novelraw Chapter 418: Mission Hall
Chapter 418: Mission Hall
However, Li Wei wasn't in a hurry to return to the Wind Residence. Instead, he went straight to the very center of Weir City. Here stood a massive Mage Tower built atop the mountain peak, along with surrounding magnificent palaces.
Last time, he didn't even have the confidence to go there, but now he needed to take a look.
Of course, this wasn't some exclusive area. All the commoners of Weir City were eligible to enter, simply because this area also housed two mission halls. Basically, all non-mandatory missions and time-limited mandatory missions had to be registered and queued for here.
Naturally, the previous Pioneering Mission was an exception.
The carriage sped along for about twenty minutes before arriving at this area. His first impression was that it was huge and incredibly high.
This was because the predecessor of Weir City was originally a city fortress built atop a mountain peak. Even now, one could still see the towering city walls that had likely been constructed hundreds of years ago.
Now, these city walls had been expanded and converted into massive buildings. The offices of the upper four departments of Weir Province were located here. At the same time, the garrison of the Lion Knights of Weir Province was also stationed here. Furthermore, the Locke Kingdom Spellcaster Association branch was located here as well. Right in the very center was a Mage Tower over a hundred meters tall, resembling a skyscraper. It was said to be Four-Star.
One could see the overwhelming Magic Web spreading out across the sky and gradually fading away.
Li Wei observed carefully. While feeling greatly shocked, he was also wondering when his Territory Main City would have such grandeur.
It was simply too lavish.Just this core area alone had a perimeter of ten kilometers. This was a Level 5 City Wall.
Now, the interior of the city walls had been completely filled and leveled with Four-Star Rock, turning into a massive plaza.
Ordinary people might not understand this kind of operation, but Li Wei understood it at a single glance. It was because these were all resources.
It was just like a wealthy landlord burying his money jars in a cellar.
It was just that what Duke Will was storing wasn't simple money jars, but various resources.
Li Wei could even sense that beneath these Four-Star rocks, there was nothing but precious humus soil capable of growing Four-Star Wheat.
They might not be needed right now, but in the future, they would definitely be of use.
This was no joking matter.
All of this had to be noted down in a little notebook.
Li Wei walked up the stairs and stepped onto this spacious plaza, which branched out into three paths.
The middle path went straight up the mountain peak, heading directly for the Mage Tower.
The path to the left went to the upper four departments of Weir Province, while the path to the right headed toward the Weir Province mission hall.
The latter was also the most crowded place; as far as the eye could see, it was packed with people.
However, it wasn't chaotic at all. On the contrary, it was methodically well-ordered. This was because every Class Holder who entered the mission hall would automatically receive a Guiding Item Card. Whatever one wanted to do, using the Guiding Item Card made it clear at a glance. One could even handle some simple business directly through the guiding card.
At this time, Li Wei first registered his identity using the Guiding Item Card, and then he began to query the current status of Li Yue and Zhao Xuanxuan.
This kind of query usually required some prerequisites. Just having sufficient identity wasn't enough; one also needed to have a direct or indirect relationship with the person being queried.
Since they were both Li Wei's Territory Advisors, it was naturally very easy to look them up.
[Li Yue, Five-Star Professional. Currently executing a Mercenary mission within a city-building Pioneering Mission in Juniper Province. Accumulated time: four months and nine days. Expected to return in four months.]
[Zhao Xuanxuan, Four-Star Professional. Currently executing a Chaotic Killing Mission in a fortress battlefield somewhere in Cadel Province. Accumulated time: four months and three days. Expected to return in six months.]
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Interesting. Both of them had run off to outer provinces. However, it was likely because Weir Province simply didn't have any missions with sufficient difficulty and good enough returns during this period.
This was understandable. In fact, the vast majority of missions across the entire Locke Kingdom were universal, with the exception of the initial Pioneering Missions.
After confirming the situations of Li Yue and Zhao Xuanxuan, Li Wei didn't rush to leave. Instead, he used the Guiding Item Card to check the current list of joinable missions within Weir Province.
The number was actually quite large. Big and small, there were surprisingly 126 missions, and all of them had time limits, much like scheduled trains waiting at a station.
Of course, the refresh frequency wasn't that crazy, because the board refreshed once every twenty days.
Moreover, the missions displayed were all ones that only allowed entry twenty days later.
In other words, they were basically clustered around the time frame of the end of the month and the beginning of the next month.
As for the specific mission types, there were only four major categories.
Newcomer Missions. This was the first major category, primarily aimed at Weir Province. There were a full fifty-two missions of this type. Of course, generally speaking, no matter how this number fluctuated, it wouldn't exceed sixty. Next month would be the same, because every month there were eliminated Players.
Pioneering Missions. This was the second major category, primarily aimed at the entire Locke Kingdom, but they were basically nearing their end. This wave belonged to the same batch as the Pioneering Mission Li Wei had participated in; they were all from the same year. The number of currently displayed missions was seven.
Tsk tsk. So, there are existences even more awesome than me, huh.
Li Wei marveled at this and wholeheartedly admitted defeat.
However, it was also possible that the planets where these seven pioneers were located hadn't suffered a Neanderthal invasion. At the same time, there might not have been any particularly active dark horses either. If they were all just people following the prescribed order, it would definitely drag on until the end of the three years.
The third category was Chaotic Killing Missions. This was the fastest to refresh; sometimes it would refresh once every half a month. In fact, just a moment ago, Li Wei personally witnessed a Chaotic Killing Mission pop up on the refresh.
The reason for the refresh was that the situation was urgent, caused by too many Class Holders dying.
After all, once entering the Chaotic Killing moments, accidents could happen at any time.
These were all posted by Three-Star practical Lords or Four-Star practical Lords. For instance, Li Wei could post one himself. But the planet where his Territory was located was very safe. It belonged to the category of being wiped clean, with salvage pillaging fully carried out. Therefore, he might never have to issue a Chaotic Killing Mission.
Though it was hard to say for the future, hah!
So should he go find a Chaotic Killing Mission area with moderate difficulty to accumulate some experience?
Li Wei pondered this. He really did take a few more serious looks at them, only to feel that the rewards were too low.
A waste of time, and a waste of mood.
Following that, he looked at the fourth category, which was also the smallest. There were currently only three missions standing all alone. One of them had already been hanging there for two years and five months, while the other two had been hanging for nearly a year.
What was the situation?
He casually opened the first mission, and woah!
[In the Name of the Gods — Enchanted Blacksmith Workshop Dimensional Ascension Mission]
[Mission Requirements: Five-Star Professional. Possess the strength to solo kill a Barbarian Centurion. Have at least one year of free time.]
[Mission Description: Embark on the path to search for ancient, mysterious worlds. Seek out the skills and clues left behind by a Legend Blacksmith.]
[Mission Rewards: One hundred thousand Standard Gold Coins. The right to forge one Five-Star Enchanted Weapon.]
[Other: Those interested please contact.]
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Wait, 'In the Name of the Gods'?
Not a Territory dimensional ascension, but a specific special building's dimensional ascension?
Li Wei didn't quite understand, so he conveniently opened the second mission.
[In the Name of the Gods — Mage Tower Dimensional Ascension Mission]
[Mission Requirements: Peak Five-Star Professional. At least a Tier-3 Warrior, Tier-3 Knight, or Tier-3 Ranger. Third-Circle Casters can screw off, don't come and disgust your daddy.]
[Mission Description: Embark on the path to search for ancient, mysterious worlds. Seek out the Mage Tower ruins left behind by a Legend Mage.]
[Mission Rewards: Within one year: five hundred thousand Standard Gold Coins, ten portions of Four-Star Magic Potion, one Sequence 4 Magic Crest, and the friendship of a Third-Circle Caster.]
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Alright, alright, alright. No more looking. Looking at them just caused distress.
This kind of dimensional ascension mission was definitely not something Li Wei could participate in right now. Furthermore, it was certainly extremely dangerous! With such meager rewards, who would even care!
Who were they looking down on? No wonder nobody had shown any interest for a year or two.
At this moment, Li Wei felt completely out of place here.
Haha, it wasn't about showing off superiority, it was just that it lacked meaning.
He currently sat on a Territory of nearly a thousand square kilometers. His vault held 2.4 million Standard Gold Coins and 2500+ Standard Magic Power reserve. With all this, if he were to bend his back for these petty missions right in front of him—which casually offered only a few hundred or a few thousand gold coins a month—he would be better off going back to continue grinding his Professional Fate.
Yeah, he looked down on those with too little money. Those with a lot of money weren't worth the cost, and the cost-effective ones were too dangerous.
"So, do I look really annoying right now?"
Smiling faintly in his heart, Li Wei turned around and was about to leave the mission hall. However, at this exact moment, the Guiding Item Card in his hand suddenly lit up, and a line of information was transmitted over.
[Your Territory Advisor Zhao Xuanxuan encountered an unknown strong enemy on the Chaotic Killing Battlefield. She was slain!]
Holy crap! What was the situation?
Li Wei was greatly startled, even thinking this felt more like a prank.
Moreover, what level of enemy could possibly take out Zhao Xuanxuan?
This girl currently possessed at least three Rare Cards!
"I need to understand more detailed intelligence. How did Zhao Xuanxuan die?"
[She first fell into a trap and was lured away from her base. Then her Warhorse suffered from Poison, forcing her into a dismounted battle. Finally, to cover allied forces, she held the rear until her strength was exhausted and died!]
F*ck!
This idiot!
"What else? What about her losses?"
[Apologies. The current Guiding Item Card cannot process the next level of commands. If you need to understand the detailed situation, please immediately proceed to the Weir Province Campaign Dispatch Department.]
F*ck!
Li Wei hurriedly left the mission hall and rushed straight west. Fortunately, this Campaign Dispatch Department wasn't far away. This department also belonged to the upper four departments. They were responsible for the Tavern system, mission docking, and the like.
However, when Li Wei sprinted all the way over, he saw that this place was unexpectedly in total chaos as well. Seven or eight dazzling warning lights floated in mid-air, wailing loudly. Each warning light represented a mission area issuing an alert.
Dozens of seemingly capable men and women were bustling about, letting out all sorts of roars. Before Li Wei even had time to find someone to ask, he saw several people rushing in frantically. Among them were two acquaintances: Black Wolf from the Logistics Department and Gray Fox from the Tactics Department. They both looked like they were going crazy.
"Officer Qin, what in the world is going on over in Cadel? The information just now prompted that two Players from my department were killed."
"That's right, my people died too! Three Four-Stars! It makes no sense! This is a Four-Star difficulty Chaotic Killing Battlefield. Could it be that the Barbarians have attacked again?"
"Apologies, everyone. Please calm down. We are currently contacting Cadel Province. In fact, at this moment, the Royal Capital Strategic Tactics Headquarters has also received the news. An investigation is underway, but the results won't be clear for a while. However, this time it very likely isn't a Barbarian invasion. It seems more like a certain Reincarnator Organization was hired by the Barbarians to infiltrate. They spent years planning and laying out their trap, and now they've flipped the table in one fell swoop. Currently, that Four-Star Territory has already been conquered by the Barbarian army."
"However, please rest assured. All those Fallen in Battle will successfully undergo Resurrection, because the 4-Star Lord of that Territory used a Six-Star KIA Rescue Item Card. But there will definitely be some losses. The drop rate probably won't exceed 35%; the specifics will depend on luck."
"So I ask everyone to please return for now. At the latest, all resurrected individuals will return tonight."
As soon as these words came out, even figures like Black Wolf and Gray Fox had their expressions instantly change. F*cking hell!
Li Wei's heart stirred even more. An organization outside of the Alliance of Heavenly Lords?
Samsara Travelers?
Hired by the Barbarians?
Infiltrating for several years?
Hiss!
This f*cking!
(End of Chapter)