Chapter 510 - The Bloodfiends Strike (1/2)
Chapter 510 - The Bloodfiends Strike
Nie Yan met up with Clemmy.
“Youngster, have you found some Magic Runestones?” Clemmy asked.
“Yes.”
“Alrighty, hand them over to me. Since you’re the first person to correctly guess all the answers, I’ll give you double the rewards.”
Nie Yan’s mind trembled, his face lighting up with excitement. This was quite the pleasant surprise. Like this, handing over the Magic Runestones would be even more worthwhile.
As Nie Yan started turning in the quest to Clemmy over and over again, his experience bar rapidly filled up. By the 62nd set of Magic Runestones, his body lit up with a brilliant flash of light. He levelled up to Level 89. Glancing at the remaining runestones in his bag, he wasn’t even 10% of the way done!
This street corner had quite a bit of foot traffic. Many passersby were shocked when the cloaked figure talking to Clemmy suddenly levelled up.
Everyone knew about Clemmy, the eccentric old man who hung out in this area all day round. However, no one until now had succeeded in triggering his quest.
“Did Clemmy give out a quest?” a player asked his companion in a doubtful tone.
“I don’t know. When you talk to Clemmy, he’ll ask you to give him the answers to some weird riddle. No one knows what he’s talking about. Did that fellow figure it out somehow and trigger a quest?”
The players were still in heated discussion, when Nie Yan lit up with another flash of light.
The players were dumbstruck, with amusing expressions plastered all over their faces.
“W-what!? He levelled up again! Isn’t that twice in a row now?”
“He must be a low-level player, right?”
“No, that’s impossible.” A player shook his head. “Clemmy ignores anyone under Level 60, let alone give them a quest.”
What kind of quest would allow you to level up twice after Level 60?
As the players recovered from their shock, Nie Yan levelled up again, then again, and again, for a total of three more times. Everyone was staring at him like they had seen a ghost.
“Am I seeing things? D-did that really just happen?”
“Who is that guy?”
Nie Yan whose appearance was hidden by the Shadow Walker Cloak seemed quite mysterious.
Nie Yan glanced at his character window. He was already Level 93, two levels higher than he predicted. Level 100 was almost within reach. Soon, he could smoothly become a Shadow Dancer.
Would this long-cherished desire of his finally be fulfilled in this life?
Nie Yan clenched his fists after recalling how he failed to become a Shadow Dancer in the previous timeline. He would definitely succeed in this life!
Nie Yan recalled the Shadow Dancer class advancement quest was given by the elder council of the Thief Association, and that it took roughly two months to complete. However, he had another option. That was to head to the Temple of Light and become a Luminous Dancer. A Luminous Dancer was far more powerful than an ordinary Shadow Dancer. Naturally this was reflected in the difficulty of the class advancement quest.
Since Nie Yan had the opportunity to become a Luminous Dancer, he definitely wouldn’t let it slip by. At the very least, he would give it his best so that even if he failed he wouldn’t have any regrets.
If Nie Yan successfully advanced to a Luminous Dancer within these next two months, he would become the number one Thief in Conviction, and the first player to successfully become a Shadow Dancer!
Tackling the class advancement quest first thing after reaching Level 100 was a bit overly ambitious. Most players would only make the attempt at Level 150–160. However, given Nie Yan’s excellent gear and high stats, he was confident he could do it.
After turning in all the Magic Runestones to Clemmy, Nie Yan headed to his personal storage.
Even long after Nie Yan departed, players were swarming over Clemmy, trying to find clues to trigger his quest to no avail. The five answers to Clemmy’s riddle weren’t something ordinary players could figure out. They required one to pour over numerous old stories to even begin solving.
As Clemmy’s riddle circulated around, more and more players began researching the answers.
Guo Huai’s side was still collecting Magic Runestones non-stop. Before long, Nie Yan would have enough to level up one or two more times.
Nie Yan went to his personal storage to withdraw some essentials, then set off for the Hilton Stronghold.
Bladelight and the others had already arrived at the Hilton Stronghold. They were still within the confines of the stronghold, not daring to rashly go out. They dispatched people to find out about the activities of Alliance of Mages and Divine Protectors first. Guo Huai was also helping gather intel in the background.
Besides Alliance of Mages and Divine Protectors, the Penumbra Empire, God Executioner Sword, and other guilds had also dispatched their forces to the Hilton Stronghold.
Even though the Hilton Stronghold was still in a state of ruin after the invasion of the horde of demon beasts, many buildings were being reconstructed atop the destruction. Players were also participating in the rebuilding efforts. More and more players, guilds, and organizations were buying up the land and establishing shops. Naturally, Asskickers United was no exception. There was already a branch of the Starry Night Potion Shop up and running here.