Who Can Vouch for You?

After completing the identity verification.

The Adventurer's Guild was, after all, an organization founded by adventurers.

Verifying identities was also to confirm whether someone was registered, so they could be found later once a commission was completed.

After confirming his identity, the clerk continued, "Sir, what type of commission would you like to post?"

"I have a material that I need an Alchemist to analyze. If it's poisonous, I'll also need an Antidote Potion made," Wu Heng said directly.

"Certainly, sir. Did you bring the material?"

"I did!" Wu Heng opened his Backpack and took out a sliced-off Corpse Core.

The staff member took out a glass container and placed it inside.

"Your commission involves potion-making and will not be posted publicly. The Association will assign an Alchemist to analyze it and ensure the potion's safety."

"That works."

That was pretty good. Having the Association supervise things would be safer.

If he found some Alchemist outside, there was no telling whether the antidote they made would actually work.

"The deposit is 5 Silver Coins. When you come to collect the potion, the remaining payment will be calculated based on the potion's difficulty and the value of the materials."

Five Silver Coins were only the deposit.

Alchemists really did make easy money.

"When can I expect the results?"

"It will be ready within five days."

Wu Heng nodded, paid the money, and registered the commission.

The best outcome was for the Adventurer's Guild to complete the analysis and make the potion.

Otherwise, he would not dare use the thing even if he kept it himself. Given enough time, it might even start to stink.

After finishing the commission, Wu Heng walked out of the Adventurer's Guild and headed toward the crowded district.

The crowded district.

It was the Commoner District where Wu Heng lived, located in the North City District of Blackstone Town.

Stone-brick houses with pointed roofs filled the entire neighborhood. Their oval wooden windows stood open, with clothes and bedding hanging from lines outside.

The houses were densely packed, the buildings unusually crowded. Even the main road paved with broken stone slabs was only three or four meters wide, and every household piled things outside their doors, making the roads even narrower.

A large number of commoners lived here, supporting most of the city's low-level labor.

After returning home, he made himself a bowl of noodles and added two sausages.

He had found all of it today. The original owner had turned into a Zombie before getting the chance to eat it.

So he had simply brought everything back, bag and all.

Healthy or not, it really did taste good.

After finishing dinner, he checked his body.

The bruised areas had mostly faded, and he did not feel much pain anymore.

"The potions in this world really are amazing."

Once he confirmed there was nothing seriously wrong, he began his usual pre-bed training.

He trained until he was drenched in sweat, then washed up and went to bed.

The next morning.

After breakfast, Wu Heng headed straight to the Zombie World.

The moment he arrived on the rooftop.

He heard a series of rustling sounds.

Among the sixty-three Skeleton Warriors standing by, the Skeleton Dog had wrapped its front limbs around one of them and was wildly thrusting its hips.

The ordinary Skeleton Warrior had no intelligence. It staggered from the shaking but remained in its standby position.

Its bones were nearly being shaken apart.

"Damn it, why did I end up with this thing?"

Wu Heng was speechless.

"Skeleton Dog, stop!"

If it kept ramming like that, one of them would definitely break a bone.

Hearing the command, the Skeleton Dog immediately stopped and ran over to sit beside him.

"From now on! You are not allowed! To grab other skeletons and thrust your hips, understand?"

The Skeleton Dog tilted its head, looking as if it did not understand.

He could not be bothered explaining it further. After checking the Skeleton Warriors' condition again, he ordered, "Follow me."

Amid the clatter of grinding bones.

All the Skeleton Warriors standing by moved out and followed him toward one side.

The building where Wu Heng lived was near the edge of the residential complex and had five units in total.

The first three units had already been cleared. Two remained.

He opened the Iron Door leading into the stairwell, and a wave of cold air and rotten stench hit him in the face.

He glanced into the stairwell.

There were no Zombies on the sixth floor.

"Advance!" Wu Heng gave the order directly.

Clatter!

The Skeleton Warriors stepped straight into the hallway.

Their bony feet struck the floor in a dense, crisp rhythm.

Roar!

A Zombie's howl rose from downstairs.

Then came running footsteps. A female Zombie wearing nothing but Purple Lace Lingerie charged up the stairs.

She opened her hideous maw and let out an ear-splitting roar.

The female Zombie had a rather good figure.

Her chest was full, and the curves of her waist and hips were quite pleasing to the eye.

But her grayish-white skin was covered in black veins, and her dangling right eyeball ruined any beauty she might once have had.

She looked exceptionally vicious and terrifying.

Before Wu Heng could observe further.

The Skeleton Dog leaped over the Skeletons in front and tackled the female Zombie to the ground.

The fabric that had already been hanging loosely off her shoulders fell away, exposing even more skin.

The Skeleton Dog bit through the Zombie's neck and began tearing at her wildly.

Blood and chunks of flesh splattered everywhere.

Pinned to the ground, the female Zombie struggled desperately, constantly clawing at the Skeleton Dog with both hands.

But she was ultimately far weaker.

No matter how she resisted, she could not break free.

The Skeleton Dog's attributes were not particularly exaggerated.

Yet it still displayed combat power beyond that of a Normal Zombie.

At least in a one-on-one fight, it held an overwhelming advantage.

Soon, the female Zombie stopped struggling, and the System Prompt sounded immediately afterward.

Experience gained +8.

Summoned Creature—Skeleton Hound experience +1.

Once the target was killed, the System Prompt appeared as well.

Wu Heng was now Level 2. The experience gained from killing Zombies had dropped from 10 to 8.

That was easy enough to understand.

After all, once his own level rose, the same enemies would grant less experience.

Understanding it did not make it good news, though. As experience decreased, he would need to kill more Zombies to level up.

The other point of experience had gone to the Skeleton Dog. The Level 5 Skeleton Dog had gained 1 point.

Even less than him.

Thud, thud, thud!!

Just as the Skeleton Dog habitually grabbed the corpse by the waist, dense running footsteps sounded from downstairs.

Three more Zombies came charging up.

At the sight of the Skeleton Squad, the Zombies let out furious, savage roars.

Wu Heng pointed ahead. "Skeleton Warriors, attack. Kill every target."

The Skeleton Warriors standing by immediately moved.

Wielding cleavers, they charged at the incoming Zombies.

Several Skeleton Warriors in the front row were knocked to the ground by the Zombies.

But even more cleavers came crashing down onto the Zombies' bodies.

They fell like raindrops, chopping the Zombies down until they could no longer straighten up, until they became heaps of mangled flesh.

The battle ended, and both Wu Heng and the Skeleton Warriors gained experience.

After using the Bone Manipulation Technique to turn the three corpses into skeletons, he continued directing the Skeleton Warriors downstairs.

The descent went smoothly, and they did not encounter any more Zombies.

From time to time, pounding and scratching came from behind the apartment doors on both sides of the stairwell, proving that there were still Zombies inside.

He went straight to the first floor, checked the tightly shut Main Gate, then took out the Bronze Key and began opening doors one household at a time, clearing Zombies and looting supplies.

For the current Skeleton Squad, the Zombies inside the rooms no longer posed a threat.

The work of clearing the apartments went without any accidents.

They were all Normal Zombies, and everything went smoothly.

This was the kind of battle he most wanted to see.

There was no pressure. Under safe conditions, he could gain experience and increase the number of Skeleton Warriors.

Back on the rooftop, he counted the skeletons.

There were seventy-seven Skeleton Warriors in total. Among them, the Sword-Wielding Skeleton had reached Level 2, while the rest were still Level 1 skeletons, along with one Level 5 Skeleton Dog.

After counting them, he handed out cleavers to the newcomers and returned to Blackstone Town.

Eat, train, sleep.

The next day.

After washing up, Wu Heng prepared to head out and find something for breakfast.

The moment he stepped out of his room, he saw several Patrol Guards in standard armor questioning nearby residents.

The Patrol Guards were Blackstone Town's law enforcers.

They wore leather armor and carried Iron Swords at their waists.

When they saw Wu Heng open the door and come out, two of them walked straight over, their voices cold. "Wu Heng?"

Wu Heng frowned and nodded.

"Where were you last night?"

"I was in my room all night. I never went out."

"Can anyone vouch for you?"