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Chapter 93 Main Quest and the "Outer Gods"

On the edge of the southern wasteland.

This place is almost at the southern border of the Western Kingdom. The wasteland that Youche and his group entered, although theoretically part of the Western Kingdom's territory, is currently a completely uninhabited area.

Ultimately, the reason is that this land is too barren and has little to no resources, with only scattered ruins, so the nobles of the Western Kingdom have little interest in it.

Of course, if we disregard resource gains and only consider the monster levels distributed here, then this place is still worth a visit.

The various magical beasts in the wasteland have an average level of around LV20, making it a perfect place for adventurers who are in the process of improving their strength to come and test their combat power.

Therefore, on the northern and eastern borders of the wasteland, there are supply stations and basic defense lines set up by adventurers' guilds, which not only facilitate adventurers entering the wasteland, but also defend against monsters that occasionally break out of the wasteland.

At this moment, You Che and his group had just left the wasteland and returned to the northern supply station.

Here, You Che sold off the less useful materials he had collected from the grapefruit recycling plant, and then boarded the Adventurers' Guild's carriage to return to the town of Jinshadu.

"—So, you made this special trip just to, well, to serve your country?"

On the carriage, Li looked You Che over for a while before finally speaking and asking this question.

You Che smiled: "Do I look like a person from the Western Kingdom?"

“No, you’re a wanderer, I know,” Li said. “That’s why I’m surprised that you’ve gone to so much trouble to find this ruin, all for the sake of the kingdom.”

Yu Che corrected him, "I am not doing this for the kingdom."

"Firstly, I also have my own selfish motives. Secondly, I am acting for the greater cause of the intelligent races against the forces of darkness, not just for any particular country."

"That ancient king was right. The dark races are a natural disaster. If we don't eliminate them, we will be the ones wiped out."

"And there are some things that only I can do, so I have to do them."

Upon hearing this, Li looked at You Che with a peculiar expression once again, remaining silent for a moment.

Yuzu, who was traveling with them, let out a "woof woof" sound, expressing her thoughts: "The boss is a true hero, I support you! I will do my job even better in the future!"

You Che smiled and said, "You've done a great job, saving us a lot of trouble."

As he spoke, he patted the head of the pomelo. Although the pomelo looked fuzzy, the hair on its surface was actually a little stiff, but it still felt nice to the touch.

The Little Bears generally don't allow others to touch them unless they trust them, but Yuzu didn't resist at all.

As for the last person remaining in the carriage, Qingling had always been completely certain of You Che, so at this moment she simply watched You Che pat Youzi's head and then moved closer herself.

You Che chuckled and touched her with his other hand, which finally satisfied Qingling.

The four of them said nothing more and went to rest and quiet down.

While resting with his eyes closed, You Che was also thinking about his future actions.

As mentioned before, the main quest at this stage of the game is to defeat the Dark Race bosses in the South, North, and Central routes, and complete the key tasks corresponding to each route, in order to finally kick off the Western Kingdom's counterattack against the Dark Races.

Of these, the southern route is actually the most difficult and complex.

Firstly, this storyline involves the background of the Southern Kingdom; secondly, the bosses here are quite difficult.

Leaving aside the final Dark Race boss in this storyline, even the Ancient Conquerors, whom we just defeated, are quite difficult for players who play through the normal storyline.

Don't be fooled by his mechanical boss nature; to trigger his mechanics, the tank and DPS classes in the team must be exceptionally strong. Otherwise, all talk about mechanics and weaknesses is meaningless.

For Yu Che, if it weren't for Li, a teammate who can both fight and withstand attacks, and instead he were to assemble a team with an average level of around 20, the difficulty would skyrocket.

In fact, although the three main lines during this period are theoretically parallel, if we were to rank them by recommendation level, the order should be Central → North → South.

But You Che still came to the South first, because the recommended order mentioned above is just a general rule, and it doesn't matter for players of his level.

Moreover, most of the things he cares about most depend on this place.

For example, methods to improve one's own growth value, such as increasing one's own level and combat power and making up for one's weaknesses, and for example—the matter of a mage.

You Che has never forgotten her. Part of the reason he came to the south to search for the ancient altar was because of her.

However, in the end, they found the ancient conqueror altar related to the main storyline first; there is still no news about the other type of altar.

Fortunately, Youche had previously replenished the Soul Crystals, so there is no need to worry about the mage's soul condition at present.

He'll return to town to rest for now, and also fulfill the trigger conditions for the next "main storyline". He can go there again when the Sand Gold Road Merchant Guild makes another discovery.

You Che sorted out what he needed to do next in his mind and calmed down for the time being.

However, at that moment, Li, who had been gazing out the window in a daze, suddenly remembered something and casually asked, "—Speaking of which, what was the 'taboo' that the ancient king mentioned?"

You Che opened his eyes: "Well, that's a long story."

"Then explain it in simpler terms."

You Che sighed helplessly, "Fine, to sum it up in one sentence, the taboo he mentioned refers to the power of the Outer Gods."

Li: "————!! An Outer God?"

"Yes, it's that simple," Yu Che replied. "That ancient king offered sacrifices to an external deity in search of power and received a response. That's all there is to it."

Li was stunned. She had thought that the taboo might just be some kind of evil magic, but she never expected it to be related to the Outer God.

In the world of "Dark Fantasy," the so-called Outer Gods are neither good nor evil; they simply refer to deities from outside this world.

After all, in this world, intelligent races have only one god, the one who granted them extraordinary power, enabling the various races of the continent to resist the rule of the ancient dragons and transform from food sources into rulers.

All other gods and divine powers, whether good or evil, belong to the category of "outer gods" and are deeply abhorred by the Papacy's Inquisition.

Yes, it's the same tribunal where Yu Che copied their "Long live Hydra" slogan when he first transmigrated.

Interestingly, a small minority within the Vatican believes that if the deity is a benevolent external being, then borrowing their power is not unacceptable, but this view is opposed by the majority of church members.

Furthermore, this point of disagreement is one of the main reasons why the East and West are irreconcilably opposed in terms of faith—but that's a storyline that will be covered later in the game.

In short, news about Outer Gods was still considered taboo in the Western Kingdom and its surrounding areas. So even though Li had no faith, she kept quiet and didn't ask any more questions after hearing Yu Che's explanation.

So, in quietness, the group quickly returned to Jinshadu.

Li jumped off the carriage: "I've stretched my muscles this time. If there's another such disaster next time, you can call me."

You Che smiled: "Don't worry, I will."

She nodded and then left on her own. You Che then had the carriage driven to the Adventurers' Guild in town and reported his findings to the guild leader.

"You've found an altar left behind by ancient conquerors!?"

The young lady was also surprised to see the report submitted by You Che, but since Li's name was on the team list and Youzi could also testify, she accepted You Che's mission report despite her surprise.

"—Unfortunately, according to you, the altar disappeared on its own after you left, and the guild is unable to confirm or excavate it."

The guild member also expressed some regret: "Otherwise, it would have been a very valuable relic, and you would have gained a lot of contribution points this time, probably enough to upgrade to D-rank."

You Che simply returned a charming smile: "It's nothing, this was an unexpected bonus. I just came to report. You've worked hard too."

The guild member blushed slightly and said, "If only all adventurers were as responsible as Mr. Yuche."

By the way, I'll be leaving get off work soon, I was wondering if you have any time—

"Hahahaha, just as You Che was trying to increase the favorability of the guild ladies so that he could have more advantages in the future, a somewhat familiar loud laughter came from the guild entrance behind him, making You Che's smile freeze for a moment."

Because he had already recognized who it was.

"Mr. Yu Che! You're back from your adventure! Why didn't you come to our guild first? I've been waiting for you for ages!"

Needless to say, the newcomer was none other than the second-in-command of the Sand Gold Road Merchant Guild, who had previously been brutally beaten by You Che at the card table.

A large beard (with a dual meaning).

He stood with a few people at the guild's main entrance, smiling. "You should have finished your report by now, right? Come on, come on, I've arranged a banquet to welcome you back!"

Yu Che: "————?"

He had already seen the guild girl in front of him shrink back and stop saying another word, so it seemed that his attempt to gain her favor had failed.

Moreover, what the bearded man said was rather inexplicable.

Dude, what's wrong with you? Didn't I just beat you up? Why are you acting like this now?

You're not... you know, are you? A masochist? A submissive?

Meeting You Che's slightly strange and unfriendly gaze, the bearded man still greeted him with a smile: "Sir, please don't refuse. This is all from my sincere apology to you!"

"Please come with me, we can talk on the way!"

You Che looked him over again and thought about inviting him to play a "dark game," with the wager being that he would never bother him again.

However, after the bearded man approached him, he whispered something that changed You Che's mind.

"Sir, are you interested in any rare cards on par with 'Red-Eyes White Dragon'?"