At Last, Notting City

You Chen's eyes burned with excitement.

If "Flash of Inspiration" was an all-purpose reward that could definitely be put to use, then "Glimpse of Origin" was a mission reward worth waiting years for, even if it meant wasting that time. It was something he absolutely had to obtain!

As long as its effect was not negligible and the amount required for quantitative change to produce qualitative change was not too outrageous, its value would definitely be no less than a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone that was exceptionally compatible with a Soul Master!

One's degree of control over a martial soul's origin power was the dividing line between true experts and everyone else.

Throughout history, there had been no shortage of Soul Masters with lower-quality martial souls who, through exceptionally high control over their origin power, used their strength with astounding efficiency and displayed combat power far beyond what their martial soul quality should have allowed.

Spirit Hall's records once documented a Soul King with a mid-grade wooden sword martial soul who killed a defensive Soul King with a top-quality martial soul in a single strike!

But You Chen was still You Chen. He quickly suppressed the restlessness in his heart and examined the mission information.

Just as expected, the completion conditions for both missions were currently marked incomplete.

The condition of using greater authority to oppress Yu Xiaogang was hard to judge. Could it be said that he had borrowed Qian Xunji's influence to drive Yu Xiaogang out of Spirit Hall? It seemed like it could, yet it also did not seem to have much to do with him.

But as for completely crushing Yu Xiaogang in theory, You Chen had naturally accomplished that long ago.

Yet, like the previous mission to make a certain female classmate see him in a new light, it had not been completed the moment he accepted it.

Based on You Chen's current understanding of the system, mission conditions related to the target's subjective awareness did not necessarily require him to appear before the other party again and make them see him differently.

For example, one such "see him in a new light" mission had suddenly been completed before he even met the target.

Looking back, as long as the other party had entertained such a thought after he accepted the mission, the condition counted as fulfilled.

As for missions like "prove the theory" and "crush him in theory," there were two possible scenarios.

One was that Yu Xiaogang would somehow recall the fact that he was inferior to You Chen, start moping, and the mission would be completed.

The other was that You Chen needed to have another theoretical debate or similar encounter with Yu Xiaogang, making him feel humiliated and defeated once again.

However, the first type of mission method, "oppression through authority," needed to be carried out in reality.

Like certain "defeat the target" missions, even if You Chen had defeated the other party before, he still needed to defeat them again.

As for how to successfully complete the mission, he already had a plan in mind.

"Is this Notting City?"

Xiao Wu looked at Notting City's gates and exclaimed in wonder.

After stopping and starting along the way, the two of them finally reached their destination after a total of one week.

Rather than traveling, the journey had, in a sense, felt more like an outing.

You Chen silently glanced sideways at Xiao Wu and said, "Although I'm nominally your Uncle now, don't think you can use my name to cause trouble in Notting City. I know you're playful and unruly. If anything really happens, I won't deal with it for you."

"Huh? Is that how you act as an Uncle?"

Xiao Wu widened her eyes and said in a tone that was entirely considering matters from You Chen's perspective, "Even if it's fake, other people won't know that. If your own niece gets bullied outside and her Uncle does not even dare make a sound, won't people look down on you?"

"It doesn't matter. Anyone whose opinion is truly worth my attention can see through this 'uncle and niece' story at a glance. Why should I care about the opinions of people who aren't worth caring about? Giving you this title is only to spare you a few minor troubles and keep people from bullying you. It is not something for you to rely on to bully others." You Chen explained.

"Tch." Xiao Wu immediately curled her lips and kicked at the pebbles by the roadside.

"Oh, right. It seems I've never told you."

As though he had only just remembered something important, You Chen stopped walking toward Notting City's main gate. He turned to look at the puzzled Xiao Wu. "I was also driven to this remote place after offending an important figure. Naturally, I need to keep a low profile in my daily life, lest that important figure finds another excuse to use against me."

"You offended an important figure? Tsk, tsk. So you said you came here to handle business, but you were actually driven out. Uncle, you're really pitiful."

Xiao Wu tilted her head. "So, does that mean you had already joined some faction before this?"

You Chen nodded. "Mm. I'm with Spirit Hall."

This shocking truth made Xiao Wu's body suddenly stiffen.

"You Chen, sir, these are your Deacon token and uniform. You need to report here at eight every morning. You will have a two-hour break at noon, and if there is nothing urgent in the afternoon, you may leave work as early as five. Also, our Branch Hall uses a rotating rest schedule. The specific arrangements are..."

Inside Spirit Hall, a young White-robed Deacon dutifully explained the matters requiring attention to You Chen.

"Oh, right. Would you like me to take you to your dormitory here?"

After finishing the explanation, the White-robed Deacon asked.

You Chen shook his head. "No need. I've already asked someone to purchase property in Notting City, and I'll be living there from now on. The specific address is (...). If there's an emergency, you can come find me there. Write it down."

The White-robed Deacon did not show any surprise upon hearing that he owned property. Although buying a house in advance before arriving was somewhat extravagant, with a Soul Master's financial means, buying several properties in Notting City would not be much of a burden.

Anyone who could become a Yellow-robed Deacon was at least a Soul Elder. Strength was only one of the basic requirements.

In fact, the Branch Hall Masters of many lower-tier cities were merely Yellow-robed Deacons.

The Branch Hall Master of their Notting City Branch Hall was one such person.

Even though the Spirit Hall members at this Branch Hall saw You Chen's transfer as an extremely humiliating "demotion," in a small place like Notting City, a Yellow-robed Deacon was already an important figure.

The people at this Branch Hall thought of You Chen as a tiger fallen onto the plains, but to the White-robed Deacon before him, You Chen was a dragon swimming in shallow waters.

Logically, with such an "important figure" coming here, the Branch Hall Master should have personally welcomed him with every courtesy.

Yet in reality, he had merely sent a White-robed Deacon to handle matters in a simple, businesslike manner.

That was practically an open statement.

Still, You Chen had expected this situation long ago. He would not care too much about such a so-called show of force.

"You've probably noticed already, but this little one is my niece. She came all this way to rely on me. Do you have any connections that could help arrange for her to enroll in school here?"

After finishing the official business, You Chen patted the head of the unusually silent Xiao Wu beside him and asked the White-robed Deacon.

"Ah, that naturally won't be a problem."

The young White-robed Deacon merely nodded.

Spirit Hall members were not civil servants, after all. They did not possess particularly keen political instincts.

He was even somewhat pleased by You Chen's request.