The Seven-Colored Deer is Tricking Players Again

"Why are there so many people?"

Xiao Fan looked at the teams of players coming and going with a surprised expression.

Isn't the Monster Region a very niche area?

Although players' strength has greatly increased, the terror of Magic Beast is far greater than that of Fierce Beast.

Xiao Fan originally thought it was normal for player teams to come, but the sheer number of players was beyond his expectations.

"It seems I underestimated the players' ambition."

Xiao Fan sighed inwardly.

Although Jian Qingfeng had told him that there were quite a few players exploring the Monster Region, he hadn't expected there to be so many.

Xiao Fan's arrival also attracted the attention of the surrounding players; every passing team would turn around and glance at him.

These days, there aren't any players who dare to venture into the Monster Region alone.

Even though Xiao Fan didn't care much about what others thought, he still felt a little uncomfortable at this moment.

More importantly, he discovered that the direction these players were heading seemed to be towards the lake where the Fairy Fish lived.

This won't do.

This place was the location Xiao Fan had chosen for Zijin to undergo his tribulation.

He didn't know how wide the Lightning Tribulation was; it would be ridiculous if it struck and killed all the players.

"How about I find you another place to undergo your tribulation?"

Xiao Fan discussed this with Zijin in the Contract Beast Space.

Zijin didn't care either; it didn't matter where she underwent her tribulation.

Fewer players disturbing us is a good thing.

"Alright, you decide. As for that little fish, I'll chop it up for you after I successfully complete my tribulation. I guarantee you'll be able to complete the mission."

"Okay, let's go somewhere else then."

Xiao Fan spoke.

He was actually quite curious about what these players were doing in the Fairy Fish direction, but he didn't have much time to worry about that right now. Helping Zijin get through the Lightning Tribulation as soon as possible was the most important thing.

Just as Xiao Fan was about to leave, a group of people walked towards him.

A man at the front of the line stared at Xiao Fan in shock, saying incredulously.

"Damn, are you even alone?"

"Brother?"

Xiao Fan looked at the other person's face, which appeared to be in his thirties, and then pointed to himself.

Could the other person be calling him?

Etc.

Xiao Fan suddenly remembered that he was currently using Si Ming's face.

Si Ming is actually forty-five years old, so it doesn't seem like a problem for the other party to call him "older brother".

All right.

Just as Xiao Fan was about to speak, the man suddenly stepped forward, patted Xiao Fan on the shoulder, and gave him a lewd look.

"I never imagined that even at your age, you'd still be so..."

The man winked at Xiao Fan and gave him a knowing look.

Xiao Fan:????

What is this guy talking about? Why is he doing this at his age?

Why can't we just say things directly? Why make this fuss?

Xiao Fan was truly speechless.

"Muzi, don't be rude."

A slightly older male player in the team called out to the player named Muzi.

Muzi pursed her lips.

"Captain, I was just joking with this guy."

Xiao Fan: Do I look like I want to laugh?

However, Muzi's words gave Xiao Fan a clue: these players seemed to have a purpose in coming here.

Moreover, this purpose doesn't seem very ethical.

Captain Muzi shook his head helplessly, walked up to Xiao Fan, and apologized with a look of remorse.

"Sorry, buddy, my teammate is quite young, so he's not very scholarly and can be a bit eccentric. Please don't mind."

"My name is Dong Hu, from the Mirror City Server. May I ask your ID, bro?"

The captain of Muzi's team said very politely.

"Players on the Mirror City Server?"

Xiao Fan looked at Dong Hu in front of him with some surprise.

He didn't have the haughty, arrogant attitude of the Mirror City players at all; he actually seemed quite friendly.

Dong Hu seemed to have seen through Xiao Fan's thoughts and chuckled twice.

"We are just ordinary players in Mirror City, not those privileged children."

Although Mirror City was previously Hermit Families, these families still needed to eat, drink, and relieve themselves. In addition to the servants of these families, many ordinary people also lived there before.

These ordinary people are just serving the families inside.

Dong Hu's team consists of ordinary players from Mirror City.

However, the players in their team are all quite talented. They did well on the Mirror City Server before, otherwise they wouldn't have reached level 100 by now.

After the server merge event ended, they heard that the rewards in the Monster Region were even better, so they came to try their luck.

"I see."

Xiao Fan nodded and replied.

My name is Si Ming.

"The Si Ming?"

Dong Hu frowned, feeling like he'd heard the name somewhere before, but couldn't quite place it.

"Looks like a really strong player from Dragon Nation."

Dong Hu thought to himself.

Anyone who dares to enter the Monster Region is either a fool or a strong person.

Seeing that Xiao Fan didn't seem like a fool, Dong Hu concluded that there was only one possibility left.

Si Ming is a very powerful figure in the Dragon Nation.

Players like Dong Hu have long lived on servers like Mirror City, where large clans are numerous, and their respect for the strong is ingrained in their bones.

Although Xiao Fan wasn't particularly famous, they still showed him the respect due to a strong person.

"Brother Si Ming, why are you in the Monster Region alone?"

Dong Hu asked curiously as well.

"Me? I brought a little one here to undergo the Lightning Tribulation."

Xiao Fan answered truthfully.

Dong Hu, Muzi:...

What kind of thing undergoes Lightning Tribulation?

If you don't want to talk about it, then don't. What kind of excuse is this?

Even if they weren't originally from the Dragon Nation Server, they've already figured out all the gameplay mechanics of the Dragon Nation Server in the past few days.

They were quite certain that the Dragon Nation Server did not have this feature.

"If you don't want to talk about it, then don't. There's no point in lying."

Muzi rolled her eyes.

Dong Hu gave him a displeased look.

"Stop being so arrogant. If Brother Si Ming doesn't want to talk about it, that's fine. It's his private matter."

Xiao Fan:...

It's no wonder people these days only believe what they think in their own hearts, and don't believe the truth spoken by others.

However, he only met Dong Hu's team briefly, and they only chatted twice; whether they believed him or not was irrelevant.

Thinking about the Zijin Tribulation, Xiao Fan didn't want to say anything more to them, so he took his leave.

"Huh? You didn't come here for that mysterious Mermaid?"

Muzi looked surprised when she saw that Xiao Fan was really leaving.

"A mysterious Mermaid?"

Xiao Fan stopped in his tracks.

Are they talking about Fairy Fish?

To be honest, as long as the other side of her face isn't shown, the Fairy Fish is indeed a stunning beauty.

Are all these people here for the Fairy Fish?

Did the Fairy Fish issue quests to other players while he was away?

Thinking of this, Xiao Fan turned around, wanting to ask for clarification.

After all, the rewards for level 300 Magic Beast quests are quite generous. If Fairy Fish really has a new quest, he'll definitely want to get involved.

Seeing Xiao Fan's puzzled expression, Muzi realized that he really didn't know anything about Fairy Fish, so she told him about the legend of Mermaid.

"Brother, you should know that where we are now is a buffer zone of the level 100 area, right?"

The so-called level 100 buffer zone refers to the area between the player's level 100 and level 100.

That is, the location of those Neutral level 300 Magic Beast.

Xiao Fan already knew this from Jian Qingfeng, so he nodded.

"I know."

"Um."

Muzi responded and continued.

"There are several Neutral Magic Beast in the level 100 Buffer Zone. Players can get quests from these Neutral Magic Beast, and completing the quests will reward them handsomely."

Xiao Fan:... Can you tell me something I don't know?

Muzi, completely oblivious to Xiao Fan's impatient expression, continued speaking.

"There's a Seven-Colored Deer in this buffer zone. Completing its quest will reward you with a token for upgrading your city."

"During the event a few days ago, many factions received City Building Token, so after the event ended, many factions sent teams to find the Seven-Colored Deer to do quests."

After hearing Muzi's explanation, Xiao Fan finally understood why there were so many people in the Monster Region.

"It seems that not all the teams in the Monster Region are there to hunt Magic Beast; most are there to find the Seven-Colored Deer's city Upgrade Token."

Xiao Fan thought to himself.

Xiao Fan wasn't surprised that other players knew the Seven-Colored Deer had Upgrade Token for quests.

After all, this mission information was originally transmitted from the Mirror City Server.

As for why players on the Mirror City Server knew about the Dragon Nation Monster Region quest, that remains a mystery to this day.

It's not surprising that news of a faction uniting with both white and black nations within the Mirror City Server has spread among players.

"But what does all this have to do with Mermaid?"

Xiao Fan asked, puzzled.

Muzi shook her head helplessly. "Look at you, getting anxious again? You're so old, be more composed and let me continue."

Xiao Fan:...

This person is so annoying! I really feel like killing him.

Muzi, oblivious to Xiao Fan's murderous gaze, continued speaking slowly.

This time, he made a surprising statement.

"The legend of the Mermaid was told to the player by the Seven-Colored Deer."

"The Seven-Colored Deer says there is an exceptionally beautiful Mermaid in the Neutral zone. If a player can win her heart, she will sign a contract with the player and become their pet."

At this point, a glint of fervor flashed in Muzi's eyes.

"That beautiful mermaid is a level 300 Magic Beast! If we can form a contract with her, aside from anything else, players will be safe from any danger before reaching level 300. Don't you think everyone's going crazy?"

Xiao Fan:...

That Old Ox... no, that Seven-Colored Deer is fooling the players again.

Xiao Fan vaguely remembered that he had been tricked by the Seven-Colored Deer into going to find the Fairy Fish in order to get a better reward.

As a result, he was ambushed by the people from the City of Kings and almost perished. Fortunately, he managed to escape with the Dragon Token given to him by "Crush Your Bird".

Now, the Seven-Colored Deer is using the same method to scam other players again.

This old lantern deer.

For a moment, Xiao Fan was unsure whether the Seven-Colored Deer belonged to the category of Neutral Magic Beast.

Although he doesn't attack players personally, he will kill every player who tries to do a quest with him.

Thinking of this, Xiao Fan looked at Dong Hu's team and kindly offered a reminder.

"I advise you not to go looking for that Fairy Fish. The Seven-Colored Deer's words may not be credible. If you've ever played Magic Beast, you should know that Magic Beast players look down on human players and would never sign a contract with them."

"The Fairy Fish is just a Neutral Magic Beast, she's not stupid. How could she possibly form a contract with players, especially low-level ones? I advise you to leave as soon as you get the city Upgrade Token."

Xiao Fan thought Dong Hu's team was decent, so he kindly offered some advice. If they insisted on ignoring him, then there was nothing he could do.

Upon hearing Xiao Fan's words, Dong Hu also realized that something was amiss.

Actually, he didn't recommend the team go find the Fairy Fish in the first place, because the idea of making a contract with a level 300 Magic Beast sounded too outrageous.

But his teammates were all eager to try.

In their words, since the Magic Beast in this area are all Neutral, they might as well give it a try.

If you're lucky, you'll get an invulnerability token for levels 300 and below; if you're unlucky, you'll just have wasted your trip. Anyway, the event is over, so it doesn't matter.

"No, no, no."

Muzi shook her head and continued.

"At first, the players thought the Seven-Colored Deer was lying. But since they were already there, one team of players secretly went to the location of the Mermaid, following the coordinates given by the Seven-Colored Deer. Guess how they found her?"

"They really did see a Mermaid in the middle of the lake."

"It's said that the Mermaid is incredibly beautiful; even just her profile is more beautiful than any other woman on the entire Blue Star."

Muzi spoke with a look of longing, as if she could already see the breathtakingly beautiful Fairy Fish.

Xiao Fan rolled his eyes.

"That's just a side profile; if she turned around, she'd scare at least three players to death."

Xiao Fan thought to himself, "This is ridiculous."

"It's said that every player who sees the Mermaid undoubtedly wants to have her."

"Leaving aside safety and strength, the Mermaid's beauty alone is enough to make countless players do anything to win her over."

Muzi became more and more excited as she spoke, her eyes shining brightly.

Xiao Fan said calmly, "But can you sway her? That's a level 300 Magic Beast. A single splash of water from her and you're all dead."

Muzi:...

What nonsense is he talking about? Is he referring to the kind of "moved" thing he's talking about?

This person is so old, why does he always think about fighting and killing?

Is there anything more beautiful than winning the heart of a stunningly Mermaid with love?

"Brother Si Ming, why don't you come with us and see for yourself? Even though the Mermaid didn't choose you, you won't have lived in vain if you can still witness her beauty."

"No need," Xiao Fan waved his hand and refused.

"I've seen that Mermaid you're talking about. She's incredibly ugly; just one look at her is enough to make you bleed half your life."

"And if you show any fear, the Fairy Fish is no longer a Neutral Magic Beast; she will get angry and kill you on the spot."

"That Seven-Colored Deer sent you to find the Fairy Fish with ill intentions."

Xiao Fan offered his well-intentioned advice, but Muzi clearly didn't believe him.

"Big brother, you don't have a fetish for ugly things, do you? You see ugly things as beautiful, and beautiful things as ugly."

"If that Fairy Fish is really ugly, why would so many players go to such lengths to get her?"

Having said all that, Xiao Fan didn't want to say anything more.

He had tried to persuade them all, but since they were determined to commit suicide, he had no choice but to respect their wishes.

Just as Xiao Fan was about to leave.

A player screamed from ahead.

"What happened?"