Chapter 70

In the Arolin municipal hall, Mayor Oseriman paced back and forth, both anxious and excited.

"Sir Mayor, Mr. Da Fei has been invited."

Oseriman was overjoyed: "Mr. Da Fei, you have finally appeared! Your arrival is most timely!"

Da Fei chuckled: "Sir Mayor, please go ahead and tell me what you need."

Oseriman nodded solemnly: "The situation has changed! Our purification operation has alarmed a mysterious hermit. This hermit sold a map in the black market, marking the location of the Abyssal Blood Pool in the underground world, and then disappeared."

Da Fei was taken aback: "What is the Abyssal Blood Pool?"

Oseriman replied seriously: "It is the birthplace of bloodline demons. Legend has it that it is a sea of blood enclosed in a subterranean space in the abyss, which rises and falls with the Demon Moon. When the blood sea rises, countless demon eggs are washed ashore, and the young bloodline demons hatch under the moonlight. These young demons fight each other, the strong preying on the weak, growing stronger. When they reach adulthood, they grow flesh wings and fly out of the abyss, heading to the Demon Realm. This is the life pool of bloodline demons, so the Demon God has set up a powerful barrier there, preventing powerful beings from entering. However—"

Oseriman changed his tone, looking excited: "However, Mr. Da Fei can enter! The Blood Pool is not too far from the Pool of Light. This is likely the reason the Pool of Light was polluted and destroyed by demons! With multiple spatial teleports, you can reach it. According to the map, your ship should first reach this location of the Pool of Light—"

As he spoke, he pointed to the edge of a white sea on the map: "Once you reach this location, you can use spatial teleportation to move the entire ship here, then Mr. Da Fei can sail to this location, teleport again, and then—"

Watching his hand move across the map, which Da Fei couldn't fully understand, Da Fei felt lost. "Brother, where did this teleportation come from? Are you providing high-tech equipment?"

The key point is—

Da Fei cleared his throat and interrupted: "Sir Mayor, why should I go there?"

Oseriman laughed heartily: "Mr. Da Fei, you are the elite among the young heroes we have carefully selected. Once you enter this blood sea space and kill as many demons as possible, you will be destroying the future of the demon race, reducing their population. This will be a great contribution to the World Tree, the Elven Kingdom, and the peace and justice of the entire Hero Continent! Your achievements will be recorded in history, and the rewards and status you will receive will be unimaginably high! Isn't Mr. Da Fei tempted?"

Da Fei was stunned: "So, I have a new mission?"

Oseriman nodded: "Exactly! Currently, the kingdom's advisory department is analyzing the reliability of this hermit's map day and night. From the progress so far, it aligns very well with the information we have gathered over the years, explaining many of the problems we have encountered. Its reliability is over 50%! With such a high reliability, it is worth a military adventure! So, after purifying the Pool of Light, Mr. Da Fei can head to the Abyssal Blood Pool. There are mostly newborn demons there, and if you can purify the Pool of Light, you can certainly defeat them!"

Unreliable? A good epic quest suddenly has a new situation? A side quest for an epic quest? I swear, I just wanted to repair my ship, and you didn't even provide the wood, but now you're still giving me a side quest? Side quests can be skipped, you know.

Da Fei cleared his throat: "Can I not go? I already feel the pressure from purifying the Pool of Light."

Oseriman patted Da Fei's shoulder, speaking earnestly: "Mr. Da Fei, if I were 500 years younger, I would go. But even if I were 500 years younger, I still couldn't go because I lack the ability. But Mr. Da Fei is different. You are so outstanding, what reason do you have not to go?"

There is no reason not to go. No high-level player would refuse a high-level task. But sir, do you understand my point? More tasks without more rewards, making one task do the work of two, how can you ask players to do that?

Da Fei sighed: "Sir Mayor, I have difficulties! Can you help me solve them?" Look at Makar, he was given all the ranks and artillery before the mission even started. You can't be petty just because you're a small official, can you? Otherwise, you won't become a big official.

The mayor cleared his throat: "Mr. Da Fei, please tell me your difficulties. I will do my best to help within my capabilities."

Da Fei took out a flute and chuckled: "I want to know what this treasure can do. I also want to build a banshee barracks on my ship and get a beautiful deputy hero! I won't ask for a full set of divine equipment, but these three small requests you must solve."

The mayor's eyelids twitched, took the flute, and exclaimed: "This is a national treasure of our Elven Kingdom! Only the most outstanding navigators recognized by the Elven King can receive such a gift from the royal family!" He then patted Da Fei's shoulder, laughing heartily: "Mr. Da Fei, to obtain such a treasure, this task is yours and yours alone. With it, you can temporarily boost your reconnaissance skill to the divine level! A divine skill! This is a realm that we, the mediocre, can never imagine in our entire lives. Mr. Da Fei, you are indeed the hero we have carefully selected!"

A divine reconnaissance skill!

Katerina couldn't help but exclaim: "It's a national treasure, no wonder I couldn't recognize it!"

Da Fei finally understood the meaning of Uncle Juan's diary entry: "I can finally step into the divine realm!" It wasn't just a lofty goal; it was a leap to the top!

For a master, taking on a small epic quest is no problem. Now, as a divine master, achieving great deeds is within reach!

Da Fei laughed heartily: "Please, Sir Mayor, help me solve these issues. I will take on this task!"

The mayor laughed heartily: "Good! You are indeed the hero we have selected!"

— System Notice: You have accepted the national war faction task "Attack the Abyssal Blood Pool"!

— Newbie Notice: The Abyssal Blood Pool is the nursery of demons. Under the protection of the Demon God's barrier, powerful beings cannot enter, nor can they protect it. Your attack on the Abyssal Blood Pool will pose a serious threat to the foundation of the demon race, and the demon race will respond with all their might. The demon race has the ability to cross multiple spatial planes, so your attack on one plane may trigger support from demons in other planes.

Da Fei's jaw dropped! A national war faction task! No way, Makar was right! The demons from other planes mean players from other servers, so I'm going to battle demon players from North America, the EU, India, Russia, South Korea, and Japan!

(Seeking all kinds of votes!)

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