophole that makes it impossible to complete? There must be some secret to this.
"May I ask, Clan Chief, how can one obtain this 'ocean heart'?" Qin Yun asked directly.
If he could help them obtain the 'ocean heart' Materials, the mission would be much easier. If that really didn't work, he would have to rely on resurrection coins and use the death-by-attrition tactic to wear the mission BOSS down!
"I know about this. We have a Rule Treasure Chest in our village. Besides automatically producing Materials periodically, it can also be opened by consuming gold coins, though it requires a large amount of gold!"
A slim female NPC with wavy long hair appeared. Her skin was so tender it seemed to glisten with moisture. Her appearance was no worse than Bili Si's, and her figure was even more prominent and full. With a slender waist and large, watery eyes, she looked like an ocean goddess come to life.
[Name: Sarata] [Identity: Water Spirit Clan Chief's Granddaughter, Water Spirit Clan Goddess] [Rank: Tier 2 LV60]
"Another stunning NPC!" Qin Yun couldn't help but be amazed by Sarata's beauty.
However, having Su Taner and Bili Si, Qin Yun had developed a certain resistance to such breathtakingly beautiful NPCs.
It was Sarata's identity as the Water Spirit Clan Goddess that caught Qin Yun's eye. Since she held the title of Goddess, she must be like Bili Si—a Divine-Grade NPC!
This couldn't help but make the thought of recruiting her rise in Qin Yun's heart. After all, who would complain about having too many Divine-Grade NPCs, especially such a beautiful female NPC!
"Where is that Rule Treasure Chest? Let me see it!"
Qin Yun guessed that this treasure chest must be the Breakthrough point for the mission. Whether he could obtain the 'ocean heart' was related to the success or failure of the mission, and it was one of the difficulties of this Death God Level mission!
"Mute Crocodile-slaying warrior, follow us! But let me state first: without a certain level of strength, it is absolutely impossible for you to open the 'ocean heart'." Clan Chief Doranen warned.
Qin Yun remembered a line in the mission prompt: to get these NPCs to act, he had to make them convinced. So that was what "convinced" meant! It was just a matter of spending money! Qin Yun lacked everything except gold coins. He would make them completely convinced in a moment!
Soon.
Led by the group of NPCs, Qin Yun arrived at the center of the village. There was an altar here, and on the altar sat a treasure chest with twelve colors.
[Name: Rule Treasure Chest] [Effect: Automatically produces Seal Materials periodically. During the mission, one can also spend a certain amount of gold coins to open it manually. Materials are only for use within the mission area and cannot be taken away!] [Hint: Opening with gold coins has a 10% chance to produce Materials; the Materials are random!]
"Young man, although you are the Mute Crocodile-slaying warrior prompted by the rules, it is impossible for you to obtain the 'ocean heart' Material. Not to mention the probability issue, you don't have that much gold to spend!" The NPCs were all pessimistic about Qin Yun.
"Then what if I can obtain the 'ocean heart' Material?" Qin Yun asked with a smile.
"Hehehe, if you can open it, our entire clan will do our best to help you kill the BOSS!" Clan Chief Doranen replied seriously.
"Clan Chief Doranen, I have another condition. If I obtain the 'ocean heart', can you let your granddaughter follow me?"
Hearing that Qin Yun wanted to take her away, Sarata was shocked, but at the same time, a strange sense of joy welled up in her heart. In fact, she didn't want to stay in this desolate, boring place; she also wanted to go out and see the colorful world outside.
"That's impossible! My Sarata is so precious; she is the Goddess born to our clan and will lead our clan to greatness in the future. Let alone the rule restrictions, even if there were no restrictions, I would never let an unknown Human Race kid like you take her away!" Doranen immediately shook his head in refusal, and in a very firm manner.
"Is that so? That's a real pity." Since the other party's attitude was so firm, Qin Yun had to first open the 'ocean heart' Material. With this Material, the difficulty of this mission would drop significantly, and killing the Mute Crocodile mission BOSS would be an easy matter.
Qin Yun touched the Rule Treasure Chest, and a prompt immediately popped up: [Ding, Rule Treasure Chest opened. Each attempt costs 10,000 gold coins. It supports up to a 100-draw combo, no discounts!]
Good heavens! The Rule Treasure Chest certainly has personality; it doesn't even offer a discount! A 100-draw combo costs one million gold coins!
Qin Yun opened his inventory and only then noticed that after killing the exotic beasts that invaded Jinghai City, his gold coin count had reached an astonishing [142,818,299], enough to rival the gold assets of many large guilds. Then, let's start drawing!
[Ding, you spent 1 million gold coins for a 100-draw combo and obtained Moon Essence Stone!] [Ding, you spent 1 million gold coins for a 100-draw combo and obtained Sun Essence Stone!] [Ding, you spent 1 million gold coins for a 100-draw combo and obtained ocean heart!]
Qin Yun only needed to do 40 draws of the 100-draw combo to successfully obtain the 'ocean heart' Material. Looking at the material glowing with an oceanic luster in Qin Yun's hand, the group of Water Spirit Clan NPCs were already stunned. When Qin Yun was drawing, they could also see the extraction situation of the Rule Treasure Chest.
"This... this... this... he actually has so many gold coins? That's a full 40 million gold coins spent!!!" Clan Chief Doranen was so shocked that he couldn't speak clearly. When had he ever seen such a wealthy young Beast Tamer!