Su Mingan was a little surprised.
...Luckily he got in touch with the princess.
"What if I'm not the leader?" He said hesitantly.
"Who do you want to nominate?" asked the princess.
"A new S-level Soul Hunter from the Soul Hunter camp, named Amber." He said, "What if I want to recommend him?"
The "amber" he mentioned was Ying.
This guy has been lurking in the Soul Hunter camp, wearing a black mask the whole time, colluding with Lu Shulinyin and others, and I don't know how many Soul Clan strongholds he has razed to the ground.
The flirty name "Amber" was given by Ying herself and has nothing to do with him.
While he was following the story and completing tasks here, Ying was frantically earning contribution points over there, making other players miserable.
Su Mingan has already planned to let Ying be the leader of the Soul Hunters, and he will be the leader of the Soul Clan here, sandwiching the two sides and making those players who are obsessed with hunting the Soul Clan and fail to take the overall plot into consideration suffer a great loss in the feast at sea.
The princess met his gaze and smiled with her hands covering her mouth.
"Of course." She smiled. "In that case, I will let him take over Elras's position before the Sea Feast. I will let him take the things from the Contribution Office."
Listening to her affirmative words, Su Mingan felt as if the matter was finalized.
...Finally got it.
His strategy route in the dungeon has always been the ultimate plot flow.
Unlike most players who violently kill monsters, he takes the most extreme and overall-oriented route.
The dungeon process of ordinary players is basically to go with the flow. They just follow the steps to complete any task at hand, obey NPCs when they see them, and kill monsters when they see them. They go through the dungeon passively, but safely, because if they don't delve into the puzzles of the dungeon, there will generally be no danger.
Like the Praia instance this time, as long as the player joins a good team in the early stage, or bribes some NPCs, their night session will not be too difficult, even if they just need to find a cleared area to hide.
This route is not shameful, but very common, because people like Lu Shulinyin who are at the top of the list also do this, and their gains are not low at all. They get a lot of good things by killing the Soul Clan, and the process is very easy.
...But Su Mingan can't.
Because his goal has never been just to pass the level.
...He would inevitably be drawn into the plot and enter the most dangerous part.
And now, the last key point has been taken.
Su Mingan put away his knife, turned around and left.
…
Originally wanting to go back to the South District directly, Su Mingan saw an acquaintance in front of the city wall of the royal city.
A knight in golden armor with blond hair was talking to a young man wearing the armor of the Royal City Guard. The two of them were having a great conversation and seemed like good friends.
Su Mingan recognized that the two people who were just chatting and not standing guard were Xie Lude and Noel.
Noel works in the Royal City, and now Shelude has been promoted to a Royal City Knight, so it is not surprising that these two people are together.
Xie Lude looked a little anxious.
He was in a coma the whole night and didn't know what happened afterwards, nor did he know about Elras' death or Gard's fate.
He only knew that early this morning, he was awarded the title of Knight of the Royal City, and suddenly achieved the dream he had been looking forward to.
"Last night... Garde..." He seemed to want to ask.
"By the way, can you please help deliver this photo to the Soul Hunter Headquarters?" Su Ming'an stuffed Gard's family photo into Xie Lude's hand.
He couldn't go back anymore, so he might as well let Xie Lude take him there. As for Noel, they could chat as a team if they had anything to say, there was no need to stand face to face.
"Wait...wait."
Xie Lude followed him and said, "Captain, it's my twin sister's birthday in a few days. I want to exchange gifts with her. And she likes you very much. She wants to meet you, the legendary S-level soul hunter..."
Su Mingan did not look back.
He knew that once he left, he and Xie Lude would become two different people.
Xie Lude is a Knight of Light who hates evil and is a chess piece controlled by the camp's hatred. If he knew that the "captain" was actually the leader of the Soul Clan, he would surely be filled with hostility.
The next time they meet is on the battlefield of the sea feast.
The conflict between the two races will not change because of a short-term friendship.
"Captain, Captain, won't you come with me to choose some gifts? Captain, that barbecue restaurant..." Xie Lude's voice floated behind.
Su Mingan didn't even turn his head.
He walked on, leaving Sheridan's voice behind him, and passed Thirteenth Street.
It has started snowing, and the snow began in the early morning.
The system time has reached December 24, 2023, and tonight is Christmas Eve.
...Who would have thought that it would start snowing in Praia, which is usually hot.
Perhaps this is a strange omen for the feast at sea. Some players who are not prepared with cold-resistant gear will definitely be troubled by this.
The snow was not heavy, but it fell on my body like white flakes.
Su Mingan paused for a moment and looked towards the street.
In that low bungalow, there was no sound of a loom, not even the faint sound of a cough.
I heard from the residents nearby that the Gard family has moved away and is said to have gone to sea.
She should have known that her old man was gone.
...After all, she knew that the real Su Lin couldn't drink rice wine at all.
“…”
Su Mingan stopped where he was.
The house was silent at this moment.
The clothesline at the door was still standing empty, with tiny drops of snow melting on it and the spread cloth disappearing.
No one stood there nagging him, kindly telling him not to be impulsive, while bending over to dry the salted fish.
He still remembers her silver hair in the sunset, her wrinkled face trembling in the wind, and her smile mixed with sweetness and sadness.
Su Ming'an, who had just arrived in Praia at that time, thought that the Soul Hunting War was glorious and just, and she even felt sorry for her son Xiao Huer.
…But now it seems that all this is completely meaningless.
Everything the old lady had said before has now become a reality.
...And now, Su Mingan, who holds the two highest powers in Praya, stands here but can no longer see her.
She had already walked into the evening illuminated by the setting sun, holding her old man's hand.
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