Chapter 23 - Chapter 23: Chapter 23, Task Reward_i

Chapter 23: Chapter 23, Task Reward_i Translator: 549690339 Jianyi and Jian’er led four skeletons away to put on their gear. Wu Heng’s attention fell on the upright skeleton army. He selected five skeleton warriors whose experiences were slightly higher from the crowd and called them to stand at the very front. One of them was the initial skeleton that was transformed and given an iron sword. The sword – wielding skeleton was the only one promoted to level 2. “Drop your weapons.” Clink, clatter! The skeleton warriors threw their weapons onto the ground. Wu Heng picked up a long spear and handed it over to a skeleton, “Take it.” The skeleton warrior took the spear and held it in its hands. Wu Heng took two steps back, pointed to the iron cage nearby, “Attack the cage.” The skeleton warrior raised the spear and made a forward thrusting motion. The spear blade clanged against the iron cage with a sound. Seeing that the skeleton could execute this movement, Wu Heng felt relieved. He was really afraid that holding a spear was like swinging a kitchen knife or an iron sword. Even though these spears were not expensive, they were still a good thing if ordinary skeletons could use them. Then, Wu Heng handed a spear to each of the remaining skeletons. He also issued the same order to try to attack. The skeletons all made forward thrusting motions. The results were fairly satisfying. At this time, Jianyi and the other skeletons, who had finished gearing up, also returned Looking at the dim sky, Wu Heng said, “Don’t go out, wait upstairs.” The four skeletons nodded simultaneously. Wu Heng didn’t linger, he returned to Black Stone Town with Skeleton Basson. After a brief physical workout, he went to bed The next day, early in the morning. After eating breakfast, Wu Heng went to the Job Seeker’s Association alone. According to Captain ‘Autruck’, he should go to the association this morning. He arrived at the central area and walked into the assembly hall. As soon as he entered the hall, he saw a slender figure standing in front of the notice board, looking up at the posted tasks. “Cavina, you’re here early,” Wu Heng greeted her proactively. Cavina turned around at the sound, nodded, and said, “The captain asked me to wait for you here, in case you couldn’t find the place.” “Oh, thank you!” They walked through the corridor and arrived at a room. Upon opening the door, he saw Captain Autruck sitting inside. “Captain, Wu Heng is here,” Cavina said. Autruck nodded, gestured for them to sit, and continued, “Wu Heng, this is the rest room the association has given our team. From now on, just come here directly.” “Understood, captain.” Next, Autruck continued, “At yesterday’s meeting, our team’s performance was praised by the executive, especially you, Wu Heng, the city hall gave you a separate commendation.” After acknowledging their performance on the mission. Autruck took out a file and handed it to the two, “Black Stone Town has interrogated ‘Achido’, this is his confession. We participated in this operation and got a copy.” Cavina glanced at it quickly, then passed it to him. Wu Heng took it in his hands and started to read it carefully. According to Achido’s confession. What was brought out from Mining Village was a baby’s corpse. His wife had given birth to a stillborn three years ago. In this world, that was nothing abnormal, typically the baby would be buried and it’d be over. But before the burial, a scholar traveling by found him, claiming there were ways to enable the stillborn to live in another form and his business would benefit in the process, too. He believed the scholar and placed the stillborn in a certain place in the mine as instructed, and sure enough, his mining business began to take off. However, recently, people in the village started going mad. He realized there was a problem, but when he wanted to retrieve the corpse for a proper burial, he found he couldn’t get in because all the people in the village had gone mad. Moreover, Black Stone Town continuously sent investigation teams, which prompted him to set up the trap the day before. Since it was impossible to stop the second investigation team, he had the idea of making the team divert the insane villagers away so they could go retrieve the corpse of the baby. Fortunately, the plan went relatively smoothly. Only Wu Heng’s presence was unexpected. A single man wiped out several of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. Thus, his entire plan fell apart at the last step. After Wu Heng had finished reading, Autruck continued: “Black Stone Town believes that the scholar passing through was a Necromancer, and they have already started to investigate him.” A Necromancer, huh. A simple suggestion, and an entire village is wiped out. No wonder this profession is shunned. “So, the craziness among those villagers was caused by the baby’s corpse?” Wu Heng asked. “According to the data, the ghost cultivated by necromancy, which in this case is the soul of the baby. After becoming a soul, it has no concept of right or wrong and it can become even more dangerous,” Autruck replied. A baby ghost? A soul? How did it end up with ghosts again? But then again, the skeletons possess soul fire, so it’s not strange for there to be ghosts in this world. At least, as far as believability goes, the existence of souls is much more plausible than skeletons rising from the dead. Alright, the mission has ended. Due to the discrepancy in the information provided, the guild and Black Stone Town have increased the mission reward. It’s now 220 silver coins along with a moderate level equipment as rewards.” Upon hearing this, Cavina, who was originally uninterested in the story, brightened up. At least the risk was worth it. The reward was upgraded. Wu Heng, on the other hand, was interested in the moderate level reward. He could exchange it for a moderate level skill book. The Acid Splash doesn’t seem very effective. It’s not elegant at all just like spitting. “Oh, and Wu Heng, you need to take note,” the captain looked at him again. “Ah? What’s wrong?” “This incident affected an entire village and it’s related to necromancy. While City Hall recognizes your performance in this incident, they will also increase their attention on you.” Wu Heng frowned. In other words, the consequences of the necromancer’s actions have led the city hall to perceive this profession as more dangerous. As a necromancer in the city, he is going to be a focus of their attention. No, he has always been a potential risk, and after this incident, he has become a high-priority risk. “I understand, Captain.” Autruck pulled out two money bags and handed them to the two of them, continuing to speak, “That’s for today. Cavina, show Wu Heng around the guild.” Sure!” Cavina put the money bag into her backpack and stood up to leave, “I’ll show you around the guild. If there’s anything you don’t understand, you can ask me.” Leaving her room, Cavina, with her long legs, took him outside. Her curved butt was particularly eye-catching. That’s the training ground over there, it’s very spacious. Our captain loves to train there, he’s a training maniac.” “Over there is the alchemy lab, it’s dedicated to Alchemists.” “And over there is the meeting room…” Along the way, Cavina introduced him to several special places. The Professional Association is rich and powerful. The entire building occupies a large area and covers a wide range of sectors. “Do they serve meals here? Like breakfast and dinner?” “No!” “Oh!” After a tour, Cavina left on her own. Wu Heng approached the front desk. ‘I want to use the moderate level equipment reward to exchange for a skill book.” Sure, Sir. May I know which profession’s skills you need?” “Mage!” “Okay, Sir. At the moment, Black Stone Town has two types of mage skill books.” With that said, two skill books were brought out. [Grease Skill] [Fog Skill], The book covers were old and looked like they had been flipped through more than once. [Grease Skill] (Description: Transforms the specified area into difficult terrain which can be ignited.) [Fog Skill] (Description: Creates a dense fog, filling every corner of the room.)