The developers of Fate were detestable.
Not only were they secretive about the closed beta, even the announcement of the game's launch was made very suddenly.
12 days before the launch of the game, Fate, which had been mysteriously missing since the game's inception, suddenly reappeared. More than ten years of silence seemed to have been exchanged for these 12 days of craziness. It was overwhelming.
It was no exaggeration to say that in these 12 days, there was only one word left in the world — Fate.
As mentioned before, the developers of Fate were detestable.
Even with such overwhelming publicity, there were very few hints and announcements about the game's content on the official website of Fate. What the players knew about the game was basically from the closed beta walkthroughs or hearsay.
Take the character traits for example. They were not available during the closed beta, let alone on the official website.
It was currently 13: 30: 51, 51 seconds after the game was launched.
Even if there were 9,999 players who entered the game with Ye Ci, these 9,999 players would probably be struggling with their race, class, and character traits.
For the time being, no one would be able to complete the First Blood.
Despite her confidence, Ye Ci did not dare to relax.
There were always exceptions to everything in the world.
After receiving the quest, Ye Ci ran as fast as she could to the back of a house on the village head's left.
Even though the quest required her to kill the rabbits around the village, Ye Ci's understanding of the game told her that killing the rabbits behind the house was also part of the "Rabbit Hunt" quest.
The advantage of the rabbits here was that there were around 30 of them gathered together. The disadvantage was that they respawned slowly.
However, since it was very close to the village head, Ye Ci had no reason not to choose this place. What's more, the mission of hunting rabbits only required fifteen to complete.
Ye Ci ran as fast as she could while changing into the newbie equipment and weapons gifted by the system. She brandished her dagger the moment she charged into the group of rabbits.
The rabbits were only level 1, but their attacks were not weak for Ye Ci who was also level 1. They could deal 2 to 5 damage to Ye Ci every time.
Fortunately, Ye Ci was used to playing as a human Mage. She was very good at staying alive and positioning in situations with low speed and Agility. Now that she was playing as an Elven Huntress with high Agility and speed, she was so happy that she cried.
Being a class that could move quickly in the early stages of the game was truly a blessing.
In less than three minutes, Ye Ci had already killed fifteen rabbits and collected six rabbit teeth and seven pieces of rabbit meat. She struggled a few more times and collected ten teeth and ten pieces of rabbit meat. This time, she stopped and quickly ran towards the village chief.
Rabbit Teeth and Rabbit Meat were quest items required for the follow-up quest. Although she was aiming for the First Clear of the Rabbit Mission, Ye Ci couldn't help but be greedy for the First Clear of the other two missions. So she took the risk and did it together. As she ran quickly, she silently prayed that no one would take advantage of this time to rush ahead of her and complete the rabbit's first kill.
"Young adventurer, you really are the bravest person I've ever met. You actually used such a short amount of time …" The village chief continued to talk nonsense as usual.
Ye Ci quickly chose to skip the conversation.
According to common sense, interrupting or skipping an NPC's conversation without reason would cause the NPC to be disgusted. Everything in Fate was 99% realistic.
In other words, the natural world was the same as the real world. You could smell all kinds of smells and feel all kinds of sensations. Even every NPC in Fate was highly intelligent. Every action of yours would affect their evaluation of you. Different evaluations would directly affect the number and quality of the quests they would issue to the players.
Although some fixed quests would be issued even if the NPCs hated the players, those random quests with high value could only be obtained by having a high favorability with the NPCs.
This also caused the players of Fate to be very respectful towards the NPCs, no matter how much they fought with other players.
Ye Ci, on the other hand, had no qualms about skipping the village chief's conversation. It wasn't because she didn't care about the favorability between her and the village chief, but because she had chosen a character trait — — Treachery.
The description of Treachery in the character trait was very vague: You may need to do this sometimes.
Not only was the explanation vague, but Treachery was also one of the last choices in the character trait. It belonged to a corner that players would not pay attention to.
At the beginning of Fate, no one paid attention to this trait.
There were even fewer players who chose this trait when creating their character. After all, who would want to have negative attributes in their character?
However, three years later, a new player chose this trait by accident. Because of a freak combination of factors, he found out about the advantages of this trait and published a post on the internet. This trait then became a heaven-defying trait that made tens of thousands of players beat their chests and stomped their feet in frustration. Some even deleted their accounts and started from scratch.
There was no other reason other than the existence of Treachery. When a player interacted with an NPC in the game, no matter how they interrupted or skipped the conversation, the NPC would assume that the player had listened to the entire conversation with a serious and kind attitude.
This trait was not to be underestimated. It was a heaven-defying trait for red-named players or players with low reputation in the city.
Ye Ci quickly skipped to the end of the conversation. The village chief nodded in satisfaction with a smile, "Young adventurer, not only have you made great contributions to the village, but you also have such a kind attitude. Magia Continent will become more and more prosperous with a young person like you."
As soon as he finished speaking, a system notification rang in Ye Ci's ears, "Congratulations for being the first player to complete the 'Rabbit Hunt' quest. Do you wish to hide your ID?"
After the baptism of her previous life, Ye Ci knew that keeping a low profile was the most important thing to do. What she wanted now was to take care of her parents and live a simple life. She no longer desired things like fame.
After choosing 'Yes' without hesitation, a familiar female voice immediately flashed in the system channel, followed by a flash of unique golden words.
"Congratulations to player * * * for being the first player to complete the quest 'Rabbit Hunt'. The reward is 1 gold coin and 1000 system reputation points."
"Congratulations to player * * * for being the first player to complete the quest 'Rabbit Hunt'. The reward is 1 gold coin and 1000 system reputation points."
… …
Ye Ci looked at the time. It was 13: 36: 42. She couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
First Kill, she finally got it.
At this time, she realized that her palms were full of sweat. She couldn't help but laugh. When had she ever been so nervous?
Ye Ci was the only one in the newbie village that she was randomly assigned to. Naturally, she couldn't hear the curses and shock of the players who entered the game one after another.
Now, all her energy was focused on the village head. Her mind was filled with the words on the post. Was it possible to unlock a side quest? Was it possible?!
"Oh, young adventurer, I see the former Elf King Dau 'er in you. Are you interested in hearing about my past?"
It's here! Ye Ci almost jumped out of her seat.
It's true! That post is true!
She prided herself as the encyclopedia of Fate, but in her knowledge and understanding, there was no such quest in the newbie village.
No, to be precise, it wasn't that there wasn't such a quest, it was that she didn't know about it.
The only reason she didn't know about it was because she didn't have the opportunity to come across this quest! Not only did she not come across this quest, but it was likely that no one else had come across this quest.
"Of course." Ye Ci answered the Elven Village Chief with a fervent tone that she had never used before.
"A long, long time ago … …" The village chief began a long story. However, Ye Ci didn't have much time to listen to his story. She didn't know how long this story would take.
Thus, she chose to skip again, but this time, she chose to record the story so that she could study the village chief's story when she was doing the quest.
"Now, you will follow Dau 'er's path to glory. Young adventurer, this is a path full of thorns. Are you willing?" The village chief directly announced the end of the quest.
"I am willing."
"Then, go to the Icy Cave and bring me back Shator's Fang!"
Ye Ci was no stranger to the Icy Cave. It was one of the Ten Preparation Dungeons of Fate. The dungeon's difficulty was neither high nor low, but players from lvl 3 to lvl 15 scrambled for it due to its Normal difficulty and Elite difficulty.
She had once reached lvl 18 in the Icy Cave and graduated with a set of Blue equipment.
She couldn't be more familiar with the dungeon. She could even tell where the rocks and grass were with her eyes closed.
As for Shator, he was the BOSS of the Icy Cave's Normal difficulty. The minimum level requirement to enter the Icy Cave was lvl 3. However, Ye Ci decided to solo the dungeon when she was lvl 5.
Of course, the most important thing was that she could learn the first two Hunter skills at lvl 5 — Slash and Bow Proficiency. Even though she could only learn the Hunter's signature skill, Pet Rearing, at lvl 8, Ye Ci was not worried.
As a high-level Sorcerer with sufficient solo experience, Ye Ci was confident that she would be able to handle the Icy Cave's Normal difficulty as long as she learned Bow Proficiency.
"I will do my best to fulfill your wish, my lord." Ye Ci placed her left hand on her chest and spread out her right hand. She bent down and gave the village chief a sincere bow. A system notification immediately rang out, "The village chief's affinity with you has increased by 10 points."
This was the most sincere bow in Fate. Bowing to an NPC in this way could increase the NPC's affinity with you, but only once.
This was no secret in the later stages of the game, but at the current stage of the game, it was an invaluable treasure.
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