Muscular Rabbits Legion: “No one can escape from the novice village!”
Chapter 588 - 558 Hidden Task

Chapter 588: Chapter 558 Hidden Task

Wenqu Star Lord said, "There’s nothing wrong with that. From now on, you should study well here with me. My Wenqu Palace doesn’t produce trash."

Yi Zheng was dumbfounded. He wasn’t here to study; his goal was the stars and the ocean, not to rot away in a sea of books.

Wenqu Star Lord didn’t even give Rabbit a chance to retort, "Rabbit, you have an active nature, and I realize it’s quite difficult for you to sit down and learn. However, I know that deep down, you’re a focused individual; otherwise, you wouldn’t have followed just one path within the vast array of articles on the ’path of diligence’."

"This is indeed rare."

Yi Zheng exclaimed, "You know?"

Wenqu Star Lord smiled, "I didn’t know before, but after you passed the million-Level steps, I could tell by looking at you."

"Why?" Yi Zheng was confused.

Wenqu Star Lord said, "The path of diligence, with its million-Level steps, contains all kinds of brilliant articles. They are indeed good, but they cover a broad range, and describe all the ways of the world.

Furthermore, they are full of obscure references and incomprehensible text. Ordinary people can’t understand them, let alone comprehend them thoroughly - even a prodigy would struggle.

On the other hand, if someone could understand even a fraction of it, even a fool who walked the ’path of diligence’ could become a Great Scholar.

There would necessarily be a startling transformation in temperament.

But when I saw you, I found that you were still that wretched thing!

So, I knew, you didn’t concern yourself with the content of the articles. You just picked a major Dao and focused on moving forward."

Yi Zheng grimaced, "Is this... are you praising me or scolding me?"

Wenqu Star Lord said, "If you were a true scholar, I would scold you!

Scholars should read all the histories of the world and write articles about everything; their hearts should be open, their vision broad...

How could they focus narrowly and walk into oblivion?

But you, you are different. You’re not a scholar, so I don’t have such expectations for you.

Well...

Overall, I guess it’s more of a compliment."

Yi Zheng gave a bitter smile, "Then... I will reluctantly be happy about it."

Wenqu Star Lord said, "A little achievement, be happy for a moment. Rabbit, what do you think of this Book Mountain?"

Yi Zheng said, "The scenery is nice, but it lacks vitality."

Wenqu Star Lord nodded, "Scholars like peace and quiet, so you really won’t see many people on a normal day, but there are many people on the mountain. You’ll get used to it over time. Would you be willing to stay here for a thousand years, ten thousand years?"

Upon hearing this, Yi Zheng’s entire body went on high alert, and he furiously shook his head, "No way, absolutely not!"

Wenqu Star Lord’s eyebrows rose, and his eyes sharpened. With a single aura, he pressured Yi Zheng into silence.

Wenqu Star Lord said, "You think I run this Book Mountain just for fun? You come when you say you will, and leave when you say you will?

Since you’re here, you need to follow my rules.

From today, you start as an Outer disciple in the Chores Room, and the day you can become my Direct Disciple is the day you may leave the mountain."

"What?!"

Yi Zheng nearly screamed as he leapt up, "No way, absolutely not! We had a bet; I didn’t plan to stay here!"

Wenqu Star Lord didn’t even glance at Yi Zheng, stepped forward, and grabbing Rabbit, he brought him to the exterior of Zhuo Peak. Then he threw Rabbit into a courtyard, "When you come to Book Mountain, you must follow the rules of Book Mountain. You can refuse, but I can also refuse your refusal.

If you try to force your way out, then you’ll be violating the great taboo of Book Mountain."

After saying that, Wenqu Star Lord waved his hand, and the stars turned into a vast river. A surge of Vast Energy descended from the sky, pressing Yi Zheng to the ground, leaving him unable to rise.

Wenqu Star Lord said, "This Vast Qi River penetrates heaven and earth, All Heavens and all worlds. It was formed at the beginning of the cosmos when the ancestor of literacy recited the first article, accumulating the talents and righteous Qi of countless Yuanhuis and countless scholars.

Standing upon Book Mountain, I can borrow the power of the river. Even if the four great calamities of West Kunlun were to arrive, their only fate would be to be pinned by me to the ground and beaten.

Do you think you can run away?"

Yi Zheng opened and closed his mouth, "Are you trying to force this upon me against my will?"

Wenqu Star Lord said, "That’s one way to put it.

Oh, by the way, I’ve already informed the Array Spirit that governs the endless array of Book Mountain’s sea of knowledge. Without my written order, you cannot leave the mountain.

With your abilities, you wouldn’t be able to leave the mountain either."

Yi Zheng glared at Wenqu Star Lord, "Is that really necessary?"

Wenqu Star Lord continued, "Of course, I don’t actually expect you to achieve much in the scholarly path.

Our Shushan also has a Martial Arts path, which is, as they say, equipped with both the pen and the sword, hence the presence of both Wenqu Palace and Wenchang Palace.

Thus, you can follow the Martial Arts path.

The cultural requirements for the Martial Arts path are low, which you should be able to handle.

As long as your strength increases, I will also allow you to leave the mountain."

"Ding! Congratulations on triggering the hidden quest, Direct Disciple of Wenqu Palace.

Task Difficulty: Divine Level Three Stars

Task Content: Through cultivation, become a Direct Disciple of Wenqu Palace.

Task Reward: Exclusive equipment upgraded to match one’s own level, one Comprehension Pill for the three transformations of the Dao."

Yi Zheng was originally disheartened, but the sound of the system immediately revitalized him.

After entering the game world, he fought tooth and nail, wasn’t it all to enhance his strength, to inquire about immortality?

Leaving here, he would go back to searching for quests, finding players, then conquering territories, Slaughter City to earn experience;

Or finding a place to seclude himself for meditation and cultivation insights.

The former was restricted because player leveling was too slow; after one bout of slaughter, he had to wait for their strength to recover before he could do it again.

The latter was restricted by comprehension; solitary insight often turned out to be a waste of time.

Most important of all, there are countless paths within the Dao, and thousands of years of solitary insight could not compare to the guidance of a master teacher.

Wenqu Star Lord might not be exceedingly powerful, but giving pointers to Yi Zheng, he was definitely a master among masters.

Following him in cultivation would only be speedy, not slow.

He had no intention of staying behind for fear of being forced to read and write; but since that was not required, it was naturally best to stay.

Moreover, he had unexpectedly triggered a hidden quest, and the system even provided additional rewards!

Yi Zheng had absolutely no reason to refuse.

You should know that the system integration in this world is very low, making the difficulty of triggering quests very high.

Unless it’s like Cangshan Mountain Imperial City, a city with one hundred percent integration and authenticity, which would have a corresponding quest system. Native quests of this world are almost impossible to trigger.

And once triggered, according to the system’s style, the rewards are definitely explosively satisfying!

With these thoughts, Yi Zheng’s mood greatly improved, and he immediately said with a bright smile, "It’s a deal!"

Wenqu Star Lord did not expect the Rabbit to change faces so quickly, but he didn’t mind. More than the Rabbit’s sudden change, he was surprised by the voice of the system just now; only then did he understand that the NPC faction he had initially chosen actually had the ability to issue quests.

Wenqu Star Lord was far more curious about the system than the Rabbit, so he casually pointed towards the courtyard ahead and said, "That’s the Chores Room over there. Just take this plaque and go over, someone will naturally arrange everything for you.

Whether you can leave the mountain ahead of time now depends on your own skill."

Having said that, Wenqu Star Lord, eager to study his NPC identity, rose into the air and disappeared in an instant.

Yi Zheng called out, "Could you walk me there a little further?"

He wanted to strut around the Chores Room with the backing of Wenqu Star Lord, so that no one would dare to look down on him in the future.

Unfortunately, Wenqu Star Lord did not give him the chance.

Pushing open the door to the courtyard, there sat a young man who looked like a Scholar, engrossed in reading a book and not even hearing the sound of Yi Zheng opening the door.

Yi Zheng leaned over to see the name of the book; "Thousand Books and Grass Theory."

Climbing onto the table and standing on tiptoes to see the content, Yi Zheng only read a few lines before feeling drowsy and immediately gave up.

The Scholar was engrossed in his reading, so Yi Zheng did not disturb him but wandered around the courtyard by himself.

The items in the courtyard were very simple, consisting of only a bedroom and a study.

And the contents were as simple; just a bed, a desk, and a chair.

"Not even a kitchen, this is too austere," Yi Zheng grumbled, when suddenly a voice of surprise came from behind, "Are you the new examinee?"