Chapter 15

“Upon hearing that they would be leaving the city tomorrow, Wu Heng’s face instantly changed. Hadn’t they said that the Professional Association was just a cushy job? How come they had to leave the city for a task on the first day? “Um, Captain, we already have a task so soon?” Wu Heng asked. He was utterly reluctant to go. Killing zombies could level him up, while leaving the city would expose him to many dangers. Seeing Wu Heng’s demeanor, the Captain also smiled, saying, “Our team has just been established, so the task won’t be too difficult. This time, we’re only helping Black Stone Town with some inspections. Don’t worry.” With that, he felt a little more at ease. After all, he had joined the association and it wouldn’t look good if he refused to go. “Okay, Captain, I understand.” The Captain nodded, “Alright, don’t be late for our team’s first activity.” He then stood up and left with the stunning, long-legged female teammate. Wu Heng stood at the door, watching as the two left the alley before closing the door again. … Outside the alley. The departing Silver Armored Captain asked softly, “What do you think of the new member?” “First impression is not bad, he’s not the annoying type.” The blonde beauty answered curiously, “Is he really a Necromancer?” “You saw it yourself; that skeleton is his.” “The room was too empty, there was even a training target in the corner. He doesn’t seem like a Mage, let alone a Necromancer.” Kalina continued. Every mage is a scholar; even if they haven’t achieved anything academically, they should at least have some books or experimental equipment. But none of these things were in the room earlier; it was even somewhat shabby. “Life in the crowded area is not quite the same as that of those mages with heritage.” “Hmm, right.” The two walked out of the intersection and prepared to go their separate ways. Before leaving, the Captain warned, “Don’t be late tomorrow morning.” “All right, Captain.” … After sending the two off, Wu Heng closed the door tightly. He picked up a few items that had just been delivered to examine them. The first was an appointment letter, which read ‘Outside Envoy of the Professional Association’. The smaller text below confirmed his professional status and his stationing at Black Stone Town in the Yeko Kingdom. In addition to the appointment letter, there was also a dark brown piece of leather armor and a badge tucked inside it. The Captain and the beauty from the fourth team had both worn such badges, which represented their status. He put the appointment letter and the badge aside. He picked up the new armor to check it out. The dark brown leather armor had tiny patterns on it; metal clips were attached at the chest and shoulder locations for major protection. It had a certain weight in his hand, heavier than regular leather armor, but still within a bearable range. In this world, armor is indeed important, but so is having good protective gear. The armor provided by the Professional Association was superior in workmanship and defense compared to the two pieces he owned. Now, he had three pieces of leather armor. After checking the delivered items, his gaze fell back on the skeleton at his side. [Skeleton Thief] [Level: 7 (0/14000)] [Attributes: Constitution 12, Strength 14, Agility 20, Intelligence 10, Perception 10, Charm 5.] [Traits: Hollow Skeleton, Base Soul.] [Specialties: Dexterous dual hands, Trap sense, Intuiting evasion.] [Abilities: Sneak attack, Lockpicking (Intermediate), Trap disarmament (Intermediate), Dual wielding mastery (Intermediate), Short blade mastery (Intermediate), Light armor mastery (Intermediate).] [Dexterous dual hands: Can flexibly use a secondary weapon, more deft and swift when using grenades, scrolls, and items.] [Trap sense: Good at detecting and finding pre-set traps.] [Intuiting evasion: Can sense and evade dangers by intuition.] No wonder he made the wanted list – these were the most attributes he had ever seen. They were much stronger than his own and his skeleton dog’s. He quickly skimmed through them. In terms of attributes, both agility and strength were relatively high, which corresponded with his profession as a thief. He also had the abilities like sneak attack and lock picking, which validated this point. He sure took the less traveled specialities. But the lock picking ability wouldn’t be of much use in his hands; so far, he hasn’t encountered a lock that his bronze key couldn’t open. He didn’t see any powerful skills, but the [Trap sense] that allowed him to detect pre-set traps seemed useful. Also, this skeleton’s intelligence had reached 10 points. There was no difference between him and a normal person now. He took out the old set of leather armor and two short blades the skeleton originally had and said, “Put on the armor and take up the weapons.” Upon hearing the command, Skeleton Thief took off its black cloak, put on the leather armor, and hung the two short blades around its waist again. “This won’t do.” Even with the armor on, many spots showed the bare bones. He would definitely bring the skeleton on tomorrow’s mission; if these bones were exposed in Black Stone Town, a town full of humans, it would easily cause panic and trouble. After thinking for a while, he took out the clothes, pants, boots, and a full-face motorcycle helmet that he had stripped from the skeleton in Zombie World. “Put everything on.” Skeleton Thief dressed up properly and put on the helmet; his whole body was completely covered without any openings. “Nice!” Wu Heng was quite pleased. After thinking for a bit, he continued, “You can still be called by your original name, Basen, got it?” Skeleton Thief nodded. Did it really work? “Basen, stand by at the corner.” Skeleton Thief obediently walked to the side and stood there like a statue in standby mode. After handling everything, Wu Heng went to the wooden target area and started his spear training for the day. During the rest between the first set of exercises, his gaze once again fell on the Skeleton Thief, who was watching him with hollow eye sockets. “Come on, practice with me.” Skeleton Thief walked over and drew out his two shining blades. “Uh… use the sticks.” Wu Heng handed him two short sticks. If he got cut during practice, it would be a joke. So, one man and one skeleton started practicing. Until late at night, Wu Heng let Skeleton Thief watch the door while he went to bed for some rest. … Rumble Rumble~! Wu Heng never thought that their transportation for the task would be a train. Calling it a train seemed inaccurate, as the power used to move it wasn’t combustion, since there wasn’t the typical smoke stack of an old-fashioned train. However, in appearance and the use of railway tracks, it wasn’t much different from a typical train. “What’s that on his head?” Long-legged female teammate ‘Cavina’ pointed at the Helmet adorning Skeleton Thief’s head. “It’s a helmet!” Wu Heng explained. “I know it’s a helmet, but why does it look like that, who designed it?” Cavina continued asking. “Uh… I don’t know, is there any problem?””