Legend of Mir 2: Seeking the Truth in Marfa

"Dear Miss Chengnan, it's great to see you. We are here to find you on behalf of Miss Tucheng Lin." Brooke and Bayin were overjoyed to see Chengnan. It's not easy to meet this young lady.

"Hello. Did Miss Lin ask you to come?" Cheng Nan said.

"Yes. Miss Lin missed you very much and asked us to bring you a package." Brooke handed the package to Cheng Nan.

Cheng Nan took out the package, which contained a box of her favorite snacks and a letter. Cheng Nan opened the letter and took a long time to read it. As she put the envelope down, she pinched another piece of cake and took a bite. Tears unconsciously welled up in her eyes. She quickly turned away, and it took a while before she turned back.

"I'm sorry, this pastry is so delicious~ Respected Brother Mafa, thank you for bringing me the pastries and letters from Miss Lin. I miss her very much too, but I can't go back yet." Cheng Nan said softly.

"Everyone has a different destiny, and I have my own mission. My master is a great weapon craftsman. Many years ago, he came to Tucheng to forge weapons for the monks. That was the first time I saw the weapon forging process, from nothing to something, from embryo to maturity, it was like creating a brand new life! I was deeply attracted and decided to follow him. The master eventually accepted me as his disciple and took me to travel around Marfa, where I could see all kinds of magical weapons in the world."

"For a long time, the highest-level weapon that Marfa artisans could create was the level 25 Frost Sword. My dream is to create a weapon of even higher level. So, I came to this rarely visited royal underground palace to concentrate on forging weapons."

"I have lived here for so many years and have made several things. I don't know how much these things are worth outside, but I am full of confidence in them. Do you want to take a look?" Cheng Nan seemed very happy when talking about weapons.

Brook and Bayin nodded to indicate that they wanted to see it.

Cheng Nan took out three weapons: a Purgatory, a Silver Snake, and a Magic Wand.

"Miss Chengnan, you said you made these weapons?" Bayin asked in disbelief. You know, these three are all Woma-level weapons, only found with a very low probability by killing monster leaders. And now this Miss Chengnan can actually make them!

"Yes. The key material is 5 pieces of gold ore with a purity of 13 or above. Of course, a lot of other things are also needed, the total value of which is about the ordinary materials of 1 gold bar." Cheng Nan said.

"Ms. Chengnan, since you have made the WoMa weapon and realized your dream, you can return home in glory," said Brooke.

Cheng Nan shook his head and smiled, saying, "I also want to develop other weapons. Like the inorganic stick in your hand. There's also the Moon in the Well and the Blood Drinker Sword. And later there's Judgment, the Dragon Pattern Sword, and the Bone Jade Scepter. This is my mission."

Brooke and Bayin looked at Chengnan, not knowing what to say. This was a woman crazy about her ideals, a casting master chasing her dreams.

"Ms. Chengnan, you are here alone...Ms. Lin is very worried about you." Bayin tried to persuade her.

"Don't worry, I'm fine here. With these weapons by my side, I'm not alone at all. I'm happy."

"I will write a letter to Miss Lin. Please pass it to her. Please don't worry about it."

"I have an idea. I want to entrust Lin Yatou to issue a task to all the alien warriors to obtain WoMa weapons. I don't want to sell these weapons directly in the shop. Only alien warriors who pass the test are eligible to exchange for my weapons." Cheng Nan said.

Quests on the Marfa continent are generally only open to Marfa monks. Only a very small number of quests are open to warriors from other worlds. Currently, many people outside the world are seeking to purchase WoMa weapons, but the number of weapons dropped by monsters is extremely small. If Miss Lin posted a quest for WoMa weapons, it would definitely cause a sensation.

"Although there are many kind and righteous people among the warriors from other worlds, there are also many evil and cruel people who will even kill Marfa monks like us. Miss Chengnan, when you issue tasks, you must distinguish them carefully and not let people with evil hearts receive them." Brook reminded.

"Okay. This mission will only be issued to those righteous people who are willing to help the people of Marfa. I will explain this clearly to Lin Yatou in the letter."

"By the way, Miss Chengnan, I heard that you can also make blessing oil?" Brook asked.

"Yes. When I was making weapons, I found that blessed oil can not only increase the luck value of weapons, but also increase the forging success rate of weapons. Because I need to use a lot of blessed oil, I developed it by the way." Cheng Nan said.

"Ms. Chengnan, you just mentioned the lucky attribute. Can you tell us about it in detail?" Bayin asked.

Cheng Nan nodded and said, "Then I'll tell you what I know. As everyone knows, Luck can increase the probability of triggering the attack limit. Blessed Oil can also increase the Luck value of weapons. The maximum Luck value of ordinary weapons is 7. It is said that the Xiaoyao Fan can increase Luck to 8, because it has 1 Luck attribute."

"In addition, a weapon's luck value can also increase its success rate in forging. For example, when upgrading a weapon in Shabak, the higher the luck, the higher the success rate."

"In addition to weapons, certain necklaces also have lucky attributes. For example, the Lantern Necklace, the White Toothless Necklace, the Memory Necklace, etc."

"Excuse me, what is the luck value required to trigger the attack limit to the maximum extent?" Bayin asked again.

"9. As long as the total luck of the weapon and necklace reaches 9, the attack limit can be triggered % of the time." Cheng Nan replied.

Bayin nodded. So, all she needed to do with her Lucky 6 wand was pair it with a Lucky 3 necklace.

"Currently, blessed oil can only be obtained from monsters, and the output is very low, while the monks have a great demand for blessed oil..." Brook hesitated to speak.

"In that case, I will add blessed oil to the exchange list. But in this case, the published task will have to be renamed. It can't just be called WoMa Weapon Task. What should it be called?" Cheng Nan thought.

"Why not call it the Mysterious Shop Mission?" Brooke said.

Cheng Nan nodded, thinking the task name was a good one. She asked Brooke and Bayin to wait for a moment. After more than 10 minutes, Cheng Nan finished writing the letter to Miss Lin.

"Please give this letter to Miss Lin. I have nothing to offer you in return, so please each choose a WoMa weapon. If you need to exchange for WoMa weapons or blessed oil in the future, you can always contact me. There is no limit on the number of exchanges you can make."

Brook and Bayin thanked Chengnan. Brook chose a purgatory wand, while Bayin chose a magic wand.

At this point, the four evil maggot babies following Bayin began to rebel one by one. Bayin first used the Ring of Resistance to repel the rebellious maggots, then summoned them again with the Light of Temptation. It took nearly 4 minutes to summon three more. The last one proved too stubborn to be tempted, and was eventually succumbed to death, its body crumbling into a pool of blood in the underground mausoleum.

"I'm sorry, Miss Chengnan, I made the floor dirty. The mage's baby rebels every two hours. I'm really sorry." Bayin apologized.

Cheng Nan said it was okay, and then said to Bayin, "I know there's a weapon called the Soul-Eating Staff. If a wizard carries it, the baby won't rebel."

"Excuse me, where can I get the Soul-Eating Wand?" Bayin asked happily. If she had this kind of weapon, she wouldn't have to worry about her baby.

"This is a more advanced weapon than the level 35 Bone Jade Scepter. I'm afraid it can only be dropped by legendary monsters, such as the evil centipede." Cheng Nan had only heard of it and had never actually seen the Soul-Eating Staff.

The legendary monster may no longer exist, but it still gives Baby Bayin hope that he won't rebel. Perhaps he'll encounter it in the near future. So he needs to improve his strength quickly, or else the outcome could be a blessing or a curse, a life or death.

"Ms. Chengnan, you mentioned your master before. Is he also in this underground mausoleum?" Brook asked curiously.

"Master is not here. I haven't seen him for many years. I remember that when we parted, Master was very interested in a weapon called Rakshasa and seemed to be preparing to refine and upgrade it. I don't know where he is now and whether he is safe. If you see him, please give my regards to him." Cheng Nan said.

Brook and Bayin agreed. Having completed their mission, they said goodbye to Chengnan and used the scroll to return to Biqi City.

It was already 6:30 AM. The central square of Biqi City was still crowded with people, and there were a lot of offers and requests. Brooke and Bayin paid no attention to any of this; they had another important matter to attend to: finding a Biqi official and claiming the mission reputation reward.

The Biqi officials were supposed to be in the Imperial Palace, located northeast of Biqi City. Starting from the square, the two men crossed a small bridge and saw in the distance a perfectly smooth marble platform, more than half a person's height. A massive graystone statue stood on one side of the platform. From their perspective, they could only see the statue's profile. Curious, they ran over to investigate. It turned out to be not just one statue, but a row of three: a warrior, a Taoist priest, and a mage. The statues were solemn and majestic. They must have been the legendary heroes of the Holy War, the Celestial Lord, and the God of Law.

After gazing at the statue for a moment, Brooke and Bayin retraced their steps and headed towards the Imperial Palace. They soon arrived at the gate, where a towering gatehouse loomed. Golden glazed tiles gleamed, and a gilded plaque with the words "Imperial Palace" hung on the second floor. Four vermilion pillars, embossed with golden dragons, adorned the entrance, a striking resemblance of life. Beneath the white marble steps, a pair of majestic golden Qilin statues stood guard.

A sword-wielding guard stood guard beside each auspicious animal statue. They glanced at Brook and Bayin but didn't stop them. They stepped through the gatehouse and into the palace's inner courtyard. It was a spacious square, illuminated by four magical gemstone lampposts in the middle. Rare and precious trees lined the road, and among them were two enormous rockery statues shaped like phoenix heads. Several sika deer and some rare long-tailed chickens wandered freely among the trees, foraging for food.

Brook and Bayin walked and looked around until they reached the entrance to the palace's main hall. The hall was located high up, requiring two flights of stairs. A cloud-dragon relief carved in the center of the steps marked this as the Danbi stone steps, where only the king could walk. Brook and Bayin ascended the steps from one side and entered the palace.

A red carpet stretched straight ahead from the palace entrance. Walking along it, the two soon came to a platform, over half a meter high. Atop the platform lay a massive, multicolored carpet of clouds and dragons. On either side of the platform stood eight jade pillars, each orange at the ends and azure in the middle, each adorned with a five-clawed golden dragon. In the center of the platform stood not a throne, but a wide, golden nanmu staircase. Three branches branched out from the center, leading to different directions on the second floor of the palace.

The entire palace was empty, with only a Biqi official at the stairs and a man in a silk white robe and holding a folding fan in the middle of the stairs. It was King Biqi.

Brook and Bayin first went forward to pay their respects to King Biqi, and then came to the Biqi official to ask about the mission reputation.

"Dear Officer Beech, we would like to claim the mission reputation reward." Brooke said.

"Let me check. Brother Brooke of Malfa, complete the Ginkgo Village quest to repel the beast tide for 30 points, the Shabak warehouse owner's quest to open the ancient fragrant stone tomb for 10 points, and the Amethyst House cloth shop owner's quest to collect the evil clawworm armor for 10 points. These three official quests total 3 reputation points. Please keep them."

"Brother Bayin of Marfa, complete the quest to repel the beast tide in the Serpent Valley for 30 points, the quest to collect black iron ore from the Shabak Weapon Master for 10 points, and the quest to collect evil clawworm armor from the owner of the Amethyst House Cloth Shop for 10 points. These three official quests total 3 reputation points. Please keep them."

After some review, Officer Beech informed Brooke and Bayin of their reputation points. This reputation was not a monetary item, but a property that was integrated into the monk's body.

It seems that reputation cannot be traded.

Brook and Bayin also completed other quests, such as the pharmacy owner quest in the Stone Tomb Array and the Old Wu quest in the Amethyst House. However, these two quests were not official quests, so they did not reward reputation.

Official missions can be understood as missions with a wide impact or that benefit the Marfa continent. As for Miss Lin's mission, the two hadn't returned to Tucheng yet, meaning it wasn't completed. If completed, it would affect the WoMa weapons of all Marfa continent's alien warriors, so it would also be considered an official mission.

"Excuse me, sir, what is the use of reputation points?" Brook asked.

"Reputation is used to exchange for medals. You can go to the second floor of the Tucheng warehouse and find the medal guardian. You can consult him with specific questions." Officer Bicchi explained.

They checked their reputation points, both at 50. They had no idea what the medal's attributes were, let alone if their reputation was enough to redeem it. It seemed they had no choice but to return to Tucheng.

"Sir, I want to ask you something. I am Situ Haoyun's disciple. Do you know where my master is now?" Brook asked.

"Oh?" Officer Beech stared at Brook for a moment and asked, "You said you were Situ Haoyun's disciple. Do you have any proof?"

Brook thought about it, took out the dragon-patterned sword given to him by Situ Haoyun and showed it to Officer Biqi.

Officer Beech nodded, then said to Brook: "Your master has gone to Bairimen and is still carrying out a secret mission."

Brooke remembered that the owner of Beech's grocery store had said that Beech could be teleported to the Daylight Gate through his owner. But it seemed that Veteran Beech had recently disappeared.

"Excuse me, sir, do you know where veteran Beech is? Without him, it will be inconvenient for me to go to Bairimen." Brook asked.

Official Bichi was stunned. No one in this generation of monks had ever asked him this question because they didn't know about the existence of veteran Bichi.

"You know a lot. I can tell you, but you must not spread it. Veteran Beech is not missing, but is on a mission." Officer Beech said softly.

"What about the veteran soldiers from Mengzhong and others?" Brook asked.

"Hush~ whisper. Sigh~, let me tell you. All the veterans from the big cities have gone to perform their missions. A few days ago, the beast tide came, and the Lord of the Demon Sealing City discovered that the seal of Kuilong had loosened on a large scale, so he closed the connection between the Woma Forest and the Demon Sealing City, and even the connection between the Woma Forest and the Daylight Gate. The Lord of the Demon Sealing City also sent an urgent request for help to our Bichi City. The king sent veterans from various big cities who are proficient in teleportation magic to the Demon Sealing City to help reinforce the seal. It is said that the situation is very serious, alas~" the Bichi official sighed.

"If you want to teleport to Bairimen or Cangyue Island, it will probably take some time. If you're in a hurry, you can find a way yourself." Officer Biqi raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said to Brook, "Did your master tell you that there are secret passages leading to these two places?"

Brook was stunned, then thought for a moment, finally remembering something. To reach Bairimen, besides passing through the Woma Forest, one could also take a secret passage in Tucheng. And to reach Cangyue Island, there seemed to be a secret door on the third floor of Biqi's Orc Tomb, leading to the Corpse Demon Cave on Cangyue Island. Master's cave map seemed to mention it, so Brook would have to go back and look it up for the exact location.

After finishing their business, the two said goodbye to the Biqi official and left the palace. As they walked, they discussed where to go next.

You can go to Bairimen and look for Situ Haoyun. Although the Biqi official said that Situ Haoyun is still on a mission, it is not certain that he has completed it and is now in Bairimen City.

In addition, Brooke also wanted to go back to Ginkgo Village to visit Uncle Fu.

Or you can go back to Tucheng directly to collect the medal, and then go to the Stone Tomb to level up.

Unconsciously, the two of them walked to the square. Suddenly, Brook heard a piece of information that interested him very much.

"Poison for sale: medium yellow powder, medium gray powder, 3 gold coins each."

Someone's actually selling Taoist poison?! Brooke has always been very cautious and frugal with his poisoning techniques, but now he only has half a pack left in his backpack, which can be used over 50 times at most. Hearing someone selling poison, he quickly followed the sound and looked around.

"Huh?!" Bayin let out a light exclamation when he heard the voice and also started searching among the crowd.