Is this NPC even playable if it's not nerfed?

Chapter 98 Strange Tales of Spirits and Monsters, Preview of the Super Weapon Version

Chapter 98 Strange Tales of Spirits and Monsters, Preview of the Super Weapon Version
[Ding! You've found a version clue: Strange Tales of Spirits and Monsters]

Strange Tales of Spirits and Monsters: The world is full of wonders. Due to a great change in the heavens and earth, some spirits and monsters have awakened from their slumber. These spirits and monsters love to eat people and are a great scourge to the world. A river monster has appeared in Wangyou County and is eating people. The chief constable of Wangyou County plans to kill the spirit and rid the people of this scourge. Assist the chief constable of Wangyou County in completing his mission and you will receive a generous reward.

Task Rewards: Level +5, Xuan-level equipment [selectable], Xuan-level martial arts [selectable], Thousand-mile horse [color can be specified], Order Value +500.

[Beep beep beep, player Aikun has discovered a version clue; this version clue is a super weapon.]

[After the mission concludes, the official website will release a preview of the super weapon version.]

Triggering three version clues will unlock the next version.

[Beep beep beep, the level cap for the Super Weapon version is 159.]

[Beep beep beep.]

The system notification sounded in the minds of all players, and the world chat was flooded with messages.

[Holy crap, I just entered the game, my level is still zero, and you guys are already launching the next version? Okay, okay, is this how you play?]

[What are you talking about? The next version requires three clues, and this is only the first one. What are you afraid of?]

[It's been almost half a year since the server opened, and the first clues for this version have only just appeared. Your progress is a bit slow.]

"Is this slow? Please, we're only a few levels high. The highest level is only around 40. The level cap for the next version is 159, bro."

[Ugh, this is so annoying. I'm only level 30 yet.]

[What hidden quest did you trigger, Ai Kun?]

[How's the reward? Curious?]

[Level +5, one choice of Xuan-level equipment, one choice of Xuan-level martial arts, a Thousand-Mile Horse mount of a specified color, and +500 Order Points. That's all the rewards.]

Holy crap, that's a generous offer!

Hey bro, do you need anyone for this mission?

"Take one with you, take one with you."

[Hey bro, where are you? I'm a Kun fan too! Can you tag along with me?]

[Wangyou County, if you can come, please do. We're short-staffed for this mission. You can trigger it by coming to the yamen.]

[Brother from Wangyou County, you don't need to go.]

They have enough people.

[A total of fifty people are needed, to act as bait and lure the river monster.]

[Damn it, that NPC just posted a quest, and those bastards who joined the government office took them all away! What bastards!]

【Wow, not even a drop of soup left?】

Leave an egg.

[Damn, what an animal!]

[The struggle for the crown prince position has always been like this. If we can grab it, we'll definitely grab it all! Even our officials' players don't have enough to go around, and you still want some scraps? You're dreaming!]

[Liu Xing, that's enough.]

[The river monster quest in Wangyou County can trigger version clues? Damn it, Black Mountain City Prefect, you deserve to die!]

[Haha, it was destined, bro.]

The players in Black Mountain City were furious.

[System: I gave you a chance, but you were all useless.]

I hate it.

……

Wangyou County.

"Officer, we guarantee to complete the mission."

"Okay, starting today, you will be responsible for patrolling the riverbank. Also, the workers who are expanding the outer city, stay away from the riverbank. The work on the riverbank will be done after we deal with the river monster."

"Yes."

"Report, Chief Constable, the Princess's residence has dispatched a troop of guards, saying they will assist us in suppressing the river monster."

"How many have come?"

"Ten."

"Alright, let's arrange for them to patrol the inner perimeter."

"They also sent people out of the city to warn the towns and villages along the riverbank not to approach the river and to spread the word about the river monster eating people."

"My lord, this is not a good idea. If this is made public, it will damage Lord Chen's official career."

A seasoned veteran approached and whispered something.

Such a major incident, if it blows up, will be bad for local officials.

"Official career? How old is my uncle? Does he even have that kind of thing?"

"If my uncle wanted to advance, he would have already done so. Why would he stay here?"

"On my command, publish it."

Lu Yuan waved his hand and ordered everyone to spread the word to reduce unnecessary casualties.

"Yes, I guarantee the mission will be completed." This was just as Lu Yuan was assigning the task.

Old Sun is back.

He had just gotten some information about the river monster from the resurrected players.

"Chief Constable, I am now certain that the man-eating river monster is the river god of the Qi River."

"Hmm, and then? Can you figure out the approximate location of its lair?"

"That strange person was too weak; he died halfway through."

"The only thing we know is that the river monster's lair should be in the upper reaches of the river."

"Then arrange for people to patrol the section of the river."

"Remember, select some people with good lightness skills, preferably those with supernatural abilities, and instruct them to run away if they encounter a river monster."

"Okay, I'll handle it."

"That's fine."

……

Princess House.

"The river monster eats people?"

"interesting."

"Granny, what exactly is this river monster?"

Is it really the river god of this place?

Ji Menglu asked the nanny beside her curiously.

The old woman was knowledgeable and experienced, and had even roamed the martial arts world. She certainly knew more about strange and unusual things than a novice like her.

"Hahaha."

"River God? Just a monster that stole the divine throne."

"In this era, where are the gods?"

"God has long since left."

The old woman said slowly, "These things are not secrets. Many seniors in the palace know about them, and they are even recorded in the library."

It's just that this princess doesn't like reading, so she doesn't know.

"Spirits and monsters? Aren't they gods?"

"Your Highness, gods and spirits are different."

"Besides, the Qi River is an artificially excavated river, so where did the gods come from?"

"The so-called river god of Qihe was actually a spirit created by Emperor Longyang himself."

"He attempted to elevate the fate of the Longchao dynasty by creating artificial deities, thereby achieving its revival."

"Haha, he's just too arrogant."

"But, can gods be created by humans?"

"Besides, what god's birth requires the sacrifice of living beings?"

"The blood of millions of people stained the Qi River red, and the corpses floating on the river must have been filled with resentment."

"Under these circumstances, could something be born that is a god?"

"On the contrary, the soaring resentment and the millions of corpses gave the mountain spirits a great fortune."

"The monster devoured the millions of corpses, transformed into a beast that usurped the divine throne, and gained a certain amount of magical power."

"Spirits and monsters are ultimately just wild beasts."

"Simply send a large army, and we can suppress them."

"That's what the old woman said confidently."

"Dispatch a large army."

"Father will not agree."

"Third Brother wouldn't agree either."

Ji Menglu shook her head. Ever since the arrival of the supernatural beings, the pressure on the border has been immense.

Small countries outside the country are starting to get restless.

The imperial court had no choice but to mobilize a large army to intimidate them.

"Don't worry, Princess."

"Lu Yuan is from Wangyou County."

"His strength is far beyond what any spirit or monster can match."