"Andriel, Tamra asked me to come get you before he passed away. He said that you've been through thick and thin together, and he hopes that you'll be able to stay by his side in his homeland. Would you be willing to accept his offer?" Ye Ci spoke up as she recalled the quest that Tamra had given her before his death, "Andriel, Tamra asked me to come get you before he passed away. He said that you've been through thick and thin together. Even though it was a quest, it was still a grave. Ye Ci decided to ask for Andriel's opinion first. She didn't want to waste her time digging a grave for him.
Andriel didn't seem surprised by Ye Ci's words. It was as if he had already guessed it. He gazed into the distance. Ye Ci followed his gaze. It was an ancient battlefield where countless Elves had sacrificed their lives. Even though it was a desolate place, how many souls were still sleeping under the soil?
"No, my people. I don't want to leave this place." Andriel turned back to Ye Ci with a smile, "It's a pity that you won't be able to fulfill Tamra's last wish."
"Why? Don't you want to go back to your homeland? There are green trees, green water, beautiful flowers and lush beech trees …. "
Andriel interrupted Ye Ci before she could finish her sentence, "But my comrades aren't there. My people, I do want to go back to my homeland. I am Tamra's good friend. But before that, I am a warrior. I am a vanguard. A warrior cannot run away from a battle. Even if I die, I will not abandon my comrades. "
Even though Andriel had rejected Ye Ci's request, he had still completed Tamra's quest. Normally, this would be the turning point of the quest. In other words, Andriel would give Ye Ci a quest to reply to Tamra's request. Ye Ci frowned when she opened the quest interface. Tamra's request to bring back Andriel's corpse was still there. There was no notification indicating that the quest had been completed or failed. This meant that Ye Ci had to bring back Andriel's corpse.
However, Andriel had clearly rejected her request. She couldn't just disregard the NPC's wishes and force her way into the tomb, could she? If that happened, Andriel's impression of him would plummet. Andriel's level wasn't low, and it wouldn't be worth it for him to kill Nie Yan right away. Even if that wasn't the case, he still had a favor to ask of Andriel. If Andriel decided to ignore him in a fit of rage, wouldn't he be able to unlock the secret of the halo in the shrine? Even though Andriel wasn't willing to do so, he didn't insist on not returning to his hometown no matter what. Perhaps there was still a chance for him to turn the situation around.
After making up her mind, Ye Ci changed her tone, "Andriel, Elves have always been a trustworthy race. I'm proud of your perseverance and faith."
Andriel was very pleased with the compliment. He bowed respectfully, "Clansman, this is the highest compliment you can give me."
Ye Ci nodded, then let out a long sigh.
This attracted Andriel's attention. He asked, "My clansman, why are you sighing?"
"Andriel, I'm just sighing. I'm destined to never become a hero like you."
"Why? Every Elf with Elf blood in their veins can do it. It's our instinct. "
"But I can't even keep my word. No matter how much I sacrifice, it's like a joke to me." Ye Ci shrugged, "You have your own perseverance. It seems that I can only break my promise to Tamra. I hope that he will forgive me when he's in the embrace of the Goddess of Nature." Ye Ci bowed to Andriel with a smile, "I'll be leaving now, Andriel. I'll visit you again when I'm free." She didn't even bother to look at Andriel as she turned around and entered stealth. She slowly left the area.
"Oh Andriel, Andriel, please don't leave me in the lurch. God, please bless me. Make sure that Andriel doesn't have the heart to see this …" Andriel's voice rang out again before she could even take a few steps. "Wait." Andriel's voice rang out again before she could even take a few steps.
Ye Ci was so excited that she almost jumped up from her seat. It seemed like her ability to fool NPCs had improved. She hoped that Andriel's answer wouldn't disappoint her. Ye Ci hid her excitement and put on a surprised expression. She returned to her human form and asked, "What's wrong, Andriel? Is there anything else? "
Andriel had an apologetic look on his face, "I'm sorry, my kinsman. I was too focused on myself and forgot about your promise." He looked towards the direction of the ancient battlefield, "But I still don't want to be separated from my comrades. Kinsman, can you do me a favor? If you can, I'll return to my homeland with you. "
"Of course, my hero. Since you are so considerate of me, I will naturally try my best to fulfill your wishes. What do you wish for?" That's right, that's it. Ye Ci quickly lowered her head and bowed respectfully.
"The comrades who once went to war with me, they made an oath with me in front of the temple. We will live and die together. Now, they've all died on the battlefield. I'm the only one buried here. If I can't leave with them, I'll stay here forever. Kinsman, if you want to take me away, please take my comrades with you. I think they miss their homeland more than I do. "Andriel said.
Ye Ci's eyebrows twitched. Did she hear wrongly? All his comrades? There were at least a hundred thousand Elves in the ancient battlefield. If she had to bring all of them back … she might as well just kill herself. But even so, she still took a deep breath. She could only hope that the game developers weren't that crazy. Let's see how many comrades they're going to bring back. "Sure, but how many of them do you want me to bring back?"
"None of them, of course. The comrades that swore an oath in front of the shrine with me are a small group. There are a thousand of us. I hope you can find all of their bones and we can return to our homeland together, "Andriel said. Said Andriel. By then, Ye Ci had already received the quest. Just like any other Hidden Quest, Ye Ci did not have to choose whether to accept it or not. The quest appeared in her Quest Window. Ye Ci looked at the quest's requirement. It required her to retrieve a thousand bones from the ancient battlefield.
Ye Ci let out a sigh of relief. Luckily, it was only a thousand bones and not a hundred and eight thousand bones. If that was the case, she would've left without looking back. After accepting the quest, Ye Ci bade farewell to Andriel and flew towards the ancient battlefield on Ol 'Six's back.
But it didn't take long before she was forced to return to the ground. There were too many flying monsters in the sky. Most of them were low-tier Dragons. Even though Ol 'Six was a high-tier Holy Dragon, its level was still too low compared to these monsters. If she took the risk and flew towards the ancient battlefield on Ol' Six's back, not only would her safety be in danger, but Ol 'Six might also die here. Since that was the case, it was better for her to travel on land. Even though it was more dangerous, she had a small target. As long as she reacted fast enough, it wouldn't be too difficult for her to reach the ancient battlefield.
Even though this was Ye Ci's plan, it was still difficult to execute. There were around seven to eight maps between the Swamp of Despair and the ancient battlefield. The monsters in these maps were all stronger than the previous one. Ye Ci might not be discovered in the Swamp of Despair, but it didn't mean that she wouldn't be discovered in the other maps.
Thanks to her Brooch of Deceit, she was able to disguise herself as one of the monsters in every map she passed. She then walked along the side of the map, avoiding contact with the monsters as much as possible. She was relatively safe after traversing a few maps.
The closer she got to the ancient battlefield, the more Naga's army there were. These Dark Demons had lost their king's leadership, so they roamed around the burnt land. As long as there was the scent of a living person, they would pounce on them and tear them to pieces. Moreover, these Darkness Prestige creatures were different from Undead creatures. They were the same as ordinary creatures. They had a sense of smell and could smell different scents, while Undead creatures couldn't. Therefore, it was more dangerous to travel on these maps.
Ye Ci disguised herself as a Dark Temple Monk. She wore a black cloak and walked along the dry land like the Dark Temple Monks. However, she didn't have a fixed path. She would walk where there were fewer monsters. She noticed a Paladin walking towards her as she walked. Unlike the other Paladins, the Paladin's robes were embroidered with intricate patterns. It was not obvious, but Ye Ci could tell that it was different from the rest of the Paladins. She looked at the Dark Temple Monk's attributes. Oh my, it was a mini BOSS …
Usually, one or two mini BOSSES would appear randomly on the map. They were higher level than monsters of the same type. They had a sharper sense of touch and were more powerful. Ye Ci made sure that she wasn't walking too fast or too slow. She tried to avoid the mini BOSS. However, she still brushed past him. The mini BOSS seemed to have noticed something when he approached her. He hissed something at her. Ye Ci stopped in her tracks. She was a little nervous. What should she do? She couldn't understand what he was saying. However, she pretended to be a normal Dark Temple Monk. She gathered her courage and shrunk her shoulders at the mini BOSS. Although the mini BOSS was a little suspicious, he didn't continue to look at her. He walked around her and left.
Ye Ci let out a long sigh of relief when the mini BOSS was far away. She was safe for now. She didn't want to waste any more time here. She was too nervous. She immediately turned around and walked towards the next map.
After more than ten hours, Ye Ci finally arrived at the Ancient Battlefield from the Swamp of Despair.
The monsters in the Ancient Battlefield were not densely packed. However, every single one of them was an elite monster. Moreover, there were many mini bosses that were above Lv 200. With such a huge map, a rough estimate would place around 2,000 elite monsters and 100 to 200 mini bosses. Because of the high level monsters here, it would be one of the main maps for Guilds to gather equipment in the future. Not only that, but there were also many treasure chests here. The items inside were all very good.
Ye Ci's main purpose here was to collect bones, not to farm for treasure. Moreover, she didn't have the ability to do so at the moment. So, staying alive was the most important thing. Whenever she encountered a monster, she would avoid it from afar. If she couldn't avoid it, she would simply log out of the game for a few minutes. Just like that, after five days, she finally collected 999 skeletons. She also opened eight treasure chests along the way, obtaining plenty of Level 200 equipment and skill books. It was all thanks to the Master Key.
Although these equipment weren't useful to anyone at the moment, they were still good publicity in the Guild Storage. It was an invisible message to the Guild members that the Guild's strength was far beyond their imagination.
After circling around the Ancient Battlefield map a few more times, she was already quite familiar with the map. She knew how to bypass the spawn points, where there were more mini-BOSSes, and where there would be treasure chests. So, she opened a few more treasure chests. Unfortunately, she couldn't find the last skeleton no matter how hard she tried.
Ye Ci decided to return to Andriel and ask for his advice. She would think of a way to complete the quest if she was unable to do so. After returning to the Swamp of Despair, Ye Ci summoned Andriel once again and apologized, "I'm very sorry, my hero. I've searched the Ancient Battlefield for a very long time, but I only found 999 skeletons. I really couldn't find the last warrior's skeleton. Think about it, where else did your comrades go?"
Andriel had a surprised expression on his face. After a while, he sighed and said, "You are truly a man of your words. We Elves are proud of you." He bent down and patted Ye Ci's shoulder. At least, that was what it looked like. He smiled and said, "No, there's no need to look for the last skeleton."
"What's wrong?" Ye Ci looked at her quest interface. She didn't need to look for the skeletons? Then why wasn't she done with the quest?
Andriel nodded and shrugged, "Because the last skeleton is me."
Ye Ci was surprised. She frowned. So that's why. Luckily she came back to ask about the situation. Otherwise, she would have gone crazy looking for the skeletons! (To be continued.) 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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