Reign of the Hunters

Chapter 98: Eavesdropping

The vertical distance from the bottom of the Burning Crevice to the top was not more than 200m. But of course, the so-called vertical distance did not take into account of all the protruding rocks and uneven surfaces of the cliff wall. In Fate, a character could learn an Innate Ability, Climbing.

An Innate Ability was something that could be learned by all characters every 10 levels. When a character was level 10, the player could learn Jump, while a level 20 could learn Crawl and Backwards Jump could be learned by a level 30 character. Climbing was only made available to a level 40 character while Swimming was unlocked when a character reached level 50.

Of course, not learning an Innate Skill did not mean that a player could not carry the actions out. These skills were capable of being achieved by the human body. Even if players did not learn these Innate Skills, they could still pull them off. However, the proficiency of such maneuvers and the success rate was affected by the physical attributes of an individual. A person with an agile body and excellent coordination would naturally have a better success rate. If a person who was non-athletic tried to perform such actions, the success rate would be low. Not all players were born knowing how to leap onto roofs and vault over bars. That was something that was done by the wuxia experts. Hence, the game offered Innate Abilities to assist players who were not athletic. As long as they met the level requirement, they would be able to learn the Innate Abilities, and as long as they've learned the Innate Abilities, they would be able to perform better.

Ye Ci was not really an expert athlete, and only had slightly better motor coordination, which did not distinguish her much from an average person. Before learning Climbing, it was not an easy task for her to climb up to the top of the Burning Crevice from the bottom.

With tremendous effort, Ye Ci had finally reached a protruding chunk of rock. She leaned close to the wall and sat down, munching down on pieces of roasted meat and gulping down spring water. Scaling such a steep cliff without learning the Climbing ability meant that a player's speed would be greatly reduced and the player would spend more stamina than usual in his or her attempt to climb. It was also very likely that one would fall to their death. Ye Ci had thought that her Stamina would be able to last until she reached the top, but just when she was about to get there, her stamina was nearly exhausted. If she did not replenish her stamina right then, she would've fallen to her death.

Leaning close to the cliff wall, Ye Ci wolfed down the roasted meat, slowly recovering her stamina.

All of a sudden, her pointed ears twitched reflexively as she heard a soft voice coming from the top of the crevice.

"Are you sure the Black Plum Guild will be here today?"

"If you don't believe it, why bother asking?"

"No, it's not like I don't believe you, it's just that..." After a short pause, the person continued with a hoarse voice, "This is not a map that people would come here to complete quests. There's only a Wild Boss here. Why would they come here?"

The other individual did not reply.

The one with the hoarse voice continued, "Besides, the major guilds tend to keep their whereabouts a secret. You're not one of the higher ups, how did you find out about such a secret? You're not trying to dupe me are you...?"

"You doubt my good intentions?" The person snorted, "I have my ways, you do not have to know about it."

"Hehe, I know you're like a brother to Fluttering Red Feathers. But, I'm a vile person, and you are not noble at all as well." The man with the hoarse voice chuckled, disdain clearly shown in his voice.

The other person remained quiet, and continued after a brief moment, "I've received the down payment. When it's done, I'll get in touch."

"Sure." The person with the hoarse voice chuckled again. There was something special about his voice. It gave off a wretched feeling.