"Ding! Congratulations on helping Rabbit Fairy process the carrots and cabbage. You have received [Rabbit Fairy's Blessing]: Base Spirit Power +100, Nightmare Resistance +5%."
Upon waking, Su Xi asked curiously, "Only one blessing...?"
Beatrix looked confused and said, "I feel like something floated into my body."
Su Xi comforted her, "It's alright, it was just the blessing power of that rabbit."
Beatrix exclaimed in delight, "Oh, that Mr. Rabbit actually blessed us? But we were just helping him pull up carrots..."
"Hehe, don't worry, I'll give it to you."
In the eyes of NPCs, receiving a blessing from a higher being is a very joyful thing.
The system then continued to emit notification sounds.
"Ding! Congratulations on completing Princess Beatrix's Great Adventure Plan (Part Two)! Based on the contribution rewards, Tokisaki Kurumi has gained 4 million experience points and 40 Gold Coin, Su has gained 950,000 experience points and 9 Gold Coin, Princess Beatrix's loyalty has increased by 5, and Little Su has gained 50,000 experience points and 1 Gold Coin."
The rewards for this task are pretty good.
You've gained so much experience after just a few hours of fooling around; no wonder this mission is here to deliver benefits.
The group happily returned to the Holy Tree.
The next day.
After resting for three days, the pain caused by the Mana Backlash had almost completely subsided.
Not long after starting the game, the maid said that a guest was waiting for her. Su Xi could only ask Kurumi and Su Yu to wait while she went to see who the guest was.
Arrive at the Under Sacred Tree City.
The guest the elven maid mentioned was actually Miriam...
Su Xi frowned instantly, crossed her arms, and asked, "Didn't you go back to the Holy Capital with Gaburleth?"
"I'm going back."
Miriam bit her lip and said, "The Holy Capital has punished me, stripping me of my priesthood and demanding that I obtain His Highness's forgiveness before I can regain my original position."
"What kind of play is this?"
"Hmm?" Miriam looked puzzled.
"It's nothing." Su Xi sighed, then said, "As long as you never appear in front of me again, I can forgive you. To be honest, I really don't want to have any contact with your cult."
Miriam opened her mouth, but ultimately said nothing.
Then he turned and left.
Watching Miriam's departing figure, Su Xi muttered, "How inexplicable."
Back on the Holy Tree, Kurumi and Su Yu prepare to set off for the Shadow Empire to do missions and level up.
As the war between the Cult and the Shadow Empire intensifies, the number of NPC casualties on the border is increasing, and the monsters appearing are becoming increasingly powerful.
However, players also gained a lot from this war. At least these quests allowed them to level up much faster and avoid competing with others for monsters.
Because there are so many Fallen Ones in the Shadow Empire, you can't kill them all, let alone steal from others.
"Delon, that group of players has already gathered in Baiyu Town."
In a town within the Shadow Empire.
The Shadow Reaper guild, which had already chosen to become part of the Fallen Ones, accepted the quest to hunt players from the Fallen Priests.
The Adventurer's Guild will issue missions to hunt Fallen Ones, and the Fallen Ones will also issue missions to hunt down players.
At this moment, players from the Shadow Reaper Guild were already lurking around Baiyu Town.
From outside the town, all one could see were some deranged monsters and Fallen Ones wandering around.
Players gradually appeared outside Baiyu Town and killed the monsters wandering outside the town.
Baiyu Town used to be an ordinary human town, but after the Shadow Empire went awry, the imperial system collapsed overnight. Normal humans fled in panic, while the Fallen Ones from the Southern World poured into the empire, turning it into a Fallen Ones.
"Captain, shall we go into the town?"
After a five-person team arrived here following their mission, one of the team members asked...
"Let's not rush. The monsters are definitely more concentrated in the town. Going in with fewer people might not be advantageous," the captain said after a moment of thought.
If you get attacked by monsters inside and die and have to go back, it will be even more troublesome.
To be on the safe side, let's follow the other players and clear out all the monsters outside.
Soon.
Su Xi also received a mission in Peklo Town to clear out the monsters near Baiyu Town, and the three of them came here according to the mission instructions.
The three of them arrived by plane.
Therefore, it has received an exceptionally high level of attention.
"That person riding the broom looks like Ilena, doesn't it? Could it be that Your Highness Su has come here?"
"Since Kurumi is here too, it must be her."
"Sigh, if only I could Your Highness Su's team, I'd love to sit on His Your Highness Su's broom too."
"Come on, if you were a beautiful girl, I might believe that Your Highness Su would let you sit on her broom."
"Exactly, an Elf Saintess would never casually associate with a man like you."
"I feel that Your Highness Su is the kind of noble and pure girl who could make Unicorn willingly become her mount..."
"Don't be a simp!"
"If it's His Your Highness Su's dog, I think it's acceptable..."
Players killing monsters below saw Ilena flying through the sky and discussed it in their team voice chat.
There are many quests and monsters in the Shadow Empire now, and many famous guilds and players have come here. In fact, it can be said that most mid-to-high-level players have come here, except for players whose level is too low and who are still leveling up in other places.
Fortunately, the Shadow Empire has a large enough territory; otherwise, with so many players coming here to level up, it would have been incredibly crowded long ago.
"Hey... look at that nun, isn't that Miriam's been bothering you?"
Kurumi pointed to the ground, where among the players dressed in all sorts of different outfits, there was an NPC wearing a black nun's robe.
Upon closer inspection, it really was Miriam...
"Hehe, you don't seem to like her very much. Should I kill her? Anyway, NPCs can't be resurrected without special items," Kurumi said with a chuckle.
"Forget it, although I don't know what she's trying to do, she's lost her priesthood now, so let's just ignore her," Ilena said, shaking her head.
Although Ilena disliked Miriam very much, she didn't hate her to the point of wanting to kill her.
The monsters around Baiyu Town are between level 35 and 42.
It's very suitable for players in this level range, but even if it's suitable, ordinary players still need to team up to kill this kind of monster.
After all, players have different attribute preferences and skill/talent effects, so fighting alone is never as efficient as forming a team.
Of course, exceptions exist for characters like Su Xi Kurumi, whose attributes are off the charts and whose skill effects are incredibly powerful.
Even now, dealing with monsters of this level is still very easy for Kurumi.
However, this is only the beginning. The war between the Shadow Empire and the Holy Grace Divine Cult will last at least six months, and the longer it goes on, the stronger the Fallen Ones in this region will become.
Currently, the Life Level of these Fallen Ones and Fallen Monsters are generally still at the normal level. As time goes by, more and more Elite Level, Silver Level, and even Gold Rank will appear eventually.
The mere thought of the attributes of a level 40+ Golden Lifeform Lord sends chills down one's spine.
In the previous life, the war resulted in the failure of the Holy Grace Divine Cult to subdue the Shadow Empire, which then became a paradise for the Fallen Ones and a leveling ground for many players.
(I'm exhausted, can't think of a plot, and it feels like the more I update, the worse the stats get... cries... Only one chapter today, I'll add another one tomorrow.)