novelA Compromised Reward, A Compromised Solution
| ← Ch.291 | Ch.293 → |
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
"Hey kiddo, you are smart."
This old man was a real Demigod-tier champion. Although he was incredibly excited in the beginning, he had quickly regained his composure after hearing Qin Ruo. He said calmly as he stared at Qin Ruo, "If you must know, although that thing could help me in getting Divinity, you will only get what you sow. You should never think of getting more rewards from me."
Qin Ruo sank into silence and furrowed his brows as he cursed the old man inwardly. It was such a good chance that he thought of getting the reward information or perhaps he could even get a better reward from this old man... There was no retort for such an awkward remark.
"Let me introduce myself. I am one of the 108 elders of the Angel Faction, the Berserker."
A Berserker—he was indeed a wild old man. His was not worthy of such an honorable title. Qin Ruo merely nodded his head as he sized the old man up.
"Still, I wish to know the reward in advance. What will I get in return for helping you in getting the Deathfiend Demonfish?"
"It will naturally double the value of the roast made by a god chef. Why? Still not satisfied?" Seeing that Qin Ruo was still staring at him impassively, the old man could not help but heave a sigh.
"Alright, how about Gold equipment for Aquamancer? It is much better than your current Gold equipment."
As soon as the old man said this, Qin Ruo replied with a hint of disdain, "Gold equipment? This is the reward for the quest of a Demigod-tier champion? Humph, if that is the case, I would rather give the roast to my pet."
"Poochie! Come out!"
"Squeak squeak!"
The old man's eyes lit up in surprise, looked steadily at the little Illusory Raccoon on Qin Ruo's shoulder. His mouth was wide open then shut again, not making a sound.
Poochie cooperated with its master, Qin Ruo as it made a face using its little paws at the old man. Its tongue ran all over his face, leaving him covered in drool. Startled, Dark Cyclone and the four others were covered in cold sweat. Was it not insane to mess with a Demigod-tier champion?
That was not all. Qin Ruo seemed to have lost it as he took the scrumptious roast from his backpack and moved it toward Poochie. The eyes of the Illusory Raccoon lit up with excitement, put his nose to smell a little and fully indulge in the smell of mouth-watering roast. It squealed with joy as it bit into the Special Roasted Snails.
"You little beast!"
The wild old man was too shocked to see the Illusory Raccoon and had yet to regain consciousness when all this happened. When he saw the Poochie savoring the roast with special attributes, his eyes were blazing with rage.
A dark shadow flashed across. Qin Ruo merely felt his shoulder sink a little. Without even seeing it clearly, Poochie jumped down to the ground in a flash, sliding around Qin Ruo with half of the roast in his mouth and another half in his firm grip.
Unfortunately, the Poochie was not capable to escape from the old man for it was not a golden Illusory Raccoon and not as fast as the old man.
A gust of dark wind passed through, the old man stood in front of the six of them. In his hand laid Poochie and a piece of roast that was mostly gnawed off. With its tail in his firm grip, all its struggles were in vain.
"Brat! You actually give this roast to a beast! You bastard! You piss me off!" The wild old man stared at Qin Ruo as he furiously screamed. He turned to look at the small roast piece with a delicious aroma and hurriedly put it on his hook.
"It is lucky that I can still make it as bait."
"I have no time for you! I don't have Dark Gold equipment for Aquamancer. Don't ever expect anything else from me. Perhaps, this is suitable for you."
The wild old man merely swung his hand and a small item went toward Qin Ruo.
'Eh?'
It happened too fast that Qin Ruo's outstretched arm had subconsciously retracted, blocking in defense. However, he could hardly touch anything. Qin Ruo lowered his head only to see a strange fishing-rod-like pattern embroidered right on his chest, blending extremely well into the Falling Sakura Snow Robe. If he had not been too familiar with his Dark Gold equipment, he would have thought this embroidery was actually part of the equipment.
"What is this?"
Qin Ruo asked the wild old man in bewilderment. He could hardly believe that his 50-point Quality Special Roast Snails had actually been exchanged for embroidery.
"Something good, it could save you during critical times. Well, I don't remember the name but it can only be used once. It will only work when you are in danger and your health would be restored to its best in a flash. Does it sound good?"
Choking with pride, the wild old man boasted about the reward as he picked up the small piece of Special Roasted Snails and stared happily at the Deathfiend Demonfish that were swimming wildly in the lake. His face was overflowing with joy as he broke into a smile.
"I am sure of getting you this time!"
Ignoring the furious Qin Ruo, the old man fixed the Special Roasted Snails on his hook and cast the fishing line towards a school of Deathfiend Demonfish in the lake.
Splash! Splash! Splash!
A large school of Deathfiend Demonfish leaped out of the water as if arrows let fly. The lake that was once calm and still turned pitch black. The water splashed wildly as the dark Deathfiend Demonfish jumped out from the lake ferociously and fell back into the water in an instant, targeting the alluring Special Roasted Snails. With maws full of sharp fangs resembling the dreadful piranha in the real world, their power was however, far horrifying.
The six of them stood jolted by the overwhelming momentum of the Deathfiend Demonfish. There were still other things on the tip of Qin Ruo's tongue but he held himself back.. Rooted in shock, he stared wordlessly at the countless Deathfien Demonfish flapping in the water.
F*ck!
The Reaper's crib... It was natural that even God-tier Champion would perish in this lake. With hundreds of thousands of Tier 6 monsters that were resistant to all the magic, they were unrivaled! F*ck! It was lucky that he did not get too close to the lake, else, he would have died a tragic death.
This time, the fishing line shook mysteriously and the bait bent into a small arc. The fishing line was cast in the air as the hook was wound in a circle and attached to a Deathfiend Demonfish that leaped the highest, near the shore.
"Great!"
The Deathfiend Demonfish was stunned by a mighty force streaming through the fishing line. The wild old man burst into guffaw as he jerked the fishing rod. The Deathfiend Demonfish was lifted in the air, off the lake.
Boom!
To everyone surprise, the Deathfien Demonfish exploded with a terrific crash in the air, disintegrating into countless pieces. A small hexagonal diamond-shaped crystal that shimmered with a mysterious light fell into the hand of the wild old man.
Feeling lost, a school of Deathfiend Demonfish rushed back to the sanctuary lake preserved by the Reaper, leaving countless beautiful splashes on the lake. Spectacular! This was definitely not something that players could handle.
The six of them were startled and only recovered from surprise after a long while. They turned to look at the old man only to see him delightfully holding the Divinity with one hand while holding the Special Roasted Snails on the other.
Looking at the thing on his hand, the old man stroked his chin, his eye took a glance at Qin Ruo and walked towards him.
"Kiddo, you are still not happy with the reward, are you?"
"Cut the crap!"
Ignoring his Demigod-tier NPC status, Qin Ruo shouted in fury, "Instantly restoring HP is useless. I am an Aquamancer, not a warrior!" Originally, he intended to threaten the old man with the Special Roasted Snails to express his dissatisfaction. Little did he expect that this old man would actually grab the roast from Poochie. Alas, what a huge blunder!
Hearing this, the wild old man was slightly jolted. He was careless. For a warrior, full HP restoration was as good as new life. However, for an Aquamancer, being revived in a dangerous situation without any protection was no better. He could be killed again.
"Well... hmph... That is tough. The thing that I gave it to you is a treasure and cannot be returned. I cannot give you more rewards. How about this, I'll give you some clues on the warp portal for the third level of the Graveyard of the Gods or the treasure in a monster's habitat. You can choose either one.
The old man thought of an idea to make up for his mistake. Hearing the old man, Qin Ruo was slightly jolted.
"Treasure in a monster's habitat?"
| ← Ch. 291 | Ch. 293 → |