Furthermore, the system decided when to issue these quests. They were triggered only after players met certain special conditions.
Just like now, as soon as the quest system appeared, the system issued Qin Shaofeng a quest.
Level Up: One-Star Quest. The first ordinary quest issued by the system. The player must gain one level. Upon completion, they will receive 10 Points and 100 experience points.
So it really was a quest!
Looking at his status screen, Qin Shaofeng felt another surge of delight.
Now that he had a quest system, wouldn't he level up even faster?
After a full day, Qin Shaofeng had finished off all three hundred-plus demon beasts sent by the Beast Arena, and his level had risen to Body Tempering Eighth Level.
Player: Qin Shaofeng Level: Body Tempering Eighth Level, 687/800 (113 experience points short of the next level, Body Tempering Ninth Level) Inner Qi Points: 240/240 (Body Tempering Eighth Level grants 80 Inner Qi Points; tripled by Yi Jin Jing) Skills: Fiery Golden Eyes, Yi Jin Jing Battle Beast: Hundred Spirits Demon Fox Equipment: None Quest: None Points: 110
Body Tempering Eighth Level!
And he was only a little over a hundred experience points away from advancing to Body Tempering Ninth Level.
That was what those three hundred-plus demon beasts had done for him.
Although the system had only given Qin Shaofeng one quest when the quest system was activated, he hadn't received any more quest rewards or experience.
Still, the experience he'd gained from killing the demon beasts had exceeded his expectations.
He'd originally thought he'd be lucky to reach Body Tempering Seventh Level after killing them all.
He hadn't expected to be on the verge of reaching Body Tempering Ninth Level.
Of course, this was also thanks to the bonus experience he got for killing monsters above his level.
Without that bonus, Qin Shaofeng would have gained nowhere near as much experience from killing those demon beasts.
Now his level had risen to Body Tempering Eighth Level, and the quest system had been activated, too.
Add to that the Hundred Spirits Demon Fox as his Battle Beast.
Qin Shaofeng had made an incredibly rich haul this time!
He was almost tempted to rush straight to the Zhang Family and thank Zhang Lingyun properly.
But even if he couldn't thank Zhang Lingyun in person, Qin Shaofeng felt he ought to show his appreciation somehow.
So two days later, the Hundred Beasts Banquet went ahead as planned. And with Qin Shaofeng's ulterior motives driving things, it turned into quite the lively affair.
The Hundred Beasts Banquet lasted two whole days. Even Old Master Qin made a cheerful appearance during the festivities.
As Qin Shaofeng had expected, not a single person from the Zhang Family showed up.
It was the first time since the City Lord Competition had begun that the Qin and Zhang Families had clashed and the Qin Family had come out on top.
No wonder Old Master Qin had been so cheerful when he appeared.
But that joy didn't last long. An unexpected piece of news arrived, and Old Master Qin's mood soured all over again.
The day after the Hundred Beasts Banquet ended, in Old Master Qin's room.
"What? The competition's been moved up?"
Qin Shaofeng cried out in surprise, unable to stop himself from springing to his feet.
Just moments ago, his grandfather had summoned him and told him some very bad news.
The City Lord Competition had been moved up. It would take place in three days.
It was so sudden. No one had expected the competition, still more than twenty days away, to be brought forward—and by so much.
"Alas, there's nothing we can do. The order came down from North Yang City, which has direct jurisdiction over Lanjiang City. There's no mistake!"
Old Master Qin sighed, his voice heavy.
North Yang City was one of the four cities of the north, south, east, and west. It was one of Lianyang Kingdom's four major cities, ruling over smaller cities such as Lanjiang City.
The strength of North Yang City alone was enough to crush Lanjiang City countless times over.
So Lanjiang City had no way to resist North Yang City's orders, let alone defy them.
Old Master Qin understood all too well that if things continued this way and the Zhang Family seized the City Lord's seat in Lanjiang City, the Qin Family would be in grave danger.
Things had turned dire!
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