Chapter 1 Joining the Expedition

"Join the expeditionary force?" Shi Feng pondered for a moment.

He had indeed considered going to the Graydark Mountain Valley, but his goal was the Dark Chapter. Maybe the Dark Chapter had some connection with the Dark Book, but he wanted to go alone.

There was only one Dark Chapter, and so many people wanted it. How could it be divided?

It was impossible for so many people to give him the Dark Chapter, right?

The only way was for him to act alone, so he wouldn't have to share it with others.

According to the information he had obtained previously, it wasn't that killing the Grand Lord Noah would cause the Dark Chapter to drop, but that the Grand Lord Noah was guarding the Dark Chapter. All he had to do was snatch it, not kill the Grand Lord. This undoubtedly reduced the difficulty a lot.

Moreover, he had done this kind of thing before.

Before, for the treasure of the empire, he had snatched it from the gatekeeper of the Grand Lord Anubis.

After that, the Divine Crystal was also taken from the eyes of the Tier 4 Legendary monster Beast King.

Practice makes perfect.

Now, snatching something from a Grand Lord was still quite manageable.

"That's right, join the expeditionary force, or more precisely, join my Third Squad." Retribution Paradise said sincerely.

Hearing what Retribution Paradise said, everyone in the bar turned to look at Shi Feng, revealing envious expressions.

Not everyone had the opportunity to participate in this expedition.

Because there was a limit to the number of players who could participate in the expedition to Graydark Mountain Valley, naturally only the elite could go, so that the chances of success would be greater.

In the Fifth District, only the top ten squads could directly join the expeditionary force. The remaining people needed to pass an assessment to select the most outstanding players.

There were many players in the Fifth District. A total of one hundred people were selected from the entire Fifth District, of which sixty places were given to the top ten squads, and the remaining forty places were for everyone to compete for. The competition was extremely fierce.

Now, there was no need to compete for those forty places, and joining the Third Squad directly was simply a great fortune that fell from the sky.

As long as the expedition was successful, these one hundred people would receive generous rewards, especially the Shelter's contribution points. How could this not make people envious and jealous?

"Retribution, you're being too unfair!" Iron Fist suddenly stood up and said, "Brother Night Blade wants to join the expeditionary force and should join our Seventh Squad. We only came to you to find out some information about the Dark Cave."

When he contacted Retribution Paradise earlier, he told Retribution Paradise about his encounter with Shi Feng. He didn't expect Retribution Paradise to play this trick.

Shi Feng looked like a lone expert, with amazing strength.

Although this expeditionary force was a gathering of everyone's strength, the contribution points obtained after the expedition's success were calculated based on the squad's contribution. In other words, the more a squad helped during the expedition to Grand Lord Noah, the more contribution points it would receive afterward.

The most important point was the priority of equipment selection.

If a lone expert like Shi Feng joined the squad, it would definitely increase the squad's strength exponentially, and the contribution points obtained at that time would be self-evident, so he desperately wanted to befriend Shi Feng.

"This isn't a first-come, first-served matter, and even as friends, there's no room for discussion on this matter." Retribution Paradise said righteously, "Moreover, joining my Third Squad will be of great help to Brother Night Blade."

Immediately, Retribution Paradise and Iron Fist began to argue for Shi Feng.

"What's going on? Can someone tell me who that swordsman is?"

The players drinking in the distance looked dumbfounded as the two big figures of the Fifth District began a war of words for an unknown swordsman.

"A great help?" Shi Feng couldn't help but ask, "I wonder what kind of help you're talking about, Brother Retribution?"

"The Dark Chapter!" Retribution Paradise confidently whispered, "This thing has a huge effect on the Shelter, but it's also closely related to the Dark Cave. The news I got is that the Dark Chapter is the key to opening the Dark Cave. Since Brother Night Blade wants to go to the Dark Cave, he naturally has to get the Dark Chapter."

"The Dark Chapter is guarded by Grand Lord Noah. If you want to get the Dark Chapter, you either have to kill Grand Lord Noah, or you have to find a way to snatch the Dark Chapter guarded by Grand Lord Noah. However, the latter method is almost impossible. All you can do is kill Grand Lord Noah."

"As long as Brother Night Blade joins our squad, it's entirely possible to become the squad with the highest contribution. At that time, you can choose the Dark Chapter, and I will use the Dark Chapter to open the way to the Dark Cave for Brother Night Blade. I wonder what Brother Night Blade thinks?"

"So that's what's going on." Shi Feng suddenly understood and nodded, "Okay, I promise you, but I want to change the conditions."

"Change the conditions?" Retribution Paradise said with some worry, "What conditions? You don't want the Dark Chapter, do you?"

The Dark Chapter only had two uses, one was to strengthen the Shelter's magic array, and the other was to open the key to the Dark Cave.

For lone players, the first effect was obviously useless, so he sought cooperation with Shi Feng.

"Don't worry, I don't want the Dark Chapter, but if I get the Dark Chapter alone, what will you exchange for it?" Shi Feng said with a smile in a private message.

"Get the Dark Chapter alone, how is that possible?" Retribution Paradise was shocked.

"I'm just saying if," Shi Feng smiled.

"If you can really get the Dark Chapter alone, I can give you enough rewards, Forbidden Skills and top-quality equipment are fine, as long as you are willing to exchange." Although Retribution Paradise didn't know what Shi Feng was thinking, obtaining the Dark Chapter would be of great help to their squad, and they were willing to pay any price.

Shi Feng was also slightly stunned after hearing this.

"Can the exchanged Forbidden Skills be transferred?" Shi Feng asked quietly.

"Of course, but the price to pay will be higher, but for the Dark Chapter, I am willing to pay for six Tier 1 Forbidden Skills." Retribution Paradise nodded.

"Six?" Shi Feng shook his head, "If I get the Dark Chapter, I want to exchange it for one Tier 1 Forbidden Skill for each profession, and then open the Dark Cave for me."

"Can you really do it?" Retribution Paradise asked in surprise.

One Tier 1 Forbidden Skill for each profession. This price was indeed astonishing. Even he felt extremely pained. The Dark Chapter was just a Dark-Gold item, but its effect was relatively special. Its true value was only seven or eight pieces of top-quality Dark-Gold equipment.

The value of a Forbidden Skill was comparable to a top-quality Dark-Gold equipment. There were a total of twelve major professions, which meant twelve Forbidden Skills, twelve top-quality Dark-Gold equipment.

Dark-Gold equipment was a luxury for any squad. Taking out twelve pieces at once would hurt any squad deeply.

However, compared to this painful price, his biggest concern was whether Shi Feng could obtain the Dark Chapter.