[B-Rank Quest: Kill the "Volcano Crab King" in the hardest difficulty of the "Hellish Beach" realm and bring back the "Volcano Crab King Crystal"]
[Reward: B-Rank Promotion, 25 Skill Stones, 25 Enhancent Stones, Mythical Treasure Chest.]
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Leon blinked once, then tilted his head slightly.
"I... don’t really see what’s so difficult about this," he said honestly, "There should be players strong enough to kill that thing, right?"
But when he turned around, he noticed sothing: Emilia’s expression had changed completely.
Her eyes were slightly widened, and her usual calm deanor had shifted into sothing more serious.
"The [Volcano Crab King] only appears in the highest difficulty of the [Hellish Beach] realm," she said slowly, "And that realm is considered the hardest one in the entire [Newbie District]."
Leon nodded slightly, processing that information.
"I still think it’s doable," he replied calmly, "Except if..."
Before he could finish his sentence, the board suddenly flickered.
As if reacting to their conversation, the text changed.
[The drop rate of the "Volcano Crab King Crystal" is 0.2%.]
There was a brief silence.
"Oh wow," Leon muttered. That explained everything.
Even if soone managed to defeat the strongest boss in the [Newbie District], they would still only have a 0.2% chance of getting the required item. It was borderline impossible.
"I guess there’s no point in doing it then," Celeste said with a small sigh, her shoulders dropping slightly.
But the mont she said that, both Leon and Emilia slowly turned their heads toward her.
Their expressions were... strange. Almost amused.
"Did you not tell her about your talent?" Emilia asked with a smile, raising an eyebrow slightly, "You’re playing that sa ga with her?"
"No," Leon replied calmly, shaking his head, "She knows."
For a brief mont, Celeste looked confused.
Then... Her eyes widened, "OH SHIT!"
She slapped her forehead as realization hit her instantly.
With Leon in the team, that so-called impossible drop rate of 0.2%... didn’t matter at all. It might as well have been 100%.
As long as they defeated the boss, the item would drop. Guaranteed.
"The only problem is whether we can complete the quest together," Leon said, his tone returning to normal as he thought it through.
Once a quest was completed, it disappeared forever and was replaced by another after a while.
Since the trio planned to move forward fast, it would be inefficient to wait.
"We can register as a team," Emilia replied, "Though the rewards don’t increase, I’m fine with just getting the B-Rank promotion."
"M- too!" Celeste nodded quickly, "You can take everything else!"
Leon smiled faintly.
"Thanks," he said, "Though I only really care about the [Mythical Treasure Chest]."
Everything else was just a bonus.
And with that decision made, Leon stepped forward without hesitation and reached out toward the crimson board.
He selected the quest.
Ding!
[You have accepted the B-Rank Quest.]
[Party mbers: Celestial, Saintess, UndyingPhoenix.]
The mont the new panel appeared before them, Leon’s eyes flickered slightly as he read through it carefully.
Beside him, Celeste leaned forward just a little, clearly excited, and Emilia simply crossed her arms with a satisfied smile.
The three of them were now officially registered as a team for the quest.
This ant that as long as they managed to complete it together, they would each receive their B-Rank promotion, along with whatever rewards were tied to the quest itself.
"I need more experience than anyone else anyway," Leon sighed as he glanced at his panel for a brief mont before closing it again, "So I would have ended up going into the hardest [Realm] no matter what if I wanted to level up properly."
His tone wasn’t complaining, though. If anything, it carried a faint hint of satisfaction.
Leon was genuinely glad that the [Will of Nature]’s curse had doubled his experience requirents.
Because while it made leveling slower, it also gave him more ti to prepare, more opportunities to fight stronger enemies, and more chances to collect valuable drops.
And for soone like him... That mattered more than leveling quickly.
But at the sa ti, he wasn’t planning on slowing down either.
The amount of experience required for normal players was already high, and with the curse applied, it ant Leon would have to put in at least twice the effort, if not more, to keep up his pace.
Still... That didn’t change anything. He would just keep moving forward like always.
"Alright," Emilia said with a light smile as she stretched her arms slightly, clearly energized now that they had a goal, "Now that we’ve got the quest, let’s move on to the next section~"
"Realms?" Celeste asked imdiately, her eyes lighting up with excitent, though she hesitated for a split second as another thought crossed her mind, "Or maybe we should..."
"I think we should check out the [Market] first," Emilia interrupted smoothly, "It’s actually really important here, way more than you’d expect."
Leon raised an eyebrow slightly at that, though he didn’t object.
The [Trading House] was still available, of course, and players could still sell their items there like usual.
But the [Market] inside the [Awakener Association] was different.
It offered items that couldn’t be found anywhere else.
And more importantly... The higher your rank, the better the items you could access.
"That probably makes this the [Higher Domain] where [Eternal Coins] matter the most," Leon said thoughtfully as they began walking away from the [Quests] section, "Interesting."
Emilia nodded without hesitation.
"Yeah, and so of the stuff there is ridiculously expensive," she added, "Like... way more than what you’d expect."
Leon didn’t seem too concerned about that though.
Instead, he casually glanced at his current balance.
[Eternal Coins: 516,470]
A faint grin appeared on his face.
With that amount of coins, he already had a strong advantage over most players in this domain.
And more importantly... If others had money to spend, then he had even more opportunities to earn.
"I’ll just keep selling items through the [Trading House] and stack more," Leon thought with a grin, "This place might actually be perfect for that."
Without wasting any more ti, the trio exited the [Quests] section and returned to the main lobby of the [Awakener Association].
Players were constantly moving in and out, creating a steady flow of noise and activity that never seed to stop.
From there, they followed one of the main paths leading toward the [Market] section.
As they walked, Celeste couldn’t help but look around with curiosity, her eyes scanning the architecture, the design, and the overall structure of the place.
"Who do you think even built all of this?" she asked, her voice filled with genuine curiosity, "It doesn’t feel like sothing that just appeared out of nowhere."
Leon shrugged lightly.
"Could be the [Heavenly One], or maybe the natives of this domain," he replied casually, "Honestly, you could ask that question about almost every domain we’ve seen so far."
"...Yeah, I guess," Celeste muttered as she scratched her chin slightly, though her curiosity didn’t completely fade.
Eventually, they entered another large hallway, and after walking for a short while, they finally erged into a completely different section of the building.
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