Chapter 359
Zhang Yang laughed and said, "I’m not on a horse . This is a bear!"
Zhang Yang was expecting some rude comeback, but the villagers were obviously not programmed to have a sense of humor . They had only screamed angrily at him and demanded him to get down from his mount .
[Fanatic Follower] (Normal, Humanoid)
Level: 85
HP: 8,500
Defense: 80
Note: They are the most loyal followers of Eins Brook .
As they were all normal tiered, Zhang Yang would not have trouble facing thousands of them! However, that was if he were to attack them . The NPC name tags were all in green! Which meant that Zhang Yang could only take a beating and not return any!
Zhang Yang sighed and moved towards the entrance of the village . However, when the bear was about to enter the village border, it was stopped with such a sudden force, as if it had just hit an invisible wall! The huge force nearly threw Zhang Yang off!
Zhang Yang finally understood . For him to enter the village and meet Eins Brook, he has to follow the rules! In Russia, do as the Russians do!
Zhang Yang got down from the bear and smiled as politely as he could . "Please . Everyone . There’s no need for a fuss . Let’s talk it out! Honestly, I am here because of my overwhelming admiration of Eins Brook!"
"That’s Lord Eins Brook!"
"…Lord…Eins Brook . "
The villagers then lowered their weapons . One of the villager that had the name "Solace" walked to the front and said, "Young man . Lord Eins Brook is the Son of the Fire God! He is the only man who can listen to the Fire God’s words! You have no right to meet him!"
[Solace] (Elite, Humanoid)
Level: 86
HP: 85,000
Defense: 450
He was the only elite tier NPC among the crowd . It seemed like he was the village leader .
Zhang Yang asked . "What could I do, to have the opportunity to have an audience with the great Son of the Fire God?"
Solace observed Zhang Yang from top to bottom with discerning eyes and said, "First, state your name and origin . "
"I am but a lowly adventurer from White Jade Castle . My name is Zhan Yu . During my days adventuring in the wild, I had accidentally obtained news of…Lord Eins Brook’s miracle . To express my admiration to him, I have traveled far and wide!" Kissing people’s butt was free, besides, it seemed that the situation might really need it .
Hoping for the best, Zhang Yang was rewarded with a large smile from Solace . The villagers were also so happy that they were smiling from ear to ear . That kind of smile was something that you would not see when you praise someone .
With a smiling face, Solace’s expression softens and was warmer . "Young man, you have made a wise decision . Ahh…Praise the Lord Eins Brook, for he is the son of the Fire God! He shall be the prophet of the Lord . To listen and convey His every command and deliver His judgment to us all! To have the opportunity to serve His grace, that is a certain blessing from the previous incarnation!"
Incarnation? This game is based on a western culture! How was there such a thing as reincarnation? Don’t all westerners believe in eternal lives of peace in heaven? Reincarnation was a really eastern concept1!
Zhang Yang hurriedly interjected Solace . "Blessed be upon thee! Please tell me, how do I have an audience with His grace! For I wish to fulfill my wish!" That was a load of crap . Zhang Yang true wish was to have "His grace" beheaded, and swipe the fifth piece of the Dimensional Key Fragment, and be done with it .
If Solace knew what Zhang Yang was about to do, he would have marked Zhang Yang as an "Infidel," and have the entire village murder him . IF they could .
Solace nodded his head in satisfaction . "Lord Eins Brook will open the Worship Altar every month and announce the words of the Lord! However, only the most loyal followers shall have the qualifications to join such holy event . Zhan Yu . From here on out, you must steel your beliefs and serve the Lord’s wishes! Only then, you shall gain His blessing!"
‘Ding! You have unlocked a new Reputation: Son of the Fire God . Current Reputation Level: Neutral!’
‘Ding! You can only meet Eins Brook after obtaining the Reputation rank: Revered!’
If Zhang Yang could scream and yell, he would have . Farming Reputation points was the most boring thing to do! He could almost feel the vomit surging out from his mouth when he recalled farming Reputation points for the Centaurs!
However, a quest was a quest . He had already gather four pieces of the Key fragments, he could not just stop halfway through . Besides, if collecting key fragments would be such a nuisance, the last reward for completing the quest should be extremely luxurious! At least, it would surely be so much better than any of the previous rewards from all the previous quests that he had already completed .
There was a blue color exclamation mark hovering over Solace’s head . It indicated that Solace now had a repeatable quest for Zhang Yang to complete .
Zhang Yang then talked to Solace over again and accepted a bunch of scrap quests, like killing tigers to protect the village, collecting exotic fruits and giving them to Eins Brook as an offering, and chopping some wood to resupply the village . Almost all of the quests offered by Solace were ranked D . Naturally, it was not hard, thus the Reputation points rewarded were rather measly . One quest completion reward was only at 250 points . Luckily, the in-game time was set to be 3:1, so he could invest some time in farming for those points .
The next problem was the fact that the quests had daily limits . He could only complete each quest once a day! Solace had 10 daily quests for Zhang Yang . One quest completion would reward him with 250 Reputation points . In two days, he would have reached Friendly . In four days, he would have reached Respectful, nine days to reach Admired, and 17 days to reach Revered! That meant that it would take as long as 6 real days for him to complete the requirements for him to meet Eins Brook!
That was the main problem with Reputation points! It could not be done in a flash!
Sighing heavily at his fate, Zhang Yang left the village and started clearing all his daily quests . All of the 10 daily quests had Zhang Yang running all around the place like Hermes the messenger . None of the quests were concentrated at one spot! The developers had it that way just to toy with the players and waste their time!
As Zhang Yang went around the world, he had roughly gauged the center of the entire island . It was about a 7 to 8 cubic kilometer square of the area that he could never enter . The place was blocked by an invisible wall that could not be breached, even with {Dig} or {Shadow of the Void} . The developers were smart enough to seal all the possible loopholes to prevent players from "cheating" their way in .
Even though the farming of Reputation points was a boring, dead task, Zhang Yang was lucky that the island had an abundance of Herbs and monsters lying around . As he cleared the quest, he had also collected herbs and killed monsters to gain some experience points . Zhang Yang had accepted the Reputation points farming since it had not drastically affected his leveling speed .
After 2 hours, Zhang Yang had finally completed all the 10 daily quests . He went back to the village and had his Reputation raised to Neutral: 2,500 / 3,000
This time, Zhang Yang had a thought . Players would eventually stumble across this place, and not because of the Dimensional Key Fragment quest . The system would never set up a map solely for Zhang Yang alone, for the sake of a single quest . Since it had to be that way, the Reputation points that Zhang Yang had farmed should have other uses, besides meeting the son of the Fire God! There should be a Reputation shop!
Zhang Yang went back to the village and search for the NPC . It was a little longer than expected, since the Reputation shop NPC was called the "Priest of God" .
[Maltus, the Priest of God] (Normal, Humanoid)
Level: 85
HP: 8,500
Defense: 80
After having a short, meaningless conversation with the NPC, he opened the shop menu .
Zhang Yang nodded in satisfaction when he noticed there were quite a number of useful items, such as Enchanting Gemstones, the Pet skill book {Sprint}, and a few Professional recipes!
Enchanting Gemstones were special . They could be used to further upgrade all kinds of Gemstones that were socketed in the equipment . For example, Zhang Yang’s [Level 3 Vitality Gemstone] had a 50 Vitality bonus . After having the Gemstone "Enchanted" it would increase its specs from 10% to 100% .
Similar to Gemstone, Enchanting Gemstones will have a failure rate, ranging from 10% to 100% . The chances were completely random . If players wished to have 100% Enchanting rate, they would have to keep on enchanting the equipment with the same [Enchanting Gemstone] .
Enchanting Gemstones require a specific rank of Reputation . However, it did not mean that with Reputation, you could acquire it, players would still need gold coins to purchase them!
To put it blatantly, it’s all about money .
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