Sherrod stood at the door, his armor covered with a layer of golden light, his cheeks a little rosy, and he looked like he had been waiting at the door for a long time.
"Sorry to interrupt your conversation." He said to the old lady.
"..." The old lady didn't speak, just looked at him.
"Captain. It's six o'clock in the afternoon, and it's time for the second cleaning mission." Xie Lude turned to look at Su Mingan: "I wanted to complete the second cleaning mission with you last night, but I found that you were not in the room. You were alone last night. Have you gone on a mission?"
"Yes." Su Ming'an knew that he would not be able to hide the fact that he stayed away all night from the soul hunters.
But surprisingly, no one here pursued the matter, and even Ellas looked nonchalant.
After all, Su Mingan's identity is the descendant of Su Lin, and he is a person in power with S+ charm. Even if there is a player's informant, these NPCs with the innate favorability advantage will not trust the player easily.
"Then let's get ready to go." Sherrod said with a smile.
"Now?" Su Mingan glanced at the sunset. It's not yet night, so the hidden soul clan shouldn't appear.
"You haven't had dinner yet." Sherrod said, "There is a good barbecue restaurant recently, and I would like to invite you to go with it."
Su Mingan was stunned for a moment: "Didn't you go there?"
He almost thought that there was an error in his memory of returning the file. He remembered that he had clearly eaten it...
"No, it's not the one from last time." Xie Lude's smile was still bright: "Because I just came back from outside, I really miss the delicious food in Praia. Going alone is too conspicuous, so I can only invite you to go together..."
Su Mingan was silent for a moment.
Thinking that it would be fine for the time being, he might as well brush up on this person's favorability, so he agreed to the invitation.
He said goodbye to the old lady, took her photo, and left the bungalow.
…
[Acquired a C-level temporary task: send photos. 】
[Task description: Send Garder’s family portrait to the Central Soul Hunting Department and Soul Hunting leader Elras. 】
[Task reward: Elras’ favorability +10, 30 points. 】
…
There was a faint sound of a woman coughing from behind the door.
Although the old lady did not say it clearly during the conversation, Su Mingan could tell that her daughter Jiajia was suffering from a terminal illness.
Otherwise, the old man would not be allowed to go to Yunzhong City alone to look for the so-called medicine.
Now Yun Shangcheng's letter has been passed down, saying there is no need to wait, which means...
Su Mingan looked back again.
In the bungalow standing by the river, the clothes drying rack at the door was empty, and the cloths used to dry salted fish had also been put away.
The river water shone with sparkling golden luster. On the quiet street, the bungalow was as quiet as sleeping in the sunset.
He understood what the old lady meant.
Maybe she admired Su Lin sixty years ago, maybe she wanted to take care of an unaccompanied young man like him, maybe she saw him becoming a soul hunter without hesitation and wanted to talk to him.
...Perhaps he reminded her of her sacrificed son, Little Hull.
In this conversation, she was trying to use slow words to let him mature in brief truths.
The family's life is indeed difficult. The old lady and sick daughter have become burdens, and only a young granddaughter, Lele, is supporting the family. But now, the only hope has been shattered, and her daughter's disease is incurable.
"Thank you Lude." Su Mingan said to the Bright Knight on the side: "Did that family not receive the sacrifice subsidy?"
Xie Lude was slightly startled.
"Her son was a sacrificed soul hunter, so he should have received financial assistance. Why is his life so difficult?" Su Mingan said.
"Is the captain concerned about this kind of thing?" Xie Lude asked a rare question.
"curious."
"Actually." Xie Lude paused: "Her family has already received the subsidy, but the form of payment is a bit special..."
"Why is it special?"
Su Mingan asked.
"..." Xie Lude was silent for a moment.
He didn't seem to want to answer the question, but he was limited by chivalry and didn't want to lie.
After a moment of hesitation, he abruptly changed the subject.
"Captain, let's talk about the barbecue restaurant later..."
It seems that Xie Lude doesn’t want to say anything anymore.
Su Ming'an was already planning to ask Elras when he sent the photos tomorrow. The soul hunting leader should know this.
He and Sherrod walked across the street. There was a piece of reclaimed farmland near the East District, where many farmers were working.
He heard the residents whispering:
"...Have you heard that martial law has been imposed in the South District?"
"It is said that a group of soul hunters did not obey the instructions and went to attack the soul clan without authorization. As a result, they all died..."
"It's really a crime... There are not many soul hunters, why are there still people who don't obey the instructions? What should I do if this happens..."
"I heard that a soul hunter who was lucky enough to escape sent news that there was a new ruler of the soul tribe over there. His name was 'White Sha'. He had three heads and six arms and could eat thirty people in one meal..."
It seems that the news of the new leader of the Soul Clan has been spread.
However, I don’t know if Sevia blocked the news properly, but no one told his real name, and the news was even a bit outrageous.
Su Mingan passed by them and entered the barbecue restaurant.
Sitting in the steaming barbecue restaurant, Su Mingan finally understood what Sherrod meant when he said "it's too conspicuous to go alone."
The girls here are more enthusiastic and proactive than the last. Just sitting here for a while, he was harassed by four or five girls who came up to say hello.
If Xie Rude, a bright knight, came alone, he would probably be harassed all over. After all, knights are a more popular profession than soul hunters. Due to Xie Lude's character requirements, he couldn't go too far and could only refuse softly.
...No wonder Xie Lude couldn't come to eat alone.
Su Mingan couldn't bear the harassment, so he sent a message to call Lin Yin and Lu Shu who were wandering nearby.
With Lin Yin as a shield, fewer people came to say hello.
He watched the meat in front of him disappear at a speed visible to the naked eye, and Sherrod didn't even have time to reach for it with his fork.
After reluctantly grabbing a few pieces of meat, Su Mingan chose to give up the territory to Lin Yin and Lu Shu, and left with Xie Lude.
It was just dark at this time, the moon was hanging in the sky, and the palace with the glazed roof was clearly visible from a high place, and the roof seemed to be flowing with clear moonlight.
"According to the mission information, the soul clan has been hungry for a long time and will definitely go out to hunt at night in the near future." Sherlude said.
Su Mingan nodded.
"I still have some doubts." He said: "It is obviously an area that has been cleaned. Logically speaking, it is impossible for the Soul Clan to appear again. Why did a fish slip through the net?"
Xie Lude's expression was slightly frozen.
"Maybe that Soul Clan has some tricks up his sleeve?" His tone was also hesitant.
They walked all the way through the blocked streets and entered Thirteenth Street after showing their identification.
Thirteenth Street seemed particularly quiet at night, and there were no ships on the waterway. There was only the sound of rats scurrying along the empty streets.
Su Ming'an and Xie Lude walked all the way through the streets, searching residents from house to house, but no suspicious person was seen.
Su Mingan also paid special attention to whether there was a smell like disinfectant water, but he didn't smell it.
Logically speaking, if there is a Soul Clan hiding on Thirteenth Street, he must be able to smell the Soul Clan.
Walking through the quiet streets from beginning to end, I found nothing.
In front of a lawn, Sherrod stood up.
"It seems that the soul hunting information is wrong." He breathed a sigh of relief, and then lowered his head: "I'm sorry, captain, it seems that there was a mistake in the task distribution of the soul hunting department. There should be no hidden information on Thirteenth Street. Soul Clan. But to be on the safe side, I will still guard Thirteenth Street all night. If you have other things to do, you can do it."
"It's not your fault." Su Mingan discovered that this knight really liked to take all the mistakes on himself.
Su Mingan already knew that there was a high probability that there would be no soul race on Thirteenth Street.
...There is no flavor of the Soul Clan at all. Where did the Soul Clan come from?
The intelligence on the Soul Hunter side was really poor, and he wasted an entire night wondering if there were any players causing trouble.
"Then I'll go back first." Su Mingan said.
He still has the mission of the third level of Demon King and Hero to complete, and has no time to waste on such meaningless tasks.
"Have a sweet dream," Sherrod said.
…
Su Mingan walked all the way through the night and opened the door.
The room seemed extremely dark, and when he entered, his wrist watch automatically lit up.
As he walked towards the bed, he suddenly heard a gust of wind, as if something was rushing toward him.
He saw a confused black figure covered in black mist.
...Is there anyone?
Just as he was about to respond, his body was already close to the bed. In an instant, the view in front of him changed drastically.
[You are the great demon king guarding the castle. Please fight to the death with the brave man who will challenge you later! 】
…
The high-pitched system voice rang in his ears.
He frowned slightly.
It was obvious that someone was lurking in his room, ready to attack in secret.
But before he could see the opponent's appearance clearly, the night level began. It is estimated that the other party is also looking at the empty bed in confusion now.
...Now I can only wait until today's level is over before going back.
It shouldn't be a big deal.
He walked out of the church and opened the door. The guards on both sides bowed to him. The system voice continued to ring in his ears:
[However, as a fledgling new demon king, your resources and strength are limited. 】
[Currently, you have one hundred battle resources and one hundred and forty-six soldiers willing to follow you. 】
Hundreds of white lights flashed.
More than a hundred puppets appeared in front of him. The white light was like a torrent, and the scene was extremely spectacular.
The Despicable One stands at the front, followed by the Golden Rose and the Black Lover. The sand table floated in front of Su Mingan, and the game interface unfolded in an instant.
[Currently it is the third level of "The Demon King and the Brave". 】
[Third level mission: Expand the Demon King’s City to the third level. 】
[You can obtain resource points and expand your great Demon City by maintaining the balance of the army, completing level tasks, completing temporary tasks, or fulfilling the wishes of your subordinates in four ways! 】
[Bless you—the devil who does all evil! 】
…
The task of this level is to expand the Demon King's Castle to the third level.
Su Mingan expanded the Demon King's City last night, and the Demon King's City is now at the first level.
If we want to expand to the third level...
He glanced at the sales price on the store interface, which showed that directly expanding to the third-level display requires 8,000 resource points.
8,000 points... He only got 2,600 points in the second level last night. He even spent 1,500 points to get rid of Sevia.
But he knows that the game process will not deliberately block him. As long as he finds a way, he will not get stuck here.
He carefully observed on the sand table, clicked left and right, and kept sending out soldiers, and finally found the breaking point.
In addition to the plains representing the war and the cities on the rear, surrounding overseas areas have also been opened. He tried sending scoundrels to visit overseas areas, but was frightened by the sudden harvest.
[Despicable people go to mining areas to mine and return home with a full load. 】
[Task evaluation: great success! 】
[Get 1000 battle resource points. 】
…
It turns out those overseas areas are mining areas.
You despicable person, can you even mine?
Su Mingan immediately asked other soldiers to complete those tasks, and then continued to send despicable people to those overseas strongholds to mine. Two hours before eight o'clock in the morning, Su Mingan already had more than 8,000 resource points.
But at this time, a piece of news suddenly popped up.
[Emergency mission: A natural disaster occurs! 】
[Natural disasters struck, the battlefield was reduced, the army suffered heavy casualties, and it failed to generate enough sin points. Lord Demon King, please spend resource points as soon as possible to repair these disasters! Otherwise, it will directly lead to mass death of soldiers! 】
[Requires resource points: 8,000 points. 】
…
Su Mingan knew that this level would not be so simple.
He looked at his resource points and knew that if he really wanted to deal with this natural disaster, his level mission would inevitably fail. Two hours was not enough for him to get another 8,000 resource points.
Just when he was in trouble, the despicable person came back from completing his mission.
A message bounced in front of the despicable person:
【big boss. Please send me to deal with natural disasters. 】The despicable person said.
Immediately afterwards, a system prompt popped up, asking Su Mingan if he chose to send despicable people to deal with this natural disaster.
Su Mingan chose "Yes".
The next moment, the figure of the despicable person disappeared, and the natural disaster subsided immediately.
...the despicable, the Almighty.
Su Mingan immediately expanded the Demon King's City. As a white light rose from the church, the size of the Demon King's City expanded again. In addition to the high defensive barriers appearing around him, there were more soldiers wearing armor, and even armor began to appear on his body.
[The Demon King's City has been expanded to the third level. 】
[Complete the third level mission and obtain 2000 resource points. 】
[I have completed the level task and passed the third level. Do I need to exit the instance? If you choose not to exit, you will automatically exit the instance after one hour and fifty-eight minutes (8:00 a.m. Praia time). 】
…
Su Mingan chose no and continued to place the hang-up at the door of the church.
Resource points are steadily increasing, everything looks good, even natural disasters have been repaired...
He stared at the triangle on the sand table that represented the despicable ones. The despicable ones seemed to be on the edge of the battlefield, not knowing what they were doing. This guy's task of dealing with natural disasters seems to take a long time. He has been waiting for almost two hours...
Suddenly, a system prompt popped up.
[The despicable people in heaven were influenced by the local army, and their loyalty plummeted. 】
[The despicable people in the Kingdom of Heaven refuse to return to the Demon King’s Castle. 】
[The despicable ones in the Kingdom of Heaven have decided to leave the Demon King’s Castle, and you have lost your heir, the despicable ones in the Kingdom of Heaven. 】
[Dear Lord Demon King, you can designate the next soldier as your successor! 】
…
Immediately afterwards, Su Mingan saw that the triangle that originally represented the despicable person on the sand table suddenly disappeared. No matter how hard he searched, he could no longer control the despicable person's actions.
A row of soldiers' names were lined up in front of him, seemingly waiting for his selection to become the next successor.
...Why is there still betrayal?
Su Mingan's eyelids twitched suddenly.
He seemed to understand the purpose of this copy.
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