Xie Feng preferred not to comment on what the woman said. Although it is true that parents cannot accompany their children throughout their lives, he cannot agree that a girl as young as 10 years old should go into a forest fraught with danger.
Not knowing about his thoughts, the woman continued to tell her story amidst soft sobs:
"It has been three days since my husband and daughter went into the forest but they have not yet returned.... You... You seem like a nice young man... I know it's shameless of me, but could you please help me find my husband and daughter? I have nothing of value to offer you, but I am willing to give you my life if you help me bring my family back".
[Ding!..... New mission available!]
[Mission Name: Light in the Darkness]
[Type of mission: Unique]
[Grade of mission: Unknown]
[Mission Requirements: Patience / Kindness]
[Description: Yue Qingyu's husband and daughter went into the forest three days ago and have not yet returned. Yue Qingyu wants you to help her find them as soon as possible]
[Mission Objective: Find and help Yue Qingyu's daughter and husband]
[Reward for success: None]
[Punishment for failure: None]
[Time limit: Four days]
[Accept / Reject?]
Xie Feng was extremely confused after hearing the system announcement. A Unique Mission is a mission that can only be taken once by a single player.
It does not matter if the player finishes the mission successfully or not, once the objective is reached, good or bad, the mission ends and cannot be taken up again.
Unique Missions are even rarer than Hidden Missions since, Hidden Missions are generally given to players by hidden NPCs that can be found hopefully by any player.
What puzzles Xie Feng is that apparently, there were no rewards or punishments.
Xie Feng's face changed several times and he frowned as he thought about what decision he should make. However, after a few seconds, he looked at the middle-aged woman, Yue Qingyu, at his side and saw that she continued to look into the distance with both hands joined over her chest as if she were praying.
Unconsciously, he thought of the ten-year-old girl who still had a lifetime to live, an innocent girl who had done nothing wrong. At the same time, Xie Feng remembered his past self.
A ten-year-old boy who had done nothing wrong was abandoned by his parents and then they disappeared without caring whether he got warm in the winter, whether he filled his stomach before going to bed or not.
Xie Feng clenched his fists involuntarily and in a moment of anger and sadness, he nodded: "Okay.... I'll try to bring your family back. At the very least, I promise to do my best to bring your daughter back... even if I die".
Yue Qingyu turned her head to look at him and apparently she could not believe what she had just heard. She could not believe that a person could really be so kind as to do something for another person in return for nothing. In fact, Xie Feng would be wasting his time for nothing.
[Ding!..... Favorable impression of Yue Qingyu towards you +20]
After a moment of disbelief, Yue Qingyu's eyes filled with tears and she tried to kneel down in gratitude.
Xie Feng quickly stopped her: "Please don't do that! You are an exemplary mother, you can be proud of that".
Yue Qingyu nodded and thanked him again with tears in her eyes. Eyes that now had a faint glimmer of hope in them.
After saying goodbye to Yue Qingyu, Xie Feng rode the Ferghana Horse again and started riding towards the mountain indicated by her.
Yue Qingyu continued to follow his back until he disappeared into the thick trees of the forest, then her gaze returned to the distance as it was just before she met Xie Feng. The only difference would be that this time, she had a tiny little smile.
Naturally, she had no idea that receiving such a compliment for Xie Feng was extremely unusual.
At the same time, Xie Feng had no idea that the mission he had just accepted would be his first real step towards the absolute top. At the same time, if he had not accepted this mission, the final fate that awaited him would not be at all hopeful.
But that is a story for later.
***
Xie Feng advanced without stopping his steps for about an hour.
[Ding!.... You have arrived in the Forest of Shadows]
After hearing the system's announcement that he has just entered a different territory, Xie Feng dismounted the Ferghana Horse and sent it back to the mount space.
If something happens to the Ferghana Horse, Xie Feng will not be able to pay for it no matter what. At least it will not be possible for him to take out 15,000 gold coins from his inventory until the real world currency exchange is opened by the World Central Bank.
Currently, approximately 50-60% of Chinese players have left the Beginner's Villages and arrived in Eminentis City. When the total number of players who successfully completed their first career move reaches 80-90%, the currency exchange will officially begin.
A new world, full of possibilities and opportunities waiting to be discovered. That's what the Samsara world is.
Just like when the Spanish found the American continent thinking they had arrived in India. An unexplored territory full of natural resources.
Therefore, the number of companies and businessmen who want to get a piece of the big pie is too many to count.
Xie Feng is no different. He intends to expand into this world as well. What he did not expect is that for unknown reasons, such a terrifying object would recognize him as its owner in the early stages of the game. This made his initial path much easier than the rest.
Still, Xie Feng believes that he could have done it anyway, with or without the Ring of the God of Destruction.
For example; his most terrifying and almost hopeless challenge yet, to face the Guardian of Hell.
The Ring of the God of Destruction was not very useful at that time because, although in the end he succeeded in defeating the Guardian of Hell thanks to the effect of the 5% probability of causing absolute death, it was Xie Feng who resisted for more than fifteen hours in a row the ferocious strikes of a KING grade Boss.
This means that although the Ring of the God of Destruction is undoubtedly a pious object, the person who gives it the use and uses its properties to the full is him.
An ordinary player would have been killed at level 0 by fighting several red-eyed wolves at level 5.
Xie Feng was getting closer and closer to the mountain pointed out by the middle-aged woman.
What confused him a little was that it had been ten minutes since he entered the Shadow Forest but he still hadn't seen any monsters.
Suddenly and without warning, Xie Feng stopped his steps and as he turned his body over, he cut with his sword backwards.
*Swoosh!*
Seeing that the edge of his sword only cut through the air, Xie Feng frowned slightly. He was sure he felt a presence behind him just now.
Trusting his instincts, he didn't let his guard down and continued to move forward, paying attention to his surroundings.
However, only about five meters later, he stopped again. Instead of hitting as before, he observed his surroundings for a moment.
Suddenly Xie Feng seemed to notice something and could not help but smile mockingly.
He looked behind him, precisely speaking, at the shadow of a large tree. The shadow was normal, just like any other tree. No matter how much he looked, he could not notice any differences or anomalies in it.
Xie Feng narrowed his eyes and used his basic inspect skill in the shade of the tree.
[Creepy Shadow]
[Level: 18]
[HP: 1800]
[Description: A shadow that disappears after being killed. Don't expect anything from them!]
(Skills):
[Shadow Movement: Can move freely in the shadows once every 5 seconds]
"Heh...."- Xie Feng couldn't help but laugh mockingly.
If another player enters this place, even if he is a level 20 player, he would probably have a hard time discovering the monsters.
The problem is that if you don't find the monsters before they surround you among many of them, then the chances of survival will be as good as nothing.
Although low-grade monsters have no intelligence, moving in groups is ingrained in the instinct of any race. It is the same for humans, which is why they all live in society.
The Shadow Creepy seemed to notice that she was discovered so she immediately abandoned her hiding place and charge to Xie Feng.
Xie Feng saw that the appearance of this monster was strange. He could even see the tree behind the shadow body, as if his body would disappear at any moment.
Xie Feng raised his right hand and welcomed the Shadow Creepy's attack with a small fireball.