Chapter 32: Commission
Looking at the list of supplies before him, Su Xiao considered finding Kaiser to cooperate on a scheme, but this faction shop was different from previous ones.
First, this wasn't a reputation-based exchange system. The currency required for exchanges was the hard currency of the Divine Era, namely ancient gold coins.
Not only that, even with enough ancient gold coins, one couldn't freely purchase items in the Holy Healing Church's faction shop. Compared to ancient gold coins, what mattered more were twelve types of badges and one type of medal.
These twelve badges supposedly represented the twelve high-ranking members of the Holy Healing Church. To this day, several of these badges had lost their meaning and status due to various reasons, naturally making them unable to exchange for corresponding items in the faction shop. For example, the old bug's Filth Insect Badge couldn't exchange for anything in the faction shop.
Currently, seven useful badges remained: the Hymn Choir Badge, Wolf Knight Badge, Holy Maiden Badge, Hunter Badge, Moonlight Badge, Outcast Warrior Badge, and Sinner Badge.
Who the Hymn Choir, Wolf Knight, and Holy Maiden represented went without saying. Further down, the Hunter and Moonlight represented the Archbishop and Holy Priest.
The final Outcast Warrior Badge and Sinner Badge had no leads yet, though it was speculated the Sinner Badge represented the Sin Collective of the "Penance Hall."
Among these badges, three held the highest status: Hymn Choir, Wolf Knight, and Holy Maiden. Only these three badges could exchange for Dark Source.
Besides exchanging for Dark Source, these three badges could also exchange for items representing their respective characteristics. For example, the [Wolf Knight Badge] could exchange for Wolf Blood, and the [Hymn Choir Badge] could exchange for Hymn Choir attire plus the Oath Dagger.
This was also the method to join the Hymn Choir: don the Hymn Choir attire, stab the Oath Dagger into the door of the "Holy Ten Church," and then challenge any of the existing 30 Hymn Choir members. If victorious, one would replace the opponent and join the Hymn Choir.
This initiation ceremony wasn't something just anyone could participate in. One had to learn the Hymn Choir's abilities from childhood, and only after reaching a certain age and strength would they be qualified.
Compared to the Hymn Choir's initiation ceremony, the Wolf Blood exchangeable with the [Wolf Knight Badge] was similar in nature, only more inclusive. As long as one inherited the Wolf Blood and survived, they could challenge through the initiation ceremony.
The [Holy Maiden Badge] could exchange for a [Proof Item], which functioned as: holding this item allowed one to go to a certain location in the inner city to find an ancient experimental lab. This was a building from the Divine Era, and the person in charge of this place was called the Steel Maker.
The Steel Maker was a powerhouse active in the early Divine Era. Later, he developed ideological conflicts with the "Divine Cult" and was sealed within the ancient experimental lab by them. The so-called "Divine Cult" was actually the predecessor of the Healing Church.
However, there were significant differences between the two. The "Divine Cult" was directly led by the Eternal Life God, while the "Healing Church" leaned more toward faith in the Eternal Life God.
To be specific, the Eternal Life God was equivalent to the divine leader of the "Divine Cult," while in the "Healing Church" period, He became the deity they worshipped.
Su Xiao continued examining the branch attributes of the [Holy Maiden Badge] and [Proof Item], using their descriptions to understand the history of the Gloomy Continent that had been severed from records.
In general, the most glorious era of the Gloomy Continent was the Divine Era. The Steel Maker was a powerhouse from the early Divine Era, and later, one of the twelve high-ranking members of the Healing Church, the Steel Apostle, was his student.
Throughout the entire history of the Gloomy Continent, the only one truly revered as a deity was the Eternal Life God. As for other gods who came here, in the eyes of the Gloomy Continent's inhabitants, they were divine existences, but ultimately just powerful high-level beings, not on the same level as the god they respected.
On this basis, the Steel Maker achieved demigod status. Don't underestimate the demigods of the Gloomy Continent; this didn't represent a power level, but rather that they had vaguely touched upon the Eternal Life God to some extent.
Throughout the entire history of the Gloomy Continent, there were only two demigods: the Steel Maker and the First Holy Maiden.
The [Proof Item] exchangeable with the [Holy Maiden Badge] was used to go to the ancient experimental lab to find the Steel Maker. After finding him and presenting the [Proof Item], if the Steel Maker was in a good mood, he would send the visitor to the "Abyss Battlefield." Whatever one gained afterward depended entirely on their own ability.
From this perspective, with the three highest-status badges, exchanging the [Wolf Knight Badge] for Wolf Blood, the [Holy Maiden Badge] for the Proof Item, and the [Hymn Choir Badge] for Dark Source was the choice for maximum benefit.
[You have paid the Hymn Choir Badge.]
[You have obtained Dark Source 30%.]
[You have paid the Wolf Knight Badge.]
[You have obtained Wolf Blood.]
[Wolf Blood]
Origin: Silver Moon Wolf.
Category: Bloodline Power Inheritance/Rare Item.
Usage Prerequisite: Abyss Resistance 3 points.
Usage Effect 1: After successfully inheriting the power of Wolf Blood, if the user is a wolf-type beast, they will obtain Moonlight-type abilities and corresponding growth inheritance, with all attributes greatly increased. If the user is human, they will master Blade Master Lv.3~Lv.10, with all attributes greatly increased (the increase will be based on the user's current situation; the lower the user's attributes, the greater the increase).
Usage Effect 2: Permanently increase Abyss Resistance by 5 points.
Description: Even under the darkest Abyss's shroud, we can still see the moonlight—the moonlight in our hearts.
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Su Xiao turned to look at Bubu Wang. No matter how he looked at it, Bubu Wang's Abyss Resistance didn't reach 3 points. Su Xiao's own Abyss Resistance hadn't even reached 1 point, which was why it wasn't semi-datafied.
Su Xiao had always believed that Abyss Resistance was a very important ability. Unfortunately, it couldn't be systematically trained and improved yet.
This was different from improving World Thunder Resistance. Su Xiao's method of improving World Thunder Resistance was simple and crude: he often took out [Thunder Spirit] and released some World Thunder to electrocute himself. Over time, his World Thunder Resistance increased.
As for using a similar method to improve Abyss Resistance, theoretically it was feasible. Collect some of the purest Abyss energy from the Abyss Passage, then regularly use this Abyss energy to erode oneself. Abyss Resistance would definitely increase.
The problem was that even within the Reincarnation Paradise, there were situations where high-intensity Abyss energy erosion occurred too quickly to be saved. Once completely eroded by the Abyss, even if one didn't die, all the abilities developed over time would be ruined, completely Abyss-ified. It might seem like becoming stronger, but the risk of subsequent improvement was extremely high. One would have to continue absorbing Abyss energy, and then it was only a matter of time before the heart was completely eroded by the Abyss.
When both body and mind were eroded by the Abyss, it was the dual destruction of will and soul. What remained was nothing more than an Abyss monster with intelligence and thought.
For this reason, Abyss Resistance was extremely difficult to improve. Su Xiao estimated that his Abyss Resistance was around 0.7 to 0.8 points.
Don't underestimate this level of Abyss Resistance. Among the three levels of Abyss erosion—Direct Face, Invasion, and Residual—if one was in the second level, "Invasion Level," Su Xiao could at least withstand several times longer than someone with 0 Abyss Resistance before being eroded.
Seeing the Wolf Blood in Su Xiao's hand, Bubu Wang shook his head like a rattle. With his Abyss Resistance, just absorbing the Wolf Blood might cause invasion.
Actually, Su Xiao had never considered having Bubu Wang inherit the Wolf Blood. Bubu Wang's core wasn't combat-oriented. Even if he barely inherited the Wolf Blood, he wouldn't achieve much. It was better to let Bubu develop along his core abilities.
Having emptied the badges in his hand, Su Xiao flipped through the supply list. The [Origin Stone: Chaotic Flame] exchangeable with the [Sinner Badge] needed to be obtained. Although he didn't need an Origin Stone with this characteristic, Origin Stones with unique suffixes were all extraordinary.
Bringing this Origin Stone back to trade with others for one suitable for himself had a higher probability than purchasing it. Just like when Su Xiao obtained [Origin Stone: Silver Queen], even though that Origin Stone wasn't very suitable for him, Origin Stones with unique suffixes were usable by anyone, leading to basically no one selling them.
[Origin Stone: Chaotic Flame] leaned toward the fire element. Because fire element had dominating killing power and range in the early, middle, and late stages, there were many contractors with fire-element abilities.
Besides that, [Technique Soul: Dark] couldn't be missed either. Previously, Su Xiao had looked for the Goblin Company to buy [Technique Soul: Blade], and they wanted 150,000 Soul Coins, refusing to negotiate at all.
The current [Technique Soul: Dark] was the dark element within the Technique Type: Energy Manipulation System.
This ability was somewhat similar to a dark-element mage lord in the early stages, but the release speed and intensity were far inferior to a dark-element mage lord. However, in the later stages, this system was so annoying it made people gnash their teeth.
The dark element's combat method was: first find a place to hide the main body, then release a Dark Soul to find the enemy. After finding the enemy, the Dark Soul would resonate with the enemy's soul, forcibly merging into the enemy's soul. After that, it was the enemy's nightmare.
Various dark-element negative states would be applied to the enemy. Even if the enemy's physique was extremely tough and they didn't die for several days, it didn't matter. Hundreds of negative states could be stacked until the enemy died miserably. Given time, these guys rarely encountered enemies they couldn't kill.
Although [Technique Soul: Dark] wasn't as valuable as [Technique Soul: Blade], being a Technique-Type resource with lower demand, it could still sell for 100,000 Soul Coins.
To exchange for [Technique Soul: Dark], the [Hunter Badge] was needed. When returning to the Grand Cathedral later, he could ask the Archbishop about it.
Su Xiao closed the supply list. Besides the value of several badges, the Pale Medal was also useful. In the faction shop, 1 Pale Medal could exchange for 1,000 ancient gold coins.
Regarding the origin of the Pale Medal, if badges represented status, medals were symbols of honor. The Pale Medal was likely awarded by the Healing Church to Pale Hunters with meritorious service.
Now, the situation in Dead Silence City was vastly different from before. Su Xiao estimated that killing Pale Hunters had a certain probability of obtaining Pale Medals.
Su Xiao looked at the old man behind the wooden display window. Noticing his gaze, the old man grinned, the corners of his mouth stretching to below his ears, revealing a mouthful of yellow, jagged teeth. Without even sensing, one could tell this old man was something like a vengeful spirit.
"A Law Destroyer willing to meddle in Dead Silence City's affairs—what a strange fate. Anyway, I wish you success."
The ghost old man's smile was somewhat eerie. This old fellow was from the Steel Maker's era. Without him, the Steel Maker wouldn't have been sealed. As the price, his physical body was shattered, leaving only a soul body.
"I'm in a good mood lately, so I'll tell you something interesting. Not long ago, some unlucky guy fell into the Maker's trap. I went to see this old friend yesterday, and he sent the unlucky guy who fell into his trap into the Abyss Battlefield. That unlucky guy—is he one of your men?"
"Be more specific."
"Apparently, he has horns and is quite sturdy. The Maker and I had some minor conflicts before. He holds grudges too much. It's been so many years, and he still gets emotionally unstable when he sees me."
The ghost old man laughed. This was a classic case of speaking without feeling the pain. The Steel Maker of that era was a demigod, the strongest in the Gloomy Continent besides the Eternal Life God. Unfortunately, at his peak, he was ambushed by the "Divine Cult" in collaboration with the ghost old man.
Hearing the ghost old man's account, Su Xiao confirmed that the unlucky guy mentioned was Amu. He had been wondering earlier, in the chaotic space at the entrance of Dead Silence City, where the People of Death had dragged Amu off.
From the looks of it, he needed to obtain the [Holy Maiden Badge] quickly to exchange for the "Proof Item," then enter the ancient experimental lab and reach the "Abyss Battlefield" from there.
"Don't think about using the Proof Item to open the door. Even if you take the Proof Item there, whether the door opens or not is up to the Maker in the lab. The Proof Item isn't a key; it just means the First Holy Maiden, also a demigod, has recognized you. So the Maker gives some face and lets outsiders in. If you go now, the Maker won't pay you any attention. He thinks highly of that unlucky guy."
The ghost old man stopped there. Seeing this, Su Xiao took out a Soul Crystal (Complete) and placed it on the wooden counter.
"Good stuff."
The ghost old man picked up the Soul Crystal, his eyes narrowing with a smile. He continued, "The Maker thinks highly of that unlucky guy because he was once an alchemical creature. That's not rare. Back when we had dealings with the Second Era: Alchemical Civilization, we often custom-ordered alchemical creatures. The original inspiration for 'Maidservants' came from alchemical creatures. Later, using that as a prototype, we carried out biological artificial manufacturing..."
Through the ghost old man's account, Su Xiao understood the situation on Amu's side. Alchemical creatures weren't rare, but one transforming from an alchemical creature into a natural creature—the Steel Maker had seen that for the first time. That was why he opened the passage to the "Abyss Battlefield" and threw Amu in.
There were only two ways for Amu to leave that place: either complete the Steel Maker's trial or destroy the ancient experimental lab.
The second option was out of the question. That was a place imprisoning a demigod. Plus, even if successful, there was a high probability that the spatial passage connecting to the Abyss Battlefield would collapse, trapping Amu in the Abyss Battlefield forever.
Notably, although the Abyss Battlefield was related to the Abyss, it wasn't an area eroded by the Abyss. Instead, it was somewhat similar to an ancient battlefield.
The ghost old man's meaning was that the ancient experimental lab was now completely sealed. For others to get there was simply impossible. The implication was clearly that as a soul body, he had a way to reach the Abyss Battlefield.
In Su Xiao's view, this was good news. If the "Abyss Battlefield" was so dangerous that an Eighth Rank would surely die, Amu wouldn't have held out for so long.
The problem was that Amu had been dragged away too suddenly. Plus, the team storage space was forcibly based on the leader's main authority. When Amu was too far from Su Xiao, he couldn't retrieve items from the team storage space, including recovery items.
"Commission you with something."
Su Xiao took 90 bottles of [Vitality Essence] from the team storage space. There were a total of 130 bottles of this potion. Experience had proven that during battles with strong enemies, there was no chance to use recovery potions. Basically, one could only drink one after the battle ended. Leaving 40 bottles was mainly for Bubu Wang and Baha to use.
Besides the recovery potions, Su Xiao also took out 5 Soul Crystal Cores as payment for the ghost old man to deliver the potions.
"Oh? Aren't you afraid I'll take the goods and not do the job?"
The ghost old man's smile was somewhat strange.
"..."
Su Xiao didn't speak. His soul power spread to the surroundings, causing the ghost old man's smile to suddenly freeze.
The ghost old man narrowed his eyes. He recalled one thing: these Law Destroyers held grudges terribly. If possible, revenge was never delayed past the next day. Moreover, these guys were a bunch of outright bandits.
Even though the Law Destruction Era had passed, the ghost old man was deeply uneasy about ripping off a Law Destroyer. There had been precedents: a Law Destroyer, because a delivery was stolen, chased the culprit for over a decade, basically doing nothing else but focusing on hunting the enemy.
The ghost old man sized up Su Xiao and concluded after assessment that if he angered this Law Destroyer, the other might do something similar—chase him to the death.
Su Xiao stared at the ghost old man for a few seconds, then took out a sealed device containing [62.57 Ounces of World Force]. It was well known that World Children could continuously grow stronger because they had Fate Blood, and Fate Blood was produced only after being imbued with World Force.
The difference between [World Force] and [Space-Time Power] was that the former could be absorbed by living beings, while the latter was one rank higher in energy nature. More specifics were unclear.
Su Xiao himself didn't have the ability to power up in a crisis, nor could he grow stronger in a life-or-death battle. Instead, he grew more tired the longer the fight went on. As his follower, Amu was naturally the same.
But if Amu risked injecting this World Force into his body, he would have the possibility of continuously growing stronger and breaking through himself in a life-or-death battle.
"I accept this commission. Within four hours, I'll deliver these things to that unlucky guy."
The ghost old man put on small round sunglasses, tapped the armrest of his chair, and his seat carried him back into a hidden door behind him.
After the ghost old man left, Su Xiao put away a bottle of potion that had mostly evaporated. This was a contingency measure. He looked around and found nothing noteworthy on the first floor of the treatment center. He went up the stairs to the second floor.
The second floor was filled with wooden shelves, various bottles and jars placed on them. Continuing forward, Su Xiao saw the Crow Doctor beside an operating table, sitting on a wooden chair reading a thick book.
Noticing Su Xiao arriving on the second floor, the Crow Doctor nodded and continued reading. On the nearby wall hung a black feather robe, looking like something worn in battle.
Judging by the figure, there was more than one Crow Doctor at the treatment center. The Crow Doctor now wasn't the same one who had opened the door for Su Xiao earlier. That Crow Doctor was at least 2.3 meters tall; this one was only about 1.65 to 1.68 meters.
The Crow Doctor closed the book and pointed to a wooden door further inside, signaling Su Xiao to push it open.
With a creak, Su Xiao pushed open the wooden door and found a small room of about a dozen square meters inside. It was empty except for a one-meter-high stone platform at the far end, with a circular groove on top.
The Crow Doctor made a gesture of reaching forward with one hand, then used two index fingers to outline a shape in the air.
Seeing this, Su Xiao frowned, not understanding the meaning. He crouched in front of the stone platform and touched the circular groove on top, finding it two sizes larger than a badge—not for placing badges.
Su Xiao took out a 30-centimeter-tall Eternal Life God statue. Earlier, he had dealt with Dragon God Dean, and the other's gains in this world belonged to him: three items total—a pitch-black seed, a glass bottle containing 519.5 ounces of Space-Time Power, and finally this Eternal Life God statue.
He placed the Eternal Life God statue into the groove on the stone platform. A wave of energy spread, and thin mist dispersed in the small room. Su Xiao touched the statue with one hand, faintly sensing an attraction. As long as he wanted, he could activate this thing and go to the other side.
Su Xiao looked at the wall ahead. It was a map of Dead Silence City, with a total of four points marked: the "Clock Tower" in the outer city, the "Underground Palace" beneath the high wall, the "Grand Cathedral" in the inner city, the "Treatment Center" in the middle section of the inner city, and the "Penance Hall" at the rear of the inner city.
On the wall map, the "Clock Tower" in the outer city and the "Underground Palace" beneath the high wall were marked with X's, indicating they could no longer be reached—the teleportation devices there were damaged.
The remaining "Grand Cathedral," "Treatment Center," and "Penance Hall"—the engraving of the Grand Cathedral faintly emitted light, indicating it was usable. The engraving of the "Treatment Center" was dormant, indicating Su Xiao was here.
The final "Penance Hall" also had a teleportation device left by the Healing Church, but the engraving representing "Penance Hall" was currently red, indicating it was dangerous to teleport there rashly.
Currently, he could teleport directly from the "Treatment Center" back to the "Grand Cathedral," saving several hours of travel time and avoiding many risks.
After leaving the small room, Su Xiao exited the treatment center. The situation on Amu's side could only be left to Amu himself. Su Xiao felt that if Amu could survive this, his overall strength would undergo earth-shattering changes.
Heading south, Su Xiao returned to the area where he had fought the Wolf Knight Captain. Upon returning, he found that the buildings damaged in the battle hadn't recovered, but the circular high wall made of bones and the rock ground below had returned to their original state, once again covering the Abyss Passage.
Entering the circular high wall, he looked around the empty space. Nothing had changed. The tall grave and stone tablet at the center were still as they were.
Approaching the stone tablet, Su Xiao saw a wolf greatsword stuck in the ground ahead. This was the Wolf Knight Captain's greatsword. The serrated grooves on the blade were all cut by Dragon-Slaying Flash. Tied to the sword's hilt was the remnant of the Wolf Knight Captain's cloak.
"Bubu."
"Woof."
Bubu Wang's nose twitched as he sniffed the surrounding air, then barked to indicate: 'It's the scent of those Hymn Choir members.'
Su Xiao felt slightly relieved. He pressed one hand on the stone tablet and found nothing unusual about the tablet or the tall grave behind it—they were all setups to seal the Abyss Passage.
Seeing this, he took out [Sacred Divider] and activated it.
With a hum, [Sacred Divider] fully expanded, and a pulling force came from it, indicating there was a "Depth World" here.
When the scene before Su Xiao's eyes restored, he was on a small island. The surroundings were barren, with gray-white flocculent matter slowly falling from above.
A few meters ahead, a mound several meters high stood here. This grave had no tombstone, and a moonlight greatsword was stuck in front of the grave. Dozens of wolf swords were stuck into the grave behind—this was the true Wolf Grave.
Su Xiao took out a large piece of fresh meat prepared in advance and placed it before the Wolf Grave. He sat cross-legged on the ground as gray-white flocculent matter slowly fell from above.
Very faint silver energy drifted out from the Wolf Grave, merging into the [Silver Moon Blade] floating in midair. At the same time, the surrounding scene began to blur—this place couldn't be stayed in for long.
After a wave of repulsion, Su Xiao returned before the stone tablet. The [Sacred Divider] in his hand clicked shut.
Su Xiao tried to check the attributes of [Silver Moon Blade] but found the equipment was in transformation and couldn't be viewed.
Things were going smoothly. Su Xiao began moving toward the next target: the "Filth Land."
An hour later, Su Xiao stopped before a cave entrance. Looking around, large stretches of old buildings could be seen, all showing a dark red color.
Su Xiao in front, Bubu Wang in the middle, and Baha behind—they began advancing into the cave.
After traveling a dozen meters, Su Xiao found the cave walls changing from gray rock to a bumpy blood rock, looking like rotten flesh. At this point, his perception was suppressed to only a few meters.
The cave was about 2 meters high. When Su Xiao was a hundred meters underground, the passage began to widen. After passing a corner, he stopped.
This was a corridor several meters wide and nearly ten meters high. On both sides of the corridor, People of Death leaned against the walls in slumber. Using faint light to look toward the other end of the corridor, the number of People of Death here was countless.
Su Xiao stood still. A few seconds later, he made eye contact with a Person of Death a dozen meters away. This Person of Death was also looking at Su Xiao. After just a moment of eye contact, that Person of Death looked away and soon lowered its head, closing its eyes to sleep.
After observing for a moment, Su Xiao continued forward. Traveling through the corridor for over ten minutes, a tall pair of metal double doors blocked the way ahead. He pushed on each door with both hands.
Creak~
Amid the harsh sound of metal friction, Su Xiao pushed open the rust-covered metal doors. Behind the doors was an underground hall, filled with half-rotted bodies lying on the ground or leaning against the walls—all People of Death. At the far end, a few Tree Eroded were leaning against each other, snoring loudly.
These People of Death were all in deep slumber. Some woke up from the door opening but only glanced at Su Xiao before continuing to sleep. At the center of this underground hall was a stone platform raised above the ground, about 5 meters in diameter.
Su Xiao approached the stone platform and stepped onto it. On this platform, a woman in a white dress with blind eyes knelt there. Her first impression was gentleness, not strength. Though a demigod, she was no longer powerful. This was the First Holy Maiden.
"It's been a long time since a chosen one came here."
The First Holy Maiden spoke. Her voice was gentle but instinctively commanded reverence, even though she was no longer powerful.
The reason the First Holy Maiden had weakened to her current state was that she chose to come here, using her own power to absorb the pain of the People of Death in this place.
This place was once named "Filth Land" because it was a gathering place for the People of Death. Now, it was no longer filthy. It should be called "Resting Land."
The First Holy Maiden raised her hand, holding a "Source Stone." Su Xiao picked up the Source Stone and absorbed it with the Black King Bracer.
"Take that box too. I no longer need it."
The First Holy Maiden pointed to a metal box at the far end of the underground hall. Su Xiao had Baha retrieve it.
"Leave here and do what you need to do."
"Mm."
Su Xiao turned and walked out, leaving the "Resting Land" the same way, arriving at the nearby "Treatment Center," then going to the small room on the second floor.
Waves~
Space fluctuations spread, enveloping Su Xiao, Bubu Wang, and Baha. When the blurry world around them cleared, he was in a sealed small room. He pulled a lever on the wall, and a door rose from the flat wall ahead. Exiting the small room, he found this was a position near the back of the Grand Cathedral, just a few meters from the "Sacrificial Altar."
The walls of the Grand Cathedral blocked perception, making some hidden mechanisms here hard to find. The previous "Sacrificial Altar" was one such example.
Gulu, who was studying the "Star Core Stone" on the "Sacrificial Altar," trembled slightly, then tried to act as natural as possible.
Leaving the secret room, Su Xiao took out the metal box obtained from the "Resting Land," placed it on the steps, and cut off the lock with one slash. Opening it, the top item was a badge.
[You have obtained Holy Maiden Badge.]
Looking further down, the box contained quite a bit of soul residue, a necklace pendant, and gems. Baha began categorizing these items.
"Is this the reward for killing the First Holy Maiden?"
Gulu sucked on a lollipop, her expression as if to say she wasn't envious at all.
"No, these were given by the First Holy Maiden."
Baha spoke.
"Given? So you didn't fight? Just went there?"
"Yes."
Baha took out an Immortal-rank gem and tapped it with his eagle claw, producing a crisp sound.
"If I had gone too..."
Gulu trailed off, already feeling quite bad.
"Then according to the agreed split, you'd get one-third to one-fifth. Even if you just followed along, it's still this split ratio."
Hearing Baha's words, the candy in Gulu's mouth no longer tasted sweet. Before fighting the Wolf Knight Captain, she had been exceptionally proactive, only to almost get cut down by him. This time, going to find the First Holy Maiden, she thought it would be more dangerous, but there wasn't even a fight.
Gulu sat on the steps without speaking, considering whether to follow when dealing with the Sin Collective later. Just hearing the name "Sin Collective" didn't sound easy to handle.
On the "Sacrificial Altar," Su Xiao pressed one hand on the Star Core Stone. The Dark Source was sufficient. It was time to upgrade the Law Destroyer's unique talent: Shadow Hunt.