RPG: The Divine Deconstructor - Chapter 9
Chapter 9: Chapter 9: Hidden Mission
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“This….”
He was right that Mu BaiTang was eyeing his equipment. Although deep inside, he had already decided to sell it, but he didn’t immediately agree. Instead, he showed a sullen expression.
“1:6!” Mu BaiTang was also a smart person and could roughly guess what Jiang Ming was thinking. He couldn’t help but smile.
“President Mu, you should understand how important a good piece of equipment is in the beginning, maybe…”
“1:7! Lowest!”
Before Jiang Ming could finish talking, Mu BaiTing stated another price.
Jiang Ming laughed as he shook his head, “1:10, last price!”
“Hmph!”
As Jiang Ming finished his sentence, Mo Yi who was standing behind Mu BaiTing had a sharp look in his eyes and snorted as he stared at him. Looks like he wasn’t very happy with the price that Jiang Ming offered.
“Hahahaha, you are an interesting person.” Mu BaiTing laughed and said, “I don’t really care about the money. I’ll take it. Give me your bank details.”
Jiang Ming smiled and did not reply. Then, he gave his bank details to Mu BaiTing.
“Just check if the transfer has been made.” Mu BaiTing said.
Jiang Ming immediately opened his bank account that was linked to his gaming account after Mu BaiTing informed him and saw that there was an extra 1000 yuan in his account. He happily nodded his head and handed over his sword to Mu BaiTing.
He sold a bronze weapon for a thousand yuan. That’s definitely more than its actual worth!
During their conversation from before, none of them mentioned the gaming value of the sword. Instead, they only mentioned the rate between the gaming coins to real coins. The reason why Mu BaiTing did not mention it was because he wanted to see what price Jiang Ming would offer. On the other hand, Jiang Ming didn’t mention it because he wanted to see what price Mu BaiTing is willing to give.
The rate of 1:10 is about 1000 yuan which means that he sold the bronze weapon for the price of 100 gold coins and Jiang Ming was actually quite satisfied with the price.
This is because an ordinary bronze weapon like these would usually be sold at a price of around ten gold coins. A hundred gold coins is already considered a very high price.
“I have received the payment. Thank you.” Jiang Ming smiled and said, “I’ll make a move first if that’s okay.”
As soon as he finished, Jiang Ming turned around and was about to leave.
“Wait a minute. Is it possible for me to send you a friend request? If you have any equipment in the future, you can sell it to me. No matter what it is, I will buy it at a good price from you.” Mu BaiTing said to Jiang Ming.
“There’s no need for that. If I have anything to sell, you can send someone to wait for me at the drugstore. I will be there once every three gaming days.”
Jiang Ming didn’t even turn around. He just waved his hand as he replied to Mu BaiTing.
“Extraordinary!” Mo Yi, who was completely emotionless throughout, commented about Jiang Ming.
Mu BaiTing looked at Jiang Ming’s figure that was now far away. He narrowed his eyes and said, “He is extraordinary indeed. He’s actually the first to reject my friend’s request. Plus, I have a feeling that he is actually related to The Immovable Protector. He has reached level 4 within one gaming day and even got a bronze weapon. He has at least three pieces of black iron armor on him. Make more effort to deal with him in the future and once our gang is established here, try to recruit him into TK.”
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It’s not that Jiang Ming didn’t want to add Mu BaiTing as a friend, but it’s the ‘Possession of Jinx’ that prevented him from doing so.
After bidding farewell to Mu BaiTing, he handed over the two tasks that he had completed. After getting all the experience points and copper coins, he went to the drugstore, bought some potions, and left to complete the remaining two tasks.
After a few steps out the door, he felt someone pulling his trousers. He stopped out of curiosity and turned around.
Then, he saw a little boy that was wearing a red belly band pulling his trousers while looking at Jiang Ming pitifully, “Big brother, my mother is injured. Can you save my mother?”
A mission!
After hearing what the little boy said, these words flashed into his mind and he was filled with excitement. ‘Looks like it is important to have good luck. The mission would just fall from the sky.’ These types of passive missions that only appeared after being triggered were usually hidden missions which means that their rewards upon completion would definitely be very high.
As he thought about it, he bent down, patted the little boy’s head, and said, “Hi there, why don’t you tell me what happened to your mother? How can I help?”
The little boy was playing with his fingers as he replied softly, “The pharmacy owner, Uncle Li, said that in order to save my mother, we’ll have to look for the King Bear’s gallbladder as the inducing ingredient. But, Guoguo can’t defeat the King Bear all by myself, would you be able to help Guoguo?”
Ding~ System notification: Do you accept Guoguo’s request?
Yes!
Ding! System notification: Mission successfully accepted. Travel to the Black Stone Mountain and kill the King Bear. Your hidden mission is to retrieve the gallbladder for Guoguo. Reward unknown!
“It really is a hidden mission!”Jiang Ming said to himself with excitement. When he saw Guoguo’s dirty and messy look, he took out a silver coin and placed it in Guoguo’s palm, “Guoguo, take this money and buy something for you and your mother. I will retrieve the King Bear’s gallbladder for you.”
“Okay. Thank you, big brother. You’re such a kind person.” Guoguo put the silver coin away and took out a bag from his pocket. Then, he placed it on Jiang Ming’s hands, “Big brother, this is known as a Musk which can attract the King Bear. Also, the King Bear loves to eat honey. The King Bear once tried to get some honey from the honeycomb and was badly injured by the bees!”
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Musk: High-Grade Herbal Ingredient
Attribute: Upon consumption, it can instantly restore 500 HP and with the special skills of attracting all sorts of monsters. The cooling time Is 1 minute.
As he started his journey to the Black Stone Mountain, Jiang Ming looked through the attributes of the Musk and at the same time, recalled the things that Guoguo told him.
The words were already very obvious. It was a hint for the likes and weakness of the King Bear.
The King Bear loved honey. If there’s honey for it to eat, it definitely wouldn’t be able to resist it and would eat it without any hesitation. What if he added poison to the honey?
The King Bear would be injured and his HP would drop. Then, it would definitely be a damage bonus if he repeatedly attacked its wounds during the fight.
“Haha, I guess it’s true that you will be rewarded for being kind. It was probably because of the silver coin that I gave him which allowed him to disclose such important information to me.” Jiang Ming said excitedly. However, he thought of something and shook his head. “The game’s manual said that the King Bear is one of the big bosses of the novice village. I wouldn’t be able to defeat it even with my iron sword. I should complete the other two tasks first, get some more ore after that and then fuse them to make some equipment. I’ll go after I’ve completely leveled up all of them.”
He had only two tasks left which were ‘Butcher’s request’ and ‘Blacksmith’s request’.
‘Butcher’s request’ was simple. It only required 10 portions of bison while ‘Blacksmith’s request’ required him to bring back 10 pieces of copper.
The bison were level 5 monsters, located below the Black Rock Mountain which is very close to the mine as well.
However, he did not move forward with the ‘Butcher’s request’ and instead, went towards the mine.
Although the bisons weren’t monsters of high level, they had a great defense and high HP. Plus, he didn’t have any good weapons with him now which would greatly reduce his attack damage. So, he decided to get some ores first, make some good equipment out of it before going for the monsters.
Jiang Ming obviously knew that good tools were prerequisite to the success of a job.
When he came to the entrance of the mine, he noticed that there was a large group of players gathering around. At the same time, there were horrifying screams coming from inside the mine. It made him curious and he started walking towards it, ready to see what was happening inside.
