"It is nice to see you guys again." Titania commented as we entered my castle. "It has been a while, Angelina, Erdrich, Anikitty, and Gandalf. It seems you've grown much stronger than before."
"Oh, Titania, so you remember us." Angelina giggled.
"But of course, what do you think I am to not remember my saviors? Your help back then was crucial for the survival of my people and my city. We've almost finished our reconstruction by now as well." The Queen of Fairies said with a smile.
"That's nice to hear!" Angelina smiled happily.
"Well, you're so majestic we thought we were just background noise before you, hahaha…" Gandalf seemed slightly enamored by the Queen's beauty. Sadly for him, she's asexual and aromatic…
"Background noise? Why, I would never see you all as such a thing." Titania laughed. "You're very funny, Gandalf."
"I-Is that so? Hahaha! I-I guess!" The man was happy by making the lady laugh.
"I hope my Undead do not upset you, Queen Titania." Erdrich commented.
"We already know that there are good necromancers out there thanks to you, Erdrich, so my people is not afraid of the Undead that serve you." Titania added. "Also yours seem much stronger than the army of the Demon King…"
"Yeah, they overlap with my own Level." Said Erdrich. "So they're all Level 200! Of course, not as strong as actual players, but combined we make a strong army."
"Hey, stop ogling the Queen's attention all for yourselves, perverts!" Said Anikitty. "Queen Titania rub my tail, please~!"
"Oh, hahaha, sure thing." Titania caressed Anikitty's tail gently. "So fluffy!"
"Who is the attention seeker here?!" All her three friends cried the same words at her.
Honestly, they were making us laugh to almost death, they had such funny interactions, and made the atmosphere very lively out of nowhere.
Once we arrived inside the castle and into the dinning halls, all our warriors and soldiers sat down, as Chef, the cook of the Mushroom Brigade, went to look for his kitchen assistants, while asking for my help to prepare a good meal for everyone.
Naturally, I joined him and we cooked several delicious dishes with the ingredients we've hunted and harvested in our territory, with the help of the Food and Cooking Spirits I could summon, the food not only became extremely delicious, but could also restore our Satiation very quickly, one of the stats my buffs cannot easily refill.
From all that cooking alone, I ended earning some nice bonus EXP out of it, which became a new level, bringing me to Level 138/180, still a long way to go to reach the Level Cap.
As we enjoyed our meals, which included delicious Grilled Spirit Lake Fish, Spaghetti with Wild Boar meatballs and Magic Tomato Sauce, Crystal Deer Meatloaf and Steak, Jumping Mushroom Soup, Giggling Beans Tacos, and more, Angelina and her friends quickly placed a huge bag with things over the table and handled them to me.
"Here, this is almost four hundred Nether Coins, you can keep them." She said.
"Eh?! Why are you handling us such valuable event items?" Mark was shocked.
"It's because we came here stealing you guy's kills and all, it would make us feel bad if we took the rewards too, the EXP and Gold was plenty enough." Erdrich explained.
"I didn't liked the idea but well, they're not wrong… So just take it already nya!" Anikitty said.
"Go on!" Gandalf smiled gently.
"T-This is so nice, well, thanks!" I smiled.
Ding!
[You acquired [Nether Coin (S Grade)] x398!]
[Total Nether Coins: 736]
[You can exchange the Nether Coins with an Event-only NPC in the nearest Town.]
[Nearest Town: Luminous Kingdom Capital.]
"I wonder what I can even get out of these coins…" I wondered. "Though, I feel like you guys also want something out of me…"
"Well, you caught us." Anikitty smiled teasingly. "We only happened to stumble upon the invasion, we actually came here to ask for your help, Planta."
"Yeah, we finally found something, but we can't really… get through everything, even at our high level. We need someone with a lot of charisma that can get along NPC really well, and you posses several titles that make them favor you positively." Angelina nodded.
"You came for my help? Okay, if it's dealing with NPC, sure… But for what?" I wondered.
The four remained in silence as they smiled back at us.
"We finally found a World Quest!" They said at the same time, celebrating.
"Wait, what?! No way!" Rita was shocked.
"You guys… Your primary mission was to find these and you finally found one! Congrats!" Mark laughed.
"Is that a nice thing? I'll assume it is." Lily wondered.
"World Quest… Those quests that are important to the world, isn't it?" Titania asked.
"Y-Yeah, more or less…" I nodded. "That's amazing guys, but where is it?"
"It's nearby here, that's why we were able to get in here so easily." Anikitty smiled. "It's, well, you can guess it, right?"
"Don't tell me, the Luminous Kingdom?" I asked. "We were already going to go there to look at something we learned from the Dwarf King and his daughter, a Half Ancient Elf and Half Dwarf Princess named Brisingra!"
"Wait, what?! Really?" Angelina was surprised. "Then this'll make things much more easier for the two of us! What is your World Quest about, you guys?"
"It's about finding the fragments of Cloudia, a fallen Ancient Continent where the oldest races of this world once inhabited." Said Mark. "Does it rings any bells?"
"No, we didn't knew about that at all, and it sounds fascinating!" Anikitty was surprised. "NYA! Tell us more about it!"
"Anikitty, calm down…" Gandalf sighed.
"Well, our Quest is about investigating the Demon King of Miasma's Cult. Remember those guys that attacked the forest back then? Their cult is apparently still working, and their roots go all the way to the Luminous Kingdom all along." Angelina said.
"So that's how it is… We would be killing two birds with one stone." Rita smiled, rubbing her chin. "Let's do it then, right?!"
"Yeah, let's help each other!" I smiled, nodding, as we quickly shared a handshake with Angelina and her friends.
It was time for new adventures!
…And dangers.
