novelraw Chapter 68 - Mission location, General's Tomb
Chapter 68 - Mission location, General's Tomb
Chapter 68: Mission location, General’s Tomb
“Ding!”
“Congratulations, for bringing back important information to the City Lord of Yunhuang City, you have received the following rewards: Reputation +1000, Gold Coins +50, Experience Points x10,000!”
“Triggered [Hundredfold Reward] effect. Your final rewards are: Reputation +100,000, Gold Coins +5000, Experience Points x1,000,000!”
A pleasant system notification rang out.
As expected of a City Lord—his rewards were unbelievably generous. Receiving two rounds of rewards for a single quest—there’s nothing better in the world than this.
“Young adventurer, though I would like to entrust you with a great mission, your current strength is still too weak. Let us put that matter aside for now. I’d like to entrust you with a different task instead. Will you accept it?”
“As an adventurer of Yunhuang City, it is only right to contribute what strength I can to the city.”
Jiang Chen replied resolutely.
“Very good. As expected of an adventurer from Yunhuang City. Your courage gives me hope for the rise of a new generation of adventurers.”
The City Lord nodded slightly and continued, “Ten years ago, in the extreme northern lands, a powerful Abyssal Demon once tried to open the abyssal seal node located in the Beihan Mountains. Upon receiving this news, I immediately issued an extermination order.”
“Due to the remaining Abyssal Demons being exceptionally powerful, the campaign was led by Yunhuang City’s strongest warrior at the time—General Silver Dragon. I placed great expectations on him and hoped he would return in triumph.”
“But it turned out to be a trap set by the cunning Abyssal Demons. Their goal was to lure the soldiers of Yunhuang City to Beihan and slaughter them. Even so, General Silver Dragon, who possessed unparalleled martial skills, fought for three days before retreating to the outskirts of Yunhuang City.”
“I never intended to blame him, but he blamed himself deeply for the loss of a hundred thousand soldiers on Mount Han. Declaring himself a ‘man with a criminal burden,’ he said he had no face to return to the city. Though clad in broken armor and drenched in blood from battling the Demons, he never took a single step into the main city…”
“I clearly remember his final words: ‘The Silver Dragon Legion—one hundred thousand warriors, sacrificed for the nation!’”
“After that, he left without hesitation. I watched the banner of Yunhuang City flutter on his back as he disappeared into the Beihan Mountains.”
Jiang Chen listened silently, as if witnessing the tragic image of a general drowning in guilt, choosing death to atone for his failures.
“In the end, he perished on Mount Han, buried alongside the one hundred thousand soldiers of Yunhuang City in the snowy lands.”
“Later, I sent people to investigate the aftermath of the battle. They found that all the Abyssal Demons had been slain, their corpses piled like mountains. The flag of Yunhuang City flew at the summit… and his unyielding figure still stood.”
“General Silver Dragon was a loyal and virtuous general. I wanted to bring his body back to the city for a proper burial, but I feared going against his final wishes. So I held a funeral outside the city and buried him in the Xiaoyue Mountains.”
At this point, the City Lord sighed deeply before continuing, “Now, traces of the Abyssal Demons have resurfaced. I fear they may attempt to resurrect General Silver Dragon’s body. If he were to be turned into an undead warrior of the Abyss, it would be a great psychological blow to the soldiers of Yunhuang City.”
“Therefore, I hope you can go to the [General’s Tomb] and investigate. Adventurer, will you accept this mission?”
General’s Tomb?
Jiang Chen immediately became alert—he still had a treasure map on him, and the marked location was also the General’s Tomb.
“Ding!”
“The City Lord of Yunhuang City has entrusted you with the task of investigating the [General’s Tomb]. Task Requirements: None. Task Restrictions: None. Task Rewards: Unknown. Accept this task?”
The system’s quest notification rang out at this moment.
“Of course. It’s my duty!”
Jiang Chen replied without hesitation.
“Very good, Lone Ranger. Your courage brings me comfort. I hope you return soon with good news.” The City Lord smiled.
…
What followed was a high-level strategy meeting, meant for the City Lord and the various commanding generals.
After accepting the quest, Jiang Chen left the City Lord’s manor.
Since there was nothing urgent at the moment, he opened the quest map to check the details. It clearly marked the location of the General’s Tomb, with much more precision than the treasure map.
Double-checking both maps confirmed they pointed to the same final area.
Looks like the quests have “overlapped”—perfect, two birds with one stone.
There was no need to rush the quest. Jiang Chen had just completed one and could use a break. He headed to the warehouse manager, took out two pieces of golden equipment, and immediately set up a stall.
Golden equipment no longer held much value for Jiang Chen, so he wasn’t too concerned about selling it.
As for why he didn’t list it in the auction house?
Naturally, because of the 5% transaction fee—ridiculous. Jiang Chen silently vowed to one day build his own city and run his own auction house.
Quality items never lack buyers. Jiang Chen only posted the equipment on the chat channel for a short while before it drew massive attention.
The chat channel instantly exploded…
“Damn! As expected of the Lone Ranger, even selling golden equipment now.”
“Such insane stats on that equipment. Compared to this, silver equipment is just trash.”
“Golden equipment even comes with bonus effects. Holy hell, this is broken. Brother Lone Ranger, I want that equipment, can I have it?”
“I’ll do anything for just one piece of golden equipment. Three months, whatever you want.”
“You trash, do you think Lone Ranger lacks women? If he so much as hints at wanting ‘that,’ he’d have a whole regiment of girls lined up.”
“Exactly, Lone Ranger doesn’t lack women. All you thirsty hoes can back off. Hey Grandpa Lone Ranger, do you need a man? I can be top or bottom~…”
Players in the chat channel were going wild.
At that moment, a group of flirtatious female players approached Jiang Chen’s stall. Leading the group was someone Jiang Chen recognized—Phantom Dream Lichen of the [Beauty Guild].
“Lone Ranger.”
Phantom Dream Lichen beamed like a flower. “I didn’t expect you to be selling golden equipment already.”
“Mhm, are you buying?” Jiang Chen nodded slightly.
“Of course. I’m very interested in that golden staff. Just not sure how much you’re asking for,” said Phantom Dream Lichen.
“You can name your price.”
“Hmm…”
A cloth-armored player behind her stepped forward. Username: Qingge Yunrou, a level 20 priest, holding a short-handled priest staff. She leaned in and whispered: “Golden Staff, 1580 gold. Golden Sword, 1420 gold.”
Phantom Dream Lichen nodded and asked Jiang Chen, “How about 3500 gold for both?”
“3500?”
Jiang Chen frowned. “Too low.”
“At this stage, golden equipment is rare—and listings on the market are even scarcer. Right now, all guilds are focused on killing high-level bosses to get Guild Founding Tokens. These two pieces of golden equipment are perfect for increasing combat strength. Everyone knows their true value.”
Each piece could easily go for 3000 gold. Given the current crucial timing, 3500 was definitely underpriced.
Phantom Dream Lichen bit her red lip. “5000 gold.”