The 5th lord : A Majestic Return to the Tale!

The city of Chang'an

Guhai Wubian was reading the news and nodded in appreciation. "Not bad, not bad. We can't be outdone."

Guinevere 28 sat stressed in front of the Go board, not uttering a word. In her mind, she thought,

"I shouldn't have agreed to play with him!"

Her level was just that of an amateur, yet she was dueling with a Go master. Even though Guhai Wubian gave her a five-move advantage, she was still on the verge of a humiliating defeat.

When Guhai Wubian spoke again, Guinevere 28 regained her senses and looked up.

"Hmm, what are you proposing?"

Guhai Wubian looked at the board, stroked his chin, and pointed to his white pieces, saying, "Myokumyoku was fortunate to have realized the traitor beforehand, thus setting a trap... But both you and I don't know which white piece will turn into a black piece."

Guinevere 28 frowned in agreement. Not to mention Sagittarius, who had no subordinates who were players, she and Guhai Wubian had a much harder time compared to Mewku Mewku. Raspberry Pie had carelessly conducted a transaction that traced back to them.

She and Guhai Wubian realized and firmly believed that within their command chain in the city, there must be a mole similar to Raspberry Pie.

Therefore, they had to plan carefully, which was much more difficult than the battle in the city of Rigel 2.

Guinevere 28 suggested, "Using a golem as bait isn't a bad idea."

Guhai Wubian stroked his chin and agreed, "It's a good idea. They must be wary of stealing Sagittarius' golem blueprints again and will surely target me."

While both lords of the metropolis were groping their way seriously, not wanting to be outdone by Sagittarius and Mewku Mewku,

"Ha ha," Thor embraced Sagittarius intimately. "Your open nature is not bad. Always speaking the truth. No wonder you climbed up to become a metropolitan city lord. Even my father speaks of you. Ha ha."

Sagittarius humbly said, "I, too, admire and am deeply grateful to you, the god. You are a god who lovingly takes care of humanity. If you don't mind, may I also build a shrine to worship you, the god?"

"Ha ha," Thor laughed continuously but did not respond.

Sagittarius tried his best to flatter, but couldn't build another shrine. If he had two great Asgardian god shrines, he was sure that players seeking quests from the gods would flock to his city.

The more people, the more income!

But it's okay. Now, having made a friend, raising the deity's relationship points by +50 was immensely rare. That's the benefit Sagittarius saw. Melon-chan got even more.

Sagittarius didn't envy Melon-chan for receiving the [thunder wave] skill.

Asked if anyone in the game MGC Online had [thunder wave],

Melon-chan couldn't think of anyone. What she encountered was someone with the [Lightning blade] skill in the opening scene, Shamsheer. At that time, she was curious about the difference between [Lightning blade] and [thunder wave].

Melon-chan received it in confusion. After helping Sagittarius flatter the thunder god, Thor just gave the skill nonchalantly, "Because you are a warrior of the warlord deity, you must have an ultimate skill. Do not disgrace Asgard."

So, in the end, the lady received clear benefits from her dry-mouthed flattery this time.

Asked if any NPC had ever granted a skill out of affection in the MGC Online news world, it was occasionally seen, but those were basic skills that could be found everywhere. If it was a rare skill like this, Melon-chan wasn't sure. There might be, but it wasn't news or was hidden within small groups as a covert trick.

Thor returned to the quest's objective. The deity pointed southeast and spoke according to the programmed script, "There it is. Go show your bravery and challenge Jǫrmungandr for me!"

Sagittarius transformed from a humble demeanor into a courageous man, walking towards the southeast deck where Thor had pointed.

Raising his hand, he roared loudly,

"Hey! Big serpent, reveal yourself to me now!" Sagittarius was engrossed in his warrior role, challenging the monster convincingly.

Of course, when the quest-taker arrives, the monster must appear!

Crash! Crash! Crash!

The warship was sailing in the middle of the sea, but suddenly the waves pushed it left, almost capsizing it.

Crash! Crash! Crash! Something massive slowly emerged.

Once clear, it didn't resemble a snake head at all. It looked more like an island!

Its head was covered in corals and underwater plants, befitting a monster asleep under the sea for a long time, waiting for Ragnarok. Kudos to the person who designed this monster for making it so realistic.

This monster, with a head the size of an island, quickly attacked the ship.

Melon-chan, who followed Sagittarius for a selfie, after taking a few shots, saw the snakehead charging at them. She got an opportunity to test the [thunder wave]!!!

The lady turned back, drew her sword, and struck.

A lightning wave emitted from the blade, hitting the giant snake's nose directly, halting its attack and causing her to collapse, her MP completely drained at once.

Sagittarius prepared to respawn, but the character didn't die.

Sagittarius looked up, seeing the giant snake's head frozen in place before it submerged back into the water, leaving Sagittarius baffled and confused.

Is that it???

Thor, who suddenly appeared behind Sagittarius, shook his head and said, "According to the prophecy, if Jörmungandr fights us, it will die. So, upon seeing the lightning skill that only we can grant others, it fled..."

That means Thor had disappeared earlier for Sagittarius to display his bravery, but due to his own vanity, granted an exclusive skill to Melon-chan, creating hundreds of lightning waves to attack the snake, causing Jörmungandr to flee.

Thor patted Sagittarius on the back, praising, "Whether it fled because of the woman named Melon or not, but for your bravery, facing danger without retreating, even against a fearsome enemy, we commend you." This time pointing northwest.

"Let me test your wit!"

Naturally, Sagittarius had to sail according to the deity's command inside the game.

Inside the GM's room,

Even though the CEO said not to interfere, after Melon-chan suddenly received [thunder wave], the GM could already predict the outcome of facing the monster with an island-sized head. They felt that the mission was too easy for Sagittarius. The quest rewards during the creation of the temple were very high, not matching the ease that Sagittarius faced.

So, the GM had a whimsical thought, smiled slyly, and typed in three or four extra lines...

The CEO said not to help but didn't say not to increase the challenge, right?

The subquest to test intelligence involves interpreting rune characters to open the door to the final subquest: the humanitarian aid. The door that opens will randomly lead to NPC citizens fleeing from war, and over 50% of the NPCs must be saved from death to pass.

The GM could not increase the difficulty of the rune characters in time, but for the struggling citizens, he had a case study...

The GM correctly assessed Sagittarius. The door opened very easily. He stood watching for only ten minutes before solving the puzzle.

The door opened, teleporting to another place.

Sagittarius took the first step through the door, and his eyes sparkled when he saw the rough scene. He could immediately guess what Thor would say next:

"You have demonstrated your wisdom by solving the rune puzzle. Now, what will you do with these refugees who have had their homes and towns taken over by dwarves and have no place to stay?"

What Sagittarius saw were tens of thousands of starving NPCs with no shelter, crowded in front of a small town.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh. He began to meticulously examine the filthy refugees.

Shoes, clothes, items, other accessories... Whoosh, whoosh. After scanning around, he smiled slightly and nodded to Thor.

Sagittarius wasted no time and invited Thor to the town entrance, and a window popped up with the town's name:

"KirkFarm"

The fact that the refugees came to this town matched its name—it was Kirk's farm.

This meant there was food in the town. The NPC villagers came here to stay, which made sense. But why weren't they being let into the town? The answer was already in Sagittarius's mind.

Sagittarius walked to the town gate crowded with NPC refugees, waded through the people, announced his status to the city guards, and then turned to the NPC villagers all around the dwarf-occupied city of Sirius, proclaiming, "I, Sagittarius, have been tasked by the God of Thunder to secure food and shelter for all of you. Please stay calm and orderly."

Because Sagittarius's trust level with NPCs was at 900 points, all the villagers trusted him, stopped crowding the town gate, and returned to their groups in an orderly manner.

Sagittarius stared at the city guards, who still kept the town gate closed, and asked threateningly, "I've persuaded the refugees not to enter the town. Do you still intend to keep the gate closed to me and thus set yourselves against me?"

The faces of the NPC guards froze immediately. They rushed to send a message inside to consult Kirk, the town lord.

Naturally, the town gate had to be opened to let Sagittarius in. Melon, knowing her responsibility, quickly pulled Thor along into the town together."