The Eastern Continent's Mithril ore vein was located in the southwest corner of the map. The map wasn't too big, but it wasn't small either. The only problem was that the map was surrounded by level 50 + monsters. Most players at the current stage of the game were reluctant to enter the map. Not only that, but this map was also filled with volcanoes that were emitting thick smoke. The air was also very hot. If players were not fully prepared, they would be inflicted with 'Scorching Wound', which was a fire damage that would continuously reduce their HP.
It was very easy for players to die here before they could even find a supply point.
The environment was harsh, and there were many high level Lesser Demons roaming the area. It was enough to dispel the interest of many players.
Ye Ci sat there for a long time, but she still could not find a way to access the ore vein. In the end, she could only return to the supply point. In a map like this, which was located in the outskirts of the city, there was basically only one supply point per map. Moreover, the location of the supply point wasn't necessarily in the middle of the map. It could appear anywhere on the map, and it would depend on the player's luck when running across the map. If you were lucky, you would be able to find the supply point quickly. If you were unlucky, you would have to explore the entire map before you could find the supply point.
As a player who had reincarnated, Ye Ci did not have the same difficulty as other players. Ever since she entered the map called Lesser Demon Sanctuary, she went straight to the supply point, opened the teleportation point, and wandered around the Mithril ore vein.
Unfortunately, after wandering around for a few days, Ye Ci did not find any effective way to discover or excavate the Mithril ore vein. She had no choice but to give up and return to the supply point to see if she could find any clues from the NPCs there.
After returning to the supply point, Ye Ci first talked to the NPCs there, but to her disappointment, none of them mentioned anything about the Mithril ore vein. Instead, she received a lot of quests. Despite her anxiety, Ye Ci knew that Golden Era must have a way to locate the Mithril ore vein. She just didn't know what it was. She had to walk through the area again. As long as she didn't miss a single clue, she was confident that she would be able to find it.
Since Ye Ci had already made up her mind to not give up until she found the Mithril ore vein, she no longer cared about how many quests she had. Ye Ci had already reached Level 60, and she had a full set of top-tier equipment. It wouldn't be difficult for her to complete a Level 55 quest. Even a three-man party quest wouldn't pose much of a problem to Ye Ci.
Generally, high-level players would be able to complete low-level quests very quickly. It wouldn't take long for them to complete them. Ye Ci was the embodiment of this convention. A Level 55 player would need a day or two to complete the quest, but Ye Ci only needed three hours to complete it.
Accept a mission, do it, hand in the mission, and then accept another mission. This was the most common way to level up in the game. Although Ye Ci couldn't gain any experience points from completing quests because she was at the maximum level, she still received quite a lot of money, reputation, and other rewards. Even if she didn't get anything from the NPCs, Ye Ci could still sell off all the equipment she got from the quest.
"Oh, Elf, my friend. I'm very grateful for everything you've done for me. Thanks to the herbs you've collected, my legs feel much better." Ye Ci had already completed all the quests that the NPCs in the hidden camp could hand in. The only one left was the quest of a female Dwarf called Jasmine.
Speaking of which, the quests that Jasmine gave to Ye Ci were very simple. They were either to pick up some stones, dig up some herbs, or slay a few Lesser Demons. However, her rewards were much better than the other NPCs. This didn't catch Ye Ci's attention at first, but after a few rounds of quests, Ye Ci discovered the unique existence of this NPC.
The quests were so simple, but the rewards were so great. This was definitely not a BUG that the developers had neglected. There must be something important behind this. Players who had just started playing the game might not have such keen senses, but for Ye Ci who had reincarnated, if she didn't have such keen senses, then she would have wasted the loophole of her reincarnation.
Due to the huge hidden quest system in Fate, Ye Ci was very careful when doing Jasmine's quests. She never chose to skip the conversation with Jasmine. Instead, she would carefully study every word that Jasmine said before making a decision. She definitely couldn't let a hidden quest slip through her fingers.
"Is that so? It's my honor to be able to help you. " Ye Ci's face was full of smiles. Her tone was very gentle and modest. She even bowed slightly to Jasmine.
Jasmine's race was a dwarf, but she wasn't a dwarf in the ordinary sense. Unlike the Dwarves of the players, she belonged to another race of Dwarves — the Dark Iron Dwarves. It was recorded in the history books that the Dwarves were divided into three races based on their skin color. The first race was the White Dwarves, which were the Dwarves of the players. The second race was the Dark Iron Dwarves, who had dark skin. There was also a race of Dwarves called the Red Fire Dwarves, whose skin was as red as fire.
These three races were originally under the leadership of the Dwarf King, Mokmodo. However, after Mokmodo's death, the three races wanted to nominate their own warriors to succeed the Dwarf King. Because of this, a large scale battle broke out. In the end, the Dwarves, who were second only to the Humans, were divided into three races.
Because the White Dwarves had the best relationship with the Humans, they received the most help from the Humans in this battle. Thus, they were given the best territory among the Dwarves. They also established a long-term and close relationship with the Humans and began to flourish on all four continents. The Dark Iron Dwarves, on the other hand, were the first to be defeated in the war. Their chieftain, on the other hand, was very far-sighted. After signing the armistice agreement with the white dwarves, he left the white dwarves' territory far away and went to explore the deeper parts of the continent. The Red Fire Dwarves, who were the last to be defeated, weren't as lucky as the Dark Iron Dwarves. All of their territory was occupied by the White Dwarves and they were chased out of the four continents by the White Dwarves.
This was also the main reason why the players hadn't encountered the Red Fire Dwarves on their own continents. However, with the release of the expansion pack, the Red Fire Dwarves would soon enter everyone's sights. Of course, this was a matter for the future. The most important thing now was how Ye Ci would find the Mithril ore vein.
The Dwarves' nature wasn't to fight. Although they were never afraid of battle and could be said to be brave and skilled in battle, their interests had never been in battle. The Dwarves' interests were similar to that of the Dragons. They both liked shiny things, such as gems and precious minerals. Therefore, every Dwarf, regardless of gender, was very strong and sturdy. Because every Dwarf was born to be a miner. In the days when they weren't fighting, the Dwarves lived underground, digging for ores and gems that they liked. This habit was something that grew in the bones of the Dwarves and wouldn't change based on their race.
Therefore, on the continent, no matter which mine, if there were NPCs, if you looked carefully, there would definitely be Dwarves.
It was probably because of this reason that the Elves who loved nature were the most disdainful of Dwarves. They thought that the Dwarves were filled with the stench of copper that made the Elves sick. Similarly, the Dwarves didn't like the Elves who were a proud race that only knew how to sing and dance. However, these two races were close allies with the Humans. Therefore, because of this relationship, they were more tolerant of each other.
It was because of this reason that Ye Ci was especially careful when talking to Jasmine. She spoke in a neither servile nor overbearing manner and tried her best not to touch on the conflict between the two races. She tried her best to gain the female Dark Iron Dwarf's trust.
"Oh, you're the kindest Elf I've ever seen!" Jasmine looked at Ye Ci and nodded in satisfaction. Then she pursed her lips and looked at the Elf NPC who was sleeping not far away from the camp. She said in disdain, "And the other Elves are so annoying! Looks like there are also good Elves. "
Ye Ci naturally wouldn't take the unnecessary step of participating in this kind of battle between NPCs. If she participated in this kind of thing, then she wouldn't even know how she died. Therefore, she only stood to the side and smiled gently. She listened to Jasmine's words and didn't express any opinion.
Jasmine talked to herself for quite a while. Suddenly, a rumbling sound came from her stomach, and she actually revealed a rare embarrassed expression.
"You're injured. You really need to eat something good to heal your wounds quickly." Ye Ci didn't laugh at Jasmine because of this. Instead, she very kindly and considerately gave her a suggestion.
"Oh oh, good Elf, you're right." Jasmine heard Ye Ci's words and smiled shyly, "I'm really hungry, but I really don't want to eat Dwarven bread. Oh my god, you don't know how disgusting it is to eat Dwarven bread every day. I've heard that the food made by Elves is very delicious. I've always wanted to try it, but I've never had the chance. I wonder if you can fulfill my wish? "
"Of course, I'm willing to serve you."
This was an open-ended quest. This was because the NPC didn't specify what kind of food they wanted to eat. They only said that they wanted food made by Elves, which was too broad a scope. In a game like Fate, every race would have their own unique recipes for crafting Life Skills. This was something that was outside of the common recipes. There were many players who were unable to learn the recipes of other races due to their lack of reputation in other races, and Ye Ci was no exception to this. Although she was a player who had been reborn, and although she knew how important it was to gain a high reputation among the various races, she was too busy. Her schedule was tight, and she did not have the time or energy to increase her reputation among the other races.
It seemed that the matter of raising her reputation in other races could only be done slowly in the future.
Fortunately, the dishes that Jasmine ordered were all elven dishes. As a hunter, an elven hunter, cooking was an essential life skill. Naturally, she had learned all the dishes of her own race. Since the most basic requirement had been met, the only thing left was to choose.
I don't know who once said that life is about accepting the consequences of your choices in the midst of different choices.
Ye Ci was now faced with the problem of choice. Players who encountered open-ended quests for the first time probably wouldn't understand that such quests were actually the most difficult. This was because there was only one chance to choose, and this chance would determine the outcome of the subsequent quests. If you made the wrong choice, the quest would end. If you made the right choice, a huge hidden quest could be unlocked. As someone who had reincarnated, how could Ye Ci not know the importance of such open-ended quests?
After ten years of training in her previous life, she had experienced tens of thousands of open-ended quests. The choices that she made were basically correct, so she was very confident in her choice this time.
In the past, there was a lot of discussion on the forums about how to complete open-ended quests with a higher chance of success. Of course, most of the players were just trying their luck. However, some text-based players came up with a point of view. If one wanted to complete open-ended quests with a higher chance of success, then there was only one way, and that was to read more books in the continent's National Library. Of course, when this idea was put forward, it was ridiculed by all the players.
After all, there were not only a few books in the National Library, but there were tens of thousands of books. If you wanted to read all of them, you would need at least a year or two.
In the beginning, Ye Ci also thought that way. At that time, she was also relying on luck when it came to open-ended quests. In any case, the accuracy of the quests was just so-so. Until she was hunted down … She had no choice but to hide in the National Library, which was absolutely safe. In the first two days, Ye Ci felt like a year. She wanted to go out, but her enemies were waiting to kill her. If she didn't go out, there was nothing but books in the National Library. After suffering like this for a day or two, she saw that she really couldn't get out, so she settled down to read. Once she started reading, she was really immersed in it. She soaked in it for a few months, and even her enemies who surrounded her simply gave up. She was still obsessed with the sea of books.
Although Ye Ci left the National Library, she would still go to the National Library every day after playing the game. After all, reading books was a very happy thing. In the beginning, Ye Ci only treated reading as a hobby. She completely treated reading as a bug. In fact, it was an open-ended quests. Or rather, it was a series of open-ended quests.
It was a classic quest after the launch of the game's fourth expansion pack four years after the game's launch. This quest had a total of sixty quests from the first to the last. Every quest was an open-ended quest. Once the player made the wrong choice, they would be forced to restart. If they were forced to restart more than ten times, they would have no chance of completing the quest. However, after completing the last quest, there would be a very special reward. It was because of this reward that billions of players in the game tried to complete this quest. In the end, less than a hundred players completed this quest.
Ye Ci was one of the hundred players who completed this quest. Not only that, she was the only player who didn't make any mistakes. The reward was naturally very generous. However, it wasn't luck that made Ye Ci do this. It was the books that she had read in the National Library for a long time.
In this quest, Ye Ci realized the power of the National Library's books. It was so powerful that it could be called the game's bug. It recorded all the problems of the entire continent, from astronomy and geography to human history. It even recorded the genealogy of every race. It also recorded the development of various skills, how they were finalized, and so on. In short, as long as it was a player's problem, it could be read in the National Library. It was a pity that such a huge bug had never been discovered by the players.
Was it because the players focused too much on playing the game and didn't love the books? In the face of such a huge sea of books, not many people could persevere. In short, in the game, Ye Ci would spend time in the National Library whenever she had time to read.
It was probably because of this that she became a rare know-it-all in the entire continent.
Speaking of which, Ye Ci was a bit ashamed. In her previous life, she was so passionate about reading, but after rebirth, she didn't even step through the National Library's doors. Now, all the knowledge that she knew was based on her previous life. Therefore, Ye Ci secretly made up her mind. Once everything was settled and she had more free time, she would definitely frequent the National Library.
In the face of this choice, Ye Ci didn't panic at all. When she knew that it was Jasmine's request to explore the spiritual cuisine, she already had a card up her sleeve. Of course, the National Library naturally wouldn't tell the players the correct answer to the open choice. However, the players could make deductions based on the details recorded in the National Library.
For example, the Dwarves were a race that loved good food and good wine. Another example was that the Dwarves weren't good at hunting, but they loved to eat meat. The rarer the meat, the happier they would feel. For example, the food that the Dwarves hated the most was Dwarven bread. This was because it was the only food that they were good at making. They had eaten it for hundreds and thousands of years, so they had long hated it. For example, among the four continents, the Dwarves actually liked the Southern Continent's Bran Town the most. It wasn't because of the beautiful scenery or the simple folk, but because of the Bran wheat that was produced there. It could be used to brew the most delicious Bran Stout …
And so on and so forth.
Putting all these details together, the players could easily deduce the most suitable and correct answer to the open choice.
Based on Ye Ci's understanding of the Dwarves' habits and Jasmine's request, Ye Ci quickly found the most suitable dish in the Elven Cookbook — — Western Wine Stewed Dragon Meat.
Of course, the dragon meat here referred to the more precious dinosaur meat, and not the kind of dragon that flew in the sky. =
The ingredients for this dish were very plentiful. Fifty year old Irish wine from the West, Horned Dragon thigh meat with a quality of over 40, Champion City's specialty cumin, Elven secret spices …. In any case, it wasn't something that was easy to prepare.
In order to prepare this dish, Ye Ci had no choice but to fly back to Champion City and travel to various maps. She even contacted The Red Dust who was clearing a dungeon in the Southern Continent and asked him to quickly prepare a few bottles of Bran Stout for her ….
In short, after spending a full three hours, Ye Ci finally delivered the perfect Western Wine Stewed Dragon Meat and five bottles of Bran Stout to Jasmine.
Jasmine couldn't stop sniffing even though there was a lid on the dish. "It smells so good, so good!"
"Hurry up and eat. This is a specialty of us Elves." Ye Ci placed the plate in front of Jasmine and opened the lid. A rich aroma immediately filled the air. Jasmine closed her eyes and sniffed with all her might, unwilling to miss even the slightest bit of fragrance. From the blush on her face and the intoxicated look on her face, Ye Ci believed that she had made a 50% correct choice. The remaining 50% would depend on Jasmine's performance after eating this dish.
Dwarves were a race that excelled at speed. Even if a delicacy was placed in front of them, they would definitely not savor it like Humans, Undead, or Elves. They would only stuff it into their stomachs as fast as they could. To Dwarves, savoring food or wine was a pure waste of time. Wasting time was equivalent to wasting their opportunity to earn gems. They would never do that. Thus, Jasmine quickly finished the large plate of Western Wine Stewed Dragon Meat in front of her. She also drank five bottles of Bran Stout while she was at it.
She was as fast as a tornado sweeping away the clouds.
Ye Ci, who was sitting beside him, was surprised by his speed. After all, she had spent three hours to prepare this dish. This NPC actually finished it in less than five minutes. In comparison, Ye Ci felt that the food she had painstakingly prepared was wasted.
"This is great, this is great! This is simply great! " Although Jasmine could not stand up because of her leg injury, she still waved her hands happily. It could be seen that she was really excited. Then, the follow-up that Ye Ci had been waiting for finally came: "How can I enjoy such delicious food alone! I have a good friend called Du Du. He is now exploring the mines in the west. Can you bring him a portion of this dish to try? "
"Of course, no problem." Ye Ci immediately stood up and accepted the quest. Fortunately, she liked to leave some leeway when doing things. Just now, when she was making Western Wine Stewed Dragon Meat, she had made a total of five portions. If not, wouldn't she have wasted another three hours?
Ye Ci's mood was very excited. Judging from Jasmine's satisfied expression, she had chosen the best answer this time. Although Jasmine would reward Ye Ci no matter what kind of Elven recipe she made for her, if she chose the best answer, she would receive the biggest reward. This was the charm of an open-ended quest.
After making this choice, Jasmine did not give Ye Ci any reward. She only asked her to find another NPC. This was very unusual for an NPC who had always given players rich rewards. This meant that the player had found the key to the next phase of the quest. If the player did not find this key point, they would only receive a pile of money or better quest equipment.
Compared to those items, Ye Ci was naturally more interested in the next phase of the quest. She bid farewell to Jasmine and ran towards the mines in the west. In the Lesser Demon Sanctuary map, there were several mines of different sizes. To Ye Ci, she had been running around here for the past few days, so she knew every piece of land very well. She clearly remembered that there wasn't a single NPC in the Western Mining Pit.
Now that Jasmine asked her to find Dudu there, it meant that an NPC had spawned after she made the corresponding choice.
Soon, Ye Ci arrived at the western mines. Sure enough, there was a dark-skinned Dark Iron Dwarf in the middle of the abandoned mine. He was sweating profusely as he worked on some ores. Ye Ci walked up to him and greeted him in a friendly manner, "Hello, dear Dwarf."
The Black Iron Dwarf called Dudu looked back and saw a tall Elf standing beside him. Suddenly, a disgusted expression appeared on his face, "Go away! Annoying Elves! I'm not a hypocritical White Dwarf. I won't be nice to you. Hurry up and get out of my way, or I won't be polite with the hoe in my hand! "
It seemed that although Ye Ci had a good impression of Jasmine, it did not mean that Dudu was kind to her. Ye Ci could only take out the Western Red Wine Dragon Meat from her pocket. "My friend, don't be angry. I'm Jasmine's friend. She asked me to bring you today's lunch."
"What? You're Jasmine's friend? Why would Jasmine make an Elf friend? That's strange. " Although Dudu was stubborn, he was no longer angry and stubborn when he smelled the aroma of the Western Red Wine Dragon Meat. He sat down and tasted the food while drinking the wine.
The alcohol quickly numbed Tutu's nerves, and his attitude towards Ye Ci had completely changed by the time he was done with his meal. Not only did he treat Ye Ci as his brother, he even began to talk to Ye Ci in his drunken state, "I'm telling you, Elf, I don't want to come to this godforsaken place at all. I've already been through so many mines. There's no treasure to be found."
"Treasure?"
"Didn't Jasmine tell you? We left our race and came to this godforsaken place to explore because of the treasure ores. I don't know what kind of fake news that Jasmine's fellow got from the clan leader, but he insisted that there was a precious ore here, so he dragged me here. But we've already been here for a month, and what precious ore? I've rarely even seen any ores! Tell me, have I been cheated? "Dudu complained with the help of alcohol.
Ye Ci was silent. The Dark Iron Dwarves were the most fond of mining among the three types of dwarves. They were not as fond of dealing with humans as the White Dwarves, nor were they as aggressive as the Red Fire Dwarves. They put more of their experience in mining ores, so there were traces of them mining ores in every continent. Now that Dudu said that Jasmine and he came here to find the treasure ores, Ye Ci was sure that they were looking for Mithril!
In other words, this Dudu in front of her was probably the key NPC for her to open the Mithril vein!
Thinking of this, Ye Ci could not hold back her excitement. She took two deep breaths to stabilize her emotions. Then, she said calmly, "Maybe the legend is true."
"Bullshit!" Dudu finally swore, which surprised Ye Ci a little. She knew that in the game, players' swearing would be blocked by the system, but she had never heard of an NPC swearing. This Dudu was really special. "Do you think we're the first people to come here to find the treasure ores? Of course not! Before us, many people have come here to search, but in the end, they did not return to the tribe. It's so dangerous here, and there are Inferior Demons everywhere. I can't stay here for another day! "
"Then what can I do to help you?" The NPC named Tutu was very resistant to the idea of finding a Mithril mine. Although Ye Ci was anxious, she did not dare to dissuade the NPC. She could only go along with the NPC's wishes and try to find a solution.
"Oh, good Elf, my good Elf, you're the best Elf I've ever seen. Since you're good friends with Jasmine, then can you help me go back and tell Jasmine not to make things difficult for me? I don't want to die in this godforsaken place. "Dudu said pitifully.
This was an errand quest. Although it was an errand quest, it was the only way to continue the quest. Ye Ci began to walk between the two NPCs to pass the message.
Not knowing how many times she ran, Jasmine finally sighed: "My friend, it seems that Du Du really doesn't want to find that treasure. I don't know if you can help me find some clues to explain it to Du Du? You have to know that the tribe leader is my grandfather. He would never lie to me. I believe that there's a treasure hidden here! "
"No problem, please leave it to me!" Ye Ci almost screamed. Although she had wasted more than eight hours on these two Dark Iron Dwarves, she finally saw the light of hope! Looking for clues to the Mithril mine? This was the same as telling Ye Ci that as long as she found the clues, she would be able to unlock the mysterious Mithril mine!
Riding on The Fourth Prince, Ye Ci's dark figure was like a ghost running through the Lesser Demon Sanctuary. The Lesser Demon Sanctuary, as the name suggested, had the most monsters here were Lesser Demons.
Lesser Demons were the lowest level monsters, but they were not to be underestimated just because they were the lowest level monsters. Although they did not have much health, they were all long-range attackers. They were good at using Magic Flame and Magic Burst. Two Lesser Demons could easily take out a high health level 55 Warrior or Knight. They were not to be underestimated.
Although Ye Ci had reached level 60, they still had to be extra careful. However, both sides were long-range attackers. As long as they were not surrounded, Ye Ci could easily take care of these Lesser Demons. Ye Ci wandered around the vicinity of the Mithril ore vein, hoping to find some clues. But to her disappointment, the only thing that awaited her was a silent black rock.
It seemed that she was wrong.
Since she could not find any clues in the vicinity of the Mithril mine, she decided to go a little further. Ye Ci widened the distance between them and began to search further away from the Mithril mine. It did not take long for her to find a very important clue.
She saw a dying Dark Iron Dwarf in a crevice between a few rocks. His face was covered in blood and his beard had turned white. It was obvious that this Dark Iron Dwarf was very old. He lay there and mumbled, "So thirsty, so thirsty … …"
Ye Ci immediately took out a bottle of spring water from her inventory and placed it next to the Dark Iron Dwarf's lips. The Dark Iron Dwarf could feel the moisture in the water. He immediately grabbed the bottle and began to gulp down the water. It did not take long for the Dark Iron Dwarf to finish the entire bottle.
"Are you feeling better?" Ye Ci looked at him and asked anxiously. This guy did not notice her when she was patrolling this map. It could be seen that he was refreshed at the same time as this mission. However, looking at his current condition, Ye Ci had a feeling that he would return home soon.
"Oh, the one who saved me was an Elf. What a ridiculous ending." The Dark Iron Dwarf blinked his eyes. His voice was filled with fatigue.
"I am a friend of the Dark Iron Dwarf Jasmine. They came here to find a precious ore, but they did not have a direction. I was entrusted by her to look for clues. You can trust me! "
"Jasmine? Is it the granddaughter of the Chieftain? "
Ye Ci thought for a moment. At that time, Jasmine did say that she was the granddaughter of the Dark Iron Dwarf Chieftain, so she nodded, "That's her."
"How long have I been gone? Jasmine has actually grown up. Jasmine can actually find treasures now!" The Dark Iron Dwarf let out a long sigh, "To be able to gain Jasmine's trust, it means that you are a good Elf. Elf, I do know the clues to the ore. I have even drawn a map, but … …" If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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