[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-vrmmo-mage-starting-with-a-10-000x-intelligence-":3,"chapter-vrmmo-mage-starting-with-a-10-000x-intelligence--online-game-mage-starting-with-a-10-000x-boost-f-chapter-388":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","MMO Mage: Starting with a 10,000x Intelligence Potion Boost",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2203693,3818,"Chapter 388: Mysterious Black-Robed Person","online-game-mage-starting-with-a-10-000x-boost-f-chapter-388",388,"\u003Cp>Qin Feng felt something was wrong almost immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why would a three-gold-coin quest warrant the treatment of a private room?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But regardless, they had to go and see first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps there would be a surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The private rooms deep in the Qilian Chamber of Commerce's quest hall, while not exactly luxurious, were all very comfortable and grand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One look and it was clear they were places used by the rich or noble to converse or hand over quests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the other party conducting the quest with them must be rich or noble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or have some special status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why would such a person need to accept a three-gold-coin quest?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After leading Qin Feng and the others into the room, the person who had brought them there left on their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waiting for them inside the room was a person completely shrouded in a black robe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They sat motionless on the soft sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither Qin Feng nor Lin An could determine that person's age, appearance, or gender.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are the one who posted the quest?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-robed person's voice was hoarse and low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even so, it didn't sound like the voice of an elderly person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sounded more like a young male with a damaged throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That person spoke directly to Qin Feng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed the people at the Qilian Chamber of Commerce had already told this black-robed person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That it was Qin Feng who had come to post the quest, not Lin An.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically speaking, before both parties had met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qilian Chamber of Commerce shouldn't have told the adventurer accepting the quest the identity of the employer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, the problem here was likely even bigger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right. Your Excellency coming here shouldn't just be for the three-gold-coin quest reward, right? If you have a purpose, why not just say it directly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng didn't want to waste words with this person and said it cleanly and concisely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Being straightforward is naturally the best. However, before that, I have a question I hope Your Excellency can answer truthfully.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This person didn't dawdle and directly agreed to Qin Feng's proposal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was still a question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Qin Feng already had a guess as to what the question was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go ahead and ask.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did you post such a quest?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although I don't know why you are fixated on this fog, we don't have any special reason.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We just met a woman whose husband was lost in the small forest outside, and the pillar of her family had collapsed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We couldn't stand by and watch, so we promised to help her find her husband.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But in the small forest, we didn't see any traces of her husband.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And her husband hasn't been home for three days, so I guessed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it possible her husband isn't in the small forest during the day at all, but in the small forest at night?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"People who enter the fog have always gone without return, but no one has been able to prove they died in that fog.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I suspect that the interior of the fog is actually another space.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"People who enter the fog have actually gone to another space, not died.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's just that after they enter the space of the fog, they have no way to leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng shared all his guesses without any hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no need to hide anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if everyone knew the fog was another space, so what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't believe no one else had had such a guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people of this world were not stupid at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Qin Feng could guess, there must be capable people in this world who could also guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, whether Qin Feng's guess was correct or not, there was no way to draw a conclusion yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So that was the reason...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng could clearly hear the shock and disbelief in the black-robed person's tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-robed person couldn't understand how two cultivators like Qin Feng and Lin An.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could go to such lengths for a complete stranger, and a commoner at that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To do these things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How dangerous this fog was, surely anyone who had heard the legends of this fog should know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even so, they were still willing to take the risk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-robed person found it truly hard to understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Qin Feng had spoken so openly and honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the expression of Lin An beside him was equally open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made it impossible for the black-robed person to doubt that their words were false.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"May I ask, why are you concerned about this fog?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the black-robed person fall silent and stop questioning them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng followed up with a question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the black-robed person was curious why Qin Feng and the others were investigating the fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng was also curious why this black-robed person wanted to cooperate with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this black-robed person looked very mysterious and was powerful and influential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be able to have such a private room here to communicate with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They must be far superior to the two of them in every aspect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why bother negotiating with them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, Qin Feng felt that since they had come, they had the intention to cooperate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because I want to enter the fog.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-robed person didn't beat around the bush but stated their purpose directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng and Lin An looked at each other, feeling that things might not be simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"If you want to enter the fog, you can just go in yourself; we are of no use.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So many powerful people have gone in and never returned; we probably won't be any exception if we go in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, we won't be going in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng said, feeling somewhat speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This black-robed person wanted to enter the fog; what use were they? It would be better to find some powerful people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Naturally, it is because you can enter the fog.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-robed person said very firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Qin Feng and Lin An feel somewhat uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This fog was probably not like the legends in Xiulan City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That it was a place of no return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, it was possible that these rumors of no return were deliberately released.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There should be a bigger secret behind this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since that is the case, please explain things clearly, otherwise we will not do anything unnecessary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he didn't know what secret was behind this or if there was danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng was clearly interested in this matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was already a quest prompting him to want to complete this task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this black-robed person's statement made Qin Feng full of interest in this fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as the level of danger was within his acceptable Spell Range, Qin Feng thought he was willing to give it a try.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Lin An had originally left Bibabu City to explore the truly vast and mysterious things of this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Qin Feng was interested in this fog, she naturally wouldn't object.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that compared to Qin Feng's adventurous spirit, Lin An was more cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Naturally. I have come with sincerity this time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-robed person easily agreed to Qin Feng's request.\u003C\u002Fp>",1202,"2026-06-17T06:32:31.931Z","2026-06-17T06:54:05.691Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","2cbc25fae72da3d41f01267ab7a27f70b3d024c0bd95297012547292e9f47ac8","online-game-mage-starting-with-a-10-000x-boost-f-chapter-389","online-game-mage-starting-with-a-10-000x-boost-f-chapter-387",496,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fonline-game-mage-starting-with-a-10-000x-boost-f-cover.jpg"]