Treasure Pavilion Level 2

In the early autumn night, the fervor of summer still lingered. A young man with Double Pupils used the village buildings as cover, appearing here one moment and there the next. Seeing how cautiously he moved, anyone unaware of the situation might have thought a thief had entered Holy Soul Village!

"Hey, Dai Mubai. What are you doing?"

The sudden voice gave the young man quite a fright.

Dai Mubai looked around, yet did not spot anyone.

"I'm up here!"

The pleasant voice rang out again.

Dai Mubai finally spotted Xiao Wu atop the pavilion.

"What are you doing?" Dai Mubai asked curiously.

"Doing a mission!" Xiao Wu answered.

"A mission?" Dai Mubai raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Mm. I accepted a mission to repair the pavilion, replacing its bricks and tiles. Completing it will earn me five points of Soul Power and one Contribution Point," Xiao Wu explained in detail.

"You can gain Soul Power just by repairing a pavilion? You're not joking, are you?" Dai Mubai questioned.

"I'm not joking. As a registered villager of Holy Soul Village, I can gain Soul Power by doing missions. I've never repaired a pavilion before—do you want to help me? I was originally going to ask Ning Qiu, but he went to help the villagers transform their land," Xiao Wu said, seemingly to herself.

"You mean that by becoming a registered villager of Holy Soul Village, you can gain Soul Power through missions?" Dai Mubai remained doubtful.

"Mm." Xiao Wu nodded.

"You don't have a fever, do you? How could that possibly be true?" Dai Mubai sneered.

"You're the one with a fever! Are you helping me or not?" Xiao Wu shot Dai Mubai a glare.

"Where do you accept these missions? Can I go take a look?" As the Third Prince of the Star Luo Empire, Dai Mubai had never heard of becoming stronger simply by doing missions.

"Look, that board is the Mission Board." Xiao Wu pointed toward a board in Holy Soul Village's small square.

Half-believing and half-doubting, Dai Mubai walked over to the Mission Board.

As he read its contents, Dai Mubai froze. Some of the missions were simple, while others were easy. The rewards varied according to the missions' difficulty. The highest-ranking mission could grant as much as eight hundred points of Soul Power. There were only two types of rewards: Contribution Points and Soul Power.

"Xiao Wu, are you done?"

A familiar voice sounded. Dai Mubai followed it with his gaze and saw Ning Qiu walking over.

"Almost."

"I need to go transform Uncle Jiu's land later. Want to come with me? The villagers are urging me on, and I need to transform all the village's land tonight. I might be busy until midnight."

"Doesn't that mean I'll be living alone in such a big house?"

"Mm."

"Wait for me. I'll come with you once I finish this mission."

Xiao Wu and Ning Qiu chatted back and forth. In the end, Ning Qiu sat on a rock and waited for Xiao Wu to finish repairing the pavilion.

"Ning... Ning Qiu, is this Mission Board in your village real? As long as you complete the missions on it, you can receive the corresponding rewards?" Dai Mubai looked at Ning Qiu with growing interest.

"Mm." Ning Qiu nodded.

"Can I accept the missions on it?" Dai Mubai asked.

"No."

"Why?"

"Because you're not a registered villager of the village. Only registered villagers can accept missions from the Mission Board."

"Become a registered villager of the village?"

Dai Mubai hesitated.

In human society, villagers were among the lowest social class. In the eyes of many nobles, they were looked down upon.

Dai Mubai was the Third Prince of the Star Luo Empire, yet he was being asked to become a lowly villager. Unless there was something wrong with his head, why would he agree?

Ning Qiu took in the change in Dai Mubai's expression. Regarding Dai Mubai, Ning Qiu still had a mission that could earn him a Level 2 Treasure Pavilion Upgrade Card. He needed to persuade Dai Mubai to become a registered villager.

Persuading someone required thought and a lot of talking, which was far too troublesome for Ning Qiu. As for recruiting Dai Mubai, Ning Qiu had another plan in mind.

After waiting for a while, Xiao Wu finished repairing the leaking pavilion and went with Ning Qiu to a plot of land in the village. As for Dai Mubai, he followed Ning Qiu as well, curious to see what would happen.

Crack

With a slight exertion of force, the card in Ning Qiu's hand turned into red dust, which finally seeped into the ground.

A miraculous scene unfolded. The originally yellow soil actually transformed into red soil.

"This..." Dai Mubai stood frozen.

"Ding-dong!"

Congratulations, you have completed the mission. You used a Level 1 Red Soil Transformation Card to transform a plot of ordinary land into red soil. Soul Power gained: 300 points. Contribution Points gained: 10 points. Prosperity gained: 1 point.

After completing this step, Ning Qiu immediately took out another red card. Compared with the previous card, this one had an additional mysterious pattern—two red markings.

Crack

Ning Qiu applied a little force, and the red card turned into red dust that seeped into the ground, deepening the color of the soil.

"Ding dong!"

"Congratulations, you have completed the task. Use the Level 2 Red Soil Land Upgrade Card to upgrade a plot of red soil land. Received Soul Power: 400 points, Contribution Points: 11 points, Prosperity: 1 point."

Compared to transforming red soil land, upgrading red soil land increased the Soul Power reward by one hundred points and the Contribution Points reward by one point. As for the village's Prosperity, it still only increased by 1 point.

In other words, Level 1 red soil land had 1 Prosperity point, while Level 2 red soil land had 2 Prosperity points.

Huff~

Dai Mubai stared at Ning Qiu in utter disbelief. Only after Ning Qiu carried out the operation several more times in succession was Dai Mubai certain that everything he had just seen was real.

Dai Mubai fell into deep thought. Why had he fled the Star Luo Empire? Why? Wasn't it to escape the pursuit of his elder brother, Dai Weisi?

Not only had Dai Mubai's elder brother killed his second brother, but he had also attacked Dai Mubai, his third brother, without the slightest hesitation.

Yes, Dai Mubai had escaped from the Star Luo Empire to the Heaven Dou Empire. Only in this hostile nation could he possibly preserve his life.

In the original storyline, Dai Mubai had also stumbled into the village where Shrek Academy was located. After witnessing Flender and Zhao Wuji's strength, he had joined Shrek Academy. That way, Dai Mubai could hide his identity.

Now that he had seen such a miraculous sight in Holy Soul Village—where completing tasks could earn Soul Power and make him stronger—Dai Mubai was truly tempted.

"Ning Qiu, can I discuss something with you?" Dai Mubai asked.

"Go ahead," Ning Qiu said.

"I want to join this village and become a registered villager. Do you think that's possible?" Dai Mubai asked.

"This..." Ning Qiu hesitated.

Hesitated?

Dai Mubai's heart skipped a beat. He possessed an excellent Beast Martial Soul and was already a Level 16, one-ring Soul Grandmaster. The dignified Third Prince of the Star Luo Empire wanted to join a rundown village and become a lowly villager, yet Ning Qiu, the village chief, was actually hesitating!

Of course, Ning Qiu was doing it on purpose. As the village chief, in order to raise the village's standing in Dai Mubai's heart, he had no choice but to put on airs.

"Is that not possible? I'm a Level 16, one-ring Soul Grandmaster!" Dai Mubai reminded him.

"Fine." Ning Qiu nodded, stopping while he was ahead.

"Ding dong!"

"Congratulations, you have completed a two-star task. Dai Mubai has joined Holy Soul Village. Reward: Soul Power: 100000 points, Contribution Points: 1000 points, item received: Level 2 Treasure Pavilion Upgrade Card."

"Congratulations, your Soul Power has reached the required amount and you have leveled up twice in succession. Current level: 29 (180/58000)."