Task: Hunt Down and Kill a Soul Grandmaster
After the meal.
Zhou Qing, Tang San, Romantina, Xiao Wu then went to the Nuoding Guild.
After staring at the task wall for a long time, Xiao Wu finally tore off a task sheet and asked the other three, "What do you guys think of this?"
Task:
[Pursue/Kill Soul Grandmaster!]
Specific content:
After the auction, a Soul Master launched a night attack on the Xiao Manor. Although the illegal Soul Master involved were killed on the spot by the wise and great City Lord, the mighty City Lord Xiao later discovered that those people still had accomplices who might still be hiding in Nuoding City or wandering around Nuoding City.
To ensure the safety of Nuoding City's residents, Xiao Lang, the most responsible city lord in Nuoding City's history, has been strictly screening non-local Soul Master entering and leaving Nuoding City. However, there have been too many Soul Master coming to Nuoding City recently, to the point that the City Lord's Mansion is overwhelmed.
This mission is hereby issued; Soul Grandmaster of the Nuoding Guild are requested to investigate.
remuneration:
[A Gold Soul Coin will be awarded for each valid clue provided!]
[If you can directly capture and kill the accomplices of the lawless Soul Master, you will receive 10,000 Gold Soul Coin!]
Task publisher:
[The most handsome lord in Nuoding City's history: Xiao Lang!]
After reading the details of the mission, Zhou Qing couldn't help but complain, "Wise, great, mighty, responsible, handsome, how narcissistic is Xiao Lang? Not a single one of the prefixes is repeated."
"Who cares, as long as we can make money, that's all that matters." Xiao Wu asked Tang San and Romantina for their opinions, "What do you guys think?"
"Is the opponent Soul Grandmaster? We can give it a try."
Tang San was the first to express his opinion, a fighting spirit appearing in his eyes, "In addition to forging recently, I have also crafted a brand new Soul Conductor: Godly Zhuge Crossbow, which can be used to test the opponent."
Romantina exclaimed excitedly, "I can withstand damage!"
"Zhou Qing, what do you think?"
Xiao Wu ultimately decided to ask Zhou Qing for his opinion—although there was no clear leader among the four members of the group, the other three members implicitly regarded Zhou Qing as the leader.
"I can accept the call, but completing it might be quite troublesome."
Zhou Qing analyzed the mission, "Judging from the content, Xiao Lang only found out that the Soul Master who attacked him at night and caused him to lose an arm had accomplices. But we don't know how many accomplices there are, what they look like, or whether they are male or female. We only know that they may still be in Nuoding City, or they may be wandering around Nuoding City."
After Zhou Qing's analysis, Tang San's brain, which had temporarily paused to think because of Zhou Qing's role as the strategist in the team, started working again and keenly perceived the key to the problem—
There's nowhere to start looking!
Furthermore, the objective of this mission was not described at all. Perhaps those Soul Master who raided Xiao Lang at night had already left Nuoding City and had no intention of avenging their companions.
"Perhaps we could inquire at the Xiao Manor?" Romantina suggested.
"Please, your Martial Soul is at least your brain. Think about it carefully. If Xiao Lang knew, how could he not have described it clearly when issuing the mission? You, as a veteran adventurer, should know the rules of the Nuoding Guild's mission issuance better than us. The mission content must be detailed and specific, so that the Soul Master can have a clear understanding of the target and purpose they need to target in an instant."
"The reason this task is posted on the task wall is probably because of the city lord's status, so he had no choice."
Zhou Qing rolled her eyes. "Since the mission description is only this brief, it proves that Xiao Lang doesn't know any more relevant information."
"Hiss--"
Romantina trembled, her cheeks flushed slightly, and she lowered her head, whispering, "How dare Taunt me for being stupid in front of so many people!"
Snap!
Zhou Qing sighed, ignoring Romantina, and looked at Xiao Wu, who still wanted to complete the task and obtain one thousand or ten thousand Gold Soul Coin. He said, "Let's go with this task."
"Yay!" Xiao Wu immediately beamed with joy, pointing with her fingers: (^-^)V, and found Miss Alice at the counter to ask her to help register the mission.
"Qing Ge, why did you agree?"
After Zhou Qing's analysis, Tang San even considered giving up on the mission.
In his past life, he accepted missions from the Tang Sect to assassinate wealthy but heartless landlords, bullies who preyed on men and women, and corrupt officials who held positions without doing their jobs. The sect would provide detailed information about the targets to avoid killing the wrong people.
There is absolutely no clear information about the Soul Grandmaster we need to capture/kill. Let alone capture or kill them, just searching for them is like looking for the Great Sea.
"She's already torn the task sheet off; she can't just stick it back on, can she?"
Zhou Qing shrugged casually, making a joke, but Tang San's serious gaze, he became serious and said.
"Let's treat this as a chance to hone our reconnaissance skills. We can't rely on taking on these kinds of missions to earn money forever. We also want to find out how many non-local Soul Master are still in Nuoding City and speculate on whether they might cause another upheaval in Nuoding City."
"The Head Soul Bone of the Moo Spring Ox is still in Xiao Lang's hands!"
"I see."
Tang San suddenly realized that he had recently focused most of his energy on studying the Soul Tool Core Formation on the Soul Guidance Crystal and creating a secret gift, so much so that he had neglected this matter and even overlooked the intelligence gathering ability that was essential for the Tang Sect disciple.
As a member of the Tang Sect Clan, in addition to completing the tasks assigned by the Tang Sect, one must also possess keen insight to find relevant clues.
"Zhou Qing, are you accepting a mission?"
At this moment, Su Yuntao and Ma Xiunuo got up from the table not far away and walked over when they saw Zhou Qing, Tang San, and Romantina.
"Grandpa Ma Xiunuo, and Bro Tao, so you're having lunch here." Zhou Qing said with a smile. "That's right, we took on a mission to capture/kill Soul Grandmaster, so we're taking this opportunity to learn more about Nuoding City and the surrounding area."
"Capture/kill Soul Grandmaster?"
Ma Xiunuo frowned. "A mission issued by the Lord of Nuoding? This is utter nonsense! This isn't Friendly Tournament! There are no rules whatsoever! Especially for these outlaws, they'll use all sorts of insidious and cunning methods!"
Tang San knew this better than anyone, having seen all sorts of desperate criminals during his previous life when he carried out missions for the Tang Sect.
Through the various shady tactics employed by the Soul Master teams during the Friendly Tournament (such as sprinkling flour), Zhou Qing could imagine the darker side of the real Soul Master World.
But in the past, these were all just theoretical ideas. Now that we have a real chance to experience the cruelty of the Soul Master World, we still have to seize it.
Moreover, their small group includes Tang San, who was accustomed to all sorts of filth in the martial arts world in his previous life. He is experienced and his safety is guaranteed!
However, Zhou Qing believed that the most likely scenario for this mission was simply to explore Nuoding City and its surrounding areas for a week, without much danger. He then said, "Grandpa Ma Xiunuo, don't worry. We are Soul Master, and we can't be treated like children. Aren't these things exactly what we will have to experience in the future?"
Ma Xiunuo sighed and said, "That's true, but you're only six years old. There's no need for you to rush into contact with the real Soul Master World. Besides, the Soul Grandmaster you're trying to capture is no ordinary person..."