"One last question." Darufal stood up and looked at Ye Ci from afar with a serious expression. Ye Ci felt that the answer to this question might not be that easy to answer. "What do you think of Araunah?"
This question was completely out of Ye Ci's expectations. In truth, Ye Ci could more or less guess the first few questions. After all, a conversation with a Horde boss was basically a formality. As long as one grasped a certain pattern and grasped a few techniques, there would be no problems. But the last question stunned her. She instinctively knew that this question was related to whether or not she could bring Araunah away. She shut her mouth, raised her eyes, and calmly and rationally looked at Darufal. After a while, she smiled.
"He will be an excellent Shaman." Ye Ci replied.
Ye Ci's reply caused Darufal's expression to turn cold. He quietly looked at Ye Ci without any expression on his face. His gaze became sharp, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking. Ye Ci didn't seem nervous at all. Instead, she appeared very relaxed. She smiled at Darufal as if she didn't care about his sternness.
After a while, Darufal slowly let out a sigh of relief. He appeared somewhat helpless: "He is only a Warrior."
"Yes, in the Doro Tribe, Araunah can only be a Warrior forever." Ye Ci nodded. After staying here for so long, Ye Ci understood the rules of the Doro Tribe. Araunah was not wrong. Only the children of nobles had the right to learn Shamanism. Poor people of low status would never be able to do so, even if they were extremely talented. This was why Ye Ci felt that the Doro Tribe was still very isolated.
Darufal was the most intelligent NPC in the entire Doro tribe. How could he not understand Ye Ci's words? He looked at Ye Ci and sighed, "White Elf, you already know."
"Yes, Lord Darufar, I know." Ye Ci did not deny it. "I know everything."
"Why don't you ask me? You often have the opportunity to see me alone. "Darufar sat down again.
"By asking you, it means that I'm exposing this matter to you, and the result of this is the same as taking away Araunah's dream. I can't do that. I can't take away someone's dream, especially when this dream is so precious to Arauna. " Ye Ci shook her head and answered Darufal's question using the game's language. She believed that Darufal would definitely be able to understand her roundabout words.
"You are a kind and wise person." Darufar looked at Ye Ci for a long time and finally sighed. At this time, Ye Ci also received a system notification. Her reputation in the Doro Tribe had reached Respected, and Darufar's favorability towards her had reached Intimate.
This meant that Ye Ci could see Darufar's stats. Ye Ci did not hesitate to secretly use Inspect on Darufar. However, what she saw left her speechless. Darufar's level had actually reached Level 240! His Class was Legendary Great Shaman. This meant that he was far more powerful than Ye Ci had imagined. Moreover, his HP and MP were so high that it was frightening to count the zeros behind it. Against such a boss, it meant that if one wanted to defeat him, they would need at least a team of 3000 players and over Level 240 elites.
Ye Ci looked regretfully at the staff in Darufar's hand and sighed inwardly. It seemed that the Divine Artifact was only a legend after all.
Darufar's Social Status was: Doro Tribe Leader.
This was the system's confirmation of Darufar's status. This meant that Darufar could not be hired or enslaved. Of course, it was also impossible to borrow his power unless there was some kind of opportunity.
"I see desire in your eyes. My intuition tells me that you want to take Arauner away." Darufar bluntly pointed out Ye Ci's inner thoughts.
Ye Ci smiled slyly, "Is this question still in the list of questions you wanted to know? Mr. Darufar? "
Darufar was slightly surprised. He then smiled, "No, but I want to know the answer. Your real answer."
Ye Ci nodded. She did not care that Darufar had seen through her thoughts, "Of course, Mr. Darufar. I want to take Arauner away. I want to take him to see the outside world. It's just like what your brother wanted."
Darufar's face showed a hint of sadness when she mentioned Kutta, "If he didn't leave the tribe, perhaps he would never have died …"
"But he won the respect of the entire Maacah Continent. His existence told everyone that the Doro Tribe is a great tribe, and the people of Doro are great people. I understand why you don't want Kutta to leave the tribe, but I also know that even so, you're still collecting information about the outside world, aren't you? "
"How did you know?" Darufar was a little surprised.
Ye Ci smiled and did not answer Darufal's question. She could not possibly tell Darufal that she had searched for the information on the forums after logging off. She could not tell him that Kutta's brother seemed to be very curious about the outside world and collected a lot of books about the Maacah Continent. So Ye Ci changed the topic, "I understand that for the Doro Tribe, this might be the best way to survive. But in this way, Arauner will lose his dream in the end. I like this child. I want to fulfill his dream, but this dream will never be fulfilled in the Doro Tribe. " Ye Ci looked at Darufar again and said somewhat impolitely, "I think, Mr. Darufar, you should know that if you don't let me take Arauner away, what you're doing now is very cruel. You're giving him his dream with your own hands, and then killing him with your own hands. But for you, you're raising a genius shaman with your own hands, and then killing him with your own hands. Is this the result you want? "
Ye Ci spread her hands and looked at Darufar with a gentle smile. She thought that Darufar would agree with her. Because this was the answer that Ye Ci came to after analyzing Darufar's thoughts. Darufal was conflicted, but he still hoped that Araunar could become a Legendary-tier Shaman. He knew that it was impossible for him to do so in the Horde, but he was unwilling to let go of such a good seedling. That was why he decided to test Ye Ci.
As long as Ye Ci pointed it out, she would be able to get to the crux of the problem before Darufal. This way, Darufal would no longer be able to continue lying to himself. He had to make a choice in his dilemma. At this point, Ye Ci had done what she could. As for whether she could take Arauner, his mother and sister away, it was all up to the system.
She had done her best and left the rest to the heavens.
"I need to think about it." Darufar clearly wanted Ye Ci to leave. Of course, Ye Ci would not continue to stay. She nodded, bowed to Darufar, and prepared to leave. Just as she was about to leave, she heard Darufar say, "There are many people in the tribe who need your help, White Elf. If you're willing, you can help them."
Very good, there's finally a quest here.
Standing outside Darufar's tent, Ye Ci looked around and saw that many NPCs had a golden symbol above their heads. This meant that these NPCs had quests to accept. Although these quests were ordinary quests and could not be compared to hidden quests and side quests, they were the best way to increase reputation. Ye Ci naturally would not refuse.
These quests were not difficult. Ye Ci could easily complete them alone. In addition to gaining a large amount of reputation in the Doro Tribe, Ye Ci also obtained a lot of ancient ores. Although it was not much, it was better than nothing. Although Ye Ci's reputation in the Doro Tribe had increased, Ye Ci could finally activate all kinds of NPCs in the Doro Tribe. This really made people cry. In other places, activating these business NPCs only required one to be Friendly. However, in the Doro Tribe, one needed to be Respected in order to activate them.
However, after activating the NPCs here, Ye Ci felt that she was willing to die.
Although the Doro Tribe was very isolated, the items sold here were definitely of the highest quality. First, she looked at the equipment. None of them were below Purple. Moreover, they were for every class. However, the price was not cheap. Ye Ci looked at the equipment. Although they were all of high quality, they could be bought outside. Therefore, these items were definitely not within Ye Ci's scope of consideration. The time she could stay in the Doro Tribe was limited. The ancient ores in her hands were even more limited. She could only spend all her money on the right things to not waste it.
After browsing through the weapons NPCs, armor NPCs, and medicine NPCs. Ye Ci did not choose any of them. Although some of the items were rare, they were not worth buying. Finally, she set her gaze on the general goods NPC. In this kind of small tribe, village, or camp, the general goods NPC usually represented a hodgepodge. Because there was no way to divide the business NPCs in detail in these places, the general goods NPC could cover a large amount of information. From recipes to skill books to some needles and thread, the general goods NPC would be prepared.
Therefore, Ye Ci had very high hopes for this general goods NPC. If she could buy some recipes and skill books that couldn't be bought anywhere else, that would be the best.
Compared to the other business NPCs that only had a dozen or so pages of sales lists, this general goods NPC's sales list actually had over a hundred pages! Every page had good things that made Ye Ci's heart beat faster. She wanted nothing more than to buy all of these things in one go. But this was impossible. Not to mention that she had not completed Leah's quest which required 20 pieces of ancient ores. Even if she completed it, she probably didn't have that much spare cash on hand.
Ye Ci felt like she was looking at a table full of foodies through a glass. That kind of feeling made her want to bang her head against the wall. The more she looked at these things, the more she wanted to cry. Why was it that no matter where she went, she was always poor?!
On the second last page of the general goods NPC's sales list, Ye Ci suddenly saw an item: Universal Key.
She clicked on the Universal Key's properties and her heart skipped a beat.
Universal Key: Orange Equipment. Can open all treasure chests below lvl 12. Unique item. Can be upgraded. Cannot be discarded.
There were many treasure chests in Fate, but most of these treasure chests were locked. It was not easy to create a key, so most treasure chests were prepared for Rogues. This seemed to have become an unwritten rule. So even though Ye Ci often saw treasure chests, she could not open them. Even if she knew that there were good things inside, she could only pretend that she did not see them. It was her fault for not knowing how to pick locks.
If she had this item … Didn't that mean that Ye Ci would be able to open all the treasure chests that she saw in the future?!
The treasure chests in Fate were divided into 15 levels. Treasure chests from lvl 1 to lvl 12 could be found anywhere. Of course, treasure chests from lvl 9 and above were located in very dangerous locations. They were usually guarded by powerful monsters. Treasure chests from lvl 12 and above could only be found near the BOSSes of super large dungeons or BOSSes of high level hidden maps. They were items that could only be seen but not obtained as long as the BOSSes were still alive.
Treasure chests from lvl 12 and above had only appeared a few times in her previous life. Even if they did appear, it would take at least a few thousand players to obtain them. That was why Ye Ci was not greedy at all. There were many treasure chests from lvl 1 to lvl 12. With Ye Ci's current level of Stealth, she could at least obtain treasure chests from lvl 9 and below. As for treasure chests from lvl 10 to lvl 12, it would depend on the situation.
With this item, Ye Ci would be able to compete with many Rogues for a living. She could choose not to buy anything else, but this item was a must! Ye Ci looked at the price of the item. It cost 3 Ancient Emerald Ores. Ye Ci could afford it with the Ancient Emerald Ores she had on hand, but she was reluctant to part with them. If she bought this item now, she would be stuck in this map for a few more days. But if she did not buy it, she would hate herself to death.
That was why Ye Ci did not hesitate for too long. She bought the Universal Key without hesitation. When the Master Key was placed in her inventory, she noticed that the NPC's inventory had been moved up a notch. This meant that there was only one Master Key in the inventory, and there were no other items in the inventory.
Ye Ci was shocked. Could it be that all the items on the inventory list were the same? When she saw the Universal Key's description, she thought it meant that this item was unique to players. She did not expect that it was also unique to this NPC! Ye Ci immediately looked at the other items on the inventory list. As expected, most of the items were listed as unique. It seemed that these items were not only rare to players, they were even rarer to NPCs!
Ye Ci had never been so conflicted before. There were two paths in front of her. The first path was to stay here for a long time until she accumulated enough Ancient Ores to buy all these unique items. The second path was to complete the quest given to her by Leah the Mermaid, leave this place, and go to the Northern Continent to get the last Mithril Ore Vein. However, she did not know if she could return to this place.
Unique Item vs Mithril Ore Vein.
Ye Ci fell into an unprecedented dilemma. She thought for a long time but could not come up with a better solution.
In the end, she sighed. In any case, Darufal had yet to give her a final answer regarding the matter of Araunah, and she had yet to gather enough ancient emerald ores. It was a little too early to think about the problem of which path to take. It was better to continue exploring the pitch-black cave.
She seemed to have reached the deepest part of the pitch-black cave.
However, Ye Ci was puzzled. It was so deep, so roundabout, and so many twists and turns in the cave. How did she reach the deepest part of the cave? Why was there no boss? Not to mention a Boss, why wasn't there even a single Elite monster? This seemed to be against the rules of the game.
The pitch-black cave was definitely not an ordinary map. Although no one had ever said so, Ye Ci thought so. Moreover, her intuition told her that she was right. However, when she led Arauna around the pitch-black cave again, she found nothing.
The Magic Crystals had not respawned, and the Lava Monsters had not respawned. The entire pitch-black cave was pitch-black, and there was nothing but scorching heat waves rushing towards their faces. Other than that, there seemed to be nothing else. Ye Ci dug out the last Magic Crystal and looked at it. Its attributes were not bad. It was the size of a fist and had a purity of 9%. Such a large crystal with such a high purity was not considered a lot among the crystals that she had dug out in the past few days. She sat down and took out two pieces of meat. She tossed one to Arauna and kept the other for herself.
Araunah took the meat and began to stuff it into his mouth.
Arauna was now very close to Ye Ci. In addition, Ye Ci was purposely trying to please him and his family. He was only a few points away from being loyal to Ye Ci. However, no matter what Ye Ci did, she could not raise his loyalty to her.
Ye Ci thought that this was probably the same as Yolanthe's Affinity. She lacked an opportunity. If she could find that opportunity, she would be able to reach Loyalty easily.
"Have we reached the end of the pitch-black cave?" Ye Ci tilted her head and asked Arauna who was sitting not far away from her. She looked at the Ancient Ores on her and was very dissatisfied with the fact that they had reached the end.
Arauna scratched his head and stuffed a piece of meat into his mouth. He shook his head and said, "I don't know. I've never been here before. You know that a guard like me would never be able to follow Norber to this place."
Arauna was right. Even if a low-level guard like him, who had no ability and no background, could participate in battles, it would only be ordinary battles to hunt prey. Things like exploring pitch-black caves were definitely not something that Arauna could do.
"Alright, let's take a break and go out to mine." Since they had reached the end of the pitch-black cave, Ye Ci did not want to waste any more time here. Normally, she would dig three feet into the ground to search the cave. However, she was no longer in the mood. After all, the most important thing for Ye Ci right now was to "save money" as soon as possible.
Ye Ci stuffed the last piece of meat into her mouth and took out a bottle of spring water from her inventory. She poured the water into her mouth and slowly recovered her stamina. Arauna also took out a bottle of spring water and poured it into his mouth. After resting for a while, the two of them stood up and planned to leave the cave.
But before she could even move, she heard a sound coming from behind her.
Arauna was a Shaman. If it weren't for the Perceptive Totem, his Perceptive Sense would definitely be inferior to a Hunter's. He was standing behind Ye Ci and looking at her long, pointy ears with interest. He found it very rare to see Ye Ci's long, pointy ears. After all, the Doro tribe was a mix of Humans and Barbarians. Arauna had lived in the tribe since he was young and had only seen Merfolk. He had never seen any other tribe members. Therefore, even though Arauna was very familiar with Ye Ci, he was still very curious about the Elves.
He looked at Ye Ci's ears and trembled slightly. He was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth. He even raised his hand and touched his own ears to see if they could move as nimbly as the White Elf in front of him.
It wasn't strange for the Elves' ears to move. The Elves were a tribe that lived in nature. They were naturally very sensitive to sound. Therefore, when they heard a sound that was different from their surroundings, their ears would naturally move. This was also the time when the Elves' Perceptive Sense was heightened.
While Arauna was curious about Ye Ci's ears, Ye Ci went into stealth mode. She stared at the corner of the dark cave. She seemed to have heard something from there.
"What's wrong, White Elf?" Asked Araunar in a low voice as he hid behind a rock. "What's the matter?" Ye Ci's sudden disappearance made Araunar feel uneasy.
"Go to the back and hide in a hidden corner. Don't make any noise. I'll go take a look." Ye Ci turned around and whispered to Arauna.
"But …" Arauna didn't know what was going on and was a little nervous.
Ye Ci shook her head and comforted him with a smile, "It's okay. Don't worry. Go to the corner over there and hide in a corner where no one can see you. Don't come out until I call for you."
Arauna trusted Ye Ci very much. He nodded and immediately rushed to the deepest corner. He found a narrow and hard to find crack in the rock and hid. Ye Ci glanced at the place where Arauna was hiding. It must have been hard on him. If it was a strong Doro child, he probably wouldn't have been able to squeeze in at all.
After making sure that Arauna was well hidden, Ye Ci slowly moved towards the source of the sound. Her movement speed was reduced by 30% after entering stealth mode. However, Ye Ci's movement speed wasn't slow either. She quickly approached the source of the sound even though she was in stealth mode.
Ye Ci hid behind a rock and eavesdropped on the conversation.
The sound came from a group of people. There were a lot of them. Ye Ci could tell that there were at least 20 of them just by listening to their footsteps. Their footsteps were heavy and powerful. They seemed to be people who often worked with physical strength. Ye Ci knew that they were definitely not players. Even if they were, it was impossible for so many players to appear at once. They were definitely from the Doro tribe. However, Ye Ci didn't know what kind of people they were.
Their voices were mixed with the echoes of their footsteps, and Ye Ci could not hear them clearly due to the distance between them. She had to listen carefully, and was able to make out some of what they were saying.
"Why is this dark cave so clean?"
"Don't you see the corpses of the Lava Men everywhere?"
"Oh, I didn't expect the White Elf to be so powerful. She beat up the Lava Men here."
"It's a pity that Arauna isn't dead yet. How annoying. Every time I see him, I feel like I'm looking at the humiliation of the Doro tribe. I heard that the White Elf brought him to the dark cave. I thought he would die for sure. I didn't expect him to be so lucky. "
"I think the White Elf is an idiot."
"Why?"
"If not, why would she bring Arauna to the dark cave? It must be very tiring for her."
"How can we understand the thoughts of an idiot?"
… …
They laughed as they talked. Ye Ci tried to distinguish their voices. They sounded very familiar. It seemed like they were from Noba's guards. Ye Ci was annoyed that they were badmouthing Arauna. Gossips always happened. Even the NPCs were no exception.
However, it was nothing. Ye Ci was puzzled. Why would Noba's guards enter the dark cave? Ye Ci didn't forget that Arauna once said that the Lava Men in the dark cave were very deadly to Noba's guards. Noba had personally led a team to the dark cave before, but they were defeated in the end. It made sense. The Lava Men dealt a lot of damage to melee combatants. She and Arauna were ranged combatants, so it was easy for them to deal with them. However, it would be difficult for melee combatants to deal with the Lava Men without a powerful healer. If that was the case, what were they doing here?
Just as Ye Ci's curiosity was piqued, they approached the Lava Men, "No way! That White Elf is so powerful! She actually wiped out all the Lava Men!"
"Hmph. Not only did she clean up the Lava Men, but she also cleaned up the Magic Crystals."
"I don't understand why Lord Darufal is so indulgent with this White Elf. How could he allow her to be so unbridled in our territory? Mining, digging for crystals, and even entering this pitch-black cave. Could it be that Lord Darufal has forgotten that this pitch-black cave is a forbidden area for us Doro people?"
"Shh. What are you talking about? Are you the only one who knows about this? Don't spout nonsense. What if the White Elf hears you? How are you going to explain yourself? "
Upon hearing this, the Doro person who was complaining just now lowered his voice and said worriedly, "Say, we've been here for so long, but we haven't seen the White Elf and Arauna. Are they still here?"
"How would I know? If they're not here, she probably brought Arauna out to dig for Magic Crystals."
"Yeah, it's really hot here. It's really uncomfortable to stay here. Let's check if they found out about that thing and go back quickly. If Lord Darufal finds out that we came to the dark cave without his permission, he'll definitely blame us. "
"Why are you afraid of that old man? That old man only knows how to spout nonsense all day long. Looking at how old he is, I don't think he has much time left. In the future, the patriarch will definitely be Lord Nuoba. We just have to listen to Lord Nuoba's arrangements. "
"Although that's true, the current chief is Darufal. If he finds out that Lord Nobba asked us to come here, he'll definitely be angry. Besides, Lord Nobba might not have the chance to save us."
… …
Their voices became softer and softer. Ye Ci gradually couldn't hear them clearly. However, her mind was filled with the information brought by these words.
The dark cave was a forbidden area of the Doro people? Why hadn't Arauna mentioned it before? Even if they deliberately hid it from Arauna, there must be something good in this forbidden area. Moreover, these Doro people did mention that they were here to check something.
Secondly, was Nobba a traitor? Did he want to usurp the throne? Ye Ci thought for a while. For the time being, she couldn't decide if she should tell Darufal about this. However, she had another idea in mind, and that was to follow these Doro people and see what they wanted to see.
Ye Ci followed the voice of the Doro players, and soon caught up with them. There were about a dozen of them, and they headed towards a shorter path in the pitch-black cavern. Ye Ci and Arauna had already walked through this fork. However, it was a pity that they didn't discover anything on this path. Other than a few Lava Monsters, they didn't find anything. They didn't even find a single Magic Crystal. But now that these people had walked into this place, there must be something strange that they didn't discover.
Ye Ci's curiosity was piqued. She had always thought that she was extremely sensitive when it came to exploring the map. Even if there was something hidden in the map, she would still be able to spot it. But now, she was being told that there was something hidden right under her nose. How could Ye Ci be able to figure it out? She immediately caught up with him.
One of the Dorothean players at the back of the group noticed something and turned around. Ye Ci had already hidden herself behind a rock, barely avoiding the Dorothean's detection.
"What's wrong?" another guard beside the Doro person asked when he saw him looking around.
The Doro person sensed carefully but didn't discover anything. He shook his head and said, "It's nothing. Perhaps I'm being too paranoid. I keep feeling like I'm being followed."
"Is that so?" Another guard hurriedly reported to the person at the front. Then, the entire group stopped. One of the Doro people rushed out to search the entire pitch-black cave. Ye Ci was hiding not far away from these people. When the Doro person walked past her, she even held her breath so that she wouldn't attract the Doro people's attention.
Not long after, the Doro tribesman who went out to search the cave came back. He shook his head as he walked towards the team. "That White Elf and Araunah must have left the cave. I don't know where they are mining. Anyway, I didn't find any traces of them in the cave. However, they have wiped out all the Lava Monsters.
"Let's continue moving forward. It's good to be sensitive, but don't be too sensitive. It's annoying to be so alarmed." The leader of the Dorothean party glared at the Dorothean who had almost discovered Ye Ci's presence, stood up, and continued walking forward.
The Doro person who almost discovered Ye Ci was very uneasy after being reprimanded. He lowered his head and walked at the back of the group, not daring to say a word.
Ye Ci sneered. She waited until they were a little further away before following them. It didn't take long for the party to reach the innermost part of the cave. Ye Ci, who was at the back of the party, could not see what was happening in front of her. She could only hear a creak as a black stone door opened up on the wall of the cave. The Doro players disappeared into the cave in a single file. Ye Ci only had time to see the trap-like entrance devouring the Doro people before it disappeared.
Disappeared?
Just like that??
After making sure that all the Doro people had entered the cave, Ye Ci came out of hiding and quickly approached the stone door. She reached out her hand to touch the wall of the cave. There was no trace of a stone door here. If Ye Ci hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she wouldn't have believed that there was a stone door here.
How did they do it? Ye Ci carefully touched all the stones around the stone door, but she still didn't find anything.
Just now, she clearly heard a "kacha" sound. That meant that there was a mechanism here. But where was the mechanism? Ye Ci stood at the bottom of the cave and coldly looked at each stone. She wanted to find some clues, but it was all in vain.
Suddenly, her hand that was pressing on the stone wall felt a slight movement. She was shocked and quickly went into stealth mode. She hid to the side and carefully looked at the stone door. Could it be that the Doro people had come out?
The stone door slowly opened. But it was very gentle, as if there was no resistance. It just fell down in front of Ye Ci's eyes …
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