After the battle ended, after helping her master eliminate the enemy and remove the threat to him, Divine Advent Seraph Siya quietly stepped aside.
As if she had something on her mind, she gently touched the necklace around her wrist, the one she used as a weapon.
Just like Ah Li, Siya, who was classified as a Divine Pet, also possessed a strong sense of self-awareness.
Beneath the face of an angel, her expression was filled with sadness.
There were even tears at the corners of her eyes.
For some reason, anyone who saw her felt affected by it.
"What's wrong with her?", Ling Xue asked, "Why does she look so unhappy?"
Lin Mo knew.
This was related to Siya's heart knot.
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[Heart Knot] (Unique S-Rank Hidden Quest)
Difficulty Rating: 9880
Description: Although Siya is the Seventh Princess of the God Clan, she is not loved by her people. Since the death of her mother, the only person who truly cherished her, she has been treated as a bringer of misfortune, ignored by her family, and bullied by her brothers and sisters.
Carrying the Heart of Eternity, the only relic left behind by her mother, Siya tried many times to leave the God Clan. Yet she could never bring herself to abandon her people, because within the Heart of Eternity remained her mother's will: protect the God Clan.
Over time, the bond with her family became a knot in Siya's heart. Whenever she thinks about it, she is overcome with sorrow, and it never leaves her. Please help Siya resolve this heart knot.
Quest Rewards: Siya gains eternal life and forms a permanent master-servant contract with you; Level +3, Gold +20,000, Reputation +8,000, SS-rank Skill Book ×3, God Clan Tier-7 Set Equipment ×1 (all eight pieces guaranteed at least Orange quality).
Failure Penalty: Siya dies permanently, and you are permanently placed on the God Clan blacklist (unable to join the God Clan faction, unable to use God Clan equipment or skills)
Time Limit: 30 days
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As expected of an S-rank hidden quest.
The rewards were truly tempting.
Just the ability to make Siya his permanent pet was enough to satisfy Lin Mo.
Not to mention the 20,000 gold coins, worth nearly fifty million yuan according to the official exchange rate.
The 8,000 reputation could be used to create ten Tier-4 pieces of equipment, with a total value approaching ten million.
SS-rank skill books were worth around three million each on the market, making the three books worth nearly ten million in total.
And then there was the Tier-7 set...
Its value couldn't even be estimated.
Any one of these rewards, without exaggeration, could completely change an ordinary person's life.
For Lin Mo, the most attractive reward was naturally the Tier-7 set.
Although he knew this quest's difficulty rating was approaching five digits, meaning it definitely wouldn't be easy and probably couldn't be completed anytime soon, so its value couldn't be judged based on the current situation.
But looking at Inferno City right now, over 99% of players were still using Tier-3 equipment.
Only 1% had one or two pieces of Tier-4 equipment.
There were only twenty-five pieces of Tier-5 equipment on the equipment rankings, and sixteen of them belonged to Lin Mo and Zhu Ganglie.
Even a month later, Tier-7 equipment would still be godlike.
Besides, with Lin Mo's strength, "It shouldn't take a month. Finishing the quest in about half a month shouldn't be a problem."
According to the detailed quest guide, the player's objective was to take Siya back to the God Clan territory, the Divine Nation, and remove the misunderstandings between her and her people, resolving her heart knot.
As for how exactly to do that, he would have to go to the Divine Nation first.
The only passage from Inferno City to the Divine Nation was one of the God Clan's core regions: Divine Capital.
It was a level 75 map that required Platinum rank to enter.
"My current rank is Silver I."
"At a pace of one small rank per day and one major rank every four days, I can reach Platinum in about eight days at most."
"If I use rank scrolls, I can cut another three or four days off that."
Lin Mo wasn't in a hurry. The quest gave him a full month anyway.
Before that, he could deal with some important matters first.
For example: Farm the Divine Tomb.
Clear the Tenth Hall of the Yama Hall.
Challenge the Dark Underground City.
Every one of these would increase his strength.
After making sufficient preparations, entering the Divine Nation and completing the quest would naturally be much easier.
Lin Mo walked over to Divine Advent Seraph Siya, who was crouching alone in a corner.
Looking at the sad princess, he comforted her, "You're outstanding. One day, your family will recognize you."
"I'll also do everything I can to help you."
After all, she was a Divine Pet with supreme royal blood.
Whether it was her growth attributes that far surpassed ordinary Divine Advent Seraphs, or her powerful talent that could apply resurrection and death-immunity marks to groups with a 100% chance, and even grant complete immunity to all control effects, including suppression effects.
Lin Mo was determined to keep Siya.
At this moment, Ning Xi walked over and added, "Big Sister Siya, don't be sad. I'll help you together with Brother Lin Mo."
Siya raised her head.
Her stunning eyes looked at Lin Mo and Ning Xi.
Then she gently said to Lin Mo, "Thank you, Master."
Lin Mo replied, "You don't have to call me Master. We aren't in a master-servant relationship."
"We're partners."
Not only was the Seventh Princess beautiful, she was also clever.
After a quick thought, remembering how Ning Xi had addressed Lin Mo earlier, she tried asking, "Then can I call you Brother Lin Mo?"
"Then doesn't that make us sisters?", Ning Xi wasn't jealous at all. Instead, she was delighted.
Since Ning Xi agreed, Lin Mo naturally had no objection.
"You can."
Siya said to Lin Mo with gratitude, "It was Master... no, Brother Lin Mo, who gave Siya a new life. Siya will definitely do everything she can to protect Brother Lin Mo's safety."
The Human Clan, Beast Clan, and Elf Clan were the three basic races.
Although they were considered rare races above ordinary races in the Divine Oracle world, their upper limits still couldn't compare to the Supreme Races.
In his previous life, countless players tried everything they could.
They exhausted every method and scheme, yet still couldn't step into races such as the God Clan, Dragon Clan, Angel Clan, Ghost Clan, and other Supreme Races.
At this moment, Lin Mo was being called "Brother" by Siya, the Seventh Princess of the God Clan royal family, one of the Supreme Races.
If other players found out, they would be incredibly jealous.
Even Lin Mo in his previous life wouldn't have dared imagine it.
Next, Lin Mo turned his attention back to the present.
According to the system panel, there were still thirty minutes left in this dungeon run.
Although the dungeon objective had already been completed and Lin Mo could clear the dungeon and collect the rewards at any time, he wasn't in a rush.
Because continuing to search for treasure chests and using the remaining time to increase the dungeon's rewards was the smartest choice.
After all, the dungeon advancement quest [The Princess's Wish] included double treasure chest rewards.
That meant every chest Lin Mo obtained was equivalent to two chests for other players.
Thus, Lin Mo and Ning Xi returned to the Princess Tomb.
Although there were still two more chances to enter the Divine Tomb dungeon, the Princess Tomb would only be open this time.
So he planned to clear out all the high-level treasure chests in the Princess Tomb first.
The chests outside could be farmed later.
Meanwhile, Ling Xue's team had rushed to the Princess Tomb to support Lin Mo before completing their dungeon mission.
As a result, Zhao Jun, He Xiao, Sun Yang, and Lin Miaomiao had all died.
Only Ling Xue remained.
Her mission progress was only at 300 points.
She still needed to purify twenty Divine Guards and gain another 200 points to complete the mission.
Obviously, relying on herself alone, there was no way she could finish it within the remaining thirty minutes.
"So... the mission is going to fail?"
Just as Ling Xue thought this dungeon run was destined to end in failure and couldn't help feeling disappointed...
Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!
Ahead, Lin Mo's clone, Lu Ye, and the Ancestral Tiger King worked together and quickly killed a newly spawned group of Black Demons.
Slash!
Following Lin Mo's mental command, the clone struck down the Dark Priest until it was nearly dead.
Then it turned toward Ling Xue and said, "Come on, finish it off!"