Grinding Reputation
Apart from the first mission to Rescue the Water Elementals.
The second task is to mine resources for an elder murloc. The objective is to mine 10 portions of Frost Ore and 10 portions of Primal Water. The reward is 100 Immortal Emblem.
The quest description said that it could be found in the mines on the island, but unfortunately Jing Wuming hadn't learned mining and didn't Jing Wuming the time. So, he simply asked his friend in Stormwind City to buy it from the auction house and send it to him. Anyway, the camp had a mailbox, so he easily got one.
The third mission was given to an Ice Lurker named Agnes. The mission involved scouting the terrain of a certain area on the Lost Island, which was easily accomplished by a Stealth assassin. Another 100 Immortal Emblem were mine.
The fourth quest was received from Azathoth. The quest involved killing 10 Naga soldiers and 10 Naga Warrior. It was easily completed, and you received 100 Immortal Emblem.
Once you've completed these tasks, a new batch of tasks will appear; just keep doing them.
Jing Wuming discovered that every time he accepted a quest, he would consistently receive a quest to kill Naga, almost always issued by Azathoth. However, the number and type of Naga to kill would vary each time; either the number would increase, or their combat strength would grow, gradually increasing the difficulty. He would kill Naga Warrior, then Naga champions, then Naga guards, and finally Naga witches. What Jing Wuming found strange was that these Naga wouldn't respawn after being killed. If too many people were doing the quest, the quest monsters might be wiped out after a few waves, forcing those who arrived late to abandon the quest or venture further afield on the island. It was truly bizarre.
Besides missions like killing a few enemies, Jing Wuming often gets resource collection missions every time he accepts a quest. These missions include things like Primal Water, Frost Ore, and Arcane Crystal. According to the mission descriptions, these items can be found on the island. However, Jing Wuming found that many of these missions were very frustrating. Either he couldn't find the items described in the mission, or the quantity was so small that it wasn't enough to mine. In the end, he simply spent money to have someone buy them from the auction house and send them to him.
In just half a day, I spent several hundred yuan on materials, but I'm really going all out for the epic weapon Jing Wuming.
In fact, there are quite a few players who work hard to complete quests and gain reputation, just like Jing Wuming. Casual players may be after those blue and green quality weapons and equipment, which can be bought for 1,000 Immortal Emblem, meaning they only need to complete ten quests to get them. Some collectors are after rare pets and rare mounts. Equipment will eventually be outdated, but cool mounts will never go out of style.
As a result, the various quest NPCs were always crowded with adventurers accepting and turning in quests. In this small camp, hundreds of adventurers were busy having a great time.
As evening fell, Xiao Yu listened to his subordinates' reports on the mission's progress and was overjoyed. These adventurers had killed thousands of Naga in a single day, and these Naga had no idea what was happening. If so Naga had been killed by Xiao Yu's Water Elemental Legion, the system would have classified it as a 'war incident,' and the Naga would likely have organized a large-scale counterattack. However, since the monsters were killed by the adventurers, the system would have classified it as a 'security incident,' Naga would at most have increased the number of patrols.
Furthermore, monsters killed during story events do not respawn until the event ends. This means that the Naga on Lost Island lost thousands of troops in just one day. And this is only on Xiao Yu's side. To the west of Lost Island, there is also the Mermaid Camp established by Song of the Ocean. The difference is that it receives Horde players. I guess the Horde players have killed quite a few Naga as well, Xiao Yu thought smugly.
He also amassed a large amount of resources. Many players find resource gathering quests too troublesome and simply have their friends buy them from the auction house and send them to them. Of course, some players also go to mine for resources themselves and have even managed to mine quite a few ores. However, it's hard to say whether they can mine the items required for the quest.
After a day, all the materials needed to build the Primal Pool and the Ice Palace were collected. Of course, you can never have too many materials, since the more troops and buildings you build, the better. You'll need to build at least five or six Primal Pools, three or four Ice Palaces, and a few dozen more Ice Towers. This amount of materials is still far from enough.
However, while Xiao Yu felt great, the adventurers who had put in a lot of effort were equally excited and didn't stop even at night, including Jing Wuming.
By the end of the day, Jing Wuming had successfully raised his the Immortals reputation to Friendly and earned nearly two thousand Immortal Emblem, enough to buy some blue and green equipment from the Immortals Quartermaster. However, his epic weapon was still a long way off.
However, it's not really suitable to go out and do quests at night. Even for him, killing monsters alone in the pitch-black night is a very dangerous thing.
Bored, he wandered around the camp. Besides the quests, there were some interesting details in the camp worth discovering. He knew that often, the most valuable quests were hidden by game designers in inconspicuous corners, waiting for players to find them. As he walked, a green Water Elemental suddenly caught Jing Wuming's attention.
This green Water Elemental somehow found a yellow coral and put it on its head, making it look like an exclamation mark, constantly swaying around.
(Is this guy impersonating a quest NPC? But why is he using a coral as a prop?) Curious, Jing Wuming walked over anyway. "Is there anything I can help you with?"
Big Water Cunt (the corrupted Water Elemental elder): "Of course, of course, it's actually very simple. I've been bored lately and want to find a beautiful woman to dance and sing for me to relieve my boredom. So, you find me a beautiful woman to dance and sing for me, and the reward will be absolutely huge."
(Holy crap, what kind of quest is this? Find beautiful women to dance and sing, and what's with that tone?) Jing Wuming glanced at the Water Elemental's name, "Big Water Cunt"? What kind of NPC would have such a name? Damn, is this guy a player in disguise?
As a seasoned player, Jing Wuming naturally knew that many of the NPCs and monsters in this game were actually played by players. He usually judged them by their tone of voice, names, and other details. Based on his judgment, most of the ones he had encountered before were NPCs. However, this Big Water Cunt in front of him was definitely a player, no doubt about it. His internet accent and bizarre name made it impossible for him to be an NPC.
Thinking about this, he couldn't be bothered to pretend to be polite anymore.
"Hey bro, are you a gamer?"
Big Water Cunt (the corrupted Water Elemental elder): "Holy crap, how did you figure that out? You can even guess that? You're amazing!"
Jing Wuming, thinking to himself, "It would be a miracle if I couldn't guess it."
P. S.: The chapter title for Chapter 158 was misspelled; it should be Chapter 157. Please take note, I will correct it tomorrow.