Chapter 270
Chapter 270
The elderly woman did not leave immediately.
The moment Qin Weiyi received his quest, someone else approached him.
It was a handsome Prince.
The Prince walked up to Qin Weiyi and took out a ring. Then he dropped to one knee and gazed sincerely at Qin Weiyi. “Sea Princess, please marry me.”
Qin Weiyi: “…”
Qin Weiyi regarded the scene with cold indifference.
He could not speak, so he had no way to refuse outright, but his attitude was already perfectly clear.
The Prince soon rose to his feet, crestfallen. “I understand what you mean, Princess.”
As soon as the Prince stepped away, the elderly woman gave a kindly laugh.
“At last, you understand. Love is nothing but a bubble. There is nothing about it worth clinging to. You are the Mermaid, proud and noble, the princess of our sea. None of them are worthy of you.”
As she spoke, the woman, the Sea Witch, held out both hands. Specks of light shimmered above her palms before drifting down onto Qin Weiyi.
At that moment, Qin Weiyi’s body began to change.
His legs gradually transformed into a fish tail.
“Wow.” Mu Xin stared at the transformation and gasped in amazement.
That tail was gorgeous! She had thought the formal gown looked a little over-the-top before, but paired with this tail, it was absolutely stunning.
Unfortunately, Qin Weiyi’s fish tail did not last long.
The moment his legs transformed, the System notification sounded in his ears again.
“Ding! Congratulations, Player, on completing your quest. You have been released from your assigned role and may now play freely.”
“Ding! Quest complete. Player has received one quest gift and one Fragmented Story Page.”
Qin Weiyi had completed his quest and obtained the fragment. At the same time, he had been released from his assigned role. Since he was no longer truly the Sea Princess, the fish tail naturally disappeared, turning back into legs.
Mu Xin looked disappointed. “What a shame. It’s gone already.”
Qin Weiyi: “…”
Qin Weiyi had no desire to respond. He turned to Lu Jing instead.
After going so long without speaking, Qin Weiyi was not used to using his voice. He cleared his throat and said, “Let’s find the swindlers.”
Lu Jing stared at him in shock. “Xiao Qin, you can talk again?”
“Yeah. Go finish your quest first,” Qin Weiyi said. Without waiting for Lu Jing to reply, he dragged him over to two of the men among the remaining NPCs.
They were the swindlers.
As soon as Lu Jing found them, the notification announcing his successful quest completion sounded in his mind.
Lin Junruo completed hers as well.
Her quest was to find her true Prince.
When the Prince invited her to dance, she received the quest activation notification. After the two of them danced amid the chaotic backdrop, the Prince confessed his love to Lin Junruo. She accepted, completing the quest.
As for Shi Chen…
The Prince walked straight up to Shi Chen and kissed him.
Shi Chen woke up.
When he opened his eyes and saw the NPC standing in front of the sofa, gazing at him with deep affection, his vision nearly went black as he almost fainted all over again.
This time, however, he was far too conscious. He probably would not be passing out again anytime soon.
He shoved the Prince away, grabbed the fragment, and hurried toward Jian Fan.
This world was terrifying.
With Shi Chen’s quest complete, only two people remained.
Xia Zeqin and Fang Kang.
But there was only one guest left at the scene: a princess.
Although Fang Kang had no idea what had happened, given the current situation, he could more or less guess.
Holding the Golden Ball, he hopped over to the princess and extended his hand. Clutched in it was the Golden Ball she had lost.
The princess crouched down and took the Golden Ball from Fang Kang’s hand. “Thank you, champion swimmer.”
Then she placed Fang Kang on her palm, lifted him up, and kissed him.
At the same moment, a notification chimed in Fang Kang’s mind, announcing that his quest was complete.
Fang Kang also received a fragment, and his original appearance was restored.
The moment he realized this, he was so moved he nearly burst into tears. It had not been easy at all!
Meanwhile, after completing their own quests, the princess and the other NPCs became lost and confused. They had no idea why they were still there. After looking around the ballroom, they began leaving one after another.
They opened the ballroom doors and departed for good.
The doors remained wide open, but the bodyguards and the Steward whom Jian Fan had been wary of earlier did not return.
Jian Fan was not particularly surprised by this.
“Does this mean we’ve all completed our quests?” Lu Jing asked in astonishment.
Qin Weiyi gave a faint hum of confirmation. Then he took the fragment straight from Lu Jing’s hand and walked toward Jian Fan. “We don’t have much time left.”
He had not been far from Jian Fan to begin with, and by the time he finished speaking, he had already reached him.
“How did you come up with that idea?” Qin Weiyi asked.
If he had known it would be that simple, they should have done it from the start. Then he would not have been mute for so long.
Jian Fan’s lips curved into a smile. “They forgot the gunshot.”
Qin Weiyi raised an eyebrow.
They were both intelligent men. Jian Fan did not need to spell it out for Qin Weiyi to understand.
But while Qin Weiyi understood, others did not.
Lin Junruo, for example. And Lu Jing.
“Why? So what if they forgot? What’s that got to do with what just happened?” Lu Jing asked in genuine confusion.
Perhaps because he had gone so long without speaking earlier, Qin Weiyi now had a great deal to say. Since Lu Jing had asked, he began explaining. “It’s simple. These NPCs might not be real people, but their settings should still allow them to make basic reactions. Think about it. If you heard a gunshot at a ball, what would you do?”
Before Lu Jing could answer, Qin Weiyi supplied it himself. “You’d get out of there.”
“But didn’t they forget about it?” Lu Jing still did not understand.
“Some of them did leave,” Qin Nan added.
Qin Weiyi nodded. “Exactly. They must still have remembered it at the time. When the incident occurred, some chose to leave immediately. But many others took the Prince’s status as the host of the ball into consideration and decided not to leave right away. They didn’t want to offend the Prince. Although they stayed, they were initially stiff and cautious. Gradually, however, they returned to normal. That was when they began to forget.”
“As for why they had to forget, it was probably to ensure that the ball could continue as normal. After all, if everyone left, this world’s quest would fall apart completely,” Qin Weiyi continued.
Their quest had to be completed with the ball as its main stage. For the game to continue, the setting first had to remain intact.