"This Guidance Stone, are you saying you’re giving it to me, senior?"

Su Ran could hardly believe it. Happiness had come so abruptly, he hadn’t expected this knowledgeable ghost to be so generous as to directly hand him the quest item!

"Don’t get me wrong, I was only letting you have a look."

Before Su Ran could even reach out to take it, the knowledgeable ghost had already taken the Guidance Stone back.

Shaking his head helplessly, Su Ran admitted defeat to his naivety; fully aware it was impossible, yet he still harbored hopes. These NPCs were all alike, not lifting a finger until they see a benefit. The idea of obtaining a quest item for free was utterly impossible!

"Senior, please just tell me what you need, and I will do my utmost to achieve it."

Su Ran said, following the knowledgeable ghost’s lead, fixated on obtaining that peculiar Guidance Stone!

"You Undead Skeleton, you do have some discernment. Fine then, let me cut to the chase, straight to the point,"

The knowledgeable ghost grinned, revealing his blood-red teeth which, against his blue body, were strikingly vivid. "I need a special weapon; go to the blacksmith Old Ghost and fetch it for me."

"Ding! Congratulations to player Skeleton for acquiring the side quest, ’Obtain Special Weapon.’ Quest reward: Guidance Stone, Quest duration: none."

The system notification followed, which gave Su Ran considerable peace of mind.

With the system providing certification, there was no room for the knowledgeable ghost to interfere. The Guidance Stone was destined to be his!

Leaving the house, Su Ran strode towards the front. Before departing, he had already figured out the location of the weapon shop, no hesitation in his steps, he walked firmly towards the weapon shop in the ghost town.

"Look, Spilt Water Can’t Be Regained is out again!"

"Not sure if it really is him, keep your voice down, don’t startle the target!"

"Why hasn’t the guild leader shown up yet? What if we lose track of him?"

"Why worry about that? If we lose him, just consider it as if we never found him. Given our strength, we can’t take on Spilt Water Can’t Be Regained anyway, no point in making a fool of ourselves!"

Two drowsy players instantly perked up at the sight of Su Ran. Fearing they might alert him, they waited for the target to move away before quietly following him into another building.

"Hey, do you think this guy is doing door-to-door in the ghost town because he got a quest from the Ghost Clan?"

"Nonsense. Given the relationship between the Ghost Clan and our Human Race, getting a quest is as rare as a blooming iron tree. I’ve been in the ghost town for a long time and have never heard of anyone getting a hidden quest. The Ghost Clan NPCs’ faces are incredibly stoic; they don’t bother with us at all, let alone give us quests. Dream on!"

The speaking player had evidently suffered his share of rebuffs from Ghost Clan NPCs.

"That may not be true. A top player’s charm works wonders, and anything is possible. With an attitude like yours, you’ll only ever be a foot soldier here."

"If that’s the case, could that black-robed, masked player really be Spilt Water Can’t Be Regained?"

"Seems like it to me!"

"Haha, when the guild leader comes back, we’re going to have a good show to watch!"

...

Su Ran was oblivious to the two players tracking him as he quickly entered the weapon shop. He found an array of bizarre weapons on display, nothing like what he had seen on the God-Demon Continent; it was easy to guess that these were exclusive to the Ghost Clan. He didn’t entertain the idea of purchasing any of them.

What use is it to buy if you can’t use it?

"Human, is this never going to end? Do I really have to act before you give up?"

A deep voice resonated from behind the display. Soon after, a pitch-black ghost floated out, impatiently eyeing Su Ran, "Hurry up and leave, humans are forbidden from entering here!"

"Senior, I..."

"What money? Do you have Ghost Coins? Don’t try to fool ghosts with those gold coins. Even if these ghost soldiers rot in my hands, I will never sell them to the Human Race!"

The ghost immediately expelled Su Ran without leaving any room for dignity, clearly ready to resort to force if he didn’t leave.

Over this, Su Ran had no strength left for complaints.

In this ghost town, he had been expelled by NPCs in all three houses he had entered. This treatment was simply unprecedented. It was not difficult to see that the image of the Human Race in the Ghost Clan’s hearts must be one of deep abhorrence; otherwise, such a situation would not occur.

"Senior, I’m not from the Human Race."

Su Ran wasted no words and immediately revealed his identity. Removing his mask, he exposed his skeleton skull, repeated the speeches he had used against Baixiao Ghost, and upon seeing the ghost’s expression soften, he put his mask back on.

"So, you are an Undead skeleton, no wonder I always felt you were different from those despicable humans."

The ghost showed Su Ran a benevolent smile, and even the tone of its voice softened considerably, "Warrior of the Undead, may I inquire what brings you here this time?"

"Senior, I am here to ask for a special weapon on behalf of Senior Baixiao Ghost. Please grant my request."

In the realm of ghosts, Su Ran truly experienced the prestige of being part of the Undead. The gap in status was simply like that between heaven and earth!

"Baixiao Ghost, that lazy fellow, such a short distance and yet he asks someone else to fetch his weapon. What does he take my ghost soldiers for, couriers?"

Upon hearing this, the ghost’s face changed instantly, it grabbed a ghost soldier weapon off the shelf and handed it to Su Ran, "Hurry up and leave. Take this back to report in!"

Hmm?

Did the quest item just fall into my hands this easily?

Must be joking!

Su Ran was hesitant to believe it was true, scanning the ghost soldier weapon, he noticed it was just an ordinary Bronze weapon.

"Senior, this isn’t right. Senior Baixiao Ghost stressed repeatedly that he needs a special weapon, and this one clearly doesn’t meet his criteria. I’m afraid I can’t complete the task if I take this back."

Su Ran didn’t hesitate to return the ghost soldier weapon. How could he not understand that the system had laid a trap, just waiting for him to jump in?

"A special weapon?" ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

The ghost was momentarily taken aback before looking deeply at Su Ran and then said with some difficulty, "If you choose a special weapon, it won’t be cheap. Baixiao Ghost probably wants you to spend a fortune. Skeleton Warrior, think carefully before you decide."

What’s going on?

Spending a fortune?

Su Ran’s heart skipped a beat. The ghost had mentioned Ghost Coins earlier, and he had none of those. Even if he had gold coins or Underworld Coins, they were no good here. What fortune could he possibly spend?

Right!

If I sell those pieces of equipment, won’t I have money?

I hope this quest isn’t too much of a scam. It wasn’t easy to get these quest clues, and it would be bad if the lead broke off.

"Senior, I’m ready to be scammed...I mean, to spend a fortune. I need to acquire this special weapon."

Su Ran made his position clear, waiting for the ghost’s exorbitant demand.