Xu Jinhuan tiptoed into the underground area and followed the steps to a huge underground workshop.
Even at night, people were still working in this workshop, sweating profusely.
"Hurry up, everyone hurry up! The shopkeeper said that now is the best time to sell this batch of grain. I also assured the shopkeeper that I will definitely complete the task."
Don't let me down. As long as you do your job well, you'll all have enough to eat. Otherwise, you'll be eating the whip from my hand.
After the man finished speaking, he forcefully cracked the whip in his hand, looking arrogantly at the people who were working with their heads down, as if he would lash out with his whip if they were even a moment too slow.
Xu Jinhuan took a closer look and then realized what kind of work these people were doing.
Bags of rice, smelling musty and speckled with black spots, were casually placed on the worktable, where people were grinding the moldy rice with their tools.
It turns out that Long Wangcai not only wanted to make a high price, but also wanted to do business without any investment. Eating this moldy rice could really kill you.
Although Xu Jinhuan disregards human life, she would not harm people without reason. She has no respect for unscrupulous merchants like Long Wangcai who harm others.
[Ding ding, congratulations host for triggering the capital city food security mission. This mission is the most hidden of all, requiring you to destroy Long Wangcai's underground black workshop and expose it to the public.]
After resolving the food security issue, the host will receive the gratitude of the people of the capital and 1000 points.
When Xu Jinhuan heard the familiar announcement, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. The reward for this mission was completely different from before.
In the past, the rewards were mostly quest items. This time, in addition to the points that Xiao Wang mentioned, there was also something about the gratitude of the people of the capital. Could it be that every citizen of the capital is going to say thank you to her?
Suddenly, the cheerful voice of System Xiao Wang rang in Xu Jinhuan's mind.
[Host, this mission is worthwhile! The "gratitude of the people of the capital" reward is a treasure second only to the protagonist's halo.]
The reason it can't compete with the protagonist's halo is simply because it's a regional item halo. However, as long as the host is in the capital region, it can increase the favorability of the people of the capital by 30% without anyone noticing.
Based on my data analysis and predictions, this substance has a significant effect on the host.
After listening to the explanation from System Xiao Wang, Xu Jinhuan had a deeper thought: this thing might really have an unexpected effect when it comes time to raise an army.
Moreover, after completing this task, he could return the points to Xiao Wang, and Xu Jinhuan didn't want to be in debt forever.
Thinking of this, Xu Jinhuan took out a long sword from his spatial storage without using his invisibility ability to make it invisible.
Xu Jinhuan took the long sword and slashed at the man with the long whip.
"ah!"
A woman looked up by chance and saw a long knife suddenly appear behind the steward, which startled her so much that she screamed in panic.
"Why are you shouting so loudly because someone in your family died?"
The steward holding the long whip shouted in dissatisfaction. After saying that, he raised the whip, wanting to lash the woman, but unexpectedly felt a pain in his back. Before he could even see who it was, he lost consciousness.
Xu Jinhuan didn't kill him completely because the mission required making the matter public, so it was necessary to preserve a few witnesses.
"ah!"
"A ghost killed someone?"
Those who were working heard the noise and instinctively looked up, only to see that the once arrogant and domineering manager was now lying in a pool of blood.
The woman who had witnessed everything cried out in a panic, "There's a ghost! There's a ghost here! Just now, a knife suddenly appeared behind Steward Lin, and with one swing of the knife, the steward fell down!"
"knife?"
Where can I find a knife?
"Yes, there's nothing here except the foreman's whip. Could it really be haunted, as Sister Zhao said?"
Just as everyone was discussing it, someone came over.
"What's all this noise about? Hurry up and get to work, don't you all want to eat?"
You should learn to be grateful. Look at how much food costs outside these days! The shopkeeper is already incredibly kind to be able to feed you all.
The man muttered to himself as he walked nearby, and as soon as he turned around, he saw the manager lying in a pool of blood.
"Old Lin? Old Lin, wake up!" He rushed over anxiously, calling Old Lin's name while carefully checking his breathing.
He breathed a slight sigh of relief after feeling a faint breath flowing through his fingertips. "Xiao Liu, quickly go and fetch the imperial physician."
"Yes, Steward Sun," Xiao Liu replied respectfully.
After giving instructions to Xiao Liu, Manager Sun looked at everyone present with a serious expression.
"Speak up, who hurt Old Lin? The first to answer will be rewarded with half a bag of grain."
The woman was the first to raise her hand, "Manager Sun, it was a ghost! A ghost killed Manager Lin!"
Manager Sun frowned upon hearing this. Old Lin was too indiscriminate in his hiring, bringing in all sorts of people in such a peculiar way.
Unexpectedly, the others present also chimed in.
“Manager Sun, what Sister Zhao said is true. In the short time we looked up, Manager Lin fell to the ground, and there wasn’t even a weapon around.”
"That's right, we were just listening to Manager Lin reprimanding people when suddenly he was hacked to pieces."
After listening to these words, Manager Sun carefully examined the surroundings and indeed found no bloody murder weapon.
What exactly happened?
Before he could figure it out, he heard other people screaming.
At this moment, Xu Jinhuan silently raised his long sword again, revealing the blood-stained blade once more, and slowly swung it at Steward Sun.
Before Steward Sun could reprimand these people, he felt a sharp pain in his body, and with a loud thud, he and his good companion Steward Lin fell into a pool of blood.
"ah!"
"It's really haunted!"
"Help!"
Although everyone was a little panicked, only Sister Zhao had witnessed the attack; the others had only heard about it and hadn't actually seen it, so they managed to remain calm.
But now, Manager Sun has been chopped up right in front of them. How can they possibly stay calm?
"Should we leave here first? What if that evil spirit gets carried away with killing and kills us too?"
"We have to go, we can't just die for no reason."
Just as everyone was screaming wildly and trying to leave, the Dragon Mansion's physician was also taken underground.
"Didn't you say only one person was injured? How come there's another one?" the physician asked breathlessly.
Xiao Liu was also extremely surprised. Just a moment ago, Manager Sun was standing in front of him. How could he be injured? Could there be a villain in this house?
Moreover, what's wrong with these people? They all seem crazy.
No, he had to report this to the manager as soon as possible!
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