Chapter 1 Rewards After Clearing the Instance

[Ding! Congratulations on completing the solo Lingjing Xingzhe mission – Horror Cruise, difficulty level S. Calculating rewards...]

[Reward Calculation in progress... Acquired item/items: Unyielding Will, Gauntlet of Thunder, Murmurs of the Smoker]

[Reward experience points: 35%]

[Calculation complete! Exiting Lingjing Xingzhe in 30 seconds]

A countdown interface appeared, ticking down rapidly.

Zhang Yuanqing felt a powerful and evil spiritual force descend from the darkness, pouring into his body, converging towards his heart, and finally being completely absorbed by the dark heart in his chest.

"The experience points from clearing the dungeon aren't for me..."

Far from being disappointed, Zhang Yuanqing breathed a sigh of relief.

This was what he expected. The experience points (spiritual power) rewarded by the dungeon had always been poured into the character card, so the final destination could only be the heart in his chest, and had nothing to do with him personally.

As a Night Watcher, what would be the consequences of being infused with the spiritual power of other professions, especially evil ones?

The clever headmaster of Chunyang was an example.

Zhang Yuanqing opened his inventory and checked the three items rewarded by the dungeon.

Unyielding Will was a black-purple pill, shaped like a quail egg, and looked as if it had been kneaded from filthy things.

Zhang Yuanqing held the quail egg and waited for two or three seconds, and the item information appeared:

[Name: Unyielding Will]

[Type: Consumable]

[Function: Buff]

[Note 1: For Abhumans, it seems to be useless.]

[Note 2: Because it is a consumable, there is no price.]

Zhang Yuanqing's eyes suddenly lit up. The content of the note, conversely, was: If you are not an Abhuman, then it will be a top-quality pill.

The "Unyielding Will" pill would be a nightmare for Abhumans, immune to the skills of Abhumans at the Saint level, and 50% immune to the Dominator level. This meant that Zhang Yuanqing could now kill Abhumans like butchering dogs.

When he was promoted to Dominator, he could kill Dominator-level Abhumans like butchering dogs.

Putting the "Unyielding Will" pill back into his inventory, he went on to check the "Gauntlet of Thunder" and the "Murmurs of the Smoker".

[Name: Gauntlet of Thunder]

[Type: Weapon]

[Function: Manipulate Lightning]

[Introduction: It is a prop forged by a certain indescribable existence by collecting the core of thunder and lightning. It has considerable defensive and offensive capabilities. Item skills: Electromagnetic Protection, Thunder Blast.]

[Note 1: It is one of the parts of the Thunder God Armor. The remaining four pieces are: Armor, Boots, Helmet, Spear. Collect all five pieces of the set to gain the power of the Thunder God.]

[Note 2: The more electricity injected, the greater the power of the Thunder Blast]

[Note 3: Please use Thunder Blast with caution, if you don't want to become charcoal.]

The Gauntlet of Thunder was a bright blue gauntlet with dazzling lightning collapsed inside, emitting scorching heat.

One of the set pieces, and a top-quality item at the Saint level as a single piece!

Zhang Yuanqing swallowed and felt a strong sense of joy. Even though he was nicknamed the Item Celestial Venerate and had countless top-quality items that Lingjing Xingzhe envied.

But after reading the attributes of the "Gauntlet of Thunder", he still had the excitement of finding a treasure.

In Lingjing Xingzhe, the rarity of sets is higher than that of rule-based items, and each set is a mysterious and unpredictable power.

"Thunder God's Power? A title related to gods. If you collect the set, will you be able to control the power of a demigod?"

The dungeon in November should be a lightning mage. In addition, this is an Abhuman dungeon, but the reward is the "Gauntlet of Thunder", which can only come from the Holy See's Lingjing Xingzhe.

The Gauntlet of Thunder was probably an item of the former cardinal. Then, could there be other parts in the Holy See's treasury?

Zhang Yuanqing had a beautiful fantasy.

With limited time, he quickly checked the third item, which was a fist-sized egg covered with pores and wrapped in blood vessels. It looked exactly like the demonic seed at the bottom of the cabin, but in miniature.

[Name: Murmurs of the Smoker]

[Type: Consumable]

[Function: Contamination]

[Introduction: It can emit terrible whispers, contaminating all living beings within fifty meters, causing them to become mentally deranged, reduce their IQ, and cause distortion.]

[Note: Remember, it's all living things.]

The introduction and notes were very brief, but Zhang Yuanqing felt a little scalp tingling, especially the content of the "Note" that repeated "all living things" in the introduction.

This meant that the Murmurs of the Smoker was a rule-based consumable!

"The level of the demonic seed is definitely weird, it doesn't match the Saint stage..."

Zhang Yuanqing muttered to himself.

At this time, there were five seconds left before returning to Lingjing Xingzhe. He calmly grabbed Little Red Riding Hood, took away the three Yin corpses, and nodded to the cardinal: "Goodbye!"

The next second, the scenery at the bottom of the cabin began to distort and blur, like the surface of rippling water.

In an uninhabited empty house in Kings County, in the pitch black, Zhang Yuanqing left the dungeon and returned to reality.

He looked around, but didn't see the Eight-Foot Mirror and the doppelganger. His expression changed, and he rushed to the cabinet, opened the cabinet door, and found that the Heart-Devouring Knife, the Chaotic Painting, and several Dominator-quality materials inside had all disappeared.

Cold sweat broke out on Zhang Yuanqing's forehead, and he felt his blood pressure soaring.

Gone?

My treasures are gone?

Who took my Dominator items and materials?

He couldn't have been followed. As a Night Watcher and Illusionist, the two most cautious professions in the Second District, no one in the world could follow him.

Even a demigod-level Void like the chairman could only locate him through the mark.

I clearly asked the doppelganger to guard the items and materials. The doppelganger and the Eight-Foot Mirror are gone, and there hasn't been a fight here...

Zhang Yuanqing observed the room and gradually regained his composure.

He roughly guessed what was going on and picked up the phone that had fallen to the ground when he entered Lingjing Xingzhe.

After being on standby for five days, the phone still had 15% battery.

Zhang Yuanqing opened the chat history and saw that Guan Ya had sent him a message: "The situation in New York County has become increasingly tense in the past few days. He had to participate in it. If those things were unguarded, they might be picked up by Void professions, so he put the things here with me."

Seeing this, Zhang Yuanqing breathed a sigh of relief.

The conflict between the two major factions, Order and Evil, in New York County became increasingly fierce. The doppelganger had to accept the Hunter Guild's mission, and he didn't have an inventory to store items, so he could only hand them over to Guan Ya for safekeeping.

Zhang Yuanqing sent Guan Ya a message: "I'm back! How's the situation in New York County?"

About ten minutes later, Guan Ya sent two forms, one was the casualty list of the Order organizations in New York County, and the other was the kill list of the Evil professions.

In five days, a total of 180 Lingjing Xingzhe from the Order and Evil camps were killed in battle, and 240 were injured. Among them, 46 Saints died, and 3 level-six Saints were killed.

Ju Mang successively killed the magical beasts Haas, Hecate, and Bacchus, directly pushing the camp confrontation to a fever pitch.

The Evil camp couldn't swallow this, and launched a frenzied counterattack. The Order camp tried to take advantage of the victory and completely crush the Evil camp's fighting spirit. The two sides launched intelligence warfare, skirmishes, assassinations, etc.

In just five days, the battles that broke out in various parts of New York County caused considerable social unrest and international attention.

The New York County government attributed all this to "foreign armed elements carrying out terrorist attacks."

Currently, the Tribunal, the Merchant Guild, and the Sea God Church are all drawing elites from their major branches to support New York County. The Evil camp is also drawing elites to sneak into New York County.

This international metropolis has become the main battlefield for the two major camps.

"The Dominators haven't taken action yet. These old guys are more afraid of death than anyone else!" Zhang Yuanqing muttered.

At the Dominator stage, they are powerful enough and cautious enough, rarely appearing in public and engaging in head-on confrontations.

To drag a Dominator into the game, there must be an opportunity.

Zhang Yuanqing turned into a starlight and disappeared into the uninhabited empty house.

Half an hour later, New York County Bank headquarters building.

In Guan Ya's bedroom, starlight rose, and Zhang Yuanqing stepped out of the starlight. He saw his mixed-race girlfriend wearing a purple suspender nightdress, holding a scorpion doll in her arms, staring at the computer.

The screen was playing a well-known TV series in the Free Federation. The theme was the love between vampires and werewolves.

"You're back?" Guan Ya happily got up and hooked his neck.

Zhang Yuanqing lowered his head and held her warm lips. After a long time, the two separated, and Zhang Yuanqing glanced at the computer screen.

"Are you bored?"

"I told Wei Ni that you entered the dungeon. The Five Elements Alliance team is on standby. She also thinks this is a good idea, so as not to be calculated by the Evil camp and easily get wiped out." Guan Ya explained.

She took out the Eight-Foot Mirror, Heart-Devouring Knife and other props and materials. "This broken knife of yours has to drink blood and devour spirits every day. I've almost killed all the stray dogs nearby."

"Did you feed it today?"

"Yes!"

Zhang Yuanqing was relieved and put it away.

Guan Ya brewed a pot of coffee, pulled him to sit on the sofa by the window, sipping coffee, and listening to her boyfriend talk about his experience in the dungeon. As a scout, she frowned frequently as she listened.

"You also think the demonic seed is a bit strange,"

Zhang Yuanqing said: "Tomorrow I'll ask Wei Ni to help me check if the Irish United Nations really had a ship named Haidong disappearing in 1900."

The headquarters of the various official organizations in the Second District are all in the Free Federation, but European countries have their branches. If Wei Ni is willing to help, it's just a matter of sending an email.

As for the Tribunal's database, the Tribunal was not established in 1900.

Guan Ya gave her own suggestion: "This will attract Wei Ni's attention. I don't think it's necessary to go through the Lingjing Xingzhe forces. It's more low-key and safe to contact the Irish United Nations Naval Headquarters directly. The Fu family has channels for this, so leave it to me."

The current Irish United Nations is different from before. As long as you can afford it, even the most confidential documents can be accessed.

Zhang Yuanqing thought for a while, "Let's do that."

Guan Ya nodded, "I'll tell you about what's been happening recently."

"Let's talk about it in bed."

Zhang Yuanqing smiled and picked up his girlfriend, heading towards the big bed.

The next day, Zhang Yuanqing, who had just returned to reality, was summoned to the office by Minister Wei Ni.

Her wavy chestnut hair draped over her arms, the cold and mature female minister had a smile on her lips: "What level of dungeon?"

"A-level!"

Wei Ni nodded, "Are you considering entering the slaughter dungeon at the end of the year?"

"I can't wait to enter December." Zhang Yuanqing was telling the truth.

Wei Ni leaned on the back of her chair, her posture lazy and casual, and smiled: "Every slaughter dungeon only has three Dominator spots. Yuan Shi Tianzun has returned to Lingjing Xingzhe, but the number of peak Saints in the Second District is still quite a bit. How confident are you?"

Before Zhang Yuanqing could answer, she continued: "Not to mention those famous Saints, a level-six Dream Weaver has recently appeared in New Moon County. I think he will become your formidable opponent. If you can take him down before the slaughter dungeon opens, your chances of being promoted to Dominator will be higher."

Zhang Yuanqing tentatively asked: "Level-six Dream Weaver?"

Wei Ni said in a deep voice: "His Lingjing Xingzhe ID is Tongtian Jiaozhu, you should be familiar with him, he's the one who participated in hunting you down that day."

"In the few days you were in Lingjing Xingzhe, he was very active, killing two Saints from the Sea God Church, two Saints from the Tribunal, one Saint from the Merchant Guild, and one Saint from the Association of Beauty."

"This person has been listed as number three on the A-level wanted list, replacing the original Bacchus. Compared to Bacchus, this Dream Weaver is even more elusive. His assassinations are difficult to defend against, and his whereabouts cannot be locked down."

He killed six Saints in five days? The doppelganger did a good job! Zhang Yuanqing secretly praised.

In this way, he will become an important Saint of the Hunter Guild and be highly valued.

"If I have the opportunity, I will send him back to Lingjing Xingzhe." Zhang Yuanqing looked very confident.

Wei Ni was very satisfied with his attitude and immediately said: "Yesterday we received news that the Dark Night Rose, the Military God Sect, and the Void Sect (Southern Sect) in your Second District will send Saints to support the Evil camp in New York County."

"Headquarters attaches great importance to this matter and has ordered us to block the Saints of the three major forces."