Noticing the smile on Tabesa's red lips, the elf seemed to realize that something was wrong. He twisted his face to the side, coughed and withdrew his left hand, his right hand changing from flat to three fingers on the object to be presented; Only then did he look sideways at her and said with a smile:

"Hello, ma'am. …… I wonder if you're interested in learning more about my 'loot'? ”

Saying that, what was shown to her in her fingers was an ordinary rabbit's foot that was "it's just an ordinary rabbit's foot." Fortunately, no one jumped out and said, "But be careful, because this rabbit's foot is not ordinary."

Tabesa couldn't help but have the illusion that he had some false expectations of ordinary rabbit feet. A heartfelt smile appeared on her graceful face, and she replied, "If I say 'no,' you're not going to show me another one, are you, poet?" ”

Seeing that the young elf was a little cramped again, Tabesa stopped playing tricks on him and asked with a smile, "Can you tell me why you chose it?" I've seen that the three lads offer a few other options (they're pretty good at cooking). ”

Facing Tabesa's interested gaze, Jin Shaolan was also amused at his unwarranted affection. "Hmm...... Actually," he hesitated a little, but admittedly admitted, "I liked it at first glance." So I'm not interested in paying much attention to anything else. He laughed first, "...... Yes, it's all because it's pleasing to the eye. ”

The slender hand held the gem and handed it to Tabeza. The latter's eyes flickered, as if subconsciously, and her hand caressed the dazzling and charming necklace on her chest.

"Well, maybe it's like a beauty has a natural liking for jewelry," Jin Shaolan remembered that it was the necklace called the 'Abyss Crown', "Once upon a time," he and his friends punched the mummy knife and slashed the three-headed snake, and finally kicked over the bewitching female troll Veresa snatched back from the desert dungeon, "Instinctively gravitating towards delicate and elegant gems." ”

Tabesa looked thoughtfully at the "Jewel of Residual Magical Power" and unconsciously fiddled with the pendants of the necklace with her fingers. She thought for a moment and said:

"Wind seeker, friend from the Northern Kingdoms, there is something unusual about this emerald. I'm going to make it clear to you that these unusual places do interest me, but I don't strictly judge that they will have a bad effect on you. Now I'm going to ask your opinion, would you agree to lend this gem so that I, and of course the other mages in my organization, can study it? ”

Saying this, Tabesa did not show a solemn expression, but was still dignified and elegant, radiant, and unlike before, there was a little more serious and inquiring in her eyes. Seeing that Jin Shaolan's expression also showed concentration, she judged that the former had indeed listened and understood her words, and Tabeisa smiled again:

"Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't borrow it, I'm quite interested, yes, but it's just curiosity. I hope you don't think of this as a makeshift boss, poet—I don't want you to be bothered by it when you make a decision. ”

At the same time, Jin Shaolan also received a hint of the Nightmare Mark:

A high-level mage of Dalaran (Astrologer Tabesa) has taken an interest in your "Gem of Residual Magical Power".

Give it to Astrologer Tabeza and you'll get a side quest: Gems for Remnants of Magical Power.

You can choose from the following to start a different task branch:

A: Gift this item to Mage Dalaran and you'll get a chance to participate in their investigation. During this time, you may need to complete other commissions in Dalaran and have a higher chance of fighting.

B: Temporarily lend this item to Master Dalaran to get an appraisal. This process lasts up to 24 hours, and the identification effect is related to the strength of your mage friend, but at least the lowest identification effect will be obtained. If you take back the item early, there is a chance that the identification will fail.

Whichever choice you make, you'll gain Dalaran reputation and the opinion of the high-level mage (Astrologer Tabeza). The degree to which reputation and opinion fluctuate is directly related to the contractor's charisma.

It can be seen that the choice of this task branch is quite elegant. Jin Shaolan replied after a little silence that the gem was a gift from a friend, and perhaps they knew more about it, hoping to go and communicate with the "three soldiers" for a while. With Tabesa's permission (which is natural...... He searched for the picnic trio in the crowd. Fortunately, it seemed that everyone was ready to continue to follow up on the other branches of this task after completing the "purge" and did not leave, Jin Shaolan soon discovered the target, to be precise, the conspicuous target of the Russian woolly bear.

After informing the "three soldiers" of the specific situation of the mission, Jin Shaolan "generously" asked them if they wanted to take it and try to complete it. The previous choice given by Nightmare Mark can be speculated to be a multi-link series of missions like the "Recruit - Purge" during the day today, and based on his experience as a Warcraft Ashes player, this is likely to be a rewarding series of missions; The latter is clearly a low-return, low-risk one-shot deal.

Jin Shaolan is still very self-aware, for him, there is no such option as "trying to complete the task chain". Instead of staring at each other if you can't do it yourself, why not just let the friendly picnic trio try? As a fake "senior legal contractor", he has no "combat effectiveness" to speak of, and most of the so-called "participation in the investigation" can only give full play to his own charm and advantages, and the results with few results can basically be expected. For him, if he accepts the previous option to start the series of quests, he will receive the reward of the first stage (which is nothing more than prestige, favorability and money) and give the gem to the beauty big sister and pull it down.

The "three soldiers" got together and discussed for a while, during which two or three contractors who had already formed friendships in this day's battle came over to try to mix up their faces and try to see if they could participate, I have to say that Jin Shaolan's bright red/navy blue robe with golden patterns was still quite deceptive, but after a little in-depth understanding, they shook their heads and left. Their concerns coincide with those of the "Three Soldiers", that is, the quest "Gem of Residual Magical Power" reveals the caster's tendency from the name to the initial description, but I am afraid that most of the mission content will not be friendly to their kitchen knife output or anything.

The adventure experience in the nightmare world is much richer than Jin Shaolan's, and they can easily judge that as long as they can complete this quest line, the reward must be very rich, but as long as they think about it deeply, they can also judge that the person who accepts this quest is the best: One: He is a legal system. Two: Charisma and friendliness reach a certain level. Three: Superior strength.

…… On this basis, this task may be able to achieve the series of branches that are linked one by one.

In other words, there is exactly one and only one person present who meets the above requirements: "Senior" and "Mysterious Oriental Red-robed Mage" so-and-so......

With these factors in mind, the "three soldiers" thanked him for his kindness and declined the ...... after their deliberations. They, the three unpleasant kitchen knives - likable and not easy to use - still continue to work efficiently and prestige according to the original plan.

In other words, I feel that the "Chinese", a senior legal contractor, no matter how strong (unfathomable?) he shows. Or character (good old man who treats Muggles well!) On the one hand, there is value worth making friends with, but the main reason is that the benefits are not enough for them to change their original plans temporarily, and of course, this is not enough for outsiders.

“…… And so, after killing the little syndicate boss, my friend found this beautiful gem in him, and it seemed that he had taken it very seriously when he was alive; And even though they were just ordinary adventurers, they also noticed that this gem was unusual. I hope this is of some help to you, ma'am. ”

Back at Tarbesa's side, Jin Shaolan explained the information shared by the picnic trio. After a pause, he added:

"And I'...... Maybe it's not entirely because I have a natural penchant for beautiful gems, or maybe it's because of my race's talent for magical affinity, and I feel a sense of ...... from it," he hesitated to use a word that he wasn't sure about, "...... An indescribable sense of fit? ”

Seriously, Jin Shaolan really didn't figure out how to express "compatibility" in Mandarin.

Tabesa also nodded thoughtfully, not knowing whether she agreed that "the High Elves naturally love pure and transparent gems" or that "the High Elves are born with a natural talent for magic affinity". "It's no surprise that it makes you feel like you're in touch with someone." She said. "This gem, and your friend's acquisition of it, partially confirms my suspicions, well, that I and many of my colleagues."

Without specifying what the speculation would be, Tabesa reverted back to the gem. "Have you thought about it, then, about my previous proposal?" She said with a smile, as if she had a clear understanding of Jin Shaolan's unspoken choice. As she expected, the latter smiled as well, and replied:

"I'm sorry...... Unfortunately, the poet is not capable of assisting in the investigation," he said and couldn't help but laugh at first, "Even if he just became a mage's apprentice not long ago. ”

Tabesa's expression of "so it was" seemed to add some confidence to the young apprentice, and he paused slightly, continuing more fluidly rather than crampedly, "And I still wish I could keep my friend's gift instead," he paused again, as if to think about the wording, "rather than passing it on to someone else in exchange for his own benefit...... No, it's a gemstone that I fell in love with from the first glance (to borrow your words, ma'am). I still don't want it to leave me. ”

The latter sentence was not entirely a pretext, although Jin Shaolan had no qualms about handing over the gem to others, but if he didn't have to, even just putting it in his bag would make him feel happy. Not to mention the various weapons that the paladins he collected in the game could not be equipped at all (such as the legendary longbow "Wrath of the Stars, Solidar"), even in reality, this "excellent (three) show (stream) young (small) young (many) director" also collected a cabinet of figures and soldiers, neatly stacked in the original box, although he almost never took them out to play, but even just thinking of owning them, he would be like old Grande remembering the gold coins in his hand, Mr. Chen remembering his camera, and thinking of the full warehouse of monthly passes and recommendation tickets, full of goodwill and optimism about life.

For his refusal, Tabesa just looked at him with a smile, and her pursed red lips outlined an intriguing touch. She didn't think it was wrong, but still smiled and proposed that Jin Shaolan only needed to lend her the gem for a while before the two separated, and she could try to help him make a rough appraisal of it. Jin Shaolan didn't dare to ask for what he wanted.