Chapter 315: Chapter 296: Holy Blood Pool of the Succubus Race
One day ago in White Tiger City:
Lin Yi walked alone through the snowy ground, making his way from the Teleportation Array to a ’Celestial Gate’ tavern located in the east of White Tiger City.
After gaining permission, Lin Yi arrived outside the Celestial Gate private room 1 and pushed the door open.
Inside the room, Albert, the City Lord of Black Tortoise City, smiled and greeted Lin Yi:
"You’re here."
Lin Yi looked at Albert strangely:
"What do you need me for?"
"Why not meet in your Black Tortoise City, instead of coming all the way to White Tiger City and being so secretive."
Anyone unaware might think the two were having a secret rendezvous.
Albert pointed to the chair next to him, signaling Lin Yi:
"Sit."
"I wanted to ask you for a favor today."
"Uh~ is it that serious?"
Lin Yi, hearing this, plopped down into the chair and said:
"What is it?"
Albert’s serious demeanor made Lin Yi inexplicably uneasy.
If something requires this big shot to personally ask for a favor, it’s obviously not simple.
On the upside, the reward should be quite substantial, right?
Though he couldn’t quite understand why it couldn’t be discussed in Black Tortoise City, instead coming all the way to White Tiger City, like some kind of spy.
Albert had no idea what Lin Yi was thinking and solemnly said:
"Have you heard of the Succubus Race?"
"Uh..."
Lin Yi was suddenly stunned!
Before Albert spoke, Lin Yi thought he was looking for him for something related to the Vice City Lord Andre.
He didn’t expect to hear such a beautiful race name coming from this rugged man’s mouth.
In Lin Yi’s memory, the Succubus Race was one of those peculiar races nicknamed ’Women’s Country’ by players! How could Lin Yi not know?
Why is it called Women’s Country? Of course, because there are many beauties! (A lot of them).
From what Lin Yi knew about the game races:
Before the Succubus Race appeared, the Elf Race was undoubtedly the most beloved by girls in the Hua Country War Zone.
However, the Elf Race only offered ranged professions (Archer, Wood Mage, Priest), which left many girls who liked close combat in a quandary.
But this dilemma vanished instantly with the advent of the Succubus Race.
The Succubus Race was also, apart from the Elf Race, the most popular race among girls in the game, bar none.
Sometimes, they even surpassed it.
This was not only because the women of the Succubus Race were every bit as sexy and beautiful as goddesses;
Importantly, the Succubus Race was the only race besides humans in the Hua Country War Zone that allowed female players to choose the Thief profession.
After all, the game thieves were mostly played by men.
This wasn’t only because the skills were not visually attractive (from a female perspective); it was also due to the higher demands on positioning and awareness, where most males had a natural advantage, whether you admit it or not.
The emergence of Succubus Thieves neatly filled this gap.
Not only were the Succubus Thief skills visually stunning, but the requirements for maneuvering and awareness were lower (control + poison), eliminating those two ’deficiencies’.
Thus, they became the absolute top choice among female thieves.
Moreover, the other available profession for the Succubus Race was tank.
Don’t be fooled by how delicate the women of the Succubus Race appear; when they get fierce, they are no less formidable than males.
And the Succubus tanks weren’t the traditional Shield Warriors in current game profession systems; they were the rare spell tanks in the game.
Spell tank = super defense + magic (ranged) damage.
Just from these two special professions of the Succubus Race, you can see how hugely attractive this race is to female players.
If the Succubus Race appeared, Lin Yi would definitely make the delicate lass ’Dumbstruck’ change to this race.
At least before encountering a special hidden profession (tank), this would be the best choice for female tanks.
Besides during the game’s late stage, Succubus spell tanks were one of the most formidable existences.
They were once likened to "universal hidden professions".
This metaphor was about as high a compliment as a public profession could receive.
Additionally, there’s one more noteworthy point: after the initial stage, hardly any (normal) men picked the Succubus Race.
You might wonder why?
Because while Succubus women were regarded as sexy;
Succubus men were jokingly referred to as... effeminate.
This wasn’t about discrimination but rather because the skills of these two professions from the Succubus Race always gave a soft feel when cast.
This could enhance aesthetics when done by a female player.
But when done by a man...
It’s indeed a bit cringeworthy.
How could Lin Yi not know about such a peculiar race?
So when Albert mentioned this race, Lin Yi’s eyes widened in disbelief, looking at Albert:
"You mean the Succubus Race?"
"Uh..."
This time it was Albert’s turn to be surprised:
"What, you’ve heard of it?"
Lin Yi then realized his blunder and quickly shook his head:
"Never heard of it."
At this moment, even if you did know, you had to say you didn’t.
Because when an ’NPC’ assigns a task, it’s best to act ignorant.
This way, they are more likely to explain everything clearly when giving the task.
If you were to say you know, the other party might selectively omit some details, and sometimes these omitted ones are the critical points.
So pretending to know nothing is the wisest choice here.
Albert staggered at Lin Yi’s answer; the serious demeanor instantly vanished, glaring at Lin Yi:
"Why so excited if you’ve never heard of it?"
"Ahem..."
Lin Yi quickly composed himself and explained:
"I just felt the name sounded so alluring, you know... heh, you get it."
"Get what?"
Albert glared angrily:
"I’m telling you something serious; where’s your mind wandering?"
Lin Yi hurriedly redirected the conversation:
"Yes, yes, continue with what you were saying about the Succubus Race?"
Albert gave Lin Yi an angry look before finally starting to talk about the information regarding the Succubus Race:
"Among our Hundred Races, both the Succubus and Elf Races are formed from the essence of heaven and earth."
"The Elf Race nurtures new life through the Holy Tree, while the Succubus Race nurtures new life through the Holy Blood Pool."
Then Albert asked Lin Yi:
"Do you know what kind of blood is used in this Holy Blood Pool?"
Lin Yi knew there was a huge blood pool in the Succubus Holy Land, but he truly didn’t know what kind of blood filled it.
After all, in the previous life, unaware this world was real, he thought the blood in the pool was just a bunch of data and didn’t pay much attention.
Furthermore, neither official sources nor rumors gave a detailed description of the Holy Blood Pool beyond it being the place where the Succubus Race was born.
Now, hearing it from Albert, truly sparked Lin Yi’s intense curiosity:
"What blood?"
Albert glanced at the Jade Qilin napping on the Golden Behemoth’s shoulder and said:
"Holy Beast Blood."
The Jade Qilin, Ian, suddenly felt a chill down his spine while sleeping soundly.
Awoken, Ian looked warily at the two men staring intently at him, asking:
"Why are you looking at me like that?"