288: Pay gold to complete system tasks

Chapter 287: Using Money to Complete the System Task

Originally, Dick wanted to refuse, after all, showing off in someone else's territory was not a good thing, and pretending should be done in moderation.

However, in the end, Dick still accepted the sparring invitation from one of them.

The reason was simple: the Snow Elf girl named Puxi Bite said that if Dick could win, she would give away the ring in her hand.

As luck would have it, the gem on that ring was a ten-thousand-year-old extreme ice gemstone!

Not only that, the gem on the girl's ring was also green true ice, completely different from the blue true ice on the bow and arrow.

This meant that if he could win against the Snow Elf girl, Dick could collect the second type of extreme ice gemstone.

But through [Know Yourself and Your Enemy II], Dick discovered that Puxi's identity information was not ordinary; she was a prodigy of the Bit Family's younger generation, close to level 50 before the age of three hundred.

This meant that Puxi could use some high-level magical archery, while Dick, at his current level, could not yet do this.

For example, shooting a devastating magical crystal arrow, or channeling magic to unleash a rain of arrows, or shooting remote-controlled arrows that can track and target enemies...

These were all within the scope of magic, and only professional Archer class holders could achieve them.

Of course, Dick also had the experience of becoming an Archer Hero in his 99 lives, and naturally mastered many clever low-level archery techniques, which, when used flexibly, could allow him to defeat those below him.

But this way, Dick would find it difficult to maintain his persona; he would appear like an unparalleled archery genius.

His brilliance would be too dazzling, which was not what Dick wanted.

Competing with the novice Leon was just a test of accuracy, and Dick's performance could still be kept within a reasonable range, but if he were to compete with Puxi, who was a high-level Archer, he could no longer hide his skills.

To win, Dick would have to be forced to show off.

"Miss Puxi, you should know that my magic profession is not Archer; if we were to compete in high-level archery, I'm afraid I would have to surrender directly..."

Although the green extreme ice gemstone was important, Dick didn't absolutely need Puxi's ring. If there was a risk of revealing his hand, Dick would rather give up this opportunity.

Fortunately, Puxi was very understanding, and she also made a concession.

Puxi put her hands on her hips, tossed her beautiful silver hair, and said sweetly, "I know, Snow Elves value fairness the most, I won't bully you!"

"Just like the competition you had with my cousin Leon earlier, we'll compete on accuracy. Whoever shoots more accurately wins!"

Hearing this, Dick breathed a sigh of relief. If it was just a competition of accuracy, not magical archery, he could reasonably show off a Bite.

For arrows to accurately hit the target, it requires nothing more than meticulous calculation and rich experience; wind speed, gravity, and prediction are all indispensable.

"Dick, Cousin Puxi is very amazing, known as the 'Sun Never Sets Rainbow Sparrow'. Since over a hundred years ago, she has never made a mistake, never missed the target..."

Listening to Leon's serious introduction, Dick nodded slightly but was not intimidated by Puxi.

As long as one is human, there will be mistakes. Even the most skilled master will have an off day.

...

An hour later, at the entrance of the Bit Manor training ground, Miranda, who had just finished a meeting, was showing Victoria around the manor.

"My dear Victoria, I must introduce you to my Bit Family's training ground. Since its completion, countless high-level Archers have been produced here..."

Looking at the incredibly grand indoor training ground before her, Victoria showed anticipation.

She had long heard that the Elf race was skilled in archery. Besides their extraordinary talent, their training methods and training grounds must have many merits.

Victoria hoped to learn and draw inspiration from this visit to reform the Toya Empire's Archer corps and strengthen its military power.

But Victoria would not have imagined that in the future, the Toya Archer corps she was proud of would face Amyria's well-equipped magical armored divisions.

The disparity in caliber and range would determine the future demise of the Toya Empire!

Victoria was indeed a wise Empress; she was ambitious, disciplined, and intelligent, but her luck was a Bite poor.

Walking into the training ground, before Miranda could even start the introduction, a miserable cry was the first to be heard.

In the crowd, Puxi was seen holding her pink longbow, tears streaming down her face, completely devoid of her previous confidence and arrogance.

Meanwhile, Dick was gently comforting her from the side, muttering words like "Thank you for your concession," "It was just luck," and "You performed exceptionally."

"What's going on? What happened?"

Miranda immediately stepped forward to inquire. She was still showing Victoria around and couldn't allow any embarrassing mishaps.

Seeing the Family Head asking, Puxi, who was immersed in sadness, immediately snapped back to reality. While rubbing her swollen red eyes, she explained with a trembling voice.

The reason was simple: Puxi had just lost to Dick in the accuracy competition; the 'Sun Never Sets Rainbow Sparrow' had completely fallen.

Just like the previous competition with Leon, Dick was like a ruthless machine, fast and flawless, with a despairingly stable performance.

No matter what kind of target, no matter the distance, no matter whether the surrounding environment was rain, snow, or strong winds, Dick could always hit the bullseye within seconds.

Dick's perfect performance put immense pressure on Puxi, and the surrounding whispers made her nervous.

Finally, in a ten-thousand-meter moving target competition five minutes ago, Puxi made a mistake, and her arrow missed the target.

This was Puxi's first mistake in over a hundred years, and she lost to a human boy whose profession was Swordsman.

What did this amount to? It was equivalent to a professional player losing to an amateur.

The mortified Puxi felt like the sky was falling and burst into tears out of anxiety.

Although Puxi was over two hundred years old, she was just a pampered young lady in the Bit Family who had experienced almost no failures, having had smooth sailing since childhood.

Hearing the reason, Miranda's expression turned odd. She truly hadn't expected Puxi to lose to Dick, even though they were only competing in accuracy.

Victoria, who was nearby, had a calm expression, but inwardly she was pleasantly surprised by Dick's excellence and was already praising him via telepathy.

The man who can possess this princess should be this excellent!

As dinner time had arrived, the commotion at the training ground also came to an end. Dick got Puxi's ring as he wished.

Puxi's defeat sparked the desire to spar in more Bit Family members. After dinner, they came one after another to challenge Dick.

But not everyone, like Puxi and Leon, possessed ten-thousand-year-old extreme ice gemstone, so Dick politely declined them one by one.

Moreover, if he continued competing, Dick would truly severely damage the Bit Family's reputation.

The moment he returned to his residence, Dick couldn't wait to take out the longbow given by Leon and the ring Puxi lost, and began to disassemble them.

Soon, two extreme ice gemstone stones, one blue and one green, appeared in Dick's hands.

His vision flashed, and the progress of 'gem ice crystal' in the [Side Task] in the upper right corner changed, becoming "2/5".

From zero to 40%, it only took half a day. Dick was satisfied with his efficiency.

Among the current numerous System tasks, 'gem ice crystal' was undoubtedly the simplest and one that Dick could complete quickly.

As for the other three types of extreme ice gemstone, Dick planned to buy them directly with money.

Holding 10% continuous share of the Amyria Magical Guidance Innovation Project and eight hundred thousand merit points from the Wizard Association, Dick was not short of money at all now.

There are many forms of currency; gold coins are just one of them.

Dick's most valuable asset was the knowledge in his mind, which could be converted into gold coins through various channels in minutes.

Since extreme ice gemstone is a gem, it can definitely be bought with money, but it's unlikely for a regular store to have ten-thousand-year-old extreme ice gemstone...

Thinking, Dick immediately sent a telepathic message: "Leon, tomorrow I want to visit the auction house in Bit City. Can you accompany me?"

Soon, Leon readily agreed and immediately went to Miranda to apply.

Dick always regarded efficiency as his core guiding principle. For collection tasks like this, spending money was clearly the fastest method.

The task requirement for 'gem ice crystal' was just collection, without restricting the means of collection. This was an obvious loophole.