Chapter 97: A Truly Satisfying Feeling

Trade Cao Army’s grain for it?

Within two seconds, a voice echoed from the crowd: “I’ll trade it. Anyway, I only get 1 Merit for a single delivery, and I might not even make it there.”

“Yes, yes, I’ll trade too.”

“Mine too.”

“Ten units of grain for a hidden quest? You’re a real buddy, I have to trade.”

At this moment, there were at least hundreds of players claiming grain. Except for a few who were just watching or didn’t believe Mo Xiaobai had truly received a hidden quest, the rest agreed without much thought.

The grain wasn’t even theirs, and the hard work of transporting it to Guandu only earned a small fee.

It was such a great deal; missing it now might mean missing it forever!

“Come on, come on. If you want to trade, claim your grain and come over here. Give me the grain, and I’ll tell you right now.” Seeing that about two hundred players were willing, Mo Xiaobai immediately waved them toward an open area for the trade. “I am right here, and your grain is here too. I can’t run away. Just bring your grain over.”

Mo Xiaobai spoke very practically. With two hundred people around him, there must have been thousands of units of grain. If he lied and tried to run, he wouldn’t get far.

“I’m going to claim the grain now, just you wait.”

“Here are my ten units of grain. I’m just waiting for you to reveal the secret.”

“This one is mine.”

“And this one too.”

In less than a minute, at least eight or nine hundred units of military grain were piled up around Mo Xiaobai, taking up a large space on the ground.

As those who went to claim the grain returned one by one, Mo Xiaobai cleared his throat and began: “This is a key storage area for Cao Army’s grain. Do you really think ordinary people can just sit here reading? That NPC holds an official position.”

“We all know that, but he never pays attention to anyone. We still don’t even know who he is. When we asked the soldiers nearby, those little guys wouldn’t say anything. Come on, buddy, stop stalling and speak up quickly. The grain is already with you.”

Seeing all the players staring at him expectantly, Mo Xiaobai smiled and said: “Don’t rush. Although his official position isn’t very high, it is very key. He is the Clerk of the Granary Division in the Ministry of Works, specifically tasked with handling grain affairs for Cao Cao.”

“So what is his quest? Does it relate to his position?”

“No, actually. His quest has nothing to do with his job title but with himself,” Mo Xiaobai shook his head slightly and then spoke a name: “The bookworm you all talk about, his surname is Liu and his given name is Ye, courtesy name Ziyang.”

Liu Ye?

It was actually Liu Ye!

Among the crowd were many players familiar with the history of the End of Han and the Three Kingdoms period. Almost as soon as Mo Xiaobai finished speaking, someone realized: “It’s actually him! It was he who suggested the use of the catapult during the Battle of Guandu.”

“Hehe. Suggesting the catapult is fiction from the novel, but he is indeed related to this matter. I activated the quest. Liu Ye is currently returning to the Ministry of Works to hand over his duties. He will be heading to Guandu shortly. If you go to the Ministry of Works now to wait for him, you should still catch the last ride with him.”

As Mo Xiaobai finished speaking, a group of players immediately took off running.

This was a hidden quest!

Moreover, the quest NPC was Liu Ye, a Historical Celebrity from the End of Han and Three Kingdoms period.

“Big brother, you are amazing. I won’t waste time with thanks; let’s go claim the quest first.”

“Let’s go, let’s go. Hurry and claim the quest.”

“Here’s the grain. Bye, buddy, I’m off.”

“Claiming a hidden quest means starting to rise to the peak of life. Just thinking about it is so exciting.”

These players were very smart. Although they were excited deep down, no one said the name “Liu Ye,” leaving those players who held grain without trading feeling both disdainful and curious.

After the players left one after another, the entire Camp became incredibly empty. At this moment, Li Ji spoke up: “My Lord, why did you reveal Liu Ye’s trip to Guandu? Was it just for this batch of grain?”

“The grain is just one part. Additionally, escorting Liu Ye means having many people, and having many people does no harm. It is my property, so they cannot take any share of it.”

Just as Mo Xiaobai explained, Li Guang continued: “If it is about escorting My Lord and Liu Ye to Guandu, you and Maogong are enough. Why do we need these weak commoners who cannot even hold a weapon?”

“You only see the matter of escorting Liu Ye, but I am considering the war later on. Just relax. Is it not good to have people willing to exert effort?” Mo Xiaobai shook his head with a smile and took out his Xumi Ring. “Come on, help me load all this grain into it.”

For over two thousand units of grain, Mo Xiaobai loaded more than one thousand, then refilled his Xumi Bag completely. The rest had to be put on carts. He stacked three full carts to barely fit everything.

After Mo Xiaobai and the two Li men pushed the carts out of the Camp and hadn’t walked far, they encountered Liu Ye, who was surrounded by players.

At this moment, Liu Ye had changed into regular clothing and was followed by five attendants. Seeing Mo Xiaobai pushing the grain cart himself, he immediately waved to the side: “Go help the Baron push and carry the grain cart.”

Liu Ye’s attendants were not skilled in combat, but they were qualified to do hard labor. Mo Xiaobai did not bother with formalities with Liu Ye and signaled Li Ji and Li Guang to yield the cart to the attendants.

“Whoa, he has so much authority.”

“He can actually make an NPC carry his grain.”

“Does this count as a game BUG?”

“BUGs are discovered by others; it has nothing to do with you.”

“Truly envy and hate!”

Seeing this scene, the eyes of the two hundred plus players went blank. Many of them were “veterans” who had traveled the supply routes several times before, and they had never heard of NPCs assisting with grain transport.

Who exactly was this player who discovered this hidden quest?

Just now, did I hear Liu Ye call him something?

Baron?

“Damn it, I know. He is just Daydreaming!”

“Daydreaming?”

“Daydream Great God?”

As soon as the first person called out Mo Xiaobai’s identity, more than two hundred eyes landed on Mo Xiaobai at that moment.

“Ahem, everyone, let’s finish the quest first.” Mo Xiaobai didn’t expect to be identified so suddenly and could only wave his hand. “Just like you, I am just a Player.”

Since he had been recognized, Mo Xiaobai stopped denying it.

Player Communication was disabled in all instances, and this group of players on the same side would never attack him as a BOSS anyway. It was better to just know. Originally, his identity would be completely exposed within the Cao Camp after finishing the escort quest, so Mo Xiaobai did not care about being discovered by players a little early.

“Yes, yes, let’s do the quest first. The quest is urgent.”

“The Great God is amazing. Finding a hidden quest so easily explains why he is far ahead on his Plane.”

“In my opinion, the Great God is truly loyal. He is even willing to share a hidden quest. Before, I didn’t join the Ritian Alliance, but this time when I return, I will sign up.”

“Count me in.”

“I heard the Ritian Alliance has many Misses. I want to go too.”

Surrounded by hundreds of players praising him, Mo Xiaobai’s facial expression did not change, but his heart felt truly satisfied. In Daming Village, although he was respected by the Territory Citizens, in the end, he was just an NPC. The ones praising him now were real players from Water Blue Star, which was a completely different feeling.

A huge crowd moved out of Xudu. They had not walked even a mile forward when an Intellect Brain notification suddenly echoed in the ears of the many players:

“Beep~ Congratulations, Player, you have entered a special Instance channel. The Instance Quest ‘Escort Liu Ye’ has officially begun.”