Divine Blessing: Passive skill, increases all magic resistance by 40%, can stack with skill effects.
It activated again!
This passive skill is much more practical than any equipment or other skills. It adds 40% to all types of magic resistance, which means if a mage could originally deal 100 points of health damage to me, with this passive skill, I would only lose about 100 / 1.4 = 71 points of health. Plus my high movement speed and Ice Seal Slash, even against a mage who has learned Frost Armor, I am confident I can take them down in three seconds.
Three minutes after the quest was completed, the system began to prompt me: "Player, please leave this map. The map will refresh in five minutes. If you do not leave, our company will not be responsible for any losses incurred. We apologize for any inconvenience!"
This must be a change brought about by my completion of this quest. It's estimated that after the map refreshes, the Golden Knights Order's camp will be removed from this map, and all quests here will also disappear completely.
I quickly retreated near the Lumber Mill, opened the map, and confirmed I had left Wild Horse Plains before stopping. I watched as the map in front of me began to change. Five minutes later, everything settled down. The traces left by humans on Wild Horse Plains had indeed completely vanished, replaced by various high-level monsters.
Time was also running out. I'll explore any new quests on this newly refreshed map tomorrow!
I sent three text messages in a row—
To Xu Lin: "Sister Lin, I just found a skill book for you. Trade when you get back to the city!"
To Xin Yu: "My dear, did you miss me? I got a skill book for you, come on over!"
To Lu Xuehan: "Xue Han, Little beauty, two skill books. Come trade, and we can discuss how to thank me..."
A few seconds later, all three beauties replied—
Xu Lin: "Coming right away. I'll pay you in a few days!"
Xin Yu: "Of course I missed you! Tonight, I want someone to hold me to sleep..."
Lu Xuehan: "Hehe, I'm heading back now!"
...I was rather speechless. Xu Lin loves money, Xin Yu is charming, and Lu Xuehan is sweet, and each of them is a top-tier beauty. I really don't know how many men envy my situation.
Using a Return City Scroll, the three beauties were already at the agreed-upon East Gate Bridge. After not seeing them for a few days, their equipment had changed significantly. Xu Lin was dressed in a blue mage robe, her staff glowing with a faint light, looking every bit like a mage MM expert. Xin Yu, on the other hand, was in alluring leather armor, and a long bow accentuated her tall and slender figure, making her beautiful face even more vibrant and captivating. I was sure Xin Yu was the most beautiful elf player in Hurricane City, and even the entire East China region. In stark contrast to Xin Yu, Lu Xuehan's beauty was the kind that made people reluctant to profane it. Her pure white priest's robe highlighted her curvaceous figure with exquisite softness, and her fair, flawless face was delicate to the touch. Any man who saw her would feel an urge to protect her, and even an old man like me felt an inexplicable impulse... Xin Yu said to Xu Lin impatiently, "Lin Fan really seems to like our Xue Han, Little beauty. Look at the way he's staring at Xue Han, all lustful!"
Xu Lin nodded in agreement, while Lu Xuehan blushed and looked at me bashfully.
I was too lazy to argue with Xin Yu, so I directly traded the equipment and books to them, then instructed, "Murong Shanshan took on a quest, and the quest item is a level 26 blue top-tier sword. To get a similar sword, I have to have dinner with her tonight..."
Xin Yu immediately glared at me and said, "Are you just going for dinner or something else? Are you coming back tonight? Murong Shanshan is so pretty, have you been bewitched by her? How dare you not even spend Christmas Eve with us for dinner?"
I quickly explained, "It's really just to discuss the quest, please don't misunderstand!"
"Wow, your face is all red, and you still say it's not?" Xin Yu began to kick me while I was down. "Confess honestly, are you not taking our Xue Han, Little beauty, seriously? She sleeps right next door to you every day, and you don't care about her at all. Do you know that this morning, Xue Han even reheated breakfast at 8 AM so you could eat it, but you heartless guy didn't even look at it..."
I was momentarily stunned, and asked somewhat dully, "Xue Han, is that true? I'm sorry, I didn't see it..."
Lu Xuehan pursed her lips and smiled, "It's okay."
I felt a bit awkward. The time I agreed upon with Murong Shanshan was almost here, but I suddenly felt too embarrassed to log off. The three beauties stood before me, Lu Xuehan's delicate face flushed with an alluring blush, leaving me somewhat at a loss.
Xin Yu glanced at me and said softly, "Aren't you going quickly? Don't make her wait."
I looked at her, not knowing what to say. Then Xu Lin also spoke, "Lin Fan, go ahead. Murong Shanshan has already paid a hundred thousand. If it's not an excessive request, try to fulfill it."
Xin Yu immediately chimed in, "En, but you must come back tonight. I'll be waiting for you~"
I hastily avoided Xin Yu's fiery gaze. If she kept looking at me, I felt as if I were naked.
"Alright, hurry and log off~" Lu Xuehan finally gave me permission to log off.
I nodded as a greeting, then logged off.
Taking off my helmet and turning off the computer's power, I suddenly felt that leaving like this seemed a bit unkind. I looked at the box of biscuits still remaining by my pillow and immediately came up with an idea. I found a pen in the cupboard, then tore a blank piece of paper from the phone book and wrote: "Xue Han, I'll be back soon. This box of biscuits is for you. I'll bring you some more snacks when I return~!".
I tucked the note into the biscuit packaging, then entered Lu Xuehan's room and carefully placed it on her bedside table. A girl's room was always clean and had a faint fragrance. Lu Xuehan was sleeping on the bed, her two firm and tender peaks making my heart race and my breathing quicken. I swallowed and closed the door... Winter nights come early, especially with the heavy snow still falling outside. The streetlights were all lit up, adding a romantic touch amidst the snowflakes. Couples walked hand-in-hand under umbrellas on the street, their joyful laughter bringing a warmth to one's heart in the winter.
"Hey, what are you looking at? Hurry up and come over!"
Across the street, a beautiful MM was waving at me. Looking closely, it was Murong Shanshan who had just walked out of the school gate. Beside her were two other girls, presumably Ke Ke and another MM.