Chapter 293: Fairy Paradise
Upon hearing Griphis’s words, Edward furrowed his brows, sensing that things were not as simple as they seemed.
A little premonition was bubbling up inside him.
Could it be… that this was the mess caused by that girl?
The more he thought about it, the more convinced he became.
Just like the first time she visited Emerald City and caused a ruckus in the outer district!
It was completely something she would do!
No way, I have to go check it out, I can’t just sit here.
“Are you heading out, Lord Edward?”
“Yes, there’s a situation with the Outsiders, I’ll go look for Yuliya.”
“I’ll come along.”
“Okay.”
With the princess by his side, things would be much easier.
Meanwhile, Yuliya was finishing up her feast, patting her flat stomach that showed zero signs of bulging.
“That’s about enough; it’s time to set off.”
First, she glanced at the players’ movements in the forum.
They were still searching for her, but not as frantically as at first.
She found a clothing store, bought a patterned robe to wear over her black cloak, and got herself some platform shoes to boost her height by twenty centimeters.
Then, most importantly, she rented a carriage.
The players had yet to unlock such high-end transportation methods and hadn’t even thought of it.
Yuliya hopped into the carriage and swaggered her way out of the city.
Occasionally, she’d peek through the window at the hustling players outside.
Hilarious, still trying to find me? If my teacher couldn’t do it, does that mean he’s not that great either?
Once outside the city, she found a spot to disembark and arranged for the driver to pick her up at the same time the next day before sending the carriage back.
The Verdant Empire was still full of vast stretches of forests, making it a suitable adventure zone for Adventurers.
Compared to the Jade Emperor Kingdom, the wilderness here was more likely to drop precious materials, but it was also much riskier.
The huge ecological differences between the two regions led to a variety of monster types as well.
Aside from those common everywhere, like wolves and birds, there were also region-specific monsters.
For example, the Jade Emperor Kingdom had its horse monsters and their variants, while the Verdant Empire boasted tree demons and flower demons.
Yuliya’s main goal in leaving the city was the instance.
Just like the Goblin Cave near Emerald City, a corresponding instance known as Fairy Paradise had appeared here.
Without the unpredictable factor that was Yuliya, the game was actually quite balanced.
What the Huaxia Server had, other servers had similar things.
Yuliya’s primary purpose for this mission was, without a doubt, to visit another country.
This was undeniable, and Yuliya agreed wholeheartedly.
Besides that, her secondary purpose was to figure out the relationships between the five kingdoms and whether there was any connection to the countries on Blue Star, as well as what kind of group the Players really were.
But since she was already in another country, wasn’t it reasonable to check out some local attractions?
Like the Hero’s Tower or special instances.
And then study the local monsters to see if she could stumble upon any extra discoveries.
Just like the monsters near Golden City had absorbed the energy that seeped away and evolved accordingly, wouldn’t other places have similar occurrences?
Time was tight; according to her initial plan, they would only stay in the Verdant Empire for three days.
Short on time, heavy on tasks; work hard and hustle!
Let’s see who would dare say Yuliya wasn’t serious about her work!
Chewing on some candy she bought in the inner city, Yuliya marched forward.
Once in the forest, she felt no fear of being found.
Even if she encountered numerous players, she had the skills to sneak past unnoticed.
Sure enough, almost without anyone noticing, Yuliya successfully blended into the Fairy Paradise instance.
This instance had a relatively low level, with the final BOSS being only level 18.
Originally, Yuliya could breeze through it at level 19, and now at level 35, it was as easy as flicking her fingers.
Fairy Paradise was a forest denser than the outside world, with monsters broadly divided into two types: tree demons and fairies.
The former didn’t need much explaining; they disguised themselves as ordinary plants and went berserk when someone got too close, before… getting instantly terminated by Yuliya from a distance.
Disguise? Such a low-tier trick couldn’t fool the Golden Eyes.
Besides, Yuliya paid special attention to these tree demons, scanning them meticulously several times to confirm they were indeed safe to pass through.
Because you see, tree demons… well, they could be a bit unsettling.
They remind one of some not-so-pleasant scenarios.
Like, suppose a little loli blissfully strolls past a tree demon, only to be ensnared by its vines and rendered immobile.
And then…
In a flash, she gets converted into firewood.
Oh dear, how terrifying! Little lolis can’t handle this kind of thing!
Fairies, on the other hand, were small flying creatures, possessing a degree of intelligence that surpassed goblins.
Yuliya genuinely liked fairies.
Since they were even smaller than her, it took two or three fairies just to equal her height.
So Yuliya couldn’t resist following the fairies around, chatting and bonding with them.
She passed by trap after trap, but Yuliya charged straight through without a care.
In the end, the fairies lost their minds, colliding into tree trunks.
They couldn’t fight back, and the traps were useless, while she just kept jabbering along behind them.
Wait, am I the fairy or are you the fairy here?
In her next life, she wouldn’t want to be a fairy; she just wanted to be a good person.
Yuliya blinked in confusion as she watched a single fairy splat at her feet.
We were just talking about the witch who fed the poisoned apple to the frog prince and the snake spirit battling through the onslaught of seven dwarves.
Why did they just drop dead?
If you don’t like this, I could always tell you the story of how Optimus Prime teamed up with Thor to take on the unbeatable Superman.
Yuliya shrugged helplessly.
I didn’t touch them, I have screenshots! You can’t pin the blame on me!
She looked up at the giant tree.
Right above her was the final BOSS of the instance.
Having followed the fairies, she had nearly traversed the entire forest. With the fairies leading the way, the paths were carefree and light.
But she hadn’t found anything unusual so far.
Only the BOSS room was left now.
Yuliya had confirmed that the hidden BOSS of Fairy Paradise had yet to make an appearance.
When the Huaxia Server first revealed information about hidden BOSSes in instances, other servers quickly followed suit.
In the end, the remaining servers found all their hidden ones and defeated them, except for the Gulland Server’s Fairy Paradise, which had seen no discoveries whatsoever.
Eventually, they just gave up looking.
Not much point in wasting time here.
Once they got distracted by Golden City, the players laid off Fairy Paradise.
“Let’s go check it out,” Yuliya said, climbing up the tree branches.
