Chapter 37 - The Black-Hearted Mysterious Shop
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nUpon hearing Mike's words, Haraus raised his eyelids and said with a frown,
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"So it's the respected God Slayer, sigh...
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"Are you looking for the King of Heroes, Gilgamesh?
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nMike nodded with a smile.
nThe Legend of the Hero mission was very simple. Rescue Gilgamesh, the human hero, was a secret that everyone knew, but no one could accomplish it.
nTo be able to capture a human hero, one could imagine how difficult this mission was.
nSeeing Mike nod his head, Haraus continued,
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"Lord God Slayer, you may not know this, but Lord Gilgamesh is... missing...
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nHaraus's words were a little slurred.
nThis was reasonable. After all, the disappearance of the King of Heroes was something that could not be spread around. He could only say that he was
"missing
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nHowever, this was the process of the mission. Mike was well aware of it, so he patiently talked to Haraus.
nFollowing this, Haraus said a lot of nonsense.
nFor example.
nThe King of Heroes used to be so heroic, and he had accomplished many battle achievements before he earned the title of the King of Heroes.
nAlso, Hero City used to be a happy city. There was a festive atmosphere everywhere, and everyone had smiles on their faces.
nAfter the King of heroes disappeared, Hero City seemed to have been cursed. It was always cloudy, and everyone in the city had lost their smiles.
nOf course, Mike only treated these words as a plot requirement.
nIn his memories, Hero City had always been like this. He had never seen a sunny day, and he had never seen any NPC who had a smile on their face.
nAt the end of the conversation, Haraus finally said the key sentence,
"Sigh, if only the King of Heroes could come back.
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nHearing this, Mike smiled and asked,
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"Is there anything I can help you with?
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nHearing this, Haraus said,
"If it's the God Slayer, he should be able to do it...
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nThis was a little different from Mike's memory.
nIn Mike's memory, when players responded as he did, the answer they would get was,
"How can a little adventurer like you help?
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nAdventurer was how NPCs addressed players.
nPerhaps because of the NPCs' respectful attitude toward Mike, a small change had occurred, but overall, it did not have much of an impact.
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"If you can find the King of Heroes, the entire Hero City will thank you!
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nAt this moment, a dialog box appeared in front of Mike.
nIt was golden!
nDo you wish to accept the quest, Legend of the Hero?
nMike immediately chose
"Yes
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nA hint of excitement appeared on Haraus's face, though he was mostly still frowning,
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"That's great. If you're willing to look for Lord King of Heroes, I can provide you with a clue.
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"I heard that someone once saw Lord King of Heroes go to the Swamp Forest!
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nMike smiled and nodded, then left directly.
nThere was no need to continue the conversation.
nThe next step was obvious to everyone in Second World.
nThat was to go to the Swamp Forest dungeon.
nThe requirements were very strict. The player could not suffer any damage throughout the entire journey!
nFor other players, this was a huge challenge.
nHowever, for Mike, it was not difficult at all.
nIf one had to compare, going to the kindergarten three streets away to pick up his aunt's child was probably more difficult.
nHowever, after leaving the Hall of Heroes, Mike did not directly head toward the Swamp Forest.
nHe wanted to go to a special place first, the mysterious shop.
nThe mysterious shop often sold some unusual things.
nHowever, this was not a place that ordinary people could go. If someone were to enter the shop and took a look at the list, a
"ticket
" would be required.
nPayments were necessary regardless of whether they were making a purchase or not!
nHence, if one was not rich, they would rarely visit the shop. It was too expensive!
nAlthough Mike had never been here before, he was still a 30-year-old gamer. Thus, he was familiar with the location of the mysterious shop.
nIt was a rundown grocery store in the corner of Hero City.
nLooking at this rundown grocery store, Mike's heart was filled with waves of emotions.
nIn his previous life, he had passed by this place countless times, but he had never thought of going in to take a look.
nSuch a high consumption place was never something he could afford.
nHowever, in this life, he could!
nMike went forward and knocked on the door, and an old voice came from inside,
"Who are you looking for?
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nMike smiled and replied,
"I'm here to take a look at the goods.
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nThis was the secret code of the mysterious shop, and it was also a secret known by everyone in Second World.
nOnce this was said, you would have to pay for the
"ticket
" to enter, and then you would be able to see the real goods in the mysterious shop.
nIf you went in directly without saying the secret code, you would only be able to buy ordinary goods like life potion, and it was of a low level.
nIt fit the image of a rundown grocery store very well.
nAfter Mike said this, a dialog box immediately appeared in front of him.
nPlease pay 1 gold coin for the ticket.
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