Mr. Huang Sha smiled slightly and said, "Though I've lived in seclusion for many years, I'm still well aware of the happenings in The Second World. I can find out about anything that happens here through the system. I've read the letter No. 7 wrote to you, and I didn't expect that you would make such great sacrifices just to meet me. I'm truly sorry. This business card is the mysterious gift I want to give you. With it, you can contact me at any time in the future, without having to go to so much trouble."
"Thank you!" Huang Yi earnestly placed the business card into his storage ring. Although this mysterious gift couldn't bring him any enhancement in attributes, the invisible help it provided was unparalleled. Even the chairman of the World Federation couldn't contact Mr. Huang Sha who had lived in seclusion for years, but now, Huang Yi had this opportunity!
As Mr. Huang Sha looked at Huang Yi, his expression became serious. "Although the power of the Era Corporation is enough to make any country in this world tremble, I prefer not to interfere too much with this world. It was one of the rules set by my father when he founded the Era Corporation. I'm sorry I can't grant you freedom immediately. However, since the World Federation is organized by the Era Corporation, I bear an inescapable responsibility. I'll send someone to investigate your imprisonment, but this will take some time. Please be patient."
"If you take the trouble to investigate this matter, then our organization's efforts will not have been in vain." Huang Yi nodded. Although he hadn't gained immediate freedom, he now had a great hope.
"My wife's calling me for dinner, so I must go now. Goodbye!" Mr. Huang Sha said gently, with a slight smile. Following that, his figure slowly faded, eventually disappearing into thin air.
In the Courtyard of the Pantheons, there was only Huang Yi left, and a game of chess that was yet to be finished.
This was just a brief meeting, but what they discussed could change the world.
Huang Yi got up, deciding to log in again to make Rare Race and Class selections.
Just at that moment, his body suddenly paused, his gaze firmly fixed on a patch of mud nearby.
On that patch of mud, there was a distinct footprint.
From the size of the footprint, it belonged to a man, probably around twenty years old and about one meter seventy-five tall. Judging by the depth of the footprint, the man was quite thin, but his steps were steady, his breath even. All signs indicated that this was definitely not Mr. Huang Sha's footprint.
Could it be that someone else had been here? A guess emerged in Huang Yi's mind.
No. 7 mentioned in the letter that No. 4 had obtained the information about meeting Mr. Huang Sha after completing a task with the Golden Ring from somewhere else. This meant that someone had completed a Rare Quest using the Golden Ring before and had shared this information with No. 4!
But this was nearly an impossible feat!
In this world, hardly anyone would use a Golden Ring to accept a Rare Quest. Because with a Golden Ring, one could directly choose Advanced Races and Advanced Classes. Accepting a Rare Quest meant giving up this privilege, making it no different from ordinary virtual equipment. If one wanted to undertake a Rare Quest, the cheapest virtual devices would suffice.
Moreover, Rare Quests were extremely difficult to complete. On average, only one in two million people could complete a Rare Quest. The difficulty would even double if accepted via a Golden Ring.
Though completing a Rare Quest with a Golden Ring would yield a mysterious gift, the punishment for task failure was even more severe! Everyone only got one chance to choose a Race and Class. If the quest failed, they could only choose a Common Race and Common Class, and buying another Golden Ring wouldn't change that.
Using a Golden Ring to accept a Rare Quest was practically a suicidal act. But this person did it anyway—and succeeded! This was no small feat!
Keep in mind, Huang Yi also acted on intelligence when he did it, and he did it for freedom, having no other choice. If it had been at another time, he probably would have just chosen the cheapest virtual device to complete the Rare Quest. After all, the Golden Ring was too expensive.
Immediately, Huang Yi was intrigued. If this person had no conflicts of interest with them, that was one thing. If they were an enemy, that would be terribly alarming.
...
Subsequently, Huang Yi logged into The Second World once again.
He was about to start choosing a Race and Class, officially beginning his journey in The Second World!
After re-logging in, Huang Yi reappeared aloft, still accompanied by the Guiding Spirit.
The Guiding Spirit fluttered its wings and said, "Dear Instakill, we will now start randomizing your Race! The Second World is vast beyond measure, with over a million Rare Races, so it's impossible for you to choose one by one. You can only make some general choices based on certain conditions, and the system will randomize a Rare Race for you."
"Over a million Rare Races? That's a lot!" Huang Yi was slightly surprised.
"Yep!" said the Guiding Spirit, nodding its small head. "The Second World is hugely expansive, and the variety of Races within it is vast. Just the Elves alone have over fifty thousand subgroups! Every region, every subgroup of Elves is distinct, with subtle differences."
"With so many Rare Races, is there a difference in strength?" Huang Yi inquired.
"Of course! The common trait of Rare Races is that their population is extremely scarce, perhaps only a few dozen or even a handful. There are differences in strength among Rare Races, but even the weakest Rare Race is stronger than Common Races. A very few Rare Races are the strongest, top-level Races, reigning supreme over the others. You have slain a high-level 250 Super Boss and thus have certain privileges. Your chances of randomizing into a top-level Race will be very high!"
"Okay, let's begin!" Huang Yi nodded.
"First, please select a Race feature until the range is narrowed down to 5,000," said the Guiding Spirit, taking out a small wooden board with three options written on it: Ocean, Land, Sky.
"Land."
"Rare Races that live on the land number 323,512. Please continue to select a trait from below: beautiful appearance, ugly appearance, peculiar appearance."
"Peculiar appearance."
"Rare Races with peculiar appearances that live on the land number 32,412. Please continue to select a trait from below: immense strength, thick-skinned and tough, agile and swift, intelligent and wise."
"Immense strength."
"Rare Races with peculiar appearances, immense strength, and who live on the land number 11,512. Please continue to select a trait from below: accustomed to the night, accustomed to the day."
"Accustomed to the night."
"Rare Races with peculiar appearances, immense strength, who live on the land, and are accustomed to the night number 4,582, meeting randomization standards!" The Guiding Spirit said, taking out a small card, tossing it into the air where it spun around a few times before slowly descending and being caught by the Guiding Spirit, and slowly, the card began to reveal a beast's paw.