Quest Objective: Find the Tiger Demon cub and ensure its safe settlement.
Reward: 300 Merit Points, removal of the DEBUFF ’Demon Soul Entanglement’.
Xiao Jie thought to himself that he finally received a quest.
He quickly replied, "Of course, I can handle it. Brother Hu, rest assured, I’ll take care of the aftermath for you. However, during this period, please refrain from interfering with me, otherwise, if the quest fails, your cub might end up dead."
"Hmph, get on with it then. I won’t disturb you, that’s for sure. The location of my den is inside a tiger cave halfway up Wei Li Mountain. Once you reach the place, I will naturally guide you."
Xiao Jie exited the dream and returned to reality.
He then shared the details of the quest with the two companions.
Ye Luo said, "Wei Li Mountain... That should be on the Chi Jing Wilderness map."
"That’s right. Let’s go, take advantage of the early day, and aim to complete the quest before it gets dark."
The trio immediately set off.
At this point, with the strength of the three of them, running across the map no longer posed too much of a challenge.
Chi Jing Wilderness is located to the southwest of Luoyang Plain. This place was named after the red thorn grass that overruns the local area. The trio sped along and soon entered the Chi Jing Wilderness. Surveying the landscape, it was a sea of red everywhere, giving off an eerie feeling. Here was a three-way fork in the road; southwest led to Chi Jing Wilderness and northwest to Ghost Mist Ridge, which was even more dangerous, a place where only high-level players dared to form teams to venture to.
Relative to that, the Chi Jing Wilderness was considered safer. The system rated its adventure level as 15-25, meaning it was only slightly more dangerous than Luoyang Plain.
The three knew nothing of the topography of the Chi Jing Wilderness. Fortunately, the Dragon Soaring Knights had a substantial operation, with a branch in the area. They followed the main road for less than an hour when they saw a town located by the lakeside—Sky Water Town.
A large bridge spanned the lake leading to the town’s main gate. With water surrounding the town on one side and mountains on three, it was a strategically vital place, easy to defend and difficult to attack. At this moment, several knights were waiting on the bridge.
The one leading them looked quite familiar to Xiao Jie.
"Eh, Dragon Control, I didn’t expect you to personally come to greet us?"
Xiao Jie was somewhat surprised; Dragon Control was that white-clothed knight who had led the team to surround and attack the Tiger Demon in the dream last night.
Now, looking up, it was even clearer.
Dragon Control (Unrivaled General): Level 28. Life Value 690.
Clad in white robes and silver armor, he cut quite a figure reminiscent of the legendary Zhao Zilong of Changshan.
Behind him were three players over level 20, a Martial Artist, a General, and a Taoist, who seemed to be the high-ranking officials of the Sky Water Town branch.
"Haha, good to hear, Brother Sui Feng. I have long heard of your great name. As I’m free today, and I heard you needed a guide, I came to join in the fun. Are you heading to Wei Li Mountain for a quest, Brother Sui Feng?"
"Yes, could you guide us?"
"No problem, but there are many monsters on Wei Li Mountain, and since the three of you are on the lower level side, be careful."
"Heh, thanks for the heads up. We are, of course, prepared. Dragon Control, please lead the way," Xiao Jie remarked, hiding his lack of concern.
At level 20, the three of them weren’t seen as particularly promising. However, upon seeing their professions next to their names, Dragon Control immediately dropped any disdain.
Ancient Qi Refiners... Yellow Turban Warriors... Impermanence Walkers... They were all rare professions he was hearing about for the first time, clearly not the average martial artists.
The two parties joined forces, and a group of seven sped through the Chi Jing Wilderness towards the south. After a while, they saw a massive mountain range looming in the distance.
Because it was covered in Red Thorn Grass, the mountain range was a sheet of red, a sight quite magnificent.
"Wei Li Mountain is one of the peaks in the Red Thorns Mountain Range. A lot of tigers spawn around here. That’s where we surrounded and attacked the Tiger Demon boss before," Dragon Control said while leading the way and explaining.
Indeed, they saw quite a few tigers prowling through the nearby forests.
They looked to be around level 22-23 and appeared much fiercer than the average beast.
Fortunately, these tigers were solitary and not in packs, posing little threat.
They arrived! This was the place.
At a mountain valley, Dragon Control stopped.
Xiao Jie looked at the steep valley ahead and said, "From here on, we can proceed on our own."
At this moment, the location of the Tiger Demon Cave appeared on the mini-map.
"Then I wish you a smooth operation," Dragon Control said, and, taking his people, left.
With the rugged mountain path ahead, they could no longer ride their horses, so Xiao Jie summoned Xiong Da, and Ye Luo summoned a zombie. The three, along with a bear and a zombie, walked up the rugged path into the mountains.
PS: Thanks to the book friend pretending to be Christ a for the Alliance Hierarch reward. More Chapters will be scheduled for next month.