69novels Chapter 100 Expedition Mission
Chapter 100 Expedition Mission
Chapter 100 Expedition Mission
Lu Ren looked toward the sound and saw a dark-skinned, hot girl leaning against the roadside talking to her companion.
He had just noticed this group of people, two men and two women, who had been waiting at this location. He had initially thought they were waiting for someone.
The dark-skinned hottie paused for a moment when she saw him looking over, then laughed: "Your ears are pretty sharp, handsome young man. Your resonance ability must be pretty high too, right?"
"I'm fine. Is there anything I can help you with?"
"Want to team up with us? We're all at the Flame Realm. My name is Xiaomei, and I'm a warrior. This guy is Hulk, and he's a shield warrior. These two are Baizhi and Linhei, and they're a mage and an item maker, respectively. We're all Flame Realm professionals, and we're looking for a Flame Realm cultivator to team up with. A sorcerer would be best."
It turns out that they were camped out at the Divine Cultivation Testing Area of the Professionals Association in hopes of finding a Divine Cultivation teammate at the Flame-level. This kind of situation, where people go to the Professionals Association to find teammates, is not uncommon.
Yanzhou truly lives up to its reputation as a high-level dungeon; the Fire Realm is surprisingly common. In Linjiang, the dungeon bosses are only Bronze-level Void Beasts, comparable to a Candle Illumination Realm team.
However, this is also related to the fact that Yanzhou is more dangerous. There are two types of virtual realms here: the silver-level Fire Basin Realm and the gold-level Oasis Realm.
Silver-level void realms are generally only entered by teams with two or three members at the Fire Relic Realm. Gold-level void realms are even more dangerous, requiring at least five teams, all of whom are at the Fire Relic Realm, to dare to explore them.
Lu Ren flatly refused: "Sorry, I already have my own team."
"There's already a team, but don't refuse so quickly, little brother, think about it some more?"
The girl was dark-skinned, but not of African descent. She had a darker, Egyptian-looking face with a slightly Asian appearance. She was probably of mixed Arab and Han Chinese descent. Her attire was very revealing, like a character from a popular online game, and her eyes were like emeralds.
However, she spoke fluent Chinese: "We originally had a regular member of the Divine Cultivation team, but she got pregnant and temporarily withdrew, so we wanted to find another one. Little brother, you're not a local, are you? We're very familiar with the Void Realm here in Yanzhou."
This girl has a rather strong scent; she must have sprayed on a lot of perfume.
Lu Ren declined again, saying, "I'm sorry, but my partner is waiting for me. I hope you can find suitable teammates."
The man next to him frowned, glanced at Lu Ren with a slightly disdainful look, and said in a rough voice, "Forget it, Xiao Mei. She's just a sorcerer under the Firewood Clan. Taking her in would only be a hindrance. Let's wait and see."
The dark-skinned girl was a little embarrassed. This person was so inconsiderate. Even if it was true, how could he say it to her face like that?
Lu Ren didn't care what others said about him, nodded, and prepared to leave.
"Wait, wait a minute! Can I get your contact information, handsome?"
The dark-skinned girl grabbed him and said, "We're both unaffiliated professionals. Sometimes when we can't get a full team, we team up with some friends we know to complete missions. How about we get to know each other?"
There's no other way; there are just too few divine cultivators. Everyone is scrambling to get one, so they're doing their best to catch one.
If it's just about adding contact information, Lu Ren wouldn't refuse. Back when he was still a corporate slave, he used to work in sales, and he would always take the initiative to add people and then harass the customers on his contact list.
He added them on Fetion, preparing to meet up with the young lady and the others, only to find Shen Yaoxing and Xiao Youhe already waiting on the side.
It seems she only did a simple single-item assessment. Lu Ren hasn't had his inspiration tested at the Professionals Association, so he doesn't know how it's assessed.
"Young Miss, you finished so quickly?"
Lu Youhe watched her brother walk over from that direction, then secretly glanced at the young lady, her face bitter.
Who would have a little argument with a girl, then turn around and add other girls' contact information, only to get caught red-handed!
Is this idiot's emotional intelligence negative? Does my Lu family bloodline really have a chance to continue?
Shen Yaoxing nodded and casually asked, "Who was that just now?"
"It's nothing. They said they're short of a divine cultivator and asked if I wanted to join them."
"You agreed?"
"No, but I left a message on Fetion."
"Let's go, let's set off."
"Okay, let's go."
They finally managed to exchange a few words, and the atmosphere between them wasn't as tense as it had been that morning, but there was still a slight awkwardness.
This was the first time Lu Ren had ever argued with a young girl, and the feeling was quite novel. Moreover, he felt that the young lady who was throwing a tantrum was also quite cute.
Girls are all like that, so Lu Ren decided to wait until she calmed down before trying to coax her.
There's something just off about her, especially when she looks at him. The young lady's eyes seem very uncomfortable, as if she's trying to hold something back.
They went to the association to accept missions; there were quite a few silver-level missions in Yanzhou.
The hall was filled with professionals, and many people were gathered around the quest board, giving it the feel of an adventurer's guild from a Western fantasy novel.
Ji Liguang peeked over, looked around, and asked, "What's our first task?"
Shen Zhaozhao crossed her arms and said, "I need to remind you that Yanzhou is not like Linjiang. Even in reality, it's not much safer than the virtual world, especially in places far from cities where virtual beasts roam. Not to mention the deep mountains and forests!"
In fact, the fog of time is not a complete barrier; there are always a few illusory beasts that can pass through it and enter the real world.
Some true-type Void Beasts can even pass through the Misty Zone freely, just like humans, without any hindrance.
Unlike Linjiang, the Suiwu area in Linjiang is a very small area, large enough to allow troops to be stationed there directly, so naturally no virtual beasts would enter the real world.
However, places like Yanzhou are riddled with holes, some of which cover tens of square kilometers. No matter how many troops are stationed, it is impossible to defend against them all. Over the past few hundred years, countless virtual beasts that have entered reality have been unable to be dealt with and have fled to the deep mountains and forests, especially Tianshan, which has now become one of the world's forbidden zones. It is said that there are still multiple Crimson Gold-level True Species Virtual Beasts on Tianshan.
To draw a parallel with Douluo Continent, Tianshan is now the Star Dou Great Forest, and in its deepest center, there are even 100,000-year-old soul beasts.
However, the Tianshan Mountains have a relatively stable layout, and in such sparsely populated areas, it is difficult for rifts in the ethereal realm to appear, which is quite intriguing.
Shen Yaoxing looked at the mission information and said, "I have accepted two missions. One is a subjugation mission. There are multiple appearances of rock-shelled lizards and red sand scorpions near Yanxi Village. Several silver-level teams are needed to check it out."
"Another mission is a rescue operation. Two days ago, a Silver-level team went missing in Yandong Village. We need to investigate. The two places are adjacent, and we'll try to resolve this within a week."
"It just so happens that Little Moon Shadow needs the remains of the Crimson Sand Scorpion. Let's complete this extermination mission first, and the rescue mission will be secondary. It's all up to us."
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