Rebirth Of The Noble Mage Behind The Scenes
Chapter 163: Mysterious Reward

Chapter 163: Chapter 163: Mysterious Reward

For this result, Anvis expected as much.

The public test had just begun, and brand-new Level Zero players had too much of a level gap with him; they couldn’t possibly detect any information.

Therefore, he did not pay attention to the result of the Detect, but took the opportunity to observe the other information on the girl’s panel.

On one side of the panel, Anvis noticed a detail that wasn’t very conspicuous.

[You are located on a Special Map·Loggable]

Typically, maps with this kind of marking are similar to instances.

The "Loggable" following it means that on this map, players can freely log in and out without any login restrictions.

For certain special maps without this marking, free login is not possible. Once a player logs out, they would return to the normal map and could not re-enter.

Clearly, this island is not a common spawning point for players, and it’s unknown how she got in.

Of course, that’s not important. The reason why Anvis specifically waited for her to finish character creation had nothing to do with this.

With a harmless smile, Anvis gazed into Xia Ye Yinghuo’s light green eyes.

"I am Anvis, a traveler. May I take a bit of your time?"

As his words fell, the name section on Xia Ye Yinghuo’s panel that showed [???（Green name）] immediately changed to [Anvis（Green name）]

"Of course, what can I do for you?"

Xia Ye Yinghuo’s cheeks were still flushed. Hearing Anvis speak, she quickly responded.

After thinking a bit, she added another sentence.

"Also, my name is Vivian. Nice to meet you."

"Good, Miss Vivian."

Anvis nodded, showing a hint of gratitude on his face.

"Could you help me collect ten shells of any type from the beach on that island and bring them to me? I can give you two Silver Coins..."

As he spoke, Anvis deliberately paused.

"Or, this stone imbued with Mysterious Power, as your reward."

As Anvis’s voice trailed off, a task prompt immediately popped up on Xia Ye Yinghuo’s panel.

[System Prompt: You have triggered a D-Tier Task ’Shell Picking’]

[Task Introduction: Anvis needs ten shells from the island’s beach and is willing to offer two Silver Coins or a stone as the Task Reward.]

[Task Goal: Collect ten shells.]

[Task Reward: 100 Experience Value, Silver Coins X2/Mysterious Stone]

[Completion: 0%]

Fetching a seemingly ordinary stone from beneath his cloak, Anvis handed it to Xia Ye Yinghuo, allowing her to see the stone’s attributes.

[Mysterious Stone]

[Quality: Inferior]

[Note: A Mysterious Stone]

Compared to the small change, this must be the real task reward, right?

Looking at the stone in her hand, and having seen many similar tricks in other games, Xia Ye Yinghuo couldn’t help but let her imagination run wild.

What could this stone really be? The Wise Man’s Stone? Or a hidden Magic Gem?

But while the girl was fantasizing, the stone suddenly hopped on its own in her hand.

"Ah!"

Caught off guard, Xia Ye Yinghuo failed to catch it, and the stone slipped out of her hand, hitting the ground and splitting in two.

"Oh——"

Looking at the stone on the ground, Anvis exclaimed, his tone thick with shock, as if he mourned the stone’s damage.

So this time the Mystical Technique’s random effect was the jump—

Then, he slowly raised his head, wordlessly locking eyes with the girl, her gaze brimming with the desire to cry.

"So-sorry, Anvis, I will bring you ten shells..."

Looking at the two halves of the stone on the ground, Xia Ye Yinghuo was in a state of turmoil.

"No, never mind... Perhaps this is its destiny—"

"And since that stone is gone, I no longer need the shell."

Anvis shook his head, uttering a sentence the girl found somewhat baffling, and then he declined the girl’s offer to continue helping with his task.

At the same time, on Xia Ye Yinghuo’s game panel, a prompt indicating the failure of the task refreshed.

"Hmm..."

The girl let out a noise of dissatisfaction.

The very first task ended in failure, seemingly botched by her own foolish actions, a distressing outcome.

"If you don’t mind, Vivian, could you do me another favor?"

Watching the girl’s discontent expression, Anvis smiled and gave her a new task.

"To the north of the island, deep within the desolate primordial forest cursed by the divine, many dilapidated ancient ruins lie hidden.

Please help me retrieve three Ancient Stone Bricks from deep within the ruins.

As compensation, I can pay you twenty Platinum Coins, or this mysterious Platinum Coin!"

As he finished speaking, line by line system prompts refreshed again on the girl’s game panel.

[System Prompt: You have triggered a B-tier task ’Exploring the Ruins’]

[Task Introduction: Anvis needs three Ancient Stone Bricks from deep within the ruins of the island, and he is willing to pay 20 Platinum Coins, or one mysterious Platinum Coin as a reward.]

[Task Goal: Retrieve the Ancient Stone Bricks from deep within the ruins.]

[Task Reward: 50,000 Experience Value, Platinum Coins X20/mysterious Platinum Coin]

[Completion: 0%]

[Suggested Challenge Level: 50+]

Ah what?

Xia Ye Yinghuo stared at the Challenge Level at the bottom of the task, taken aback.

Why did the task difficulty jump straight from Level 0 to 50+?!

"Um, Anvis, I..."

"It’s okay, Miss Vivian, there’s no rush. You can do it anytime you like."

Sensing what Xia Ye Yinghuo was about to say, Anvis casually waved his hand, preemptively stopping her.

The forest’s Tier is Fifth Rank, make a note of that.

"Oh right, one more thing. In the desolate mountains further to the north of the island, hidden away is an ancient cliff carved with a huge, bizarre bas-relief.

Below that massive stone relief, there’s a profound cave. It is the place where a mysterious Alien God Sect conducts sacrificial rituals.

If you can bring me the idol that the Alien God Sect worships on the altar deep within that cave, along with other items, I will pay you two hundred Platinum Coins and a mysterious Gemstone as a reward."

[System Prompt: You have triggered an S-tier task ’Exploring the Alien God’s Altar’]

[Task Introduction: Deep within the mountains on the northern side of the island lies a profound and dark cave, where a lost Alien God Sect holds ancient and mischievous sacrificial rites.]

[Task Goal: Retrieve all items from above the altar.]

[Task Reward: 1,000,000 Experience Value, Platinum Coins X200, Mysterious Gemstone]

[Completion: 0%]

[Suggested Challenge Level: 80+]

An 80+ Challenge Level cave?!

Upon reading the end, Xia Ye Yinghuo was filled with question marks.

I can’t possibly enter, right? How am I, a mere Level Zero cutie, supposed to bear such undue stress?

Was this newbie guide created by the game designers with their feet?

.........

Watching the girl’s puzzled departure, Anvis smiled.

The player’s panel is still so easy to use, but with the Ancient Secret Scripture and Jom, an 80+ Challenge Level should be grindable.

(Gugu—vote with recommendation tickets)