VIRTUAL WORLD: PEERLESS WHITE EMPEROR

Chapter 5

Translator's Note:

I discovered a few mistakes I have gone back and fixed. One that was embarrassing: I realized that I mistranslated Lin Le's weapon. It isn't a pair of axes but a two-handed axe. Apologies x.x

Chapter 5: Looking for Jesse

'Really New Village', in a farmhouse tavern...

The three of them arrived at the tavern and found North sitting at a crude, square table. Drinking ale with him was a big, bearded man.

"Uncle, we wrangled 100 slimes." Ye Cang got straight to the point.

"Thanks lads. Here's your reward~ Belch~" North belched and gave Ye Cang a silver coin.

"Congratulations, you completed 'The Cause of North's Headache'. You receive 100 experience and a random common weapon."

"Congratulations, you received a willow bow (common)" Ye Cang received the system message. A shortbow was added to his bag.

[Willow Bow (Common)]

Category: Shortbow

Requirements: 8 Strength

Damage: 2 - 4

Equivalently, Zhang ZhengXiong received a rough iron handaxe, damage 2 - 5 while Lele received a crude longsword, damage 3 - 4.

"You boys can go now. Belch~" North saw Ye Cang's look of expectation and waved them away.

The three of them looked at the two drunkards and reckon there wouldn't be another quest. They slowly left the tavern.

"I feel a little disappointed..." Zhang said while watching the stars.

Ye Cang nodded then shook his head. "The reward can be considered valuable. Earlier I looked at the black market prices and 1 copper is worth over 100 federal dollars (100 federal dollars = 10 RMB = 2.00 CND). The quest gave us 1 silver. The forums said there's no monsters that drop money except for slimes that occasionally drop 1 copper."

"Then what do we do now?" Lin Le didn't really understand and asked.

"Let's go. I want to buy some arrows. Let's go to that old granny's general store. Oh right, Lele, give me the longsword." Ye Cang borrowed Lin Le's longsword and hung it at his waist, put a shortbow on his back and led the two to the crude, old general store.

The three of them entered the store. The dim light from oil lamps lit up the interior of the building.

"Bro, granny has a quest giver expression now..." Zhang ZhengXiong saw that old lady named Rica was now anxious and looked like she couldn't sit still.

"Granny, did something happen?" Ye Cang nodded looking deeply concerned. This deeply concerned expression wasn't fake.

"My grandson Jesse still hasn't come home yet. I'm worried something happened to him. Could you lads help me find him?" Rica, seeing Ye Cang's concern, sobbed as she requested.

Ye Cang nodded: "Then can you tell me, where did your grandson go?"

"I also don't know but he said he was going give me a surprise." The old lady Rica said, flustered.

"I hope he didn't go to the forest to the north. Wuu~Wuu~ It's all my fault! My fault! It's because I told him that there was an ancient tree that could grant wishes. Jesse and I rely on each other; if he were to die, I'll have no reason to live!!" The old lady Rica gave a heartbreaking cry. "I beg of you, please help me find Jesse. I beg of you!!"