Reincarnation Paradise: Passion Leads to Greatest Success

Chapter 132 Hidden Mission

The next afternoon, while Fang Yu and Mia were strolling around the city, Gerdev came looking for them.

Fang noticed that Ge Jiefu's aura was slightly weak, a state that only occurs when someone recovers from serious injuries and is in a recuperation phase.

It was clear that his injuries were more serious than expected.

Afterwards, the two sides exchanged a batch of intelligence.

Gazef revealed the entire process of his encounter with Ainz Ooal Gown.

As expected, all the soldiers he led perished in Carne Village. Had it not been for Ainz Ooal Gown's intervention, this strongest warrior of the kingdom would have been among those who died, allowing the nobles to eliminate the king's right-hand man.

Upon learning of the deaths of the members of "Ziranon," Gazef said he would return to the capital first to personally report to the king what had happened in Ye Lantier.

Fang Yu declined the other party's invitation to return to the capital together, citing the need to observe the situation for a while longer.

Fourth day.

The second floor of the Adventurers' Guild.

"President Ain, is there something you wanted to discuss with me?"

Fang Yu leaned back comfortably in his chair, flipping through the book in his hands. He had already thoroughly studied this book on contracts, but he found the various ideas about the subsequent development of contracts very interesting, and it inspired him a lot.

Ain didn't care about Black Knife's attitude, but he had a strange feeling that he had indeed entrusted the other party before, but he had no memory of it at all.

To be on the safe side, he investigated for a while and learned from many adventurers that he had indeed invited the other party to the second floor to talk, but no one knew the details.

So he felt a little guilty. Besides, the other party was also a steel-level adventurer, and in terms of status, he was even slightly higher than him. He had no right to lecture him, nor did he dare to.

"Mr. Black Knife, I have received news that the sealed tree demon inside the Great Forest of Tobu seems to be showing signs of awakening, so I would like to ask you to investigate it. Of course, it is just an investigation."

"Where did you get this information?"

Fang Yu continued reading casually, his tone indifferent.

"this----."

Ain hesitated. Black Knife's reaction was different from what he had expected. Normally, the other party should be concerned about the Destruction Dragon King. Few people knew about this news, and he had only just learned about it himself. The person who revealed the news said that a steel-level adventurer could be sent to check it out, which is why they found Black Knife.

However, Black Knife seemed more curious about the source of the information.

"Is it difficult to export? Then find someone else."

Fang Yu closed the book and made a move to get up and leave.

"etc!"

Ain called out helplessly. He couldn't trust anyone who wasn't a Steel-rank adventurer. "It was a former Steel-rank adventurer who reminded me that Mr. Black Knife is in the city, which is why I specifically sought you out."

"Ligurido? Or Aziz? Or ————."

"Ligurido".

Having revealed so much, Ain had no intention of hiding it any longer. She just wanted to resolve the mystery surrounding the Black Knife as soon as possible and get the other party to investigate.

In this way, the task entrusted to him was completed.

Fang Yu suddenly realized that it was Rigrudo, one of the thirteen heroes. This old-timer had served in both Crimson Dewdrop and Blue Rose, and he only joined Blue Rose after losing to Evilia.

The "Demon Tree" that Aion mentioned is actually the same thing as the "Destruction Dragon King" that the Slane Theocracy calls it, only with a different name.

This news has obviously reached the ears of the Slane Theocracy's higher-ups, and they are probably already gathering members of the Dark Scripture to consider how to use "Peerless Beauty" to control the soon-to-awaken Destruction Dragon King.

[The hunter has triggered a hidden quest: Slay the Demon Tree.]

Hidden Quest: Slay the Demon Tree Difficulty Level: LV8

Mission Brief: The Demon Tree slumbers deep in the northeastern part of the Tob Great Forest.

Mission Information: The Demon Tree is a monster that suddenly descended upon this place three hundred years ago, and it is said that even the Dragon Kings fear its existence.

Task deadline: three days.

Quest Rewards: 4 attribute points, 3 medium Soul Crystals

Task penalty: All attributes -25%

Fang chose to accept.

The Demon Tree's strength might be formidable to the natives of this world, but to the other party, this mission was no different from a free reward.

The only problem is that there will be many monsters and forest natives such as demi-humans on the way there, but this is not a problem for him.

"Then let's talk about compensation."

The last time Ain was controlled, Fang Yu noticed that she was in a state of amnesia after the control was broken, and there was no formal request, so he simply didn't bother to ask for the reward of thirty platinum coins.

This time, the discussion about compensation was just a formality; the amount didn't matter. He still had over forty platinum coins on him, which the sergeant had sent through someone after he returned, so he wasn't short of money.

The discussion about the reward was settled in just a few minutes, and since it was only an exploration, it was set at five platinum coins.

"Then we'll be going now."

Fang Yu stood up and put the contract notes into the leather bag at his waist. He had bought it from a shop just to make it look nice, but in reality, everything he put in it went into his storage space.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Black Knife."

After exchanging a few polite words, Fang Yu turned and walked downstairs.

As Fang Yu walked downstairs, the lobby on the first floor also quieted down.

"See? I told you Black Knife had come to the Adventurers' Guild."

"Mmm, I never thought I'd get to see the legendary Black Knife. I'm so happy."

"Hey, hey, that's someone in full armor, move on—"

"What is he going to do?"

As soon as Fang Yu stepped down the stairs, he stopped in his tracks. A man clad in black armor, wearing a red cloak, and carrying two giant swords was blocking his way.

This person was none other than Ainz Ooal Gown, who had just arrived in Ye-Lantir to gather intelligence. Beside him was Bella, dressed in simple adventurer attire.

Both sides are observing each other.

Two days ago, Fang Yu and Mia had already located Ainz Ooal Gown and Bena's movements within the city by using the scouting bees deployed throughout Ye Lantier.

Fang Yu had no intention of going to communicate; it was unnecessary and there was no benefit to it. He could simply let the scout bees follow.

The two, Ainz and his companion, had clearly noticed the surveillance by the scout bees as soon as they entered the city. However, due to not knowing who had released them and their current status, they did not destroy the Arbiters who were monitoring them.

Momonga observed the steel-class adventurer "Black Blade" before him, whom the warrior captain called a master swordsman.

At first glance, Ainz felt that Black Blade was a very gentle ordinary person, but he soon realized that he was wrong. It was a perception distortion caused by the extremely high level of danger.

This feeling was as if he had unwittingly entered the attack range of a close-combat expert, and could be killed with a single blow at any moment.

To be honest, apart from his friend, world champion Touch Mee, few people can give him such a strong sense of threat.

"Hello, my name is Momo, and this is Bena."