Reign of the Hunters

Chapter 73: Melodious Flute

The Rogue laid on the ground, refusing to revive. He shouted at Ye Ci, "You goddamn jinx! Why do I always have bad luck when I run into you?"

Ye Ci was puzzled. Why was he so immature? He was the one who made the mistake. She gave up on the thought of leaving and walked over to the Rogue's corpse. She snorted, "You can't blame me for your own stupidity. Haven't you looked around before trying to ambush me? You're literally surrounded by level 70 Elite NPCs. You're the one who had a death wish."

The Rogue was also puzzled, "Who said that I was going to ambush you?"

"Then why are you tailing me while Stealth?"

"If I don't go into Stealth in such a high-leveled map, aren't I asking to be killed? I'm not tailing you, I just wanted to borrow something from you."

"Can't you just ask me?"

"I don't know your name! Besides, I can't send you a message because we're not from the same faction!" The Rogue felt bitter. He had merely wanted to borrow something from Ye Ci and then return to his own continent. His level! His experience points! The Rogue had a sudden urge to cry.

Ye Ci's face did not show any expression. Years of experience told her that she must be merciless when dealing with her enemy, especially one who had just attempted to ambush her. She would never consider trusting the words of her enemies, but...

"What do you want?" She narrowed her eyes.

"Can you buy a Flying Shard for me?"

The Rogue sighed, he would've died countless more times if he were to return to his own continent without the help of the Flying Shard.

According to the legends, Flying Shards were pieces of a Flying Gem forged by a great Mage of the Dalayar Continent a long time ago. The gem could transport an individual to any and all locations. It was then broken into countless pieces during a great war. The Teleportation Crystals in the main cities of each continent were made from the larger pieces of the broken Flying Gem. Some Mages had then created tiny pieces of crystals based on the remaining magic of the Flying Gem. They share the same magical property, and they allow players to fly between cities.

But...

Even though a Flying Shard can allow player to travel to the main cities in different continents, there were still some limitations. If a player was at the Eastern Continent, the player could only fly around with a Flying Shard bought from the Eastern Continent. But if the player flew to the West Continent using an Eastern Continent Flying Shard, he or she could only return to the Eastern Continent by purchasing a Flying Shard in the Western Continent.

In Fate, players from opposing factions were not prohibited from traveling on each other's continents. But, if one travelled to an opposing faction's continent, one must also have a means to return from said continent. In the earlier stages of the game, players were not able to talk to NPCs from an opposing faction through conventional means. It was not easy for a player to return to a friendly continent from a hostile one.

But when players reached level 60, the La'Shur City in the Middle Continent would be made available to them. When their prestige level in La'Shur City reached "Intimate", they would be able to purchase Flying Shards from all the continents, which would allow them to travel freely between continents.

But at this stage of the game...

Ye Ci was not really a kind hearted person. She knelt down beside the corpse and asked, "I can buy it for you, but you have to tell me something."

"What is it?"

"If you did not have the shard, how would you get back?"

The Rogue remained silent, not willing to reveal his secret to Ye Ci.