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Chapter 681 - 211: A Quick Prayer!_1

Chapter 681: Chapter 211: A Quick Prayer!_1

One of the defining features of an open-world game—

there are ten thousand paths for ten thousand players.

Unlike Yin who had a fierce battle with Crab bro and then was schooled by Shrimp Bro.

Wang Laoju was in a bit more of a hurry to get results.

After slashing Crab bro a couple of times and realizing the guy was too tough, he immediately rode his horse right through the entire muddy area.

He didn’t even spare a glance at Shrimp Bro.

I’m outta here!

Lake Liyeniya is vast, and the numerous marshy trees obstruct the view.

When players first enter, even though the surroundings are flat land, it’s still quite easy to get lost.

But being lost is also part of the fun in an open world.

Besides, "Elden" always places attractions evenly in the game to entice players to explore.

Lao Ju had just passed a place named "Boiled Shrimp’s Broken House," where he encountered an NPC squatting at the door with a foul mouth.

In front of him was a pot filled with shrimp claws and meat.

When you talk to him, aside from being rudely insulted, he does have a shop.

Yet, the only thing for sale is the "Shrimp" item.

Expensive and only offering a slight stat boost.

So, after looking around, Wang Laoju flipped the NPC the bird and rode off on his horse.

While exploring and wandering, Lao Ju quickly saw another NPC in a pavilion not far off.

It was a hunchbacked young girl named Laya.

After talking to her, he found out.

She originally came from the Volcano Official Residence located to the northwest of the borderlands.

But since her magic necklace was stolen, she’s been trapped here unable to return, surrounded by floods and fierce beasts.

She asked the player to help get her necklace back, hinting that it might be in the empty house just ahead.

"Empty house?" Wang Laoju wondered after taking on the quest and looked around extensively.

He did not see any so-called empty house.

"She couldn’t be talking about ’Boiled Shrimp’s Broken House’, could she...? But there’s someone there, so it wouldn’t be empty... huh, what does this even mean?"

His remarks completely baffled the chat.

They were just about to pepper him with sarcastic comments.

But at that moment, Wang Laoju’s horse came to a halt.

Because he saw a figure squatting beside a lit campfire on a small hill not far away.

Approaching for a closer look.

Bald head!

"Yo, isn’t this my good buddy Patch?" Wang Laoju quickly spurred his horse forward.

At first, he had murderous intentions toward this guy who had ambushed him.

But after going through a lot, he came to appreciate that this sleazy-talker was a kind of scenery in the otherwise somber and desolate borderlands.

Now, meeting Patch again felt as familiar as smelly dung.

But while rushing towards Patch, it seemed Wang Laoju had an epiphany, and suddenly widened his eyes.

"Wait a minute! Something’s off!"

"Whoa! Could that bad sister have sent us to kill Patch?"

"Patch looks like the kind of guy who would steal necklaces, doesn’t he?"

Question marks flooded through the chat.

"?????"

"You sure??"

"Middle-of-the-night level understanding!"

"Patch: Fading Adult, this is a huge misunderstanding!"

Amidst the playful taunts from the chat, Wang Laoju was seriously contemplating.

"What do you think, should I kill Patch or not?"

"Let’s question him first, see if he really is the bad guy who steals necklaces."

Meanwhile, Wang Laoju went and talked things over with Patch.

He didn’t get a straight answer about the necklace, but he unexpectedly learned something else.

Patch told the player.

Not far ahead, at the Magic School, there’s a huge waterwheel.

At the very bottom of the waterwheel, underground, there’s a shortcut leading to the Volcano Official Residence.

Wang Laoju instantly slapped the table and made a snap decision.

"Fine! Then forget the bad sister, if you got robbed, then you got robbed."

"Consider it a blessing that Patch robbed you."

"Just now, Patch could’ve given me a direct pass to King City! Look at the other NPCs, they’re all bad out-of-towners!"

The chat couldn’t hold back upon hearing this.

"?????"

"Good fellow, leveraging on Patch’s power, huh!"

"You’ve stopped distinguishing right from wrong."

"Director, your opening remark shows such high consciousness, ready for rapid progress, aren’t you? /Dog Head"

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"What... what is this place?" Wang Pineapple looked at the vast expanse of lava before him, feeling dizzy.

He had been innocently exploring the Magic School.

While passing by a huge waterwheel, and trying to reach a higher point to grab the shiny object above by stepping on the paddles,

who knew the waterwheel would turn backwards, sending him straight down to the cellar of the Magic School.

Well, being sent to a cellar wasn’t so bad.

After all, Stonewell city also had an underground area for players to explore.

Wang Pineapple was ready to take on an underground boss.

But there was no boss, only an Iron Maiden.

That giant human-shaped mechanical contraption came at him, opened its abdominal hatch, and extended countless tentacles to hug Wang Pineapple inside.

He thought it was just a throw.

But unexpectedly, the Iron Maiden inflicted incredible damage, cleaving his entire health bar in one go.

No problem, one would think.’

Just respawn and try again.

But upon opening his eyes, he was stunned by an expanse of lava before him.

The name of the area immediately popped up.

"Volcano Official Residence"

Wang Pineapple instantly shrank his neck and his eyes widened like brass bells.

"You’ve got to be kidding me..."

"Is this really an area I should be able to access right now? Huh?"

"Just look at me! Designer Ke, please take a good look at me!"