Chapter 48: Starting the Quest

“Did you complete your second quest?” Xu Feng asked.

“How could we complete it? Ten One-Star Insect Crystals—I don’t have even one, and everyone else is in the same situation. We don’t even know where to find One-Star Insect Crystals…” Ma Wei immediately complained when he heard Xu Feng’s question.

Xu Feng recalled his past life; only after several days did someone finally tell him what a One-Star Insect Crystal was.

“Heh, One-Star Insect Crystals are the crystals on the foreheads of those monsters,” Xu Feng said with a slight smile.

This information was not valuable. Once anyone encountered a One-Star Monster and saw the glowing crystal on its forehead, most could guess that it was the One-Star Insect Crystal mentioned in the quest.

But guessing didn’t mean they could get it.

We should understand that ordinary weapons, even powerful firearms like a Sniper Rifle, could not break the outer shell of a One-Star creature. Unless they encountered a monster like the Green Poison Insect, which had no shell covering its body. But such monsters, though not well-defended, had other dangerous abilities. For example, the Green Poison Insect’s venom was more potent than any strong acid; just a little touch could kill you.

“We’ve encountered One-Star Monsters and guessed that the crystal on their forehead might be the One-Star Crystal the quest requires. But we can’t kill those One-Star Monsters; we can’t even break their shells. Originally, there were over twenty of us, but because we tried to kill one One-Star Monster, only five of us escaped,” Ma Wei said with a bitter expression.

“That’s because you are too weak and have no weapons. Since you are willing to complete this quest with me, the things on the coffee table are your rewards,” Xu Feng said.

“These Insect Crystals are not for turning in the quest; they are for improving your strength. Right now, absorbing one One-Star Insect Crystal can increase your Free Attribute Points by about five to eight points. Each of you gets five Insect Crystals, enough to raise one attribute to F-grade and reach One-Star Strength,” Xu Feng said.

“What? These Insect Crystals can actually improve strength and provide Attribute Points?” The group showed surprised expressions on their faces.

“Right. Once you reach One-Star Strength, plus these Black Iron Grade weapons, dealing with ordinary One-Star Monsters will not be a problem,” Xu Feng said.

For this quest, Xu Feng invested heavily. Not only did he raise everyone’s strength to One-Star, but he also gave each of them a Black Iron Grade weapon. Even if sold to the Fate Store, these weapons could fetch thousands of Fate Points.

Ma Wei laughed heartily, took five Insect Crystals first, held them in his hand, and asked, “How do we absorb these?”

“Just think ‘absorb’ in your mind. Your System will assist you. But I must warn you, absorbing Insect Crystals is very painful. I suggest you absorb them one by one,” Xu Feng said.

“Understood.” Ma Wei nodded and closed his eyes.

Soon, Ma Wei’s body started trembling, and he couldn’t help but let out pained groans.

Zhang Qiang and Guo Yu watched him intently.

Soon, after absorbing one Insect Crystal, Ma Wei’s face showed ecstasy.

“Six Attribute Points! I got six Free Attribute Points!” Ma Wei shouted.

“I suggest you put all your Attribute Points into Constitution Attribute and your main attribute,” Xu Feng said.

“Then I’ll put my main attribute into Strength. Haha, that Long Axe looks good to me,” Ma Wei said, eyeing a Black Iron Grade Long Axe on the coffee table.

Soon, Ma Wei absorbed all five Insect Crystals, gaining almost 55 Free Attribute Points.

First, he raised his Constitution Attribute to F-grade, then raised his Strength to F-grade. At that point, he still had 18 Innate Attribute Points left, enough to raise one more attribute to F-grade.

“Your main attribute and Constitution Attribute should differ by at most one grade. Otherwise, if your Constitution is too low, your combat power might decrease instead of increase, and sometimes you could even hurt yourself,” Xu Feng said calmly, glancing at the others.

Seeing Ma Wei’s body become more burly, Guo Yu and Zhang Qiang were extremely eager. They all absorbed their Insect Crystals and raised their strength to One-Star.

“Alright, everyone take your weapons. We’ll gather early tomorrow morning to complete the quest together,” Xu Feng said.

Each of them picked a weapon and quietly left the room.

“The quest to build the Camp will encounter hordes of monsters. If they’re just One-Star or Two-Star, that’s manageable. But if a Three-Star leader appears, even with ten times more people, there would be no hope of completing it,” Xu Feng thought to himself, his face dark.

In his past life, he participated in a Camp-building quest with over a hundred people. As cannon fodder, he fought on the front lines and witnessed the hordes of monsters.

It was an abandoned town full of monsters. Every step forward meant stepping over several monster corpses.

Thinking about the battles he had experienced, Xu Feng shuddered.

…

The next day, when Xu Feng left the Resort, three people were already waiting at the entrance.

Xu Feng glanced at them, nodded, and took the lead walking forward. The three followed closely behind. Inside a first-floor room in the Resort, Sun Liang and Li Min watched their backs with complicated expressions.

After accepting the quest, Xu Feng’s Virtual Map showed guidance. Following the guidance would lead them to the place where they needed to build the Camp.

Soon, they arrived at the foot of a cliff. Ahead was a steep rock face with no path forward.

“This is a dead end,” Ma Wei said, puzzled.

“Everyone, look around and see if there’s anything special,” Xu Feng said, starting to carefully inspect the cliff face.

Since the map guidance said it was here, it must be here.

Soon, Xu Feng found a depression in a corner at the very bottom of the cliff. The shape of the depression matched that of the Quest Scroll.

Xu Feng took out the Quest Scroll and placed it into the depression. It fit perfectly.

Rumble…

After the Scroll was placed, the cliff face split open, revealing a gap. Inside the gap, a two-meter-tall oval ball of light flickered.

It seemed like there were stars twinkling inside the light. A nebula-like gas slowly rotated clockwise in the center of the light.

“This is it,” Xu Feng said joyfully. This entrance was exactly like the one he had seen in his past life. Entering this light would bring them close to the Camp-building site. This was like a gateway; only the Camp’s owner could set entry permissions.

But right now, the Camp hadn’t been built yet, so the entrance and exit could be freely accessed.

“Let’s enter,” Xu Feng shouted, stepping into the light first.