10. The Tears of the Goddess Savia

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In the small square in front of the warehouse, a large number of players gathered, setting up stalls to sell the items they held.

“Come and take a look! Level 2 material: Goblin Leather, only 1 Spirit Coin each. Tailoring players, don’t miss out!”

“Level 3 material: Boar Meat, limited quantity, hurry if you want to buy.”

“Level 1 common leather shoulder pads...”

Although the warehouse also allowed selling items, placing goods there required at least one Spirit Coin as a service fee. Many players were reluctant to pay, so they could only sell unwanted items by setting up stalls.

Su Yu strolled slowly down the street, hoping to snag some good deals.

But since the server had just opened, players had yet to acquire anything valuable.

After circling around without finding what he wanted, Su Yu turned and entered the warehouse.

Inside, he put up for sale all the equipment, materials, and skill scrolls dropped by bosses that he didn’t need: Skill scrolls “Deadly Strike (Excellent),” “Rock-Splitting Sword (Excellent) Level 4,” “Black Iron Boots (Excellent) Level 3,” “Boar Leader’s Tusks (Excellent)” x2, “Hill Goat Leader’s Horn (Excellent),” and so forth.

All these prized items were set to auction mode with a starting price of 1 Spirit Coin, no upper limit, and a 24-hour auction period.

After setting this up, Su Yu put the matter aside and stepped out of the warehouse, heading off to seek the hidden quest that increased mana capacity accessories.

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At the entrance of Wolf King Valley west of Nolan Village.

Su Yu found the woodcutter from the hidden quest in his memory.

The woodcutter was a middle-aged man with fiery red beard.

At the moment, he was struggling under the weight of two large bundles of firewood, walking toward the village.

Seeing the woodcutter, Su Yu’s eyes brightened and he immediately approached:

“Sir, I heard you heard the song of the goddess Savi the day before yesterday?”

The hidden quest for the mana accessories consisted of 20 stages.

Among them, the 10th and the final stages were the toughest.

The last stage involved fighting a very troublesome boss, while the 10th was a puzzle task.

Completing the puzzle revealed that this woodcutter named Sam had heard the song of the goddess Savi two days ago.

Using this clue to talk with him would unlock the next step, the 11th stage.

As an experienced player of Evolution, Su Yu knew that hidden quests didn’t have to be done in strict order.

As long as a player obtained the necessary story items or knew the voice command to trigger a certain stage, they could skip the earlier trivial steps and start from the latter half.

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Sure enough, just as Su Yu expected.

Upon hearing Su Yu’s words, the woodcutter sighed with relief, put down the two bundles of firewood, and smiled:

“Adventurer, I guess that little girl Annie told you, right?”

“Of course,” Su Yu replied with an unchanged expression.

“Good! But I’m in a hurry to get home and cook. If you’re willing to help me carry these two bundles of firewood back home, I’ll tell you what the song of goddess Savi was all about,” the woodcutter said with a smile.

*Ding!* “Excellent-grade hidden quest ‘Tears of Goddess Savi (11/20)’ triggered. Accept?”

“Accept!”

Su Yu immediately accepted the task and enthusiastically hoisted the woodcutter’s firewood.

“Well then, sir, I’ll escort you home! And those bandits trying to steal your firewood, I’ll take care of them too!”

Having said that, Su Yu strode toward the village with the firewood on his shoulders.

The 11th stage of “Tears of Goddess Savi” was an escort mission.

While delivering the firewood back to the village, players would face two groups of bandits totaling six, all aiming to snatch the firewood.

Players who had completed this hidden quest had once posted on the forum complaining about the game designers’ lack of reasoning.

Who would rob firewood? The designer must be crazy!

Though the complaint was reasonable and widely agreed upon by players, a dramatic event followed:

The very next day after posting this complaint, that player was permanently banned from the game without any explanation.

This incident sparked heated discussions among players and was later listed among the “Most Bizarre Events of Evolution Yearly.”

Thus, Su Yu had a deep impression of this hidden quest.

The woodcutter uncle looked puzzled when he heard Su Yu’s words.

“Adventurer, why would bandits come to steal our firewood? It’s not worth much.”

Su Yu paused for a moment.

“You ask me, I ask who? Let’s hurry! If it gets dark, old William’s widow Jenny will be visiting someone else!”

“All right, adventurer!” At the mention of Jenny’s name, the woodcutter’s heart warmed as he quickly followed Su Yu’s pace.

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While Su Yu was busy with the hidden quest, unaware that the equipment, skill scrolls, and materials he had put up in the warehouse had caused a massive sensation in all the novice villages across the national server!

Novice Village No. 002 — Clearwind Village.

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Unlike other novice villages, the level 2 monster zone in Clearwind Village was monopolized by a major guild—Blood of Empire, Sky Slayer.

Though not fully monopolized, as the guild occupied half of the leveling area, the remaining half was left for ordinary players.

Many ordinary players squeezed into one side, killing goblins while casting disgruntled glances at the Blood of Empire members.

But they didn’t unite to attack.

A group of passionate players had recently banded together to challenge Blood of Empire, but they were swiftly defeated and forcibly logged out by the guild for “reflection.”

The rest were a disorganized mob.

Even though they knew they could beat Blood of Empire if united, they silently endured the oppression and grudgingly leveled up.

At the core of the Blood of Empire’s occupied area, their guild leader, Blood of Empire, Sky Slayer himself, held a level 2 excellent-quality longsword, leveling up amid a cluster of beautiful women.

His followers hurriedly weakened goblins and dragged them to their leader for the finishing blow.

Suddenly, a golden light flashed—Blood of Empire successfully reached level 3.

His followers erupted with joy, swarming around him, loudly congratulating:

“Congratulations, boss, on leveling up!”

“You must be the first level 3 player in the game!”

“You’ll definitely be the first to reach level 10 and enter the main city!”

“You will surely be the strongest player in the game!”

“Our Blood of Empire guild will undoubtedly be the most powerful guild in the game!”

The underlings showered their leader with flattery, practically elevating him to the greatest player in gaming history.

Blood of Empire, Sky Slayer, smiled faintly at their praise.

With a flick of his hand, a level 3 normal-quality longsword appeared.

His equipment continually shifted; in just a short while, he had changed into several pieces of level 3 normal gear.

The cheers from his followers grew even louder.

At that moment, a youth with the sharp gaze of a hawk, an assassin by profession, appeared in the level 2 leveling area:

“Blood of Empire, big trouble!”