Chapter 101: The Quest Fanatic
Chapter 101: The Quest Fanatic
System Notification: Will you spend 1 gold coin to resurrect your pet?
After crafting the potion, Chen Mo used the pet resurrection scroll.
A System Notification appeared, startling Chen Mo.
“That’s so expensive!”
As far as he knew, resurrecting a level 10 pet required only 1 silver coin. But for Big Fatty, the mutant BOSS, it cost 1 gold coin. That was a hundred times more!
It seemed that the stronger the pet, the more money was needed for its resurrection.
He clicked confirm. The resurrection scroll in Chen Mo’s hand turned into a soft, white glow. The light spun gently in the air. As the light fell, Big Fatty appeared pitifully before Chen Mo.
When Big Fatty saw Chen Mo, it rushed over with teary eyes.
Chen Mo patted Big Fatty’s head and then put it back into the Pet Space. He headed towards the Blackwood Mining Area outside Shadow Main City.
On the way, Chen Mo thought about how to handle those Pet Skill Books in his possession.
Should he teach one to Big Fatty?
After learning a skill, Big Fatty’s combat power would skyrocket. However, a Hunter’s pet could not level up. Big Fatty was only a level 10 pet. No matter how powerful it became, facing level 20 monsters under Level Suppression, it wouldn’t be very effective. Teaching it a skill seemed too wasteful.
But if he didn’t teach Big Fatty, none of the pets that current Hunter Players could catch were worth learning these skills.
“Big Fatty can still handle monsters for now. There’s no rush to teach it. Later, I’ll see if I can catch a powerful pet, preferably a BOSS!”
Chen Mo pondered.
After catching Big Fatty, the mutant BOSS, as his sidekick, he knew the benefits of having a powerful follower. Ordinary pets couldn’t even catch his eye. If he could catch a higher-level BOSS as a pet and teach it those pet skills to make it even more overpowered, that would be a good idea.
Having made his decision, Chen Mo stopped worrying and quickened his pace towards the Blackwood Mining Area.
Each of the Three Major Cities had its own mining area. Players could mine in these areas to make weapons and armor. The mining area outside Shadow Main City was the Blackwood Mining Area.
About eight thousand meters from Shadow Main City, countless giant trees had fallen after being burned by fire and tangled together, forming a huge black mountain.
These fallen black giant trees were not ordinary trees. They were a strange type of wood called Lava Wood. A large amount of burned Lava Wood had fallen and tangled together. After years of mutation, it eventually formed the Blackwood Mining Area.
Many Players went to the Blackwood Mining Area every day to mine and earn money. However, most mining Players came during the day. At night, many powerful monsters spawned in the Blackwood Mining Area, making it impossible to focus on mining. Mining at night was not only inefficient but also dangerous. With limited online time, Players who intended to mine naturally came during the day.
At night, with many monsters around, Players who wanted to level up also avoided the Blackwood Mining Area. At night, the Blackwood Mining Area had almost no Players.
But Chen Mo chose the Blackwood Mining Area not because it was empty at night.
To level up, as long as he avoided popular spots, he could find monsters anywhere at night.
Chen Mo chose the Blackwood Mining Area because it had several levels. Currently, Players only mined and operated on the First Level. Only the First Level of the Blackwood Mining Area had been successfully cleared by a Guild. And Chen Mo actually knew the Guild that cleared the First Level of the Blackwood Mining Area—it was the Daniú Guild.
As for the Second Level and deeper levels of the Blackwood Mining Area, they were still Undeveloped Areas. During the day, Chen Mo could hide on the Second Level to level up.
The monsters on the Second Level were between level 15 and 18. Several Guilds had tried to clear the Second Level of the Blackwood Mining Area. However, it was said that the Area Elite monsters on the Second Level were very troublesome. After some attempts, those Guilds gave up and chose other Undeveloped Areas.
Chen Mo hadn’t seen level 18 monsters and didn’t know if he could kill them. Even if he could, it would be tough. But he wasn’t afraid of level 15 monsters. As long as he avoided level 18 monsters and targeted those at level 15, he could still level up on the Second Level of the Blackwood Mining Area.
If he didn’t go to the Blackwood Mining Area, he would have to go to other Undeveloped Areas. Those other Undeveloped Areas were far away, and the monsters there were at least level 16. Dealing with level 16 monsters during the day was manageable, but at night, it would be very tricky. Leveling up wouldn’t be efficient. Right now, he needed to quickly reach level 15, so the Blackwood Mining Area was the best leveling spot.
On the way, Chen Mo occasionally saw some Player teams leveling up.
Players who came out to level up at night were usually quite skilled. Fighting them would be troublesome. Using his twenty-meter vision, Chen Mo quietly avoided them before they noticed him. Few Players knew that a rich Blacklisted Player had passed by not far from them.
After nearly half an hour, a huge black silhouette appeared before Chen Mo. He knew the Blackwood Mining Area had arrived.
Following the coordinates he got from the Forum, Chen Mo quickly found the entrance to the Blackwood Mining Area.
“Ahhh! Stop chasing me!”
But before Chen Mo could enter the mining area entrance, a panicked voice reached him. Then, a little girl covered in black smudges, clutching a mining pick, rushed towards him in a fluster.
The little girl’s figure looked familiar. Chen Mo looked closer. Wasn’t it Little Warrior?
How did this little girl end up at the mining area? What a coincidence.
Chasing Little Warrior was an Ore Monster. The Ore Monster looked like a pile of rubble stacked together, slightly larger than a basketball. However, the Ore Monster wasn’t a stone-type monster. Its interior was a flesh-based creature. It just had rocks stuck all over its body because it burrowed around in the mine tunnels. Of course, these rocks were actually part of the Ore Monster. Attacking these rocks dealt very low Damage to the Ore Monster. Only by targeting areas without rocks or with weak spots could you deal effective Damage.
Because of this, killing Ore Monsters was a bit troublesome. Players who had other places to level up usually didn’t fight Ore Monsters. However, killing Ore Monsters had a chance to drop some low-level ores, so some Players came to try their luck.
The Ore Monster was level 14. Little Warrior’s equipment wasn’t bad, and her escape speed was fast. Otherwise, she would have been caught by the Ore Monster long ago.
A level 14 monster. Chen Mo summoned Big Fatty and stepped forward.
“Big brother, is that you?” Little Warrior immediately recognized Big Fatty and happily rushed over.
“Why did you come here to mine?” Chen Mo and Big Fatty killed the Ore Monster, then he turned and asked Little Warrior.
Little Warrior held a mining pick, and her face was covered in mining dust. She had definitely come here to mine.
“I took a quest from the Blacksmith in the city. He asked me to dig some Nightlight Ore for him. He said he would make a weapon for me. This Nightlight Ore can only be mined at night, but there are too many monsters at night! I couldn’t mine at all!” Little Warrior complained.
“The Blacksmith has that quest?” Chen Mo asked doubtfully. The Blacksmith taught forging skills. He had dealt with the Blacksmith before and never saw that quest there. He hadn’t seen anyone mention it on the Forum either.
“Yes! As soon as I got there, he asked if I could help him dig a few pieces of Nightlight Ore!” Little Warrior answered without hesitation.
“After you completed your last quest, did you get some achievement title?” Chen Mo suddenly remembered the ‘Impossible’ quest and asked sharply.
“Yes, I think I got a pretty good title!” Little Warrior nodded and showed the title’s Attributes.
Title: Quest Fanatic
Description: A special title. Only Players who completed the quest ‘Impossible’ can obtain it. A maximum of five Players can hold this title simultaneously. This is a passive title; effects are active without equipping.
Attributes:
Strength +20
Constitution +20
Agility +20
Intelligence +20
Spirit +20
Favorability with all races’ NPCs +15
Reputation with all races +150
Luck Value +5
Movement Speed Cap +3
Additional Special Effects: Quest Lucky One, Fanatical Eye.
——Quest Lucky One: Lowers quest trigger conditions, increases chance of encountering hidden quests, improves quest rewards obtained. The more quests a Player completes consecutively, the higher the chance. Abandoning or failing a quest reduces the chance. For every ten consecutive quests completed, there is a chance to obtain additional quest rewards.
——Fanatical Eye: Night vision +5. When the Player has a quest below C-rank, night vision additionally +5. When the Player has a B-rank quest, night vision additionally +10. When the Player has an A-rank or higher quest, night vision additionally +15.