### Chapter 51: Three Copies of Level 10
"Ding! Congratulations on triggering the hidden quest [The Love of Horses and Horses]. Do you accept it?"
"Accept."
Since the hidden quest was related to Tina, Su Yu felt compelled to take it on.
"Ding! You accepted the hidden quest [The Love of Horses and Horses (Rare) 1/10]."
"**Task Description:** Take the red little mare to the city of Oran, find Quinn, the supervisor of the Warrior Guild, and ask her why Tina abandoned her mount."
"**Task Reward:** 200 EXP."
"The village chief, I'll be on my way," Su Yu said as he mounted the little mare, waving goodbye to the village chief.
The little mare neighed softly, seemingly welcoming Su Yu's presence, perhaps recognizing the scent of its previous owner, Tina.
"Wait a moment, adventurer!" The village chief called out, waving a hand to stop him.
"What else?" Su Yu inquired, curious about the interruption.
"Of course, it's business." The village chief pulled out a small notebook, scribbling for a moment before tearing out a few pages and handing them to Su Yu. "Take these pages to the King of Plantagenet City and find the Queen's Guard, Kelderon. He will inform you how to meet the Queen."
"Ding! Your main storyline has been updated! [Glory of the Plantage Empire (2/100)]."
"**Task Requirements:** Go to Plantagenet City, find the Queen's Guard Kelderon, and obtain a way to meet the Queen."
"**Mission Reward:** 500 EXP."
Su Yu examined the pages, which detailed the crimes committed by the Dragon King of Star Casting in attacking the Novice Village.
"Alright, village chief. I will inform the princess as soon as I can," he assured before bidding farewell once more and riding off on the little mare.
As they traveled through the village, the little mare responded obediently to Su Yu's commands, turning left and right as directed. However, its slow pace was a minor drawback.
"Maybe Tina abandoned the little mare to become a 'unicorn knight.' I wonder what the reward for completing this quest will be…" Su Yu pondered, momentarily distracted by his thoughts.
But he overlooked one critical detail: players typically didn't have mounts at this stage!
As Su Yu rode through the village, players on both sides of the road turned their attention to him.
"Who is that? How is he riding a horse?"
"It's said that players can only ride mounts once they reach level 10."
"There's only one level 10 player on the leaderboard. Could this be the nemesis boss?!"
"Big nemesis, please support us! Train us!"
The players quickly recognized Su Yu, enthusiastically gathering around him.
Realizing he had attracted a crowd, Su Yu recognized the need to avoid drawing too much attention. He quickly dismounted and canceled the little mare's call at the mount bar.
As the mare vanished, Su Yu found a red horse badge in his backpack. This item would allow him to summon the little mare again later.
Surrounded by eager players, some female players even reached out, attempting to touch him. Alarmed, Su Yu activated [Invisibility] and used [Blink] to dodge away from the outstretched hands, narrowly escaping the unexpected attention.
After three seconds, [Invisibility] took effect, and Su Yu found himself hidden from sight.
The players were momentarily confused, glancing around in bewilderment.
"Where did he go?"
"Did he log off?"
"Then we'll just wait here for the nemesis to come back online!"
"Yeah, let's guard the spot together."
The players clustered around the area where Su Yu had disappeared, lingering for a while.
"Alas! It seems I won't be able to ride a horse before heading to the main city," Su Yu sighed as he made his way to Jenny, the dungeon merchant.
After purchasing a level 10 dungeon ticket for 20 psionic coins, three portals opened behind Jenny, each leading to a different dungeon.
These level 10 dungeons were unlike the level 5 ones. While the level 5 dungeons featured wild monsters, the three level 10 dungeons focused on the true deeds of Annie, the NPC Little Loli who had once brought the Star Casting Dragon King to hunt Su Yu, and who was also the only female protagonist in Novice Village.
The first dungeon was titled [Little Annie Who Sells Matches]. The story recounts Annie's experience selling matches on the street when she was just five years old.
"Buy a match!"
During a heavy snowstorm, Annie found herself cold and hungry, without shoes, as no one purchased her matches. With lips turned blue from the cold, she struck her first match, revealing a warm stove; the second match revealed a fragrant roast goose; the third match unveiled a beautiful Christmas tree; and with the fourth match, she saw her long-lost grandmother.
These were Annie's four dreams.
On the verge of freezing to death, she awakened her witch's talent, causing a swarm of nightmare monsters to emerge from her dreams, threatening to plunge the entire city into a deep slumber. Players would need to enter these four dream worlds, vanquish the nightmare monsters within, and prevent Annie from freezing to death, as well as stop the city from being consumed by nightmares.
The second dungeon, [Little Annie and the Big Bad Wolf], picked up when Annie was seven. Adopted by a wizard couple, one day, while bringing food to her grandmother in the forest, she discovered that a wolf had devoured her grandmother. Unable to bear it any longer, a little bear sought the player's help to cut open the wolf and rescue Grandma Annie.
Annie was grateful to the bear, but she eventually turned to darkness, casting a spell to enslave the bear and transform it into her doll.
The third dungeon, [Amumu's Death], explored Annie's love story. A little mummy named Amumu had feelings for Annie, but she rejected him, favoring a yordle named Teemo. Heartbroken, Amumu gave up on himself, retreating into a fantasy world. Players needed to enter Amumu's fantasy world and defeat the monsters there to prevent them from consuming his mind.
Su Yu was familiar with the mechanics of these three dungeons, having cleared them many times before. However, he could only choose the [Amumu's Death] dungeon at this moment, as the other two dungeons required more players to complete.
To be honest, the final boss, "Quick Scout Teemo," in [Amumu's Death] had a unique mechanic requiring cooperation from five players, making solo play quite tedious. But since it was the only dungeon he could feasibly attempt, Su Yu had to summon his courage and teleport inside.
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(End of this chapter)