Newspaper Boy
Chapter 251: Choice of Camp
Someone among the Five Elements Alliance members said with delight.
"Yuanshi Tianzun?" Jiang Jingwei's ears twitched. She stood on tiptoe, peering toward the source of the sound, her face filled with joy. "What's that guy saying? Is he coming to help us fight the boss too?"
The voice, carried from afar, was somewhat distorted when it reached their ears.
Adding to that, the tree demons and Tree King had already revived, creating too much noise, making it even harder to hear clearly.
But upon discovering it was the "long-lost" Yuanshi Tianzun, the official The Way of the Extraordinary members felt a surge of spirit, as if they'd found their leader.
"What is he saying?"
"Did any of you hear clearly?"
Among the rogue cultivators, someone listened intently while asking the question.
Although being distracted at this moment was extremely unwise, anything related to Yuanshi Tianzun always drew people's attention unconsciously.
The evil cultivators showed similar behavior. Several voodoo masters couldn't help but prick up their ears, relying on their enhanced hearing after "Gu transformation" to capture the distant movements.
The call came again:
"I am Yuanshi Tianzun, all official The Way of the Extraordinary members, gather here!" This time, most people heard it clearly.
Gather official The Way of the Extraordinary members? Gather official The Way of the Extraordinary members at this time? Everyone was stunned.
The evil cultivators were the first to jump up in protest. If the official people left, they would have to face the Tree King with a group of rogue cultivators.
The death rate would greatly increase.
The official The Way of the Extraordinary members were clearly stronger than the rogue cultivators. For example, right now, if it weren't for those earth monsters holding up a barrier to block the Tree King's attacks, they wouldn't even have had time to listen to the voice.
They immediately started stirring up trouble with sarcasm:
"Isn't this guy encountering a mountain spirit or a monkey king? He can't beat them, so he's asking for help?"
"He didn't come when we were fighting the Tree King, and now he's asking for help? Think carefully, the Tree King only has one life left, and its attacks are obviously weaker. If we work together to kill the Tree King now, we can get points."
"That's right, he didn't help push the boss earlier, but he calls for help when he's in danger. What a Yuanshi Tianzun, he's treating the Five Elements Alliance like fools, no, like shields."
The inflammatory remarks were quite persuasive. Official The Way of the Extraordinary members who were not familiar with Yuanshi Tianzun immediately showed hesitation.
At this moment, someone among the rogue cultivators took a moment to glance at the leaderboard and suddenly widened his eyes, exclaiming:
"Yuanshi Tianzun is number one on the leaderboard!"
Everyone present was stunned, and their expressions changed one after another as they quickly opened the leaderboard. Sure enough, A-yi, who was originally ranked first with 110 points, had dropped to second place.
And Yuanshi Tianzun's score was: 140 points.
When they were besieging the Tree King, he clearly only had 20 points and was ranked dozens of places down, but in a short period of time, he had soared by 120 points.
How did he do it?
This... Bai Wujinji, whose flip-flops were already broken, suddenly changed his expression: "Did Yuanshi Tianzun complete a side quest?"
This sentence caused a huge uproar.
It was impossible to accumulate points by killing tree demons. In a short period of time, it was impossible for Yuanshi Tianzun to kill so many. The Tree King was not dead yet, so the only source of points was the reward for completing a side quest.
This reasoning was very simple. Those who dared to enter the Killing Dungeon might not be the most intelligent, but they were definitely not stupid, and they immediately realized this.
"So, the path of pushing the boss was really wrong. There are other ways to enter the second level, and Yuanshi Tianzun has already completed it."
"So many talented people in the two major camps of Order and Evil... only one Yuanshi Tianzun has completed the strategy. So the official bragging wasn't just talk. This is someone who cleared two S-level dungeons, this is a genius at strategizing dungeons."
"No wonder he hasn't made any moves before. He was saving up for a big move. Truly worthy of being Yuanshi Tianzun!"
Low whispers of discussion rose from the crowd of rogue cultivators.
And the other evil cultivators had strange expressions, filled with a mix of surprise, anger, unwillingness, and joy.
Because after Yuanshi Tianzun worked out the correct method, they could imitate it and enter the central area at the lowest cost.
Bai Wujinji, Wo Ming You Wo Bu You Tian, Wei Wo Du Zun and other experts had expressions that were somewhat solemn, somewhat stunned. This was the first time they felt a gap between themselves and Yuanshi Tianzun.
Zhao Chenghuang hadn't given them this feeling, even though he was very strong.
In A-yi's hollow eyes, an unusual flicker emerged for the first time. On the official side, the members of the Five Elements Alliance suddenly breathed rapidly, their faces filled with ecstasy.
Yuanshi Tianzun was Yuanshi Tianzun after all. He hadn't let them down.
Previously, seeing his score not increasing, the official The Way of the Extraordinary members were worried in their hearts. Although they clearly knew Yuanshi Tianzun's level by watching the arena matches.
What if he underperformed?
Fortunately, Yuanshi Tianzun hadn't let them down. The big stone hanging in everyone's hearts fell, and a strong sense of confidence and joy surged up.
In this instant, in just a few seconds, everyone's emotions and mentality underwent huge fluctuations, but Jiang Jingwei didn't think so much. A bright smile bloomed on her face:
"Yuanshi Tianzun is telling us to go over!"
With a wave of her small hand, she greeted her companions and, without thinking, used a series of agile movements to avoid the vines falling from the sky, darting into the dense forest and leaving towards the source of the sound.
Seeing this, the fire masters of the Five Elements Alliance followed one after another, partly because their actions were faster than their thoughts, and partly because the high-level members of the Red Fire Gang had talked to the fire masters, telling them that if conditions allowed in the Killing Dungeon, they must protect Jiang Jingwei.
Zhao Chenghuang, leading the people of the Taiyi Sect, did not go immediately, but vigilantly watched the evil camp.
After the people of the Five Elements Alliance had gone far, the eight of them unanimously entered Night Tour and disappeared, following the The Way of the Extraordinary members of the Five Elements Alliance from different directions.
"Let's go, let's go too, follow the official people."
"We are orderly cultivators, all good citizens, Yuanshi Tianzun will teach us the method to clear the dungeon, hurry up, hurry up."
The orderly rogue cultivators scattered in a panic.
This scene caused the evil cultivators to feel a strong sense of urgency, wishing they could immediately follow, but strangely, several seed players led by A-yi, as well as several powerful rogue cultivators like Wei Wo Du Zun, showed no intention of chasing the orderly camp.
Without these experts following, if they rashly chased after them, they would only be killed.
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In a certain dense forest, Tianxia Guihuo, sitting on the ground leaning against a tree trunk, perked up his ears and heard the call from afar.
He immediately straightened his back and jumped up from the ground, excitedly saying:
"Let's go, meet up with Yuanshi Tianzun, he knows the method to enter the second level."
Yinchi had just finished looking at the leaderboard and got up, also with excitement on his face, "He really can do it."
These two guys who had been bullied by Yuanshi Tianzun in the dungeon never doubted his wisdom. It was inevitable that he would crack the dungeon-clearing conditions. They just needed to wait patiently.
Tianxia Guihuo had already run a distance away. After Yinchi caught up, he grinned:
"Although the score is a bit low, it's safe. Before I entered the Killing Dungeon, my superior executive gave me a trick. In the dungeon, saving your life is the first priority, because you only have one life, but there are twenty-four spots for Saints.
"We don't need to compete for first place, or even the top ten, as long as we occupy a place in the twenty-four spots."
After speaking, he saw Yinchi's gaze constantly looking towards the Tree King, frowned, and emphasized: "This is the experience of a senior. Are you listening?"
Yinchi withdrew his gaze and smiled:
"Your superior executive must not be a fire master. If he were a fire master, he would say: Just do it! If you can't beat them, run."
Tianxia Guihuo shook his head and said with a serious expression:
"No, you're wrong!
"He would say: If you can't beat them, go get help, and keep doing it!" Yinchi was stunned, then laughed heartily: "Fortunately, this is a dungeon, and there are only two of us here. If other fire masters heard that, you'd be done for."
He is Yuanshi Tianzun, he really is Yuanshi Tianzun... The plump and beautiful Peony Fairy, looking at the young man next to her, had surprise, astonishment, and also relief in her beautiful eyes.
There were only so many Night Tourers in the dungeon, yet he was so good at strategizing dungeons. After thinking about it, it could only be Yuanshi Tianzun.
She had suspected it for a long time, but the yin corpse was different from the one in the arena, and the Night Tourers in the Extraordinary stage hadn't been extravagant enough to casually change into a powerful yin corpse.
Therefore, she was hesitant and didn't dare to confirm.
Now, seeing him personally reveal his identity, Peony Fairy finally confirmed that Wang Tai was Yuanshi Tianzun!
I actually encountered Yuanshi Tianzun as soon as I entered the dungeon, the Yuanshi Tianzun that those little sluts are thinking about, yes, the one I'm thinking about too... Peony Fairy heard the beating of her heart.
She felt that the air she was breathing was filled with a hint of ambiguity and heat.
She suddenly regretted that she hadn't done anything with him along the way, maintaining a distance.
"Ahhh~"
Asano Ryo screamed and struck a bouncing pose like an anime girl, her little face flushed red:
"You are Yuanshi Tianzun, no wonder you are a partner of justice. I've seen Yuanshi Tianzun, when I leave the Killing Dungeon alive, I want to tell my parents, tell my master."
The way you're excited is like a country bumpkin from a small place... Zhang Yuanqing cursed inwardly, noticing the strange gaze of Peony Fairy, he raised his eyebrows, winked, and smiled:
"Surprise, surprise? Peony, are you still planning to lick me? Where do you want to start?"
... Peony Fairy suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.
Zhang Yuanqing took off the disguise ring and restored his appearance.
Now that he had revealed his identity, there was no need to keep Wang Tai's face.
Alas, I originally wanted to play the pig to eat the tiger, secretly identifying the pawns of Dark Night Rose, but plans can never keep up with changes... Zhang Yuanqing sighed inwardly.
Peony Fairy looked at this young and handsome face and finally felt it was reasonable.
After all, the Yuanshi Tianzun who frequently made pants-dropping behavior in the arena matches looked like this.
"Yuanshi Tianzun!"
At this time, a unique loud voice of a young girl broke the silence.
The dense forest ahead rustled, and a red-haired girl walked out.
After that, more and more official The Way of the Extraordinary members, Over the River Pawn, White Tiger Wan Sui, Little Match Girl, Niulanshan Little Fairy, Rain Woman Has No Melon, Pigeon... a total of twenty-one people.
In the battle with the Tree King, the official side lost three more The Way of the Extraordinary members, a total of seven people sacrificed.
After that, Zhao Chenghuang and others from the Taiyi Sect, as well as Yinchi and Tianxia Guihuo, arrived one after another.
Not seeing the evil cultivators follow, Zhang Yuanqing breathed a sigh of relief, otherwise, he could only start the battle here in advance.
Jiang Jingwei chirped:
"How did your score become number one? Did you really enter the second level? How did you meet the conditions..."
Her question was the common question of everyone, especially the conditions for entering the second level.
A series of gazes filled with expectation were cast towards Zhang Yuanqing.
Then, everyone saw him raise a section of tree branch in his hand, with clusters of red fruits hanging on the branch, and said:
"Eat a fruit, and you can enter the center of the forest."
Hearing the answer, the official The Way of the Extraordinary members were stunned.
Was it that simple?
"Looks delicious." Jiang Jingwei hopped in front of him, looked at the red fruits, and swallowed.
Zhang Yuanqing picked a red fruit the size of a longan and handed it to her.
Jiang Jingwei put it in her mouth and swallowed it almost without chewing, "Didn't taste anything."
As soon as she finished speaking, she groaned comfortably, and a flush of color rose on her beautiful face rich in collagen. Then, with a series of "chi chi" sounds, illusory black smoke rose from her body.
Then, under the gaze of everyone, she crossed the notice board and successfully entered the center of the forest.
Seeing this scene, no one doubted it anymore and asked for fruits one after another.
With surprise and expectation, they swallowed the red fruit and rushed towards the notice board impatiently.
They easily entered the second level without being hindered by the invisible barrier and received a mission prompt, with an increase of 20 points per person.
"We're in, we're really in!"
"Does the fruit also have the effect of healing and restoring physical strength?"
"In the notice board I saw, there was a note saying that wild fruits were edible, but all I saw along the way were brightly colored wild fruits and fungi, and I didn't dare to eat them."
The official The Way of the Extraordinary members had incomplete information. After exchanging information and combining it with the current situation, they immediately sorted out their thoughts.
Choosing the Lost City camp, the difficulty lies in strategizing the boss.
Choosing the Mountain God camp, the difficulty lies in not violating the contents of the notes under the condition of unequal information, and being able to collect all the notes and deduce the correct method.
The dungeon is very fair, each has its own difficulties.
Zhao Chenghuang took the fruit from Zhang Yuanqing's hand, swallowed it, felt the warm current sweeping through his limbs, and felt his physical strength gradually recovering. He slowly exhaled a breath.
He had previously fought a bitter battle with Wei Wo Du Zun, and his physical strength was greatly depleted. The fruit made up for his weakness, allowing him to enter the second level in the best condition.
"Thank you!"
Zhao Chenghuang nodded.
He hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "The orderly rogue cultivators are rushing over, what do you plan to do?"
Oh, rare, the crown prince of the Taiyi Sect actually took the initiative to talk to me... Zhang Yuanqing didn't think much about it, because he had already had ideas in this regard, and said:
"This is a camp confrontation dungeon, the more allies the better, of course, let them in. But only limited to orderly cultivators, if the evil cultivators come, kill them directly."
Zhao Chenghuang nodded with satisfaction: "As I thought."
At this time, almost all the survivors of the official side had gathered, but Guan Ya was still not seen. Zhang Yuanqing couldn't help but feel anxious, looking around with an anxious expression, and asked:
"Where's Guan Ya? Has anyone seen her? Jingwei, do you know?"
Guan Ya's ID was still on the leaderboard, indicating that she was not dead, but she did not come with the official people, she must have encountered trouble and could not get away.
Night had fallen, it was the time for the Mountain Ghosts to move, and the Mountain Ghosts belonged to the Lost City camp. He didn't have much time left. Staying in the outer layer for one more second, he might be caught by that boss.
Jiang Jingwei shook her head: "I haven't seen Sister Guan Ya."
At this time, Over the River Pawn, wearing camouflage pants, responded in a deep voice:
"When we were fighting the Tree King just now, there was a sniper rifle helping us, the marksmanship was incredibly accurate, it should be from a scout."
He pointed to the southwest: "The trajectory came from that side."
Worthy of being a scout, amazing observation... Zhang Yuanqing was overjoyed and said loudly:
"Thank you, you guys wait here, or you can explore the central area on your own. Zhao Chenghuang, the handling of orderly rogue cultivators will be left to you, I'll be right back."
After speaking, without waiting for everyone to respond, he darted into the dense forest and quickly disappeared.
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"Why don't you chase after them? They're all gone, are we going to face the Monkey King and the Tree King alone, and that Mountain Ghost?"
A voodoo master glared at the seed players and cursed.
"Aren't you guys geniuses? Aren't you in the top ten? As a result, none of you figured out the correct strategy, you've all been trampled under Yuanshi Tianzun's feet."
The evil cultivators roared to vent their emotions.
Facing the questioning and abuse of the fellow camp, "Wo Ming You Wo Bu You Tian" flicked a strand of hair and turned to look at Wei Wo Du Zun, smiling lightly:
"You, and you few orderly rogue cultivators, why don't you follow?"
Wei Wo Du Zun said in a cold tone:
"This dungeon has two major camps, the Lost City camp is to push the boss, I think this choice has a higher reward."
Bai Wujinji then asked:
"Three bosses are not easy to deal with."
Wei Wo Du Zun glanced at him:
"In my notes, there is a note: If you encounter a Mountain Ghost, you can ask the monkey group for help. Obviously, the Mountain Ghost belongs to the Lost City camp, we just need to follow the Mountain Ghost to push the boss."
Bai Wujinji glanced at the few evil cultivators who were roaring and said: "Do you understand now?"
Guan Ya encountered big trouble. After hearing Yuanshi's call, she was the first to put away her gun and retreat, running wildly in the direction of the sound without thinking, to meet up with that kid.
But unfortunately, she stepped on a trap left by the evil cultivators.
—A row of wooden thorns buried in the ground, covered with fallen leaves, making it difficult to find.
Although the wooden thorns were hard, with the softness of the soil, it shouldn't have been possible to pierce the thick soles of the military boots.
But it was pierced, and the wooden thorns were poisoned.
Even more unlucky was that with the revival of the Tree King, the tree demons in the forest also revived, and there were actually as many as twenty tree demons around her.
As unlucky as if she had been cursed by the goddess of misfortune.
But Guan Ya knew that this was not the fault of the goddess of misfortune, it was the fault of that broken gun.
Fu Qingyang's gun was called "The Fearless Rifle," possessing extreme attack power. Even the earth monster who was good at defense would be injured if he was hit by a bullet.
If a whole magazine was fired, the Earth God would also die in the northwest.
But it came at a price, that is, after use, misfortune would befall her within half an hour.
"Pa Pa Pa..."
Vines and branches beat on her body like a rainstorm, but they were blocked by a thin layer of earth shell.
Guan Ya sat slumped on the ground, wearing a clay mask, passively enduring the crazy beating of the tree demons.
She used the props of the Wood Demon occupation to remove the poison and treat the wounds on the soles of her feet. At the same time, in order to resist the vines that could whip her to death, she had to use the props of the Earth Monster occupation.
Although this allowed her to avoid a dead end, this mask had two costs, one was that she could not move, and the other was that she had to answer any question and could not lie (honest person).
The latter didn't matter, but the former made her lose the ability to escape.
The situation was very bad. Props had limits. The mask would not last long and would be damaged at any time under such dense attacks.
Without the protection of the props, a scout who was not good at defense would definitely not be able to survive in the fierce attack of so many tree demons. The Insight skill could not save her either. Scouts would get wet in the rain curtain, and it would be useless even if they could see the rules of every raindrop falling.
"Kacha!"
What she feared came true. A slight crackling sound came from the mask covering her face.
Guan Ya, a wealthy daughter, couldn't help but scold "fuck" in her heart. She was too unlucky.
Pa Pa Pa....
The sound of whipping continued to echo, and the cracks on the mask spread rapidly, faintly showing signs of collapse.
Guan Ya felt a sense of despair in her heart.
At this time, a relieved voice, with a bit of a playful smile, came from not far away:
"Eh, Sister Guan Ya, no wonder I couldn't find you for so long, so you're here playing M. You should have said so, I'm willing to change my XP for you."
Even Guan Ya, a wealthy daughter who had seen a lot, couldn't help but feel a flutter in her heart at this moment.
When you are in crisis, when you are in despair, to have someone stand up and say: Sister Guan Ya, so you like to play M.
It is a very happy and touching thing.
Guan Ya pursed her lips, wanting to respond to this kind of communication that belonged to them, but the words came to her mouth and turned into an explanation with a crying face:
"My rifle will reduce luck, I'm not playing M, I'm just too unlucky."
This was the price of the mask.
Zhang Yuanqing was stunned for a moment and said, "Since ancient times, gunners have been lucky E?"
Guan Ya cried angrily:
"You're still playing with words? Hurry up and save me~"
"Oh, oh!" Zhang Yuanqing thought that Sister Guan Ya might be frightened, so her style changed abruptly.
So he didn't delay any longer, summoned the Bloodthirsty Blade, his spirit left his body, and wrapped in the weapon, it flew through the air, cutting down vines one by one.
He didn't dare to use fire, because this violated the notes.
Similarly, he didn't dare to destroy the tree demons, but chose to cut the vines.
Sections of vines fell, with neat cuts, and the tree demons let out a shrill cry, shrinking back half of their vines.
Soon, a vacuum was cleared around Guan Ya, the pressure was greatly reduced, and the remaining tree roots could no longer threaten the scout with Insight skills.
She immediately took off the mask, returned it to the item bar, and dodged the entangling tree roots with agility, jumping sideways and hopping horizontally, successfully rushing out of the danger zone and meeting up with Zhang Yuanqing.
Both of them felt a sense of relief in their hearts.
Zhang Yuanqing said quickly:
"I've found the method to enter the second level, it's not too late, let's go over quickly. By the way, Sister Guan Ya, why haven't you shown your head? Are you hiding?"
Guan Ya ran side by side with him and heard the words, subconsciously answering:
"As soon as I entered the dungeon, I encountered a bewitching demon, who wanted to molest me, and I shot him to death. Although my marksmanship and fighting skills are very strong, my experience value is too low. If I encounter one evil cultivator, I can cope with it, but if I encounter two, I will die.
"I simply hid and waited for the opportunity. Alas, if I had known that the Killing Dungeon was so dangerous, I wouldn't have participated. Otherwise, I would be comfortably lying in the office blowing air conditioning and watching TV dramas."
She had a look of annoyance on her face.
What's wrong with this woman... Zhang Yuanqing looked at her with strange eyes, almost suspecting that this Guan Ya was someone else wearing a human skin.
The normal Guan Ya would say with a smile:
"I'm a woman, of course I won't move."
Using a car to crush his face.
"Sister Guan Ya, be normal, did the vines break your brain just now?" Zhang Yuanqing said.
... Guan Ya subconsciously answered: "I didn't get hit in the head, I blocked it with props. If you're talking about the style of speaking, um, the price of the mask is that you can't lie, you have to answer any question."
Zhang Yuanqing suddenly understood.
At this time, the sky was already half dark, and a stubborn greenness remained in the sky. The two ran for a while, but still did not see a Mountain Ghost appear.
The Mountain Ghost belonged to the Lost City camp, and Guan Ya also belonged to the Lost City camp. They didn't encounter the Mountain Ghost, could it be that Guan Ya's luck was too bad? Zhang Yuanqing couldn't help but guess.
Because she was too unlucky, the Mountain Ghost didn't come to save her?
Thinking of this, Zhang Yuanqing was not in a hurry and stopped.
Guan Ya also stopped and frowned: "What's wrong!"
Just after she finished asking, she saw Yuanshi take out three props, which were a vine armor, a pair of arm guards, and a pair of leg guards.
"This is the official set that I borrowed, a low-level set, but in the Extraordinary stage, it is considered the best of the best." Zhang Yuanqing said:
"Sister Guan Ya, I plan to give it to you. This way you can better exert your melee advantage. I have other trump cards, this set is just the icing on the cake for me."
When he said these words, he stared into Guan Ya's eyes, his expression sincere and his tone earnest.
Give it to me... Guan Ya was stunned. She couldn't believe it and stared blankly into Yuanshi's eyes.
His eyes were clear and sincere, as if containing a power that made people drunk.
Guan Ya's heart missed a beat and suddenly moved her gaze away, picking up the set with a distracted look and putting it on.
When she finished putting it on and checked the properties of the props, she realized the terrible price...
"Why didn't you say it earlier?!"
Guan Ya widened her eyes.
Zhang Yuanqing looked puzzled: "Say what?"
Say lust, why didn't you say such an important price!? Guan Ya took a deep breath and wanted to say nothing, but blurted out:
"Say lust, why didn't you say such an important price..." Zhang Yuanqing suddenly understood: "I think, in the face of the Killing Dungeon, any price is insignificant."
Guan Ya was speechless.
In this case, she could only keep wearing it, either clear the dungeon or die in the dungeon, she must not take it off... She took another deep breath, pretending to be nonchalant.
But at this time, Zhang Yuanqing's "innocent" voice rang in her ears: "Sister Guan Ya, where do you live?"
"No. 291 Xinmen Road, Tianchen Apartment, Room 302 on the third floor..." Guan Ya subconsciously answered the question.
Guan Ya:
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The two soon arrived at the notice board in the center of the forest, and no more accidents occurred along the way.
Most of the members of the Five Elements Alliance were still staying in place, while the Night Tourers and rogue cultivators of the Taiyi Sect were nowhere to be seen. They must have gone to explore the depths of the center.
Zhang Yuanqing stopped in front of the notice board and then took out the red fruit he had prepared for Guan Ya from his pocket.
The reason why he didn't dare to give it to her earlier was that he was afraid that after Guan Ya changed camps, her misfortune would attract a Mountain Ghost attack.
After Guan Ya swallowed the red fruit, the two crossed the notice board.
Zhang Yuanqing heard the task prompt sound in his ear:
[Ding! A fellow camp ally has been detected, do you want to team up? The team size must not be less than fifteen people and not more than twenty-four people. ]
[Ding! Say the ally's The Way of the Extraordinary ID to send a team invitation.
[Ding! The side quest is refreshing... Please team up.