Leo found himself in a vast forest filled with giant trees. He noticed a dazzling golden apple glowing brightly and tried to approach it. Leo climbed the tree, aiming to reach the golden apple, and he succeeded. As soon as he saw and grabbed the apple, a message appeared:

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A Royal Class Elemental Fairy wishes to bond with you. Do you accept?

Yes/No

Instinctively, Leo chose "Yes," and suddenly, a blinding light emanated from the tree and merged with Leo's chest. The intensity of the light caused Leo to fall from the tree, landing on the ground.

Then, a transparent figure appeared before Leo, gradually forming into a little girl, about three or four years old.

"Master, my name is Mira. Pleased to serve you," said a childish but meaningful voice in Leo's head.

"Why are you calling me 'Master'?" Leo asked.

"You are my master; you chose me to be your servant."

"But I didn't...?" Leo trailed off.

"I am the golden apple."

"Okay, don't call me 'Master.' Call me 'Big Brother' or 'Leo.'"

"Okay, Big Brother," Mira replied in Leo's head.

"What should I do now?" Leo asked.

"How about we play a little game?" Mira suggested.

"What game?" Leo asked.

"I'll throw an apple somewhere random, and you have to find it. What do you think?" Mira asked.

"Sure," Leo replied cheerfully.

Suddenly, the little girl flapped her wings and flew up.

"What?" Leo was shocked by the scene.

In a flash, Mira brought about 30 apples and scattered them randomly throughout the forest. She then sent out a strange aura that made all the surrounding animals flee in fear.

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Quest: Find the Apples, 0/30

Rank: Black

Description: The Elemental Spirit, the Elemental Fairy, has asked you to find apples that were thrown randomly around the forest.

Time Limit: 6 hours.

Rewards: Unknown.

Failure Penalty: Humiliating ridicule.

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Leo's face turned pale as he saw the impossible quest.

"What is the Black Rank? What does it mean?" Leo asked.

Without wasting more time, Leo dashed into the forest to find the apples.

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We've started, Master. We've started

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"What the hell is this skill?" Leo said angrily. "The Golden Eye?"

Leo took a deep breath, rolled his eyes, and made funny faces, trying to activate the skill. He even said its name out loud, "Golden Eye. Golden Eye."

Nothing happened.

Suddenly, he heard laughter above his head and saw a very tiny fairy, smaller than his hand, fluttering her wings on his short black hair, laughing non-stop.

"How did you get so small, Mira?" Leo asked, trying to suppress his laughter.

"Hahaha, haha, Big Brother, Big Brother, Big Brother, so funny, so funny," Mira laughed and laughed, trying to say those words.

"What's so funny, Mira?" Leo asked, clueless, trying to stop the little girl from laughing.

It took Mira five whole minutes to stop laughing, then she said, "Big Brother, that's not how you try to use a skill or ability."