The Old Sea Turtle's Story

As Xiao Yu had predicted, Lost Island's revenue declined slightly in the following days. However, thanks to effective promotion, even more adventurers came to the island. This was largely due to the fact that one of his newly recruited studio members had experience in advertising and promotion.

On game forums, he posted videos and threads, heavily promoting how winning battles on Lost Island would unlock treasure chests and how great the loot from several dungeons was. Coupled with the momentum generated by Azathoth's previous defeat of the Naga army, he did attract some players to come and play on the island.

At the same time, Xiao Yu also began to send people to contact the two guilds, Glory War Soul and Heavenly Kingdom Dynasty, promising them some benefits. In short, it was nothing more than equipment, money, and in-game information, which Xiao Yu had no shortage of. In return, the two guilds would have to fight for Xiao Yu when necessary, and the two guilds readily agreed.

As for the Moonlight Travel Group, it's relatively more troublesome. Xiao Yu has already devised a script and arranged for some of his NPCs to contact these people (although players can also impersonate them, it's often difficult for players to fake the naturalness of NPCs).

The NPCs that Xiao Yu sends out are all those who are good-looking, charming, and easy to trust.

For example, there are beautiful water sprites, cute Little Murloc, mysterious sea monsters, and kind-hearted sea turtles. Moreover, the quests that these NPCs have are quite interesting.

The first group sent out were a group of water sprites. The task they gave the adventurers was to find a freshwater lake, because the water sprites disliked seawater. They needed the adventurers' help to find a freshwater lake on the Lost Island where they could live. After completing this task, the water sprites gave each of them a kiss as a reward.

Most adventurers would probably be cursing if they received such a quest reward. Some might even be so hot-tempered that they might just go all out and kill all those water monsters.

However, the members of the Moonlight Travel Group found the reward for this mission quite romantic, and they were all very happy about it.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Yu immediately realized that his guess was correct; these people were clearly RPG enthusiasts, so he sent out a second subordinate.

This time, the quest was issued by an adorable Little Murloc, specially selected by Xiao Yu from thousands of murloc babies. With blue skin, bright, sparkling eyes, and a playful voice, it was as cute as could be. The quest issued by this Little Murloc was to tame a shark as a mount, because this Little Murloc had a very grand dream: to become a knight, and therefore needed a shark as a mount.

The RPG enthusiasts of the Moonlight Travel Group were indeed moved by the Little Murloc's dream. They painstakingly captured a shark for Little Murloc to ride. Then, the Little Murloc asked for a weapon, so the RPG enthusiasts went and found a Shark Rider's Lance (an epic polearm) for Little Murloc.

The Little Murloc was overjoyed and revealed a secret to the adventurers: deep in the sea there was a city called Hydra City, where an old sea turtle lived who loved to tell stories.

Upon hearing that there was a story to tell, the RPG fans immediately got excited. This was clearly the beginning of a hidden plot, not to mention the legendary underwater city. For them, exploring the legendary underwater city was much more exciting than playing dungeons, so they hurriedly asked the Little Murloc to lead the way.

However, entering the underwater city is not so easy. The Little Murloc asks the adventurers to find a group of sea monsters for help. Only with the Sirens' Blessing can they travel to Hydra City.

Following the Little Murloc's directions, the Moonlight Travel Group indeed found a group of sirens on the beach. Of course, these sirens were also arranged by Xiao Yu, but the sirens were naturally unwilling to help easily (it would be strange if they helped easily). Instead, they gave the adventurers another task. It turned out that a sirens priestess had fallen in love with a mermaid maid from the Song of the Ocean. However, the mermaid and the sirens were currently hostile to each other, and the two could not meet. The sirens asked the adventurers to help deliver a love letter.

The adventurers were immediately moved by this earth-shattering, tear-jerking lesbian love (siren and mermaid are both female), so they sent out Night Elf thief from their party, who risked his life to venture deep into the territory of the Song of the Ocean, deliver the love letter to the mermaid maid, and bring back a reply.

Having completed the siren's mission, they finally received the Sirens' Blessing. Then, the siren led the adventurers deep into the sea and to the Hydra City.

They were among the first adventurers to visit Hydra City, and were immediately amazed by the beauty of the underwater city. However, while marveling at Hydra City's beauty, they did not forget their business.

"Hey Little Murloc, where's that old sea turtle you mentioned?" Water Falls Without a Trace asked, while gazing at the stunning underwater cityscape.

"It's just ahead, almost there! Come with me!" The Little Murloc happily rode his shark mount, and in a flash, they arrived in front of a giant conch shell. The conch shell seemed to be a structure made from the remains of some kind of giant Marine Life, and then he went straight inside through the entrance of the conch shell.

The others hurriedly followed, passing through a tunnel. To their surprise, they discovered that there was air inside. Although the Sirens' Blessing allowed them to Water Breathing, being able to breathe air was always better.

Inside the conch shell was a circular chamber, arranged like an Arabian palace. At the very back of the palace lay an old sea turtle. It was a very, very old sea turtle, with wrinkled skin and droopy cheeks. Its eyes were half-open and half-closed, as if it were about to fall asleep or die at any moment.

Old sea turtle. "Oh dear, let me see, isn't that Little Murloc? What brings you back to visit this old man?"

Little Murloc: "I brought some friends with me; they also want to hear your story."

Old sea turtle. "Oh dear, that's wonderful! It's been so long since I've told a story. So, my friends from the surface, please sit down. I just remembered a story that might interest you."

A group of adventurers excitedly sat down around the old sea turtle.

The old sea turtle's face showed a look of reminiscence, and then it began to tell its story, "This story took place hundreds of years ago—"