Chapter 1024: Chapter 943 Prescribing the Right Medicine for the Symptoms

"It really is the Heart of Repentance!"

After the vermillion wooden box was opened, it turned into white light and disappeared from Xue Wuqing’s hands, replaced by a crystal-clear, heart-shaped stone. Upon closer inspection of its properties, it indeed turned out to be the very objective of their quest, the Heart of Repentance.

"Ding! Congratulations to player Skeleton Warrior for completing the quest ’Nature’s Punishment’. Please deliver the Heart of Repentance to the Elven Queen to obtain the corresponding quest rewards."

Just as Su Ran took the Heart of Repentance into his own hands, the system’s prompt voice instantly transmitted. It was like giving Su Ran a dose of reassurance; even the system was bearing witness, making it clear that the Heart of Repentance in his hands was undoubtedly authentic!

"Alright, the quest is perfectly completed, and now we should return..."

With the Heart of Repentance in hand, Su Ran excitedly called out to Xue Wuqing, wishing to teleport back to Elf Forest with her. However, before he could finish his sentence, he noticed that the elven NPC’s behavior was somewhat off, causing him to swallow back the words on the tip of his tongue.

"Damn it, damn it!"

The elven NPC’s eyes flashed with red light as he repeatedly cursed those two words. Anger radiated from within him, and even in his hands, he pulled out a massive double-headed axe. The tension was like a powder keg, ready to ignite at the slightest touch.

"What’s going on?"

Xue Wuqing, seeing the NPC revealing such murderous intent, felt a chill in her heart and instinctively moved closer to Su Ran. She hadn’t expected the always-smiling NPC to suddenly undergo such a drastic change in demeanor, now harboring intense killing intent towards both of them, shifting from a neutral NPC to a hostile mode, something she had never encountered before!

"You step back; I’ll handle him."

However, Su Ran remained very composed, seemingly unconcerned about the deadly aura emitted by the NPC. He first shielded Xue Wuqing behind him, took a few steps forward, and reached down below him, grabbing a handful of gold coins. With an apologetic look in his eyes, he said to the elven NPC, "Elder, thank you for your continuous support, which allowed us to complete the quest so smoothly. These gold coins are a modest token of my gratitude, please don’t be a stranger with me..."

"Swish."

Before Su Ran could finish speaking, he suddenly felt a gust of wind. The gold coins in his hand were gone, not even one remained. Immediately afterward, the elven NPC appeared opposite him, and Su Ran was astonished to find that the killing intent in the NPC’s eyes and the massive axe had both vanished without a trace, his hands now full of gleaming gold coins. That faint smile once again appeared on the elf’s face.

"Hmm, not bad; you know how it’s done, lad."

The elven NPC bit the gold coins with his teeth to make sure they were real before pointing at a stone nearby, "Two valiant warriors, the teleportation circle lies behind this rock. Departing from here will directly transport you to the Royal Capital, and it will also avoid any unnecessary trouble." freewebnøvel.coɱ

This works too?

Xue Wuqing was utterly dumbfounded.

It was the first time she realized that even NPCs could be bribed. She thought they were about to face a fierce battle, but instead, a mere dozen gold coins turned enmity into friendship; wasn’t that too ironic?

Su Ran, however, showed no particular reaction. He politely bowed to the elven NPC and exchanged a few courteous words before leading Xue Wuqing into the teleportation circle. In the blink of an eye, they had already arrived inside the secret chamber of the Elf Palace.

To Su Ran’s surprise, the place was deserted, not even the Elven Queen was there. It left him somewhat puzzled, uncertain about what to do next. Should they continue to wait here, or leave the place through the Misty Formation?

"Almost forgot, the Dragon Soul Sand!"

As Su Ran looked at the Dragon Soul Sand hovering above the teleportation circle, he immediately wanted to pull it down. But no matter how hard Su Ran tried, the Dragon Soul Sand seemed to be ingrained there, immovable.

"This is troublesome; now I can only wait for the Elven Queen to return."

Su Ran sighed, gazing at the Dragon Soul Sand unwilling to give up.

"Overturning Water, how did you know that you could bribe the NPC with money just now?"

Xue Wuqing stepped out of the teleportation circle and asked with a puzzled tone, "Did you already get the strategy guide beforehand?"

"Hey, I’m not that capable. You didn’t notice just now, but the NPC got mad because it couldn’t sell off the unsealing talisman and the key,"

Su Ran explained with a smile, "As long as you find the right solution, there’s no problem that can’t be solved!"

"So that’s why."

Xue Wuqing finally understood and asked again, "By the way, what’s your mining skill level now? And that novice hoe you’ve been using all this time, must be some kind of super treasure, right?"

"Wu Qing, are you checking my background or something?"

Su Ran helplessly pursed his lips, glanced outside the secret room, and didn’t see the elf queen’s figure, then replied listlessly, "Mining skill, level 8, and the novice hoe is indeed top-notch, it never wears out."

"No wonder."

Xue Wuqing looked at Su Ran as if he were a monster, "Overturning Water, I find you really inscrutable. You’re so strong, even your mining level is so high, how did you train it?"

"By digging graves."

"Nonsense, you never speak a word of truth."

Xue Wuqing gave Su Ran an annoyed look, "Send me that novice hoe, I want to see just how freakish it is."

Uh.

Su Ran was filled with helplessness. Why was it that the truth was never believed? He really wanted to throw out a few dozen coffins to prove himself, but then he thought, what’s the use of proving it? Was tomb robbing justified now?

Simply putting the topic aside, Su Ran turned the novice hoe into a picture and sent it to Xue Wuqing.

"Strange, such a crappy hoe, why don’t you change it? It’s not like it’s expensive."

"It’s comfortable to use, doesn’t matter, it won’t get damaged."

Su Ran didn’t tell her that since it was for digging graves, not mining, the quality of the hoe didn’t really matter.

While they were talking, a dull sound of footsteps came from afar, catching Su Ran’s attention. He turned his head and saw, with surprise, that it was the elf queen who was approaching.

"Skeleton Warrior, how did you come out so quickly?"

The elf queen seemed very surprised to see Su Ran, sadness flashed in her eyes as she sighed, "Has the calamity of the elf race already become unavoidable?"

"Your Majesty, don’t worry. We’ve safely brought back the Heart of Repentance. Wu Qing has even spent a Universal Key for this artifact, it wasn’t easy."

Seeing the situation, Su Ran explained quickly and also took out the Heart of Repentance, giving Xue Wuqing some extra credit. He didn’t know what the quest reward would be, but his heart was full of anticipation.

"Indeed, the heavens have not abandoned my elf race!"

The elf queen was overjoyed, hugging the Heart of Repentance to her chest, almost losing her composure in excitement.

Pah, what heavens, wasn’t it me who saved your elf race?

Su Ran was still eagerly looking forward to the quest reward, but didn’t expect the woman to have forgotten about it...