Rebirth Of The Noble Mage Behind The Scenes
Chapter 120: The Changing Lines of Destiny

Chapter 120: Chapter 120: The Changing Lines of Destiny

After casually sending the investigation results to Orbins, Anvis thought for a moment and left him another message.

"Do you need any other kind of help?"

About half a minute later, Orbins’ reply arrived.

He expressed his gratitude for Anvis’s enthusiasm, but still wished to deal with the persons involved by himself.

Anvis was not surprised by this response, as he had some understanding of Orbins’s character.

Having confirmed that the siblings were out of danger, he decided not to inquire further about the matter.

In the original history, Orbins remained alone after gaining fame.

Additionally, after becoming the sole direct disciple of the Space-Time Ring, Orbins had once asked his master for assistance in completely annihilating the Ilkan Family.

But now, Shirley had escaped life-threatening danger, and also uncovered a deeper conspiracy behind this incident.

Anvis believed that Orbins would certainly conduct a more thorough investigation into the incident, rather than merely exterminating the Ilkan Family and hastily concluding the matter like in his past life.

No matter what the identity of that power is, making such a life-and-death enemy of Orbins is unlikely to lead to a good outcome in the future.

The butterfly from the Otherworld flapped its wings, and the original course of fate subtly shifted once more—

Disregarding the matter, Anvis took out a Demonized Crystal Ball and expertly infused it with magic power, preparing to observe the movements of a certain Elf.

After reading several letters from the hands of the Last Dragon Descendant, Anvis began to look forward to the task the Elf had unintentionally received.

As an open-world game with high degrees of freedom, "Mysterious Era" is filled with a vast number of rich and interesting plot tasks.

The Flower of Hope that blooms once every few thousand years, the Elixir of Immortality that grants longevity to its drinkers, the secret treasure left by the Ancient Magic Empire, the Catastrophe Dragon that brings ruin and death...

The triggering of these major tasks all starts with the most basic random tasks.

For instance, random tasks like "Roadside Corpse" have virtually no level restrictions for triggering.

Once you encounter one, all you need to do is avoid being torn to shreds by any Magical Beasts that might be lurking around the corpse.

What if you can’t manage that?

Guaranteed drops:

"Victim" +1, "Resurrection Stone" -1, "Roadside Corpse" +1, "Satiated Magical Beast" +2~5/"Satiated Large Magical Beast" +1

Rarity occurrence:

"Planned Horse" -1

When receiving random tasks, depending on the difficulty of the branch players choose to trigger during the task process, the subsequent story and rewards received can greatly differ.

For example, the task given to the Last Dragon Descendant was initially just to investigate the whereabouts of a deceased’s lover.

If it were an ordinary player, either they would be extremely lucky to find the right person and get key information from an NPC to complete the task directly.

Or because of such investigation, they might get noticed by a subsidiary power of the White Rose Army and receive a warning.

At this point, players can choose to stubbornly continue the investigation or give it up, or temporarily set it aside and wait until they are strong enough to take on the task again.

But after the Elf’s forceful operations, through potential links in the storyline, they unearthed a mission line related to the White Rose Army smuggling prohibited materials.

Then, with the assistance of a few players, the Elf was able to overpower and push back several mercenaries protecting a Professional of Sixth Rank, which was a rank higher than them.

They successfully obtained a key plot item from the corpse, directly triggering a High Rank faction quest.

The initial task of searching for the whereabouts of some Low Rank NPC had long since become unrecognizable.

So, now.

What kind of ending will a former professional player, who would rather give up a substantial reward, bring to this story he has completed?

As a fellow story-minded player stimulated by curiosity, Anvis has decided to see this observation through to the end.

When sufficient magic power was channeled, the crystal ball lit up with a soft glow, displaying an image of a primitive forest within.

....

In the Gloria Empire, to the northwest of the Paravani Province, lies Star Cluster Canyon.

The location of the canyon delves deep into the Dusk Forest, on the west side of the Luoxing Mountain Range.

It’s a place rarely visited by humans, rampant with magical beasts, an ideal spot for dealing with trouble—

Traversing through the thorny jungle, the Last Dragon Descendant could no longer recall how many times he swung his sword or how many beasts he had slain.

Only the monotonous sound of a system notification rang out, indicating that his one-handed sword proficiency had leveled up again.

After exhaling, he swung his sword again to clear the obstructive vines in front of him, and finally, the dense forest began to thin out.

In its place was a meadow interspersed with peculiar low-growing plants.

Lush vines stretched across the ground, dotted with tiny white flowers, and speckles of sunlight filtered through the canopy, like scattered golden shards.

Stepping out of the jungle, the hulking, ashen rock mountains, reminiscent of a slumbering giant dragon, loomed into view.

Between two towering, steep peaks, a deep canyon gaped open like a demon’s maw, awaiting its victims.

Whoosh—

The fierce mountain wind blew out from the valley, tousling the elf’s front hair stained with a hint of dust, fluttering in the breeze.

Glancing down at the map for direction, the Last Dragon Descendant took a deep breath and slowly walked towards the canyon.

Now, there are only two Magic Time hours and eighteen minutes left until the end of the game’s beta test.

....

Legend has it that once, an unknown Eighth Rank powerhouse battled with a terrifing magical beast in this mountain range.

The aftermath of their fierce battle caused stars from the sky to fall to this place, giving it its name.

However, today, the elf had no intention of searching for meteorite fragments within the canyon.

There are many such legends and places in the game, with even more magic spells and skills capable of creating a meteor shower effect.

After hurriedly traveling through the night, the Last Dragon Descendant finally reached this place just before the beta test ended.

Star Cluster Canyon was the final resting place of the ’Heavy Sword’ Mercenary Group, as mentioned in the intelligence from the Olivendi Family—

Wandering the desolate rock canyon, the Last Dragon Descendant carefully observed the surrounding environment.

The canyon was shaped like an inverted elongated trapezium, a narrow entrance opening up into a wider interior.

The ground was covered with fine, whitish weathered gravel, flanked by steep rocky cliffs on both sides.

Different from the tranquil yet vibrant forest, as soon as he entered the canyon, the elf immediately felt a chilling sensation.

The canyon’s interior was gloomy and deathly still; the towering cliffs blocked the sunlight, and even the mountain crows passing through were reluctant to caw.

All that echoed around was the rustling sound of the elf’s leather boots stepping on the gravel.