After ten rounds of matches, the names of White Jade City's four qualified teams were revealed. Desert Dust was the biggest winner, monopolizing two of the qualifiers. His outstanding results caused another round of discussion on the forums.
In the other seven main cities, the traditionally strong guilds hadn't been ambushed by the dark horses. All of them had made it to the finals, but none of them were as amazing as Desert Dust, sending two teams to Shanghai to participate in the finals.
Desert Dust was in jubilation. Even though only 10 people could go to Shanghai, the glory belonged to every member of the guild!
On the second morning after the regional competition, Zhang Yang received a call from the organizing committee of the Sword in the Sky. They told him that he had to register and check into the Golden Source Hotel in Shanghai before the 20th of the month. The committee would reimburse his travel expenses and all the normal expenses after checking into the hotel.
If the players were willing, then they could bring their bags and stay at Golden Source Hotel. The organizing committee was rich and didn't care how many days they gave you … In short, there was only one condition: you couldn't miss the opening day of the tournament!
Because on the 20th of December, the organizing committee would be holding the opening ceremony of the Sword in the Heavens offline tournament in the hotel. The 32 team captains would draw lots to decide the groups.
Zhang Yang put on the gaming helmet and went online. He was immediately bombarded by the little girl. She said, "Low health warrior, hurry, let's go to Shanghai in the afternoon!"
"… Free food and lodging?"
"Smart!"
Zhang Yang thought about it. As long as he had the gaming helmet, he could play the game anywhere. It didn't matter if it was at a hotel or at home! He nodded and said, "Then let's go notify Water Deity, Hundred Swords, and the others. Let's meet up together!"
After notifying everyone, they all agreed to leave early and go to Shanghai for a few days.
However, because they weren't in the same city, they had to book a plane ticket if they were far away. If they were near, they just had to drive. Zhousu City, where Zhang Yang and the others were, was only 80 kilometers away from Shanghai. They could get there in half an hour on the highway.
Zhang Yang, Fatty Han, Wei Yan'er, Han Yingxue, and Sun Xinyu were all in Zhousu City. Apart from Sun Xinyu, who had to go to work on the 20th, the other four met up at the highway in the afternoon.
Fatty Han drove Zhang Yang, and Han Yingxue drove Wei Yan'er. The four of them sped towards Shanghai in two sports cars.
"Yang Zi, you should buy a car!" Fatty Han said to Zhang Yang while driving.
Zhang Yang smiled and said, "If I buy a car, you can switch between the two cars and act like a tycoon?"
"Haha, you know me well, Yang Zi!" Fatty Han immediately laughed.
Luckily, with Fatty Han leading the way, Han Yingxue, who had no sense of direction, didn't drive in the wrong direction. Half an hour later, they entered the city of Shanghai. With the help of the GPS, they arrived at Jin Yuan Hotel.
After parking the car, Zhang Yang made a phone call, and the organizing committee immediately sent a receptionist to help them check in. Four people, two rooms. Of course, it could not be a luxurious presidential suite, but 888 yuan per night was not bad.
He had just settled down when Wei Yan'er knocked on the door. The little girl clutched her stomach and said, "Anemic Warrior, wretched Fatty, let's go eat!"
Zhang Yang frowned and said, "Don't tell me you guys didn't eat lunch and came here to feast?"
"Hehe!" Wei Yan'er smiled and said, "It's not that exaggerated. We just ate a little less!"
"Tsk, tsk. Sister Yan'er, I haven't seen you for a few months, and you've grown even more beautiful!" Fatty Han smiled at the little girl who looked like a flower bud.
"Wretched Fatty, don't look at Yan'er with those lecherous eyes!" Han Yingxue appeared at the door and reprimanded Fatty Han.
Fatty Han inadvertently glanced at Han Yingxue, and his expression immediately froze. It was as if someone had kicked him in the butt. He suddenly jumped up and pointed at Han Yingxue with an expression of disbelief. "You, you, you are my good Xue 'er?"
Zhang Yang couldn't help but smile. Xue 'er had deliberately changed her appearance to be very ordinary in the game. No one would even think of connecting her with her appearance in the game! When they came out of the parking lot, Han Yingxue was wearing sunglasses and a scarf, so Fatty Han finally saw her true appearance!
Fatty Han turned his head to look at Zhang Yang and said, "Yang Zi, is she really my good Xue 'er?"
Zhang Yang nodded and said, "Yes, she is!"
"Hiss!" Fatty Han sucked in a breath of cold air and lamented, "Yang Zi, I'm jealous of you! I'm a man of striking appearance, as good looking as Pan An and as good looking as Song Yu. Why can't I meet such a beauty! "
"Alright, alright! Let's go eat! "
Wei Yan'er and Han Yingxue were very enthusiastic about eating a free meal. Although they were both women, their appetites were not small. Zhang Yang suspected that the sisters knew that they could eat for free yesterday, so they tightened their belts at that time and waited until today to explode.
They used bookkeeping and would calculate the money together when they checked out of the hotel. Of course, the one who would pay the bill was naturally the organizing committee.
After eating and drinking to their heart's content, the four of them returned to their respective rooms, took out their gaming helmets, and logged into the game.
Zhang Yang set off from Thunderstorm Fortress. After bringing enough supplies, he arrived at Kalroca Mountain. In the past few days, he had completed all the quests on the nearby maps, so he had to go further to find new quests to complete.
The speed of leveling up by completing quests was not as fast as simply killing monsters. Instead, because he had to spend part of his time on the road, it was not as efficient as killing monsters! However, purely killing monsters to level up was too boring. Moreover, some quests gave good rewards, especially when it came to hidden quests or main quests, which meant that the rewards were extremely generous!
It was impossible for Zhang Yang to remember all the hidden quests and main quests. Some of his memories had long been blurred. He needed to go to a specific place and meet a specific NPC before he could recall them!
After trekking over mountains and rivers, a small village appeared in front of him.
A village meant that there were NPCs, and with NPCs, there might be quests to accept!
Zhang Yang rode his bear whip and quickly arrived at the entrance of the village. There were only a dozen or so households in the village. A dozen or so women were busy going in and out, and a bunch of children were running around. When they ran to the entrance of the village and saw the big white bear that Zhang Yang was riding, they immediately surrounded it and stared curiously at the Gold-eared Bear King.
At that moment, the women also saw Zhang Yang. They immediately shouted for the children to retreat. Each of them held a broom and a hammer, staring at Zhang Yang as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
[Aries Villager] (Elite, Humanoid)
Level: 65
Health Points: 130,000
Armor: 350
Although these women's equipment was outdated, they were all Elites. Zhang Yang did not care if there was one or two of them, but if there were more than ten of them, he felt like he had poked a hornet's nest.
Zhang Yang hurriedly said, "I am an adventurer from Baiyu City. I just happened to pass by. I mean no harm!" He pointed at the emblem on his chest. After reaching Level 10, players would choose which main city to develop in. The emblem of that main city would be on the chest of the player's equipment.
"You … are not a mountain bandit?" an aunty NPC asked with a trembling voice.
"No!" Zhang Yang shook his head and said, "Where are the adult men here? Why are there only you women and children? "
"That's great!" The NPCs all heaved a sigh of relief. It was still the aunty NPC who said, "Two months ago, our men started to disappear one after another! Three days ago, the last man also went out to hunt and never came back! Adventurer, this must be the work of those damned mountain bandits. Please help us eliminate those cruel mountain bandits and save our men! "
"Ding! The Aries Villager has issued a quest to you: Save our men. Do you accept? "
Zhang Yang nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely do my best!"
"Adventurer, you have to be more careful! Oh right, this is our Hawthorn Biscuit. It can help you quench your hunger! "the aunty NPC handed a small bag to Zhang Yang.
[Hawthorn Biscuit] (Consumable)
Use: Recovers 10% Health and Mana Points per second, lasts for 10 seconds. Can only be used when not in battle. You cannot make any movements while eating, otherwise the effect will be automatically interrupted.
Time Limit: 36 hours
Level Requirement: 60
There were three stacks of Hawthorn Biscuit in the bag and 600 servings were enough for Zhang Yang to eat for a very long time!
This snack was very good. It recovered the user's status based on percentage. The higher the Health and Mana Points, the better the effect!
Unfortunately, this snack had a time limit. Otherwise, even if he reached Level 300, this snack would not be obsolete!
Zhang Yang left the Aries Village and ran towards the west of the map.
[Save our men] (Quest Difficulty: Level C)
Quest Description: Our men have been kidnapped by bandits. Help us save them! According to the villagers of the Aries Village, their men should have been kidnapped by the bandits of the Wolf Bastion! The Wolf Bastion should be in the Wolf Mountain in the west! Warrior, you must hurry. You must not only save the men of the Aries Village, but also countless poor cucumbers!
Completion: Found the clues of the missing men of the Aries Village 01
Fortunately, the little girl was not here. Zhang Yang smiled slightly. Otherwise, this curious baby would keep asking why the fate of the cucumbers would be related to whether or not to save the men.
The Wolf Mountain was not far from the Aries Village. Zhang Yang rode the big white bear for more than 20 minutes before he reached the place.
Although the Wolf Mountain had the word "mountain" in its name, it was actually just a small mountain ridge. Looking from afar, a stronghold could be seen built halfway up the mountain. The stronghold was surrounded by a wall made of sturdy logs and there were two wooden doors at the entrance.
Zhang Yang rode the bear forward and took out his axe and shield. He was already prepared for a big fight. However, when he reached halfway up the mountain, he found that the stronghold's door was wide open, but there was no one guarding it. When he looked inside, it was empty.
He rode the bear in and circled around the entire stronghold, but he did not find a single living thing. The entire place was filled with a strange atmosphere.
The mountain wind blew, blowing a gust of chilly wind. Zhang Yang felt a chill for no reason. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com to vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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