Chapter 22
Hiss! Hiss!
The tiny figure of a Black Serpent was rampaging inside the orb trying to get out, but to no avail.
[Soul of Black Serpent]
[Level: Extraordinary Rank-1]
[Rarity: Perfect (Offering)]
[The soul of a vicious Black Serpent who recently devoured lots of human victims. Offer this soul as a tribute to gain recognition from the spirits of deceased human heroes.]
“Just as expected.” Ji Ye smiled.
Just like Honor, “offerings” were another type of discovery recently being discussed by other players. It was currently known that finishing a settlement mission would guarantee such a reward.
As its name suggested, the item was used for sacrificial purposes inside settlements.
“Who’s there?!”
His sudden appearance scared the chattering people. They pointed their weapons at him first, but soon calmed down upon realizing that it was just another human.
“Who is he? Did he say he killed the monster?”
“But he’s not from our clan.”
“I’ve never seen someone like… Wait a minute, could he be the ‘chosen one’ mentioned by the prophecy??”
“Silence, you!” The old man ordered, before he moved to the front of the crowd and gazed at Ji Ye with a look of respect. “Was it really you who got rid of this monster serpent, my friend?”
“Yes.” Ji Ye showed the heavy crossbow which was clearly capable of firing those large bolts.
The strangers began whispering to each other again.
“It’s really him!”
“So he’s the Chosen One after all? He confronted the monster all by himself!”
“He looks just like us… I was expecting the descendant of the gods to probably have extra arms or legs.”
Ji Ye was glad to see that those people weren’t hostile to him. He stepped forward just to find out what their reaction would be.
Also, he knew that those people had to be from the human settlement he was supposed to protect. These were “NPCs” generated inside the Land of Inheritance to represent a small group of humans. According to the new announcement from the confederation government, players should try joining them peacefully so they could receive something good in return. As “Chosen Ones,” players would not get much rewards from those NPCs at first. But they could always earn prizes by working with them in the long run.
Since those people seemed to hold a nasty grudge against the Black Serpent, Ji Ye believed that as the hero who had eliminated the serpent, he might be off to a good start with them.
He didn’t come out at the beginning because he didn’t want to get an arrow in the head from a potential enemy. Though he no longer worried about it, after seeing how they behaved.
However, what happened next completely surprised him.
After silently assessing him for a few seconds, the old man who had just addressed him suddenly showed an excited look. He went down on both knees and groveled.
“Be praised. Welcome to our humble home, fort master!”
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