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Chapter 57: Another Fortune

“Brother-in-law, what should we do right now?”

Although the rest of the ladies had left after the gathering, Red Face Drinks Water was still here. Compared to working hard in leveling up, the little girl believed that following Li Huailin around was much more fun.

“Make money, of course” Li Huailin answered casually.

“Are you poor, brother-in-law? You’re always trying to make money.” Li Huailin’s answer wasn’t very exciting to Red Face Drinks Water. She thought they would go somewhere interesting, like the Mysterious Realm for example.

“Isn’t it obvious? I’ve always been poor from head to toe. Actually… I should put the two words ‘poor guy’ over my head. What do you think?” Li Huailin said while rolling his eyes.

“Brother-in-law, I’m very rich. How about I give you money and you take me somewhere interesting, okay?” Red Face Drinks Water said with a smile.

“You’re still a student, aren’t you? Your money comes from your family and you haven’t personally earned anything yet. When you start to make money yourself, come and talk to me again and I will consider it,” Li Huailin casually answered.

“No problem! When I grow up and start making money, I’ll support you, brother-in-law,” Red Face Drinks Water happily said.

“Little girl, you have a good dream and great ambitions, I’m sure you can do it.” Li Huailin smiled but he didn’t take it seriously of course.

“I know, brother-in-law. That’s what my mother always says to me,” Red Face Drinks Water nodded.

When she looked around, Red Face Drinks Water found that they had come to the craftsmen district in the main city. NPCs were working hard and the players who studied forging and engineering were also practicing attentively without a moment of pause. She started to feel confused now, how could Li Huailin make money here?

“Brother-in-law, do you study forging or engineering?” Red Face Drinks Water asked him.

“I don’t do either of those, we’re here to look for someone,” Li Huailin responded. According to Martin Colt, his brother, Mike Colt, was a famous craftsman nationwide, this should make it easy in finding Mike. However, since the district was quite big, Li Huailin decided to ask the NPCs around if he could get any information.

Li Huailin asked a random NPC guard, “Big brother, do you know an engineer named Mike Colt? Do you know where he lives?”

“Mike Colt?” The guard momentarily stopped before answering, “Yeah, I know where that person is. He lives in that direction.”

The guard pointed towards a place while saying, “Go this way and you’ll see a red three-story building about 200 meters away. That’s where he lives.”

“Okay, thank you.” Li Huailin waved his hand at the guard and then started walking. Red Face Drinks Water also followed him, she had no idea why Li Huailin was looking for this specific person.

After a while, Li Huailin finally saw the three-story red house like the guard said. However, the door was closed and there were no other players around. He went up and knocked on the door.

Soon, an anxious voice resounded from behind the entrance.

“Who is it? I’m not an engineer anymore, I’m busy right now.”

“Are you Mike Colt? Are you looking for your younger brother?” Li Huailin asked him.

“How did you know?!”

In an instant, the door banged open. A man in his thirties, who looked just like Martin, hurriedly asked in surprise, “Have you seen my younger brother? Where is he?”

“I know where your brother is,” Li Huailin responded. “He went to the Lava Crack and I saw him dive into the magma while wearing a diving suit.”

“I see! That’s right!” Mike Colt was very excited. “One of my magma diving suits is missing. I knew that it was him who took it! He’s too reckless… The suit can’t guarantee 100% safety. If something goes wrong, I won’t even be able to find his bones.”

Although Mike Colt was quite excited, he frowned and told his story to Li Huailin, “I have a skin problem. A few years ago, I found that heat can actually make my skin fester, this was why I stopped my career as an engineer. Being in Lava Crack was too hot for me… Warrior, will you help me find my brother? I’ll give you a magma diving suit. If you help me find him, I’ll reward you handsomely, I think you will like my engineering books.”

System Notice: Mike Colt has issued an A-rank hidden quest, Find Martin. Do you accept, Yes or No?

This was completely within Li Huailin’s expectations. Before accepting the quest, he asked the middle-aged man, “Is this a solo quest or a group quest?”

“If you’re willing to find more people to help, that will be even better. The more people, the better. You don’t need to worry. I have enough magma suits even for a team of five,” Mike Colt answered him.

“I understand, just wait here. I’ll get other people to help you.” Li Huailin nodded with satisfaction.

“Brother-in-law, you just triggered a hidden quest!”

Red Face Drinks Water had also received the system notice and was quite happy. “Are we doing this hidden quest? It looks very interesting.”

“Not at all, it’s a trap.” Li Huailin waved his hand. “Don’t accept the quest. It’s better if I sell it.”

“Sell it? What a pity…” Red Face Drinks Water sighed.

“Believe me, this quest really is a trap…. I don’t know what the reward is but I’m sure it’s not something I want,” Li Huailin could only put out a weak smile on his face.

After all, he would lose money and experience.

“Oh… I see…” Red Face Drinks Water nodded.

Soon, Li Huailin began to contact a big client, Night Flyer. First and foremost, Night Flyer didn’t lack money, and Li Huailin didn’t know anybody else who didn’t lack money.

“Hello? Huailin?”

Night Flyer’s voice sounded a little anxious. It seemed like he was fighting a monster.

“Night Flyer, what are you doing right now?” Li Huailin asked.

“Give me 30 seconds, I’m fighting a boss here. I’m almost finished,” Night Flyer hurriedly responded.

“Oh, no problem.” Li Huailin nodded understandingly. The deputy leader of such a big guild must be very busy all day long. Li Huailin was already glad that Night Flyer picked up his call.

After a while, Night Flyer called back.

“Sorry, Huailin, I was in the normal level dungeon earlier and fighting the last boss to get some equipment. Unfortunately, nothing good was found. Right, why do you want to find me?”

“I found another hidden quest in the main city, it’s a group quest. Since I don’t want it, are you interested in buying?” Li Huailin asked.

“A hidden quest? Really?” Night Flyer almost coughed out blood. His entire guild had more than a thousand people, and so far, they had only managed to discover 2 hidden quests. However, Kickass Brother had already found 3. Was he an expert in finding hidden quests?

“Of course it’s true. Who do you think we both are? I wouldn’t joke like this between us,” Li Huailin said with a smile.

“Oh, I was just a bit surprised.” Night Flyer soon calmed down. “Since you’re selling the quest? Of course we’re interested, what are the rewards?”

“I don’t know yet because I haven’t accepted it, I do think it should be some kind of engineering recipe. You can give me an estimate first,” Li Huailin spoke.

“It must be a rare recipe since it’s a hidden quest…” Night Flyer immediately replied. “We’ll take it! Do you want in-game money or real money?”

“Real money, it’s gonna be a little more expensive this time,” Li Huailin momentarily thought about it before answering.

“Fifty thousand, and an immediate transaction. Is it a deal or not?” Night Flyer quickly asked.

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“Well…”

“Sixty then.” Night Flyer raised the price.

“Deal.” Li Huailin agreed.

“I’ll be right there. Your money will arrive very soon, just the same account, right?” Night Flyer was quite happy.

“Yeah, I’ll be waiting for you here in the craftsmen district.” Li Huailin nodded.