Your Commander-in-Chief – Chapter 240

“Hmm…”

I sat on a large rock, staring at the small amount of blood resting in my hand.

In Deron, there were many quest-starting items like this one, but they never revealed how to initiate the quests.

This was no different.

The description simply stated it was a quest-starting item; this blood offered no path to me.

The chubby director of Deron said he hid everything for the enjoyment of the adventure.

Combining clues from such items to clear hidden quests was part of the fun of MMORPGs.

He wanted players to enjoy the world of Deron more deeply.

Farming or searching for hidden quest clues?

I pondered between the two for quite a while.

In the end, I decided to go after the hidden quest clues.

Once I made up my mind, it was time to act.

I got up and opened my internet browser.

It was Deron, a game played by many. There had to be clues about this Living Blood somewhere on the internet.

So began my information quest online.

I searched through various domestic and international community sites, as well as YouTube.

During my search, I stumbled upon a YouTuber’s channel that exclusively tracked hidden quests in Deron.

He, like me, had obtained the Living Blood and was working on several interconnected quests.

The last upload date was two weeks ago. Given that no videos had been posted about this item since then, it seemed he was working on other hidden quests.

In the comments of his last video, he had written:

“The clues about the new race were intriguing, but due to my tendency not to play raids, I couldn’t continue the quest anymore. I just hope someone among those doing raids can finish this quest.”

Clues about a new race.

I stroked my chin and began playing the first video about the Living Blood.

The video started with a male wizard, like me, farming in the same spot, obtaining the Living Blood item.

Being a user specializing in hidden quests, he searched various areas for clues about this blood.

He had visited all the locations available in this expansion and read every book he could find.

While scouring for clues, he discovered a small note in a collapsing cathedral.

It was a message left by a believer of the Moon Goddess Lunaris just before dying.

“My blood feared the bright light.”

He considered this note a very important clue.

The “my blood” referred to the blood of the believer that was mutating into a vampire clan.

Bright light.

In Deron, two things came to mind when thinking of bright light.

One was the divine power used by priests and paladins, and the other was the brilliantly shining Sun God Solaris.

That was where the first video ended.

It was captivating enough to pique curiosity for the next video.

The narrator’s voice was a pleasant deep tone that made it engaging rather than boring, feeling more like a documentary than a strategy video.

I shook my head and sped up the playback to three times the speed.

The male figure in the video started moving quickly, trying various attempts.

He attempted to purify the Living Blood at Solaris’s temple, as well as pouring healing spells from paladins and priests directly onto the Living Blood itself.

The latter showed some response.

After dozens, if not hundreds, of healing spells were cast, the blood began to bubble, and a black aura gradually faded from it.

That was where the quest began.

“This is it…”

As expected.

I knew there would be a vanguard ahead of me.

Immediately, I took out the Living Blood from my inventory and reached out over it.

“Ha!”

My small and squishy hand reached out, with the blood-red robe’s sleeve gently covering the back of my hand.

“Ah…”

Only then did I realize that my class wasn’t a paladin.

The paladin was my main, Yeo. Right now, I was the youngest Grand Mage, Princess Yeo.

But I wasn’t worried. I had plenty of guild members.

Even if my guild members couldn’t come, I had over a hundred cyber friends waiting in my friend list.

I quickly requested help in the guild chat.

Yeo Princess – [Are there any priests or paladins available to help me out for a moment?]

Responses came back immediately.

There were even those who logged in as their sub-characters, priests, to assist.

I immediately headed to Solaris’s Capital City, where my guildmates were waiting.

In the center of the Capital Square, over 30 guild members awaited me.

I dashed toward them.

“Thank you all for coming! It should take about 5 minutes!”

The man in the video had extracted the black aura in just 20 minutes with two helpers.

With more people aiding me, I could accomplish the quest conditions even faster.

I held out both my hands to my guild members politely.

“Please heal this!”

“Is that all it takes?”

“This isn’t asking for hunting help or anything?”

My guild members looked a bit disappointed that it was simpler than they expected.

I shook my head.

I absolutely did not want to draw them in just for my convenience while hunting.

“Heal me!”

Over 30 priests and paladins unleashed their brilliant divine powers upon my hands—the ones holding the Living Blood.

After about 2 minutes passed…

As dazzling lights filled the area, the Living Blood began to show changes.

Bubbling—

The Living Blood started bubbling like boiling water.

Just like in the video.

After being exposed to healing for another 10 seconds, the bubbling blood revealed the faint black aura and then evaporated completely.

[Living Blood]

Blood that has mutated due to corrupted power.

Even after the corrupted power disappeared with divine power, it still breathes and lives on.

It seemed somewhat hungry.

※ Quest start item.

[All that Breathes]

Submit a request for investigation regarding the Living Blood to the Adventurers’ Guild.

“Ooo…!”

Finally, the item changed, and the quest began.

I couldn’t hide my excitement as my eyes sparkled.

The video uploader had said that this quest contained clues about a new race.

Maybe I could actually be reincarnated as a new race.

“Thank you, everyone!”

I bowed my head in gratitude to my guild members.

The large bell on my conical hat jingled softly.

“Is that it?”

“That was too easy, right?”

With that, I no longer needed my guild members’ help.

The upcoming quest content was all things I could handle on my own.

The uploader’s progress had stalled simply because he couldn’t access a raid dungeon.

I immediately turned around and headed toward the Adventurers’ Guild as the quest required.

The place where all adventurers go to take on quests.

It was also the starting point for various main quests.

A gathering spot for newbies and veterans alike—this was the Adventurers’ Guild.

Thud, thud, thud—

I dashed powerfully across the Adventurers’ Guild.

The staff sticking out of my back swayed, and the hem of my robe fluttered like a dancing figure.

“Yap.”

I stood on my toes and leaned on the reception desk.

Due to my short stature, this was the only way I could show my upper body to the NPC.

“Hello, adventurer. Have you come looking for a request?”

“No! Please investigate what this blood is!”

I handed the Living Blood item to the reception NPC, saying that.

He raised his eyebrows as he looked at the item I shoved forward.

“This is…?”

“It’s Living Blood.”

“It’s alive…?”

The receptionist NPC examined the Living Blood closely and nodded.

“Understood. I’ll conduct a basic monster blood test, and the charge will be 1 gold.”

I nodded at the NPC’s words and pulled a small coin from my pocket.

Taking my gold, the receptionist NPC smiled brightly and said, “Please wait a moment until the examination is complete.”

I followed the NPC’s instructions and sat down in a small chair in the corner of the Adventurers’ Guild.

How much time passed, I swung my short legs back and forth, and someone approached me.

“Is it you? The one who requested an analysis of the blood…?”

The person who came was a scholar with a long white beard.

[Monster Scholar]

[Haven]

“Yes, that’s me.”

“Please follow me for a moment. It’s very important.”

The moment Haven finished speaking, the quest was updated.

[All that Breathes]

Follow Monster Scholar Haven to learn about the ‘Living Blood.’

I nodded and followed him.

Where we headed was Haven’s research lab on the second floor of the Adventurers’ Guild.

Inside the lab, massive test tubes lined the walls, floating with parts of various monsters.

It was a rather unsettling space.

“What I’ve learned by examining what you brought…”

I walked past Haven.

He was merely an NPC reciting his predetermined dialogue.

Since I had already heard what was said in the video, I didn’t need to listen again now.

Unfazed by my actions, Haven continued speaking.

“It’s not regular vampire clan blood…”

I walked over to his desk.

The Living Blood I had requested research on was sitting right there.

“A more evolved… blood that doesn’t reject divine power…”

I pocketed the Living Blood and turned my body.

No more tasks were left for me here; I was planning to move to the next quest area.

“So you are…”

What Haven muttered behind me was of no concern.

I exited the lab, leaving him behind.

Creeeak—

Clack—

Haven’s faint voice scattered through the closed door.

I skipped all the unnecessary parts.

Even if my character changed, my playstyle remained the same.