Chapter 73: The Crimson Scaled Conqueror!
The four of them hurriedly walked along the path of flames.
Mantou had a fawning smile on his face; he wanted to use his own abilities to recover the favorability that Singo had lost.
âSir, is there anything you need us for by inviting us here? Just say the word, and I am absolutely willing to go through fire and water without hesitation!â
[Favorability -5.]
[ăMysterious Draconic Bloodline Sorcerer - Cassiusăâs favorability towards you is -10 (Mild Dislike).]
Mantouâs smile froze on his face.
âWhy is it decreasing instead of increasing!â
âDamn, whatâs with this damn mysterious NPC and all his problems?â he cursed inwardly.
Cassiusâs face showed a hint of imperceptible mockery; he thought to himself, âYou think I donât know what youâre like? Youâre definitely cursing me in your hearts right now.â
But he calmly said aloud, âFallen stars from unknown lands, I did not invite you here to listen to your nonsense.â
[You have issued a quest to players ăI Go Eat MantouăăSingoăăSummer Night Autumn RainăăBorn Battle Maniacă.]
Singo said succinctly, âPlease, go ahead.â
The half-dragon Sorcerer looked down at everyone, exuding a powerful aura, his golden pupils flashing:
âSince you were born in Baator City, it is naturally the arrangement of the god of fate. Go and learn about the brief history here, or the longer stories about the Tieflings and the Ember Nest; you will make new discoveries.â
Everyoneâs panels refreshed with a quest.
ăInvestigate the Story of the Tieflingsă
Quest Description: This group of Tieflings, known as the âDevilâs Offspring,â did not originally belong here. They were once driven out and slaughtered, but relying on astonishing willpower, they migrated here and, in just five years, established their own city in this monster-infested Storm Highlands. What exactly did they encounter five years ago? And what caused them to migrate here and join the Ember Nest?
Quest Reward: +500 ăEmber Nestă Faction Contribution
âSo the reward is faction contribution.â
Singoâs voice was somewhat disappointed. Considering the other party was an important NPC, he forcefully swallowed the phrase ânot even a dog would want it.â
Even Born Battle Maniac and Summer Night Autumn Rain were a bit disappointed. They had read Singoâs guide; faction contribution currently had no use, and although it might be significant in the future, at this early stage itâs just an empty promise.
âWait... look at this!â
âQuick, check the shop interface!â
Mantouâs voice trembled with excitement.
âDamn, whatâs gotten into you?â
Singo was startled by Mantouâs sudden exclamation, cursed, but still instinctively opened the interface.
[ăMysterious Draconic Bloodline Sorcerer - Cassiusă has opened his personal shop to you.]
Unlike the usual merchant NPCâs trading panel, this high-class ăMysterious Draconic Bloodline Sorcerer - Cassiusăâs trading panel is divided into three modules: ăAdamantine Shopă, ăMithril Shopă, and ăOrdinary Shopă.
The ăOrdinary Shopă sold items no different from those of regular merchantsâvarious iron swords, leather armor, potions, raw materials, food. Although numerous, nothing seemed special.
âWhatâs this? I can get more than that.â
But as he looked further, Singo was also stunned, and after a long while, only uttered two wordsâ
âDamn.â
Starting from the Mithril Shop, the item interface underwent a tremendous changeâthere appeared ăRareă quality equipment that had never been seen since the beta began, such as ăWhisper Greatswordă, ăEmerald Dragon Scale Swordă, ăInlaid Wooden Staffă, ăHunterâs Longbowă.
Moreover, these equipments were dazzling, totaling over a hundred pieces! The interweaving magical glows made everyone dazzled.
Singo browsed through the equipment descriptions, extremely excited, muttering: âWhisper Greatsword, with Whisper Tree roots extending from the hilt, silences the target upon hitâan extremely versatile early-game artifact. Dragon Scale Shield, comes with anti-dragon auraâa core equipment specifically against dragon-type bosses. Hunterâs Longbow, can attach a Hunterâs Mark to the opponent with one aimâmy Bow Warriorâs early graduation equipment.â
But after looking at the prices below, his heart sank.
These equipments were mostly priced at dozens of gold coins, and even those few ăRareă quality early-game divine equipments were priced at over a hundred gold coins. Even a professional top player like him would find it hard to accumulate so much; perhaps only those wealthy large guilds could afford one or two pieces.
Actually, these overpriced equipments werenât prepared for solo players like Singo, but were specially released by Cassius to reap from the guilds.
But Singo also noticed the shopâs description.
[ăMithril Shopă: Requires ăEmber Nestă faction contribution of 3000 to unlock.]
Singo gasped: âLooks like I was wrong; faction contribution is so crucial!â
Cassiusâs golden eyes narrowed slightly, sneering inwardly: âLet you kid belittle my faction contribution, causing no one to take on the labor tasks, even needing to allocate funds to spend money; now you know how important it is!â
Cassiusâs status had risen from the hard-working laborer of his previous life to the faction leader now, and naturally, his mentality changed with his status.
Now, as the boss, the only thing he wanted to do was to ruthlessly exploit the players: first squeeze a wave of gold coins with the invitation, then squeeze a wave of labor with the faction contribution restrictions.
As for buying equipment?
Players might say they could still grind out a few more gold coins; everyone could pool together, and the money could always be saved up.
What? You say you canât save enough?
At worst, you can pay in installmentsâjust a little interest; as long as you persist in repaying every day. After all, he, Cassius, is not a devil, just an ordinary red dragon, still willing to fulfill every playerâs dream of acquiring divine equipment.
âSingo, take a look at the Adamantine Shop.â
Mantou reminded him; his tone was already a bit numb.
Singo didnât bother with Mantouâs way of addressing him and pulled up the panel.
[ăAdamantine Shopă: Requires ăEmber Nestă faction contribution of 10000 to unlock.]
Still the familiar faction contribution requirements.
But in the ăAdamantine Shopă, there werenât many items, only a few displayed on the interface, and they were all priced in faction contribution!
Singo stared intently at the descriptions of those few items.
âDragon Blood Elixir, unlocks the Sorcerer subclass ăDraconic Bloodline Sorcereră quest, price: 4500 faction contribution.â
âThis is... Crimson Scale, unlocks the Warrior advanced class ăCrimson Scaled Conqueroră quest, price: 9800 faction contribution.â
ăCrimson Scaled Conqueroră
Requirements: Large Draconic Bloodline Creature Mount, Dragon Bloodline, Warrior base level 3, +4 proficiency in Riding
Class Description: When the dragonâs roar comes from afar, the Crimson Scaled Conquerors will ride massive and ferocious Draconic Bloodline creatures from the sky, bringing endless flames and utter death to their enemies.
Mantou gritted his teeth, secretly making up his mind, his eyes showing unprecedented determination: âNo one stop me; I want to become a Dragon Knight!â
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