Song Changsheng understood that he had once again fallen into a bottleneck. Continuing would be futile, so he chose to suspend refining magic tools and entered the Scripture Repository to study the Lineage's artifact-refining inheritance, seeking a way to break through the bottleneck.
He studied within day and night for over ten days, yet still found no clue. However, good news came from the Contribution Hall: there was finally a lead on the Dragon Blood Orchid he had been seeking for over a year.
Song Changsheng was overjoyed and hurried to the Contribution Hall. He went straight to the counter and gave a cupped fist salute to a white-haired Clan Elder. "May I ask, Clan Elder, where is the person who accepted the Dragon Blood Orchid mission?"
The Clan Elder glanced up at him and, after confirming his identity, said, "The person who accepted this mission is a Hunter Captain from the Monster Hunting Team."
"Which Hunter Captain?" Song Changsheng froze. As affiliates of the Lineage, the Monster Hunting Team was also allowed to accept Lineage missions to earn a little extra. Yet it was rare to encounter them normally.
"It was Shangguan Jian. His Monster Hunting Team accidentally discovered a Dragon Blood Orchid a few days ago. After seeing the mission you posted, he accepted it. Your luck is quite good," the clan elder said with a smile.
"So it was him." Speaking of which, Song Changsheng had met this Hunter Captain Shangguan before. What a coincidence.
"If you wish to find him, I'm afraid you will be disappointed. He has likely already gone down the mountain. This is the Dragon Blood Orchid he used to complete the mission. See whether it suits your wishes."
As he spoke, the Clan Elder took a Purple Jade Box from beneath the