Bald Monk in the City - Chapter 34

Chapter 34: For A Man’s Dignity

Translator: Exodus Tales

Editor: Exodus Tales

Yi Qiu wiped the floor that was dirtied by the tea while exclaiming how weird this person was.

　　Yi Qiu had just leveled to Level 5 which meant that the forum was opened for just a day. That fellow ran into it to ask for help.

　　One must know that calling for help would mean the two of them would form a group to enter and would face one another. Even if they could cover their identities with masks, if he had some random marking ability, it would be easy to reveal his infomation.

　　Considering that he was from America, that was understandable.

　　Different from the Chinese careful tradition, they were more direct.

　　Which was why in games like PubG, the Americans were conned really badly…

　　All of them charged forward and were backstabbed by those hiding in the bushes, causing psychological damage to those American players…

　　Many years ago, after Xiang Yu was conned and killed by Liu Bang, the Chinese taught their children not to be so direct. He taught them that being cunning would lead to a better outcome.

　　However, some people were just like that. Even if they knew a sea of flames was ahead of them, they would just head right in! If an Overlord hesitated, how could he be called an overlord?

　　Yi Qiu… wasn’t that sort of person.

　　He was just a normal person. He wasn’t afraid of death but he didn’t want to die. He wanted to last till the end of days and bring a bunch of girls to head to another world to extend the Chinese tradition.

　　Which was why he ignored that call for help. He knew a theory, which was a line that some scriptwriter gave to Cao Cao:

　　”Why was one’s legs the whitest? (Tsk, apart from the butt)”

　　”As it was always hidden.”

　　Being cunning as one grows and then dealing insane amounts of damage… Be it in a game or in life, that was the secret of all the kings.

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　　Yi Qiu opened the quest list on the forum and then a bunch of infomation appeared:

　　”This month’s large-sized open world: Azeroth (Lich King Era):

　　World keyword: Plague, Calamity, Death, Magic

　　Lowest entry requirement: Level 10 (Beings lower than 10 can enter but if anything happens, the Integrated Network will take no responsibility)

　　World Entry Fee: 5,000 Integrated Network Coins (Original price of 10,000 Integrated Network Coins)

　　World shortest entry time: 1 natural year (Don’t try to use time acceleration techniques to challenge the Integrated Network monitoring system)”

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　　The first thing that entered his eyes was the large-sized open world – Azeroth, this familiar but foreign world.

　　He had used Cow-Headed Man, Xiaode, to run across each inch of land, he became familiar with all the elders especially Sylvanas in Undercity. 

　　It was worth mentioning that this was the first foreign NPC that Yi Qiu remembered…

　　If he entered Azeroth now, he would probably have to choose to join the alliance, a territory he was foreign with.

　　If he could see Queen Sylvanas, she would probably shoot him onto the wall…

　　Damn, My queen!

　　Yi Qiu touched his bald head and then continued looking. He probably wouldn’t do much in Azeroth now, those small monsters he easily killed previously would be able to instantly kill him now…

　　”Character is Level 5, will you open quest selection function? (Service fee 30 Integrated Network Coins/month)”

　　”Open.” Yi Qiu touched his bald head. Was this Integrated Network a conman? Every added function cost extra money…

　　”Due to character rewards from opening the forums, service fee is exempt, permanently opening selection function.”

　　”Due to character level, selectable quests are as below:

　　For a man’s dignity:

　　A very terrible thing happened in a quiet and secluded small town of Suren; a strong but crazy mage released an AOE (Area Of Effect) spell to change everyone’s gender. Due to the strength of the wizard, the effects of the spell would last for a year.

　　The gender change twisted the normal lives of the town. Everyone started to discuss and search for methods to solve it. The original males were prepared to invite priests to cleanse the area but the females and some of the males objected.

　　Now, they decided to use the traditional method of the town to solve this problem; a kilometer race!

　　The competition details are to run a lap around the broken mountain path of the town, the winner is the one who completes it first! During that period, apart from weapons and attack spells, all methods are allowed. But flying is prohibited.

　　For a man’s dignity, to challenge this bunch of women that want to change and those perverts who don’t want to be men!

　　Challenge Scale: Small

　　Challenge lowest entry-level: 5 (If one is lower than 5, won’t be able to receive the invitation letter)

　　Challenge Entry: 50 Integrated Network Coins (Original price of 100 Integrated Network Coins)

　　Challenge Condition: Obtain the 1-kilometer victory

　　Challenge exit requirement: Obtain the 1 km victory or stay for over 1 natural day and one can choose to back out. The longest time one can stay is 2 natural days.

　　Challenge specific reward: Gender change scroll

　　Yi Qiu touched his bald head. This battle thing was really confusing but currently this one was quite simple.

　　Now he lacked Integrated Network Coins, so he would just complete some of it.

　　”Will you choose to accept quest: For a man’s dignity!”

　　”Yes!”

　　”Deducting 50 Integrated Network Coins, teleporting into battle scenario…”

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　　The familiar dizziness…

　　When Yi Qiu woke up from that dizzy feeling, he realized that he was lying next to the entrance of a road:

　　On the narrow path, the ground was covered in dirt, poo, and many filthy things. In the distance, there was some noisy clamor. The buildings were similar to the western houses in the middle ages. There was the smell of poo and something decomposing that wafted in the air.

　　Yi Qiu climbed up and then realized that he was laying on a pile of dry grass. He instantly felt that he was really lucky.

　　”Ah, so you are here. I was waiting for you, the race is about to begin!” A lady dashed out from a small alley, using her fan and smacking Yi Qiu’s shoulder:

　　”A strong fellow. When I was young I was as strong as you!”

　　”You are?” Yi Qiu touched his bald head. This auntie’s strength was so huge, he looked at his life value and it actually dropped by 5%!

　　”Oh! Look at my bad memory. I forgot to introduce myself, I am the Town Head, Nakrbuduo! Welcome to Suren! For reasons that everyone knows about, the town is in a mess. As the Town Head, I hope to solve these problems sooner. I hope you can win the race and I will give you some extra rewards!”

　　”The situation is not good. The women and those men who chose to be women invited many people: Barbic Poet Gals, Weapon Master Zhao Bingzhi, and our town’s original expert, Bouyagil!” The Town Head brought Yi Qiu past random buildings and introduced the situation.

　　”Am I the only one on our side?” Yi Qiu asked in confusion.

　　”Of course… Yes! You know that the guys don’t care about money, so we don’t have enough to attract those adventurers. Thank god we still have you!” The Town Head awkwardly touched her belly-like stomach.