Chapter 24: Twenty-four, Complete the task Chapter 24: Twenty-four, Complete the task Seeing Song Yan Ning quicken her pace, Ling Yu also sped up to follow.
As the Spiritual Energy grew denser, Song Yan Ning’s heartbeat involuntarily accelerated. It had been a long while since she had felt such rich Spiritual Energy. Although it couldn’t compare to the world she originally came from, it was still many times more concentrated than the low-level spiritual grass in her room.
“Did you discover what we’re looking for?” Ling Yu couldn’t help but ask. Their mission this time was to find seven Crystal Stones in the maze.
“Yes,” Song Yan Ning nodded.
“That’s great!” Ling Yu said, filled with joy. He hadn’t expected the mission to go so smoothly. Finding the Crystal Stones they needed so quickly, he was truly glad he had chosen her.
After turning at several intersections, Song Yan Ning stopped and scanned the surroundings. She quickly spotted a white Crystal Stone, walked over, picked it up, and immediately felt a burst of pure Spiritual Energy. She couldn’t contain her excitement, “This should be what we’re looking for.”
Ling Yu walked up to Song Yan Ning and looked at the Crystal Stone in her hands, showing a face flushed with excitement, “It must be, we just need to find six more Crystal Stones to complete the mission.”
“Right,” Song Yan Ning nodded, pocketing the Crystal Stone and continued to walk ahead. Once out of the maze, all the Crystal Stones they found had to be turned in for the mission, so she could only absorb the Spiritual Energy from the stones now.
Ling Yu followed beside Song Yan Ning, his gaze carefully scanning the area, afraid of missing any Crystal Stones, “This maze actually isn’t as scary as I imagined.” At the beginning, he thought they would encounter many dangers in the maze, but now they had already walked through half of it without any peril. Many people had taken this mission before, but most of them failed.
Song Yan Ning turned to Ling Yu, a sly twinkle in her eyes, “Do you want to give it a try?” She had already absorbed the Spiritual Energy from this stone, and perhaps with the other six, she might be able to advance to the Qi Refining Fourth Level. Although there was only one level difference between the Qi Refining Third Layer and Fourth Layer, it was indeed a watershed.
Ling Yu chuckled twice, waving his hand, “Better not, I only have so many points on me, and I don’t want to waste them.”
Song Yan Ning shook her head with a smile and walked towards the intersection on the right, sensing a Crystal Stone there.
Liu Yiyun and his group completed their mission and returned to the Task Hall, heading straight for the giant screen. Seeing that the A-level mission was still not marked as complete, worry filled their hearts.
“Nothing has happened to the captain and the rest, has it? Why hasn’t the mission been completed after such a long time?” Liu Yiyun looked at the screen, his eyes full of concern. When the captain and Ling Yu went to carry out the mission, they hadn’t decided which one to take. Now they had completed their mission, yet there was no sign of the captain and the rest returning, and he was genuinely worried for them.
“Don’t worry, Boss Ling has enough points to cover both of them, they’ll be fine, rest assured,” the Samurai reassured. Since joining the Emperor Realm, he had been following Boss Ling and was clear about how many points he had.
“But it’s been almost four hours,” Yang Junjun checked the time.
“If the captain dared to take on that mission, he must be confident in completing it, maybe they will return soon,” Zhou Jiyou said. He was also worried inside, but he knew that worrying now was useless; all they could do was wait, believing that there would be good news.
Guo Kai nodded in agreement, “The captain took on an A-level mission, which is much harder than ours. Naturally, it would take longer to complete.”
Yang Junjun sighed softly, looking up at the big screen just in time to see ‘completed’ flash next to the top-ranked A-level mission. They excitedly pointed to the screen, “Look! The mission is shown as completed!”
Everyone’s eyes turned to the screen, seeing that the A-level mission was indeed marked as completed, happiness spread across their faces.
“That’s great! I knew the captain wouldn’t have any problems.”
“The captain is really amazing, able to complete such a difficult mission.”
“They’ve completed the mission, which means they will be leaving us,” Liu Yiyun said with a downcast expression. The thought of not seeing Song Yan Ning the next time they entered the Emperor Realm made him feel miserable.
Hearing his words, everyone’s mood also dipped.
Song Yan Ning and Ling Yu walked into the Task Hall and saw Liu Yiyun and his group standing to the side, each of them looking dejected.
After an exchange of glances, Song Yan Ning and Ling Yu approached Liu Yiyun’s group.
“What’s wrong?” Song Yan Ning asked.
“Captain, we don’t want to part with you,” Yang Junjun said, looking at Song Yan Ning, her eyes brimming with reluctance.
Song Yan Ning smiled, patted Yang Junjun’s shoulder, and looked at everyone, “We will see each other again, not just in the Emperor Realm. We can meet outside too, and didn’t you all leave your phone numbers with me?”
“Captain, you must call me.”
“I’ll be waiting for your call; you can’t forget.”
“If you don’t call, I won’t talk to you anymore,” they bantered.
Song Yan Ning laughed and nodded, “Alright, I’ll call you all tomorrow.”
“And me, you have to call me too, my phone number is 139…” Ling Yu said. He was eager to meet her in reality.
Song Yan Ning looked at Ling Yu, “I’ll call you when I have time.” She didn’t want Ling Yu to know she was Song Yan Ning, at least not yet.
“Why?” Ling Yu asked, puzzled.
Song Yan Ning winked mischievously at Ling Yu, “You’ll find out later.” Not only did they know each other, but they would also be at the same school in the future.
“Alright then,” Ling Yu nodded, resigned. Fortunately, he could still see her every day in the Emperor Realm.
“It’s about time, let’s hand in the mission,” Song Yan Ning said, turning toward the service counter.
Ling Yu nodded and followed.
Reaching the service counter, the same staff member who had greeted her earlier now received the Peace Pendant and seven Crystal Stones from Song Yan Ning.
“I didn’t expect you to actually complete the mission, congratulations!” The staff member smiled at Song Yan Ning. Song Yan Ning had truly surprised her, managing to complete an A-level mission on just her second entry into the Emperor Realm. She was sure to become an outstanding figure in the realm. She guessed that the higher-ups had already started taking notice of her.