Reign of the Hunters

Chapter 80: Experts were born through deaths

Ye Ci nodded and bowed in response, "Very well, General."

General Bruce saluted Ye Ci, "Hero, follow me." Then he turned around. Wind blew at the general's green cape, making him look exceptionally handsome. He led the way, and walked into the city at Ye Ci's pace.

When Ye Ci walked through the city gate, she noticed that a red carpet was already spread across the white pavement. Soldiers clad in silvery armor and helmets, with appearances similar to that of medieval knights, stood at both sides of the red carpet. All the other players were blocked by the soldiers, and not a single of them was allowed onto the red carpet.

"Salute the hero!"

The moment Ye Ci stepped onto the red carpet, the soldiers at both sides knelt down as Ye Ci walked forward, paying her the highest respect.

There were no less that 500 soldiers in Oasis City, and each one of them knelt down as Ye Ci walked pass them. For Ye Ci, in was an awe-inspiring sight that she was not able to describe with words, and to the audience, it was equally stunning.

The entire ceremony was recorded by players and uploaded online. It then became one of the hottest topic on the forums. Of course, that was something that happened after the fact.

The city lord, Van der Loof was already waiting for Ye Ci at the city hall's entrance. He too knelt down before Ye Ci, giving her the highest honor as a knight, "Dear hero, you're an eternal friend of Oasis City. Our gates shall always be open to you. As long as you require it, Oasis City will always be at your service."

Although it was just a scenario for completing the quest, it was still an event that would make one's blood boil. For Ye Ci and the rest of the audience, this would be something memorable even if it only happened once in their entire life.

Although the scene for completing the quest was flashy, for a "normal person" like Ye Ci, a materialistic reward was more important than that of a spiritual one. What mattered the most to her was of course the rewards for completing the quest.

Other than being recorded into the history of Fate, the completion of this quest had also unlocked the highest level of interaction possible between a player and an NPC. The system was very stingy. It gave nothing but 5 Talent Points and a couple of useless titles to Ye Ci. Van der Loof, however, was way more pragmatic. He gave her the title of honorary citizen, thousands of gold coins, and a Hero's Medal.

The medal had very good stats. Although no experience points were awarded upon completing the quest, Ye Ci felt that all her efforts worth it after looking at the stats of the medal.

Oasis City Hero's Medal: Upon equipping, you and your party's morale will be boosted by the Hero's Aura. All stats are increased by 20 points in areas under Oasis City's jurisdiction, including: Green Ark, Boneyard, Bloodied Plains and Savage Swamp.

Oasis City was the third largest city of the Eastern Continent, and very prosperous. Aside from being in a strategic location, there were a few level 40 dungeons near the city, with the most notable ones being Bloodied Plains and Savage Swamp. They were the dungeons that would yield the first equipment sets for all the players. These 2 maps would be very challenging for players. Ye Ci would never forget that in her past life, the large guilds had spent large fortunes so that their MT would have enough defense and their DPS players could deal enough damage. There were even guilds who went bankrupt because of it.

Now though, with Ye Ci's medal, the entire party's stats would be increased by 20 points each. They would fare way better than the other guilds when they explored those dungeons. Thinking of that, Ye Ci was itching to get to level 40.

Being an honorary citizen of Oasis City was one of Ye Ci's biggest catches. Everything she bought from the NPCs would be 50% cheaper than the other players, and she would receive 20% more rewards when she completed quests in the city. She would totally be able to purchase items from NPCs and sell them at 10% higher than what she bought them for, to turn a profit.