Idle as they were, everyone collectively became street loafers, wandering around the Demon Beast Country daily, eating, drinking tea, and chatting. The currency in the Demon Beast Country was essentially free. Although they couldn't buy anything to increase their strength here, at most only daily consumables like talismans, they had enough to feast and drink for half a year or more.
Suddenly, a chosen one, biting into a glutinous rice ball, said, "It's not that we can only be idle. This place is unusual. I suspect it's a high-level area, just not developed yet."
Someone asked curiously, "How do you say that?"
The chosen one replied, "According to the information I've gathered, the Demon Beast Country is not completely built and is still under development. Beyond the Jura Great Forest, there are places like the Human Empire and the Dwarf Empire. So, as the Demon Beast Country develops, this region should upgrade."
Jemace was curious, "I know that too. I heard that the ceiling for combat power in this region is the Demon Lord. Rimuru, that slime, is only the Lord of Monsters. So, there must be higher-level small regions than the Demon Beast Country, or the Demon Beast Country will become even more powerful in the future and thus become a higher-level small region. Looking at the region as a whole, it's bound to be a high-level area. But these are irrelevant to us for now. I'm more curious about what you meant by not being able to just be idle."
The chosen one asked, "Haven't you heard?"
Bai Ye said, "Heard what?"
The chosen one replied, "I heard someone received a hidden quest from a native."
"Excuse me." At this moment, a chosen one suddenly raised his hand and said, "That person was me."
After saying that, he stood up and walked to the center of the shop.
"It's just a small hidden quest, collect the scepters of seven races, and you can exchange them for rewards. So, if any of you get a scepter, you can come to me for a trade. Whether you want to trade the scepter to me or get a scepter from me, either is fine. I currently have the scepters of the Great Oni tribe, the Elven tribe, and the Goblin tribe. And I can tell you where to get the hidden quest. I hope everyone understands that this hidden quest only has meaning when completed. If the scepters are scattered and everyone cannot complete the hidden quest, it is meaningless. Therefore, cooperation and mutual benefit are the best strategy."
Jemace asked, "Does this have anything to do with the Pig Head Emperor's attack?"
"On this point, I can swear," the chosen one said, "it has nothing to do with the Pig Head Emperor's attack. It's a side quest, mainly for helping the major races rebuild their homes."
Bai Ye touched his chin, scepters?
He had a ruby scepter in his hand, which seemed to be from the Lizardman tribe.
As for whether the other party was revealing truthful information, Bai Ye felt that the possibility of it being true was high. If there was something unspeakable, he would just keep it to himself for profit. There would be no need to speak of it.
Therefore, the biggest possibility was that the other party was telling the truth, and worried that others might obtain scepters, he chose to reveal it in public and actively seek trades, either buying or selling, without necessarily completing the hidden quest himself.
Bai Ye could understand the other party's mindset. Without all the scepters, it would be meaningless. Driven by the desire to gain as much benefit as possible, it was a mindset of "if we split, everyone loses; if we unite, everyone wins," which was quite pragmatic.
Of course, some people would also have the mentality of "if I can't have it, no one else can have it either."
Speaking of which, the other party was likely afraid of such people, which is why he publicly announced that he didn't need the hidden quest and could also sell scepters.
Thinking of this, Bai Ye couldn't help but smirk.
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After the chosen one finished speaking, he left the dessert shop. The others started to discuss.
But the discussion wasn't very heated. For a hidden quest targeted at individuals, since it had already been taken, it had little meaning for others. Even if someone else could get the same hidden quest, the other party already had three of the seven scepters, so others would ultimately have to resort to trading. Considering the cost of trading, they might not gain much.
Therefore, most of the discussion revolved around the fact that the Demon Beast Country could actually give out hidden quests unrelated to the Pig Head Emperor!
This meant that their daily activities as street loafers might have been a wrong choice. Before the Pig Head Emperor's attack, they could have tried to gain something from the Demon Beast Country during this idle period.
After some discussion, many people became excited. They threw down their glutinous rice balls and decided to act immediately, planning to wander around and see if they could get any hidden quests from the natives.
When most people had left, Jemace saw Bai Ye still leisurely eating glutinous rice balls and taking a sip of green tea. He couldn't help but ask, "Bai Ye, aren't you going?"
Bai Ye looked at Jemace and shook his head, "No, you go."
Jemace hesitated for a moment, then sat back in front of Bai Ye and said, "I'm not going either."
Bai Ye looked at Jemace with confusion.
Jemace ordered another plate of glutinous rice balls and said, "I don't know why you're not going, but I know you're a cunning kid. Since you're not planning to go, it means this plan is unreliable."
Bai Ye sighed and said, "Let me ask you, what do we do every day?"
Jemace replied, "Wander around, eat and drink, brag, and be street loafers."
Bai Ye asked, "What are they doing now?"
Jemace replied, "Looking for hidden quests."
Bai Ye asked, "How do they look?"
Jemace replied, "Wandering around, striking up conversations with natives... Damn..."
Jemace finally understood. The method of finding hidden quests was no different from being a street loafer. Bai Ye was telling him that if hidden quests were so easy to find, they would have been found long ago. Otherwise, there would only be two personal hidden quests up to now: Bai Ye's, and the one the chosen one who just left had.
Therefore, according to Bai Ye's guess, there might be only eight hidden quests!
Collecting seven scepters corresponds to seven hidden quests, and the eighth hidden quest is to acquire all seven scepters.
And thinking about it this way...
Bai Ye felt that the chosen one who had left earlier might also know this, which was why he deliberately released the information, wanting to use others to dig out all the scepters. Anyway, he already had three, so he definitely held the initiative, and then sought trades to obtain all the scepters.
As for others wanting to get scepters from him...
Holding three scepters, he was definitely the party with greater trading value. The chosen one would not suffer a loss.
Unfortunately...
Bai Ye took a bite of a glutinous rice ball and suddenly smirked.
That smile made Jemace's hair stand on end.
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