Some of Shangri-La Frontier's major NPCs possessed remarkably high AI intelligence, much like the Sukuwood now standing before Seiya and Sun Yue.
Though he did indeed look like a young brat, because he was involved in the unique scenario of "Abyssal Kukanid," he possessed intelligence that ordinary NPCs lacked.
The curses on Seiya and Sun Yue immediately opened his eyes, and he instinctively believed that they were the people he had been looking for.
However, the quest mechanics were what they were. Panshilgon was the one who had completed the prerequisite quest of teaching the tavern thugs a lesson, so even though Sukuwood found Seiya and Sun Yue more extraordinary, he could only invite Panshilgon to set sail, not them.
There was no helping it. The quest program was there, and even AI with extremely high autonomous intelligence could not break that rule.
In other words, either Panshilgon gave up the unique scenario quest and let Seiya's group trigger the prerequisite quest again by following the steps.
Or they could only team up with Panshilgon, the person who had completed the prerequisite quest, so that they could all accept the unique scenario triggered by Sukuwood.
"Seiya, Sun Yue, the tables have turned now."
Seeing Panshilgon's smug expression, Sun Yue's teeth began to itch with irritation.
"Though I don't know exactly what 'Abyssal Kukanid' is, as one of the Seven Supreme Species, it definitely isn't some ordinary creature, right?
Even if you've accepted its unique scenario quest, with just you... at most with Rust added in, you have no chance of taking down one of the Seven Supreme Species, do you?"
"Sun Yue, you bastard, what do you mean by that? Looking down on me, are you?"
The moment Sun Yue finished speaking, Rust beside him immediately took offense, looking ready