Instance Mission

Gu Xi, carrying the Cold Wind Staff, walked out of the Route 19 Bus Station Gu Xi was quickly surrounded by people before he could even see his surroundings clearly.

Seeing the situation before him, Gu Xi was also startled. What was going on? Could it be that the dungeon was about to turn into a battle?

That's way too fast.

Doesn't this instance give people any time to prepare? Gu Xi thought to himself as he raised his Cold Wind Staff, ready to deliver a blow to the enemy in front of him.

But the other side spoke first, "Who are you? Don't you know Westminster Abbey is now a forbidden area? Go back now."

Upon hearing this, Gu Xi put away his Cold Wind Staff, realizing that the soldiers inside the instance were preventing him from approaching Westminster Abbey.

Gu Xi looked around and then saw an old man cooking something in a large pot not far away. He shouted loudly, "Grand Duke, Grand Duke, it's me! I'm the one who came out of Westminster Abbey with that black flower."

I'm here to help Anna.

Upon hearing Gu Xi's words, the old man who was intently studying the liquid in the pot finally looked up. He glanced at Gu Xi and asked with some confusion.

"Your strength seems to have increased a lot."

Gu Xi also knew that his current level was vastly different from his previous level.

At the same time, his equipment was also clearly different, especially the Cold Wind Staff in his hand, the Mind Nether Lamp, and the Reverse Lich on his shoulder, which were not things that ordinary people could obtain.

"Necromancers always have some ability to improve themselves."

The Grand Duke didn't say anything to Gu Xi's words; he had seen many cases of sudden increases in strength.

Which nobleman in Victoria City doesn't have such abilities?

He was just a little curious as to what Gu Xi was doing running in at this time.

"Alright, all of you move aside. I know this person, and the Grand Princess knows him too. I'll talk to him."

Upon hearing this, the nearby soldiers quickly retreated.

Gu Xi noticed that the soldiers had not retreated far; they were patrolling nearby. At the same time, Victoria seemed to have brought the battlefield defense line here, with sandbags, roadblocks, chevaux-de-frise, and barbed wire arranged in circles along the road.

On this side of the defensive line, there are also war machines such as Catapult and Ballista.

It seems that the timeline in this instance is not based on when Gu Xi left.

While Gu Xi was still observing the situation in the instance, the Grand Duke had already arrived in front of Gu Xi.

"Although I don't know how you changed like this in a day, now that the Grand Princess has entered Westminster Abbey, we can't delay it to three days just because the Grand Princess said three days."

"You've come here, surely for the sake of the Grand Princess. Now I need your help."

"I came here for the sake of the Grand Princess. Tell me, where should we attack?"

"No, no, we don't need you to attack Westminster Abbey right now. The Britain warriors aren't all dead yet, so why would we let civilian righteous people take action? But as you can see, we are currently defending against the strange influences from the outside world."

There are many small things that we can't do by manpower. Do you remember the black flowers you brought before?

Those are the flowers from that strange Apple Tree. I've run out of flowers now, and these are the key to unlocking the secret of the Apple Tree. Could you help me find some more Apple Tree flowers?

I don't need many, ten, no, twenty will do.

"You're a mage, right? If you help me find it, I'll teach you some spell techniques."

[Ding! You spoke with the Grand Duke in the dungeon and learned of his needs. You have activated a new dungeon quest!]

[Instance Quest: Black Apple Flower]

[Task Description: Find a sufficient number of apple blossoms and deliver them to the Grand Duke for research.]

[Task requirement: Find 20 apple blossoms (0/20)]

[Quest Reward: One skill level +1.]

[Note 1: The most apple blossoms are naturally on the Apple Tree. If you can't get close to the Apple Tree, you can also look in the nearby alleys.]

[Note 2: Please be aware that apple blossoms are quite dangerous; be prepared for a fight when facing them.]

I was given a task as soon as I arrived.

Gu Xi was happy now. This task was pretty good. It increased one skill level by 1, which was better than the Long-Term Mission from the Wisdom Tree.

The Long-Term Mission of the Wisdom Tree is geared towards Class Skill, and this quest clearly allows for the improvement of all skills. This means that Gu Xi's Undead Knowledge, Magic Knowledge, and necromancy control (which can influence Summoning) –Undead Domination he hasn't been able to improve – are all within the scope of the upgrade.

This is a good thing for Gu Xi.

It's important to know that among the prerequisites for activating talents are reaching level 6 in Undead Knowledge and Magic Knowledge, and level 4 in eight Class Skills.

Class Skill can be improved through various means. Undead Knowledge and Magic Knowledge must be learned by oneself, or improved by luck.

The reward for this task is quite good for Gu Xi.

Gu Xi immediately accepted the task.

After Gu Xi accepted the mission, the Grand Duke gave Gu Xi a pass that allowed him free access to the vicinity of Westminster Abbey.

As long as he doesn't get close to the defensive line formed by the paladins, he can go wherever he wants.

Gu Xi glanced at the map and saw that he could go anywhere in the streets and alleys outside Westminster Abbey.

You can approach about halfway into the large square in front of Westminster Abbey, but you can't go any further because that's where the paladins form a defensive line, and anyone who gets too close will be treated as an enemy and attacked.

In addition to the paladins' defensive line, there were several other defensive lines outside Westminster Abbey.

According to the map, the largest of these is the Royal Guard from the Britain Royal Family, followed by the Holy Light Priest Group of the Church, the Merlin Knight Group of Mages, and the Highlander Legion, which is mainly composed of warriors.

There were also about a hundred Griffin circling in the sky.

Although none of these forces have any members above level 20.

However, Gu Xi did not believe that they lacked the strength; rather, it was due to the dungeon's upper limit that the legendary level 20 players' battlefield was not located here.

Therefore, Gu Xi did not rush to contact them. He planned to complete the "Black Apple Flower" dungeon quest first.

However, before setting out to find the Black Apple Flower, Gu Xi had one more thing to do.

He turned and walked towards the Route 19 Bus Station. The moment he stepped into the Bus Stop, a line of text popped up in front of him.

[Exit detected. Do you wish to exit the instance?]

[Please note that you are now given a choice of exit direction. Do you want to return the way you came, or enter Victoria City?]