Not long after the terror caused by Master Zein, two individuals with auras matching his appeared.
The first was a woman with red hair, dressed in bright purple. Upon arrival, she ignored Master Zein and went straight to the muscular man to help him. A bottle materialized out of thin air, which she poured into the mouths of the muscular man and his friend, the bowman.
Lein watched from afar with admiration in his heart. The woman before him was a Player like him, her aura no less powerful than Master Zein's.
[Status]
- Name: Rica Vol
- Race: Human Race from Planet Tydac
- Power Core: Player
- Level: Master
"Bro... that woman is so strong." Even Nita, standing beside him, felt a sense of awe. What would it be like to have such power?
After the red-haired woman appeared, another person came—a tall old man with long robes, neatly tied hair, and a well-groomed long mustache. He waved his hand casually, and holy light enveloped Yol, the young man with the white halo. All of Yol's injuries disappeared, and he could even open his eyes now.
"Since you have arrived, let's talk at the Mayor's Office."
"I must inform you that, due to the actions of your subordinates, the Northern Fortress has been destroyed."
As soon as Master Zein said this, the eyes of the red-haired woman and the old man with the long mustache narrowed.
The three of them then disappeared without further ado, and everything returned to normal.
As if nothing had happened, everyone resumed their activities.
"Did you hear Master Zein's words? The Northern Fortress is destroyed."
"Yes... I'm worried it's only a matter of time before those Beast Tamers reach the Main Fortress."
"How could it be so easy? Let's take on a mission together."
The discussion snapped Lein and Nita out of their reverie. They quickly headed into the war office.
The war office was very spacious. In the middle, there were many counters with clerks behind them. On the sides, there were several boards where missions were posted. All sorts of beings with strange powers moved around, looking for members, discussing, and relaxing in the area to the left.
"Nita, over here, come on."
They both headed to the board that seemed to be where the missions were listed.
"Feel free to browse," a female clerk guided everyone who came to take on a mission.
Lein and Nita directed their attention to the board full of writing. They couldn't understand the writing, but at that moment, their system panels displayed information they could comprehend.
[Cui Race Missions: Combat]
- Patrol at fortress #8 for 8 hours. 10 contribution points.
- Fight and enter the main battlefield for 5 hours, contribution points +70.
- Guard and defend at fortress #3 for 10 hours, contribution points +50.
- Participate in the assault plan, contribution points +200.
- ...
[Cui Race Missions: Achievement]
- Eliminate a tier-1 Torvu race member, contribution points +1.
- Eliminate a tier-2 Torvu race member, contribution points +10.
- Eliminate a tier-3 Torvu race member, contribution points +100.
- ...
"Brother, which combat mission should we take?"
Nita found it difficult to make a choice because she had no idea about the current war situation.
"Let's take the mission to enter the battlefield with +70 contribution points," Lein replied.
"But brother, isn't that a bit excessive, entering the battlefield directly?" Nita felt her brother was being a bit reckless this time.
"Don't worry, we can escape with the golden talisman," Lein insisted.
"Brother, we did the same thing before. Are you really confident in yourself?" This time, for some reason, Nita disagreed with Lein's plan.
Seeing Nita's disagreement, Lein was a bit confused. It was not like his sister to be like this. However, as someone who had experienced a painful defeat before, he decided to follow Nita's advice this time.
"Alright, alright, Nita is smart... So where to next?" Lein conceded and listened to Nita's plan.
Nita smiled and then said, "First, we need to explore the city of the Heaven News Sect. With your talent, we will surely achieve satisfying results."
Hearing Nita's explanation, Lein was enlightened. He felt his brain was very dull for being too focused on the system.
"Brother, remember... the system is not something luxurious like in novels."
"Everyone has it; it's just a way for us humans to process power."
"What we need to focus on now is taking advantage of all the opportunities as best as we can."
Nita continued to explain, hoping her brother would not be too rigid and only focus on the system like a robotic clerk.
"Haha... My sister is indeed smart as usual. Forgive your slow brother," Lein was not upset by Nita's lecture. He was grateful and remembered back to their days on Earth. Only his sister was his friend in difficult times and always supported him.
After discussing further, Lein chose the patrol mission with +10 contribution points.
Immediately, the female clerk handed over a kind of bank card with all the mission information written on it.
"Excuse me, miss, where can I exchange points?" Lein asked the female clerk.
"Please go to the exchange section over there, sir," the woman pointed her hand to the center of the room. Indeed, several people looked very happy after coming out from the exchange desk.
"Thank you."
Lein and Nita walked while observing the people passing by. The appearance of the players was typically marked by the main weapons they used. Most of them carried swords and magic staffs. It was also common to see players with shields on their backs.
From their observation, Lein and Nita noticed that ordinary people without prominent equipment were cultivators. Essentially, cultivators were humans.
In the war office, it was not uncommon to see people with human forms; they were the Star Beasts.
Then there were those with the most distinctive aura and appearance—the faitwardens. The aura they emitted was very different from that of most people.
After observing several times, Lein and Nita discovered that some faithwardens also had a dark aura, which was in stark contrast to the aura of the young man with the white halo from before.