70: Chapter 70 Orange Weapon Lacks Core? Free Guard Team

Deeper within the Red Maple Forest, that Treant stopped its steps and glanced into the darkness.

A moment later, it slowly turned its head back and continued its patrol.

Nothing had happened at the boundary.

However, early the next morning, the entrance to Luofeng Village was the first to explode into a commotion.

"Make way! Everyone make way!"

"Why is Sister Qing Yu crouching here?"

"Didn't she just finish grinding all the materials from the Elf Secret Realm yesterday?"

By the stone steps at the village entrance, a female player carrying a light silver longbow was crouching on the ground, her eyes red.

It was indeed the server's first hidden class [Elf Archer]—Qing Yu.

A pile of materials was spread out in front of her.

Moon-patterned Wood.

Windfeather String.

Starlight Silver.

Elf Ritual Pattern Stone.

They were neatly arranged, not a single one missing.

An orange forging blueprint was also placed beside them.

[moon goddess longbow]!

The surrounding players' eyes grew hot with envy the moment they saw it.

"Holy crap, an exclusive Orange Weapon blueprint!"

"Are all the materials gathered?"

"Then why is she crying?"

Qing Yu bit her lip, her voice muffled.

"I've gathered everything else, but I'm missing the very last item."

"A nature crystal nucleus."

"This is the core; without it, it's impossible to forge."

After she finished speaking, tears almost fell again.

"I've asked all over the trading area, the trade routes, and the world channel, but absolutely no one has it in stock."

"The Harvest Festival is already half over. If I delay these materials any longer, the forging state will expire..."

As soon as these words were spoken, the people around also began to sigh.

Nature crystal nuclei were far too rare.

They were the core primary material for Elf-type Orange Weapons.

Usually, one couldn't even see a trace of them.

Just then, the crowd parted.

Ling Xi walked over, bringing Qing Luo with her.

"What's wrong?"

As soon as her voice fell, Qing Yu hurriedly stood up and flusteredly wiped the corners of her eyes.

"Your Highness..."

Qing Luo explained the situation in a low voice.

Ling Xi looked down at the blueprint and materials on the ground, then at Qing Yu's frantic expression as if she were about to cry, and her gaze softened instantly.

"You want to craft your own exclusive bow?"

Qing Yu nodded heavily.

"This is the blueprint I finally managed to grind out after changing my class to Elf Archer."

"I'm only missing this last step; I really don't want to give up."

Ling Xi didn't ask further, reaching her hand toward the small storage pouch at her waist.

In the next second, a crystal nucleus, entirely emerald green with what looked like flowing light swirling inside, was gently taken out by her.

The moment the crystal nucleus appeared, the surrounding air gained a few hints of a rich natural aura.

The surrounding players' eyes widened instantly.

"A nature crystal nucleus!"

"There really is one?"

Even Qing Luo was stunned for a moment, whispering, "Your Highness, isn't this the dowry crystal nucleus you brought out..."

Ling Xi nodded gently, then directly handed the crystal nucleus to Qing Yu.

"Take it and use it."

"It happens to be suitable."

Qing Yu was completely dumbfounded.

"For... for me?"

"This is too precious, I can't—"

Ling Xi shook her head, her tone still as gentle as ever.

"You want to craft your own bow."

"I want to see it completed."

"Moreover, you have been helping with Luofeng Village's affairs and have guarded the entrance to the Elf Secret Realm."

"Giving this crystal nucleus to you is not a loss."

Qing Yu's hands were shaking.

She stared at that nature crystal nucleus, and her eyes turned completely red.

The next second, she bowed deeply to Ling Xi.

"Your Highness, I will remember this!"

"This favor, I, Qing Yu, will never forget it in this lifetime!"

After saying that, she scooped up the materials, turned around, and rushed toward the forging table.

A crowd of players at the village entrance followed her with a whoosh.

"Quick, quick, quick! Look at the Orange Weapon!"

"The server's first Elf Archer exclusive Orange Weapon is about to be born!"

Before the forging table, Qing Yu took a deep breath and pressed the final nature crystal nucleus into the forging slot.

Buzz—

The entire forging table suddenly lit up with orange light!

The Moon-patterned Wood, Windfeather String, and Starlight Silver floated up simultaneously.

The nature crystal nucleus slowly rotated in the center, dissolving into a large swath of green flowing light that poured directly into the bow's body.

A few seconds later.

Boom!

A pillar of orange light soared into the sky!

A slender and beautiful longbow, its arms shaped like the moon and its string shimmering with a faint silver light, landed steadily in Qing Yu's hands.

[moon goddess longbow]!

The whole place exploded.

"It succeeded!"

"An Orange Weapon! It's really an Orange Weapon!"

"The server's first Elf Archer exclusive Orange Weapon!"

Qing Yu looked down at the longbow in her hands, so excited that tears kept falling.

She turned abruptly, looked toward the earthen slope, and spoke in a loud and steady voice.

"Big Shot Lin! Princess Ling Xi!"

"I, Qing Yu, have no other skills, but my life belongs to Luofeng Village from now on!"

"From today onwards, I will serve as the captain of the Luofeng Village Outer Guard Team for free!"

"Boundary patrolling, clearing mobs, guiding newbies, and protecting trade caravans—I'll handle it all!"

As soon as these words fell, the surrounding players were first stunned, and then they all boiled with excitement.

Qing Yu was no ordinary player.

A Level 19 hidden class Elf Archer.

Top three in Archer combat power across the entire server!

As soon as she spoke, a group of players who had long admired her immediately raised their hands.

"I'm signing up!"

"I'll be wherever Sister Qing Yu is!"

"I'm going too!"

"Count me in for guarding the boundary!"

In less than half an hour, the number of applicants exceeded a hundred.

After another while, it directly rushed to two hundred!

They were all players with high levels and decent skills.

Some went to the boundary to assist the Treants in patrolling.

Some maintained the queues at the dungeon entrances.

Some specialized in taking newbies to safe mob-grinding spots to level up.

Others were responsible for running back and forth along the trade routes, conveniently clearing out the mobs that spawned by the roadside.

The occasional occurrences of kill-stealing, queue-jumping, and chaotic mob-luring instantly decreased by ninety percent.

By evening, troublemakers were almost nowhere to be seen in the Third Beginner District.

Lin Chen lay in Lin Zhe's arms, looking at the large group of energetic players below, his little face beaming with joy.

"Gained a guard team for free, huh."

After he finished speaking, he gave a small wave of his hand.

Buzz—

A golden light fell directly onto those two hundred guard team members.

[You have obtained the Falling Maple Outer Guard Team Exclusive Buff]

[Experience Gain +3%]

The guard team channel instantly exploded.

"There's even an exclusive buff?"

"Little Archon Lin is awesome!"

"This wave is really not a loss!"

Qing Yu gripped the moon goddess longbow and looked up at Lin Zhe and Ling Xi, her gaze becoming even more determined.

Below the earthen slope, more players were already getting anxious.

"Is the guard team still recruiting?"

"I'm a Level 19 Warrior, I can tank and deal damage!"

"Sister Qing Yu, give me a spot!"

The world channel also began to refresh frantically.

"Luofeng Village has cooked up something new again!"

"After getting an Orange Weapon, Qing Yu directly pulled two hundred people to be a free guard team!"

"There's also a 3% experience buff, who wouldn't be envious?"

"Requesting to join the guard team!"

Ling Xi stood beside Lin Zhe, looking at the bustling crowd below, the corners of her lips curling up slightly.

She had only given away one crystal nucleus.

But Luofeng Village had gained an entire outer guard team for free.

Moreover, the Elf Race and this place were now bound one layer tighter.

Lin Zhe looked at the Treants patrolling outside the village and the player guard team that had already taken over many chores; his expression remained calm.

An order that could run itself was the most worry-free.

Just then, Qing Yu had already led the newly formed group of two hundred people, marching toward the village boundary in formation.

The moon goddess longbow was in her hand, shimmering with a faint orange light.