Another day passed, and the players who participated in the memorable Soaring Sword competition had arrived at the doorsteps of their cozy home, and the profile icons that had been left dimmed for a day in the friend list started lighting up one after another, as players got back to their daily lives.
Zhang Yang logged into the game early in the morning, and the first thing he saw was the portrait icon of Wei Yan Er glowing brightly in his friend list! Shocked, he sent her a private message asking, "Little girl, did you just skip your classes again?"
"Who said that I am? It’s New Years Eve for Christ’s sake! We have three days off!"
"Even so, don’t you have anything else to do? Are you planning to get a degree in {{God’s Miracle}} or something?"
"Stupid stupid stupid! I specialize in art, I am going to be a great designer! What’s the use of sh*t like maths and science? The company will be managed by professional managers, all I’ll have to do is to capture the fashion sense according to time and make the best designs ever!"
"... You sure come up with wonderful excuses for your slackiness, you know that?"
"Hmph! Bully! Just leave me be! Pui!"
After partying up with Han Ying Xue, Wei Yan Er and Daffodil Daydream, Zhang Yang led the party towards the Level 70 dungeon, the Kingdom of Oz.
Because Fatty Han and Hundred Shots were only in their mid sixty levels at the moment, therefore, only the members who joined the Soaring Sword competition together with Zhang Yang met the requirements to enter a Level 70 dungeon. Each of them had been elevated by 3 levels as one of their rewards. Other than Zhang Yang, Sun Xin Yu was currently at Level 68, while Han Ying Xue, Wei Yan Er and Daffodil Daydream were currently at Level 67, and they could merely sweep the monsters in a Level 70 dungeon for now.
One large region may have up to six Level 70 maps, or three Level 80 maps, or only one Level 90 map! However, the map sizes would grow proportionally larger as they grew lesser! The area of the Kingdom of Oz was basically six times larger than the total mass area of the Forest of Tanila!
The Kingdom of Oz was built by men, but these men were unaffiliated to any of the other human kingdoms. It is a neutral kingdom, having great relationships with the centaur, the dryad, the half-elf and many other races, together, resisting the corruption of the undead and demons across their land!
As the four of them traveled across the rainforest, they finally arrived at a small ancient town. Close to the entrance of the town there were a few pieces of wanted posters pasted on the notice board, and surprisingly, one of the wanted posters was blinking with a yellow exclamation mark. It was a player quest.
[Wanted: Snow White] (Quest Difficulty: B rank)
Quest description: Snow White is the princess to the Kingdom of Oz, but because she murdered her own father, the great Ontario The Third, she is now being wanted for treason and murder by the queen herself! Take note, Snow White is an extremely dangerous individual and is good in manipulating people! Therefore, one must be extremely cautious of her words, and once her whereabouts are discovered, please inform the authorities of the kingdom immediately, or kill her on sight! The queen will provide handsome rewards! Latest news: It was rumored that a person that looks like Snow White was last spotted in the Butterfly Valley!
The four of them exchanged looks, and Han Ying Xue began to speak, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?"
"Dream Technology and move rip-offs!" Zhang Yang nodded.
"Are we accepting this?"
Zhang Yang smiled and said, "Of course we are accepting it! Didn’t you see ‘handsome rewards’?"
"Oh, noob tank, you really are heartless, Snow White is already so pitiful, framed by her stepmother for murdering her own beloved father, on top of persecution from her stepmother, and now you are accepting this quest to kill her! I was wrong about you! Boo!" Wei Yan Er was drawing a clear demarcation between whom to hate and whom to love, stating that she was furious with Zhang Yang’s decision.
"Silly little girl, if we don’t look for Snow White, who would help her fight against her evil witch stepmother?"
"Oh! We shall depart for Butterfly Valley then?"
"Of course!"
The location of the Butterfly Valley was not indicated on the wanted notice, and the new map was still covered in the fog of war, showing only the areas that were explored before. But, right beneath the nose of a person were a pair of lips, so all they needed to do was flap them and ask!
Although the NPCs of the town never spoke in detail, they did point them to the direction the needed to head for!
After leaving town, the four of them headed east. After an approximate time of 20 minutes, they arrived at a small valley where flowers bloom in every corner of the place, and grass grew green all over the ground. There was a deer chewing on some grass, and countless colourful butterflies danced in the air around them, and they seemed to form a letter ‘S’ which later turned into a ‘B’.
"What a great place, so this is the place where the seven dwarfs and Snow White live?" The three ladies were filled with joy and they were couldn’t wait to venture further, for it was every girl’s dream to meet their prince charming.
Fortunately, Fatty Han wasn’t there, or he would have said something crazy like having an orgy of eight to immediately destroy the fantasies of the three ladies!
Walking all the way into the deep valley side, the place grew smaller and tighter, just like a ‘V’ shape. When they arrived at the bottom of the valley, the distance between the two walls beside them were merely 20 meters apart from each other. Located at the deepest part of the valley, there was a row of very low houses. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, a total of seven low houses!
There was a vast garden in front of the houses, surrounded by a fence made of bamboo. In the middle of the garden stood a beautiful woman who looked like she was in her mid-twenties, sitting quietly on a deck chair made of wood, basking in the sun light. She was wearing a dress made of silk, and had long hair that went straight down to her waist. Her skin is as fair as the colour of milk, smooth and white!
[Snow White] (Elite, Humanoid creature)
Level: 76
HP: 152,000
Defense: 400
Note: "Evil" princess, by the queen’s decree, to kill on sight!
As Zhang Yang and the gang walked straight into the range of Snow White’s aggro, she was immediately shocked, and then she shouted, "Have you been sent here by that wicked witch to rid the world of me as well? I will not let her do as she pleases!"
Shoof! Snow White instantly charged forward and initiated her attack on Zhang Yang and the gang.
Zhang Yang immediately reacted and activated his {Charge} to meet her charge, knocking Snow White into a state of stun. He begun kiting the hostile enemy.
Even if she slightly outleveled them, she was just an elite NPC, and under the strong fire power of the small party, Snow White was taken down to the ground in no time, leaving her with only a small amount of health points left. However, she became invincible almost immediately after, which could only mean that they had triggered a script.
"Please don’t kill me! Please! I beg of you!" Snow White begged pitifully, her eyes welling up with tears. "I did not murder my own beloved king. He was my father, it was the deed of that wicked witch! She framed me, and attempted to shut my mouth once and for all! She plans to turn every single one of the citizens of the Kingdom of Oz into her slaves!"
‘Ding! You have two options:
1. Kill Snow White, present her heart to the Queen of Oz and claim your rewards!
2. Spare Snow White, and maybe she will ask for your aid in doing something!’
Zhang Yang and the gang received a system indication at the same instance.
"Of course we are picking option number two! How can we help the wicked and kill the innocent!" Wei Yan Er spoke another corny line that she had picked up from the garbage she was watching these days.
"... Silly Yu, if we kill the queen, do you think we’ll get her magic mirror? Once I look into the mirror, it shall say, ‘Han Ying Xue, Han Ying Xue, you are the fairest among them all!"
Zhang Yang frowned a little and said, "Let me teach you something easier, all you have to do is to record this phrase and play it to yourself everyday! Isn’t that nice?"
"You really aren’t romantic at all! Hmph!"
"So, all in favor of option one then?"
"Yes!"
Zhang Yang nodded and took a step back, then he began speaking to Snow White, "Princess Snow White, we believe you!"
‘Ding! You have made the decision for your party, the quest: ‘Wanted: Snow White’ has been automatically dropped from your quest list!’
Snow White was clearly relieved and grateful, and she tearfully told her story, "My father was a great king, but three years ago after my mother died, my father married this wicked witch! She did not only murder my father, the King, and take over his throne, but also tried to get rid of me, his legitimate flesh and blood. She will not rest till then!"
"Travelers, are you willing to aid me in getting rid of this wicked witch, and return the glorious days of old back to the Kingdom of Oz?"
Wei Yan Er quickly took the initiative to speak to Snow White, and she said, "Princess, we will definitely help you! Rest assured, we are going back the way we came from and rid the world of this wicked witch, once and for all!"
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