Treasure Hunting

After a while, Zachary found himself teleported to a sealed cave surrounded by thick stone walls without any opening. Plus, there was no ventilation at all.

Out of the corner of his eyes, he saw some glaring light. He blinked to make sure his eyes were not fooling him. Shining words appeared in front of him as he pointed his gaze to the direction of the light.

"Quest hint: solve the puzzle on the wall before the cave is fully immersed by water. This quest is meant to train your mental dexterity so as to prepare you for treasure hunting in the future." As Zachary read the lines, he felt the wet grounds. As he looked down, he was surprised to find water gushing from below with its level quickly rising.

"This looks so real!" he murmured to himself in worry. "Hey, Mimi, you told me that there's absolutely no danger! Are you kidding? This is killing me!" Zachary reminded himself of the quest at hand and stopped complaining. On a wall beside him, there were nine rocks protruding out. Each rock had a figure on it.

Talking to himself, he asked, "So I have to solve the jigsaw puzzle as soon as possible?" Zachary tried to move the stones, but they couldn't be moved. Still confused without any clue what to do, he concluded, "So it's not a jigsaw puzzle.

"Could it be a riddle?" Staring at the stones and figures on it, he pondered, 'But what do the figures mean? I can't even understand them? How can I solve the puzzle? Damn it! Is the system teasing me?' Zachary rolled his eyes.

The water level had already reached his knees. Surely, the system wasn't kidding. He would indeed be drowned if he couldn't complete the quest on time.

Zachary diverted his energy and concentrated back on the rocks.

a couple of the rocks down and they didn't bounce back.

legs were totally submerged in water, signaling him that there wasn't much time left.

put his hands on the two rocks, but when the water level gone up to his chest, he reached

Come on!" he exclaimed. In the brink of hypoxia, he gathered all his strength and jumped up while holding on

air in his lungs was also used up. Deprived of oxygen, he thought he

You have successfully completed the first newbie quest. A Refreshing Pill is awarded to you!" said the voice whispering in his ears. Zachary opened his eyes and found himself back to the

Zachary cursed as he gasped for air.

given the chance to choose your awards." It was Mimi speaking.

were cultivation methods, namely Mortal

award, he asked, "What

method at a random stage. It could be at the primary stage, at the

already the best cultivation methods at the medium stage. I would suggest you choose either

"I'll choose the third one." Zachary decided to try his luck. 'If I can get a cultivation method at the premium stage, it will be so great!' he