Became a salted fish pretend heiress and handed over the system
Chapter 840 - 825: Magic Plane 33

Chapter 840: Chapter 825: Magic Plane 33

"System, is the quest target around here?" Xia Yue asked the system as she hadn’t received any prompt.

"There will be a prompt if it’s related to the quest target. You can try strolling around the city, and if it’s related, you will be notified. I can’t directly give you hints," the System replied.

"What the heck," Xia Yue was somewhat dissatisfied.

"Have you never played a game? You have to interact with NPCs to trigger quests. Now, you’re the player, and the people in the city are those NPCs. You have to interact with them to trigger the main mission," the System said in an even tone.

"...You’re not going to make us go around asking people, are you? With so many people in the city, when will we ever finish?" Xia Yue said.

"Just stroll around first. You don’t have to keep asking along the way," the System suggested.

Seeing that it wouldn’t say anything more, Xia Yue could only give up on asking and relayed the conversation to Yan Mo and the others.

"Then let’s just take a look around first and find a place to stay," Yan Mo said.

"Let’s go, let’s go. I think there should be quite a few things I need here. We can look around more," Xia Xi urged, having briefly seen the items on sale, which were mostly available only in Kelsas City shops, suggesting that there would be even more to see here.

Off they went, strolling down the streets, taking in the sights, and Xia Xi did buy quite a few things indeed.

After wandering for over an hour without any hints, Xia Yue started to wonder if the System was playing tricks on them.

The thing was, they had interacted with quite a few people along the way. If it weren’t for Yan Mo and the others, Xia Yue felt she would have died of social exhaustion if she were alone.

Finally, they found a restaurant, sat in the lobby, ordered a few dishes, and while resting, they listened to the other guests chat to see if they could pick up any information.

"The food here is much rougher than in Kelsas City. A lot of it is grilled," Xia Xi commented on the served dishes.

"But it tastes good and the portions are generous," Mo Si said as he enjoyed his meal.

"The guys from the Hungry Wolf Mercenary Corps just came back. They said they saw that swindler Odeli in the Dark Forest," a group of people came in and sat next to Xia Yue’s table. After ordering, they started to chat while waiting for their food.

"Isn’t our quest target named Odeli?" Wei Se asked them quietly.

Yan Mo nodded at her and then told everyone to keep quiet and listen carefully to what the others were saying.

The group slowly ate while eavesdropping on the conversation next to them.

"Did those from the Hungry Wolf Mercenary Corps get cheated by that swindler Odeli?" someone asked.

"No, they just saw the swindler heading deeper into the forest. They didn’t encounter him face-to-face. They also mentioned that he had a few others with him. I wonder which unlucky sods he managed to drag into the depths of the forest," the conversation continued.

"I heard that the people from the Temple of Light are looking for him. That conman even dare to deceive them. He’s really clueless about the danger he’s in. If he gets caught by the Temple of Light, he’s going to suffer," someone else chimed in.

"I wonder what that dead cheat is doing deep in the forest. Could he have discovered something valuable? As much as he’s a swindler, his ability to find treasures is top-notch."

"That’s true, but let’s not talk about it anymore. Even if we found that cheat, we’re no match for him. It’s better to just gossip. If we see him, it’s best to walk the other way," another voice mentioned.

"Why is a dead cheat better than us? This world really doesn’t make sense," someone lamented the unfairness of the world.

Afterward, they stopped talking about Odeli.

"They said that Odeli has gone deep into the forest. Shall we go and look for him?" Wei Se inquired, looking at the others.

"I think we should check it out. If those following him aren’t good people, we might be able to help," Xia Xi suggested.

"Then let’s get a map of the Dark Forest after we finish eating and go take a look." Once decided, they got straight to work.

"The Elf Clan is supposed to be in the Dark Forest, right? Shall we go and see?" Xia Yue whispered.

"It’s not so easy to find the Elf Clan’s settlement. Everyone in this world knows they’re in the Dark Forest, but no one has ever found where they live unless they reveal themselves," Yan Mo reminded her.

"Sena gave me a leaf and said that if we enter the Elf Clan’s range, the leaf will provide some hints to help us find their settlement," Xia Yue said.

"We’ll see when we get there. If we happen to pass by, we can go and check it out. Sena did ask you to bring back some things from the Elf Clan, right? It would be a good opportunity to ask them for it," Yan Mo hadn’t expected Sena to give Xia Yue such an item.

"Okay," Xia Yue nodded in agreement.

They finished their meal quickly, paid the bill, purchased a map of the Dark Forest, and headed straight toward the Dark Forest without delay.

When no one was looking, they used some Spiritual Power to rush through the forest.

Several days later

"Based on our speed, we should have reached the central part of the forest by now. We need to be more cautious from here on. The beasts will be of higher level than before," Yan Mo warned them.

"Yeah, yeah, we get it. But the forest is so huge, how are we supposed to find the direction Odeli went?" Xia Yue looked expectantly at Yan Mo.

"That’s up to you now. Isn’t it that as soon as you get close to Odeli, the System will provide a prompt? So, we’ll just walk around and see if we bump into him. If we don’t find him within a month, we’ll head out and take a look," Yan Mo said to Xia Yue.

"You have the Koi Bloodline, right? Your luck shouldn’t be bad. If we don’t find him in a month, then they must have left the forest long ago," Xia Xi added.

"Let’s just pray we run into them soon," Xia Yue took a deep breath and silently prayed for good luck so she could complete the mission swiftly.

They began their search within the Dark Forest, a search that lasted half a month without a single clue, although they did manage to kill three level six Beasts and obtained three Magical Beast Crystal Cores.

"If I had known this, I wouldn’t have spent money buying them," Xia Yue remarked when she obtained the Crystal Cores.

"Who could have known? The world is unpredictable," Yan Mo responded.

That day, they found a flat area near a stream to rest.

"Half a month and not even a whisker in sight. Seriously," Xia Yue sighed, twirling a Grilled Fish in her hand.

"We still have half a month. But honestly, this forest is incredibly vast. We’ve been walking for so long and haven’t seen a soul. It’s said that many Mercenary Corps like to come here for quests," Xia Xi mentioned.

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