At the foot of Tiger Mountain, a large group of players gathered.
Some were going up, some coming down, all because of what happened last night.
Players believed there must be treasures on top of Tiger Mountain!
However, after one by one ascending, they found nothing but a scene of devastation.
No other treasures at all!
Some players were even bitten to death by freshly respawned Jade-Eyed Tiger Monsters!
"Brother, hasn't that NPC replied yet?" Ning Qingyue sat directly on the ground, looking utterly bored.
From last night until now, almost noon, the siblings had been waiting here for the cloaked NPC, not daring to leave.
Ning Qianjun kept staring at the friend list.
Hearing the question, he just bitterly shook his head and said, "No reply."
Ning Qingyue pouted, exhaled sharply, speechless: "What kind of NPC is this? Gave the task, but no system notice; that's one thing, but now the person can't even be found!"
Ning Qianjun said, "Wait longer. As long as we can hold on to this golden thigh, delaying a day or two is nothing!"
Ning Qingyue glanced at her brother and smiled: "Brother, this is the first time I've seen you so serious about a game!"
Ning Qianjun pondered a moment, then said, "Qingyue, I feel like this game's appearance is a sign of something. And last night, it even alarmed official personnel!"
Ning Qingyue blinked, thoughtful.
Just then, a coquettish voice filled with mockery laughed: "Yo, why are you two still here playing gatekeepers?"
The siblings immediately frowned and looked over.
They saw a familiar figure, leading many players, walking slowly toward them.
The familiar figure was none other than Zhao Hanyan!
After yesterday's events, both sides disliked each other even more!
Especially Zhao Hanyan, who had lost a lot yesterday!
Lost experience by death, dropped a Secret Realm Treasure Map, and was warned by her brother not to provoke the Ning Family Siblings!
So it was her fault?
Or she just got what she deserved?
Anyway, she was very angry!
Of course, angry as she was, She had never relaxed in watching the Ning Family Siblings' situation.
She constantly had players keep an eye on them, to notify her immediately of any news!
"Watch your mouth!" Ning Qingyue snorted coldly.
"Tsk tsk, don't take it so personally. I didn't mention your names, just throwing stones at dogs. Too sensitive, huh?" Zhao Hanyan retorted arrogantly.
"You—!"
Ning Qingyue was so angry she was speechless, only huffed, "You're all talk. Forget how you got killed yesterday? Wanna die again?"
Zhao Hanyan's expression changed slightly.
She glanced left and right, then sneered, "I think your mouth's even more talkative than mine. That NPC ran off, leaving you two as guards here, yet you two are happily waiting. So diligent, I almost want to recruit you to work for me!"
Ning Qingyue coldly said, "We're happy to wait, none of your business!"
Zhao Hanyan put on a friendly face and said, "I'm warning you as family-to-be. NPCs in this game are very smart, none are fools. Some even toy with players, like giving impossible tasks, or giving no rewards after completing tasks..."
Before she finished, Ning Qingyue's expression changed slightly.
Zhao Hanyan noticed and smiled even more broadly, saying, "What? Did I hit the mark?"
Ning Qingyue was about to retort, but Ning Qianjun cut in first, "The NPC I know is different. Just yesterday, the NPC told me to pick up gear at Wolfhead Ridge!"
He opened his backpack, shared his view directly.
Zhao Hanyan immediately saw Ning Qianjun's backpack, with 20 slots, fully packed with equipment!
"I have too!"
Ning Qingyue quickly copied, also shared her backpack view with Zhao Hanyan.
Similarly, her 20 backpack slots were fully filled with equipment!
Zhao Hanyan's eye twitched lightly.
After withdrawing her gaze, she maintained a disdainful expression: "All blue and white gear, worthless. This NPC is stingy!"
Ning Qianjun smiled faintly, "Besides our two backpacks, several others are also full of gear."
Zhao Hanyan's eye twitch became even more obvious.
Ning Qianjun continued, "At this game stage, even ordinary white gear is priceless. I don't know how you can say 'worthless'!"
Zhao Hanyan suddenly smiled again.
Intentionally or not, she pulled an item from her backpack, waving it randomly.
It was a dagger, emitting a faint pink glow.
A Pink Spirit Artifact?!
The siblings, who had been ready to retort, were completely stunned.
In the game, equipment had tiers, from lowest to highest:
White Common, Blue Advanced, Purple Rare, Pink Spirit Artifact, Orange Epic, Gold Legendary!
Among these, White Common gear was the most common, and had the highest drop rate.
Next was Blue gear, with slightly lower drop rate, but if players kept killing, they could get two or three pieces a day.
At Purple Rare, the drop rate plummeted!
On the forum, someone had counted:
currently, in one Novice Village, there were fewer than ten Purple Rare pieces!
Yes, that rare!
It was only a few days after server opening.
As for Pink Spirit Artifact, it was needless to say—the perfect word was "rare"!
Not an exaggeration at all!
At least, for Ning Qianjun and Ning Qingyue, this was their first time seeing a Pink Spirit Artifact!
After a long moment, Ning Qingyue said acidly, "Tch, assassin-only gear, what use is it to you, a caster?"
She just couldn't understand.
The server started at the same time, same starting line, so how did that Zhao have so much better luck than them?!
Recruiting NPC first, Zhao Hanyan had beaten them to it.
Now in terms of equipment, they had plenty of blue and white gear, but all combined, didn't equal one Pink Spirit Artifact!
"Haha, I didn't say I was using it."
Zhao Hanyan smiled arrogantly, showing off, "Tell me, can this Pink Spirit Artifact be exchanged for how many backpacks of blue and white gear?"
The siblings fell silent.
One Pink Spirit Artifact, at this time, was priceless!
As for blue and white gear, even ten or twenty backpacks would find eager buyers!
"Alright then, you wait. I'm gonna level up first!" Zhao Hanyan said, waving the Pink Spirit Artifact again with pride.
Just as she was about to walk off, Ning Qingyue suddenly noticed something.
She hurriedly waved to someone behind Zhao Hanyan: "Brother, you finally showed up!"
Ning Qianjun saw the newcomer too, smiled broadly.
Zhao Hanyan instinctively turned around, looking, and saw a cloaked figure
slowly approaching.
"Protect me!"
Seeing that figure, Zhao Hanyan's face turned pale.
She shouted loudly.
The players following her quickly surrounded her, protecting her inside.
The newcomer was Ye Qiu!
He had killed Zhao Hanyan once before on Tiger Mountain yesterday.
Ye Qiu ignored Zhao Hanyan, passed by her directly, and looked at Ning Qianjun and Ning Qingyue with an apologetic word: "Sorry, I was busy last night and forgot to notify you."
Ning Qianjun quickly waved, "Big brother, no need to be so polite! It's nothing! We are undead here, no problem staying awake a few days!"
In the game, NPCs called players "undead."
Also, Ning Qianjun was seriously planning to cling tightly to Ye Qiu's golden thigh!
Waiting one night was nothing.
Even waiting days or nights, no complaints!
Ye Qiu nodded and said, "You all did well on the tasks I gave. But last night, I asked you to guard the entrance of Tiger Mountain and stop others from going up, yet you failed."
"Well..."
Ning Qianjun looked helpless.
Indeed, they failed.
He wanted to explain, but didn't know how.
Say those who went up were real-world officials?
Would NPCs understand?
Even if they did, would it help?
Fortunately, Ye Qiu immediately said, "But you deserve rewards."
Saying that, he took out a staff and handed it to Ning Qianjun.
The latter instinctively took it and checked-
[Wolf Fang Mystic moon Staff (Purple Rare Weapon): Requires Level 5, +100 MP, +10 Spirit, +5 Agility. Passive skill: Recovers 5 MP per second when carried.]
"A purple rare weapon with a passive skill?!"
Ning Qianjun was first shocked, then ecstatic.
At this stage, purple gear was still rare!
He only had one!
And it had lousy stats!
Most frustrating, it was for warriors!
Neither he nor Ning Qingyue could use it!
If class and gear didn't match, force-wearing it wouldn't maximize its effects!
After being happy for a moment, Ning Qianjun bit his teeth and handed the staff to Ning Qingyue.
"Qingyue, this staff is better for you."
Ning Qingyue refused, "Brother, you should use it. Mages consume more MP, and this gear's passive restores MP. It suits you better!"
The siblings were very polite.
On the side, Zhao Hanyan, who had been spectating, was stunned when she saw Ye Qiu take out purple rare gear, and it was a staff usable by both mages and priests.
What the heck?
Are NPC task rewards this generous?!
Her brother Zhao Mingyuan, lucky enough to have taken a task in another Novice Village, the village chief's task to collect 20 tiger whips, was very hard!
He recruited NPCs to team up and completed it, but the reward was only skill points and experience!
Nothing else!
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