Chapter 401: Saving the Little Fairy (Part Four)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The Little Fairy sat in the cage in the dark. She had heard the full details of the matter from Sherlock.
The rumors said that Raintea was the third party to Arthur and Sylvanas’ relations.h.i.+p and that she attempted to break up the Pioneer Alliance.
The Little Fairy was scoffing.
Though Raintea looked ugly, she had a good heart. Why would such a kind-hearted Goblin break up the relations.h.i.+p of two Orcs?
The Little Fairy couldn’t believe that such a rumor would be believed!
How could a Goblin possibly break up an Orc couple?
The Little Fairy couldn’t figure it out. She lay in the metal cage, ruminating over Raintea’s predicament.
“Hey, hey?”
The Little Fairy heard a faint voice. A fat Black Dragon had his claws on the metal grille of the cage as he spoke to her.
“Ka cha…”
The Little Fairy woke up in shock and scurried over to the opposite corner. She looked warily at the Black Dragon and asked, “What are you doing?”
“Do you want to get out? Lord Sherlock’s sleeping,” Eggface said to the Little Fairy.
“What are you talking about?”
The Little Fairy couldn’t believe it. She looked at the Black Dragon, then at Sherlock, who was sleeping on an improvised bed made with two chairs.
The computer screen in front of Sherlock was still on. He seemed to have fallen asleep while working.
“I’m releasing you. Frankly speaking, I’m with Raintea…” Eggface said and paused.
“What about Raintea?” the Little Fairy asked impatiently when Eggface stopped talking.
“Raintea and I… we…”
Eggface repeated himself many times and lowered his head. He spread out his claws as he said, “Raintea is my benefactor. I was captured by the evil Lord Sherlock. He forced me to do many things against my will.”
Eggface looked at his palm and said, “Raintea saved me. She gave me things to eat and drink and helped me cut my fingernails. When the evil Sherlock tortured me, she stood out bravely and fought with him…”
“Fought with him? Impossible, Raintea would never do such things! Raintea doesn’t know how to fight,” the Little Fairy shouted with certainty.
“No, I’m telling the truth. You haven’t seen her bravery!”
The Little Fairy muttered to herself, “Are you sure? Why haven’t I heard Raintea mention this or you…”
“Raintea would never tell others of her good deeds! She’s a kind Goblin. Why do you think that I’d work for a superior Devil? Because of the tasty b.l.o.o.d.y chrysanthemum tea? Because of computer gamers? Because he intimidated and tortured me!”
The Little Fairy believed his words. If not, why would a small Black Dragon do tiring and menial work for a Devil?
While the Little Fairy was imprisoned here, she saw the pitiful small Black Dragon being forced to sit in front of the computer for a long time.
She didn’t know what kind of Magic Device the computer was or how it operated, but the Little Fairy had seen Eggface appearing tired, sad, and shocked when facing the screen many times.
“Let me out! I’ll find other Dragons. The Huge Dragons won’t let a small Black Dragon be tortured and humiliated by a superior Devil. They’ll rescue you!” the Little Fairy shouted to Eggface.
“Hmm, that’s what I thought. You’re Raintea’s friend, so I trust you. I’m letting you go. Leave silently. Don’t make any noise,” Eggface said as he took out a key and opened the metal cage.
The Little Fairy walked out of the metal cage slowly. She inhaled the fresh air and felt freedom.
“Thank you! I’ll save you!”
“Yes, if you’re free, rescue Raintea. I’ll give you a map. She’s in the building with the signboard that says ‘Changan City’.”
Eggface pa.s.sed her a hand-drawn map with a large circle on it.
The Little Fairy expressed her grat.i.tude and took the map. She then walked outside the Dungeon Lord Main Hall and saw a flurry of activities. There were Goblins, Gnomes, and Orcs working outside. As such, the Little Fairy made herself smaller and activated invisibility. With that, those evil Underworld creatures wouldn’t be able to see her easily.
The Little Fairy soon found Raintea’s location by following the map.
…
Peasant strolled in the Commerce Area and browsed the goods displayed by the improvised stalls. He was looking for a bargain, especially Healing Potions and equipment.
It was then that he heard a gamer shout, “The Little Fairy has been captured by the Changan City members!”
“Changan City?”
“It’s a Guild formed after the Third Beta Test! They’re going to send her back to Sherlock for a huge reward. Gosh, why didn’t I have such luck!”
“Of course you don’t. The Guild has a few hundred members to capture the Little Fairy with. Do you have that capability?”
Peasant quickly informed Arthur and his companions.
News of the Little Fairy being captured by the Changan City Guild was everywhere on the discussion forum. There were generous rewards for this Strange Encounter Mission, so the Guild members were bragging in their posts.
[Mission t.i.tle: Saving the Little Fairy, Lord Sherlock (Strange Encounter)
Mission Description: The cunning Little Fairy escaped while the guard was asleep. This cannot be allowed. Please return the Little Fairy to Lord Sherlock. You will receive generous rewards.
Mission Objective: Please bring the Little Fairy back to Lord Sherlock within a day.
Mission Reward: 100 sets of Legendary Equipment that don’t have a Reputation Level requirement.]
One hundred sets of Legendary Equipment? Without a Reputation Level requirement? The implication was that newly joined Goblins could use the equipment.
The posts caused a lot of discussions, even amongst gamers from Victoria City. There were many complaints of unfairness directed at the development team and the game producers.
Most of the gamers regretted not joining Changan City Guild.
The members of the Changan City Guild were overjoyed. They escorted the Little Fairy that was locked in a cage to the Dungeon Lord Main Hall, wanting to hand the Little Fairy over to Sherlock and obtain the 100 sets of Legendary Equipment.
When they arrived at the entrance, the door to the Dungeon Lord Main Hall was guarded by a hundred gamers.
They were members of the Pioneer Alliance that were being led by Arthur.
The members of Changan City and the Pioneer Alliance were about to fight. Prior to their confrontation, the relations.h.i.+p between the Guilds was tense. Changan City challenged the Pioneer Alliance to a Guild War previously.
It was easy to explain why the Pioneer Alliance was blocking Changan City. The other gamers a.s.sumed that the Pioneer Alliance didn’t want Changan City to obtain the 100 sets of Legendary Equipment since that would negate the equipment advantage the Pioneer Alliance had.
That was how Arthur explained things to his Guild members.
Only a small number of members knew the truth, which was that Arthur’s goal was to rescue the Little Fairy.
Raintea didn’t wish for the Little Fairy to be executed by Sherlock, making the Strange Encounter Mission a great opportunity for Arthur.
“Dungeon” was a game with a high degree of freedom, and the Plot was affected by the interactivity and decisions of the gamers. If Sherlock decided to execute the Little Fairy, could the gamers stop him?
From the current situation, that was possible!
The series of “Saving the Little Fairy” missions stated the possibility of executing the Little Fairy should they fail the mission. The gamers would lose an important Potion Concoction teacher.
“What are you doing? Why are you blocking the door!”
“Give way! Is this what the Pioneer Alliance is capable of? Blocking other gamers so that they can’t complete their missions?”
“Sherlie! Sherlie! Open the door. Your door is blocked by a group of silly dudes!”
The gamers of Changan City were screaming wildly at the entrance, but the members of the Pioneer Alliance didn’t plan on moving. Moreover, the Dungeon was a safety zone, so the gamers of Changan City were unable to fight the Pioneer Alliance members. If members of the Pioneer Alliance continued to block the way, they could cause the mission of the Changan City gamers to fail.
If that was the case, there would be no drama!