Time flies.
Ji Xun spent two peaceful days.
In the past two days, apart from going on missions to collect corpses from various streets in the East Fifth District, he almost spent the rest of the time in the morgue practicing the golden fragment breathing method.
Practicing breathing techniques is already very boring, especially for beginners.
The breathing method to condense the magic power requires breathing in the free particles of various elements in the air, and then using the tips of those formulas to circulate them in the body for a week.
The whole process requires full concentration and no mistakes can be made in the middle.
Otherwise, once the Qi dissipates, the cycle will be ruined.
It's like counting silently from 1 to 10,000 in your mind without interruption or falling asleep.
The effect of this golden fragment far exceeded expectations.
But similarly, the difficulty of practice is several times more difficult than the [Great Darkness Breathing Method].
The difficulty of each cycle is probably like silently counting from 1 to 10W.
It's no wonder that the owner of the book shop finds it strange to learn breathing techniques that absorb multiple elements.
After all, this is not difficult for ordinary people to digest.
To control multiple elements and breathe at the same time, and to maintain the delicate balance of the magic power of each element in the body, this is so difficult that ordinary people cannot understand it.
Just getting started is very difficult.
Even Ji Xun himself, without the premise of "Intelligence +10" as a trickster, would not be confident that he could master this breathing method in a short time.
Fortunately, he has enough understanding.
And his temperament can endure loneliness.
As long as he is not on a mission, he can sit still for most of the day.
His super high understanding allowed him to quickly understand some tips of the breathing method. After becoming familiar with it, it gradually became like breathing, as if it were an instinct.
At least the first level of formula is already very proficient.
No one from Governor Cao's family came to the door, the trouble in the basement of Tailor Street was gone, and no strange people came to disturb him during this period.
The mantra value is soaring every day.
Everything is moving in a good direction again.
...
Although Ji Xun himself had no trouble these past two days, the city of Sinless City was very lively.
Corpse collectors always have access to many murder scenes and can get more first-hand information.
Field missions have become more frequent in the past two days.
Later, when I inquired about it, I found out that in addition to the commotion I had caused in the black market on Anyu Street two days ago, it had led to many armed fights in the city.
What's more important is a rumor spread in Innocence City.
There are rumors from the intelligence merchants that the Cao family of the Governor's Mansion has obtained an extremely high-grade ancient relic!
Some people say that it is the mysterious relic that "Lone Wolf" Baron brought out in Devil's Crossing. Others say that it is a catastrophic artifact brought by a mercenary group related to the cataclysm. There are also rumors that the treasures in the 407 space were taken by the Cao family. Got it... Various versions are available.
All in all, it is a treasure.
A high reward was also posted on the black market of Innocence City, and a mysterious person paid a lot of money for this treasure.
Therefore, in the past two days, unknown persons have been sneaking into the Governor's Mansion to investigate, and even assassinated the Governor and his family many times.
Ji Xun's first reaction when he heard the news was not to wonder what kind of relic it was.
Rather, I felt that someone wanted to fish in troubled waters and disrupt the situation in Innocence City.
Even the news about the relic was spread intentionally.
It was like someone threw a stone into the pool. The water suddenly became muddy, and some tortoises, turtles, and silver carp that were originally hidden in the mud were exposed.
The fact was as he expected, the fighting in Innocence City had become more and more frequent in the past two days.
Because too many hidden stakes of the Cao family were deployed on Dark Rain Street, the conflict between the Governor's Mansion and several major gangs in the lower city became more and more acute. Recently, there has been an influx of unknown forces into the city, and the local gangs and outsiders have been at war with each other. Some people even attacked the Nugget Pier, which is the only way to the old continent.
In retaliation, various assassination bounties have appeared on the black market targeting the Governor's Mansion. There is a bounty of 200,000 for killing a law enforcement officer, 500,000 for killing a guard of the Governor's Mansion... There is even a bounty for the Governor.
The price added to the unrest in Innocence City.
There is a sense of chaos about to come.
This also resulted in the crematoriums of the major corpse collector branches almost never stopping.
Ji Xundao also likes this kind of excitement.
The more lively the Cao family is, the less time they have to find themselves.
Others will also think that the treasure has fallen into the hands of the Cao family.
What's more, the quality of the corpses harvested from missions is much higher.
Although the corpse collector is at the bottom, he can participate in the aftermath of many high-end incidents.
Ji Xun felt that with this situation, there was no guarantee that there would be another big opportunity like the "Tailor Street Cellar" again.
With the aura of a bad luck gambler, he felt that the possibility was not small.
Risks certainly coexist.
But Ji Xun had little expectations.
...
However, there was one thing that Ji Xun never thought of.
He came to work as a corpse collector in order to devour extraordinary properties.
But the occupational diseases of corpse collectors were ignored.
Ordinary corpse collectors are exposed to pollution all year round, and their bodies must become weaker and weaker.
But because of the [Feast], Ji Xun's body became stronger day by day.
The physical fitness value is now around 3.6, which is more than three times as high as before.
The increase in attributes is also reflected in the body shape, and the muscle dimensions are also much larger.
Although the melee professionals all over the streets in Innocence City are all strong men, the corpse collectors should not be.
This forced Ji Xun to wear some loose clothes and pretend to be weak with his rickety body.
Occasionally when the Qi and blood are too strong, a light smoke will be drawn to disguise the state of pollution.
Fortunately, I had a solid foundation in acting in my previous life, and I haven't missed any flaws yet.
But as time goes by and he gets stronger, this becomes a bigger problem.
Ji Xun was also wondering how to solve this hidden danger.
...
After lunch, Ji Xun came to the office of Team 5.
Today is payday.
Being a corpse collector is a high-risk occupation, and the salary is paid once a week.
Knocking on the door, captain Dongjiu and two other people happened to be inside.
Having no friendship other than work, Ji Xun walked in and said directly: "Captain, I'm here to collect my salary."
Dongjiu watched him coming, opened the drawer, took out a thin stack of banknotes, and said, "This is yours."
Ji Xun took it and knew that the number was obviously wrong without counting.
The advertised salary for a corpse collector is 3,500 per week, and the most he has in hand is more than a thousand yuan.
He asked directly: "I see that the company's recruitment notice says..."
Before he finished speaking, the old team member beside Dong Jiu, the mangy Liu, seemed to know that he would ask this question, and said sarcastically: "Do you think the captain doesn't take care of himself? If there is no captain..."
Ji Xun was completely uninterested in listening to this guy's words. Before he could finish speaking, he confirmed again: "You mean, I can only take so much?"
What he didn't understand was that the three of them had long regarded this position as a cash cow.
You don’t have to do much work, but you get a lot of money, all by working together to squeeze new people.
Hearing this, Dongjiu looked over with squinted eyes and asked, "Otherwise, what do you think?"
Sometimes, one look can tell that someone is truly evil.
Before being exiled, Dongjiu was a bandit who committed murder and swindled goods. The other two were a rapist and a trafficker who engaged in illegal human trafficking. Neither of them were good deeds.
Ji Xun's expression remained normal as he listened, and he said calmly: "Oh."
There is nothing to say about the Innocence City.
The law of the jungle is the basic rule.
With that said, he turned around and left.
This attitude made Dongjiu and the others confused.
.......
Ji Xun didn't care about the money.
Two thousand yuan can't even buy a page of breathing techniques.
Not to mention resentment.
This kind of small character is not worth paying attention to at all.
But Ji Xun also believed that if it was his, it was his.
The job is still needed right now.
The rest of the salary can be kept with those guys for the time being.
After receiving his salary, Ji Xun originally wanted to go to the morgue to dispose of the corpse, while continuing to devour extraordinary properties.
Unexpectedly, just as he ascended the elevator, a shout came from the brass pipe.
"Hey, boys, a big job is coming! All the body collectors in the East Fifth District, hurry up and get these guys into the car. Remember to bring more body bags!"
"Boss Gong, what happened?"
"I just received news that a group of guys attacked a train transporting supplies uptown to the elevator near the cemetery on the outskirts of the city. The two sides are currently fighting fiercely."
"Who is so bold as to attack the supply train in the inner city?"
"They're probably looters or gangsters. Whatever, a lot of people may die this time, so we'll be busy. We have to hurry up, otherwise we'll be late and let other teams get there first, and there won't be much money left."
"okay!"
"..."
It is normal for corpse collectors to have temporary tasks, and it has become more frequent in the past two days.
But...big job?
Ji Xun suddenly became interested.
We usually go on missions as a team, but this is the first time that the four teams from the East 5th District have been together.
Ji Xun heard who the deep and rough voice was, Gong Xu, the director of the Yinyue Company branch in the East Fifth District.
Because Gong Xu has a good relationship with the top management of Golden Oak Headquarters, he can always get first-hand information.
This also allows several corpse collection teams in the East Fifth District to often reap more benefits.
If there is a firefight, there will be a lot of corpses. The corpses of gangsters who dare to rob freight trains are much more valuable than the corpses of gangsters who fight in the city.
This is a lucrative corpse collection mission.
And it's on the outskirts of the city, so you have to rob it.
Whoever grabs it belongs to whomever.
"A large cemetery on the outskirts of the city?"
Ji Xun's thoughts changed again.
He remembered seeing teammate recruitment information in the Hunter Guild before.
It seemed to be a primary extra-dimensional space, not too difficult.
He didn't waste any time, quickly picked up the materials and ran out of the dormitory with the tool box in hand, and got into the truck parked on the side of the road.
Before waiting for a moment, four corpse collection teams from the East Fifth District drove out of the city in a mighty manner.
...
There are several kilometers of rock formations between Innocence City and the federal city on the rich mineral layer above. In the past, prisoners were exiled on foot, which would take several months.
Now that the Old Continent has been discovered, the nobles at the top have built an elevator, and a large number of people and materials are transported down every day.
There are also many treasures produced in the ruins of the Old World, which will be transported to the upper levels from Innocence City.
There is a transportation railway of more than 100 kilometers from Innocence City to the elevator.
This has also become the target of some bandits who loot supplies.
In the carriage, captain Dongjiu and the other two people seemed a little excited.
After all, if you are really lucky for such a "big job", you might be able to get rich overnight.
As long as they can arrive as soon as possible, the loot in the suburbs belongs to the corpse collector.
What matters now is speed.
Several steam trucks were running at full speed through the city.
There are only four people left in the fifth team's car.
Little Fatty Gibb asked for leave and went home and never came again. I don't know if there was an accident.
Ji Xun is the only one working now.
The Dongjiu trio are a small group and they never chat with new people.
Ji Xun didn't want to talk to him either.
A man sat quietly in the corner, looking out the window.
Apart from the spectacular ruins and buildings, the underground city has almost no scenery to speak of.
After driving away from the outer city wall and leaving the city, there was no light source around, and it was pitch black.
The car lights were connected in a line, like a thorn of light piercing into the endless darkness. Through the dim light, you can occasionally see some dark figures near the railway, which are ghouls and aberrations wandering in the wasteland.
"Grand Cemetery" is a place name along the railway line in the eastern suburbs of Innocence City.
It is said to be an ancient mass grave, and a large number of skeleton monsters often wander here.
There is also an extra-dimensional space that almost everyone in Innocence City knows - [Grand Cemetery Maze].
While idle in the car, Dongjiu and the two old team members also chatted about the maze.
"[Grand Cemetery Maze] This entrance to an extra-dimensional space has a large area of influence, and there are no rules in its triggering methods. When the time comes, everyone should be smart and don't touch anything you don't understand. If you touch something catastrophic, you will be involved. There's trouble in the extra-dimensional space. The space exploration rate has always been only about 40%. No one knows its full picture so far, and getting out of it depends entirely on luck."
"yes."
"But Captain, this maze is just a primary space. Why is the exploration rate only 40%?"
"Because this is a puzzle-type space. It is said that the maze is very large and the structure is too complicated. Entering it just once will waste several days. If you make a mistake, you will waste a lot of time and even get trapped in it. And this The space only produces low-level skeleton materials, and large teams and high-level hunters are not interested. Except for puzzle enthusiasts and card master apprentices who need low-level necromantic materials, no one wants to come to this ghost place. ..”
"oh."
"..."
After all, squad leader Dong Jiu is an old prisoner who has been exiled for several years, and he knows more than the average person.
Ji Xun in the corner of the carriage listened carefully to their conversation.
I also have a general impression of this maze: low yield and high risk.
Nothing worth caring about.
Not only the Old Continent, there are also many weird extra-dimensional spaces in Innocence City.
Ji Xun also has a strong interest in those magical copies.
He still hasn't figured out what kind of existence an extra-dimensional space is, like a fragment of a low-latitude world? God game? Or the projection of the high-latitude world?
None of it seems right.
Just like the "enlightenment", the extradimensional space also has an indescribable mystery.
As I was thinking about it, a bright light appeared in front of me unknowingly.
Destination arrived.
