Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 290 - 276: Hidden Mission, Saving Fellow Countrymen

Chapter 290: Chapter 276: Hidden Mission, Saving Fellow Countrymen

In the guest hall of the Sorren Commerce.

A young black-haired noble stood in the hall, accompanied by a red-haired follower with a striking hairdo, admiring a wall painting.

The painting depicted a knight, clad in armor, holding a long spear, with sharp eyes and a commanding presence.

"This design is so cool..."

The red-haired follower gazed at the knight in the painting, their eyes filled with envy.

Meanwhile, the black-haired noble paid attention to the name on the painting:

"Sorren..."

Hearing his words, the follower was slightly taken aback:

"Brother Mu, you can understand the words in this game?"

The black-haired noble shook his head,

"I couldn’t at first, but after the version update, I discovered that the system settings allow these words to be changed to Chinese."

The red-haired follower was speechless...

Naturally, the noble and follower were Li Mu and Demacia in disguise.

After discussing with other players, they promptly arrived at the Sorren Commerce’s base according to the address given by Anders.

Of course, at this moment, their identities had slightly changed again.

Li Mu disguised himself as a young noble from the south, while Demacia played the role of his butler.

The reason for this was simple.

Demacia excelled at exaggeration, but he always gave off an unsteady impression.

*Some temperaments... are truly ingrained, and if he pretended to be a noble, he might get exposed instantly.*

Li Mu, however, was much more composed. Although he didn’t really know what being a noble entailed, he was certainly better at it than Demacia was.

In short, *silence was golden.*

So... after some discussion, they decided that one would play the noble, and the other the butler. Demacia would handle the business of ripping off NPCs, while Li Mu’s task was to keep the other party stable and act as the boss.

And everything else was up to Demacia.

As for why Li Mu could understand the Common Language script, that traced back to the recent version update.

Though it wasn’t mentioned in the update log, in order to facilitate communication between players and native NPCs, Eve had added a translation feature to the game system.

If needed, players could translate the text they saw into Chinese directly.

Of course, this ability was one-way; the Chinese characters written by players couldn’t be converted into the language of the Segis World.

"The figure hanging on the wall is the Clan Leader of our family."

As the two were whispering, suddenly, a hearty laugh sounded from behind them.

Li Mu and his companion’s hearts jumped, and they discreetly turned around.

Behind them stood a middle-aged man dressed in fine clothes and wearing a wig.

He smiled warmly, exuding friendliness like a kind elder, and beside him stood a respectful servant.

The middle-aged man was, of course, Cage Sorren, the branch president of the Sorren Commerce.

When he saw Li Mu and his companion, he immediately noticed their peculiarity.

Black Iron Upper Rank!

His heart involuntarily thudded harder.

*Such young lads had already reached Black Iron Upper Rank in strength!*

*It seemed... they truly were nobles from the south.*

*Such abilities couldn’t be achieved by ordinary civilians, and...*

Cage’s eyes lingered slightly on their attire.

As the president of the commerce, he was privy to quite a lot of information.

These two, even the one dressed as a follower, wore clothing that had become quite popular among nobles of the Aries Kingdom in the south recently.

Such outfits were very expensive, and their commerce had been reselling them just a few months ago.

*They were nobles, and wealthy ones at that!*

Cage further solidified his judgment.

However, when he noticed their slightly hidden nervousness and the lack of the poised demeanor typical of major nobles in their actions, he adjusted his assessment of their identity...

*They weren’t major nobles, possibly with poor family upbringing, likely nouveau riche nobles typical of the Aries Kingdom.*

*Such nobles... usually had shallow roots.*

Thinking thus, Cage’s face lit up with even more benevolence.

While Cage scrutinized them, they also appraised Cage.

Cage made no attempt to conceal his aura as a professional.

Therefore, at first glance, the duo determined through their system that he was a Black Iron Middle Rank professional.

However, although the middle-aged man dressed as a noble wasn’t very strong, the deferential servant beside him gave off a very dangerous vibe to them.

*Feelings like these were quite accurate in the Elf Kingdom; if someone gave you a sense of threat, it signified they were undoubtedly very powerful!*

"Brother Mu, that servant might be silver," Demacia typed in the chat channel.

"Hmm, proceed as planned and start your show," Li Mu replied.

But before they could speak, Cage spoke first,

"Hello, young adventurers! I am Cage Sorren, the branch president of the Sorren Commerce in Fengye City. Are you the members of the trading team introduced by Anders?"

His face carried a smile, as if conversing with an old friend, making it hard not to feel a sense of closeness.

However, the two players, already knowing a bit of the situation, kept their guard fully up.

Li Mu took out Anders’ note from his pocket and handed it to Cage, saying,

"Hello, President Cage. We are members of the Blue Star Trading Team from the Aries Kingdom. I am the caravan leader, Li Mu, and this is my butler and follower, Demacia. Mr. Anders introduced us to you, hoping to conduct some business with you."

Cage nodded slightly and then took Li Mu’s note.

Upon recognizing Anders’ handwriting on the note and some vague hints left by him, he gained a further understanding of the visitors.

*Young nobles from the south, disguised as merchants, interested in elf slaves!*

Cage had formed a pretty good guess.

But, it didn’t matter; as long as they were here and introduced by Anders, that was enough.

With that in mind, Cage’s face bloomed with a broad smile,

"It is indeed Anders’s handwriting. Since you are friends of Anders, you are also friends with me, Cage. There is no shortage of rare treasures at Sorren Commerce. I wonder... what kind of business does Mr. Li Mu wish to conduct with us?"

Upon hearing his words, Li Mu gave Demacia a signal with his eyes, and Demacia stepped forward with a chuckle,

"Of course, we’re talking about big business! President Cage, we heard from Mr. Anders that you have elf slaves? Hehe, we are very interested in elf slaves, and... money is not an issue."

*So they were here for the elves.*

*And they weren’t short of money.*

Cage’s mind churned with thoughts.

For a moment, his smile became even more radiant and cordial,

"Indeed, elf trading is our commerce’s largest business, so what Anders told you is correct."

"Your timing is perfect since we just received a new batch a few days ago. If you’re interested, we can go take a look."

He then turned his head and gave a servant on the side a discreet nod.

The old servant was momentarily puzzled, then retreated with a knowing expression.

"I’ve already arranged it. If you two gentlemen are interested, you can come with me to take a look. But... the slave room is being cleaned right now, so it’s quite messy and the smell is rather unpleasant—it might take a while before we can go in."

"You might as well enjoy a cup of coffee from the Southern Continent here while we chat and wait. In about ten minutes, it should be ready."

Cage invited warmly.

Li Mu and Demacia exchanged a glance and nodded.

Thus, prompted by Cage’s cordial invitation, the two sat in the guest hall, sipping coffee and chatting with Cage.

The conversation naturally involved Fengye City’s local customs and the background of Li Mu and his companion.

However, the latter topic was generally skirted over with polite evasions, leaving Cage, eager to extract information, slightly frustrated.

Soon enough, the old servant returned.

He came to Cage’s side and whispered a few words into his ear.

Cage, reinvigorated, turned to Li Mu and Demacia, smiling as he announced,

"Alright, the slave room has been cleaned. Gentlemen, we can now go see the goods."

With that, he stood and made a gesture of invitation.

Li Mu and Demacia, also reenergized, rose from their seats, discreetly following along.

Led by the old servant, Cage escorted the two players deeper into the commerce, stopping before a fort-like structure surrounded by high walls.

Looking at the building reminiscent of a fortress, Cage’s expression bore a hint of pride,

"This is where our commerce detains slaves, modeled after Vimanduva Prison in the capital of the empire—it’s extremely sturdy!"

"Please come in; all our slaves are inside."

He turned and walked in first.

Li Mu and Demacia took a deep breath and walked through the great iron-barred doors. fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com

The interior was dim, with stale air, illuminated only by torches along the walls casting flickering shadows.

Both sides were lined with cells, containing various types of slaves: Beastmen, Half-Beasts, Lizardmen, Minotaurs... even some rare Demon Beasts.

Humans, too, of course.

However, these were not their targets.

They merely marveled at the strange and diverse races as they followed Cage deeper in...

After walking for a few more minutes, they finally arrived at a slightly better-lit and cleaner area with cells, and here, Li Mu and Demacia finally saw their target—elves!

The room held a significant number of elves, at least twenty or thirty spanning across the cells, both male and female, the females far outnumbering the males.

Moreover, they were generally young, the oldest appearing no older than thirty among humans, while the youngest were mere children.

Besides the elves, another set of cells held a number of peculiar elves—with pointed ears that were less than two-thirds the length of ordinary elves.

*These... were Half-Elves!*

As soon as Li Mu and Demacia saw these elves, a new system notification suddenly appeared in their vision—

"Ding—"

"Players ’Li Mu’ and ’Demacia’ have triggered the hidden mission ’Save Our Kind.’"

"Hidden Mission: Save Our Kind"

"Mission Description: Sorren Commerce has detained a large number of elf and Half-Elf slaves. They are our kin and deserve liberation!"

"Mission Objective: Rescue the detained elf and Half-Elf slaves."

"Mission Time Limit: Unlimited"

"Mission Player Limit: Unlimited"

"Mission Level: Level 31"

"Mission Rewards: For each liberated elf, gain 5000 experience points, 3000 contribution points; for each liberated Half-Elf, gain 3000 experience points, 1500 contribution points."

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*Seeing the chase data being followed made me cry; has everyone started hoarding books? QAQ, the second update will be late, so you can check it out in the morning.*