Chapter 42: Halloween Chess Game (1)
There are six regions on the continent, based on the central point, which are "Rothfilia" due north, "Bisangwei" in the northwest, "Kurkutov" in the southwest, "Torsambia" due south, "Dagumason" in the southeast, and the last and most unique one, "Hallowin" in the northeast.
First of all, "Hallowin" gives players an impression of the final area in terms of geography and terrain.
A wide rift valley runs from the farthest point of the northeastern corner of "Rossfilia" through its entire eastern border, then the northeastern border of "Torsambia", then the northern border of Dagumasun, and finally the entire eastern border of "Halowin" to the farthest point in the northeast corner of the map.
The Great Rift Valley has a near-perfect horseshoe shape, beautifully isolating the entire Halowingian district. The only way to reach this area is to build a bridge across the Great Rift Valley.
This is the quest to unlock the area, "The Ladder of Incorruptibility". There are no prompts from the system until the actual is completed, and it is up to the player to analyze the clues from the dialogue with the NPCs to perform each step. This is also known as a "hidden mission".
Only one person out of nearly 10,000 players discovered it and ended up completing it.
"Is that you?" Hinata Naine looked at Li Mengxi beside him questioningly.
They left Willina about a week or so a few days ago, carrying a warehouse full of seafood with the intention of making it through five municipal towns and cities to sell it out. But after only going to three of them, he suddenly changed his plans and went straight to the "Double Corner", the central city in the "Halloving" district.
Because, they heard a rumor that there was a level boss in the "Double Horn City".
Now, they are sitting side by side in the driver's seat, and Li Mengxi is driving the carriage on the northern avenue of Dagu Masun, heading towards the canyon bridge.
As he got closer and closer to the bridge, Li Mengxi also recalled the conversation about the source of the bridge.
"Of course it's me, or I'll tell you what I'm doing here. At this time, hearing Hinata Nayin's question, Li Mengxi raised his eyebrows and smiled. "Do you think I'm bragging?"
"Of course I believe you. It's just that it always feels a little strange that this kind of thing happens around me. ”
"That's why it's worth talking about......"
A year ago, when Li Mengxi left Chuye City, all he could think about was to find the clues of the level boss as soon as possible. His preferred target is, of course, the "Halloween" district, which looks very special from the map.
So, he spent two weeks running to the Rift Valley in one go, and quite persistently began his journey from its starting point in the "Rossfilia" area, hoping to find the passage.
Halfway through the journey, he unexpectedly encounters another person who is walking opposite him, not a player but an NPC. The NPC told him that he didn't have to go any further, as there was no passage ahead, and that he would have to build a bridge to cross the Rift.
In retrospect, that NPC must have been the first quest prompt. However, Li Mengxi also didn't notice it at that time. After that, he went back to Bissanweipress, where he started leveling up and exploring the map. Then, he stumbled upon Sinaps and completed the quest chain to sweep the Wyvern with him.
And when the mission ended and separated from Sinapus for almost half a month, Li Mengxi recalled what the NPC said about the bridge in a city called "Duzanbik" in "Rossfilia".
Because, the inhabitants of "Duzanpec" boast that they are famous for their architecture.
So, Li Mengxi found the NPC of the president of the building guild there and tried to talk about the bridge. I learned from the chairman that in fact, various regions on the mainland have long had plans to jointly build bridges, but they could not be realized due to material problems.
He was convinced that it was a hidden mission to open the blockade area.
According to the chairman's words, if you want to build a bridge that meets the standards, you must have ore from the "Bisang Weitai" mine, but it has been entrenched by a group of wyverns for a long time, which corresponds to the task chain of "sweeping up the wyverns" carried out by Li Mengxi and Sinaps.
Then there is the timber from the primeval forest of Kurkutov, the special spring water from the snow-capped mountains of Rosphilia, the black soil of the poisonous swamp of Torsambia, and the fruit pulp from the wild mountain forest of Dagumasun.
Five areas, five difficult task chains, Li Mengxi spent nearly a year to complete on his own, and before he could return to "Duzanbik" to resume his life, he heard about Hinata Nayin and rushed back to Hatsuba City.
At first glance, it seems that the mission was stranded because of Nane Hinata. Therefore, the girl showed a guilty expression.
"I always feel sorry. ”
Hearing this, Li Mengxi laughed.
"What are you talking about? First, you're much more important than my year's hard work. Second, it's the right thing for me to go back. Third...... Mission accomplished! Otherwise, how could there be a canyon bridge?"
Hearing him say this, Hinata Nain suddenly realized, and couldn't help laughing.
"yes. Why didn't I think of that!"
At this moment, the carriage of the two finally arrived in front of the canyon bridge across the Great Rift Valley.
The gaze stretched straight along the yellowish-brown cracked earth, and in the large shadows formed by the rift cliffs, a snow-white color occupied the center of the field of vision.
It was a canyon bridge made of countless large pieces of pure white stone bricks without variegation, about 10 kilometers long and about 50 centimeters wide. On the "Dagumason" side of the bridge, two majestic white griffon statues stand five meters high, and on the opposite bank are pumpkin scarecrows and headless horsemen with lanterns.
The bridge is so grandiose and so beautiful that one can't help but be in awe of the craftsmen the moment you see it. And Li Mengxi took a full look at everything about the bridge, and immediately felt extremely proud, knowing that he also contributed to the completion of this bridge.
And as his gaze lingered, he also noticed two figures standing under the statue at the bridgehead on the right. There were two old gentlemen, one of whom was the president of the Duzerbique architectural guild, and the other did not know him.
At the same time, the two old gentlemen also saw the carriage of Li Mengxi and Hinata Nain. Then, they greeted them with smiles on their faces.
Seeing this, although Li Mengxi didn't know why, he hurriedly drove the carriage away from the main road and parked it aside, making way for the passers-by behind.
Soon, two old gentlemen approached with legs and feet that did not look like old men at all. Although the other party was an NPC, Li Mengxi and Hinata Nain still jumped out of the car politely.
"Haha, venerable adventurer, I've been waiting for you for a long time. The chairman smiled kindly and spoke first.
"Well, why are you here?" asked Li Mengxi with some puzzlement.
"It's not me who has the problem, it's this gentleman. Let me introduce you first...... "The chairman gestured to another old gentleman beside him, "This is the representative of the 'Two Horns' Management Council, Mr. Libero Handuyin. ”
"Hello both. As he spoke, Mr. Delegate took off his hat and bowed.
"Hello. Li Mengxi also hurriedly bowed, and Hinata Nain also bowed in the same way.
"Respectable adventurer. After the salute, the representative continued, "On behalf of the Twin Horns Management Council, I would like to offer you a heartfelt thank you and a small gift. ”
After the words were closed, the representative solemnly took out a beautiful card from his pocket and handed it to Li Mengxi with both hands.
"With this VIP card, you can enjoy special VIP hospitality at any hotel, shop, facility and everything else in the Double Corner. ”
In view of the fact that there was no actual reward for only completing the prompt, Li Mengxi felt that this should be the reward in the hidden task, so he simply took it without excuse.
"Well, have a great trip. After the prayer again, the delegate said goodbye to the president and left.
So, Li Mengxi and Hinata Nain also returned to the carriage and continued to move forward. At this time, they still don't understand how much value this VIP card is in return.
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