Chapter 22
Hidden Quest Activated
At the Novice Village respawn point, Xue Se Ping Ming emerged, his face filled with rage. This time, at least half of their guild members who went to besiege them had fallen there, all dropping one level.
For their Xue Se Guild, the losses were undeniably immense, yet he was simply outmatched and utterly helpless.
"Damn Shi Tian! My Xue Se Di Guo Guild will never rest until you are destroyed!"
Because after Shen Feng killed the Xue Se Di Guo players, the system notification displayed the ID of the player who had made the kill. This was how Xue Se Ping Ming realized he had provoked "Shi Tian," the server's top player, who had already reached Level 10.
"Could it be that his summoned creatures are all Level 10 or higher? How come my Scouting Skill can't see through the summoned creature's level?"
"No! That's not right, the game just launched, how could he have gained so many skill points? But why are his summoned creatures so powerful!"
Just as Xue Se Ping Ming was in a dilemma, a Xue Se Guild player rushed over and reported to him, "Vice Guild Master! The summoner who just killed our guild members is now heading towards Novice Village! What do we do?"
Xue Se Ping Ming looked at the flustered player, kicked the knight in the chest, and cursed, "What do we do?! What can we do? We can't beat him, so report it to the Guild Master first!"
Then, Xue Se Ping Ming opened the video call function and clearly reported the recent events to Xue Se, their Xue Se Di Guo Guild Master.
On the other end of the screen, "Xue Se" looked at his useless younger brother and angrily said, "Useless! A whole group of you were beaten to this state by one person, and you still have the nerve to report to me!"
Hearing his elder brother's furious scolding, Xue Se Ping Ming immediately softened, looking pitifully at Xue Se on the screen and saying, "Big Brother! It's not that we're trash, it's that the opponent is truly too strong. We couldn't even break through the defense of the monsters he summoned, and his level at this stage should be the highest on the entire server, making it very difficult for us to kill him."
At this moment, "Xue Se," who was in another Novice Village organizing his guild members to kill a Black Iron-tier BOSS, pondered for a moment before looking at his younger brother and saying, "For now, let it be. We can't deal with him right now. Wait until all our guild members are out of Novice Village, then we'll discuss how to get our revenge!"
Hearing that his elder brother still decided to deal with "Shi Tian," a smile reappeared on his face. After exchanging a few more words, the two hung up.
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Now, Xue Se, the Guild Master of Xue Se Di Guo, looked at the Wild Boar King, which was about to be defeated by his guild, with a ferocious expression.
"Hmph, a lone player dares to attack our Xue Se Di Guo Guild! I'll make you regret ever coming into this game..."
He immediately stepped forward and plunged a silver-glowing longsword into the Wild Boar King. The giant body of the Wild Boar King then collapsed, scattering equipment all over the ground.
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Meanwhile, Shen Feng's side.
Finally, after traversing several leveling areas, he returned to Novice Village. At this time, Novice Village was still bustling with players, and all monster zones were packed.
Especially in the Novice Village fields, a newly spawned wild boar would immediately face at least five or six players wielding various weapons. It wouldn't even frolic for a few seconds before turning into experience and materials.
"Damn, is monster grinding competition this fierce now? Good thing my level is ahead of theirs, otherwise, I'm not sure if I'd be able to snatch any monsters."
Shen Feng silently cursed, then walked to the Novice Village chief's location and opened his quest log.
"Village Chief, I have overfulfilled the quest you assigned me. Here are the wild boar hides I collected."
Shen Feng handed all the wild boar hides to the village chief, totaling over five hundred pieces, completing the village chief's quest exceptionally well.
The village chief's expression shifted slightly upon seeing so many wild boar hides, then quickly returned to normal.
"Brave adventurer, I can hardly believe it, you actually killed so many wild boars. Your actions have helped the entire village, please accept this small token of our village's gratitude."
"Ding! Congratulations on repeatedly completing the 'Eliminate Wild Boars' quest issued by the Novice Village chief. You have received a reward of 100 gold coins. 'Hundredfold Reward Amplification' has been triggered, you have received 10,000 gold coins. You have received 1,000 experience points. 'Hundredfold Reward Amplification' has been triggered, you have received 100,000 experience points."
With 100,000 experience points received, Shen Feng's experience bar was already at maximum level and could not be further increased.
Based on his experience playing games in his previous life, after players reached Level 10, their experience value would accumulate up to the maximum experience for Level 11, after which they would no longer gain any experience.
This was because the initial profession chosen by players was considered a probationary profession. Only by completing a class advancement quest and obtaining a class advancement scroll could one be considered officially advanced, and only then could they continue to level up.
Players' class advancement quests also required reaching Level 10, then going to the profession mentor in Novice Village to receive a recommendation letter quest, and then proceeding to the main city to undertake the class advancement assessment quest. Upon completion, they could continue leveling up.
However, Shen Feng already possessed a class advancement scroll, and it was a hidden profession class advancement scroll. Therefore, Shen Feng did not need to go to the main city to complete the assessment quest.
He only needed to use the class advancement scroll and complete the hidden profession quest to become the hidden profession Spirit Summoner.
Thinking of this, Shen Feng opened his backpack and took out the hidden profession class advancement scroll he had originally obtained.
Spirit Summoner (Unique)
Required Level: Level 10
Effect: After use, it can trigger a hidden profession class advancement quest. Upon completion of the class advancement quest, the basic Summoner profession can be transformed into the hidden profession Spirit Summoner.
Description: Spirit Summoners always have better interaction with summoned creatures, capable of summoning stronger and more numerous summoned creatures.
"First, accept the village chief's hidden quest, then I'll use this hidden profession scroll."
Shen Feng was not in a hurry to use the scroll. At this moment, the village chief's quest also seemed to be activated.
"Brave adventurer, you have fully demonstrated your perseverance and patience. And now I have an even more important quest to entrust to you, a very dangerous quest. Are you willing to accept it?"
At this moment, the village chief looked at Shen Feng with shining eyes.
No need to think much, it must be the activation of a hidden quest.
"For the human race, what is a little danger! I am willing to brave fire and water for the human race!"
Shen Feng said to the village chief with a sincere expression.
"Excellent! Brave adventurer, in the area between our village and Bao Feng City, there is a region controlled by a Calamity Puppet Legion. Imperial elites are frequently assimilated. Are you willing to eliminate them?"
"Ding! The Novice Village chief has issued a server-wide unique hidden quest to you, 'Eliminate the Calamity Puppet Legion.' Do you accept?"
Quest Description: The Calamity Puppet Legion, controlled by the Witch Demon King - Syndra's Bone Dragon King mount, is eroding the Human Race Alliance. Proceed to eliminate them. Requires clearing the Calamity Ancient Tower instance dungeon on Nightmare difficulty, and only one attempt is allowed for this quest. Player level must not exceed Level 20. The system notification sounded.
"Accept!"
Shen Feng happily clicked the button. This was a server-wide unique hidden quest; if he could complete it, the rewards would undoubtedly be extremely generous.
However, the quest difficulty was certainly not ordinary, and there was only one attempt to clear it. Of course, when attempting it, his level could not exceed Level 20. Since he was currently only Level 10, for safety reasons, he should first complete his class advancement quest, raise his level to Level 20, and then proceed to complete this quest.