Li Huailin spent a little time explaining the situation to the middle-aged man. At the same time, Li Huailin learned the man's identity. The man's name was Seckad Havalin. He was the current president of the Maris Chamber of Commerce, a large chamber of commerce in the western part of the empire. Because he had made certain contributions to the empire (mainly donations), he had been conferred the title of Lord by the previous emperor, Rene. Of course, after Anthony took office, he didn't take back anyone's title, so his title of Lord was retained.
"What … What should I do? I only have one daughter. If something happens to her, how am I supposed to live?" Zhang Heng's mother was also there. When she heard that her daughter had been kidnapped, she immediately began to cry.
"I told her it wouldn't be peaceful these past few days. I told her not to go out, but she actually snuck out. Something bad must have happened," Seckad complained anxiously.
"Not peaceful?" Li Huailin paid attention to this word. He was in a hurry to find Nemean, so he quickly asked, "What's going on? Do you have any clues?"
"Yes, I've recently provoked a group of bandits. They said they wanted to take revenge on me, so I've been increasing the number of people and keeping the goods under wraps. I'm waiting for my guards to grow, but I didn't expect them to make a move on my family," Seckad immediately said.
Li Huailin listened to Seckad's explanation. The general situation was like this. Because this was the western part of the empire, and the western side of the empire was near the sea, it was impossible for foreign enemies to invade. Therefore, the important military forces were stationed in the eastern and northern parts of the empire. There weren't many soldiers here, so the bandits were more rampant. Seckad basically had to pay insurance money to the local bandits when he did business here. Otherwise, his goods wouldn't be able to leave the border.
However, the competition between the bandits here was also very intense. Not long ago, the Aikona Bandit Group that Seckad had been paying insurance money to was attacked by a new group of bandits. The Aikona Bandit Group lost several battles in a row and gradually lost their supremacy in this area. However, the Aikona Bandit Group wasn't willing to accept this and wanted to fight back. Recruiting people, buying equipment, and buying food all required money, so they went to their old boss, Seckad. However, Seckad wasn't an idiot. He knew that the Aikona Bandit Group was on the decline and the area was about to change masters. Naturally, he wanted to curry favor with the new superior bandit group. So, he had already paid insurance money to the Aikona Bandit Group this year. When the Aikona Bandit Group came to ask for money, Seckad naturally refused. Thus, the Aikona Bandit Group became angry and threatened to make Seckad pay the price. Seckad began to strengthen his guards, but he didn't expect them to directly attack his family.
"So that's how it is." After listening to what happened, Li Huailin nodded slightly. So that's how it was. This matter was easier to deal with than he imagined. After all, the other party wasn't targeting Nemoya's ability. Moreover, it was just a bandit group, so it should be relatively easy to deal with. "Are you sure it was this Aikona Bandit Group that kidnapped your daughter?"
"They're the only ones who have a grudge against me recently. I can't think of anyone else." Seckad thought for a moment and said, "Adventurer, please help this poor father of mine. I only have one daughter. Originally, I wanted to bring my guards to the bandit group to get her back. However, as you can see, I don't have enough guards. Although the bandit group has been badly beaten recently, they still have at least 300 people. Even if I want to go, I can't defeat them. Please help me."
System Notification: Seckad Havalin has issued an A-rank Hidden Quest, Save Anna.
Quest Notification: According to Seckad Havalin, Anna has most likely been captured by the Aikona Bandit Group. Please go to the Aikona Bandit Group and rescue her.
Quest Reward: 120000 experience, 500 gold coins, 450 Reputation Points, and a special reward.
"Special reward?" Li Huailin asked.
"That's right. Brave warrior, as long as you can save my daughter, I will give you an artifact I've been keeping in my family for a long time as a reward," Seckard immediately said when he saw Li Huailin's interest.
"Heirloom?" Li Huailin was stunned. Was the heirloom Seckad was talking about the same thing as the heirloom he was talking about?
"Yes. This is a very precious item that we obtained when we established the Chamber of Commerce. If you can rescue my daughter, who is the next president, I think it shouldn't be a problem to give you this as a reward," Seckad said.
"Alright then." It didn't take long for Li Huailin to agree. After all, he had to find Nemoya anyway. If he could get something along the way, it wouldn't be bad either. As for the 120,000 experience and 500 gold coins, he could just consider it the money he had paid for the item. In any case, he didn't lack it.
However, although Li Huailin had agreed, there was no system notification that he had accepted the quest. Seckad thought for a moment and said, "Brave warrior, although you appear to be a powerful warrior, this quest is very dangerous. You also know that the other party has a lot of people. Why don't you find a few companions to help you complete the quest?"
"A party Hidden Quest, huh?" Li Huailin nodded. He roughly understood what Seckad meant. After all, this wasn't the first time he had done a party Hidden Quest. If he wasn't in a party, he wouldn't be able to accept a quest.
But who should I call …? Li Huailin opened his friend list. Red Moon and Hongyan Drink Water weren't there. Recently, Red Moon seemed to be busy with the studio's matters, so she didn't spend much time online. As for Hongyan Drink Water, he didn't know what was going on. Looking at his friend list, it seemed that only his clown team was online.
"Little Feather, what are you doing?" Li Huailin immediately contacted Feng Yiliu.
"Leveling up." Feng Yiliu simply replied, "Season 4 is about to start. Hurry up and get to at least Level 55 before the tournament starts."
"I've received an A-rank Hidden Quest. Who knows, I might be able to get some good equipment. Wanna give it a try?" Li Huailin said.
"A-rank Hidden Quest?" Feng Yiliu pondered for a moment before saying, "Alright, I'll do it."
"Then you call the Immutable. I'll call the others," Li Huailin said.
"Okay," Feng Yiliu replied.
Soon, Li Huailin contacted Anran. Anran, who had just changed her boss, seemed to be working hard to prepare for the tournament. When she heard Li Huailin's words, she immediately agreed.
Finally, it was time to summon the Jade Emperor. Recently, Li Huailin had gotten to know this guy's personality a little better. Li Huailin had just used a lot of Honor Points to buy equipment for her. According to this guy's personality of not liking to owe others, he would probably return the favor. As expected, after explaining the situation, the Jade Emperor expressed his agreement and came immediately.
And so, the party was formed. Because Seckard's house was in the city, it was very convenient. They met up at the teleportation point and then Li Huailin led them to Seckard's house.
"Level 56? Are you f * cking kidding me? " The moment Immutable joined the party, he saw Li Huailin's frightening level. He had been leveling nonstop, yet there was a difference of four levels between him and Li Huailin. Just how did this guy do it?
"Are there any good leveling spots?" Feng Yiliu asked. He, too, was currently trying to level up. However, the amount of experience required to level up was a little too much. Most of the good leveling spots had already been monopolized by the large guilds. So, finding a good place was extremely difficult.
"…" Li Huailin couldn't possibly say that he had leveled up by drinking potions. After thinking for a moment, he said, "I'm the only one who can level here. You guys can't."
"Tch, stingy," the Jade Emperor immediately said.
"Hey, hey, I'm telling the truth." Of course, Li Huailin was telling the truth. Would you guys drink potions to death? Would you guys even gain experience if you were hacked to death by a Cyclops? He wasn't just spouting nonsense.
"Alright, alright. Let's look at the quest first." The Jade Emperor waved his hand. Leveling spots were a rather secretive matter. It wasn't strange for Li Huailin to not say anything. "What's going on?"
"This guy's daughter went missing. He said that she was kidnapped by a group of Bandits. He wants us to rescue her," Li Huailin said simply as he pointed at Seckad.
"This mission sounds quite simple, isn't it?" The Jade Emperor nodded. "In other words, we just need to take down a group of Bandits and we'll be done?"
"That's probably the case. However, I heard that this group of Bandits has over 300 members," Li Huailin said.
"Over 300 people?" The Jade Emperor nodded. "That's a little troublesome. However, I don't think they want us to fight so many people at once. Otherwise, we won't be able to complete this quest."
"In any case, it's an A-rank quest. Haven't we done an A-rank quest before? It shouldn't be so difficult," Millennium said. "What's the reward?"
"Ask him," Li Huailin said as he pointed at Seckad.
"Are these the companions you've found, brave warrior? Sure enough, they look very brave and good at fighting. It seems that my daughter can be saved, "Seckad said happily. On the other side, Seckard also said happily, "Don't worry, as long as I can safely rescue my daughter, I will definitely not disappoint you."
"As always, I wonder what the reward is. It'd be great if it was equipment. I've been too busy leveling recently and haven't had the time to farm equipment," Millennium said.
After grumbling for a while, the group immediately accepted the quest and headed towards the Bandit's camp that Seckard had mentioned.
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