Chapter 527 - 204: Level Up to 199! Forced with Another Strange Mandatory Quest

As Blue Star’s surface area expanded infinitely, communication between nations remained completely unaffected in the beginning. Everyone still interacted with one another, such as through the so-called "Blue Star Superhuman Olympics" early on. But as the inheritance of game-like abilities continued, the connections between nations slowly began to break.

Although there were still channels of communication through the National Treasure Divine Artifacts, two factors came into play. On one hand, the mandatory quests from version 4.5 caused many National Treasure Divine Artifacts to be lost. On the other hand, the sheer geographical isolation reduced the frequency of communication between nations via their Divine Artifacts. This physical separation greatly diminished the desire of the Divine Artifact holders in each nation to communicate.

But now, with his experience rapidly increasing, an idea formed in Shen Fei’s mind.

I should re-establish contact... Maybe I’ll even go there myself.

Before, all sorts of matters had kept him too busy to deal with this. Now, with the appearance of this kind of "resource" in the special zone, he finally had the motivation to handle it.

[Ding!]

[Level +1]

[Ding!]

[You have reached Level 199!]

While Shen Fei was lost in thought, his level rose again. He glanced at the remaining Energy Crystals in his inventory and quickly calculated that the experience they held was enough to get him to Level 200.

With the fifth inheritance of game abilities about to happen, and at a time when he had already prepared to re-enter the Pacific Ocean special zone, raising his level to 200—or even just reaching his current level of 199—was extremely important.

CRUNCH.

CRUNCH.

CRUNCH.

As he mulled it over, Shen Fei’s hands didn’t stop moving. Soon, as he continued to crush the Energy Crystals, his Level 199 Experience Bar filled up.

"Hm? What the fuck?!"

Just as his Experience Bar reached 99.99% and he was joyfully anticipating what Level 200 would bring, Shen Fei’s brow suddenly furrowed. He saw that the Experience Bar, which he had been watching with anticipation, had suddenly stopped moving. It wouldn’t budge, even after he crushed a dozen more Energy Crystals.

"Fuck!"

Then, amidst Shen Fei’s colorful language, he saw his quest panel open automatically, and a line of completely unexpected text scrolled out.

[Ding!]

[Mandatory Level-Unlock Quest Accepted!]

[Ding!]

[Please make a certain sealed piece of history reappear in reality.]

[Ding!]

[You cannot continue to level up until the mandatory quest is completed!]

To Shen Fei’s utter astonishment, the quest-unlocking feature from version 4.5 had appeared. He had received another mandatory quest on his panel. If he didn’t complete it, his level would no longer increase.

"What does ’a sealed piece of history’ even mean? What the hell?"

Although this mandatory quest didn’t have a time limit, its sudden appearance was blocking his level progression. At the same time, the quest’s requirements were bizarre. Shen Fei couldn’t help but frown. The situation was not going according to his expectations.

"You two..."

He looked at the remaining Energy Crystals in his inventory. There were definitely enough to push him to Level 200, but unfortunately, with this new restriction, they were useless to him now. Shen Fei involuntarily turned his head to look at No. 0 and Tang San beside him. However, a second later, he simply shook his head and said no more.

"Alright! You two go with them and get some rest first," he said. "I’ll find you when I’m done! If you need anything, just tell them!"

He waved over several "service personnel" that Zhang Qiqiang had assigned to him after his return and had them escort No. 0 and Tang San to rest. Without another word, Shen Fei prepared to move on to the next matter.

For the past week, he had been mostly "out of town," dealing with the special zone. Here in Qing City, he had a huge backlog of things to take care of. After dismissing the idea of giving the Energy Crystals to No. 0 and Tang San, he sent the two of them off to rest while he went to handle the next item on his list.

WHOOSH.

With a nod and no further words, Shen Fei immediately teleported back to his villa.

"I’ll be back in a bit! Just wanted to see you all for a moment! Settle down!"

Back in his villa, he saw his parents, his sister, and Xiaohong. They had obviously heard the news from Sun Yu and were waiting for him. Shen Fei waved his hand, cutting his family off before they could speak. He knew that with the establishment of over a hundred Neutral Cities in Great Xia and the upgrading of all cities in Qing City to large-scale cities, his family was bound to have all sorts of questions, especially since they hadn’t seen him in so long.

Unfortunately, Shen Fei didn’t have the time. After shouting a few words to stop their questions, his gaze fell directly on an object in the corner of the living room—the Black Spade A.

Before getting busy with other things, he had stolen a moment to return to his villa. Besides greeting his family and letting them see he was alright, Shen Fei’s other purpose was to check on the Black Spade A.

From the day the apocalypse began until now, he had discovered that the Black Spade A, which he had obtained by chance, was one of his most crucial items. In fact, its importance ranked in his top three. Earlier, he had seen the Red Heart A and guessed there should be at least four of these items. Shen Fei’s goal was to get his hands on all of these strange, Unique items.

And it was obvious that the source of his confidence in obtaining these items was the one that belonged completely to him, which, even now, had not yet fully manifested.