Kapitel 13: Lightweight Trio, Old Hunters of Twilight Heroes
Redakteur: Atlas Studios
In addition to players who liked to kill monsters to level up, there were also plenty of groups of players who enjoyed completing quests in God Domain.
Although the ordinary quests in God Domain did not reward players with much EXP, game currency, and good equipment, the good thing was that they did not have to kill monsters all the time like it was a killing fest.
Besides, not everyone was like Liu Ming, who had premium equipment and the impeccable skill that was Holy Protection. Most players would have to pay more for healing potions to heal after killing monsters than what they gained from monster drops.
In such a situation, many players chose to stay in the village and perform quests.
The Adventurers Guild, where the players received quests, was in the south of the village. Hence, there was a huge uproar when Liu Ming appeared in the south of the village.
Also, three really bold players walked towards Liu Ming excitedly this time.
After the leading male player walked towards Liu Ming, with joy written all over his face, he said, "God Floating Cloud, are you here to complete a quest? I, Flying Above Grass, may not be good at fighting monsters, but I can definitely help when it comes to quests." After saying that, the male player—whose game username was Flying Above Grass—took it upon himself to display his information panel.
Game Username: Flying Above Grass
Level: 2
Health Points: 180
Magic Points: 60
Attack: 15
Defense: 6
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Talent: Wings of Gale (A-Grade)
Passive Effect: 12% increase in movement speed
Active Effect: Wind Detection. When activated, the player can detect all actions of creatures within a certain range for 1 minute. Cooldown Duration: 1 hour.
Most of Flying Above Grass's Stats were no different from those of current Level 2 players. However, his talent was rather interesting. A 12% increase in movement speed was not considered much. It could only be said that this talent was much more suitable for players who were Archers or Bandits.
However, if the talent's main active skill, Wind Detection, was used well, it would not be inferior to S-grade talents in a certain sense.
It was true that this talent was not of much help when players fought monsters apart from allowing the player to run faster. However, it was a superb skill for reconnaissance.
The only pity was that any talent's active skill would only last for a minute and have a cooldown duration of 1 hour. Thus, greatly reducing the value of this talent.
Although Flying Above Grass's talent would be quite helpful to Liu Ming in this quest, Liu Ming ultimately chose to reject him. Liu Ming did not want to owe anyone favors.
Liu Ming said calmly, "There's no need for that. The quest that I'm completing cannot be shared. Once it's completed, it might be difficult for the rewards to be distributed."
At this moment, Flying Above Grass smilingly said, "It's alright. We just wanted to see how you complete your quest. Joy is the most important when it comes to playing games. If I get to play with you, I can still boast about it to my classmates tomorrow."
As soon as Flying Above Grass said that, the other two players also hurriedly agreed. "That's right! Great God, if you're willing to take us along with you when you're performing difficult quests, we will be content. It won't be good for us to take any rewards."
At this moment, Liu Ming finally noticed that the other two players were named 'Floating On Water' and 'Vertical Cloud Ladder,' which were all names for Lightness Skills.
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Although Liu Ming had been politely declining, he could not outargue the trio that continuously pestered him. They expressed that they did not want anything from Liu Ming and that they just wanted to see Liu Ming completing the mission.
Besides, the Lightness Skill Trio continuously assured Liu Ming that they would listen to his commands for everything. They would do everything he said.
Since they had already said that, it would not be appropriate for Liu Ming to turn them down harshly.
It would also indeed be time-consuming for Liu Ming to complete the mission on his own. Hence, Liu Ming agreed with a nod in the end. He said to the trio, "Alright then, the three of you will monitor a single target each. It's best not to expose yourselves."
After saying that, Liu Ming sent the information regarding Father Bert, Lieutenant Shaun, and Lord Klurt to the trio.
When they saw the information sent by Liu Ming, the Lightness Skill Trio was filled with joy.
"Wow! Seizing the snitch that has been planted in the village is indeed worthy of being a mission for the Great God. It's so much better than the missions we get from the guild like looking for Tom, Dick, and Harry to chop wood."
"Great God, don't worry! We definitely can't fight monsters, but we are definitely professionals when it comes to monitoring others."
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Seeing how confident the three of them were, Liu Ming simply smiled gently and remained silent. He then parted ways with the Lightness Skill Trio and headed to the old hunter's home on his own.
After Liu Ming left, the Lightness Skill Trio still looked rather happy. However, they did not forget about Liu Ming's mission. After encouraging each other, they headed towards their target's home separately.
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Old Hunter Robbo was considered the only real civilian among the four suspects.
The other three suspects were a priest, a lord, and a lieutenant, respectively. Hence, they were all considered to have official statuses.
The old hunter was reputable in the village purely because he was the best hunter in the village. In terms of familiarity with the village's surroundings, the old hunter was far more familiar with them than the villager who was second most familiar with the village.
However, this was precisely the reason why the village chief pinned him as the prime suspect.
When Liu Ming had just approached the old hunter's house, Liu Ming heard a slightly aged voice. "Come in. Carlos must have sent you to spy on me!"
After hearing that old voice, Liu Ming laughed lightly and shook his head. It turned out that it really was easier to have a real fight.
Since Old Hunter Robbo had already discovered him, Liu Ming decided to stop hiding and entered the old hunter's home instead.
At the instant he entered the old hunter's home, Liu Ming saw an old man, who had gray hair, looking at him with a slightly weary smile.
Old Hunter Robbo: Level 5 (Hunter)
Health Points: 2,000/2,000
Introduction: A dying man who is struck with a curse, unable to exhibit his abilities.
[Curse of the Night: All basic Stats will decrease by 90%. Duration: 12 hours. Cooldown: 12 hours. As the number of activations increases, the longer the curse's effects will last. The shorter the cooldown period, the greater the decline of stats. Complete removal of the effect: Unknown.]
Upon seeing Robbo's information, Liu Ming finally knew why he had been discovered by Robbo before he even began monitoring.
It turned out that the old hunter was a Level 25 hunter.
Although the impressive-looking curse made the old hunter's actual combat power seem comparable to a First-Promotion Level 10 player, his detection ability did not worsen.
Even an ordinary First-Promotion Bandit or Assassin could not hide their tracks in front of the old hunter at all, let alone Liu Ming—who was a Knight player with no concealment skills.
-- Geschenk
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