Chapter 198 - 188 Took an Extra Glance at You in the
Chapter 198: Chapter 188: Took an Extra Glance at You in the Crowd
Chapter 198 -188: Took an Extra Glance at You in the Crowd
Watching the two hurriedly rush to the Chamber of Commerce to take on errands, Da Fei sighed to himself. “100,000 reputation, how long will it take these errand runners to achieve that, until the year of the monkey? Medium ships aren’t that easy to operate either.”
In the game, there’s essentially no fundamental difference between medium ships and small ships, other than being a larger version of a small ship. However, the difference between large ships and medium ships is significant; it’s a matter of oceanic versus coastal, with completely different construction, materials, and design philosophies. If the minimum requirement for medium ships is 100,000 reputation, then large ships would require at least 1,000,000! So for merchant players just entering the game, large ships are an unreachable goal, while medium ships become their lifelong ambition.
In any case, these two could not be of much help for a long while. After all, recruiting them was a bit too casual. However, they do have their obvious strengths, like flattering.
Only I can venture out first and see what this Sea God’s Curse is all about. But navigating a medium ship leaves me a little uneasy too. After all, my Storm Navigation only works with a large ship.
With just one day left, I’ll go see Old Ma, my mentor. As his fortunate apprentice, having accomplished such an impressive feat, he should be proud and offer me some advice, right? But how do I explain the Phantom Crossbow Cannon? Damn it, just say it got wrecked.
To save on teleportation costs, Da Fei first went to the inn to settle in the three lovely ladies.
But the newcomer Anlicia wouldn’t have it. She tugged at Da Fei’s sleeve, pouted, and whined, “No, no! It’s no fun. I want to go to the human city with the Captain!”
Damn it! Is this what’s called a rebellious character? What a troublesome hero with such a personality! You’re pouting at the wrong place–pout at my mouth!
With a laugh and a tear, Da Fei had no choice but to take her along. At level 20, she wasn’t heavy; I could handle it.
But thinking about her skillset, which was equally laughable, Da Fei felt troubled again. To say her expertise was like my grandmother’s, her skills resembled my grandmother’s too. The difference was, one was all grandmaster level, and the other was junior high and high school level–clearly here to mess with me. There’s no other way–I’ll have to make her an Arcane Master first to fill the gap left by Grandma’s departure. As for her position, it could only be the Sailing Captain, with my God-level skills backing her up.
With a flash of white light from the teleportation array, Da Fei returned to the bustling Saint Anthony Port, the largest human port.
As soon as Da Fei, a yellow-name figure, appeared, he became the center of attention, with the surrounding crowd erupting in shouts: “Da Fei! It’s Da Fei!”
“No kidding, he got a female Vice Hero after snatching a Female Hero from the Bloodrose Guild!”
“The Bloodrose Guild has been hunting him down, and he dares to come here?”
“Damn, he also killed several main members of Star, and Star hasn’t even settled accounts with him yet.”
“I heard his ship is gone? Is it true?”
Suddenly, the crowd swarmed around, encircling Da Fei tightly. As the largest human port, the number of people here was obviously more than in Elorin.
Da Fei felt overwhelmed, thinking that onlookers also had power. But as the top player in the China Region, I certainly won’t be a monkey for you all to watch! Want to watch, huh? Then I’ll put on a show for you!
Da Fei began waving to the crowd, like a leader. The crowd responded with hisses. Sure, they’re not convinced by me! No matter, if you want to watch like this, I’ll wave until you all get sick of it.
Suddenly, Da Fei noticed a red dot suddenly appeared on the mini-map! A single red among a sea of green–the red dot stood out among the green dots representing onlookers on the radar!
Da Fei couldn’t help but look in the direction of the red dot, and sure enough, he saw a red-named figure partially covering their head, looking at him from behind the crowd! Da Fei was startled–a PK red name? No! The red dot on the radar indicated a hostile force or hostile monster! How could a hostile force enter the city?
In his shock, the red dot disappeared from the radar! The red-named figure vanished from Da Fei’s sight.
Da Fei’s eyebrow twitched, wondering if his eyes were playing tricks on him. He vaguely saw that the half head just now displayed a name…Shenye? At this moment, the crowd swayed again, and the figure disappeared without a trace, leaving him unable to determine if it was a man or a woman or whether it was a player or NPC.
Da Fei was suddenly shocked! What was the situation?
Isn’t it obvious? It must be that my God-level Reconnaissance Technique discovered a lurking hostile player! Da Fei had seen such situations before, like the suddenly exposed and disappeared Spider Hero in the Pool of Radiance. This indicated that the opponent’s disguise skill was very high–even a God-level Reconnaissance Technique couldn’t completely detect it. His (or her) name was “Shenye”? Or was it just the first half of the name blocked by other players?
Da Fei hurriedly activated the player friend function to search for “Shenye,” but the system prompted no such person. It seemed it was only half a name. Clearly, the name was unimportant. What mattered was how such a hostile identity entered such a large human Main City.
Wait! It’s not like I’ve never encountered this before. Isn’t Makar one of them? And Makar’s butler, too, right? That time when I temporarily upgraded to God-level after obtaining the Blood Eagle Flute, I pierced through the butler’s vampire identity. Damn it! Could this Shenye also be a vampire? A vampire that could completely disguise as a human is not an ordinary vampire–it’d be a high-end vampire. Right, was that person male or female just now? If female, she might be a Banshee? A Banshee could disguise completely too?
If there was a complete disguise, could it mix dual-race professions? A vampire taking part-time jobs as a Knight Priest on the human side? Possible, very possible! Didn’t I take a side job as a Ranger?
Anyway, this player must be quite formidable!
Da Fei couldn’t help but sigh in admiration. The vastness of the China Region and the sheer number of Chinese players truly hid many dragons and crouching tigers. It seemed it was premature for me to declare myself the top in China. Since the opposing player is a formidable adversary, they’re naturally my enemy–I must stay vigilant.
It’s not just about being vigilant; if the opponent really was a high-end vampire, they’d be a formidable enemy! Undead and the Hell Race are different; the Hell Race is strong on land but weak at sea. The Undead are strong on land and equally formidable at sea. They have the overpowering vampire troops and the most irritating ghost troops!
All of a sudden, a sense of crisis arose in Da Fei’s mind. In short, I still have to keep working hard!
At that moment, the patrolling city guards appeared and loudly dispersed the crowd blocking the road around Da Fei. Only then was Da Fei able to make his way to Makar’s Duke’s office.
At the time, the entrance to the Duke’s office was bustling, with mission officers standing near the guards while players competed to hand in their tasks. Needless to say, as a world-renowned Great Navigator, the Great Duke of the Lionheart Empire, the most powerful Grand Mage of humankind, and the Governor General of the New World, Makar wielded immense power. Players all wanted to gain a foothold under Makar, particularly among the large guilds.
Having just been stimulated by the mysterious player, Da Fei felt uneasy and lost his composure. He ignored the curious glances from the surrounding players and pushed through the crowd to the guards: “I want to see the Duke!”
Seeing Da Fei, the guard immediately straightened up with respect: “Oh, it’s you, sir. Please, come right in!”
Oh, yeah! The NPC guard said before that I don’t visit without a reason. If he’s letting me in, it must be something important–indeed, I completed the task, and the Duke has something to say. Hahaha! Onward!
Watching Da Fei, the yellow-named figure, swagger into the Duke Mansion, the players outside caused a stir: “Da Fei can meet the Duke!”
“Damn! So elite!”
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The ever-graceful vampire butler led the way again, and this time Da Fei dared not look at him as he glanced around. Apparently, this vampire butler has an anti-reconnaissance skill.
On the contrary, Anlicia frowned, pinched her nose with one hand, and waved away an imaginary stench with the other.
Da Fei asked softly, “What’s up?”
Anlicia shook her head, “It’s hard to say.”
Could it be that she can smell an undead’s stench of rot? Even high-end undead vampires have a stench of rot? Of course, it’s not the time to stir up trouble and create more complications. Da Fei said lightly, “Then don’t say it.”
Yet Anlicia leaned close to Da Fei’s ear and whispered, “I’m telling you, there’s a strange rose scent on him, and it’s not natural!”
Damn it! I told you not to say it, but you insist. Everyone knows high-end vampires sleep in luxurious coffins filled with roses. Da Fei anxiously said, “I don’t understand–can you say it three more times?”
Anlicia snorted, “If you don’t understand, so be it.”
Da Fei let out a long sigh of relief, hoping her bad attitude wouldn’t be a problem in battle.
Another flash of the teleportation array, and he was back in the magic-lit grand library.
A kind laughter echoed through the library, “Welcome back victorious. You truly are my most outstanding student!”
Oh yeah! Receiving me personally, I feel so honored, hahaha! (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to QiDian (novelbuddy.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.novelbuddy.com.)