Chapter 47: Camp Quest

Soon, Xu Feng came down from the hillside with a calm expression. The golden treasure chest on the hillside had already been opened by him, and all the items inside were placed into his storage ring.

“Let’s go, back we head.” After saying this, Xu Feng turned and walked toward the resort.

Ma Wei looked at Xu Feng’s back, opened his mouth wanting to ask something, but hesitated for a long time and ultimately didn’t dare to ask.

Guo Yu glanced at Ma Wei and shook his head. Both of them, filled with unwillingness, followed behind Xu Feng with dejected expressions.

“So, this is how their gathering place was established.” Xu Feng’s face was calm, but inside he was extremely excited.

From the golden treasure chest, he obtained a bronze grade hand crossbow, a piece of crushed star gold ore, and a gold grade quest scroll. This quest scroll guided Xu Feng to a nearby location to establish a camp.

The bronze grade hand crossbow was named “Bloodlust Hand Crossbow of Slaughter.” Its attack power was slightly higher than the black iron grade longsword Xu Feng held, and it also had a life-stealing attribute that could absorb 15% of the damage dealt and return it as health points to the user. It was considered a small top-tier item.

Xu Feng had no way to use the ore at the moment, so he tossed it into his storage ring along with other materials. However, this gold grade camp establishment quest scroll was something he could carefully plan for.

In his previous life, Xu Feng had heard about the camp establishment quest and had even been hired to personally participate in one. Only, back then he played the role of cannon fodder fighting monsters, while this time, he was the one who obtained the scroll and started the quest.

The camp establishment quest was not simple. Firstly, the quest already provided a location. These kinds of locations were very hidden and very safe places.

Most importantly, this place had already been occupied by alien invaders. To complete the camp establishment quest, he had to kill all the alien invaders occupying the area.

Only after killing all those invaders would the quest be considered complete. After that, there were two choices. One was for Earth’s Chosen to establish the camp using their own strength. This way, ownership of the camp would belong to the humans who built it. Such a camp would receive protection from Earth’s Will, and the camp owner would have great authority in this place, almost like a local emperor.

However, once the camp was privately owned, its future development would rely entirely on the owner. It was important to know that camps could be upgraded. If built well, they could even upgrade into cities. But upgrading required massive resources and withstanding attacks from alien invaders, similar to monster sieges.

Usually, only those who dared to establish their own camps were large guilds that had developed well by the later stages. If it were just a few people, or even a slightly weaker guild, they wouldn’t dare to establish a camp themselves.

The other option was, after clearing the monsters from the camp, to give ownership of the camp to Earth’s Will. This way, one could receive a generous reward. Of course, this reward could never compare to the value of a safe camp.

Xu Feng remembered that in his previous life, this quest seemed to have been obtained by someone named “Ma Wei.” In the end, he didn’t know how they cleared the monsters from that camp and managed to establish it.

At that time, they didn’t give the camp ownership to Earth’s Will but built it themselves. As a result, that camp always remained just a level one camp. From causing a worldwide sensation at the beginning, it gradually faded into obscurity.

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Returning to the resort, Xu Feng suddenly turned to Ma Wei and said, “Call all your companions up here. I have something to discuss with you.”

Ma Wei was startled, glanced at Guo Yu, nodded, and went back to the room on the first floor.

After a short while, Ma Wei and his five companions came to the third floor. They saw Xu Feng sitting on the sofa. On the coffee table in front of the sofa, there was a small pile of white insect crystals and several black iron grade weapons.

“That golden chest contained a gold grade quest scroll. To complete it, I need some helpers. Which of you are willing to become my helpers?” Xu Feng got straight to the point.

“Can you explain in detail what the quest is?” Ma Wei asked, swallowing hard as he looked at the items on the coffee table.

“It’s a camp establishment quest. However, that place has a large number of monsters. It’s a bit difficult for me alone, so I need a few people to help me!” Xu Feng said lightly.

“If you are willing to help me, the items on the coffee table will be yours. Consider it the payment I give you for hiring you.” Xu Feng pointed at the coffee table.

“A-all of it, for us?” Guo Yu’s eyes gleamed, and he couldn’t help asking.

“Not for all of you, but for those willing to help me,” Xu Feng corrected him. “This is a hiring fee, or you can understand it as danger pay.”

“I’m willing!” Ma Wei was the first to say.

This was an opportunity, a chance to continue surviving and improve his strength in the apocalypse. Ma Wei’s eyes were firm; he had to seize this opportunity.

“I-I’m willing too!” Guo Yu said second.

Zhang Qiang’s face showed hesitation. He still held a grudge against Xu Feng in his heart, but didn’t show it on his face. What he hesitated about was that he was currently injured. Even if he were willing, the other party might not necessarily let him join. If that happened, he would only humiliate himself.

“I, I’ll pass. I don’t want to go.” Li Min stole a glance at Xu Feng and said hesitantly. Seeing that Xu Feng showed no particular reaction, Li Min felt relieved inwardly.

As a girl, she didn’t want to risk her life fighting those fierce monsters.

“I, I won’t go either.” Sun Liang adjusted his glasses, hesitated for a long time, and finally spoke.

“I’m injured, I’m afraid I’ll hold you back. If you can heal my injury, then I’ll sell my life to you.” Zhang Qiang finally said through gritted teeth, looking at Xu Feng with hope.

“Heh, that’s just a minor injury. For me, it’s easy to solve.” Xu Feng smiled faintly, turned his hand over, and a red healing potion appeared in his palm.

“Take it. Drink it, and your minor injury will be healed.” Xu Feng threw the healing potion to Zhang Qiang.

Zhang Qiang fumbled to catch the healing potion, opened the cap, and drank it. Soon, a warm feeling spread in his chest. His throat felt itchy, making him cough up several dark blood clots.

“I-I’m completely healed, haha, I’m completely healed.” Zhang Qiang waved his arms excitedly and laughed heartily.

“Alright, since that’s the case, you two please return. I still have some things to discuss with them.” Xu Feng nodded to Li Min and Sun Liang, signaling for them to leave.

The two slowly walked out of the room. Sun Liang looked back once, feeling some regret in his heart, but he had already spoken, and he didn’t dare to fight monsters desperately anyway, so he had to go back to the first floor with Li Min.