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Chapter 2670 Interlude - What a strange thing!
The Glory of Valkyrie

Category: Area Quest Chain
Quality: Special

Individual contribution: 24/100
Overall progress: 24%
Task requirements: Night Song

Quest Rewards: Optional 200000 EXP, 10000 Gold, unlock Valkyrie reputation, and obtain the Engineering Blueprint Set [Prehistoric Civilization].

Mission success rewards: Gain basic administrative privileges in Valhalla, obtain the special item [Valkyrie Beacon Stone], unlock the legendary quest [Repair: Lower Left Wing - Forge Area], unlock the legendary quest [Repair: Lower Right Wing - Repair Area], and unlock the legendary quest chain [Repair: Lower Tail - Power Refinery].

Mission failure penalty: Valhalla Ruins will be permanently fixed in a state of destruction, irreversible.

Mission objective: Complete the entire quest chain for "Valkyrie's Glory" within 2400 game hours.

Current mission phase: 1/4
Stage task content: Based on the blueprint set [Prehistoric Civilization], complete the task item [Prehistoric Key Stone] with a quality of no less than Epic.

Phase completion rate: 97%
[Note: Flesh and blood are precious and weak.]

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The above is the detailed panel of the regional quest chain "Glory of Valkyrie" in Ji Xiaoge's quest log. It can be seen that compared to her previous data of all zeros, Ji Xiaoge is now very close to completing the first stage of this quest.

Although she was a bit stubborn, Ji Xiaoge was never a silly girl, so she realized almost immediately that Lu Wei wasn't deliberately making things difficult for her, but rather helping and reminding her in a somewhat awkward way.

"If you can complete the 'Glory of Valkyrie' area-of-effect questline, the chances of taking down the 'Viper Guild' will be much higher. So you'd better finish what you're dealing with first before thinking about anything else."

Clearly, Lu Wei wanted to express the above meaning, but the old man was a bit concerned about his image and didn't feel comfortable saying such things directly.

But it doesn't matter, because Ji Xiaoge is incredibly understanding, so even if Lu Wei, the mentor, isn't very frank, things can still proceed as usual.

"I understand, mentor!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Ji Xiaoge immediately spread her wings and said with a very serious expression on her pretty face, "With the reference materials you gave me before, my progress on the first stage of the task is basically complete. Now I only need the final combination, which should be enough to complete the key stone."

Lu Wei, who hadn't expected Ji Xiaoge to be so quick, seemed somewhat surprised, but immediately nodded seriously and said, "Hmm, not bad. I can supervise you as you complete the final activation step of this stage."

"That would be perfect."

Ji Xiaoge breathed a sigh of relief and said with lingering fear, "Mentor, you don't know, last time it was because I accidentally activated the keystone which was still in a semi-finished state that Mo and I were accidentally teleported to the [Ascension Fortress]. We encountered a lot of traps and troubles along the way, and I almost lost my life there!"

Lu Wei was immediately stunned, and exclaimed in a very uncharacteristic manner, "Wait a minute, do you mean you've already been to the [Ascension Fortress]?"

"Uh, actually I'm not alone."

Ji Xiaoge stuck out her tongue sheepishly and whispered, "Mo was teleported there with me too!"

Lu Wei's expression stiffened again, and he turned to Mo Tan to ask, "You went too?"

Mo Tan: "Uh... I'm going."

"How did you get there?"

"It was passed on."

"It's been transmitted to the Ascension Fortress?"

"Uh, yes."

"Okay, it seems I underestimated your 'troublemaker' nature."

"..."

"Don't get me wrong, Mo. I'm not saying you have a troublesome nature, I'm just talking about your 'troublesome nature'."

Looking at Mo Tan's rather embarrassed expression, Lu Wei said calmly, "Your title is obviously problematic, which is why Little Pigeon, that almost certain unfinished product, malfunctioned and was directly teleported to that godforsaken place."

Mo Tan sighed and said with a wry smile, "Okay, Master Lu Wei, I understand."

"In that case, let's talk about that place called the Ascension Fortress."

Ruvi, somewhat annoyed, tugged at his ear and asked the two directly, "So, which area were you teleported to? The furnace area? The maintenance area? Or did you go straight into the power furnace?"

"neither……"

Ji Xiaoge shook her head and said awkwardly, "If I remember correctly, it seems to be a place called [Abandoned Zone Code Name: Empress], and the place where Mo and I were initially sent should be a compartment called Abandoned Pod Seventeen."

“[Abandoned Zone Code Name: Empress], [Abandoned Container No. 17]…”

Lu Wei nodded slightly, and after a long while, he said slowly, "I understand. If nothing unexpected happened, you were probably teleported to the upper level of the Ascension Fortress."

Ji Xiaoge immediately asked, "Mentor, mentor, what does 'upper level' mean? Was the fortress originally divided into upper and lower levels?"

"Strictly speaking, the Ascension Fortress at its peak was not simply a matter of 'two levels,' but some things happened later that led to the abandonment of most of the area. In the end, only the upper and lower levels were preserved."

Ruvi began by saying this, then subtly turned off the sound component module in Cordova (in kobold form) remotely, and continued, "So? What did you find in that abandoned area? And how did you get back?"

"We received a mission to find something called 'Queen's Legacy' within five hours."

Because these high-level observers from Tianzhu Mountain had a deep understanding of 'otherworldly beings', Mo Tan didn't hide anything and immediately told the truth: "Although there is no reward, if the mission fails, we will be defined as invaders by the [Ascension Fortress] Valhalla and subjected to a wide-area hunt."

Lu Wei nodded slightly and said calmly, "In that case, it must be that your 'mission' itself interfered with the normal operation of the Ascension Fortress. Otherwise, even if it is now no different from a pile of scrap metal, it would not have taken a full five hours to detect the two 'intruders'."

Ji Xiaoge exclaimed in surprise: "So that's how it is! I thought it was Mo, that troublemaker, who forcibly activated the completely broken detection device, since it looks like it's been around for ages!"

Mo Tan: "..."

"Let's ignore his malicious nickname for now."

Lu Wei casually helped Mo Tan out of the predicament and continued to ask, "Speaking of which, when you were sent there, how long was the cooling-off time for that unfinished product that wasn't completely completed? If I'm not mistaken, it should have been around six hours, right?"

Ji Xiaoge flapped her wings and looked at Lu Wei with admiration: "It's six hours! How did you know, mentor?" "Because according to the blueprints I compiled, the keystone you made should also have the function of teleporting the user back to the last coordinate point when the [Ascension Fortress] is activated."

Lu Wei, who always spoke frankly and without reservation to Ji Xiaoge, immediately explained carefully: "In my opinion, even if that fortress is almost completely destroyed, it should still be able to completely wipe you two out within an hour at most. So, based on that, since the mission requires finding that so-called Queen's Legacy within five hours, the cooldown of the Keystone is very likely to be around six hours."

Ji Xiaoge immediately grabbed Lu Wei's arm and shook it: "That's amazing! Mentor!"

"Ah."

Although he only replied casually, a warm, indulgent smile appeared on Lu Wei's lips as he continued, "And then? Did you find that so-called Queen's legacy? What exactly is it? An old wrench? A withered potted plant? A stack of experimental logs? Or an AlphaGo 2?"

"neither."

Mo Tan shook his head, then took out a trembling badminton shuttlecock from behind his shoulder. Until now, it had been stuck to his back like an ornament, its body limp and powerless: "This is it."

"This is--!?"

For the first time, Lu Wei showed surprise. He let out a soft cry and then raised his hand to beckon towards Mo Tan. Mo Tan immediately felt an irresistible force coming from near his palm and subconsciously activated the [Asura Transformation]. As he burst out with a burst of dark purple flames, he turned around on the spot and protected the 'badminton shuttlecock' in his hand to his chest.

And then... that was it. Despite reacting instinctively at the first moment, Mo Tan was still unable to resist the gravity that Lu Wei casually summoned. So, while protecting the 'badminton shuttlecock' on his chest, he took off and flew directly in front of Lu Wei, landing awkwardly on the frozen ground at the latter's feet.

Are you an idiot?

Lu Wei glanced helplessly at Mo Tan, who was still pressing the badminton shuttlecock to her chest, and gave a rare, very emotional, bitter smile: "Don't worry, I won't hurt her, so let me check this thing a little."

Are you... sure?

Although she completely trusted Lu Wei's character, Mo Tan, who had gotten up in a disheveled state, still subconsciously asked a question.

“I swear, even if I blow up the entire Seventh Outer Mountain and detonate Cordoba a hundred times, I will not harm this little thing in your hand.”

Lu Wei said casually, then raised an eyebrow and said, "By the way, I'm only telling you this out of respect and appreciation. Mo, you should know very well that unless you can put that thing in a player's inventory, I have a hundred ways to forcibly get it. And in fact, you and I both know very well that this thing can't be stuffed into an inventory, can't it?"

Mo Tan: "..."

"tutor!"

Noticing the awkward atmosphere, Ji Xiaoge stomped her foot and said angrily, "Can't you just talk properly?!"

"Okay, okay, I'll speak properly."

Lu Wei sighed and helplessly reached out to Mo Tan, saying, "Then, please, Brother Mo, have mercy on me and let this curious old man see the world and examine that cute little bird in your hand. I'm willing to swear on my head that I will never harm even a single feather of hers."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Master Lu."

Now that things had come to this, Mo Tan, who knew very well that Lu Wei was unlikely to damage the shuttlecock under these circumstances, nodded readily and handed over the trembling little guy in his hand, who didn't seem particularly afraid of Lu Wei.

"Om-"

The shuttlecock shook its wings, emitted a lazy buzzing sound, and then lay motionless in Lu Wei's palm.

"……All right."

After a long silence, Lu Wei gently lifted the badminton shuttlecock in his palm, then quickly used his other hand to draw two sets of runes in mid-air and slapped them onto the shuttlecock's body. He said calmly, "The reason it lacks energy is simple. It's mainly because Tianzhu Mountain is filled with the high-purity 'energy' that this thing needs. In terms that you can understand more easily, it's a bit 'oxygen intoxicated'."

"Boom!!!"

After being slapped by Ruwei, it instantly 'woke up' and within two seconds performed fifteen right-angle changes of direction plus three sets of rattlesnake maneuvers, displaying remarkable energy. Amidst a dazzling buzzing sound, it circled Ruwei's head more than ten times.

"Okay, stop bothering me."

Lu Wei waved his hand impatiently, shooing the enthusiastic badminton shuttlecock back to Mo Tan's side, and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Are you relieved now?"

"I wasn't worried at first."

Mo Tan shook his head and said honestly, "I'm just afraid that you might get excited and accidentally scare the little guy."

"Humph."

Knowing perfectly well that Mo Tan wouldn't lie because of the "Knightly Spirit: Honesty," Lu Wei gave a light snort, then turned to Ji Xiaoge and said in a friendly tone, "How much longer until we complete that thing called the 'Prehistoric Key Stone'?"

"All the preparations have been completed."

As Ji Xiaoge arranged several sets of rather intricate parts on the engineering box, she answered earnestly, "Ten minutes if it's fast, half an hour if it's slow."

"Okay, let's get started now."

Lu Wei nodded and said in a light tone, "I'll watch from here. Once you're done, you can activate it directly."

"Yes, yes! Okay, mentor!"

Ji Xiaoge nodded vigorously, then sat down in front of the engineering box and began the final assembly at a dazzling speed. While she was busy, the members of the [Woof Woof Adventurer Team] chatted and exchanged information.

The specific process is unnecessary to elaborate on. In short, fifteen minutes passed in the blink of an eye. As Lu Wei suddenly narrowed his eyes and raised his hand to wave it gently in mid-air, a chaotic fluctuation that was enough to stir up space was instantly nipped in the bud.

"What a troublesome person!"

Lu Wei casually remarked, then ignored Mo Tan's subtle expression and asked his obedient disciple for confirmation, "Is it all done?"

"Hmm~"

Ji Xiaoge proudly displayed the rectangular, crystal-clear [Prehistoric Keystone] in her hand, its surface covered with patterns resembling a circuit board. Like a little bird from over ten thousand years ago, she excitedly flapped her wings, her smile radiant.

Absolutely!

Chapter 2661: The End