The Death List Novel - Chapter 409
Chapter 409 Changed Nodes
After half a day of searching, the apostles had emptied the hall of valuable items.
However, there weren’t many truly valuable items. Apart from some high-quality forging materials, there were also some antiques that contained historical legends that were the most valuable. These things, after being explained by the dwarves and elves, often gave the apostles a small amount of world exploration.
Although antiques only gave him a little bit of exploration of the world, it was still quite satisfying when added together. As for the remaining treasures, not only did the dwarves and plot elves not like them, but the apostles also disdained them and only took some for their next journey.
“Did we steal another mission from the other apostle guilds?” Robin was stunned for a moment and turned to look at Stark.
“Yes, I’ve already asked Loyle for confirmation. They did send someone to ask for help from Mill Forest earlier.” Stark glanced at Qin Lun in the distance and gritted his teeth with a bitter face.
But when he thought back, he couldn’t blame Qin Lun. After all, this was Milleras’ decision. The characters are not NPCs. They have their own wisdom and ideas. While the apostles influenced the characters in the plot, they also influenced the historical plot. As a veteran professional apostle, it wasn’t the first time Stark had encountered a storyline character changing the quest process.
“You’re right. Based on the calculation of the Broken Star System, it’s very likely that we’ve really stolen the main plot of the other guilds.” Robin bit his finger and glanced at Stark. “Then what are you planning to do next? Give up the mission and return, or continue walking.”
In fact, when he was searching for the treasure, Stark had already told Robin that the fortress team did not intend to take any more risks and would return to the Shattered Star Sky once they arrived at Karin Harbor. However, now that something had happened, Milleras did not intend to go to Karin Harbor. It was very likely that the fortress would fail to obtain the reward for this mission node and overturn the previous plan.
“If we don’t get the mission reward, we can only continue!” Stark sighed. Neither he nor the fortress had a choice. Giving up the mission reward now was equivalent to giving up the persistence he had always had and giving up the title of Silver Team.
He understood why Robin had asked him. The superposition of the Ancient Road and the Ancient Road (Fake) might not increase the difficulty of the mission, but the Dwarves’ entry into the mission would certainly increase the danger to the envoys.
If the fortress team still insisted on returning, she would also consider giving up the mission. Robin would never work with the other apostle teams unless he had to. Moreover, the Fortress Team was the publisher of the Ancient Road (Fake). Once they returned to the Shattered Star System, the Lost Team’s reward for this mission might be gone.
“Can’t you persuade Milleras to change his mind? He seems to be afraid of Lord Kelly.” Stark asked cautiously.
“Impossible. You don’t know Milleras. Although he respects Sister Kelly very much and doesn’t normally point fingers at the mercenary corps, he won’t be at our mercenary corps’ mercy.” Robin sighed and slowly shook his head, “If you insist on walking, then we will descend the mountain as soon as possible, in case we run into a group of apostles from Mill Forest.”
Stark frowned and asked hesitantly, “Then … is it possible to make the Mill Forest …”
“No, I can’t join any other apostle guild.” Robin shook his head resolutely and looked at Stark meaningfully. “Do you know why we chose to let you share the quest instead of burning down the fortress team along the way?”
“Isn’t it because of the Ancient Road (False)?” Stark was slightly stunned.
“Of course not. We already knew that we couldn’t complete the Ancient Era’s Path by ourselves, but we had already decided how far we could go. We never thought of sharing the mission with the other apostle teams.”
Robin smiled and shook his head. “For the apostles, the greatest danger in the mission world is not the plot itself, but the other apostle teams. The most important determinant of the mission we share with the fortress team is that you belong to the Horn of the Abyss with us …”
Stark was not a fool, Robin reminded him, and he immediately understood. The two guilds both belonged to the Horn of the Devil, so no matter if it was the loss or the fortress, they would still have some misgivings about the other party. After all, they still had to return to the Horn of the Abyss to earn a living under the same roof. If they raised their heads and did not look down, who would be willing to leave behind a group of organized and large-scale enemies under their noses?
However, the apostle guild in Mill Forest was different, and the chances of encountering another guild belonging to the Horn of the Abyss were slim. In addition, this storyline quest was settled only once every quest node. If the apostle team had bad intentions and fought alongside each other at the end of the journey, it would be better to extinguish this possibility at the beginning.
“I understand, let’s get everyone ready to go down the mountain!” Stark nodded. Just as he turned around, his expression suddenly changed. He turned to look at Robin and said, “Have you received the notification of the Broken Universe?”
“I got it!” Robin’s expression was uncertain. He took a deep breath and muttered, “The mission node has indeed changed. I just didn’t expect it to be that far …”
When Robin and Stark received the message, Qin Lun raised his eyebrows and secretly glanced at everyone. Seeing that everyone except Robin and Stark had no reaction, he lowered his head and fell into deep thought.
The message was only sent to the guild leaders of the two apostle guilds, as well as to the quest triggers. As the quest trigger for the Ancient Road (Fake), Qin Lun also received this special notification.
‘”Apostle 70053, due to your butterfly effect, the Ancient Path of the Epic has undergone irreversible changes. The future migration of the Sun Elves will no longer pass through the three regions of Karinshan, Tyser and Ames, and the historical plot associated with it will be completely wiped out …”
[… Added the unknown historical plot of the Snowflake Mountain Range and Giant Plain. After deducting this part of the world origin that might have been consumed, the broken starry sky plundered to 103 world origin points. The world origin points that continued to float ranged from 19 to 24 points, indirectly and directly affecting 37% of the historical plot of the Great Migration of the Sun Fairies.]
[Reminder: After calculation, the two ambassadors and disciples have obtained a total of 0.052% of the World Exploration Rate, and Apostle 70053 only has 0.024% of the World Exploration Rate. Due to the double superposition of the Ancient Road (False), the World Exploration Rate is double the reward and will be settled together upon return.]
Even Qin Lun couldn’t help but be shocked when he saw the notification on the death list. He had once witnessed the two great dark progenitors in the orphan world. The 58 World Essences he had plundered had reached 7% of the world exploration rate.
However, in Toril World, 103 World Essences only accounted for 0.052% of the world exploration. This showed just how large a mission world this was.
However, after thinking about it carefully, there was nothing strange about it. From ancient times to the present, Toril’s world had a recorded history of nearly 26,000 years, and it also had many foreign interfaces connecting to the main material world. In history, there were countless resplendent civilizations. Countless countries and ruins were buried in the wilderness.
The apostle team’s main storyline was at best 0.01% world exploration, and their butterfly effect this time was comparable to the five main storylines. Although there were no specific missions, the final reward for world exploration would probably be extremely generous, let alone double the reward.
However, apart from the good news, the last notification on the death list made Qin Lun unhappy. He also knew where the next mission node of the Ancient Road was.
“Gate of Bode! After the Milleras Adjustment Plan, although we still need to pass through Tyser and Am, the envoys will no longer stay in the Mill Forest and Verdas Forest. They will not even visit the capitals of the three human kingdoms.”
Robin and Stark gathered the apostles of the two guilds and helplessly informed them of the changes in the mission.
“The only forest we might have to go to is Silminster Forest. Without the Elven Court established by the descendants of Ayerul, we can’t serve as a quest node. Therefore, the Broken Star Sky has set up a new quest node at the Bird’s Gate. Only when we get there will we be able to complete this phase of the quest.”
“If we return here, wouldn’t that be equivalent to giving up the reward for the mission at this stage?” The apostles were shocked, and Nicole couldn’t help but interrupt.
‘”Yes, returning to the Broken Star System now means we’ve given up on the main plot. The Broken Star System will only give us the rewards for settling Jondale and Anke Forest. The rewards for the missions that follow, including the additional rewards for world exploration, will not be redeemed.” Robin said helplessly.
‘”Commander Robin and I have discussed this. The next journey will be through Tyser and Ames. Although we don’t need to visit the capital of the human kingdom anymore, we can hide our identities and stay out of the city day and night, but there will definitely be no lack of danger.”
Stark looked at Robin and said with a serious expression, “Especially Am. This country is in a state of chaos and the royal family is unable to restrain the underground organizations in the country. Once our identities are exposed, Santalin will not be the only one in trouble.”
“With the current mission risk, the two of us can’t decide without authorization. Whether or not we still need to carry out the mission next will depend on everyone’s wishes.” Robin took a deep breath and added.
The expressions of the apostles varied, and they fell into silence for a moment. After some discussion, everyone finally decided to continue the task. Actually, this result was within the expectations of the two Guild Leaders. Most of the professional apostles were not afraid of danger, otherwise, they would have been eliminated long ago.
Moreover, two of the three missions were epic storylines. The rewards they would receive would be the sum of their adventures in the future. No one was willing to give up.
Since the apostles were in a precarious situation, there was no mission world that was not dangerous. At the very least, if they survived this time, each of them would receive a large reward. Now that his ability was strong, he would have more means to save his life in the future, giving and repaying the same amount of money.
After unifying the thoughts of the two guilds, the crowd did not delay any longer and chose to go down the mountain. This time, they didn’t have to go out of the pit that had fallen.
The dwarves entered Iron Star Castle to obtain an underground web map of the Sanata Empire from the Ancient Era. On this map is a map of the passageways of the Alamir Mountains.
When everyone walked out of the Iron Star Castle in the middle of the mountain, they discovered that a ray of dawn had appeared in the horizon. Unknowingly, they had already stayed in the Iron Star Fort for an entire night.