Chapter 316: Chapter 297: The Legendary Clan Leader of the Succubus Race
"Ever since that great war against the Demon Race over four hundred years ago, the Rafam Continent hasn’t seen any signs of Holy Beasts."
Hearing Albert’s words, Lin Yi suddenly connected the dots, but was still hesitant:
"So..."
Albert seemed to affirm Lin Yi’s thoughts, speaking directly:
"So the Holy Blood Pool hasn’t been replenished with fresh Holy Blood for over four hundred years."
"And due to the lack of Holy Blood vitality, the Succubus Race hasn’t been able to conceive new life for nearly a hundred years."
Lin Yi couldn’t help but glance at the Jade Qilin, unsure:
"So what you’re saying is..."
Albert nodded directly:
"Because it’s currently the only King of Holy Beasts with the purest bloodline, you should know what I’m referring to."
Beside them, the Jade Qilin felt a bit uneasy under Lin Yi’s gaze.
It patted Behemoth’s head with its little hoof and asked:
"What were they just talking about?"
"I feel like they’re talking about me."
Behemoth glanced at its boss on its shoulder, speaking in a deep voice:
"Didn’t you say you’re a Divine Beast? The master is talking about Holy Beasts, what’s it got to do with you."
Hearing this, the Jade Qilin suddenly realized: That does make sense.
Its worried expression also dissipated greatly:
"Phew, you scared me. I thought they were talking about me."
Saying this, it couldn’t help but grin:
"I almost forgot, I’m a Divine Beast after all."
...
Lin Yi didn’t notice the little guys whispering, instead expressing his concern to Albert:
"How much blood is needed?"
The Holy Blood Pool has a diameter of five meters!
And no one knows how deep it is.
Lin Yi was really worried that if he took this task, the Jade Qilin would end up being bound there as a ’blood generator.’
The thought of it...
Uh, it’s terrifying (and cruel) to imagine.
Albert immediately noticed Lin Yi’s concern and said:
"Don’t worry, it won’t hurt it. The Holy Beast Blood is just a catalyst."
"If it were all made of Holy Beast Blood, which Holy Beast could have so much blood?"
Hearing this, Lin Yi finally relaxed:
"That’s more like it."
Then a prompt box appeared in front of Lin Yi:
"Would you like to accept the mission [Resolve the Succubus Race’s Crisis]? Please choose:" Task Star Level: ★★★★★ (Highest Level)
[Accept] [Decline]
Lin Yi carefully reviewed the task requirements and, seeing no other issues, chose: [Accept].
"Huh~"
Only after accepting did Lin Yi notice that the task didn’t display any reward!
Lin Yi promptly asked Albert:
"What about the reward after it’s done? What is it?"
"Why isn’t it showing here?"
Hearing Lin Yi’s inquiry, Albert shrugged:
"I’m just the messenger; you’ll have to ask their Clan Leader for the reward."
"As for what it is, I don’t know either."
"What?"
Lin Yi couldn’t help but gasp:
"You want me to ask their old hag—oh no, the old Clan Leader for it?"
"Is there a problem with that?"
Albert looked puzzled, not understanding Lin Yi’s strong reaction.
There is a problem, definitely a problem!!!
Before rebirth, Lin Yi heard rumors about their old Clan Leader.
It’s said that in the entire Succubus Race, the most unprovokable and shameless one is their Clan Leader.
Rumor has it that the Succubus Race’s Clan Leader is an old hag who has lived for over ten thousand years, not only extremely ugly but more importantly explosively temperamental and stingy.
Before rebirth, the forums were filled with posts about how stingy, miserly, terrifying, and ugly the Succubus Race’s Clan Leader was.
The most tear-inducing thing for players was that she was the most blatant ’NPC’ in the game who dared to cut down players’ task rewards, bar none.
When someone is bold enough to reduce rewards, it’s no wonder Lin Yi had such a strong reaction when he learned he’d have to get the rewards from her.
Reading those posts before, Lin Yi felt their experiences were heart-stirring, with words of wisdom that could bring tears to those who heard them.
Even though Lin Yi hadn’t met the rumored explosive-tempered, stingy, and unsightly Clan Leader.
Lin Yi firmly believed in one saying: There is no smoke without fire.
Lin Yi had to ask:
"The task came from you, how can the reward come from her? This isn’t reasonable!"
Albert rolled his eyes:
"Didn’t I say I’m just the errand boy?"
"This task is high level, so the reward shouldn’t be low either. Black Tortoise City is pretty poor right now, and the treasury doesn’t have anything worth giving as your task reward."
"Oh my~"
Listen to this shameless talk!
The City Lord of one of the Four Major Cities, Black Tortoise City, actually claims poverty to a mere level thirty-something mage?
Lin Yi couldn’t help but curse:
"Are you serious saying that?"
Albert nodded seriously:
"If you ask me like that, then yes, I am serious."
Lin Yi: "..."
Looking speechlessly at this shameless man, Lin Yi had no choice but to change his request:
"Doesn’t the Succubus Race have other elders? Can’t they give me a reward?"
Albert suddenly looked at Lin Yi with suspicion:
"Why do I feel like you’re hiding something from me!"
"You don’t seem to like their Clan Leader, do you?"
Lin Yi hurriedly shook his head, vehemently denying it:
"I just think such a small matter doesn’t need to disturb their Clan Leader, right?"
Albert chuckled at his response:
"This task was personally entrusted to me by her."
He watched Lin Yi’s stunned expression with amusement:
"Any other questions?"
"This..."
Lin Yi was completely dumbfounded.
Things had reached this point, what else could be said?
Lin Yi thought of just not doing it, after all, leaving the task alone wouldn’t change anything.
Yet Lin Yi himself was not certain whether the task involved unlocking a new race.
After a brief hesitation, Lin Yi decided to check things out before deciding.
If the task involved unlocking this new race, he would complete it even without a reward.
After all, it wasn’t his blood...
"Alright, if you have no more questions, I’ll take my leave."
Albert prepared to get up to leave.
Lin Yi also reluctantly stood up:
"I hope this Clan Leader is generous with me."
Albert gave a meaningful pat on Lin Yi’s shoulder:
"Though I don’t know what rumors you’ve heard outside, many things are best seen in person."
"Okay, I’m off, take care."
With that, Albert left the room, leaving Lin Yi standing there stunned:
"What did he mean by that?"