itation, the task was accepted. The system prompt sounded again."You have received the hidden quest [Guardian]. As you are the first player in Security Zone 886 to obtain a hidden quest, the system wi...Thus, pushing through the crowd, Zhang Yi came to the red house near where he had previously received his mission. He found that the NPC girl Lingling was still sitting dejectedly at the door, but her head's question mark had changed from yellow to gray, indicating that the number of missions on her body had been triggered and completed. Players would be unable to receive any more missions from her for the rest of the day.

Zhang Yi walked up to Lingling, who was alone nearby, and initiated a conversation.

"Little sister, I've already avenged your father and killed those monsters."

Hearing Zhang Yi's words, Lingling raised her head and blinked her beautiful big eyes at Zhang Yi. A delighted smile finally appeared on her face: "Really Thank you, big brother, thank you for avenging my father!"

Saying that, the girl took out a crystal-blue ring from somewhere and handed it to Zhang Yi's face: "Big brother, this was a gift my father once gave me. To thank you for avenging my father, I give it to you!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, following Zhang Yi's choice to submit the task after the dialogue triggered, a melodious chime echoed through the air—

"Ding~ Congratulations on completing the quest [Father's Revenge], you gained 600 experience points, 100 copper coins, 10 level-up stones, 24 human reputation, and obtained the equipment [Lucky Ring]! Friendship with [Commoner] increased by 6!"

Then he looked at the blue ring Lingling had given him.

A lucky ring:

Quality: 1 star

Physical Attack: 9

Occupation restrictions: None

Level requirement: 4

Description: This is a ring imbued with the power of luck. It is said to bring good fortune to its wearer, and moreover, this ring can not only be equipped but also serves as a special token...

This ring, besides being able to be normally equipped and used, actually has a mysterious function as well. This point is already hinted at in the equipment description...

However, basically no player would have thought of this based on the description, except for Zhang Yi who returned after being reborn.

Thus, by replacing the 1st-level 3 attack power [Novice Ring] in his hand with the [Lucky Ring], Zhang Yi's attack power increased from 41 to 47.

It's a pity there aren't enough enhancement stones, otherwise, I could enhance the lucky ring to level 25 and get more attack bonuses.

Having received the 100 copper coins reward for completing the task, which equals one silver coin, Zhang Yi now possessed 11 silver coins and over 30 copper coins. In the beginner village, this made him a small-time rich guy.

Then, Zhang Yi went to the apothecary. While other players wouldn't even use a level 1 red potion that cost 1 copper coin, he spent 90 copper coins and bought 30 bottles of level 2 red potions that instantly restored 100 health points each.

After resupplying, Zhang Yi finally left the safe zone and once again arrived at...the Post-Apocalyptic Factory!

When I returned here, I found that many players were already grinding for Man-eaters in the Doomsday Factory. Most of these players were only level 2, and soloing those level 3-4 Man-eaters was quite difficult, so they mostly formed teams of two or three. Although experience gain is significantly reduced in a team, it ensures safety.

Zhang Yi's return to the factory at the end of days wasn't to come back and grind these flesh-eating bugs.

Then, bypassing the cannibals and the players, Zhang Yi strode straight into the factory.

Zhang Yi remembered that in the previous life, there was a player in Security Zone 886 who triggered a rare hidden quest in the Doomsday Factory!

It seems like there's an NPC hiding in the End Factory. There's a hidden mission about escorting that NPC to a safe zone.

But besides finding that NPC, there's another condition needed to receive the hidden quest from him. This is why Zhang Yi chose the "brush for human insects" task at the Doomsday Factory among so many tasks in the safe zone, and why he didn't go straight to the NPC when he first arrived at the Doomsday Factory, but did the task first.

Because completing the previous task will definitely reward you with the [Lucky Ring], which is a necessary condition for triggering this hidden quest!

After taking a walk through the factory filled with the smell of chemical medicines, Zhang Yi indeed found an NPC in a storage room!

There was a middle-aged man with messy hair, a scraggly beard, and a missing right hand, lying diagonally in the corner of the storage room, as if waiting to die.

Besides the blue NPC ID label of "Il," there is no yellow question mark above his head because, as a hidden quest, there are no surface hints.

Approach the near-death Il and initiate a dialogue.

"It seems you've been stuck here for a while, mister. Let me take you to a safe place."

The sudden voice caused Il, who was curled up in the dark corner, to raise his head. Seeing Zhang Yi, he was a little surprised and said, "You... how did you find this place"

Getting straight to the point of the game's plot, Zhang Yi said, "I met a girl named Lingling in Hope Town. She asked me to help her find her father."

"Lingling..." Hearing that name, Il couldn't help but burst into tears.

He looked at his right hand, which had already been eaten by the flesh-eating bugs, and shook his head: "Forget it, I'm done for. In this state, even if I go back, I'm just a waste of space. It's better to die here."

With his memories from his past life, Zhang Yi knew that at this point in the game's plot, no matter how much persuasion the players used, they wouldn't be able to arouse Il's desire to keep living. That is, it was impossible to forcefully trigger the hidden mission of escorting Il back to the safe zone, unless...

Zhang Yi took out the lucky ring and placed it in front of Er Mian: "Do you really not want your daughter anymore"

Until she saw the ring, Ilene's defenses finally crumbled: "Lily, my daughter..."

"Saying that, Il slowly got to his feet: 'Alright, young man, please take me back to Hope Town.'"

This ring speaks volumes, so to speak. It's a must-have item for triggering this hidden quest.

Just then, the system's prompt sounded in Zhang Yi's ear: "Ding～ Congratulations, you have triggered a rare hidden mission. Do you want to accept it [Guardian] (The difficulty coefficient of this mission is high, the system suggests you consider carefully)"

Without hesitation, the task was accepted. The system prompt sounded again.

"You have received the hidden quest [Guardian]. As you are the first player in Security Zone 886 to obtain a hidden quest, the system will issue a regional announcement. Please choose to make your ID public or keep it hidden"

"Hide."

Regional Announcement: “Ding~ Congratulations to player *** for triggering a hidden quest. As the first player to trigger a hidden quest in Security Zone 886, you will receive rewards: Human Reputation 1200, Gold Coins 1!” is simply invincible!"Hearing a buzz of discussion from the surrounding players, Zhang Yi shouted, "The auction begins now, starting bid at 1 silver coin."As soon as Zhang Yi's words fell, the surrou...