Chapter 12

Accept!

[System: You have accepted the mission: Challenge the Hil Abyss Mirror. You have already started to grow and meet Lilina's requirements. We hope you can help her find her former set of equipment, which will greatly assist her! Mission requirements: Go to the West District of Rainfall City, find the hidden Hil, who will tell you what to do next. Mission reward: 1 component of Lilina's set - Bracelet (Bracelet of the Fierce Sasqued Halo)]

Hil? Who is that? From the skill description, it seems to be a powerful guy from the Abyss. How could he appear in Rainfall City?

Let's not worry about that for now. I'll just take it.

Yang Ye led Lilina into the teleportation array. As the white light flashed, Yang Ye suddenly thought about whether he should invite Qin Yan to play the game as well. Mining would be fine, but no, that's too hard. Growing flowers and selling them to NPCs could make money.

However, before that, I should stabilize myself first before letting her in.

West District of Rainfall City.

The West District is not much different from the East District. The only differences are the NPCs and the layout of the buildings. The number of players is not any less. Now, TOST is truly popular worldwide, with the number of players increasing day by day, breaking one registration and concurrent online record after another.

Yang Ye and Lilina walked around for a while but couldn't find Hil. Could it be that something needs to be triggered to summon him? Yang Ye was puzzled and decided to ask a couple of NPCs.

He asked six life-skills NPCs in a row, and they all said they didn't know. Moreover, under the miner's hat, there was no data related to Hil. With no other options, Yang Ye decided to take a risk and find the city guards.

The city guards are NPCs who handle emergencies, such as PK in the city, monster invasions, or urgent quests. They are extremely powerful, with insane stats. For example, the one in front of Yang Ye:

City Guard of the West District of Rainfall City - Laoshou (Normal Level)

Level: 100

HP: ?

MP: ?

Physical Attack: 956~977

Magic Attack: 745~768

Physical Defense...

Skills: ?

Ah, I really miss the taste of alcohol... Laoshou.

Life, mana, and skills are invisible because, unless it's a large-scale monster attack, the city guards don't have health bars. They are invincible. With nearly a thousand attack power, it might be considered weak for a level 100 player, but currently, they can one-shot anyone. However... he wants to drink... hehe.

Yang Ye chuckled, earning a glare from Lilina. Without a word, he ran to the NPC and bought two flasks of alcohol, then eagerly chatted with the guard Laoshou.

"Brother Laoshou, your hairstyle is really cool... very handsome..."

"..."

"Brother Laoshou, look at that girl... tsk tsk tsk..."

"..."

...

Yang Ye chatted with Laoshou intermittently. Laoshou was almost entranced by the good alcohol in Yang Ye's hand and didn't care about him disturbing the guard's duty.

Finally, Yang Ye asked what he wanted to know:

"Brother Laoshou, I have a question."

"Haha, Brother Nuoyan, just ask." Laoshou finished his sake in one gulp and said with a mouthful of alcohol.

"Alright, Brother Laoshou, I'll be straightforward. Do you know a person named Hil?" Yang Ye asked seriously.

Laoshou was stunned and didn't speak for a while. Yang Ye saw this reaction and knew there was a chance! Sure enough, after a while, Laoshou leaned in close to Yang Ye, looking around cautiously, as if afraid of being overheard. He whispered:

"Brother Nuoyan, I'll tell you. The person you mentioned is from the Abyss, and he's quite dangerous. Although he says he's willing to serve our empire, we don't dare to use him. 'Non-kin, non-heart,' right? But since you're looking for him, I'll tell you. He's in the sewer under the central square of the West District. Don't tell anyone I told you..."

Yang Ye nodded, handed the alcohol to Laoshou, and said, "Thanks, Brother Laoshou. I really need to find him urgently. I'll be on my way. I'll definitely bring good alcohol again to chat with you!"

"Haha, it's no big deal."

After bidding farewell to Laoshou, Yang Ye and Lilina headed to the central square. On the way, he unexpectedly received a message from Terrible Frog:

"Nuoyan, do you have time? There's a business opportunity. Do you want to take it?"

Business? What kind of business? If it's a strategy, Terrible Frog should have it. "What kind of business?" Yang Ye asked.

"Can't you guess?"

"Don't be mysterious, just tell me quickly." Yang Ye was eager to find Hil and fight.

"Didn't you notice that only the five of us have cleared the Wolf's Plague Nightmare mode, and there's been no news of any other team clearing it?" Terrible Frog said.

Yang Ye thought about it and realized that he hadn't heard of any team clearing the Nightmare mode since he logged in. "Has the dungeon been changed? Are they all unable to clear it?" Yang Ye asked.

"It hasn't been changed, but as Mushroom said, no other warrior can block Fangtooth's attacks..."

That's true. Yang Ye, with the miner's hat, could see the boss's attack patterns and methods in advance, but other warriors couldn't. They had to rely on their own skills, and taking a few hits could be dangerous. Even if they didn't die immediately, the priests' mana wouldn't last long enough to heal them.

"Do you want me to help? Which guild?"

Terrible Frog smiled bitterly. He and Lonely Monkey were part of the fourth-largest guild in TOST, the PPG Entertainment Guild. PPG stands for Player Play Game, a guild for the general player base with low entry requirements. The guild was run by a website owner who wanted to promote his game site. After Terrible Frog and Lonely Monkey helped Yang Ye clear the Wolf's Plague Nightmare mode, they naturally rose in the guild, joining the elite team and receiving full equipment. Although they didn't have the level, they had the experience and methods to clear the dungeon. However, reality was harsh. When Terrible Frog and Lonely Monkey led the guild's top warrior, archer, and mage to clear the Wolf's Plague Nightmare mode, they realized how powerful Yang Ye was. Their top warrior couldn't dodge the boss's attacks, unlike Yang Ye, who didn't take a single hit for over an hour. The PPG guild leader had no choice but to ask Terrible Frog to contact Nuoyan, hoping he could lead a team to clear the dungeon.

"PPG, do you know? The fourth-largest guild..." It's embarrassing that the fourth-largest guild can't clear a dungeon, even with the strategy!

"Sure, I can, but..."

"Don't worry. If you clear it and set a new record, the reward is 100 gold." 100 gold is 10,000 RMB.

"Alright, when should we go? I have a mission to complete, which might take some time." Yang Ye said, leading an elite team to clear a dungeon? Interesting! Let's see how strong these elites are.

"No problem. You can do your mission first. When you're done, send me a message. We'll meet outside the dungeon in the East District."

"Alright, I'll do my mission first. See you later."

"See you."

Can't the major guilds clear it? Haha... a golden path appears...

Central Square of the West District.

Yang Ye searched through most of the sewer manholes and finally found one in a secluded corner. It was a sewer with a teleportation array, looking no different from a regular one, but when the manhole was lifted, a white light flashed, revealing the teleportation array. Yang Ye jumped into the sewer, and Lilina followed, landing on his head. Yang Ye, stepping back, caught her in a princess carry, and Lilina happily snuggled in his arms.

A white light flashed, and when they opened their eyes, they were in a small room. The room was dim, filled with a strong smell of potions and rotten wood. In front of them was a long table cluttered with bottles and jars. On one side, a hunched old man was intently adjusting a potion in a test tube. The name above his head was Hil, and Yang Ye saw a hidden quest: [Hidden Quest: Hil's Great Experiment. Quest requirements: Hil is dedicated to researching how to embed Abyssal energy directly into equipment, but he is currently facing a funding issue. You must sponsor him until he completes his experiment. Quest reward: Hil's Abyssal Energy Embedding Technique. Quest trigger: Tell Hil you are willing to sponsor his experiment and immediately sponsor 100 gold.] A hidden quest? Can't miss this! Yang Ye took a step forward, about to speak, but the old man spoke first.

"I am Hil. If you want to challenge the mirror, there's a small door to the right. If you're in the wrong place, you can step back two steps and return to the surface. If you're here to get your money back, you can leave now. I have no money!" The old man looked old but spoke very clearly.

Yang Ye was speechless but still politely greeted him: "I've met you, sir. What experiment are you conducting?"

Hil stopped his work, turned to look at Yang Ye, and then turned back, fiddling with the test tube. "You have a connection to the Abyss. I'll tell you. I, Hil, come from the Abyss, but I was tired of the foul smell there, so I came here to conduct my research. I believe I can succeed!"

The smell of the Abyss is worse than the sewer, worse than your lab, Yang Ye thought, but he respectfully said, "Sir, you are a great man. Your research is..."

"Hmph, don't flatter me! I'll tell you, I want to embed Abyssal energy into equipment. Note, I will embed it, not let it seep in naturally in the Abyss. If successful, the empire's equipment will have a significant advantage in the fight against the Abyss!" Hil was excited.

Yang Ye's eyes lit up. Although he didn't know the exact effects of Abyssal energy, it sounded powerful. If he could learn it, he could embed Abyssal energy into equipment and sell it...

Yang Ye was instantly excited and said loudly, "Sir, I am willing to help you complete this great experiment!"

Hil was moved, ran to Yang Ye, and grabbed his shoulders. "Young man, are you willing to help me with my research? Great! I'm almost out of money for materials! With your help, I can complete my research faster!"

Uh... let's talk about money... Alright, since we're talking about money, no need to be polite. Yang Ye calmed down and pretended to be excited. "Sir, I am very interested in your research and your profession. I hope to learn how to embed Abyssal energy into equipment from you."

Hil was silent, took a step back, and started pacing, his rough hands rubbing his tangled beard, his eyes flickering, clearly very conflicted. After a long time, he took a deep breath, as if making a life-or-death decision, and looked at Yang Ye seriously. "Alright, I agree!"

[System: Through your guidance, a hidden quest has been triggered: Hil's Great Experiment. Quest requirements: Hil is dedicated to researching how to embed Abyssal energy directly into equipment, but he is currently facing a funding issue. You must sponsor him until he completes his experiment. Quest reward: Hil's Abyssal Energy Embedding Technique]

[System: Do you accept the hidden quest: Hil's Great Experiment?]

Why think? Accept! Even if it's a bottomless pit, I'll accept!

"Very good, young man. With the funds, I need to continue my research. I know you have things to do, so go ahead and take care of them." After receiving 100 gold from Yang Ye, Hil immediately gave him the boot.

Damn, you take my money and kick me out. If you don't come up with anything, I'll kill you, old man! Yang Ye thought angrily.

He turned his head and said to Lilina, "Lilina, let's go. Time to get your equipment!"

The Bracelet of the Fierce Sasqued Halo, I'm really looking forward to it!

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