A God-tier Counter-damage Priest, I am the Master!

21: A riddle?—[luck scroll]!

Durability: 1/1!

(A miraculous magic scroll! After use, killing a designated wild monster or BOSS will grant 10 times the experience and drop rate.)

Holy crap!

This [luck scroll] is awesome!

After use, killing a designated wild monster or BOSS will grant 10 times the experience and drop rate.

What does that even mean?

It means if you originally got 100 experience points and one piece of equipment from a monster, after using this scroll, you’ll get 1000 experience points and ten pieces of equipment!

This is simply game-breaking!

If used on a high-level BOSS, 10 times the experience and drop rate... the thought alone is exhilarating.

Besides the [luck scroll], the BOSS dropped two other pieces of equipment.

Coincidentally, one was cloth armor and the other was leather.

—[Snowflight Legguards]!

(Cloth Armor)

Quality: Green

Health: +150

Dual Defense: +10

Intelligence: +5

Durability: 100/100

Usage Requirement: Mage, Priest classes.

—[Gale Boots]!

(Leather Armor)

Quality: Green

Dual Defense: +8

Movement Speed: +20

Agility: +5

Durability: 100/100

Usage Requirement: Archer, Assassin classes.

This BOSS is generous!

It actually dropped two pieces of green gear and a special luck scroll.

”Great, one cloth armor and one leather armor. We can each take one.”

Flowers in Full Bloom smiled enchantingly, blooming like a flower, as she assigned the [Snowflight Legguards] to Bai Tian from the party loot.

Bai Tian’s lips curled into a smile; these legguards were good!

He happened to be missing legguards for his last equipment slot, so now his set was complete.

—(Ding-dong!)

”(Leader Flowers in Full Bloom has assigned the [luck scroll] to you.)”

Hearing this notification, Bai Tian was slightly stunned.

Although he really wanted this scroll, it was hard to ask for it.

After all, he was a latecomer to this BOSS fight. Before he arrived, Flowers in Full Bloom had already ground down half the BOSS’s health, and her damage output wasn’t low.

Who would have thought that Flowers in Full Bloom would be so generous as to give this precious [luck scroll] directly to him?

”Why are you looking at me like that?”

Flowers in Full Bloom teased, ”Don’t go thinking I like you.”

”It’s just that you saved me earlier, otherwise I would have died. So, this scroll is yours, and we’re even.”

Flowers in Full Bloom said in a half-joking tone.

Bai Tian: ”Alright! Thanks!”

Flowers in Full Bloom pouted her red lips, ”Thanks for what? I said I’m just returning the favor for saving me.”

”I’m off, bye-bye!”

It wasn’t obvious, but beneath Flowers in Full Bloom’s cold and elegant exterior, she had a bit of a playful personality.

She left Bai Tian with a perfect view of her goddess-like back, her black leather armor outlining her lethally perfect figure.

Without looking back, she waved her hand and vanished into stealth.

Bai Tian rubbed his nose. He had thought Flowers in Full Bloom would suggest teaming up to level up or even adding each other as friends.

Instead, she was as cool as the wind, leaving without a trace of hesitation.

However, Bai Tian didn’t mind. He wasn’t keen on grouping up anyway, even if the other person was a goddess-level top Assassin.

After parting with Flowers in Full Bloom, Bai Tian used the live map in his mind and quickly began heading toward the location of the Ruined Temple.

Half an hour later, a green mountain appeared ahead, with a clear green pond at its foot.

The scenery here was as beautiful as a painting, except for a dilapidated temple, which felt very out of place.

”This is so frustrating! You smelly monk, bring it on. I don’t believe I can’t answer a single question.”

An extremely annoyed feminine voice rang out.

Sitting cross-legged at the entrance of the Ruined Temple was a fair-skinned, handsome monk with phoenix eyes, draped in a tattered monastic robe.

This monk had a delicate aura, but it carried a hint of impropriety.

In front of the monk, a woman of exquisite appearance and temperament was flushing red with anger.

Furthermore, the beauty’s slender jade arms were already bare, completely exposed to the air, fair and eye-catching.

Flowers in Full Bloom again?!

This was too damn coincidental!

To run into her again!

”Hehe...”

”Flow— no, little girl, this poor monk can certainly continue posing questions, but you’ve missed another one. Shouldn’t you take off a certain piece first...”

The monk had a sleazy smile, his shifty eyes leering at Flowers in Full Bloom’s exquisite figure.

No wonder the Fat Auntie called him a Flower Monk; the name fit him perfectly.

”I’ll take it off then. I’ll take my losses like a sport,”

A glint of craftiness flashed in Flowers in Full Bloom’s eyes, though she feigned stubbornness.

She slowly made a move as if to unfasten her black leather armor, causing her fair skin to shimmer in the sunlight like mutton-fat jade.

As she moved, the scenery at her chest was about to be revealed, with a deep cleavage faintly visible, as if hiding endless temptation.

But in the next moment, her hands suddenly shifted downward, and she actually took off the [Gale Boots] she had just obtained, revealing a pair of delicate and fair little feet.

”Eh, how naughty!”

The Flower Monk curled his lip, clearly disappointed that Flowers in Full Bloom had suddenly switched to taking off her shoes.

Obviously, Flowers in Full Bloom was intentionally trying to annoy the monk.

”What are you two doing?”

Bai Tian asked curiously.

When Flowers in Full Bloom saw Bai Tian suddenly appear, she was first stunned, then filled with embarrassment, and then immediately showed surprise—her emotions shifted rapidly.

”Brilliant, you’ve come at the right time.”

”You must be here to learn Alchemy from this smelly monk too, right?”

Bai Tian nodded.

It seemed the Fat Auntie hadn’t just told him about the Flower Monk!

No wonder he had run into Flowers in Full Bloom twice; they had the same goal.

”To learn Alchemy from this sleazy monk, you have to answer his questions correctly.”

”Dammit, I’ve already gotten three wrong. One more and...”

Flowers in Full Bloom was too embarrassed to continue, her beautiful face flushed with shame and indignation.

”Oho, another fellow here to learn Alchemy.”

”Ah, what a pity it’s not a beautiful flower-like girl.”

The Flower Monk shook his head in disdain.

This thieving monk was clearly showing gender discrimination!

”I’ve come with a sincere desire to learn. I hope the Master can give me a chance.”

Although Bai Tian really wanted to punch him, he felt that the NPCs in this game were becoming increasingly eccentric and had their own unique tempers. Since he was the one asking for a favor, he should maintain a better attitude.

”Hmm, your attitude is decent. Then this Master will treat everyone equally and give you a chance too.”

”As long as you can answer two of my questions correctly, I can give you the opportunity to learn the profound art of Alchemy.”

Hearing the Flower Monk’s words, Flowers in Full Bloom, still barefoot, immediately stood beside Bai Tian. As a fragrant breeze wafted over, she warned him.

”Be careful, his questions are perverted. And this guy is extremely despicable; if you get one wrong, you have to take off...”

The Flower Monk interrupted Flowers in Full Bloom, ”Little girl, he’s different from you.”

”If he gets it wrong, he doesn’t need to take off his clothes, but he has to give this Master 50 gold coins for every wrong answer.”

This made Bai Tian’s eyelid twitch.

This is a goddamn robbery!

50 gold for one wrong answer? Bai Tian would rather take off his clothes.

The Flower Monk looked askance, ”What’s the matter, you’re not willing?”

Son of a...

Bai Tian really wanted to hack him to death, but he couldn’t show it. He could only force a smile: ”Ho... how could that be?”

”But one should know the order of arrival. I’m the latecomer, so she should continue first.”

Bai Tian wasn’t stupid. 50 gold a pop was too high a price. He’d let Flowers in Full Bloom go first so he could observe what kind of questions the smelly monk was asking.

However, upon hearing this, the Flower Monk immediately gave Bai Tian a lecherous ’I get you’ look.

”Hmph, disgusting!”

”I won’t! I’ll give the chance to you.”

Flowers in Full Bloom gave Bai Tian an annoyed glare.

She thought he was just as ill-intentioned as the smelly monk, wanting to watch her take off her gear and take advantage of her.

But heaven knows!

Bai Tian really didn’t have such thoughts; he was just being cautious and was stingy with his gold coins.

”Fine, since the little girl is scared, you go first.”

After the Flower Monk gave Bai Tian a wink, he said, ”Listen carefully, the first question.”

Bai Tian’s palms tightened as he pricked up his ears, focusing with all his might.

”What gets bigger the angrier it gets?”

Hearing this, the originally nervous Bai Tian’s eyes suddenly flashed, as if he had misheard.

Such a childish brain teaser?

Without a second thought, Bai Tian blurted out, ”One’s temper.”

—”Pfft!”

The tea the Flower Monk had just sipped was immediately spat out. He looked at Bai Tian in surprise, somewhat incredulous.

”Good lad, you’ve got some skills!”

”It seems this Master needs to show some real ability.”

”Second question.”

”Tell me, what does this Master’s left ear look like?”

The Flower Monk pointed at his left ear and stood up to ask Bai Tian.

Beside him, Flowers in Full Bloom’s brow furrowed as she nervously fidgeted with her hands, clearly trying to think of the answer as well.

Bai Tian’s lips curled up slightly into a faint smile as he said softly, ”Naturally, it looks like your right ear, Master.”

His voice wasn’t loud, but it rang in the Flower Monk’s ears like a clap of thunder.

The Flower Monk, who was standing straight, suddenly trembled all over, his expression one of shock mixed with a bit of defiance.

”You... you, you...”

The Flower Monk’s eyes widened as he stared intently at Bai Tian, as if he wanted to cut open his head to inspect it.

Meanwhile, the way Flowers in Full Bloom looked at Bai Tian changed instantly.

Soon, her warm and fragrant body leaned in close, and a strand of her ink-black hair brushed against Bai Tian’s shoulder, feeling fragrant and ticklish.

In a voice as low as a mosquito’s buzz, she said, ”Brilliant, let’s add each other as friends. Quick, add me.”

Being so intimately close to such an exquisite woman made Bai Tian a bit uncomfortable, and he hastily took two steps back.

”Brat, with your intelligence, you won’t bring shame to the Daoist Primordial Alchemy.”

The Flower Monk gave Bai Tian his approval.

”Smelly monk, you’re a monk—what does the Alchemy you teach have to do with Daoism?”

Flowers in Full Bloom retorted unhappily.

The Flower Monk smiled with rare seriousness, ”Little girl, Buddha is fundamentally the Dao; Buddha is Dao, and Dao is Buddha...”

At that moment, Bai Tian suddenly received a quest notification.

—(Ding-dong!)

”(Flower Monk has issued a quest to you: Catch a Century-old Softshell Turtle from the Xi Liang River 20 miles away.)”

”(Quest completion reward: Primordial Alchemy.)”

”(Quest failure penalty: 50 gold deducted. Do you accept?)”

Bai Tian had come specifically for Alchemy, so there was no reason to refuse. He immediately chose to accept.

Seeing Bai Tian accept the quest, the Flower Monk gave another sleazy smile, ”Kid!”

”Pick a plump softshell turtle; the more meat the better, and the denser the patterns on the shell, the better.”

Bai Tian smiled and nodded, indicating he had noted it down.

Seeing Bai Tian about to leave, Flowers in Full Bloom immediately grew anxious.

”Brilliant.”

”Let’s add each other as friends!”

Seeing Bai Tian pause without sending a friend request, Flowers in Full Bloom became even more frantic.

”It’s an emergency! You can’t just stand by and watch me die.”

Because Bai Tian had set his status to refuse friend requests, Flowers in Full Bloom couldn’t add him at all.

”As long as you help me, whatever conditions you...”

Flowers in Full Bloom’s tone was getting a bit frantic.

Consequently, Bai Tian interrupted her irritably, ”Please, if you really want me to add you, at least turn off your ’Refuse Friend Requests’ setting!”

Flowers in Full Bloom suddenly realized and said sheepishly, ”Right, right, sorry, I forgot in my haste.”

Bai Tian shook his head. After adding her, he quickly left to complete his quest.

Before he had gone far, Flowers in Full Bloom’s first plea for help sounded in his friend list.

”Brilliant, who is the King of All Beasts?”

Bai Tian replied, ”The Zoo Director.”

A moment later, Flowers in Full Bloom sent a second plea.

”Thank you so much! Help me one more time: what kind of book can’t be bought in a bookstore?”

Bai Tian: ”A suicide note.”

Just kidding; besides playing games, his biggest hobby was reading brain teasers.

These questions were a piece of cake for Bai Tian!

Flowers in Full Bloom soon sent an excited voice message: ”Thanks! It’s all settled.”

”I owe you a favor. If there’s anything you need help with, just say the word.”

Bai Tian’s lips curled into a smile; he didn’t have anything he needed help with for the time being.

However, having a top-tier Assassin owe him a favor was a good thing.

Perhaps he really would need her help in the future... Because of the live map in his mind, the information for the Xi Liang River 20 miles away was clearly displayed in Bai Tian’s mind like a scroll.

Bai Tian was not only very clear about the terrain of the Xi Liang River but also had a thorough understanding of the monster distribution.

He also knew that there was a Level 19 Elite BOSS at the bottom of the Xi Liang River.

This BOSS guarded a wild treasure chest, along with several rare aquatic medicinal herbs.

Thinking of this, Bai Tian’s heart raced; he wanted it all for himself.

He was afraid that after Flowers in Full Bloom finished her questions, the quest she received would be the same as his, which would be bad.

Bai Tian didn’t want to share with anyone.

So, Bai Tian picked up his pace. His steps were like the wind as he swiftly crossed the grasslands and passed through the forest, avoiding all the monsters he encountered along the way, finally arriving at the Xi Liang River.

When he saw the surging river water, he relaxed completely.

Since Flowers in Full Bloom hadn’t come here, it proved that the quest the Flower Monk gave her was different from his.

Bai Tian secretly rejoiced; this way, he could enjoy the treasures beneath the river all by himself.

Looking at the Xi Liang River, Bai Tian’s lips curled into a smug smile: ”BOSS, treasure chest, spiritual herbs—here I come!”

He then impatiently jumped into the river...