A few minutes later, the raft landed near the land of Green Plains. It really was full of wild green and blue grass; the scent of it wafted heavily through the air. Qing Qian took in a deep breath, her face full of joy, “If there was a place like this in reality, I’d exchange 10 years of my life to live there. Of course, Brother Xiao Yao has to be there too…”
I was startled by her words, “I’d be too busy to live in a place like this. You’d have to make an appointment to take me here.”
“Hehe, I trust that you’d take the time off to travel here with me. Let’s go…”
After traveling through the Green Valley for some time, we found the little cottage that Feng Ye had mentioned. His eyes lit up with nostalgia at the sight of it, “It’s been five years, it’s still here…”
In a flash, he jumped from my back and rushed into the house. I could only stare; the old man was healthier than I was! Why was I his riding mule this whole time if he could move like this?!
“Boy, give me that blueprint of yours!”
“Coming!”
I entered the cottage and handed over the plans to create the key while he prodded at the furnace to start a fire. “Since you have nothing to do, go cut some wood for me and feed it to the furnace!” he boomed.
“Okay!”
Working like slaves once more, Yue Qing Qian and I climbed the mountains to find timber. Stacking enough wood into the stove, we stared quietly at the black curls that floated away from the cottage.
After nearly an hour of talking with Yue Qing Qian about her family situation and preferences, Feng Ye finally yelled out from inside, “Boy, the key is done!”
Turning to look at him, I was momentarily stunned at the size. The key easily reached a monstrous length of 3 meters and was still on fire! Looking at the design of the key, the gigantic model was an exact copy.
I took a step forward to grab the key, and in my shock, I nearly roasted my hand while grabbing the handle. Shouting out for the system to wrap up the key, I deposited it into my storage.
“Shua,” the keys disappeared in a white light and was deposited into my inventory. Although it occupied an inventory spot, it beats holding it. If I was dragging around a key so large, I might as well go to hell and die there!
……
“Brother Xiao Yao, is your mission done?” Yue Qing Qian asked, her beautiful eyes blinking at me.
“Yep.”
I nodded, “Well, let’s go back to the city. I can’t thank you enough Qing Qian. Without your company, I would have been bored to death!”
“Hehe, It was my pleasure~ I just wanted to spend more time with Brother Xiao Yao~”
Yue Qing Qian stood there, slowly fishing her Return Scroll slowly, as if trying to extend the time she had with me.
I couldn’t help but laugh at her efforts. I walked towards her and held out my hands, “Would you like a hug before leaving?”
Her face flushed red as she nodded her head, staying silent the whole time.
With one small half step, I hugged Yue Qing Qian’s body for some time. “Alright, let’s return to the city. Wait for me until I get the Guild Creation Tablet. Then I’ll establish Zhan Long, and you can join us. You’ll be one of us!”
Yue Qing Qian nodded excitedly, “I know. Brother, work hard!”
Right after, she activated the Return Scroll and disappeared away from the fertile fields of the Green Plains.
……
Opening my buddy list, I wrote a quick message to Wan Er, “Miss, I have the Giant key. How are things on your end?”
She replied immediately, “We finished up an hour ago. All that’s left is to wait for you.”
“Alright, will we start the mission when I arrive?”
“Let’s wait…” Wan Er said thoughtfully. “This mission will definitely be time-consuming. You and Zhan Long should all take a break and eat something. Afterwards, come back online and we’ll start. We’ll probably be playing for 12 hours so I’m worried that someone might get sick without the proper amount of rest and food.”
“Ah, understood!”
……
Another message came, this time from Wolf, “Brother Xiao Yao, are you busy? We’re about to go help Matcha level up a few more times!”
Nodding my head, “Yea, something came up. The Miss has received a SS ranked quest; I managed to convince her to include you guys in the mission. An SS ranked quest will most definitely be hard, but rewarding. It’ll be a lot harder than your usual quests, so tell Matcha that she should raise her level to at least 45. Other than that, you should all go offline, eat something, and take a restroom break if needed. Come back online in an hour, ready to start the mission!”
“Alright! An SS ranked mission… awesome!! Haha!” I could imagine the saliva flowing from Wolf’s mouth already.
Old K popped up into the chat, “What’s the quest, Boss?”
“Save the ancient hero: the Heavenly Prince Ran Min.”
Old K must have blanked out, because he sent another message a few seconds later, “My god, I share the same last name with an ancient monarch?”
“Yes, yes. Now hurry up and go eat!”
“Okay…”