"Mission accomplished!"
"Congratulations on your promotion to Bronze-level mercenary. You can now accept higher-level missions and the Adventurer's Hall exchange function is now available."
What's the redemption feature?
The customer service representative took away Liu Nian and the others' badges and replaced them with more exquisitely crafted ones.
The customer service representative led six people slowly to the right side of the Adventurers' Hall. Seeing the badges pinned to everyone's bodies, the adventurers in the hall consciously made way for them.
Several ATM-like devices were placed along the right edge of the Adventurer's Hall.
After the customer service representative placed her badge on a sensor area, the device's screen lit up, and then many items that could be redeemed at the current level appeared on the screen.
After explaining the redemption function, the customer service representative returned to the Adventure Hall in the center.
There were ten machines in total, and Liu Nian and the others each chose one to start operating.
There are very few items available for Bronze-level mercenaries to exchange for, and the exchange is done in two forms: mercenary points and crowns.
Liu Nian checked his mercenary points and found he only had 100 points, while Kron himself had many.
After carefully examining the items for a while, one item caught Liu Nian's attention.
He discovered that he could actually exchange for Undead Essence here.
However, it requires 200 points and 1,000 crowns to redeem it.
This can be redeemed by a bronze-level mercenary. Earning 1,000 crowns is easy, but earning 200 mercenary points is a bit difficult in a short time.
It seems I need to work harder on the task; Liu Nian is determined to get this material.
After taking it down, only one werewolf claw remained, its whereabouts unknown.
It seems I'll have to stay in the World Society for a while. Wushuang City doesn't have this device, Liu Nian thought, looking at the screen in front of him.
You have used the device for 30 minutes, and your usage time for today has expired. Welcome to visit us again next time.
Oh, there's a time limit on its use! I was careless!
Seeing that the people in the hall were looking this way, Liu Nian took off the badge and quickly left.
She asked the others about their plans at the entrance of the hall. Four of them planned to return to Wushuang City tomorrow, but only Zhou Momo wanted to stay here.
When Liu Nian said that she would also stay here for a while, Zhou Momo's eyes lit up.
The other four planned to go to a bar for drinks, while Liu Nian planned to wander around the city and find a hotel to stay in.
Zhou Momo and Liu Nian left together, and the four of them watched them walk in another direction with an ambiguous expression.
The two drove aimlessly around, the World Alliance being much larger than Wushuang City.
"No Trespassing"
There was a stone wall in front of us, with an entrance in the middle.
Seeing that it looked like a village, Liu Nian was about to drive in when he was stopped by two guards at the gate.
The guards blocked the doorway with their spears on either side. Just as they were about to stop the two men, the guard on the left noticed the badges on their bodies.
Damn, a bronze-level mercenary, that's not someone I can afford to offend!
The man was unfamiliar, probably a newly promoted mercenary. He said in a friendly manner, "This is an administrative area, not open to the public!"
I see!
"I'm sorry," Liu Nian apologized kindly.
The guard nodded, indicating that everything was alright.
Then, as if nothing had happened, they withdrew the spear that had been blocking their way.
After wandering around, Liu Nian discovered that the World Society was divided into two layers, an inner and an outer one. The inner circle was the village they had just visited, which was surrounded by walls for use by people like city lords.
The outer layer is enclosed by shipping containers for those who come to visit.
The outer layer is further divided into three areas: a residential area, a market area, and an entertainment area.
The forces on the outer perimeter are complex and intertwined. After several bloody purges, Zhu Xiaotian, the outsider, arrogantly took control of the entertainment district, subtly showing his intention to rival the city lord's power.
Both sides maintained a facade of peace while engaging in constant underhanded maneuvers.
The traffic was terrible, and based on what the passersby said, I came to the following conclusion, which, combined with what I saw when I entered the city, seems quite credible.
The newly built Adventurer's Hall is located in the center of the market area and the entertainment area, becoming a landmark building that divides the two areas.
The other four went to the entertainment area, while Liu Nian and the other two stayed in the market area.
As for whether there is an underground Huangdi in the market area, Liu Nian has no idea.
As you run from the market area to the residential area, the difference in living conditions becomes very noticeable once you enter the residential area.
The uneven buildings, the dark alleys, and the damp, muddy roads were Liu Nian's most immediate impressions.
An indescribable smell wafted through the air, causing Zhou Momo to frown.
Seeing that Liu Nian seemed unaffected, Zhou Momo looked at his mask. Was it the mask that was working? Or was he just enduring it?
Unaware of Zhou Momo's thoughts, the further they went, the more dilapidated the buildings became. In the dark alley, a figure flashed by intentionally or unintentionally, and Liu Nian could feel the gaze behind him as if it wanted to see right through him.
Liu Nian signaled that there was danger and told Zhou Momo to drive forward, while he himself fell behind her car.
Seeing Liu Nian's gaze, Zhou Momo closed the car window and sped away.
The Rose Hotel sits on the edge of the entertainment and residential areas, serving as a landmark between the two.
The antique-style display prioritizes safety above all else.
You won't find anything missing when you get home.
But the price is also high, and most people can't afford it.
Stepping onto a carpet, Liu Nian and his companion entered the hotel.
The sign outside says "Long-term for Rent," and given the appalling state of the residential area, it's hard to imagine that such a building would exist here.
Two hundred crowns a month, payable one month's rent as deposit, no bargaining.
The receptionist spoke clearly to the two of them.
Liu Nian couldn't tell whether it was expensive or not. Men aren't that particular; they can just pitch a tent and settle down anywhere. Being a bachelor, he didn't care about these things.
Zhou Momo reluctantly pulled out her money bag containing crowns and took out four stacks of crowns wrapped in paper.
The waitress deftly tore open the seal, took out the contents, and found they were all crowns. She quickly counted them and confirmed there were enough!
Satisfied, he put it away on his desk and handed a bunch of keys behind him to Zhou Momo.
"Welcome to Peerless City! Wishing you a happy married life!"
Liu Nian watched speechlessly as the waitress started matchmaking, and was about to speak.
Just then, a person came down from the second floor. The waitress looked at the person and, before Liu Nian could speak, smiled and said, "Boss, another couple has come to stay."
Upon seeing the person getting off, Liu Nian blurted out, "It's you!"
In a household in the Tianxiahui residential area, a woman knelt on the ground, pleading desperately.
"Sir, please save my child!"
The woman's home was extremely poor; the only clean place was the bed sheet wrapped around the baby.
The baby was as weak as a candle in the wind, as if a gust of wind could extinguish him.
Looking at the baby crying weakly, the man addressed as "adult" peeked out from under his hood.
A sign of the Eye of Truth was faintly visible on his neck.
"O devout believer, the Lord of Truth will protect him!"
The man took the baby from the woman's arms and said kindly.
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