Nie Yan was a little surprised that there would be such a thing here.
He thought of the Lich King Enso's treasure map that had been hidden in his backpack for a long time without a chance to use it.
Enso was a very famous Demon King who had left traces in many places on the Atlantean continent, and had killed as many as three legendary figures.
These had all become distant history, and only a few historical books had a few words of description.
Seeing Nie Yan's eyes fixed on the finger bone, Vaygus explained, "This was discovered by our barbarian ancestors when they were exploring a swamp. It has a very powerful curse power and can be used as a medium for dark priest mages to cast curse spells, which can greatly enhance the power of curse magic. The terrible power contained in this finger bone makes the successive barbarian priests dare not touch it. When the last priest left, he left instructions that one day someone would appear who would unlock the mystery of this finger bone."
Nie Yan looked at the price of this finger bone, which was a little less than 30,000 gold coins.
"Please give me this finger bone, here are 30,000 gold coins." Nie Yan said, although the price was a bit expensive, he decided to buy the finger bone.
"Are you really going to buy it?" Vaygus was stunned for a moment, and looked at Nie Yan to ask.
"Yes." Nie Yan nodded.
"Respected Lord, if you need this finger bone, we can give it to you." Vaygus said with sincerity and fear.
"We must abide by the rules of the transaction. I am the city lord of Okoron, and I must set an example." Nie Yan said. Some of his experiences in his previous life told him that using power to obtain things from NPCs would often lead to the NPCs' disgust, and in the end, it would often outweigh the gains. Similar things had happened many times before, and even duke-level players rode on the heads of NPCs, robbing NPC items, and later incurring the resentment of the NPCs, and being assassinated by the NPCs.
The setting of faith was like this, and Nie Yan understood how to maintain the NPCs' favor towards him, the first thing was to learn to be humble.
Nie Yan insisted on paying, and Vaygus quickly said, "Respected Lord, praise your virtue, we are willing to accept your gold coins, but as the lord here, you can enjoy a 50% discount when you buy items here, so please take back some."
Nie Yan thought for a moment, and nodded, "Okay."
"Please be careful, it has a very terrible power." Vaygus carefully handed Enso's finger bone to Nie Yan. When he held the finger bone, his expression was very painful.
After paying 15,000 gold coins, Nie Yan took the finger bone from Vaygus' hand.
When he received the finger bone, a force of curse came over him.
Fear, coldness, pain, all kinds of negative emotions, poured into his mind.
But then, a series of words flashed in Nie Yan's mind: justice, honesty, humility...
It was once said in some notes that these noble virtues can give people a powerful force that can make you no longer afraid of curses.
Nie Yan could clearly feel that the power of the curse was slowly receding, and finally disappeared without a trace.
System: You have obtained Enso's finger bone.
System: You have accepted the quest, Guidance of Spirituality.
Seeing these two system prompts, Nie Yan frowned, wondering what this Guidance of Spirituality quest was. After looking at it, the quest clues were still hidden.
At this time, the finger bone was shrouded in a bright white light, and the curse power contained in it could no longer penetrate.
Vaygus looked at Enso's finger bone in surprise, and the changes in the finger bone all fell into his eyes.
"Respected Lord, do you possess the virtues of a saint?" Vaygus asked curiously.
"What virtues of a saint?" Nie Yan was a little puzzled, and suddenly thought of the series of words that had just flashed in his mind. Could it be those character states? So he nodded and said, "Yes."
"May I ask which ones?" Vaygus asked very excitedly.
"Justice, courage, mercy, honesty, sacrifice, perseverance, and humility." Nie Yan looked at his own character state and said.
Vaygus looked at Nie Yan with an incredible look in his eyes and said in surprise, "You have already obtained seven of them?"
"Yes." Nie Yan nodded.
"Respected Lord, you possess admirable virtues and a noble personality." Vaygus put his hands together on his chest and performed the noblest etiquette of the barbarians.
"May I ask what does this have to do with Enso's finger bone?" Nie Yan brought the topic back.
"Although Enso's finger bone contains a powerful curse power, it is a treasure that dark priests dream of, but it also has some side effects. When a dark priest keeps using the power contained in it, he is likely to be controlled by the curse power attached to the finger bone and degenerate into a believer of death."
"Then why didn't you tell me clearly just now?"
"Respected Lord, I have no intention of harming anyone. The old priests of the past have left ancestral instructions that at certain times, we know that bad things will happen, but God has already arranged it, and no matter how we prevent it, it will always happen. The more we fear something, the more it will develop in the direction we fear. Only by letting the heart be calm can everything be safe."
Nie Yan listened quietly. Vaygus' words contained some extremely mysterious principles. Nie Yan seemed to understand, but he understood some of the artistic conception. This was a kind of wisdom.
"I have been taught. They are some admirable wise men." Nie Yan said sincerely.
Vaygus smiled and nodded.
"Mr. Vaygus, I would like to ask, what exactly do the virtues of a saint represent?" Nie Yan asked. He had always been very confused and wanted to know what those seven character states were for.
"Regarding the virtues of a saint, please wait patiently, the light of God will bless you. I can only tell you that in addition to the seven virtues of a saint that you have obtained, there is also faith, also known as spirituality. When your faith is strong enough, you will feel its existence. When you have obtained spirituality, come to me again and I will tell you everything." Vaygus said, he looked a little secretive.
Spirituality? Nie Yan's heart moved. The quest attached to Enso's finger bone was precisely that Guidance of Spirituality.
Now at least he had obtained some clues, which was much better than searching aimlessly. Nie Yan had figured it out, just as Vaygus said, only by letting the heart be calm can everything be safe. Nie Yan was not in a hurry for these pursuits. As for the eighth character state, if he got it, he was lucky, if he lost it, it was fate, he could not force it.
"Since you possess a strong will and noble virtues, Enso's finger bone cannot harm you, then I am relieved." Vaygus showed a relieved smile.
Nie Yan looked at Vaygus, Vaygus' peaceful demeanor gave people an ethereal feeling.
"Thank you for telling me these things, Priest Vaygus."
Nie Yan put away Enso's finger bone and bought some good things, such as invisible snowstorm totems, etc. Although these things were expensive, they were definitely very useful when killing monsters or scheming against others. In addition to the snowstorm totems, Nie Yan bought a lot of magic-patterned cloth here, a full five or six backpacks. When he was free, he could use them to make bandages and train the skill level of bandages.
Due to the title of Lord, Nie Yan could enjoy a 50% discount on these items.
When everything was done, Nie Yan bid farewell to Vaygus, who escorted Nie Yan to the door before returning.
Nie Yan looked up and saw that there were already thirty or so people gathered at the door. They had obviously seen what had just happened. When they saw Nie Yan come out, everyone's eyes were focused on Nie Yan. Their eyes were filled with suspicion, admiration, and other various expressions.
Nie Yan stepped down from the steps.
The thirty or so people surrounded him with a whoosh, scaring Nie Yan. He had a dagger in his hand, but suddenly thought that this was in the city, and these people shouldn't be stupid enough to do anything in the city. Although the NPCs in Okoron City were much weaker than those in other cities, they were more than enough to kill them.
This group of people didn't care whether they had scared Nie Yan or not, and couldn't wait to squeeze everyone around them away and squeeze in front of Nie Yan.
"Brother, is your title already above marquis?"
"Brother, can you buy things in this mysterious shop? Please help me buy some things."
"Please help me buy five snowstorm totems, I am willing to add 30% to the price."
"Please help me buy three crimson gems, I am willing to add 50% to the price."
"Please help me buy..."
These voices were intertwined and noisy, making it impossible for Nie Yan to know who to listen to, but he still heard clearly that these players wanted him to buy some things for them. The matter of buying things for others had a long history. Many mysterious shops had very high requirements for players, some required honor, some required contribution points, and some required titles. If the level was not reached, there was no way to buy things. So the players came up with a way, which was to add a price and let others buy it and resell it to themselves. Buying things for others was a very profitable industry. A gem worth several thousand gold coins could cost dozens or even hundreds of gold coins in buying fees, but the job was very simple, just go to the store to buy things and then sell them, and the risk was relatively small.
Like this mysterious shop, the things sold in it cost at least several hundred gold coins, and some even cost thousands or tens of thousands of gold coins. Adding 30% to the price was quite considerable. The reason why there was such a high price increase was very simple, because this mysterious shop had too high requirements. The title of marquis was not something that ordinary players could achieve. So far, Nie Yan was the only one who could talk to Priest Vaygus.