102: The Qingzhou bandits began to attack the city (2/4)

At midnight, Li Si, uncharacteristically, didn't log off to eat.

Time passed, and he hadn't felt hungry, which was a strange sensation. Usually, his stomach would have been rumbling by now.

"Could it be that I've entered a state of Fasting (abstention from grains)?"

Late at night, his mother's call rang out once more.

Li Si quickly answered, bracing himself for a scolding. However, the expected reprimand didn't come; instead, there was a joyful shout.

"Son, the young lady said she's very satisfied with you. I've already discussed it with her; you'll get married when you turn 22."

"Huh?" Li Si was stunned.

"What do you mean 'huh'? Did you hear what I said?"

"I heard. But this..."

"Hearing is enough. This isn't a discussion; it's an announcement. Beep Beep...." Then, the busy signal sounded on the phone.

What's going on with Lin Miaomiao?

A myriad of questions arose in Li Si's mind.

Soon after, unable to figure anything out, he stopped thinking and logged directly into the Heavens.

His divine smith token was about to be promoted.

He was filled with anticipation.

Time flowed, the moon bright, stars sparse.

"Boom!"

Blazing flames suddenly erupted, and the divine smith token's energy bar filled, granting it its second attribute increase.

Attack Limit: +10% → +15%.

Critical Damage: +10% → +15%.

Both percentage bonuses increased by 5%, with no other improvements.

"Not bad."

Li Si wasn't disappointed, as this outcome was within his expectations. After only a dozen hours of forging, a 10% bonus was already incredibly powerful.

"What should I do next?"

Li Si was a bit conflicted. Just then, Bai Yuèyue's message popped up.

"Master, I've accepted a 5-star quest that requires a dungeon run."

"Location."

"Luanxing Plain (Long. 112456; Lat. 326874; Alt. 1854)."

"Arriving immediately."

Li Si opened the map interface, entered the coordinates provided by Bai Yuèyue, and the interface was dim, indicating he hadn't been to these coordinates before.

If I can't use the Great Teleportation Technique, I'll just fly over.

"Buzz—"

Space vibrated.

His figure appeared at a location in Luanxing Plain relatively close to the coordinates.

"Boom!"

Li Si's body soared into the air, Stepping Sea Wind Walking activated, and he rode the clear wind, soaring above the sky.

"Holy crap! Someone's flying in the sky!" A player's astonished cry echoed across the plain.

"Holy crap!"

"Holy crap!"

A continuous chorus of "Holy crap!" rose and fell, and all players were utterly shocked by the sight.

The shortest distance between two points is a straight line, and flying can ignore terrain, avoiding detours, allowing one to follow the line. Therefore, flying is highly efficient.

Approximately ten minutes later, Li Si arrived at the coordinates, where Bai Yuèyue and Unbearable Past were waiting for him.

"Master, I'll share the quest with you."

As a message popped up, Li Si saw the quest information.

The general content was that an NPC's child was lost, and Bai Yuèyue, through her talent, discovered the reason for the NPC child's disappearance: it had been stolen by a BOSS in a hidden area.

And the entrance to the hidden area was on Luanxing Plain.

"How do we enter the hidden area?" Li Si asked.

"There's a mechanism here." Bai Yuèyue pressed down on the dirt on the ground.

"Click—"

With a crisp sound, the plain began to collapse. Soon after, a passage appeared before the three of them.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations! You have discovered the hidden area — Rat Kingdom (Level 1 - Level 60)."

"Description: Beneath the flat Luanxing Plain lies the vast Rat Kingdom. The mice here possess wisdom and their own laws. Here, it is best to act according to the laws of the Rat Kingdom, otherwise, they will disregard human regulations and, according to the laws of the Rat Kingdom, subject you to imprisonment."

Level 1 - Level 60!

This was actually a large hidden area, meaning that within the Rat Kingdom, there were powerful NPCs up to Level 60.

"Master, 6... Level 60!" Bai Yuèyue's face instantly turned pale.

"Don't be afraid, it's just Level 60, not high."

Li Si, however, didn't think much of it. It was merely Level 60. Any casual attack from the NPCs he usually encountered could probably wipe out the Rat Kingdom.

"Let's go, stick close to me!"

Li Si walked into the passage without hesitation.

Following the path, it was initially extremely narrow, allowing only one person to pass. After walking for more than ten minutes, the space gradually widened. Finally, the space completely opened up, and various buildings of the Rat Kingdom appeared one by one.

A delicate, complete, and mysterious underground ancient city.

Judging by the facilities within the city, Li Si guessed that the Rat Kingdom had existed for quite some years.

"Where is the child the quest asks for?" This was his main concern.

"Over there."

Bai Yuèyue pointed to the tallest and most magnificent building in the Rat Kingdom.

"That should be the Rat Kingdom's palace."

"Yes." Bai Yuèyue nodded.

"Let's go."

"Humans, why do you come to the important area of the Rat Kingdom?" The duty-bound rat-man questioned with a serious expression.

"I'm looking for someone."

"Who are you looking for?"

"A human child, about eight months old, with very fair skin, looks very cute." Bai Yuèyue quickly said.

"Cute? Human children are extremely ugly, how could they be associated with cuteness?"

The rat-man guard's small eyes showed disgust. And with that, he also expressed his disgust for Li Si and the other two. As if saying, humans are all ugly, and you three are too.

"The topic has strayed. Please answer my question." Li Si's tone gradually grew cold. He was somewhat impatient, feeling restless, and had a bad premonition. Perhaps, he shouldn't waste time here.

"My answer is no! This is the rat-man's palace, how could there be a human child?" The rat-man guard's tone turned cold along with Li Si's.

"Get your supervisor here."

"Heh heh, our captain isn't someone just anyone can see. Leave quickly, otherwise, I will expel you." The rat-man guard showed Li Si what it meant to be difficult to deal with.

"Then you can die."

Li Si's mood became even more agitated.

So, he directly released Phantom Sword Dance, instantly killing this Level 35 blue boss.

"Sacrifice for All Living Beings!"

Black-gray streaks of light flashed, devouring the blue boss's corpse and drops. The progress bar for Sacrifice for All Living Beings fluctuated, increasing by an extremely tiny amount.

"Master, well killed! I've wanted to kill it for a long time. Human children are the cutest. It actually said human infants are ugly, I want to kill it a hundred times." Bai Yuèyue said through gritted teeth.

"Killing it a hundred times wouldn't be too much." Unbearable Past nodded repeatedly. When the rat-man guard insulted human infants just now, he strongly empathized and was furious. Because just six months ago, his parents, who were in their forties, had given birth to a sister for him, who was adorable. The rat-man dared to insult his sister, clearly seeking death.

"Let's hurry, I have a bad feeling, and I want to go back to Luanxing City to check."

Just as Li Si was speaking, the sound of an announcement echoed in every space within Luanxing City.

Piercing and cold.

"Ding!"

"Luanxing City Announcement: The Qingzhou Thirteen Bandits are leading bandits from the Unclaimed Land to attack Luanxing Main City and its ten affiliated cities."

"Luanxing City Announcement: The Qingzhou Thirteen Bandits are leading bandits from the Unclaimed Land to attack Luanxing Main City and its ten affiliated cities."

"Luanxing City Announcement: The Qingzhou Thirteen Bandits are leading bandits from the Unclaimed Land to attack Luanxing Main City and its ten affiliated cities."

System prompts refreshed hundreds of times before all players' eyes within a second.

At this moment, the online players erupted.