Chapter 98 - Chapter 98: 098, [Mysterious Key] (Third update, additional 4/32) (1/2)
Chapter 98: 098, [Mysterious Key] (Third update, additional 4/32)
Translator: 549690339
Looking at the post on the forum, Lu Xun fell into deep thought.
His time was precious. Would he deliberately jeopardize the mission of the Emperor Guild because of past grudges?
—Yes, he would.
Of course, that would only happen when he was relatively free. If there were more important things to do, these old matters could be put aside. After all, to him now, the Emperor Guild wasn’t something he couldn’t mess with whenever he pleased, right?
Honestly, his grudges with the Emperor Guild weren’t that big. Just a few bizarre scoldings from the vice-president and some rumors spread here and there. It wasn’t worth it for him to cross mountains and seas, travel far to the Three Thousand Mountains to create havoc.
However, he wanted to undertake this mission and it was originally in his plan. What he didn’t expect was that the mission was triggered ahead of schedule by players during the internal test.
Generally speaking, the medium quality Yellow Outfit and Superior Yellow Armor didn’t hold any attraction for Lu Xun. Didn’t he directly shove inferior blue equipment like the Yin Beads into the hole in the Sword Sheath?
But concerning the Superior Yellow Armor in this mission reward, Lu Xun was very interested and even determined to obtain it.
Even if other players completed this mission, he would figure out a way to swindle this Yellow Equipment from them!
Because on the surface, it was a piece of Yellow Equipment, but in reality… it was a key!
This thing, Lu Xun had a substantial use for it!
So, it’s not that he’s petty or vengeful, it’s just that this mission reward is too tempting!
After closing the forum, Lu Xun began to recall the details in his memory.
Whether it’s a large guild or a small guild, after completing a difficult mission, they usually post on forums.
The goal was also for attention, the former to prove, “I’m really awesome, don’t you want to become our fan,” while the latter was, “Look at me, I’m not really lagging behind, don’t you want to join us?”
As a lone ranger, Lu Xun frequently studied these posts. In addition to learning and keeping up with current affairs, he sometimes benefitted from others’ failures. Some hidden missions seemed to have been completed, but sometimes there was a chain reaction that could trigger other missions!
He had seen too many such posts. If it weren’t for the profound impression left by this mission, he might not remember it clearly. After all, it was unrealistic to remember everything in detail.
The guild that completed this mission in his previous life was called Guild of the Two Jujube Trees, and its leader was likely an ardent fan or a hater of Brother Xun.
A famous quote from Brother Xun’s book was:
“There are two trees in front of my house, one is a jujube tree, the other is also a jujube tree.”
Actually, the content varies slightly from the original text. In the original “Autumn Leaves,” the quantifier used was “stalk” not “tree,” but the basic meaning didn’t change. As for the meaning of this sentence… Lu Xun didn’t understand it anyway, so to each his own interpretation.
Lu Xun never forgot the guild’s name after seeing it once. Later, he had one or two encounters with the guild leader who was indeed a fan of Brother Xun. Every quote from Brother Xun, he could recite perfectly!
Regarding the location of the key person being hunted in the mission, Lu Xun had an impression as well.
If he remembered correctly, the reason this generous fellow managed to escape capture for several years was because he was a ruthless character.
The Sect Leader of Tianque Gate had slapped his left hand, leaving a red mark.
This mark could be examined by the disciples of Tianque Gate. To escape
Tianque Gate’s power range and evade the search, he cut off his own hand…