Chapter 1148: 1148
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It had been more than two hours by the time they returned to Fahrad's Garden . Fahrad was still just as beautiful, but her expression… not so much .
"I can't believe I misjudged you two . You've finally returned!"
She gave an entire hour to two level 55 players to complete the quest . If they did so honestly, there was no way it would take more than 2 hours .
"Grand master, please allow me to explain . Even my teacher, Garona, would not deem me guilty before she understands my actions . I have a reason to return at this time, and I believe that you'll understand after you listen," Lu Li said with a serious face .
"Alright, you've persuaded me . "
Perhaps it was Lu Li's words, or perhaps it was Garona's name, but regardless, Fahrad's calmed down a little .
Although they were both grand-master-tier Thieves, Fahrad was still below Garona, both in terms of their prowess and fame . Even amongst their ranks within the Assassin's League, Fahrad was only ranked just high enough to know about Garona's existence .
"We've listened to your teachings of Theft and Stealth, and we feel that we have gained a lot from it . Although it was slightly different to what my teacher has taught me, I still thought that it was reasonable theory," Lu Li explained with a straight face .
Then, he described the problems that he had run into during the process of his experiments, and began to ask Fahrad for help .
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Fahrad was only upset about Lu Li being late, but this was enough to cause the quest to fail entirely . As such the rage left as quickly as it had came . The fact that Garona's student found her theories useful seemed to have pleased her, so she began to teach them her techniques with patience .
If this was any regular Thief, she most likely would have ignored them .
Such teachings were very useful . Lu Li wasn't just entirely making things up out of thin air . During the listening process, both his and Water Fairy's profession levels increased rapidly .
After a while, Fahrad finally returned back to the topic of the quest itself .
"Now, pass me your boxes . "
The first fifty boxes that had been opened and checked successfully passed as quest items . The quest rewarded them with some copper . Ravenholdt Manor had been trading their assassin service for years and had gained unmeasurable wealth from it, but they were still stingy with their money .
Fortunately, Ravenholdt was generous with their Reputation rewards .
Although their Reputation reward had been deducted because they handed in the quest late, the reputation they gained from this quest was still much better than the completion of a few quests . Not to mention, the Ravenholdt Manor quests were not easy to initiate or complete, even for someone at Lu Li's skill level .
"Thank you for your generosity, but I think these Heavy Bin Boxes won't be enough to accomplish much," Lu Li said as he passed up 20 gold coins, then continued, "I'll gladly offer what I can for your research . The same goes for my friend . . . "
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It costed 20 gold coins to refresh the quest, which was no small amount .
Although the rates of the gold coins were still unstable at this time, 20 gold coins was worth at least a thousand dollars in real life .
Fahrad agreed to Lu Li's request reluctantly and asked them to hand in 20 Heavy Bin Boxes within an hour .
It was a pleasant surprise for Lu Li . Fahrad looked so angry before that he was expecting another 50 boxes . It wouldn't be impossible, but it wouldn't be an easy task either .
Regardless of the number of boxes, the reputation they received was set .
The lucky ones might only need 20 boxes, and apparently, some had even obtained a quest for 10 . The unlucky ones would just have to keep doing 50 boxes each time .
They only had around a hundred spaces in their bags, so they can't carry many Heavy Bin Boxes . Not to mention, it was incredibly tiresome to constantly run back and forth .
Because they had saved up the Heavy Bin Boxes that had been opened from before, they could easily hand in 20 checked boxes on time . Lu Li and Water Fairy happily kept the goods in the boxes while they exchanged the junk for Reputation .
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Water Fairy opened up another box but was suddenly attracted by the item .
What is this?"
"What's it called?" Lu Li asked in return .
"Night Walker Emblem… it doesn't seem like an equipment though," Water Fairy said, reading out the name of the item .
"Night Walker Emblem!"
All sorts of items could be opened from the Heavy Bin Boxes; Lu Li couldn't possibly know all of them either . However, he was definitely familiar with the Night Walker Emblem . This was the most popular item for Thieves that stole .
Water Fairy took it out of the box . The Night Walker Emblem was in the shape of a silver-white gem . As a special item, it had its own Attributes .
Use: Increase % Theft success rate by 20% . Also increases movement speed by 20% while in Stealth . Lasts for 3 hours .
There was a certain chance of success for Theft, which was determined by the techniques and level of the user .
Almost all Thieves had their own understanding of the technique, and Fahrad had also taught them previously . In terms of level, the greater the level gap between the user and the monster, the higher the success rate . However, once the level gap grew large enough, all that the monsters would drop would be rubbish . Stealing from a higher-levelled unit meant that the success rate decreased dramatically, and once the level gap grew high enough, Theft became almost impossible .
The failure rate for Theft wasn't too low for Water Fairy and Lu Li, considering that they were stealing from monsters at their level .
With the emblem, it would greatly increase the rate of success .
"Take it," Water Fairy said as she passed the Night Walker Emblem to Lu Li and smiled . "You're seriously so unlucky with the boxes . Perhaps this might help . "
Was this some sort of sympathy? Lu Li laughed bitterly as he tossed the item into his bag .
It was true that he was slower than Water Fairy at obtaining the Heavy Bin Boxes . With this emblem, he would be able to steal from a few more monsters, and their progress wouldn't be as limited .
For the whole day, they spent their time stealing and killing monsters . They enjoyed each other's company and didn't really feel the time slipping away . Sometimes, they would be lucky enough to obtain a Syndicate Emblem, which could also be used to exchange for some Ravenholdt Manor reputations .
By night, the two of them had finally reached their goal .
Once they found the relevant NPC, they would be able to purchase the recipe needed to upgrade their Shard of the Defiler .