Ascension To Divine Throne - Chapter 145

Chapter 145: Chapter 145: Harvesting Plan Initiated
Chapter 145: Harvesting Plan Initiated

“Yes! Task triggered!”

The players surrounding William quieted down, eager to hear what the task was about.

“Lately, there have been many disturbances in the downtown area of Canlight City. I’m not sure what’s going on. Can you help me figure it out?” William had just finished speaking when the players received a task prompt.

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[Silver-level Task: Crisis in the Downtown District]

[Task Requirements: William Cain has noticed some unrest in the downtown area and suspects that someone may be plotting something bad. He wants someone to investigate.]

[Task Rewards: Distributed based on task completion (maximum rewards: 100,000 experience points, 1,000 gold coins)]

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This… This… This!

Was this task for real?

All the players present received this silver-level task, and looking at the reward prompt, it practically dazzled their eyes.

One hundred thousand experience points! Compared to the mere one thousand experience points needed to level up, the difference was enormous.

Not to mention the reward of one thousand gold coins. Although players were not yet aware of the prices in the game, someone had already posted a request to buy one gold coin for one hundred real-world dollars on the player forum.

Even if the completion rate wasn’t high, getting a piece of the pie would be more than enough.

The players present looked at each other warily, as if the person next to them was their direct competitor.

At that moment, William continued:

“I see you all seem to have talent for becoming professionals. Haven’t you gone to learn professional skills?”

One player’s eyes flickered as he quickly tried to please William. “Master Cain, we just arrived in Canlight City and joined the White Dove Chamber of Commerce. We don’t know where to learn professional skills yet. What do you think?”

William almost wanted to applaud this clever guy. What a cooperative attitude!

Pretending to ponder for a moment, William smiled and said, “The Chamber will provide everyone with the opportunity to learn professional skills, but since I’m here today, if you have anything you want to learn, you can ask me.”

As he spoke, a panel appeared in front of the players, listing the skills available for learning.

[Mage Skill Learning]

[Tricks: Magic Hand, Flash, First-Level Spell: Fireball, etc.]

[Warrior Skill Learning]

[Warrior Combat Techniques: Danger Perception, Blocking, Charge, etc.]

[Hunter Skill Learning]

[Hunter Combat Techniques: Tracking, Traps, Fleet Footwork, etc.]

[Assassin Skill Learning]

[Assassin Combat Techniques: Stealth, Backstab, Lockpicking, etc.]

What’s going on?

How could this NPC have so many skills, and many of them were cross-professional combat techniques!

As the crowd looked at the skill learning panel in front of them, some were dumbfounded.

You’re holding a staff, are you a mage?

No, perhaps this was the correct way for mages in this otherworldly setting?

However, some players also noticed William’s “Jack of All Trades” talent and guessed that this was probably the effect it brought.

But when the players looked at the experience points required to learn the skills, even the lowest-level tricks were beyond their current experience.

Even Nathan Titan was in the same situation. He had already spent all his experience points on leveling up.

“I’ll give it a try.”

At this moment, a voice rang out from among the players, and a male player named “Flame Blaze” stepped forward, choosing to spend experience points to learn “Tricks: Magic Hand.”

Flame Blaze’s eyes lit up as he raised his left hand, and a faintly glowing arm appeared in mid-air. With a thought, he could control it, feeling as if he had gained an extra hand.

The players nearby exploded with questions:

“Have you already learned it?”

“Does that mean you’ve become a mage?”

“Wow, that’s so cool! I feel like I want to be a mage too!”

Flame Blaze nodded and said, “The system just prompted me to choose to become a mage. No problem.”

Many people now looked at William with fiery eyes. After all, this was much faster than saving up money to learn skills in the Mercenary Guild.

Ignoring the noisy players, William looked at Flame Blaze with a curious expression.

This player, Flame Blaze, was quite famous as a master mage in the previous game world. Unlike William, who came from a different game, he had transferred his skills from another game.

No wonder he was able to gather enough experience points to learn skills so quickly.

Looking at the prompt on the system panel, William noticed that the experience points Flame Blaze had spent to learn the skill had entered his own pocket.

Satisfied, William nodded. So far, everything was going smoothly. It seemed that the future prospects of these players were quite promising. Before long, he wouldn’t have to worry about the massive amount of experience points needed for leveling up and learning skills.

With so many players, the small contributions from each would be enough for William.

But it was still important to cultivate these players properly. He needed to expand the area of his “cabbage patch” while also improving the quality of the “cabbages.”

“What’s your name?” William asked Flame Blaze, pretending to look appreciative.

Flame Blaze, seeing an opportunity, quickly replied, “My Lord William, my name is Flame Blaze.”

“Not bad. Keep up the good work. I have high hopes for you,” William said with a smile, raising Flame Blaze’s membership level to intermediate, just like Nathan Titan.

Flame Blaze was pleasantly surprised. When he joined the White Dove Chamber of Commerce just now, he had carefully researched it. The higher the membership level, the more discounts and benefits one could enjoy. Moreover, one could receive more tasks.

Just reaching intermediate membership status required enough contribution points to grind for quite some time.

After hearing this news, many players expressed sincere envy and jealousy towards these two lucky individuals.

William smiled and said, “I hope everyone will work hard in the White Dove Chamber of Commerce. I have some special items here that you might like.”

After speaking, a new, fresh shop page appeared on everyone’s panel.

The system indicated that this shop page was “William’s Mysterious Shop,” and it featured various rare types of magical equipment and items.

For example, at the top was the “Emerald Staff,” priced at twenty thousand gold coins. Additionally, it required intermediate membership status in the White Dove Chamber of Commerce and a 50-point favorability rating with William.

Apart from that, there were many types of basic bronze-level equipment, as well as consumables such as portable magic arrays and magic potions.

These were all supplies that William had specially prepared through Mora. Although these players couldn’t afford them, it would pique their interest.

When players discovered this new shop, they became excited.

“Wow! There’s a golden staff!”

“Isn’t that the one William is holding? It looks so cool!”

“Come on, didn’t you see it costs twenty thousand gold coins? When will we ever save up that much?”

“And you need intermediate membership status and favorability rating too! How do we get that?”

“Let’s go quickly. Didn’t the Chamber’s steward just say we can take on tasks? Task rewards should include experience and contribution points, right?”

“Hurry up! I want to grind! I want to work hard!”