The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 131

Chapter 131: Accepting a Long-Term Task (23123)

2024-09-02

Seeing Gu Xi get angry, the onlookers quickly dispersed, leaving only the frail Undead Mage sitting in place.

Once most people had left, he finally managed to stand, “I’m sorry for the trouble.”

“It’s fine, it has nothing to do with you. Those guys were just too bold.”

Gu Xi patted the Death Avatar’s head.

Because there wasn’t any fighting, the Death Avatar couldn’t stay outside for very long. Normally, it would dissipate after a battle ended or automatically disappear half an hour after a battle concluded.

It was almost time for the Death Avatar to disappear. Gu Xi patted its head while scanning the remaining players. The killing intent in his eyes was almost palpable.

Gu Xi wanted to make an example, to let the players of the Scattered Immortals’ Garden understand that he wasn’t someone to be trifled with. Anyone who dared to plot against him should be prepared to face his wrath.

After a glance around, seeing no one dared meet his gaze, Gu Xi let out a scornful laugh.

“Cowards.”

Then, Gu Xi turned to Du WuShuang, “Let’s go, there’s nothing left to sell. Let’s go to the blacksmith’s.”

While all this was happening, Du WuShuang had been observing from the periphery. With her abilities, even if she had wanted to help, she couldn’t have done much. When Gu Xi called her, she quickly responded with an “Oh,” and rushed to his side.

At this moment, the frail Undead Mage approached.

“Can we talk somewhere private?”

Gu Xi paused. He wanted to say there was nothing to talk about, but after looking into the frail Undead Mage’s eyes, he nodded.

The frail Undead Mage gestured forward, leading Gu Xi to a nearby corner.

“My name is Liu Kai, some people call me Kaien. Those people who were looking for you earlier were Liu Ming, my brother’s men. They’ve been constantly sabotaging my attempts to activate my talent.”

Liu Kai directly explained the situation and revealed his circumstances.

“I’m focusing on a plague-themed Undead Mage build. My talent activation requires consuming five hundred different potions – poisons, antidotes, or beneficial potions. Because of my brother, I’ve never been able to gather enough. I’ve had to learn to brew potions myself, and even got a certification in Magical Potions.”

“The batch of potions you sold me solved my biggest problem. I’ve now met the prerequisites to activate my talent. Before I do, I should clarify things. My brother is very petty. If you run into him, just fight back. Only by making him afraid will he stop bothering you.”

“I understand, family conflicts, huh.” Gu Xi nodded. “But you say there are prerequisites to activating your talent? What are those?”

“Each player’s prerequisites are different, but there’s one essential requirement: Undead Knowledge and Magical Knowledge must reach level 6. Additionally, Undead Mages need eight profession skills, each at least level 4. The choice of skills will influence your talent activation path. If you want to focus on plagues like me, you must master Poison Gas and Corpse Poison in the early stages. Skill selection isn’t about which you learned first, but rather your highest level eight skills. Once both conditions are met, you can unlock the prerequisite quest. After completing it, you can begin the activation ritual.”

Gu Xi listened intently to Liu Kai’s explanation. He then glanced at the Death Avatar behind him, then considered his Death City. These were his key skills. The Death Avatar reached level 4 when his level did. Death City, however, needed city level upgrades. Currently, Gu Xi’s Alierdo City was only level 2. Raising Death City to level 4 would take considerable time.

“It’s too far off. I still have a long way to go.”

Liu Kai nodded in agreement, “Yes, many people are stuck at level 4 because of insufficient early preparation. Liu Ming’s interference unexpectedly helped me improve. Once I activate my talent, it’s his turn to suffer.” Liu Kai said seriously.

Seeing Liu Kai’s hateful expression, and recalling the attitude of the other Undead Mages, Gu Xi didn’t say anything.

[Note: The following sentence in the original text, seemingly nonsensical, has been omitted in this translation due to its inability to be translated meaningfully. It’s likely a placeholder or a text corruption].

Then Liu Kai said to Gu Xi: “Sir, over the years, you’re the only one who’s helped me. I’ve found a quest clue that’s very useful for activating talents. I’ve already benefited from it, but since your potions were sufficient, I no longer need it. I’ll share this quest with you.”

Liu Kai produced something that resembled dried weeds and placed it in Gu Xi’s hand.

【You have obtained a map of the withered bark of the Wisdom Tree, activating a long-term quest】

【Long-Term Quest: Fading Wisdom】

【Quest Description: Find the deceased Wisdom Tree and help it find three items.】

【Quest Requirements: Find the deceased Wisdom Tree (0/1), Find three items (0/3)】

【Quest Reward: Raise one profession skill to level 4.】

【Note 1: Certain restricted skills cannot be upgraded.】

【Note 2: After the level increase, the required experience for upgrading will also increase.】

【Note 3: If all profession skills exceed level 4, you will automatically learn a new profession skill that reaches level 4.】

Seeing the quest, Gu Xi understood Liu Kai’s intentions. He clearly wanted to bypass some of the talent activation prerequisites, but for some reason, he hadn’t used it. Now that he needed to activate his talent, continuing this quest would be wasteful, so he decided to pass it on to Gu Xi.

It was partly to thank Gu Xi for his help and partly to curry favor. After all, everyone had witnessed Gu Xi’s strength. As long as Gu Xi lived, even without activating his talent or reaching level 5, his level 12 Death Avatar could easily dominate lower-level areas. Such an opportunity to build a relationship with Gu Xi was something everyone would want.

Gu Xi looked at Liu Kai and smiled, “Thank you, I can definitely use this.”

“Good, I was worried you wouldn’t like it.”

(End of Chapter)

Previous Chapter | TOC | Next Chapter