NOVEL NEXT Chapter 137 - 137 The Deceptive Beast Wants to Cry [First Update]
Chapter 137: Chapter 137 The Deceptive Beast Wants to Cry [First Update]
Bifang said, “He didn’t actually change your task at all, all Divine Beasts can issue tasks and set the difficulty level and reward items themselves.”
Even though the Deceptive Beast is very weak, it is still a Divine Beast and can issue tasks.
As for what the task is called, it can decide on its own.
Moreover, issuing false tasks is one of its divine abilities, so it can set when the system gives you hints and show you what kind of task information at which stages in order to deceive you.
Besides, the Deceptive Beast doesn’t just trick people for treasures, more often it enjoys the sense of achievement and fun of tricking people.”
Yi Zheng suddenly understood, no wonder when he took on the task, the system only prompted that he had accepted it, but did not list detailed information.
Instead, it was after he was transported here that the system provided a detailed list.
No wonder the Deceptive Beast even tricked a smallfry like him, the damn thing was just a professional hazard!
For a moment, Yi Zheng felt even more annoyed with the Deceptive Beast, “So if I complete the task, does it have to pay the reward?”
Shengsheng rushed to answer, “Of course! System tasks can be issued at will, but the rewards must be given. Moreover, the system has restrictions on the rewards. For example, if the difficulty level of the task you did is 50, then the task reward will fluctuate between 45 and 55. Even if the other party doesn’t like you, they still have to give a reward of at least 45 points. Of course, I’m not clear on how exactly the scoring is done, I’m just giving an example.”
Yi Zheng, stroking his chin, asked, “What’s the difficulty level of my task?”
Shengsheng snickered, “You, not even Level 20, are trying to get the feathers of a Divine Beast, this difficulty probably understates your effort, even if it were rated perfect.”
Yi Zheng laughed, his face mischievous as he asked, “What if I exceed the task and bring back more than one feather?”
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In that instant, Yi Zheng, Bifang, and Shengsheng laughed, Bifang showing an evil yet joyful smile for the first time.
Bifang said, “Feathers? I still have some here!”
Yi Zheng quickly took out the half-bed he had previously collected feeling somewhat embarrassed, “I picked up some earlier on the sly.”
Bifang didn’t mind and waved his hand, a burst of firelight lit up on the bed, then the bed shattered, scattering all the feathers inside.
Bifang said, “I had previously fused them together, but I’ve reverted them back in case that Deceptive Beast denies it. Also, that half-bed is now yours, totaling 3,699 feathers! I want to see how much the guy has to be able to reward you!”
Upon hearing this, Yi Zheng immediately became overjoyed and quickly collected all the feathers.
With everything settled, Yi Zheng wasn’t in a rush to leave.
He waited until daylight and after bidding farewell to Mingming, he was accompanied to the foot of the mountain by Mingming.
Mingming reattached the protection of the Shared Life Bird to Yi Zheng, looking reluctant as she said, “Silly Rabbit, be sure to come visit me often.”
Yi Zheng smiled wryly, “I’d like to, but, my strength doesn’t allow it.”
Now, Yi Zheng knew where he was, his current location was thousands of kilometers away from the Vermilion Bird’s great city!
This distance was almost comparable to traversing Huaxia from east to west.
On the way, various Level Wild Monsters formed barriers after barriers.
It was fair to say that attempting to come here was as daunting as Monk Tang’s journey to the Western Heaven to fetch the scriptures, and the hardships on the way exceeded even the eighty-one trials.
After some thought, Mingming said, “Alright then, when I’m free, I’ll come visit you.”
Reaching the Divine Beast tier, they were no longer confined to one place and could roam around freely. However, the system set some restrictions, such as Divine Beasts were not allowed to cross national borders or wantonly slaughter cities or players, and so on.
In essence, they couldn’t disrupt the balance of the game…
Hearing that Mingming might come, Yi Zheng quickly said, “You can come, but come by daylight, and leave before dark, definitely don’t stay overnight, I can’t afford to entertain that person.”
Mingming immediately laughed…
After bidding farewell to Mingming and Bifang with a wave, Yi Zheng took out the Spirit Talisman given by the Deceptive Beast and activated it.
The next moment, a golden light descended, and Yi Zheng disappeared on the spot.
In Newbie Village No. 1, the Deceptive Beast was sitting in the shade of a tree with legs crossed, a look of wistfulness in its eyes as it gazed into the distance, “Ah… such boredom, too easy… absolutely no challenge.
Indeed, duping simpletons brings no sense of achievement, tricking those old timers is what’s fun, alas… there are hardly any left to fool.
Whatever, I’ll wait a few more days. If that guy doesn’t die, the time limit for the quest will be up too. Although there was no challenge in duping him this time, the expression on his face when he realizes he’s been had will definitely be priceless, haha…”
Just then, a golden light descended.
The Deceptive Beast was not surprised and chuckled, “Did you give up on your own?”
The next moment, a rabbit wearing a black cloak appeared in front of it.
Contrary to what the Deceptive Beast envisioned, the other didn’t start yelling or rush over for a showdown upon arrival. Instead, the figure approached like a villager encountering one of their own, eyeing a fat sheep from miles away, cheerfully running over with hands rubbing giddily, “Old pal, mission accomplished, I’ve brought back the Bifang’s feathers.”
“What?!”
The Deceptive Beast was stunned, its mouth agape, then it touched Yi Zheng’s forehead, “You’re not feverish…”
Yi Zheng pushed away the Deceptive Beast’s hand and pulled out a Bifang feather from his embrace, handing it over, “Am I right?”
At a glance, the Deceptive Beast leaped up in astonishment, “You really got it? How is this possible? That dame Bifang is as cold as a block of ice, why would she let you take her feathers?”
Yi Zheng struck a pose, “All thanks to my charm. Quit yapping, that one’s a sample; there’s more here.”
Then the Deceptive Beast watched as Yi Zheng began plucking feathers from his mouth, one by one!
One feather…
Two feathers…
Three feathers…
Fifty feathers…
One hundred feathers…
One thousand feathers…
Two thousand feathers…
As Yi Zheng joyfully plucked away, the Deceptive Beast’s heart grew colder and colder, its eyes widening without saying a word, its face growing more and more terrible to behold.
“All together three thousand six hundred ninety-nine feathers, time to settle up,” Yi Zheng said with a grin, looking at the Deceptive Beast before him.
The Deceptive Beast’s face turned as black as coal, and eventually, as if it couldn’t stand the shock any longer, jumped up and grabbing the fur on Yi Zheng’s chest, it roared, “Impossible! This absolutely can’t be! How could you, a little rabbit not even at Level 20, get Bifang’s feathers?!”
Yi Zheng wasn’t angry, but gently shooed away the Deceptive Beast’s hand, then looked up and said, “You might not believe this, but Bifang is actually the daughter of my distant aunt’s classmate’s second uncle’s daughter’s cousin. So the moment she heard I needed feathers, she helped pluck these for me overnight, and even dismantled her bed to gather so many. Alright, no more nonsense, it’s time to settle up.
Hmm… you’re not going to run out on the bill, are you?”
The Deceptive Beast truly wanted to run out on the bill. If Yi Zheng had only brought back one feather, it would have been within its capacity to pay, but to bring out so many all at once, even with its ample wealth, was causing it to bleed internally.
It wanted to run, but it was a fraudster, not a robber!
If it ran, the Deceptive Beast would lose all its credibility.
More importantly, while it could trick others into doing tasks beyond their level and take advantage of them, it couldn’t issue a quest without providing the corresponding reward. That was a system rule it couldn’t bypass.
As for what Yi Zheng had said, the Deceptive Beast hadn’t believed a single word, looking at the rabble-rousing rabbit with a sneaky face before it, the Deceptive Beast couldn’t help but mutter, “Our family line is an only-child lineage, I never heard about such a bullshitting branch…”
Yi Zheng: “…”
“Hey, quit your rambling, where’s my reward?” Yi Zheng edged closer, extending a small hand, with two fingers constantly twisting and turning.