Chapter 437

After the Players' main city, Gaim, was built, Xi Wei set up some weird experimental facilities there.

One of them was a 'bulletin board' separate from the Players' quest page, where Xi Wei posted quests that he intended to complete with the Players.

At the moment, one of the more popular quests was naturally to investigate the origins of the ancient Mecha Giant.

After all, the weight of that thing was there, and there was a crater every few hundred meters along the way, so it wasn't difficult to follow the craters.

In comparison, the quest to investigate the origins of the undead high elves was rarely pursued even though the rewards were equally generous.

That was also precisely why the quest to investigate the undead high elves could be monopolized once a clue was found and the quest was completed.

That was why Terry and Jom decided to do the latter quest after some discussion.

Leonginit was a small town in the Tegrono Federation outside the Valla Empire.

After coincidentally saving the adventurer Caius who had fallen into danger, the experienced adventurer had temporarily halted his journey to the Valla Empire, bringing his two saviors (and a dog) back to this border town that could be considered a foothold.

Caius had assumed that Terry and Jom had come because of the rumors in the Valla Empire, but they didn't seem to be interested in the Valla Empire at all. Instead, they were asking if there were any rumors of unusual undead creatures.

"I'm sorry, but I haven't heard anything about that recently … Even the Valley of the Tragic Dead, which is usually prone to undead riots, is unusually quiet this year …"

In a small tavern in Leonginit, the adventurer who had just narrowly escaped death told the two of them honestly.

He carefully glanced at his two saviors who had clearly just recently shed the title of 'youth', and couldn't help asking, "It's been years since the undead plague happened. Many countries have canceled the policy of rewards for killing undead creatures, and there's not much profit to speak of even if you put your life on the line to kill some powerful undead creatures. From what I know, many famous undead hunters have now become bounty hunters!"

Caius continued when he saw the thoughtful looks on the two young saviors' faces. "Compared to that, it's better to put our hopes on Valla!"

Terry, who was munching on a drumstick looked up, but was about to say that they had come from the Valla Empire when Jom stopped him with a look.

"What happened to Valla?" Jom then asked nonchalantly.

"I'm telling you, Valla's been a big deal lately. Many things have happened!"

The question clearly poked Caius's itch, and he promptly explained, his face beaming. "At first, it was a mysterious tournament called the Twin City Cup. It's said that the winner would be blessed by the gods and gain power that rivals dragons!"

Jom's expression was subtle.

He naturally knew about the Twin City Cup. In fact, he had made it all the way to the third round.

Be that as it may, while the rewards of the Twin City Cup were decent, it was too much of an exaggeration to say that it could match dragons. Even Mufasa, the champion of the tournament, was pummeled by the tortoise colossus and the Mecha Giant … There was no telling why the rumors of the Twin City Cup would spread like that in foreign countries …

"And the wood elves who have reappeared in! They hadn't left Trinia for centuries! For it to suddenly appear in the human world at this time, it must be because of the rumored supreme treasure of the forest spirits! "

There was a look of longing on Caius's face. The wood elves were generally stronger than humans, and what was the greatest treasure to the wood elves was even more precious in the human world. "We wouldn't have to worry about our next life if we could find it!"

"Do you know what the wood elves' greatest treasure is?" Jom asked.

Caius answered matter-of-factly. "Hey, how would I know such a secret? However, since it was a treasure, it must be the kind of treasure that could be understood at a glance! For example, a sacred crystal that shines in rainbow radiance, or a pure sourcestone that has been purified and corrupted by evil energy within! "

Unfortunately, you've got it wrong.

Jom, who knew the inside story to a certain extent looked at him speechlessly. It seems that this person wouldn't be able to recognize the wood elves' greatest treasure even if it was in front of him.

Moreover, the wood elves' recent appearance in human society was purely because the Church of Games had successfully taken control of the Elven Synchronized Intellect Nation (SIN) left behind by the high elves, turning it into Gaim, the main city of the Players.

As a result, the wood elves who had held a certain degree of hostility towards the Players began to change their mindset.

Even if they still looked down on normal humans, they at least began to believe that the Players were acknowledged by the high elves, and no longer ostracized the young wood elves who were fond of the Players from teaming up with them.

"By the way, speaking of undead, there was a rumor of an undead dragon in Valla, but it was a long time ago and there wasn't any follow-up. I believe that it's just a rumor."

Caius continued to talk about other rumors.

Meanwhile, Terry and Jom waited impassively for him to continue — after all, they had experienced it themselves.

"And then there's the world-shaking Bode Mecha Giant …"

There was already a large group of Players who traced the footprints to the source, and there was no point in them going.

"And the mysterious city that flies above the clouds!"

We just came down from that thing not too long ago … '

Torry and Jom looked at each other. 'Could this guy really have no useful information aside from outdated information about the Church of Games?'

Jom couldn't help feeling dispirited at the thought, while Terry, bored out of his mind, threw the chicken bone in his hand to Pikes, who was sitting under the table.

That was when the tavern doors were pushed open. A girl wearing heavy armor and several knights who were also wearing heavy armor stood outside.

Compared to the Tegrono Federation, their armor was closer to the standard heavy armor of the Valla Empire.

Naturally, the appearance of such a party in the small town of Leonginit in the Tegrono Federation would leave the citizens of the tavern trembling in fear, afraid that the newly irascible emperor was about to invade the Tegrono Federation.

Still, there were some who were calmer, such as Caius.

"That woman is Christina, a Scepter of the Temple of Glory," he whispered to Terry, Jom, and the others. "Her name is Christina, a Scepter of the Temple of Glory, but her main area of responsibility is the Valla Empire and she would never come here herself. It is said that she is leading a team to search for a monster of unknown form and great danger … but there are rumors that it is not a real monster, but a high elf!"

There was a glint in Jom's eyes at that.

— Finally, a useful clue.