Chapter 17: The Reconnaissance Quest
Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio
“How many soul coins did you say you have?” Ye Xue’er repeated the question in disbelief.
“I have 500 soul coins! I’ll sell you all of them if you are capable of paying the cost!” Lu Wu said as he
grinned.
Noticing Ye Xue’er’s doubtful expression, Lu Wu took a step forward and opened his transaction
column. He showed her all the available soul coins before he promptly cancelled the transaction.
“Do you believe me now?”
Looking at the 500 soul coins listed in the balance column, Ye Xue’er was astonished. After all, she had
barely earned 60 soul coins from all the fights she went through to beat the creatures. However, this
guy, who carried only the basic equipment, actually had an asset of 500 soul coins. It was only natural
for her to be shocked.
“Yes, I will buy all of them!” Ye Xue’er said in a firm tone.
“Sure. Let’s head to the transaction website. The page is secured.”
“That’s not necessary. Just give me your account number and I’ll transfer it to you immediately.”
Lu Wu was astounded by her words as that was not a minor transaction. 500 soul coins were worth
350,000 real dollars.
But, if Ye Xue’er trusted him, Lu Wu was absolutely fine with closing the deal outside the transaction
website. Without much hesitation, Lu Wu provided Ye Xue’er with his bank account number.
“Benzi, transfer the money to him!” Ye Xue’er yelled the command at a girl who was standing next to
her.
The girl, who was addressed as Benzi, quickly nodded before she vanished into thin air.
A brief moment later, the girl returned. “Xue’er, I’ve transferred the money to him,” she reported.
Ye Xue’er nodded in acknowledgement before she told Lu Wu, “I’ve transferred the money to you. You
can check your bank account!”
Lu Wu shook his head, “If you trust me, I’ll trust you, too. I’ll give you the soul coins now.”
As he finished his words, Lu Wu opened the transaction column and sent 500 soul coins to Ye Xue’er.
Of course, 350,000 dollars was a huge amount and Lu Wu naturally could not blindly trust Ye Xue’er.
Bei Li had already informed him about the successful transaction and Lu Wu was only pretending to be
unconcerned about the money.
After she collected the soul coins, Ye Xue’er gleefully visited the shop, picked a red superior leather
coat and put it on immediately.
In a blink of an eye, a colorful light flashed across Ye Xue’er’s body. When she reappeared, she was
already wearing the exquisite and elegant gown.
Seeing that Lu Wu was about to leave, Ye Xue’er blocked him with her hand.
“Is there anything else?”
“How did you earn all of those soul coins? Did you complete a hidden quest or something?” Ye Xue’er
was dying to know.
“Oh. There’s a quest for the soul collectors. While I was loitering around, I was lucky enough to have
picked up five default souls and I sold them in the shop.”
All the other players were baffled.
Initially, Ye Xue’er intended to find out how he activated the hidden quest. But, Lu Wu’s answer had
certainly caused her to be flustered.
How much luck does one need in order to achieve this?
“I’ll take my leave if there’s nothing else. I want to take a stroll and try my luck again. Maybe I can pick
up a few more default souls.”
Once again, Lu Wu’s words silenced the crowd.
Followed by Lu Wu’s departure, Ye Xue’er turned to ask her members, “Have any of you caught a
default soul before?”
They shook their heads.
At this moment, a man ran out of the Ghost Mountains, appearing extremely perturbed.
“Sister Xue’er, our brothers have been ambushed!”
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Ye Xue’er straightened her face when she heard the man, “Were they attacked by the Avengers
again?”
“No. They were assaulted by the NPC of the game!”
Shocked, Ye Xue’er spoke, “Tell me exactly how it happened!”
“When our team of ten was looking for the players of the Avengers within the Ghost Mountains, we met
a troop of ghost soldiers who were riding on wolves. They were all wearing armor while their pupils
were filled with fierce burning fire, appearing exceptionally terrifying and menacing. When they met the
ten of us, they wanted to know which Ghost General we were working for.”
“Then, how did you answer?”
“I said that we were the King of Beiqi’s descendants. Then, they began to chase after us and attack us.
Before long, all the members of our team were killed. I was the only one who was fortunate enough to
have escaped through the underground tunnel.”
Upon listening to this, Ye Xue’er was reminded about the story that was introduced during the opening
of the game. It seemed like all the Ghost Kings and Ghost Generals who used to be subordinates of
the King of Beiqi had begun to rebel against the King of Beiqi.
If that was the case, Ye Xue’er could understand why her peers were attacked when they revealed their
identities as the King of Beiqi’s descendants.
“Brothers, let’s head to the Ghost Mountains and kill the traitors!” Ye Xue’er said in a frigid tone.
Having watched the opening story before, Ye Xue’er bore intense hatred toward the traitors. She
understood how the King of Beiqi sacrificed for the billions of creatures living in the Land of Beiqi.
However, not only were they not grateful, they actually had the audacity to betray the King of Beiqi. For
Ye Xue’er, they were committing an unpardonable felony.
Moreover, Ye Xue’er reckoned that the ghost soldiers could possibly activate some hidden quests.
Then, the horde of hundreds fearlessly marched toward the Ghost Mountains.
……
After Lu Wu logged out of the game, he quickly checked his phone.
A total amount of 350,000 dollars has been transferred to your account ending with numbers, 6573.
Your current balance is 351,236.
“Delicious food… delicious food…” Bei Li’s eyes were beaming with joy and excitement.
This was easy money. Looking at the balance of the soul coins that continued to increase, Lu Wu felt
gratified.
To celebrate their first paycheck, Lu Wu brought Bei Li to the best hotel in town for an expensive and
delicious meal. Besides, he bought a bag of tidbits for Bei Li, the glutton. Bei Li, who was easily
pleased, grinned gleefully and her eyes formed crescent shapes.
The sun had set when Lu Wu returned home. He sat down in front of the computer and browsed
through the main page of Platform173 to check the status of the poll that was made for the games.
Just as he foresaw, Battle Online was significantly leading the poll. The number of participating players
continued to increase and had already surpassed 80,000.
At this moment, Lu Wu’s primary concern was to collect the soul coins. He was in a hurry to
accumulate 50,000 soul coins in order to unleash all the power of the skills.
Actually, many gamers possessed soul coins. But, he had to figure out how to make these players
spend the soul coins.
Lu Wu was undecided, not knowing if he should declare war against the Ghost General of the East.
Once there was a war, people would definitely begin to spend a significant amount of soul coins.
After some deliberation, Lu Wu shook his head and decided to give up this idea. Although the number
of players had hit 80,000, their ability did not allow them to beat the troop of ten thousand ghost
soldiers. Constant loss could deflate the players’ morale and ruin their gaming experience.
As he mulled over the situation, an idea hit Li Wu. With the help of the artifact, Lu Wu created a quest
for the players with Level 15 and above.
[Reconnaissance Quest: Head to the east of the Mansion of the Dead to check out the Ghost General’s
territory. The reward will be decided by the total covered area.]
The quest was undeniably challenging as the strongest player was still no match for a normal ghost
soldier.
However, the players had an advantage as they were invincible. It was the best means to send the
players to ascertain the strength of the ghost armies. Then, Bei Li could scrutinize the players’ status
and report back to him.
Lu Wu intended to design a stratagem after he got the gist of the whole situation.
An hour after the quest was released, many players were already on their way to the Mansion of the
Dead, intending to attempt the quest.
Just when Lu Wu was feeling proud and happy of his decision, a public notification appeared.
[Congratulations to Chen Ziyu for the establishment of the Great Dragon Guild. We are recruiting all
talents across the game to build a renowned Beiqi hand-in-hand!]
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