Three Kingdoms Mythology World.

Chapter 2619 National-Level Mission: [Guarding the Dragon Vein]

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

Xi Zhicai led Ji Beiqin away from Mount Fuji at high speed. Although lava still bombarded them along the way, it was now falling randomly without any target, no longer manipulated by humans. This made their journey very easy.

After speeding for an unknown amount of time, a torrential downpour began, and the air was filled with the unpleasant smell of sulfur.

On the ground, the incredibly hot magma cooled down at an incredible speed.

After waiting for a while, Xi Zhicai controlled the black dragon to land slowly.

The two then prepared to walk, simply because they wanted to conserve their energy for studying.

However, when the white mist on the ground dissipated and they saw the strange spiritual stones on the black magma rocks, they were both dumbfounded.

"Should we dig?" Ji Beiqin asked Xi Zhicai for his opinion.

However, just as Xi Zhicai, who had returned to normal, was about to say "dig," he sensed something and turned to look to the side.

“Logically speaking, there shouldn’t be any danger here… but it still happened. It seems the problem lies with me…” Xi Zhicai muttered.

As soon as he finished speaking, a flock of dark figures flew in from all directions—a swarm of enormous fire crows. These fire crows were engulfed in flames, distorting the air in their wake. They opened their sharp claws and lunged at Ji Beiqin.

Xi Zhicai gave a soft shout, and the still-existing black dragon let out a long roar. Its dark scales shimmered with a ghostly light, and a cold breath shot out from its mouth in one direction.

The attacking fire crows were directly blasted apart by the countless sword beams unleashed by Xi Zhicai.

The fire crows' flames went out instantly, and they all fell to the ground. But a few fire crows still managed to break through Xi Zhicai's defenses and swooped down on Ji Beiqin.

However, when the fire crows flew into the black dragon's body, a terrifying wave rippled out, and the fire crows were directly shattered into dust and energy, disappearing without a trace.

At that moment, a tremendous roar came from afar.

The next moment, a strange ship emerged from the white mist, quickly rose into the air, and then disappeared into the mist.

It was a rather dilapidated-looking sailboat with many patches on it, even the mast had several large patches.

However, even so, this wrecked ship... can actually fly!!!

Even Xi Zhicai, who knew about the Sky Boat, was shocked to see that the hidden enemy was piloting one.

"Holy crap... a flying ship!!! Damn, Japan really lives up to its reputation as a shipbuilding powerhouse, they even have flying boats!!" Compared to the composed Xi Zhicai, Ji Beiqin was much more exaggerated, shouting and yelling.

"Zhi Cai, go and steal... steal back Shenzhou!!!" Ji Beiqin immediately urged Xi Zhi Cai to steal the Tianzhou.

"Don't let greed blind you." However, Xi Zhicai did not take any action. Even though he knew that the Sky Ship was extremely important to the development of the shipbuilding industry in the Great Wilderness Territory, he did not recklessly pursue it.

“Let’s dig for spirit stones!” Xi Zhicai said in a deep voice.

“Okay…you’re the one in charge.” Ji Beiqin shrugged.

However, his eyes kept glancing in that direction, hoping that the airship would reappear to attack them.

After that, the two transformed into hardworking miners and began to work...

Deep within the white mist, on a prominent lava boulder, the airship slowly came to a stop, and three people jumped off.

"What's going on? Qinghai-Tibet, why didn't it come?" One of the dozen or so people who had been waiting on the boulder asked with a slight frown.

"No... Ji Beiqin has a guard who seems to be a divine general. After they broke through our sneak attack, they did not chase after us immediately."

"It seems they've seen through our plan... But this formation only exists in this vicinity and can't be moved at all. If they don't come, we can't stop them."

"Go and investigate further. If possible, lure them over."

"it is good."

Before long, the flying boat returned, bringing them disheartening news: "Ji Beiqin and the others are digging for spirit stones over there!"

Afterwards, the resigned group buried themselves in their work. There was no other reason; the magma stones were incredibly valuable, and the real benefit was the reward they actually obtained. As for the other, more elusive rewards, we'll discuss that later…

Just then, another massive announcement appeared: "--Ding!"

"--Announcement from the Eastern Japan Region (China Region): Awaiting the day when your talents will be revealed, shaking the mountains and rivers with thunder. The national guardian beast of the Eastern Japan Region, Yamata no Orochi, is stealing the source of the dragon vein beneath Edo Castle in Musashi Province. All righteous heroes are requested to go and stop it. All players can receive the national-level mission: 【Protect the Dragon Vein】."

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Because it was during a national war, announcements were made to both regions. Therefore, players in the China region all knew that there was a dragon vein beneath Edo Castle in Musashi Country!

Many players don't know what a dragon vein is, but through exposure, they know that dragon veins are very precious, and even in the real world, there seems to be a vague description of them...

As for the players in the Eastern Region, they went crazy at this moment, especially those trapped in Edo Castle.

They all accepted the national-level mission announced in the system: [Guard the Dragon Vein].

The specific task information is as follows:
Task Name: [Guarding the Dragon Vein]

Task Level: National Level
Mission Requirements: A dragon vein lies beneath Edo Castle in Musashi Province, but its source has been stolen by the national guardian beast, Yamata no Orochi. Players who accept this mission are requested to go and stop Yamata no Orochi from continuing to absorb the dragon vein's essence.

mission rewards:

1. Three dragons bring good fortune, one hundred tigers bring good fortune (total);

2. The national treasure, the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi (General);

3. National Legendary Status +50 (Total);

4. Three divine-tier weapons (total);

5. Three sets of Heavenly Warship Illustrations (total);

6. Those who damage Orochi gain +10000 reputation points;
7. Ten Heavenly Rank Weapons (total);

8. 50000 random Earth-tier sets (total);

9. 1000000 random Mystic Rank sets (total);

10. 8000000 random yellow-tier sets (total);

11. [Dragon Egg] (Undetermined)

12. Ten Divine-Rank Shikigami (total);

13. 50000 drops of Yamata no Orochi's essence blood (total);

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Mission Penalty: The Dragon Vein's origin is damaged, delaying its birth; the Kingdom of Dongying's national strength is reduced by 30; the Dongying region is mired in the "Dragon Vein Loss" state for one year.

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The dazzling array of rewards sent all the players into a frenzy.

I'm excited even just to see the reward!
The players, already feeling stifled within the city, were now completely enraged and began running rampant throughout the city, disregarding everything else.

Some players started digging tunnels to search for dragon veins.

Lin Mu, who was still inside the sea of ​​blood, also heard the announcement.

"It must be that the Berserker Blood Crystal was buried in Edo Castle by Orochi to steal the dragon vein's essence," Lin Mu immediately analyzed the key point.

"However, there is a dragon vein inside Edo Castle. It's a huge loss." Lin Mu had never expected that there would be such a precious treasure beneath the castle he had conquered twice.

(End of this chapter)