Chapter 730: Chapter 693: Are You Guys Sick??
Shuihua was very curious about the [Dragon Pearl] in her hand, but the System’s introduction was confusing:
[Dragon Pearl]: Collect seven dragon pearls to obtain a mysterious miracle (probably).
“Miracle? What miracle?” Shuihua was clueless.
“And why does it say ‘probably’? Isn’t that too vague?”
Unlike Shuihua’s curiosity about the [Dragon Pearl], the focus of many players was on the words the Fire Dragon spoke before it fled-
“The Fire Dragon can talk?! Is it an intelligent creature?!”
“It said that the Dragon Girl was abducted? Dragon Girl? Not [Young Dragon], nor [Dragon Clan Princess], but [Dragon Girl]?”
“Does this mean… human form?”
“Can dragons transform into humans? Is this Fire Dragon male or female?”
“Female, I saw it very clearly when it flew over my head. There was nothing in between its two legs.”
“???”
“So, she is the [Dragon Girl]’s aunt?”
“Aunt! I’m not sleepy at all now if you put it that way! Say, since she’s intelligent, can we negotiate? If I help her find her niece, can she let me ride her?”
“So, do you want to ride the dragon form or the human form?”
“Hehehe…”
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With more people, the conversation spiraled out of control, and it went in some strange directions.
Nevertheless, everyone slowly reached a consensus:
In the [Fire Dragon Invasion] event, besides the obvious confrontation with the Fire Dragon, there was a hidden storyline to “search for the Dragon Girl.”
And the player who finds the Dragon Girl might even receive special achievements or item rewards.
This thought sparked enthusiasm among the players.
After all, everyone could participate in fighting the Fire Dragon, and the rewards would naturally be given to everyone.
To some extent, if everyone owns an item, no matter how good, it is not good enough.
So, everyone was quite motivated for the “Search for the Dragon Girl” quest.
But the question was: how do you find the Dragon Girl?
In theory, the [Dragon Girl] should be a female character that did not exist in the metropolis before but suddenly appeared after 0 o’clock.
The problem is: the metropolis is full of people!
No one has ever counted how many virtual NPCs there are.
Everyone is familiar with the ones that appeared in missions, had unique appearances, or were employees from frequently visited shops. The rest, they didn’t particularly remember.
Who would memorize the random appearances of passersby?
Moreover, the Metropolis, or the entire virtual world, was constantly changing and “growing.” New shops, buildings, events, and virtual characters kept being added, often unnoticed by players.
By the time people discovered these changes, several days might have passed.
Under such circumstances, trying to find a previously nonexistent and unknown NPC was like finding a needle in the haystack.
Many players found this thought far-fetched and tossed it aside, heading to other games to try something new.
For them, with such a grand-scale event, there were plenty of places to join besides the Metropolis.
With the time spent looking for Dragon Girl, they might as well head to Dinosaur Island and battle dinosaurs.
The gameplay there was so novel! Almost like playing a new game.
Of course, if some people gave up, others grew more interested.
At least Lance and Shuihua, two high school seniors, risked getting caught falling asleep in class the next day. They teamed up and searched the Metropolis, asking every unfamiliar young girl NPC they encountered whether she was the Dragon Girl.
It was highly inefficient, but they didn’t mind.
It was not until past 1 a.m. that they finally logged off and rested.
As for traces of the Dragon Girl, not a single clue had been found.
They were not the only ones with no results; many anchors searched with their fans, but they have yet to find any leads.
Meanwhile, the game forum and social networking sites filled up with similar discussions on the topic.
Unfortunately, they knew nothing about the [Dragon Girl] and could only search blindly.
Considering the Fire Dragon mentioned “abduction,” every single underground gang in the Metropolis was in trouble, as players raided their hideouts in search of the [Dragon Girl].
After all, “abduction” was for villains, so raiding a villain’s lair only made sense!
Unfortunately, despite their massive efforts, they found nothing.
All the gang bosses were oblivious about the situation.
As the search reached a stalemate, another group’s attention was drawn to it: casual players in the peaceful maps.
Initially, during the Fire Dragon Invasion, many casual players didn’t participate.
Despite the impressive scale of the event, with over a hundred mirror instances in the [Metropolis·Freedom] map, the number of mirror maps in the [Metropolis·Peace] was more than five times of that in Freedom map!
There were far more casual players than heavy-duty players.
However, since they were not interested in combat, they didn’t participate in the Fire Dragon Battle.
But now, the “Search for Dragon Girl” quest piqued their curiosity. At once, they flocked into the Freedom map, joining the search for the “Little Dragon Girl.”
Although it was already late-night for Daxia’s casual players, it wasn’t late for players from other time zones. Overseas players were full of energy!
So, after Dinosaur Island entered the “Hunting Era,” the Metropolis entered the “Dragon Searching Era.”
Countless players in the metropolis searched every nook and cranny, trying to find the Dragon Girl.
However, they all fell into a mindset: since it was a Metropolis event, they only needed to search within the Metropolis.