Seeing the gray-haired old man, one of the two level 150, First-Order guards quickly stood up to greet him respectfully, while the other hurriedly opened the large iron gate.
"Master Owen, welcome back!" the guard said with great reverence.
Shi Feng, standing nearby, was also slightly surprised.
Of course, his surprise wasn't about the old man's identity—he'd seen old man Owen more than once. What truly caught his attention was the robed beauty, Siyu Qingxuan, standing beside him.
Although old man Owen wasn't a noble, his status in White River City surpassed that of ordinary nobility. He wasn't a high-level NPC that current players could easily contact—only someone like Shi Feng, a Great Noble, could do so. Yet, Siyu Qingxuan, whose reputation in White River City clearly hadn't reached the level of a Great Noble, was able to know old man Owen. This spoke volumes about Siyu Qingxuan's capabilities.
"I'm here to invite Master Owen to handle a matter," Shi Feng explained, watching Siyu Qingxuan approach slowly.
The last time he'd seen Siyu Qingxuan was when he'd introduced Zhan Wuji.
Back then, Siyu Qingxuan's level and equipment were only at the standards of an elite player. Now, after such a short time, not only had she reached level 35, but her gear was something even elite players could only look up to.
Almost all her equipment was level 30 Gold-grade. The deep red staff she held, named Elemental Praise, was an exceptional level 30 Dark Gold-grade staff. Compared to before, she also exuded a more decisive aura.
Moreover, her steps were light and natural as she approached, without any superfluous movements.
Even if Siyu Qingxuan hadn't yet reached the level of being half-step into the "Inner" realm, she was likely not far off.
It was hard to imagine that Siyu Qingxuan's growth in the Divine Realm had been so rapid.
"To ask Master Owen to handle something, does that mean you've also taken on that quest?" Siyu Qingxuan asked happily when she heard Shi Feng's explanation. "I've been stressing over how to complete that quest alone. If the two of us work together, we should be able to finish it quickly."
"A quest?" Shi Feng suddenly realized. "You mean the Silver Legend quest in the Crystal Forest?"
"Mhm, aren't you here for that quest too?" Siyu Qingxuan nodded.
"No. I haven't taken that quest. I'm here to see Master Owen about something else." Though Siyu Qingxuan nodded in confirmation, her expression remained calm, Shi Feng secretly admired her luck.
The Silver Legend quest was an ultra-rare special quest within White River City. It wasn't a quest one could simply take on; one had to meet a specific NPC, and the location and timing of that NPC's appearance in White River City were not fixed. It relied entirely on a player's luck.
Shi Feng knew about it because in his previous life, this quest had caused quite a stir in White River City.
Completing the quest would reward the player with a mount, though the quality of the mount depended on the player's completion rate. The higher the completion rate, the better the mount's quality.
Even a common mount was a significant expense for players, let alone a high-quality one.
Back then, the entire White River City player base had gone crazy searching for that NPC, but very few had found it, to say nothing of achieving a high completion rate.
"That's a real shame," Siyu Qingxuan sighed softly upon hearing Shi Feng's words.
She'd been working on this quest for a long time. The next steps were even more difficult, and she likely wouldn't be able to complete them with her strength alone. If someone as skilled as Shi Feng were there, finishing the quest would be much simpler.
However, she had only met Shi Feng a few times. They couldn't be called friends, merely acquaintances, so it was naturally difficult for her to ask such an expert as Shi Feng to help her with a quest.