WTYTIAAN Chapter 201

Chapter 201

Little Yuri was startled, looking at the strange older brother who suddenly jumped out. Because the person’s behavior was too peculiar, Little Yuri even took a few steps back towards the mysterious traveling merchant.

For some reason, this traveling merchant gave her a very kind feeling, like she would be safe by his side.

Of course, she wasn’t saying that the older brother who suddenly appeared was dangerous, just that she found him strange.

But Little Yuri still politely raised her small face, “Big brother, are you sick? I know where the nearest church is!”

The soft, glutinous voice instantly struck the player’s heart, and the player clutched their chest and fell to the ground.

Little Yuri: “Eh?”

Yan Yunqing: …

Yan Yunqing sighed, “Little Yuri, if you meet strange people on the road, be sure to stay away from them.”

Little Yuri was confused, “Is… um?”

Little Yuri looked at the mysterious traveling merchant in surprise, hesitatingly thinking: Did she… say her name was Yuri before?

Fortunately, the player still remembered the task, but the price of ten gold coins was really not cheap for this group of players who had already been harvested by Yan Yunqing. Several players pooled their money and gritted their teeth to pay for Little Yuri.

Yan Yunqing handed the crescent moon pendant to Little Yuri, “Then, this belongs to you.”

“Be sure to protect yourself and Grandpa, Little Yuri.”

Little Yuri hadn’t figured out what was going on. The crescent moon pendant, said to be a magic item, was stuffed into her hand, and the traveling merchant who made her feel kind had already packed up his stall and left quickly.

The kind passerby brother who paid the bill was still standing there looking at her with eager eyes.

Little Yuri:?

Little Yuri tilted her head in confusion, “Brother? Do you want this thing?”

Little Yuri raised the pendant in her hand and handed it to the big brother who paid for her. Although Little Yuri really wanted something that could protect her and Grandpa, she also knew that she couldn’t just take other people’s things, especially since this was a valuable magic item worth ten gold coins.

The player, who was originally waiting for Little Yuri to release a follow-up task, subconsciously reached out to take it and cast an appraisal on the pendant.

[I Will Protect You in the Name of the Moon (Bound: Yuri)]

Description: I will eliminate you in the name of the moon~ Sorry, wrong scene, it’s I will protect you in the name of the moon! (Love) A pendant containing defensive magic that can withstand a total of three attacks below level 50. It is a practice work by Lady Elia. It is said that before it was sold, it was bought by a glib-tongued kid.

Player:?

Attacks below level 50… It doesn’t specify how much damage it can resist or absorb, it’s just a defensive item calculated by the number of times.

Holy crap, isn’t this a conceptual god item in some ways?

For a moment, the player really wanted to take this item for himself, but when he put it in his backpack, the game panel reminded him that the item was already bound.

The player looked at the bound object on the item suffix and silently shed tears.

It seems that this is a task item and cannot be bound.

He endured the heartache and stuffed the item worth ten gold coins back into Little Yuri’s hand, “Brother doesn’t need this, you can keep it.”

It’s just that the expression on his face was too rich, so that Little Yuri had the illusion that she was robbing him of something.

“But Grandpa said that you can’t just take other people’s things…”

“No, no, no, how can this be just taking it!” If Little Yuri doesn’t accept the item, their task can’t be completed. That’s a full 100,000 experience! They spent ten gold coins and couldn’t complete the task, and they couldn’t even use the item themselves. Wouldn’t that be a huge loss?

The two pushed back and forth like giving red envelopes during the New Year. In the end, the player won by having more people – meaning the players who spent money forcibly stuffed the crescent moon pendant into Yuri’s hand and turned around and ran away.

Little Yuri:?

Little Yuri looked at the pendant in her hand, and then at the players who were running away, and tilted her head again strangely. The crescent moon pendant in her hand was cool, and Little Yuri stared at the pendant in her hand, hesitating for a few seconds before stuffing it into her arms.

She’ll return this pendant to those big brothers when she sees them next time.

Little Yuri thought.

She looked up at the sky, which was still gray. Maybe it was because of winter, but it seemed that she had rarely seen the sun since winter began.

“Ah… I hope tomorrow will be a good day.” Little Yuri muttered to herself, “The quilt at home needs to be aired, it’s always damp.”

If the sun doesn’t come out again, she will probably have to pick up more firewood to dry the damp bedding.

But firewood is hard to find in winter…

She still hopes that tomorrow will be a good day.

…

Yan Yunqing put away his things, found a corner and switched identities again, changing into the appearance of a little black cat and jumping off the low wall of the alley.

At the same time, he received a message that the players had completed the task.

He thought about it and casually released a new task to the players. After all, he had just earned so many gold coins from the players, he always had to give them a little sweetness.

[Little Yuri’s Worries]

Description: The little girl Yuri has been living with her adoptive grandfather since she was a child. For some reason, they moved from their hometown to settle in Losrethel City, but unfortunately, the Bato Vita Empire declared war on the Romunike Empire, and Losrethel City is in the center of the war!

Yuri is very troubled by this and is worried that she and her grandfather will be in danger. She heard that you are a brave adventurer, so she mustered up the courage to ask you for help, hoping that you can help her explore the surrounding environment and eliminate possible dangers.

Task Objective: Help the little girl Lily explore the surrounding environment, eliminate possible dangers, and ensure the safety of her and her grandfather.

Task Reward: To be distributed according to the degree of completion. (Including but not limited to: experience, favorability, gold coins, etc.)

The players who had just ‘fled in panic’ cheered up. Here it comes, another task distributed according to the degree of completion. Thinking of the merchant task that cost money to recharge, the players were all eager to try.

After dropping the task, Yan Yunqing became a hands-off shopkeeper. He found Little Yuri again and followed her from afar, watching her shuttle through the streets and alleys like a lively rabbit. Because of her cute appearance and sweet voice, uncles, aunts, grandpas, and grandmas on the road would always greet her with smiles.

After all, in any world, such a well-behaved, obedient, and cute child will be loved by adults.

Yan Yunqing followed her and finally stopped after sending her back to a remote small house in the west of the city.

He heard Little Yuri’s voice ringing from behind a wall, “Grandpa, I’m back, look what I bought? It’s the spice you said you wanted last time!”

Old Jason’s voice followed, still as always not very talkative and muffled, “You’re all sweaty, quickly wipe it off.”

Yan Yunqing jumped onto the wall and saw Old Jason wiping the sweat from Little Yuri’s forehead with a towel. The seemingly rough old man’s movements were careful and caring for his adopted granddaughter.

That’s great.

The little black cat shook its tail.

Seemingly aware of Yan Yunqing’s gaze, Yuri, who was acting spoiled with Old Jason, turned her head and looked around, but found nothing.

Strange, why do I feel like someone is there?

Little Yuri scratched her cheek, wondering why she suddenly felt this way. Just as she raised her eyes, she saw a black shadow jumping down from the wall.

Little Yuri quickly pulled on the corner of Old Jason’s clothes, “Grandpa, look!”

Old Jason looked in the direction Little Yuri was pointing, but saw nothing, “What’s wrong?”

Little Yuri’s eyes were shining, “I just saw a cat on the wall that looked a lot like Little Black! Grandpa, do you think Little Black found its way back?”

Old Jason hummed and smoothed Little Yuri’s messy hair again. His old hand patted the top of Little Yuri’s head, “Maybe.”

Little Yuri cupped her face, and her expression suddenly became a little lost, “Grandpa, I miss everyone in the village a little bit. Will we ever see them again?”

Old Jason lowered his eyes and was silent for a while before patting Little Yuri’s head again. The taciturn him would rarely say a few comforting words when facing his granddaughter’s question, “Yes, when you become more powerful… like Karenna used to be, you can go see them.”

“Then Grandpa, tell me the story of Sister Karenna and Brother Henry again.”

“Okay.”

Yan Yunqing turned around and prepared to leave. He had been using the image of the little black cat for so long that he had almost forgotten that the image was borrowed from the little black cat that often lay at the entrance of Sunset Village to bask in the sun.

He didn’t know where that little black cat went. According to Little Yuri, it should have run away.

Should he inquire about the news of Sunset Village?

Yan Yunqing hesitated a bit. Before he could make a decision, he felt another gaze fall on him. He sensitively raised his head and once again saw an acquaintance.

Rosen, the hunter from Sunset Village.

Yan Yunqing was stunned. The one-eyed, lame man stared at him for a while, then groped and took out a net, walking towards him.

Yan Yunqing:???

Yan Yunqing nimbly jumped onto the tree a few times. The place where he was originally staying was already covered by the big net. Rosen showed a bit of regret on his face when he didn’t catch him. He stood under the tree and looked back and forth, seeming to be estimating the feasibility of climbing the tree to catch him.

Yan Yunqing: …

Confirmed, Rosen really wanted to catch a cat.

Hearing the noise outside, the door of the small house opened a crack, revealing Little Yuri’s small head. She immediately showed a bright smile when she saw Rosen, “Uncle Rosen, you’re back!”

Rosen responded without turning his head, still looking at the branch where Yan Yunqing landed, his remaining eye thoughtful.

Yan Yunqing felt the fur on his body involuntarily bristle.

This hunter’s gaze was more oppressive than the gaze of a monster… No wonder he was the hunter who could support most of his sister Karenna’s magic tuition fees by hunting alone back then.

“What are you looking at, Uncle?” Little Yuri asked curiously, “Aren’t you coming in?”

“Looking.” Rosen beckoned to Little Yuri, pointing at Yan Yunqing in the tree, “Little Black.”

Only then did Little Yuri notice the little black cat in the tree, and she was very surprised, “Really, it looks a lot like Little Black! I saw it in the yard just now, and I thought I was seeing things!”

She trotted over a few steps, stood under the tree, and looked up at the little black cat in the tree, her eyes full of joy.

Rosen rolled up his sleeves and looked at Little Yuri with his one eye, “Should I catch it for you?”

He said it very seriously, as if he was going to climb the tree and catch the cat just to make the little girl smile.

Yan Yunqing: …

Yan Yunqing was helpless. The hunter uncle hadn’t seen him for a year and was less gloomy and depressed, but Yan Yunqing couldn’t help but think of the bloody scene of facing the skinned beast when he first entered his house.

He always felt that if he was caught, he would be skinned by this hunter to make a fluffy scarf for Little Yuri.

Little Yuri looked at the little black cat in the tree, and then at Rosen, who was already preparing to catch the cat, and shook her head very seriously, “Yuri doesn’t need it! Although it looks a lot like Little Black, Yuri knows that’s not Little Black. Maybe it also has its own home. Yuri can’t just catch it back to raise just because she likes it!”

As she spoke, she grabbed Rosen’s hand and shook it back and forth, “Also, Uncle, you scared the little cat, look, its tail is all puffed up, be careful of being scratched by the cat!”

Rosen snorted, “I can kill wolves, am I still afraid of a little cat?”

Yan Yunqing flicked his tail: It’s like anyone can’t beat a wolf.

“Okay, okay, Uncle, let’s go home, Grandpa has already made the food, it will be cold if we don’t eat it…” Little Yuri pulled Rosen and was about to walk back. After taking a few steps, she seemed to remember something, turned her head and waved seriously in Yan Yunqing’s direction, “Goodbye, little cat.”

The little black cat also jumped down from the tree and flicked its tail at her, watching Little Yuri pull Uncle Rosen into the yard. With a creak, the warmth of the home was locked inside the door again.

Goodbye, Little Yuri.

Rosen, the hunter who lost his sister, had one eye blind and one leg lame, but was always searching for the truth; Old Jason, the blacksmith who lost his son in old age and was always living in grief; and Yuri, the orphaned girl who also lost her parents in that disaster and was adopted.

Each person in this family has the same past, but they also came together because of the same tragedy.

Is this misfortune or luck?

Yan Yunqing thought about it and sent a task to protect Yuri and her family to those players before.

Soon, Losrethel City will be in chaos. Yuri and her family live in Losrethel City, and war is inevitable. He can’t spare too much time to protect them. After all, he still has many things to do later, so he can only hand this matter over to the players.

Maybe he can make the task of protecting Little Yuri into a hidden task, so the players’ enthusiasm should be higher…

But are the combat capabilities of those players too poor? Can that kind of strength really protect Little Yuri and them in the war?

Yan Yunqing felt a little unsure. He thought about it, wrote a description that looked like a hidden task, and poked [Yingyi] with the [Rian] account.

[Rian]: I have a hidden task here, do you want to take it? I’ll share it with you.

Luckily, [Yingyi] was online and quickly replied with a question mark.

[Rian]: I shared a task with you, hurry up and open it to see~

[Rian]: A guardian task, there should be a series of tasks later, see if you have any spare people over there, the reward for this task is very generous~

[Yingyi]: .

After a while, he finally responded, probably to see the task details and report to the people above.

[Yingyi]: Okay, same as before?

Yan Yunqing was stunned, remembering that he had asked for intelligence on a hidden task after sharing the task last time. Although the official father hadn’t given it to him yet, [Yingyi] seemed to think that he still wanted to exchange intelligence for this task.

[Rian]: No, but this task needs to be shared. I need to participate in sharing the experience of this task. Consider it as me hitching a ride on your car. In return, I can help you complete a task, or take you through a dungeon a few times, of course, only limited to the ones I can beat.

The task can be transferred, like the treasure map task, he directly transferred it to [Yingyi]. He would not share the rewards for completing subsequent tasks, nor could he see the task progress.

Tasks can also be shared. Players in shared tasks can view the task progress, and the rewards will be divided equally or according to the degree of completion.

He wanted to share the task, so he could check the task progress at any time and observe Little Yuri’s safety.

Yan Yunqing gave himself a thumbs up for his cleverness and wit.

[Yingyi]: Okay.

[Yingyi]: Then you join our team and help us complete a task.

[Rian]: Okay, you can send me the task details at any time after you decide.