According to the original plan, the Apprentice Priest Aknadin should have left a while ago, but he stayed two more days after Youyu arrived.
When the last name brought by Youyu appeared on the Trial Tablet's clearance list, he finally couldn't hold back and decided to approach.
"...Sorry to disturb you."
As he spoke, the players were chattering, sharing their experiences of clearing the trial and exchanging strategies.
When he spoke up, the players stopped talking and turned to look.
What's happening? Another hidden side quest triggered?
It's not another story about helping an NPC find a long-lost brother, is it?
"My name is Aknadin, and I am an Apprentice Priest of this nation," the young priest spoke politely to the strong ones (in his view), though he seemed quite confident about his noble status.
The players glanced at each other.
"It's a hidden task, huh? Should we send the handsome one to talk?"
"Jack, Jack, you go! You're the most handsome!"
"Oh, come on~ I might be handsome, but my charm stat isn't high..." Jack spoke in a deliberately flamboyant voice, causing the local Nora Tatsu to be the first to feel nauseated.
"Well... I'll go then," Yue Hua said, "My charm stat is almost 80."
Everyone felt envious.
I wonder what Youyu's charm stat is. If someone were as handsome as Youyu, surely even the NPCs couldn't resist licking him, right?
No, if someone were as handsome as Youyu, perhaps they could skip twenty years of effort and have contact numbers of all the ladies...
Yue Hua stepped forward and said, "Is there anything we can help you with?"
She's quite the big streamer now. Besides those who like her looks, her fans also include those who are impressed by her voice, so having a pleasant voice was essential.
Yue Hua had honed her skills, her voice soft and delicate, maximizing the protective instinct in others.
Take Aknadin for example, he seemed a bit dazed under the charm attack of eighty points.
"You are all the great warriors who have completed the holy trials. I wish to understand how you did it and hope to receive guidance," he said sincerely, "Of course, it won't be without reward. Money, Spiritual Artifacts, Stone Tablets with powerful spirits or spells, any form of reward is possible."
The players' thoughts began bubbling.
Just teach him how to clear the trial to get a reward?
Money wasn't much of an interest to them, at least not at this point in the RPG game called 'King's Memory'. Currency didn't have much use. But the tablets he mentioned... should he mean cards?
"Really?" Yue Hua perked up instantly, raised an eyebrow, and unintentionally leaned a bit closer to the NPC.
She wasn't necessarily trying to be cute intentionally; it had become almost second nature due to her work...
Players who have watched her streams for a long time may have developed some immunity, but for a small apprentice priest like Aknadin, it was the first time he had encountered such an approach, and he felt a bit dizzy.
"Tell me about the tablets. What kinds can you offer?" Yue Hua continued to ask.
"Uh... well, there are many powerful monsters sealed in tablets, and some extremely powerful weapons... right! Like this one."
He recited an incantation, and with a flip of his hand, revealed the "Legendary Sword" that was rewarded from a previous trial.
Yue Hua took the heavy sword with interest but, given her newbie level, couldn't figure out what it was, so she sought help from the wiser crowd in the chat.
"Legendary Sword, Warrior-Type equipment, attack power increased by 300... Useless among the useless."
"Totally useless, I remember there's one in the starter deck for Warrior-Type."
"..."
"It's that weak?" A look of undisguised disappointment appeared on Yue Hua's delicate face.
The expression was caught by the apprentice priest, who suddenly felt a strong sense of defeat, the kind that comes with being told, "I don't measure up," and hurried to emphasize, "But I have some powerful monsters! Like Behegon, and the spirit from the Divine Lamp..."
As he spoke, viewers in the live chat were checking against card software.
"He's talking about 'Behegon' and 'Lord of the Lamp', right? All low-attack Normal Monsters, total trash, useless..."
Yue Hua was disappointed: "Really? Then forget it. Sorry, but we might not be able to help you."
And so she directly ignored this NPC who fell into the category of "the poor and insignificant" and walked away.
The small apprentice priest watched her graceful silhouette leave, covering his chest, feeling like he'd taken 9999 points of critical hit damage...
Just then, for the umpteenth clear, Xue Lang emerged from the Teleportation Gate. As soon as his feet hit the ground, he noticed the prompt from the task interface in front of him.
"New Task: 'Legendary Warrior' is about to descend! Defeat him in the holy ritual and complete the ultimate trial!"
Xue Lang halted abruptly and instinctively touched his seemingly radiant face.
Damn, I made it?
The clear blue sky suddenly dimmed, black clouds gathered, rumbling with thunder and lightning.
The entire atmosphere of the Land of Trial changed instantly, as if the air had turned into lead blocks. All the NPCs showed expressions of fear and reverence, one by one looking towards the black clouds in the sky, as if expecting the arrival of some great presence.
As if a divine presence, radiant lightning pierced the sky! A blue beam of light hung like a waterfall from the horizon, and a solid figure descended from it, hitting the ground with a heavy thud, blue energy rippled outward like waves.
The figure that emerged was a warrior in blue armor, adorned with golden lines, with sharp eyes shooting from beneath his helmet.
Everyone present recognized him immediately.
To the NPCs, he was the "Legendary Warrior" of the Land of Trial, rumored to have strength comparable to Egyptian deities, a god-level warrior who transcended the limits of logic.
To the players, he was the ancient strongman carrying the sentiments of a generation, one of Dark Yugi's iconic ace monsters from the DM anime—
——Black Luster Soldier!
The excited players might just find him "super cool" and "super imposing", but for Youyu, he could clearly feel the strength level of the opponent.
In the Egypt chapter, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon from 3,000 years ago was at a level on par with the Three Egyptian God, and Grand Priest Aknadin once felt the Blue-Eyes White Dragon had surpassed the Pharaoh's Three Egyptian God.
And now, the "Black Luster Soldier" in front of him gave Youyu a similar feeling.
A warrior on par with the Egyptian Gods!
However, this domineering warrior didn't carry his sword and shield but instead...
...wore a golden ancient Duel Disc?
He stood straight, opened the ancient Duel Disc, raised his head, his cold eyes seeming to ask—
—Who's first?