Chapter 1 You've Arrived

"You've arrived." Yao Yao revealed a pure, radiant smile, her pair of clear, innocent eyes as sparkling as gemstones.

Looking at Yao Yao, Nie Yan felt a bit distracted. He had the illusion that Xie Yao and Yao Yao's figures overlapped. But after thinking about it, he smiled self-deprecatingly. How could such a coincidence exist in this world? In his past life, he had met Xie Yao first, and only after graduating from high school did he play Faith and meet Yao Yao. The process of meeting Yao Yao was extremely coincidental. Zhai Hao's friend's girlfriend introduced Yao Yao into the team, and they did a few dungeons and leveled up together.

At that time, Nie Yan was a bit颓丧 (tuísàng – dispirited) and堕落 (duòluò – decadent). After getting familiar with Yao Yao, they maintained a special relationship. Yao Yao cared about Nie Yan a lot, which touched him deeply. Later, in an accident, the two adventured in a secret room in the underground city, and they had relations. After that, Yao Yao became indifferent to him, and the two slowly returned to being ordinary friends. Nie Yan felt a little guilty towards Yao Yao. He was the one at fault in the secret room in the underground city, but Yao Yao hadn't explicitly refused. Not refusing in that situation was equivalent to indulgence, and that's how Nie Yan made a mistake.

Nie Yan walked to the steps and said to Yao Yao, "Let's go in."

"Okay." Yao Yao nodded, looked at Nie Yan's profile, and revealed a sly smile. Nie Yan in the game was a bit too serious, a bit different from the real him.

The two walked to the entrance of the Holy Hall. The gate of this ancient temple was made of heavy giant wood, covered with mottled cracks, giving it an ancient and vicissitudes-of-life feeling.

Nie Yan slowly pushed open the gate of the Holy Hall, and a spacious hall appeared before his eyes.

Candlesticks were distributed on both sides of the hall. Bundles of candlelight flickered, and in the firelight, a red carpet stretched forward. NPCs stood on both sides, more than twenty in total, extending into the distance. Nie Yan could name most of these NPCs. Nie Yan's eyes locked onto one of the NPCs.

That NPC wore a gray-white mage robe. His left sleeve was empty, and the index finger of his right hand, which held a staff, was cut off.

Nie Yan and Yao Yao walked towards Kales together.

Kales looked over.

"Respected Mr. Kales, hello." Nie Yan gave Kales a standard greeting.

"Demon Hunter, Great Scholar, hello." Kales nodded.

Nie Yan's current status couldn't compare to Kales at all, so he had to observe certain noble etiquette.

Seeing that Kales actually used such titles for Nie Yan, Yao Yao felt a little surprised, but after thinking about it, she didn't think much of it. Nie Yan always managed to create one miracle after another.

Nie Yan glanced at Yao Yao next to him and said to Kales, "I request to assist this lady in doing the following tasks. Does Mr. Kales agree?"

Kales looked at Yao Yao and said, "Her beauty is as captivating as a diamond. The lady can enjoy such privileges."

"Thank you, respected Mr. Kales." Nie Yan said to Kales. When female players received tasks they couldn't handle, they could apply for help from one or two teammates. This was allowed, but the level of the teammate could not exceed their level by more than 3 levels.

Yao Yao was already level thirty-one. Nie Yan's level hadn't recovered since the last time he lost levels, and he was currently only level 29, so he definitely met the requirements.

Kales' gaze fell on the 'Holy Edict of the Ten Holy Light Knight Medal' on Nie Yan's left shoulder, and his gaze paused slightly.

"Demon Hunter, Great Scholar, is your medal the 'Holy Edict of the Ten Holy Light Knight Medal'?" Kales asked. He looked at Nie Yan, his right hand trembling slightly, which showed the excitement in his heart.

"Yes, respected Mr. Kales, it is the 'Holy Edict of the Ten Holy Light Knight Medal'. May I ask if you know its origin?" Nie Yan asked tentatively. He had to carefully consider these task dialogues.

A strange brilliance flashed in Kales' calm eyes, revealing a longing expression, and he sighed, "This is already a very distant matter."

Seeing Kales' expression, Nie Yan's heart moved. Kales definitely knew something!

"I am tracing back to the history of that year, because I once received a commission. Respected Mr. Kales, can you describe those things from that year?" Nie Yan asked. He also had a task about the legend of the Ten Holy Light Knights, to find out what happened in the past, and what exactly happened to those ten people.

"I have lived for thousands of years. I can't remember exactly how long it has been. People can never see through their desires, but to me, it's like fleeting smoke. A thousand years in the world is like a moment for me. I know I am not a good recorder, but I like to look back on the road I came from more than anyone else. I constantly look back, stop, but time still throws me down and rushes forward. In the past thousand years, there have been as many events as stars, but I still haven't forgotten. In the distant Dark Ages, I followed Lord Kavana and fought on the vast land of Glenming, swearing an oath with blood to proclaim the will of light..." Kales narrated slowly.

Kales witnessed the oath of the Ten Holy Light Knights, then Bruin's betrayal, and told everything one by one.

"After Lord Kavana passed away, Bruin betrayed the will of God. He imprisoned the other eight princes in the Rose Marshes and the deep caves of the Laurent Mountains, guarded by hellhounds. Respected warrior, if you can save the eight princes, Kales is willing to become your servant and be loyal to you for life," Kales said emotionally.

Nie Yan was slightly surprised. He didn't expect Kales to be a servant of Kavana. In the Holy Hall, Kales was a pivotal figure, and his right to speak was no less than that of several cardinals. Because the position of Pope was currently vacant, Kales' support was very important for any of the three cardinals of the Holy Hall who wanted to become Pope.

This was some of the background of Faith, and Nie Yan knew a little about it.

It was said that only those who could collect all six volumes of the thirty-six Chapters of Order were qualified to become the Pope of the Holy Hall.

Kales was such a pivotal figure, if he could get such a servant, it would be unimaginable.

In Faith, after the guild level reached level eight, the guild leader had the opportunity to get an NPC servant. This servant could be a recruited NPC mercenary, or other NPCs.

As a powerful legendary mage, Kales could blow up a fortress with a forbidden spell!

However, Nie Yan also understood that this task was not something that Nie Yan's current level could do. Not to mention the powerful and terrifying Bruin, just the hellhounds guarding the eight Holy Knights were not something he could deal with now. As a level 300 Great Lord, its strength was quite彪悍 (biāohàn – valiant, formidable), and at least a thousand-man团 (tuán – group) of level 170 or 180 was needed to deal with it.

Moreover, Kales' description was somewhat different from what he knew. Bruin was not the only Holy Knight who betrayed; he also had other helpers to trap the other Holy Knights. This may be a side quest buried in the task.

More events may occur in the future. This task has only just uncovered a little bit.

Listening to the conversation between Nie Yan and Kales, Yao Yao was confused. Kales' long speech described the grievances and entanglements between the ten Holy Knights, and it also involved a dragon girl in the middle. It was all too chaotic and complicated.

Nie Yan continued to talk to Kales. Regarding the legend of the Ten Holy Knights, Kales gave him a clue to go to Silent Gulf to find the dragon girl Benita! Ask her for some information.

"Do you understand?" Nie Yan finished talking with Kales and smiled at Yao Yao.

"I understood a general idea. Did you receive a legendary quest?" Yao Yao asked. This was a bit shocking. Legendary quests were rare, and they involved the history of the Dark Ages.

Nie Yan nodded and said, "It should be considered a legendary quest. This quest requires at least level 100 to do, so now I'll help you do Kales' blessing first."

Nie Yan said to Kales, "Respected Mr. Kales, I will continue to pursue it until all eight princes are rescued."

Kales revealed a grateful expression and said to Nie Yan, "Thank you, respected Demon Hunter, Great Scholar Nie Yan."

Kales had to call him Demon Hunter, Great Scholar every time, which made Nie Yan feel very awkward, but this was the setting of the main brain. The title must be placed in front of the name as a prefix.

This exchange with Kales gave Nie Yan a great harvest, which made him more determined to do this task. If he could get an NPC servant like Kales, the Niuren (Amazing People) Tribe could almost walk sideways in the future, not to mention that this task had other rewards.

In fact, after the sealed history was opened, level 100 was not far away for players, at most half a year, which was very different from his past life.

After saying goodbye to Kales, Nie Yan and Yao Yao walked out of the Holy Hall.

"Let's go to the Sin Domain Canyon." Nie Yan said. He had a very simple method to get the Sin Domain Black Lotus. "Have you learned Holy Light Protection?"

"Yes."

"What level is Holy Light Protection?"

"Level three Holy Light Protection, what's wrong?" Yao Yao asked suspiciously. Was this task related to Holy Light Protection?

"That's convenient. The most effective skill to enter the Sin Domain Canyon is Holy Light Protection, which can dispel the dark energy of the Sin Domain Canyon," Nie Yan explained. In fact, in addition to Holy Light Protection, you also need a Feather Fall Gem, but Nie Yan already had one, which was enough.

After preparing some necessary consumables, the two walked towards the Carole City teleportation array. Their destination this time was the dark cave in the Sin Domain Canyon!

Ordinary players usually only wander around the periphery of the dark cave. In fact, it was a place full of countless legends. And the goal of Nie Yan and Yao Yao was one of the many legends of the dark cave, the Sin Domain Black Lotus!

~~The fourth update today may be a bit late.