Chapter 371: Chapter 352: Variable
Beside the teleportation array in White Tiger City (Lv40-50), Lin Yi had already notified Tian Ci and the others to gather.
From the content of the mission, it’s clear that this isn’t a task Lin Yi can complete alone, so he planned to take everyone along to check it out.
And while waiting for them, Lin Yi finally had the chance to examine the equipment he got from the Winged Race:
[Divine Wings] (Limited time 5:34:12)
Wings (Flying)
Winged Race Clan Leader [Exclusive]
Tier: Myth (Highest Level)
Bound to: Feng Hua
Magic Attack: 800-1650
Physical Attack: 800-1650
Magic Defense: 1100
Physical Defense: 1100
Healing Effect +20%
Flying Speed +100%
Usage Level: 35
Additional Trait 1: All attributes in high-altitude battle +30%
Additional Trait 2: Immune to 10% of damage; when the target is Winged Race, the immunity effect increases by 30%.
Additional Passive Skill [Divine Guardian]: Forms a Light Magic Shield around the body when health is below 10%, equivalent to 20% of the body’s health, lasting 10s; can trigger once every 60s. When the target includes Winged Race, the shield’s effect increases by 30%; duration increases by 15s; trigger time shortens to every 40s.
Additional Passive Skill [Winged Race·Clan Leader Aura]: When Winged Race members are in the same faction (Guild, Mercenary Corps, Team) as the Clan Leader, all attributes increase by 10%.
Additional Active Skill [Disguised Winged People]: Can disguise yourself as a Winged Race profession player; duration; ∞; after canceling disguise, skill cooldown: 24 hours. Disguise ID Name: Randomly Generated; Body Appearance: Randomly Generated; Optional Professions: [Flying Feather], [Holy Guard], [Holy Shepherd]; cannot release skills during disguise.
"When you wear it, you are the glory of the Winged Race. Fight for the prosperity of the Winged Race - Garoslavi Ellis"
Lin Yi looked at the equipment in his hands, shocked that it was Mythical Level flight wings:
"Oh my god."
To Lin Yi’s surprise, this equipment was actually bound to the clan leader’s identity of the Winged Race:
"My goodness, Clan Leader’s Exclusive Equipment."
It means if he can’t officially become the clan leader, he will lose both this top-class equipment.
Needless to say, just for this equipment, the mission must be completed.
Moreover, this equipment is indeed worthy of being clan leader exclusive, the skills within are clearly targeted at the Winged Race.
But the last [Disguise] skill was quite unexpected for Lin Yi.
He was just heartbroken that the limitation time of the Concealment Ring had passed, and now here’s a skill with a similar effect, really getting what was lacking.
When Lin Yi equipped it, nothing substantial changed behind him, but there was an additional status skill in the skill bar.
Lin Yi chose:
[Activate Flight Mode]
"Boom!"
Four white Feather Wings suddenly unfurled behind Lin Yi, shaking off bits of white feathers the moment they expanded, gently falling.
Lin Yi instinctively reached out to catch the white feather mixed among the snowflakes.
When the feather landed on Lin Yi’s palm, it melted instantly like snowflakes land on magma, visible to the naked eye.
The wings behind Lin Yi were different than ordinary wings, which were pure white like snow.
The two pairs of wings behind Lin Yi were mainly white, but they also shimmered with faint golden light, giving a more noble impression.
Before using the Divine Wings, Lin Yi was worried about his first flight with no experience, might stagger and sway.
But it turns out, using it was simpler than imagined.
A simple thought, and the body would react as desired.
Suddenly, Lin Yi, initially static, soared without warning, icy snowflakes slapped against his cheeks, cold wind whistling past his ears.
"Stop!"
Lin Yi’s body halted mid-air, with White Tiger City turning tiny beneath his feet.
Feeling the joy of free flight, Lin Yi instantly immersed in it:
"So damn refreshing."
Flying freely in the sky versus standing on an Elf Dragon in the sky are entirely different experiences.
Lin Yi instantly got addicted to this feeling, absolutely delightful.
After circling in the sky a few times, Lin Yi received a private message from Tian Ci suddenly:
"Where are you?"
Lin Yi made a beautiful 180° turn in the sky, then plummeted downwards.
Tian Ci and the others were stunned watching Lin Yi descend like a Celestial God:
"Holy crap, holy crap!"
"That’s insanely cool, what is it, is there more?"
"Do you have any more of that, Feng Boss, name your price, I want it."
"Wow, Brother Yi is so handsome!"
"Is this the so-called [Wings of Flight]?"
Amidst their wide-eyed exclamations, Lin Yi retracted his wings:
Deactivate Flight Mode
The two pairs of wings instantly vanished from Lin Yi’s back, disappearing from everyone’s sight, as if they never appeared.
This scene shocked everyone once again, prompting a burst of wolf-like howls from a few people who thought it was extremely cool.
Seeing the excited crowd, Lin Yi had no choice but to explain helplessly:
"Mine is a bit special, I’ll explain it slowly when I have time in the future."
"For now, you guys come with me to do a mission."
The crowd saw Lin Yi’s anxious expression, understood the urgency of the matter, and didn’t ask more. Instead, they inquired:
"What mission?"
Lin Yi briefly described the mission requirements, then said:
"We only have 5 hours, let’s set off now."
...
Because of the levels, White Tiger City seemed rather deserted at the moment, not to mention the leveling spots outside the city.
According to the official data, the current average player level is 30, and the main leveling spots are within the range of Vermilion Bird City.
Based on Lin Yi’s experience, it would take at least until players reached level 35 or higher for it to gradually become lively.
Ice Wind Valley is located south of White Tiger City, nestled between the Calorgi Mountain Range.
Though called a valley, it might as well be termed a gorge because its expanse is much wider than a typical gorge.
The gorge contains a long-abandoned and dilapidated village due to the perennial snowfall outside White Tiger City.
At the moment, the gorge has long been covered with thick ice and snow, with only cold-eyed highly poisonous wind demons drifting within.
Lin Yi led a group to the top of a mountain in the Calorgi Mountain Range.
From this vantage point, one could clearly see the scene below the gorge.
As soon as they arrived, Tian Ci exclaimed in surprise:
"Wow, so many people?"
At the moment, a large crowd was densely gathered at the bottom of the gorge. Shuai Diao Zha frowned and said:
"The Divine Court Guild? What are they doing here?"
Lin Yi also frowned:
"Why do I suddenly have a bad feeling about this!"
By rights, people from the Divine Court Guild shouldn’t be here for their level.
At this moment, Dongfang Jing spoke up:
"They were in cahoots all along."
The crowd was stunned, Red Eyes asked:
"What?"
"Who is in cahoots with whom?"
At this moment, Dongfang Jing explained:
"Do you remember the Divine Hall Yingying we encountered last time when leveling up?"
Shuai Diao Zha answered:
"You mean the last time you said she was a wizard, the former strategist of the Divine Hall."
Lin Yi listened to their conversation, stunned:
"Divine Hall Yingying? Wizard?"
During the "Secret Treasure Seize" mission with Shengshi, Lin Yi clearly remembered a wizard being involved.
If Lin Yi didn’t know some of the wizard’s tricks, they might have succeeded that time.
Could the wizard from last time be this Divine Hall Yingying?
At this moment, Shuai Diao Zha explained to Lin Yi:
"While you were gone, a lot happened here."
"Divine Hall’s former strategist Yingying is now the vice president and strategist of the Divine Court Guild."
"Once while leveling, we encountered her, and Miss Mirror said she was a witch of the witch race."
"However, it seems only we know about this, and no one is currently discussing her race and profession, plus she usually is very mysterious."
After all, the witch race is a mainstream race on the Western Continent, and the channel for changing to the witch race hasn’t been opened in Hua Country yet.
Able to change to a Western Continent race and profession, if this were exposed, it would surely spark a wave of discussion.
Yet there’s no info on this in the forums, which only means people don’t know about Divine Hall Yingying’s change to the witch race.
As to why Dongfang Jing knows so much, having Lin Yi as such an abnormal precedent made everyone not surprised to hear more about Dongfang Jing.
Dongfang Jing continued:
"If I’m not mistaken, that Stinger is also a wizard of the witch race."
At this moment, Shiyu suddenly said:
"They blocked the entrance to Ice Wind Valley."
Under everyone’s gaze, the Divine Court Guild members had surrounded the entrance in layers, sealing it completely.
Under normal circumstances, who would make such a big fuss to block this place if not full?
If you say this group has nothing to do with Lin Yi’s mission, probably no one present would believe it.
Tian Ci looked at Lin Yi:
"What should we do?"
A task that originally shouldn’t have been difficult now became complicated because of this group of nobodies.
Lin Yi pondered for a moment, then pointed at Tian Ci and Red Eyes:
"You two come over..."