Chapter 13: Hidden Quest Series, Aurora Blade

Lu Heng, carrying Su Muyu on his back, walked towards the castle, reminding her as they hurried along, "Before we get close, confirm first whether there's any danger in the castle."

"Okay," Su Muyu nodded and agreed, controlling the reconnaissance hawk to fly close for observation.

The conjecture that the castle could block out spiritual pollution was just Lu Heng's guess, so whether there was danger inside the castle was still an unknown.

However, as they approached the castle and saw its familiar shape, Lu Heng instantly felt at ease.

Because this castle looked very familiar.

If there was not a second castle exactly like this one in the Abyss World, then this castle should be named Quenching Castle, a place where one could enhance weapons and improve their attributes.

Only, the Quenching Castle from his memories was not supposed to be in this location.

But now was not the time to worry about that.

Carrying Su Muyu, Lu Heng approached, and the ancient gates of the castle slowly opened.

Looking at the uniquely styled architecture before her, Su Muyu's eyes were filled with surprise and curiosity.

Lu Heng, on the other hand, was calm, with memories related to this castle surfacing in his mind.

Passing through the gate, they entered the castle's forecourt. In the center of the forecourt was a wide stone path, flanked by unknown plants.

Some of the plants were even moving, looking very much like Cannibal Flowers.

At that moment.

A little person wearing a black cloak and a cat-face mask came out of the castle, approached the two, and made "gurgle" sounds.

This was probably some kind of language, but neither of the two could understand it.

Lu Heng was experienced in these situations and took the initiative to greet, "Hello, we're travelers passing by, hoping to rest in the castle for a while."

Upon hearing this, the little person immediately switched to a language the two could understand, "Welcome to Quenching Castle; you may call me Gulu."

This self-proclaimed "Gulu," the little person, was only one meter twenty in height, and was completely wrapped in a cloak and mask, so their face was not visible.

In fact.

For those entering Quenching Castle for the first time, seeing his face might give them quite a shock.

Because this one-meter twenty creature was not human, but an Abyss Species.

There is more than one species in the Abyss Plane, as Blue Star has more than just humans.

Not all Abyss Creatures begin by fighting with humans.

There are also intelligent species that can coexist peacefully with humans.

This Gulu was one of the more special ones, belonging to a subspecies of the Black Iron Dwarfs from the Abyss.

At this point in time, other Superpower Users were still unaware of the origins of Quenching Castle.

Lu Heng knew some of the related secrets.

Originally, Quenching Castle was a fortress in the Abyss Plane that had angered an Abyss Demon King.

In order to evade the wrath of the Abyss Demon King, Quenching Castle actively detached from the Abyss Plane and hid in a crevice of the overlapping space between Blue Star and the Abyss during a space overlap.

Once Quenching Castle hid within the overlapping space, Superpower Users could enter it from Blue Star.

In order to establish itself on Blue Star, Quenching Castle also offered Weapon Quenching services to human Superpower Users, adding energy attributes to their weapons.

And this little person in front of them was the Quenching Master of Quenching Castle.

Recalling these things, Lu Heng immediately thought of a possibility: Could it be that Quenching Castle had not yet escaped from the Abyss?

Since Gulu stood quite close, Su Muyu's sharp sense of perception had already detected that the other party was not human.

Therefore, she was very nervous, constantly shaking Lu Heng's clothes on his back to warn him about this.

Lu Heng was not the least bit nervous and proactively inquired, "May we rest in the castle? Of course, as a token of gratitude, I am willing to assist Quenching Castle with anything within my capability."

As soon as Gulu heard that Lu Heng was willing to help, he was immediately delighted, "Of course, I have much need of your assistance. You may rest in the castle first."

"What do you need help with? I can prepare in advance," Lu Heng followed up with a question.

"Indeed, Quenching Castle is currently lacking in some materials; if you could find them for us, that would be wonderful," Gulu said, starting to list several materials that Quenching Castle needed.

At that moment.

A task prompt popped up on the panels of the two.

[Triggered Series of Hidden Quests: The Crisis of Quenching Castle]

[Quest 1: Collect Narnia Crystals]

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[Content: Due to the use of an unstable space crystal, Quenching Castle experienced a mishap when detaching from the Abyss Plane and fell into a world consumed by the Abyss. Now Gulu hopes you can collect enough Narnia Crystals to act as a space stabilizer.]

[Reward: Gulu's Thank-you Gift]

[Task 2: Collect Flame Assistance Ore]

[Content: Quenching Castle needs a large amount of Flame Assistance Ore, and Gulu hopes you can collect enough Flame Assistance Ore to provide fuel for Quenching Castle.]

[Reward: Gulu's Thank-you Gift]

Upon seeing the tasks, Lu Heng then asked, "These Narnia Crystals are very precious, usually guarded by demons. I currently don't have a handy weapon. Can Quenching Castle help quench my weapon?"

Based on past experience, "Gulu's Thank-you Gift" usually meant a free weapon quenching.

Sometimes, by communicating, one could take an advance on the reward to enhance fighting capabilities before going to collect the required items.

Gulu spread his hands and said, "Right now, Quenching Castle doesn't have the surplus energy to start the Quenching Furnace. However, you can take a look at my arsenal. If there is something suitable, you can borrow it for your use."

Lu Heng's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

He had originally wanted to quench his iron sword to improve its item level slightly.

Unexpectedly, the result was better than anticipated; he could actually go to Quenching Castle's arsenal to pick something out.

With a bit of thought, he understood why.

Quenching Castle was currently in trouble and needed help. At such a time, it was natural to offer better rewards.

Thus, Lu Heng and another followed Gulu to Quenching Castle's weapon storeroom.

The storeroom was filled with a variety of strange weapons.

Some of these weapons were as small as toothpicks while others were as large as the clubs of giants.

Lu Heng ran his hand over these weapons, checking their attributes.

Finally, his gaze settled on a longsword.

[Aurora Blade]

[Item Level: C-level]

[Specifications: Length 132 centimeters, blade width 3.6 centimeters, weight 1.6 kilograms]

[Attributes: Attack Power 30]

[Evaluation: A weapon forged from Aurora Original Stone, dealing Sharp Blade damage when attacking. The quality is quite exquisite, a rare sword among swords. When attacking with this cold weapon, a strength attribute bonus is received.]

The sword body of the Aurora Blade was semi-transparent deep blue, as if a faint light was flowing within the blade, making it obvious it was no ordinary item.

The attack power of an iron sword was only 10 points, but switching to the Aurora Blade would triple the weapon damage.

In fact, during the battle with the gargoyles, Lu Heng felt the iron sword was not sharp enough to penetrate the gargoyle's defenses.

If he were to use this Aurora Blade, the situation would be completely different.

"Can I use this one? With the help of this weapon, I can retrieve even more Narnia Crystals," Lu Heng said as he drew the Aurora Blade and swung it.

As soon as Gulu heard it could bring back more Narnia Crystals, he immediately agreed, "Of course, if you can bring back three portions of Narnia Crystals, this weapon is yours to keep."

Upon hearing this, Lu Heng immediately understood that the reward had been set in advance.

Following that,

Lu Heng picked out a bracelet for Su Muyu.

[Energy Crystal Bracelet]

[Item Level: D-level]

[Specifications: Length 15 centimeters, crystal count 7, weight 90 grams]

[Attributes: Spirit +1, Source Energy Total +20]

[Evaluation: A bracelet made from quality energy crystals that can enhance the wearer's spiritual power and the limit of Source Energy.]

Su Muyu had as many as 5 skill slots, and she frequently ran out of Source Energy.

Once her skills were learned and she used all 5, her energy would be depleted.

Thus, equipment that could increase the limit of energy was a significant boost for her.

Since the total Source Energy = 10 × Spiritual Attribute.

The bracelet also added 1 point of Spirit, so the increase in the energy limit was not just 20 points, but 30 points.

After wearing the bracelet, Su Muyu's energy limit increased from 110 points to 140 points, and her spiritual power also rose from 11 points to 12 points.

After selecting the equipment, Lu Heng and Su Muyu rested in the guest rooms of Quenching Castle.

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