Chapter 395 - 278: The College Entrance Exam is Over! The Snow Porpoise Egg is About to Hatch?

Chapter 395: Chapter 278: The College Entrance Exam is Over! The Snow Porpoise Egg is About to Hatch?

WHIRRR~

The white light of the Teleportation Array flickered. Having completed three daily tasks, Rosaline returned to the Guild.

The moment she stepped into the Guild hall, she saw Su Xuan already waiting for her.

"As you instructed, the tasks have all been completed successfully," Rosaline reported to Su Xuan, her face expressionless. She didn’t seem to have noticed that she had misunderstood the task he had entrusted to her.

"Ahem..."

Su Xuan cleared his throat and explained to Rosaline, "What I meant was that I hoped you would lead the other Guild members to complete the daily tasks together, not for you to go do them alone."

"Is that so?"

Rosaline tilted her head slightly, looking completely dumbfounded.

Seeing this, Su Xuan sighed helplessly. He had apparently overestimated Rosaline’s skeleton brain.

And while Su Xuan was talking with Rosaline, Lucia was staring intently at his tongue.

She still hadn’t forgotten what she saw last night—that nimble, twenty-centimeter-long tongue was an image she just couldn’t shake!

"Lucia?"

"...!"

Startled by the sudden call, Lucia flinched slightly. She turned her head to look at Ivsha, who was standing beside her, and asked, "Is something the matter?"

"You..." ℴ

Ivsha looked at her, smiled faintly, and said in a gentle voice, "Would you like to have some afternoon tea? Viora specially prepared some treats for us, unique to the forest."

Lucia came back to her senses and nodded lightly. "Alright."

Su Xuan was rather pleased to see their relationship growing closer.

As for the turning point in this change?

It was, of course, that day they prayed to the Holy Light together...

Ahem.

Su Xuan pushed the thought aside and submitted the three daily tasks.

Then, he started to think about his plans for the afternoon.

Considering he had a three-day exam period, he wouldn’t be able to devote himself completely to the game for the next few days.

Therefore, he needed to prioritize tasks that were either easy to complete or could be paused midway through.

After some filtering and deliberation, Su Xuan finally chose a puzzle-solving task from among the five C-level Tasks.

This type of task was similar to the previous opportunity tasks, mainly revolving around puzzle-solving.

Commissioned Task 3 (C-Level): Solve the Riddle of the Frozen Core (0/1)

Task Rewards: 10 Gold Coins, 100,000 EXP

Special Reward: Ice Crystal Potion * 1 (Epic)

"’An Epic-quality potion?’" Su Xuan muttered to himself, then handed the task over to Lucia and the others.

This was perfect. During the three days he was taking his college entrance exams, everyone in the Guild could work on solving this commission.

"The riddle of the Frozen Core?"

Ivsha and the others looked confused after seeing the task Su Xuan gave them, as they had never heard of the Frozen Core.

"A frozen kingdom, where the entire nation’s wealth is covered by the Icefield Witch’s Ice Magic Power. You have to break her Magic Spell to get to the treasures within," Lucia explained to the group. "Because of this, there’s a group of Adventurers and merchants who are keen on finding opportunities in the Icefield. This Frozen Core must be a treasure obtained from there."

"Mhm."

Su Xuan nodded slightly and clarified, "The client wants us to solve the riddle of the Frozen Core. They want to know what secret is hidden inside."

"Of course, this task doesn’t require going on-site. It can be done right here in the Guild."

He then took the Frozen Core from his inventory.

It was a crystal-clear, blue, polyhedral crystal that shone with a dazzling, almost blinding light.

When it was placed on the table, a chill instantly spread out, causing the surrounding temperature to drop sharply.

"Is this the thing?"

Alice stared at the Frozen Core without blinking, her eyes filled with curiosity and anticipation.

"Yep."

Su Xuan continued, "Our task is to solve its riddle. I’m leaving this to you all. I’ll be busy for the next couple of days."

"Ehh? Fuli doesn’t get this~"

Beiya Fuli looked completely lost. She wasn’t particularly good at tasks that required intelligence, even though she was a Mage...

"Leave this Frozen Core to me." Lucia calmly extended her hand and gently cradled the Frozen Core in her palm.

Su Xuan asked, slightly curious, "You’ve also studied the Icefield Witch?"

"Of course."

Lucia said with a calm expression, "As one of the most powerful Witches in the Witch Church, the Icefield Witch is a subject of study for all nations. It’s rumored that she also once received a blessing from the Ice and Snow Goddess, and a high-level one at that."

"’A blessing from the Ice and Snow Goddess...’" Su Xuan repeated under his breath, his curiosity about the Icefield Witch growing even stronger.

He nodded thoughtfully and said to Lucia, "Then I’ll leave it in your hands, Lucia."

Lucia nodded confidently. "Mhm."

Of course, she had no intention of solving the secret of the Frozen Core herself. Instead, she was preparing to hand it over to one of the seven Saintesses.

That Saintess hailed from the kingdom frozen by the Icefield Witch and, for the sake of revenge, had put a great deal of effort into studying her.

After assigning the task to the group, Su Xuan temporarily logged out of the game to study for his college entrance exams.

Time flew by. In the blink of an eye, two days had passed, and the college entrance exams finally came to a close.

During these two days, the Guild’s affairs were managed jointly by Lucia and Rosaline.

As for the riddle of the Frozen Core, no clear result had been reached yet.

The bell signaling the end of the college entrance exams rang, and Su Xuan walked out of the examination hall with a relaxed gait.

The exam hadn’t been difficult for him; the questions were much simpler than he had expected.

Although the final scores hadn’t been announced, he was already confident in his heart. Getting into Zhehai University shouldn’t be a problem.