Rumors spread faster than the wind.
Learning the hard lesson of inventory overload slowing their actions, Pepper heads back to Fasteia, balancing caution with progress.
"Four hours of gaming already. Time to log off. Got uni lectures tomorrow, and overplaying could tank my grades…"
Pondering what to do with monster materials stuffed in their inventory, Pepper rents a room at the inn, lies on the bed, and saves their progress.
"Between lectures and work shifts, I can play Shangri-La Frontier again in two days. Next login: allocate points, sell materials, and, if possible, take down the Rock-Eating Worm."
Cross-referencing a wall calendar with lecture dates and work schedules, Pepper plans their next login. "Two days away, Shangri-La."
With that, Pepper logs out, unaware of the ripple their quest has caused in the game's ecosystem—or that other players have already noticed and begun to act.
It started with a single screenshot posted by a player on a Shangri-La Frontier forum.
[Saintess] Veterans Teach Newbies the Ropes, Part 63 [Cute]
195. LaserMarlin (Newbie)
First post, great pioneers! Got a question: I fought a bunny and lost, but its weapon caught my eye. Pic attached. Please help!
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196. Murakumo (Veteran)
Welcome, newbie! Take it easy.
197. Ganbatcho (Newbie)
What's that?
198. DevilBad (Veteran)
Vorpal Bunny. Hate those guys—always aiming for vitals.
199. Azel (Veteran)
Steal their weapon, and their attack drops. Still, they'll chomp your neck, newbie.
200. Kekekera (Newbie)
Wait, that bunny's got a hammer?
201. Tambourine (Veteran)
Weren't Vorpal Bunnies mostly knife-wielders? Slash types?
202. BentleyMan (Veteran)
Nah, some have nail bats, saws, maces, even sledgehammers. This is just one of those, right?
203. Animalia (Veteran)
Hold up! Cute bunny aside—my records show every Vorpal Bunny in the field carried the Fatal Knife (Vorpal Chopper) until now. What's going on!?
204. Tottoro (Veteran)
Zoo Director's here! (ﾟ∀ﾟ 三 ﾟ∀ﾟ)
205. LaserMarlin (Newbie)
Is this bunny that rare?
206. InchDeath (Newbie)
I'm leveling near Fasteia; encounter rate feels under 10%.
207. Rhapsody (Veteran)
You can meet Vorpal Bunnies elsewhere, but their weapon drop rate's abysmal.
208. Murakumo (Veteran)
If you get one, you can unlock the Bunny Kingdom Tour quest. Check the wiki.
209. Marmara (Newbie)
A Vorpal Bunny weapon… I want one…
210. BentleyMan (Veteran)
Basically, you hunt them for magic rewards in the Bunny Kingdom Tour.
211. Animalia (Veteran)
As I thought. Until yesterday, all Vorpal Bunnies used knives. Today, hammer-wielding ones appeared out of nowhere.
212. Tambourine (Veteran)
That's spooky.
213. Tottoro (Veteran)
Mutation or something?
214. DevilBad (Veteran)
Damn, furries got wild field research skills lol.
215. BasashiMusashi (Veteran)
SF-Zoo's rep for monster and animal research is unmatched.
216. Animalia (Veteran)
LaserMarlin, when did you snap that pic?
217. Kekekera (Newbie)
Yo, what's the plan?
218. Murakumo (Veteran)
She's backtracking the time to pin down the quest or trigger.
219. LaserMarlin (Newbie)
Got it. Around 4 PM.
220. Animalia (Veteran)
Thanks. I'm off to dig deeper.
221. Rhapsody (Veteran)
Good luck!
222. ThunderNut (Veteran)
A change in Shangri-La's monsters? Devs pulling a surprise?
223. Add (Veteran)
What's up? Something fun?
224. Murakumo (Veteran)
In short, hammer-wielding Vorpal Bunnies are popping up everywhere.
225. Kekekera (Newbie)
That's too vague!!
226. BasashiMusashi (Veteran)
Weird, though. New weapon variants out of the blue?
227. ThunderNut (Veteran)
Yeah, what triggered it?
228. Kyojo (Veteran)
Sounds like an intriguing discussion.
229. Tambourine (Veteran)
Kyojo!?
230. Kekekera (Newbie)
Kyojo! I read your Library analyses! Friend request someday, please!
231. Marmara (Newbie)
That friend request was lightning-fast. I'd have missed it.
232. Kyojo (Veteran)
230> Happy to friend you, Kekekera, if you seek the world's truth.
The topic's hammer-wielding Vorpal Bunnies, right? My clan Library's research team confirmed it.
233. Kyojo (Veteran)
My theory: this is likely a quest-driven change, one that alters the monster ecosystem itself.
234. InchDeath (Newbie)
Quest?
235. DevilBad (Veteran)
Newbie, quests are tasks in Shangri-La. Like fetching items or slaying monsters.
236. Kyojo (Veteran)
Exactly. But ecosystem-altering quests? Unheard of until now, per our research.
237. ThunderNut (Veteran)
So… a Unique Quest!?
238. Kyojo (Veteran)
237> Probably.
Unique Quests are fascinating. I'd love to meet the player who triggered it.
239. Add (Veteran)
Unique Quests are tough. Top clans hoard info, so there's little out there.
240. Tambourine (Veteran)
Unique hoarding's toxic. We should share this stuff.
241. Animalia (Veteran)
Back. Kyojo's here too? Checked all known quests—none match this.
242. BasashiMusashi (Veteran)
So Kyojo's right—a Unique Quest is likely.
243. InchDeath (Newbie)
Do Unique Quests give good rewards?
244. Murakumo (Veteran)
243> Yup. Top-tier weapons, magic, you name it.
245. Tottoro (Veteran)
243> Shangri-La's a skill game. Getting strong skills and timing them right is key.
246. Kyojo (Veteran)
An ecosystem-shifting Unique… too intriguing.
247. Animalia (Veteran)
Hammer-wielding bunny… I want a screenshot with it…
248. Rhapsody (Veteran)
Clan leaders daydreaming… lol.
249. LaserMarlin (Newbie)
Did I do something big?
250. Marmara (Newbie)
249> Yup. Your hammer-bunny info got Animalia and Kyojo thinking Unique Quest. That's huge.
251. Ganbatcho (Newbie)
249> Sharing info's vital. Thanks!
252. Tambourine (Veteran)
Man, I wanna find a Unique too…
Rumors Race Through Shangri-La