I Forged the Myth of the Ancient Overlords-Chapter 61 - 0.【The Day of Great Joy】_1
Chapter 61: 061.【The Day of Great Joy】_1
Chapter 61: 061.【The Day of Great Joy】_1
Evening.
Seven o’clock.
Having returned from the zoo feeling content, Lu Ban had already obtained an authentic marine brand subsonic wave recording from the zoo’s whales and purchased two small plush horse toys as souvenirs, planning to give them to his old squad leader or Qin Tiantian when the opportunity arose.
He did not choose to draw the third “Madman’s Knowledge,” as based on his own physical condition, acquiring too much knowledge of foreign domains in a short time might lead to an actual breakdown.
Better to explore with the existing information earnestly than to crumble halfway through an undertaking.
After resting for the night, early the next morning, to prevent himself from impulsively drawing again, Lu Ban directly selected a quest.
“The Day of Great Joy”
“Auspicious and joyful times”
“In the Night Country, there is a tradition where when a couple marries, they invite friends and family to gather.”
“You have come to Dried Water Town on the edge of the Black Forest to attend a friend’s wedding, which was supposed to be a pleasant trip.”
“Only, amidst that celebratory music, there seemed to be some hidden unrest and agitation.”
“Quest difficulty: Selectable”
“Quest requirements: Attend the Hai Family’s grand wedding at Dried Water Town and witness the union of the bride and groom.”
“Quest requirements: Survive until the end of the wedding.”
“No matter what, congratulations on the wedding!!!”
“Note, this quest involves a shift in the Silent Lands domain, please ensure your surroundings are clear beforehand and pay attention to personal safety.”
“Survive until the end of the wedding?”
Lu Ban sensed a certain flavor in this.
This signified that the wedding was definitely not going to end that simply, and the possibility of an accident occurring midway was very high.
“Besides, to witness the union of the bride and groom, does this mean to observe them in their bridal chamber? Is that really okay?”
Lu Ban became interested.
At the same time, he noticed that the difficulty could be chosen by himself.
The options were not much different from the last time: [Mortal], Contamination, [Corrosion], and an additional gray, unselectable difficulty: [Metamorphosis].
Lu Ban checked the unlock criteria: you must accumulate fifty thousand Silence Points, which coincides with the unlocking criteria for the higher level Silent Department Store.
“Further on, could there be difficulties like Annihilation, Zero-Type, or Extreme Predicament?”
Lu Ban felt that the [Corrosion] difficulty was already challenging enough. Anything beyond that would probably mean confronting some grand entity from a foreign domain.
“Oh, I’ve already faced that anyway, so no worries.”
Lu Ban performed a simple elementary math problem.
Under the [Mortal] difficulty, the reward multiplier is *1, which means what’s due is what’s given, and this time the basic reward is 2000 Silence Points.
The Contamination difficulty multiplier is double, with a basic reward of 2400 Silence Points.
[Corrosion], on the other hand, has a three times reward multiplier, with a basic reward of 3000 Silence Points.
This means that, without discussing quest exploration extent, the [Mortal] difficulty would yield only 2000 Silence Points for this quest, whereas [Corrosion] could yield 9000 points, a more than fourfold difference.
Even if the [Mortal] difficulty quest exploration degree is extremely high, achieving a stunning level or higher, under the difficulty multiplier, Lu Ban estimates at most slightly over three thousand points, while for [Corrosion] difficulty, simply completing the two quest goals in an average manner would guarantee a baseline of nine thousand points.
It’s a no-brainer that selecting [Corrosion] difficulty is the way to go!
Lu Ban was proud of his rationality.
Not to mention, Lu Ban needed not only to complete quests but also to gather more thrilling experiences for video content production, as well as collecting materials to strengthen his “Testament.”
If he chose the [Mortal] difficulty, he might really just be attending a wedding, having a feast, encountering some minor disturbances like petty ghosts along the way, which would not satisfy the audience, nor would it satisfy Lu Ban, who wished to encounter those evil cults and demand Divine Idols from them.
Having made his decision, Lu Ban did not rush to choose.
After all, he had money and investments now, there was no need to rush to work.
Human beings are such creatures, once desires are satisfied, they think of slacking off, slacking off is human instinct. Even the famous slacker anchor Qin Tiantian once said, if you can slack off for a day, then do so for that day.
He whiled away two days, purchasing simple wilderness survival tools, compressed rations, and so forth, and only on the evening of the fifth day did he pick up his crowbar, take his suona, and open the quest panel.
Lu Ban selected the [Corrosion] difficulty.
That stretch of red fabric suddenly expanded, and a faint whisper arose beside Lu Ban’s ear.
It was like the whispers in a bedroom at night, or the ramblings heard in the delirium of someone’s final moments, mournful and melodious, like a plaintive, lingering lament.
Above the red cloth, black characters emerged like ink.
“Enter the Silent Lands?”
[Yes/No]
Lu Ban lightly tapped on [Yes].
The cloth suddenly spread and engulfed Lu Ban’s body, and the originally soft murmuring in his ears abruptly became loud and clamorous, with a spiteful emphasis that babbled incessantly.
He listened carefully, capturing icy fragments of speech.
[The flow of time in the Silent Lands is inconsistent with the outside world]
[The time ratio for this journey is: 5:1]
[Number of companions: 1]
[Currently en route to the Night Country]
At that moment, the whispers became extremely noisy, as if bursting from Lu Ban’s skull, ready to tear his eardrums, and then all fell silent.
A salty, sour, and decayed breeze pervaded his nose, along with a faint sound of waves.
Lu Ban felt the hard chair beneath him and looked around.
He was inside an ancient-style carriage, but it was unclear whether the carriage was Eastern or Western in style; according to Lu Ban, it might have no style at all.
A common carriage body, roof, and seats without any decorations.
It seemed to be night outside, very dark, with only the lantern inside the carriage providing light.
Opposite Lu Ban, there was a person.
The person was wearing an out-of-season coat, a deerstalker hat, and had a briar pipe in their mouth.
He appeared to be Eastern, with messy, jet-black hair like seaweed, but his eyes were close to lake blue, with some European features.
The other also surveyed the carriage interior and rested his gaze on Lu Ban.
“So, you’re my companion?”
The person spoke, and though the language was not of Earth, Lu Ban could understand it without any barriers.
“Companion…”
In front of Lu Ban, the light flickered, forming the System’s cold text.
[Night Country]
[The year of the tide and surging waves, the Blood Moon not yet come]
[Gray Tower and Hei Tower calling to each other, the Demonic Tide of the Black Forest stirring, and the bordering town on the edge of civilization welcomes its new guests]
[Relax, it’s just a wedding, offer your blessings, and then enjoy the feast]
[That is if you didn’t see what you weren’t supposed to]
[Mission requirement: Attend the Hai Family’s grand wedding in Dried Water Town, and witness the union of the bride and groom]
[Mission requirement: Survive until the end of the wedding]
[Difficulty: Corrosion]
[Number of companions: 1]
[You have finally encountered a partner, now explore the Silent Lands together, you will become the best of friends, won’t you?]
In other words, was this man before him, like Lu Ban, also a Chosen by Gods of the Silent Lands?
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Was this mission a joint operation between the two of them?
Perhaps sensing Lu Ban’s confusion, the man chuckled lightly and said.
“It seems this is your first time entering a multiplayer mission, but that’s okay, I don’t mind guiding newcomers.”
He was about to say more when he reached into his coat pocket, but the carriage suddenly came to a halt.
“What’s happened?”
The man asked, pulling back the carriage curtain.
Lu Ban looked over his shoulder to the outside where the deep night was enshrouded in thick fog.
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