With the sound of the wooden door closing, Bernice and Qiji were left alone in the not-so-full tree house.
"Um, that, 105, I actually..."
Bernice was at a loss for a moment and sat in the chair blankly, not knowing what to say.
Qi Ji shrugged, not dwelling on this embarrassing topic any more, and walked slowly to her side and asked:
"Did you talk to that Roman?"
"Uh...ah!"
Bernice seemed to have woken up from a dream. She hurriedly tidied her clothes and said hastily, trying to change the subject:
"I, I asked him if he could send me to the human government..."
"Then what did he say?"
"He said, he said..."
Bernice lowered her head, pretending to tidy up her long black hair which was a little messy, and she didn't dare to look Qi Ji in the eye.
But he still glanced at Qi Ji's expression from time to time, and his tone was very nervous and hesitant:
"He said, yes... but, for some reason, he also said, it's not recommended..."
"Then?" Qi Ji nodded as expected.
"Then, I asked him why," Bernice raised her head carefully and looked at Qi Ji's face, "He didn't answer me directly, but... told me to ask other people."
"other people……"
Mumbling this somewhat confusing word, Qi Ji suddenly smiled in enlightenment.
It seemed that after hearing this word, she confirmed something in her heart...
This was a guess I hadn't been sure of before.
Nodding slightly in thought, she smiled and said to Bernice:
"I see. So, you have 'returned' that guy to Roman, right?"
She was referring to the unknown killer man who attempted to self-immolate to keep the secret but was stopped by Roman, and who claimed to be a member of the "New World" sect, and whether he had been successfully "returned" to Principal Roman.
"Uh, of course!"
Bernice nodded vigorously.
"Very good," Qi Ji said leisurely with an elusive smile on his face, "Then, you have successfully completed your first 'mission'."
Without waiting for the other party to respond, she gestured with one hand and said with a smile:
"Your 'merit' is therefore increased by two points."
"Well……"
Bernice blinked and thought for a while, and seemed to remember this. Her delicate and fair face was filled with joy from the bottom of her heart. Welcome to the library of Xier.
But soon, I was filled with some doubts and confusion.
She scratched her head and asked expectantly:
"So, with these two points of 'merit'...what can you do for me?"
She ran to the core library to defeat the killer and save Donna. Her original motivation was to accumulate "merits" with Qi Ji and get the opportunity to get help from this mysterious and powerful man.
However, although this "merit" can be quantified in detail, there is no reference.
She had no idea about the number "two points" and couldn't quite appreciate the significance of this relatively easy "task".
"Hmm... good question, let me think about it..."
Qi Ji was temporarily stumped by this question. He stroked his smooth and pointed chin with one hand, glanced sideways at the treetops above that were filled with dusk, and looked like he was thinking.
To be honest, the idea of exchanging tasks for merit points, and then exchanging them for the qualification to let her help, was actually just a sudden inspiration.
She didn't think about too many details at first.
I had originally planned to improve it slowly afterwards, but too many things happened next, and I had just spent a lot of time exploring and communicating with the "world of lead-black clouds and gray-white forests."
So I accidentally left it aside and never thought about it in depth.
It was not until Bernice asked her about it in person that she realized she had to give the other party a clear explanation.
After all, from the other party's perspective, Bernice is her "employee" in a sense, and "salary" is her help, and the so-called merit points are just a measurement indicator.
The issue of salary must not be vague, it must be clear!
Otherwise there will be big problems!
“Emmm… let’s do this!”
Although it was a last-minute emergency and time was very tight, Qi Ji's thinking and computing power far beyond the ordinary world should not be underestimated. In less than a breath, she had initially finalized a set of "exchange system":
"For every ten points of 'Merit', I can assist you for one second with the performance level of a smelter in the 'Earth' domain. During this time, I will obey all your orders unless it harms innocent people - how about it?"
"… Every ten points, one second?!"
Bernice took a full half minute to digest what Qi Ji had just said. She immediately leaned back and stared at her with wide eyes:
"This, this is too expensive!"
"Then what else do you want?"
Qi Ji looked at Bernice with a strange expression, and his tone was like he was lecturing a child who was ignorant of the world:
"It's the equivalent of a Metallurgist's level of assistance! The previous 'mission' wasn't too difficult for you, was it? That's two points, so you only need to do four more missions of that difficulty to get a full second!"
Bernice was stunned by these convincing words.
Then, when she thought about this "price" carefully, it seemed...it was indeed quite affordable?
The reason why Bernice’s first reaction was “this is too expensive” was because of her experience with Qi Ji over the past two days.
There is really no way. This mysterious girl who calls herself 105 is too careless in her style of doing things. She basically does not have the airs and attitude of being the "strongest person below demigod".
It was hard for Bernice not to have an illusion: strong people of this level were all so approachable, and asking her for help did not cost too much.
But if we bring the situation into reality, we will find that this kind of person is an exception among exceptions.
There are less than a hundred extraordinary people at the level of Metallurgists in the human world, and among the vampires, only the highest-ranking vampire can sit on the honorable position of "Blood Lord".
He is an extraordinary being who is only one step away from transcending the shackles of living beings and reaching the great realm of mythology. He is a top powerhouse who can decide the survival of thousands of lives with just a wave of his hand!
In one second, for a powerful being whose realm is second only to divinity and demigod, there are so many things that can be done!
And such a rare opportunity that ordinary extraordinary people would never even encounter in their lifetime, I actually...
It seems that you can get it without making too much sacrifice or taking too much risk?
Seeing the excitement and genuine ecstasy gradually appearing on Bernice's face, Qi Ji shook his head happily and said leisurely:
"You look so eager to try. I just happen to have something else to do... Do you think you'd be interested in taking it on as your second mission?"
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I was delayed in writing because of some things, so it's a little late, please forgive me.
Chapter 276 Audience Report
Night falls.
The "blue moon" and bright lights replaced the sun, illuminating the magnificent Twilight City almost completely.
But even in a metropolis that is the capital of a country and one of the most prosperous cities in the human world, there is darkness that is difficult for light to reach.
Just like no matter how bright and beautiful a room is, there will always be a few dirty and dark corners.
The downtown area is known as the "half-slum area".
In a dirty and messy residential area, several unusual figures suddenly flashed by.
They were two extremely suspicious figures, dressed in black, very agile, jumping between the dilapidated low roofs of the lower city at an incredibly fast speed.
They followed a winding, meandering trajectory, occasionally leaping onto rooftops and running rapidly, and occasionally diving into the streets and alleys, zigzagging and twisting their way.
It seemed like he was trying to shake off some possible stalkers.
After nearly half an hour of deliberate detours and confusion, the two men suddenly flashed and disappeared into the shadow of a residential building on the edge of the residential area at a speed so fast that it was difficult to distinguish with the naked eye.
"…Should he have gotten rid of it?"
The two men pressed their bodies against the wall, holding their breath and remaining silent for a long time. One of them spoke slowly, his voice as soft as the buzz of a mosquito.
The other person did not answer immediately, but closed his eyes and lowered his head slightly, as if listening to something.
He paused like a statue for a long time, then opened his eyes filled with gloom and said in a low and hoarse voice:
"No, that person never caught up with us from the beginning."
"That's fine, that's fine..."
The person who asked the question at the beginning let out a long sigh, and his hand involuntarily stroked his chest. He did not show any distress or regret for wasting his time. Instead, he looked relieved.
"Who on earth is that guy..."
He took a few breaths and said softly with lingering fear:
"So strong! Mannis is a warrior at the peak of righteous thoughts, yet she was subdued by a single punch... and I didn't even sense any spiritual fluctuations coming from her!"
Listening to his companion's sigh full of fear, the man with a hoarse and low voice just lowered his head slightly in silence, as if thinking about something.
"This, this must be spiritual, right? Otherwise, there is no reason why I can't sense spiritual fluctuations..."
The man continued to speak angrily, his tone filled with uncontrollable fear:
"A psychic warrior... could he be a subordinate of the sect... that 'great enemy'? She let us go on purpose and didn't pursue us... I really don't understand what she was thinking."
"Now that we have confirmed that it is safe, we should report the information to 'that Lord' as soon as possible."
After the other party finished his suspicious narration, the man with a hoarse voice said coldly, his voice was calm and no emotion could be heard:
"This is a matter of great importance and we must not neglect it."
"Uh, that's right..."
The other person nodded without objection, and a look of awe appeared on his face involuntarily:
"Are we going to meet 'that master'?"
"Of course," the hoarse-voiced man glanced at him, "Such an important matter must be explained in person."
"All right……"
As soon as they finished speaking, the two of them flashed at the same time, instantly transforming into two blurry black shadows, quickly escaping into the dim, dirty, and messy streets and buildings in the lower city, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Ten minutes later, we arrived at a medium-sized, ordinary-decorated single-family villa in the upper city area.
Two men in concealed clothing appeared in front of the door at some point. One of them took a step forward, straightened his back, and knocked lightly on the door with a solemn expression.
Then he took a half step back, lowered his head and looked at his toes, and whispered in a tone full of awe and piety:
"Respected Saint, I have crucial information that needs to be reported immediately."
"Click."
"Squeak-"
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of the door lock being unlocked was heard from inside the heavy door of the villa.
The door then slowly swung open on its own at a steady pace, as if someone was pushing it steadily from inside.
But when the door was fully opened, the two saw only an empty entrance and a straight, spacious corridor, with no one inside.
Faced with this somewhat supernatural scene, the hoarse-voiced man and his companions did not show any fear or uneasiness. They just walked slowly into the door with steady steps and respectful attitudes.
Then walk deeper into the empty corridor.
Behind them, the half-open door of the villa closed automatically without any wind, making a crisp sound of the mechanism locking, which seemed so abrupt and harsh in the silent environment.
The lighting in the corridor was very dim, and the sight was almost completely swallowed up by the dim shadows a few meters away. It was like there was an invisible and terrifying monster lurking in front of us, which was chilling.
Although there is nothing truly terrifying in such a strange environment, it can still evoke the original fear of the unknown and darkness deep in people's hearts.
The two men walked slowly without making any sound, their eyes always lowered, looking at the floor diagonally below, as if they would violate some taboo if they looked straight ahead.
After walking forward for half a minute in eerie silence, the hoarse-voiced man in the lead suddenly stopped, and the other man behind him also stopped moving forward.
