Chapter 527
It was the next day .
The guilt Sword Demon was feeling did not lessen by much after resting offline . He did not say another word about the matter when he got online and just delved into the jungle . He was not off to look for Deep Waters or Coco . Instead, he was off to find the NPC Gru that resided in the Oak Forest to abandon the 'Daily Assassination Mission' he got from it .
As NPCs were always around, Sword Demon found Gru and informed the latter of his reason for coming over . Instantly, he saw the young NPC's forehead wrinkle, looking like that old man in Linyin City's Library .
"Abandon the quest? Joining the League of Assassins means to abandon your life and dignity for the sake of eliminating the evil in this world . It is the creed of Assassins never to have the word 'abandon' in our vocabulary," Gru said
Sword Demon was stunned to hear this . Gru continued speaking at length about this, making this simple rule sound so transcendental . What he essentially meant was that missions or quests from the League of Assassins could not be abandoned, or at least that was what applied to their 'Daily Mission' .
"So… What's going to happen if I can't complete it?" Sword Demon asked .
"Perseverance isn't a bad thing . Keep working hard, young man!" Gru replied .
Sword Demon saw no way out of this . Would this not mean he could never complete it? He would have to keep trying until he completed it, but the issue was not the difficulty of completing the mission; rather, it was the fact that he would have to disregard his kinship in the process . The man tried to ask Gru if he could put this 'Daily Mission' on hold and pick up another, but the NPC once more pontificated about the importance of devoting all his attention into one task…
Sword Demon was in pain . He had the once-in-a-lifetime chance to join a faction while few people were aware of it, but at the same time, it was a damnable coincidence that the target he got was what resulted in him being unable to complete the mission . Did that mean he could never accept any 'Daily Mission' from his faction again?
Sword Demon was a little listless as he left that log cabin in the oak forest . His guilt from his actions before still lingered, yet he now faced the additional melancholia of his current situation . Truly, it was as how the idiom went: 'It never rains, but it pours . ' Sword Demon was all the more helpless toward the rule the system had set . Just as he wanted to contact Broken Water Arrow to apologize and undo the knot in his heart, Sword Demon suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure walking toward him from the corner of his eye . He quickly turned in that direction and entered Stealth as swiftly as he could .
It was not that Sword Demon was overly cautious, but that the game environment made it such that no one could afford to be careless . In this society where there was no explicit law that punished wrongdoing, it was not uncommon for a player to find himself or herself being ambushed by another . Sword Demon was used to solo-grinding; as such, he was used to occasionally meeting malicious people that would ambush unsuspecting players when they were in a tight spot . Of course, the average player usually ended up dying when they made such an attempt on Sword Demon . Still, a team of career opportunists, such as Nightmare of Death's group, would be able to kill Sword Demon without him even catching a glimpse of their faces .
Given that he was in Linyin City, a place he was foreign to, the very setting and environment were just perfect for ambushes . Having taken a loss before, Sword Demon was naturally all the more vigilant toward such attempts .
The direction his eyes were looking at showed clear signs of its branches and bushes being bashed through . Soon after, he saw a player wearily make his way through the thicket and approach him . This man looked in the direction where Sword Demon had disappeared and lifted both his hands . "Brother, you don't have to be so wary . I come with no ill-intent . "
Sword Demon did not move . He could not currently tell the level of this newcomer, who was dressed like a Priest since using Appraisal would interrupt his Stealth and end up exposing himself . Seeing that this person appeared to be a stranger, Sword Demon did not plan to stay around for long . Just as he was about to quietly take his leave, he heard another player appear from behind a big tree before him . This man was staring in the direction Sword Demon was Stealthed . "Wait, Brother Sword Demon . "
"Broken Water Arrow!" Sword Demon could not help calling this out while still in Stealth mode . Looking at Broken Water Arrow and this person dressed like a Priest standing behind him, it seemed that these two had come here looking for him .
"We don't have any ill-intentions . We simply have something we wish to discuss with you . " The man behind him smiled .
Sword Demon recalled the analysis that Young Master Han and Xi Xiaotian had made last night: Even though Broken Water Arrow was not a troublemaker sent by a workshop to infiltrate Deep Freeze like they had originally assumed, but the man did indeed have plans with others . Could it be that this Priest behind him was one of those people Broken Water Arrow was working with?
Since these people said that they meant him no harm again, Sword Demon was of course not a coward that would refuse to reveal himself . Stealth had simply been a measure of precaution he adopted for this . Hearing these people's declaration again, Sword Demon easily revealed himself .
"Who are you guys?" Sword Demon asked .
"Just like you, we're players in this game," the Priest answered .
There was no answer more useless than what he had just said, and it was no better than saying that 'I'm a human' when asked 'What are you' . Sword Demon could not tell what their intentions were, so he had no choice but to continue asking questions . "Why do you wish to speak with me?"
"I wish to ask you a question first," the Priest said .
"Ask away . "
"As a normal player, what are your thoughts about Thousand Miles Drunk?" the Priest asked .
"Miles? You know Miles?" Sword Demon was surprised .
"You can say that!" The Priest nodded .
"Still, I don't quite understand what you mean by asking me that question," Sword Demon said .
"I'm asking you about Thousand Miles Drunk's image in this game . What do you think?" the Priest asked .
"Very good and very strong . " Sword Demon summed it up succinctly .
"Don't you feel that it's a little excessive?" the Priest asked .
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