MMORPG: The Elementalist

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

After poking into various sources, Majestic Hero was finally able to determine that, through his informant Squealing Hog, the Demon Faction was indeed trying to complete the Golden Keys Quests. Their version of the Golden Keys Quests was to complete ten quests from Demigod Underearth Elder through Mobile Chambers and only the ones who acquired the keys were given access to the Buried City. This appeared to resemble the quests on the Eternal Peaks a lot, except that their versions required them to receive the quests underground. However, there was one thing that concerned everyone.

The second quest for the Demon Faction was also the "Revenge Quests"—quests that required them to kill ten Dark Knight Commanders from ten different areas that were under the purview of the ten Mobile Chambers.

Therefore, the ten Dark Knight Commanders were also the Demon Faction players' targets.

In other words, if players from any faction wanted to complete the Revenge Quests, Dark Knight Commanders were not their only problem—they needed to also be wary of the ambush and assaults from the opposing faction.

"Now that makes sense."

Majestic Hero finally understood their enemies' motives. He turned to Qin Ruo. "Let's appraise all the equipment we got and make haste with the rest of the Golden Key Quests."

Qin Ruo nodded.

This situation had become more complicated than what they anticipated. If the Demon Faction players were also after the Dark Knight Commanders, then it would be quite impossible for the Angel Faction to acquire both the Warp Portal and Rings of Vengeance—they would need to choose between contesting for the rings or to activate the Warp Portal before the Demon Faction got their hands on them.

The Warp Portal was rather crucial for the Angel Faction's future. Therefore, they should not be dilly-dallying on that. However, they needed to deal with the loot they got from Rakoff first.

The loot were quite lucrative—after the appraisals, they not only acquired a Divinity Crystal and the Ring of Vengeance, there were also two other priceless treasures.

The first was the skull that Rakoff had, which was actually a unique embeddable item. As Majestic Hero held it in his hand, he felt as if he had morphed into a Spectral Wizard.

Majestic Hero revealed the stats of the item.

Dragoon's Skull

Embeddable on Staffs, with a 100% embedding chance. After embedding, the user could summon a Dark Colossal Dragon that is one Tier lower than the said user. The summon duration is thirty minutes and the cooldown is two hours.

A whopping 100% embedding chance and the ability to summon a Dark Colossal Dragon.

After hearing the stats of the skull, everyone was in awe. They still remember the extraordinary power of the Tier 6 Megaboss Rakoff's Dark Colossal Dragon. Even if one were to summon a Tier 4 version of the dragon, it would still earn its owner a lot of bragging rights.

Although the skull could only be embedded on a Dark Gold staff, the ability to summon a Tier 4 Dark Colossal Dragon was indeed indefinitely better than owning a legendary grade Staff!

Qin Ruo was able to see that, aside from Majestic Hero and Black God, even Violet Orchid was interested in owning the skull.

However, there was also another treasure, an old ragged Skill Book, one that attracted the gazes of many Warriors in the Appraisal Shop.

Azure Rising Dragon

Tier 5 Warrior Skill Book

Usable by Berserkers and Swordmasters

Costs 18 MP

Grant the skill of conjuring the power of a rising dragon into an upper-swipe attack, with an increased damage of 40%. The seven-combo attacks have a knockback effect that sends the enemy flying to the sky. Each combo has an overlapping fifteen point physical damage. In the event that the knockback effect failed, a five-combo rising dragon will be delivered instead, with a stun effect.

Fifteen seconds cooldown

"It's really hard to split these loot…" Black God looked at the Dragoon's Skull and the Skill Book. Then, he glanced at the Divinity Crystal and Ring of Vengeance in the hands of another member of Hall of Heroes. There was also four legendary quality equipment by his feet.

"There are five clans over here…"

As Black God pondered upon the challenge of splitting the loot, Qin Ruo exclaimed that his clan, Fallen Angels, would take only two items and let go of the legendary equipment and Divinity Crystal.

Although there were only a few members from Fallen Angels participating in the operation, they were crucial catalysts that led to the slaying of Rakoff. Besides, they had two veteran Champions—Qin Ruo and Homme Fatale. Therefore, it was rather fair for them to acquire two items from the loot.

Although it was difficult to part from the treasures, Majestic Hero eventually decided on what Hall of Heroes and Black Jail would take.

"I'll have the Ring of Vengeance and the legendary equipment. Black God, the Divinity Crystal's yours. As for the skull and Skill Book, you can have them…"

"Okay!"

"Thank you so so much!"

Before Qin Ruo was able to respond, his followers had accepted the items with open arms.

Black God felt so dejected. The other Black Jail members had no choice but to accept this arrangement—they were not as huge as the Hall of Heroes and not as strong as Fallen Angels after all.

"Qin Ruo, it's okay. I've got these two other Divinities from the Liches…"

"Hehe, alright then."

Thus, Qin Ruo, under the bitter gaze of Black God and the envy of the rest of the other clan members, received the Dragoon's Skull and Skill Book for "Azure Rising Dragon" from Majestic Hero. Then, he handed the former to Violet Orchid and the latter to Subjugator.

This time, Violet Orchid accepted the gift gracefully. She was interested in the Dragoon's Skull earlier. Besides, she understood that the skull would not be of much use to Qin Ruo while Dinosaurcerer needed more leveling instead of this little trinket. However, she did not obtain the skull for herself. Being the strongest Radiant Priest in "Honor and Glory", she needed to improve her compatibility with her existing Pet, not adding another one. The skull was for Burning Rose.

Burning Rose was really close to advancing to Tier 5 and she did not possess the combat prowess of field commanders. She was also not as skillful when compared to Qin Ruo and his gang. Therefore, if Burning Rose procured the Tier 4 Megaboss "Dark Colossal Dragon", she could climb to higher heights in the game. Violet Orchid put in a lot of thoughts in keeping her beloved Burning Rose close to her.

As for Subjugator, it was not a surprise for Judge and Slayer's Heart to see Qin Ruo handing him the Skill Book for "Azure Rising Dragon". Subjugator often sacrificed his defense for more armor-piercing damage. This not only made him a formidable fighter on the battlefield but also very vulnerable to enemies' attacks. If he could master Azure Dragon Rising, the skill's knockback or stun effect could at least allow for some breathing room despite his disadvantaged defense.

"Alright that's it!"

"Everyone, let's return and start our preparation."

Qin Ruo looked at the time and spoke to everyone, "We should be able to activate the Warp Portal by 6 pm. We won't know what lies ahead so it's best that everyone's prepared."

"Sure. I'll look forward to it."

"Take care. Beware of the Demon Faction, my brother."

After bidding goodbyes to one another, Majestic Hero, Black God, and the others left the Appraisal Shop.

***

By 4 pm, Qin Ruo had already boxed-out and defeated three Liches in the chaotic Buried City. Now, Qin Ruo was heading to the final location for the Golden Keys Quest.

On the way, Helga, Ace of Spades, and Little Rice all spoke at the same time in the Clan Chat Channel, "Clan Leader."

"Brother Qin."

"Little Ruo."

They all greeted Qin Ruo differently, according to their distinct personalities.

Helga was serious and level-headed. Even when she talked to anyone in the clan, her conversations were mostly stiff. She always called Qin Ruo as the "Clan Leader" and the others by their full in-game name.

In contrast, Ace of Spades was the more passionate, energetic "little sister" type. She basically referred to everyone around her as "big sister" or "big brother"—her words were as sweet as the sugar.

As for Little Rice, she preferred the normal friendly approach. So, she called everyone by their name—referring to Qin Ruo with his nickname "Little Ruo" too.

The three belles recently were discussing the vision and Clan Rules of Fallen Angels with Violet Orchid. So, they had not been talking in the clan chat recently.

Now that they have finally made a sound that probably meant that they had decided on the Clan Rules.

As Qin Ruo stopped and replied in the chat, Ace of Spades enthusiastically chirped, "Brother Qin, we're finished sketching the Clan Rules. Time to bring in the recruits!"

Qin Ruo and the other members finally exhaled in relief.

"Finally! I will finally have some company in the field."

"Yes! I'll get some rookies under my wings!"

Black Rock and Subjugator were overjoyed after hearing the news. They had been seeing the old faces in the past few days, except for Violetmoon Devilite's brother Grand Magi, Wandering Soul, Moonwaltz Rimbo, and several Bauhinia Clan members. Fallen Angels had so few members that it was pitiful.

"There are a few Clan Rules that everyone needs to adhere to. This includes the distribution of loot, trades between clan members, and the Contribution Point. I had posted everything on our clan's notice board for references," Little Rice explained.

After a few minutes, someone started to grumble, "Wait, why don't we set a Level limit?"

"Why? We could get loyal members if we offer them a home when they're still weak. Besides, we'll activate the Warp Portal to Buried City soon. We could send the newbies there to grind for more experience points, right?"

"Well, alright. That's acceptable I suppose. But why the female players get to be members right away while the males need to go through probation?"

"Yeah, that's not right."

As everyone grumbled again, Helga calmly rebutted, "Heard of 'ladies first'?"

"That's… that's it?"

"Come on. The trial for the boys is kind of harsh, don't you think? It's a bit too much to ask them to be able to take on two monsters that are a Tier higher than them. And we're also accepting players who are only focused in Professions?"

"Hey! Our Clan Leader can take on a Tier 6 Megaboss alone…" Ace of Spades argued.

Little Rice nodded. "That's right. If they can't solo two monsters with the help of their pets… can't they use their heads and overcome that? Our Clan Leader… Hmph, we, Fallen Angels, don't need idiots."

"No."

Helga replied in a serious tone, "We don't need idiotic men. Quality over quantity."

"…."

After a moment of pondering, Black Rock, Subjugator, and the others finally agreed,

"After a careful examination by us, the intelligent men, we full-heartedly support the Clan Rules by our Three Belles!"