"Main Quest: Obtain Dragon Crystal of Crag Canyon. Quest completion status: Completed." "Side Quest: Destroy the Dark Portal. Quest completion status: Incomplete." "Please return to the Real World within ten days. Would you like to return now?"
Listening to the mechanical voice of the Shuttle in his mind, Xiao Hen sighed. He had originally thought the most difficult Main Quest would be completed this easily. Of course, this was also due to the assistance of the plot characters Lothar and Khadgar. If he had been entirely on his own, the difficulty would have been extremely high.
Conversely, the Side Quest he had originally thought would be of lower difficulty—destroying the Dark Portal—couldn't be completed. Fortunately, failing a Side Quest only meant missing out on the quest rewards, with no terrifying penalties to speak of.
Hearing the Shuttle ask if he wished to return immediately, Xiao Hen didn't even think about it and instantly clicked no.
There were still ten days left, so there was no rush to return right now.
The journey back to Stormwind City was rather slow. The cavalry troop was carrying a large amount of flesh and limbs from the green dragon's body, along with several soldiers who had been injured during the dragon slaying, which kept their pace from speeding up.
Riding on his horse, Xiao Hen occasionally chatted and laughed with Lothar and Khadgar. During a quiet moment, however, he asked the Shuttle: "The Main Quest is completed. What is my reward this time? Is it an authority upgrade?"
Regarding the Shuttle's authority, Xiao Hen currently held Beginner Authority, yet he actually didn't understand much about this authority system. Up until now, Xiao Hen hadn't derived any great benefits from authority. The only time he had received advance intelligence