Legend of Mir 2: Seeking the Truth in Marfa

"Stop. It's so late, what's the matter?" The captain of the guard at the camp gate stopped the two men.

"We are ready to take on the task, but we don't have enough manpower, so we came to the quarry to find help," said Brooke.

"You mean the criminal in the quarry? First of all, he needs to be willing; secondly, he needs to pay a certain amount of bail." said the captain.

"How much bail is required?"

"That depends on the person's strength. A fifth-rank cultivator gets 100 Yuanbao per day, and a sixth-rank cultivator gets 300."

"What about the seventh turn?"

"1000!"

"My lord, your bail is far too high! We are about to undertake a difficult mission that will be extremely beneficial to the Empire. For the criminals, accompanying us will be more arduous and dangerous than working in a quarry, but for the honor of the Empire, we are willing to take the risk! Therefore, my lord, please make the bail cheaper."

"Oh? What mission are you going to take?"

"Explore the wild monster area and kill high-level monsters."

"Who do you want help with?"

"Ximen Kongmie."

"Ximen Kongmie? I'm afraid he won't be willing to help. This guy always makes excuses when asked to go to the front line, let alone the monster wild area which is more dangerous than the front line." said the captain of the guard.

"If he really doesn't want to, then we can only give up. But I still need to trouble you to ask him and tell him that it was Brook who came to see him." Brook said as he secretly stuffed 200 yuan into the guard's pocket.

"Well~Okay, you wait. Come, bring Ximen Kongmie here!" the guard captain ordered.

Yuan Bufan whispered in the team:

"Brooke, I heard that Ximen Kongmie was exiled to the Warcraft battlefield because he committed a serious crime. You actually asked him for help?"

"Yeah. This guy is very powerful," Brook said. The key is that he doesn't know any other 7th rank masters. Here, he can only ask Ximen Kongmie for help.

"...Will he listen to your commands?"

"I guess so. If he doesn't obey our orders, we'll just fire him." Brooke said with a smile.

Soon, the guards brought out Ximen Kongmie, who was wearing prison clothes and shackles.

"Ximen Kongmie, this Mr. Brook said he wants to take you to explore the wild area with monsters. Are you willing?" said the captain of the guard.

"willing."

"Hey, you're willing?"

"I'm tired of digging stones and want to change my environment." Ximen Kongmie said very bluntly.

"Okay. You know the rules. If the mission is successful, your reward will be determined entirely by this gentleman, and you are not allowed to complain. If the mission fails, you will be forced to serve on the front lines for a week, and you will have no reason to refuse. Regardless of whether the mission is completed or not, you must report back to the Central Camp Quarry immediately upon the deadline. Even if you have been assigned a long-term mission, you must report back once a day."

"I know!"

The guard turned to Brook and Yuan Bufan and said:

"You two, Ximen Kongmie is from our Central Camp Quarry. While carrying out missions that benefit the empire is a good thing, according to the rules, as a 7th-rank cultivator, you still have to pay a minimum bail of 200 Yuanbao per day."

"Okay." Brook paid 200 yuan.

"Go and get Ximen Kongmie's equipment for him." The captain of the guard ordered his men.

Ximen Kongmie took off the shackles and put on his own equipment.

"Sir, we take our leave!"

Brook led the two out of the camp.

"Senior, long time no see." Brook stopped and finally had the chance to greet Ximen Kongmie.

"It's only been a few days. Brook, you've made rapid progress and have already reached the fifth level. Do you want to take on the mission of exploring the wild area with monsters? This kind of mission may be difficult, but it's only average. Even if you complete it, it won't reduce my guilt." Ximen Kongmie said directly.

“What are the mitigating tasks?”

"Kill the main monster of the monster side, or break through the monster underground camp."

"What a coincidence. Senior and I have the same idea."

"...But you were talking about an exploration mission?"

"We have to proceed step by step. First, explore the wild area, annihilate small groups of monsters, and kill lone high-level monsters. Once the monsters are almost weakened, we can destroy the arrow tower and occupy the camp. Also, our team needs to work together, so we can't just attack the arrow tower and the camp right away."

"Yeah, that makes sense! You actually thought of coordinating the team. Who are the members now? ... Brook, you're not going to tell me that besides you and me, your team only has this rank 6 mage, right?"

"Senior, you really have a keen eye! Not bad, just the three of us."

“...What’s the point of running-in? There are only three of us and we can’t even defeat the main monster!” Ximen Kongmie said unhappily.

"Senior, why don't you underestimate yourself? I believe that with your participation, we will be able to defeat the most powerful monster in no time!"

"So you're only counting on me? When we encounter monsters, you won't ask me to fight them, control them, and deal damage, right? Haha, you really think too highly of me."

"Haha, those who are capable should do more work! Don't worry, senior, I won't cheat you. Anyway, the bail has been paid, why not come with us and give it a try. If things don't work out, you can leave at any time, I won't blame you."

"You said it! If I run away when we encounter danger, don't complain." Ximen Kongmie said absentmindedly, playing with the leaves he had picked. He was not optimistic about this three-person team.

Of course, it was impossible to convince a master like Ximen Kongmie with just a few empty words. Brook was just casually arguing with him. As for how to convince him, there was no rush and he would talk about it later.

"Senior, do you have the City Return Stone? Let's go and get the quest together."

The three of them started returning to the city and returned to the safe zone.

Brooke found the mission officer again and applied for an exploration mission.

"Sir, I've added one more team member this time."

"Oh my, you actually found a rank 7 expert? Okay, the task can be given to you. But your team is small, so I can only give you a task compass. You must come back before 12 o'clock in the evening to hand in the task. Even if the task map is not fully lit up, you must come back in time." The task officer reminded.

"Ok."

Explore the area: Bring your mission-specific compass and explore the latest situation in the Monster Wild Area in the upper left corner of the map. Report back by midnight at the latest.

Mission reward: 1100 yuan, 1100 merit points.

Since it is not an emergency task, the rewards are only gold and merit points, and there are no physical rewards.

"Brooke, should we run over there?" Yuan Bufan asked. Ximen Kongmie was also in the team, so he couldn't bring up the teleportation ring.

"It's too far, let's teleport there directly. There are too many people here, let's find a small alley first." Brook didn't intend to hide it.

Ximen Kongmie didn't understand, so he just followed the two into the alleys in the city.

"Please wait a moment, senior. My teleportation ring can only carry one person at a time." After Brooke said that, he disappeared with Yuan Bufan.

Teleportation Ring! Ximen Kongmie was stunned when he heard it. Looking at this technique that could make things disappear out of thin air, Brook had used it with him before!

It turns out that it’s not a teleportation array, but a teleportation ring!

But why did Brook say it himself?

Soon, Brooke came back.

"Senior, are you ready? Let's go."

"Wait a minute! Brook, I want to ask you. You have a magic weapon, why do you tell it out? Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?" Ximen Kongmie stared at Brook with sharp eyes.

"Will you?" Brooke asked.

In this Warcraft battlefield, killing one another is forbidden. Anyone who kills someone will become a notorious name, a name that will never fade away. The Imperial Dragon Guard will send forces to capture them, then surround and kill them. Therefore, no one dares to kill anyone in the Warcraft battlefield, unless they truly wish to die.

Of course, the most crucial thing was that Brook wasn't afraid. He wasn't even afraid of the outnumbered Wolong Villa, or Xiao Renlong, who possessed a teleportation ring and a detection necklace. How could he be afraid of Ximen Kongmie? Even if Ximen Kongmie launched a sneak attack, he couldn't kill Brook, who possessed the resurrection ring.

"Senior, I know you want to obtain the artifact. I choose to add you to the team and treat you as one of my own. As long as you help me sincerely, in the future, if I have an extra artifact, I can give you one." Brook no longer beat around the bush and directly expressed his sincerity in inviting the other party.

Divine weapon, Ximen Kongmie will not refuse!

"I've never heard of anyone being so generous as to give away a divine weapon!" Ximen Kongmie didn't believe it.

"Believe it or not. But you know, the Wenren family now has two divine artifacts."

"..." Ximen Kongmie remembered that the Wenren family's acquisition of the two divine weapons, fire and paralysis, seemed to be related to Brook.

According to legend, there are noble people who are favored by heaven and earth, with good luck gathering together, and they are successful in everything they do. Those who follow it will prosper, and those who go against it will perish.

Because of Brook, the Wenren family won the first place in the underground palace trial, obtained the underground palace abyss, and obtained 2 artifacts.

The Ximen family repeatedly opposed him and were eventually exiled to the Warcraft battlefield.

Could it be that Brook is the benefactor mentioned in the legend?

Ximen Kongmie began to have wild thoughts.

No matter what, we can't go against him for the time being!

As the saying goes, if one person succeeds, everyone around him will prosper. If he is truly a benefactor, you will never suffer any loss if you follow him.

Then follow him and observe.

Ximen Kongmie finally made up his mind:

"Okay! I'm willing to assist you wholeheartedly. I hope that in the future, you can truly give me a divine weapon!"