Chapter 187
If it was confirmed that the task clues for the Blue Star server had become invalid, Ye Bai would look for another civilization with fewer players in the "New Server" of the myriad worlds. Such areas had fewer players and lower levels, increasing the chances of completing a job change.
The city of Landu before her was identical in architectural style to the former Tutu City, where the Makur Group had operated.
Only the specific placements of some buildings differed; the entire city was dominated by shades of red, purple, and black. The architectural style favored massive stones and whole trees, intricately carved with various totems, exuding a sense of mystery and weight.
Ye Bai stepped out of the inner city of Landu, heading straight for the outer district, following a murky river that seemed to flow like blood, making her way to its downstream location.
Coincidentally, the starting item for the first phase of this hidden job task was normally obtained by fishing in the "Blood River" of Landu City.
The probability of catching the task item was naturally very low, but Ye Bai was quite confident. Not only was she at a master-level fishing skill, but she also had a magical fishing gear set. She had even caught the sea god Kraken before; what could she possibly not catch?
It must be said that Ye Bai had become somewhat inflated by the praises of the fishermen in Meluo City.
She had intended to show off her skills, but when she arrived at the bend of the Blood River corresponding to the task, the scene before her was beyond her expectations.
In the outer city of the main city, where many players usually leveled up at night, there were surprisingly many players milling about in this area devoid of monster spawns. A quick glance revealed at least twenty to thirty players nearby, and their numbers seemed to be increasing.
Such a gathering was clearly abnormal for the player community.
Seeing this from a distance, Ye Bai pondered for a moment, then instructed Ottofis, who was beside her, to stay low-key nearby before she approached the area alone.
With her current identity as Bai Ye, which now included a donkey, it was inappropriate to appear with Ottofis if she wanted to keep her identity hidden. Even though it had magical abilities, there was still a risk of being discovered in front of this peculiar group of players.
As for why these players were gathered here, Ye Bai could only think of two possibilities: a task or a BOSS.
However, this area was supposed to be a fishing spot in Landu City, with no monsters spawning. The only tasks and BOSSs she could think of were related to her own third job change. Could it be that many people had triggered that task?
But then Ye Bai shook her head. For other players besides her, this job change was merely a first-tier profession. If so many players had triggered it, surely someone would have completed it by now.
Ye Bai walked to the edge of the Blood River. The nearby players, upon seeing her arrival, wore expressions of indifference, and someone mumbled:
“There are really a lot of people hunting BOSS today.”
BOSS?
Ye Bai's confusion deepened, but as she scanned the area, the players waiting there seemed to be in small teams, as if they had been preparing for a while. She could hardly see any solo players.
It appeared that many players from Landu City were aware of the situation. It was too late to log off and check the star network for news, so Ye Bai decided to stand still and observe.
Time ticked by, and soon, the sound of the Blood River echoed as the night fully descended.
Not long after the night fell, Ye Bai saw the river glow from the bottom, the sound of rushing water becoming apparent. She could clearly see a glowing mass beneath the river, growing larger.
The glowing mass appeared faintly pink against the river's color, its shape indistinct, resembling a strange cloud slowly surfacing from the depths of the water.
At that moment, a system prompt rang in Ye Bai's ears:
[You have discovered the "Secret Hidden in the Blood River."]
Ye Bai's pupils constricted—
What appeared here was indeed her third job change task, and it had progressed to the final confrontation with the "Job Mentor"!
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Chapter 127
Receiving the system prompt, Ye Bai was taken aback.
What surprised her was not that this hidden job task had reached this phase, but that, despite the presence of numerous interstellar players, it seemed that many were aware of this task yet it still hadn't been completed.
Now, it had been a month since Ye Bai's second job change. She remembered that a month ago, when she went to the Alchemy Main City for her job change task, she had almost been beaten to it by someone else.
Ye Bai used her insight to scan the surrounding players; they were all players who had completed their first job change and were around level thirty.
The Blue Star server had been bustling with active players since she revealed the "password" and the existence of Bai Ye Town.
These players clearly seemed to know the news and had come to stake out the area in advance. This meant they must have known about the existence of the Job Mentor much earlier. If so many players were paying attention to this place today, how could it be just a first-tier BOSS for others?
Watching the creature that resembled a cloud growing larger as it emerged from the water, Ye Bai steadied herself.
No matter what was happening, the "Job Mentor" was right here; it was crucial to complete the task first.
“Splash…”
With a sound of water breaking, the creature finally surfaced from the Blood River.
It was a strange being, three to four meters long, glowing in a pinkish-white hue. It looked like a 3D animated cloud, undulating like waves, making it hard to identify any features that could be called a head or limbs.
Yet, at the same time, she could see a pair of eyes and a mouth on this bizarre "cloud," though their positions were as fluid as the rest of its body.
“Ying!”
The strange creature emitted a sound that was quite ethereal.
Of course, no matter how beautiful its call was, it couldn't mask the oddity of its appearance, which had a somewhat chaotic vibe.
The Chaos faction was known for its expertise in biological modulation and flesh technology. In the laboratory called the "Furnace," bizarre creations often emerged, and few of them looked anything but grotesque. Ye Bai remembered that part of the modeling code for this area was even randomly generated.
Monsters near the main cities of different factions had distinct spawning styles. The Magic Main City had various elemental creatures, the Alchemy Main City had bandit groups, and the Chaos faction produced all sorts of failed experimental monsters.
However, the creature before her looked even more irregular than the usual out-of-control monsters from the Chaos Main City.
This task was called "The Secret in the Blood River" because it was also a product of a failed experiment. A certain alchemist had come to the Chaos Main City’s Furnace to conduct experiments and had discarded a failed product into the Blood River as garbage.
Yet this "failure" did not die; instead, it absorbed the more complex powers within the Blood River and underwent a miraculous transformation.
As this bizarre creature emerged, it began to bounce across the water's surface like a stone skipping, taking a few steps before leaping onto the shore.
Seeing this, the players who had been waiting on the shore sprang into action, surrounding the creature as it approached the land.
Ye Bai, noticing this, moved closer alongside the other players who had acted earlier.
However, just as she charged toward the BOSS, Ye Bai suddenly felt a jolt of awareness, her senses heightened, and an inexplicable yet intensely real feeling of vigilance washed over her.
—Is someone going to attack me?
Ye Bai paused, scanning her surroundings, but she didn’t notice anything out of the ordinary.
All the players nearby were captivated by the distant BOSS, rushing toward it from different directions. The closest player had even begun their attack.
As Ye Bai halted, the nearby players turned their backs to her, and she could clearly see their levels through her insight; none posed a threat to her.
Yet despite this, Ye Bai remained uneasy. This intense feeling of forewarning was impossible to ignore, as if her deepest subconscious was sending her an alarm.
This reaction reminded Ye Bai of her newly unlocked level three talent.
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