Imperial Guard Arrives!

The three of them first returned to Night Town. After eating and drinking their fill at a restaurant, they went straight to find the old man.

During the day, no undead monsters dared to appear on the road. Their attack power was halved during the day, and they soon arrived at the old man's small wooden house.

They hadn't known his name before. After inquiring with the people in Night Town, they found out that this old man was actually an impressive figure, a hermit named Apoclonby.

"Hey, old man, we're back!"

The minotaur, no matter how he looked at the old man, felt uncomfortable. He didn't show any respect for the elders or affection for the young when he spoke.

Seeing the three of them, the old man didn't seem particularly happy. He looked at Sun Busong and said, "I want to hang Ghost Hair on the doors and windows to ward off those damned wandering souls. Did you bring me the hair?"

Sun Busong took out the Ghost Hair and handed it to the old man.

"How delightful! This is very useful to me." The old man, who had just received the Ghost Hair, immediately changed his expression. He was very polite to Sun Busong. After inspecting the hair, he smiled and said, "Please take this as a reward for your commendable help."

Sun Busong took it and saw that it was an Alchemy Blueprint. What use was this thing! His father was a Zen Master!

However, to be sure, he still opened his professional skills to check. The result was obvious. He should take it back and give it to someone else.

Watching the old man tremblingly hang the bundle of hair on the doors and windows, Sun Busong and the others prepared to leave and return to Night Town, but unexpectedly, the old man stopped him.

"Can you do me another favor?"

"Huh?!"

This old man was getting addicted to ordering people around!

Seeing that the three of them were unwilling to help him, the old man began to talk to himself.

"I'm guarding this graveyard alone. The cold wind has been biting at night lately. I need some Zombie Wine to make my blood boil again. But this kind of Zombie Wine can only be found at the Blood Raven Inn in Night Town, with the owner, Smits."

The old man looked at Sun Busong with a pleading gaze. "Can you help me again?"

"No! We're not willing. Just the round trip will take several hours. We're not here to run errands."

The minotaur was unhappy.

"Yes, Uncle. We have our own things to do. We also need to help the people of Night Town clear out the surrounding monsters. We need the recognition of the townspeople."

Usop explained the reason to the old man.

"Then you should help me even more, hahahaha. Because my Reputation in town is even higher than the mayor's. If you help me, the townspeople will treat you like family!"

"Really?" The minotaur didn't believe him.

The old man smiled and nodded gently. "I'll stake my reputation as a hermit on it!"

"Let's go! Go buy wine for the great elder. Don't say it's Zombie Wine, even wine made from abominations, we can buy it for you!"

Sun Busong liked to hear this. If you want to accomplish great things, how can you do it without a popular base? The Brotherhood's reputation in this area wasn't good. To restore their reputation, they needed to do more.

With a mount, running errands like this became much easier.

The old man's words were not wrong. When they arrived in town and mentioned the hermit Apoclonby, the villagers' faces were filled with reverence. This was promising!

The innkeeper, Smits, heard that it was wine needed by the hermit and warmly welcomed them while instructing his staff to collect materials and rush the production.

"You've worked hard. How has the hermit been lately? Oh my, it's all our fault. There have been too many things happening in town recently, and we haven't delivered wine to the hermit for a long time. We hope the hermit won't blame us."

Usop stepped forward to chat with the boss. "Does the hermit have a high Reputation here?"

"Of course. The hermit has paid a great price for the people of the town. You can ask the Night Watchman about those things. Coincidentally, there's a Night Watchman here at the inn today, so you can talk to them."

Usop looked back at Sun Busong, who nodded.

The Zombie Wine would take some time to be ready. Sun Busong informed the boss and then took the two of them, preparing to make contact with the Night Watchman.

"Didn't I ask you to contact the Night Watchman yesterday? How did it go?"

"I've already made contact with them, but they're ignoring me and don't want to talk to me!" Usop's face was dejected.

"Let's go find them again. This time, say the hermit old man sent us, hehehe. I didn't expect that by casually helping an old man, I'd get such good results."

"Hehehehe."

After some inquiries, the three quickly found the leader of the Night Watchman, Commander Altaia.

"You say you were introduced by the hermit?"

Sun Busong nodded while observing this Night Watchman Commander. A level 45 Night Watchman, wearing a set of exquisite leather armor. Judging by his age, he was less than thirty years old, with black hair and black eyes. His appearance was probably a 7 or 8 out of 10, still acceptable.

He left the negotiation to Usop. His profession was very beneficial for negotiations.

"Yes, we are acquainted with the hermit. You see, the hermit ran out of Zombie Wine, so he asked our superior to get some for him."

"Oh, I see. You're doing well. Being favored by the hermit proves that your strength and character are definitely not a problem! I happen to have a few tasks here to give you. If you do them well, you'll gain the favor of all the villagers in Night Town!"

Yay!!!

"We are honored to help the town. Please tell us if there's anything you need help with. We can handle it!"

Usop was overjoyed, his eyebrows twitching several times.

His profession was Paladin. In his heart, he yearned to be respected by people, to save the suffering and uphold justice. But the Brotherhood's reputation had been ruined by a bunch of scoundrels. Now, by following his superior and joining the Imperial Guard, his heart brightened again, and his blood boiled once more. He wanted to become a great Paladin like his ancestor. (His master was an Ebony Paladin, and the Ebony was Uther the Lightbringer's youngest disciple!)

Even Sun Busong didn't expect that the Night Watchman would directly assign them four tasks, and upon completing each task, their Reputation and that of the Imperial Guard organization among humans would increase by 200 points.

(Reputation: Reputation can be divided into six levels. Indifferent: People look at you like strangers, they won't feel favorably towards you, nor will they actively communicate with you.)

Friendly, people will greet you proactively, and they will help you when you need assistance.

Respected, at this Reputation level, people will actively help you. They will welcome you warmly upon seeing you, and when you need help, they will do everything in their power to support you.

Then comes Adoration!!! You are the guiding light for the people. They will agree with everything you say, and they will risk their lives to protect you, charging into battle for you without hesitation!

Reputation also has negative aspects. Indifferent, people dislike seeing your face. They will basically stop using things you've used and will try to avoid interacting with you as much as possible.

Hatred! There's nothing more to say. You are the enemy who stole their spouse and avenged their father's death! They will try to kill you on sight!

Reputation increases slowly. Each advancement to the next stage will be a multiple, a tenfold increase. However, the benefits are also numerous: eating for free, shopping for free, and sleeping with women. (This last part is not included!)

The quests received from the Night Watchman Commander are as follows:

1. Investigate Raven Hill: Something is wrong in Raven Hill. Karol said there's someone—or something—haunting the houses there. For two nights, he saw a figure active, and on the third night, light even shone from a window.

If you truly care about the safety of Duskwood, go and investigate what kind of monster is appearing in Raven Hill.

Find the shadowy figure. Your clue: he is not a local from Night Town. He is a nervous and sensitive person. He left Night Town and headed west.

2. Night Watchmen: As the commander of the Night Watchmen, I swore an oath to protect the safety of the people of Night Town. Stormwind has withdrawn its stationed troops, and now we can only rely on ourselves.

If you feel you are up to the task, please help us! Go to the Serene Garden south of Night Town and kill 8 Skeleton Warriors and 6 Skeleton Mages. We must minimize the pressure that the undead can bring!

3. Werewolves in the Forest: You may have noticed that there are some larger werewolves roaming around the woods along with those Night Shadow Weaver Werewolves. As far as we know, most werewolves are of the Night Dark Werewolf type.

I've also found that the Rotten Orchard southwest of town is now crawling with them. These werewolves are tougher than the ones you've encountered before.

Be careful.

4. The Spider Menace: Have you seen those spiders lurking to the west? There are too many of these eight-legged things for us to handle, and I don't have any extra manpower to send from Night Town to clear them out.

I'm really embarrassed to ask, but... it looks like you can handle them. I can't promise you any valuable treasures, but if you help us get rid of these filthy vermin, I will definitely reward you.

Oh, right, a piece of advice: try not to get hit by their venom.

Sun Busong calculated that just for these four quests, he would receive 1000 Reputation points upon completion. If he worked a bit harder and completed more, the Reputation in Night Town would definitely reach Respected!

After bidding farewell to Commander Altaia, the three of them went to the inn. As soon as they reached the entrance, they saw several injured people lying inside. Sun Busong immediately walked over and took out the potions and bandages from his backpack.

"What happened? We were only gone for a little while!" Sun Busong asked while bandaging an injured person, looking up at the innkeeper, whose face was filled with anxiety and regret.

Seeing Sun Busong look at him, the innkeeper suddenly thought of something. He hurried closer to Sun Busong and said excitedly, "Are you guys very strong? Otherwise, the hermit wouldn't have let you help him get the wine, right?"

"Does that even need to be said? Look at these muscles!" Heavy Fist loved hearing such words. He clenched his fist and raised his arm, his firm muscles forming a small mound!

"That's great!"

The innkeeper seemed to have found a lifeline.

"They were all injured while gathering materials for Zombie Wine. One of the ingredients is called Rotten Flower."

"If you can find me some Rotten Flower, I can brew a lot of Zombie Wine.

This flower is hard to find; it only exists in Raven Hill Graveyard and the Serene Garden, and there are many monsters like Terror Skeletons and Skeleton Demons there. You can take care of them while you're looking for Rotten Flower. The people of Night Town will be grateful to you."

Another quest obtained! Sun Busong happily wiggled his butt.

"For the safety of the villagers, these monsters must die! Rest assured, we Imperial Guards will handle this mission. We will not allow these monsters to endanger the villagers. We'll depart now!"

** noble sentiments don't work here. These people need to know who helped them and got injured, and then they will be grateful and trust Sun Busong. The Imperial Guard's Reputation will spread from here!

"Go call everyone else. Have them all change into their Imperial Guard uniforms. We'll split into three groups to do the quests. After completing the quests, don't turn them in yet. Wait until we regroup, and then I'll handle the handover! Understood?"

"Don't worry, sir, we understand these things!"

"Good. This time, we must make the name of the Imperial Guard known. Do it well. You two are responsible for personnel safety. Don't let anyone get seriously injured. Don't be stingy with potions. We cannot afford any combat casualties."

"Yes!"

Soon, the other 8 people also arrived.

"I won't waste your time with unnecessary words. Get the job done. There will be rewards if you succeed, and you can scram if you fail! I don't need useless people under me!"

"Yes! Sir!"

Sun Busong and his two companions each led a group of teammates and set off. Fortunately, the destinations for these quests were not far. Soon, Sun Busong arrived near the target werewolf location.

He brought three teammates with him: one Phidia Pirate and two Defias Necromancers.

These three teammates were all women. Sun Busong had seen them without their masks, and hehe, they were all beautiful, at least a 7 out of 10.

The two Necromancer teammates were both wearing the sexy robes Sun Busong had made for them. Their figures were graceful, and their steps were light. Sometimes Sun Busong would think, nearly half the members of the Phidia organization are women. How could those idiots in Stormwind bear to kill them!

The pirate girl was dressed even more sexily, with a short leather skirt, a cropped leather jacket, and sexy long boots! These outfits had cost Sun Busong quite a bit of thought.

"Sir, we're going in!"

"Go! Go! Go! I'll provide cover from behind. These monsters don't have much attack power during the day. I'll guard your rear!"

Ever since Sun Busong met Luffy, he had made up his mind! These girls would be protected by him from now on!

As the girls slowly advanced towards the monsters, Sun Busong quietly took out an item!

Mary's Glasses!

(If you don't know what this means, check the previous chapter!)

I have to admit, my friends in the group were right!

The signing rules on Qidian are really numerous. It's clearly stated that an editor will only look at it and decide whether to sign it after it reaches 100,000 words. I even asked customer service about the rules for internal recommendations and signing, and they told me that Qidian doesn't have such a thing as internal recommendations! They only look at it after 100,000 words! Fine! I just said one thing to customer service: Are you guys perhaps from the same party or system!

If they don't sign, they don't sign. As long as friends are reading, hehe! Welcome all brothers to actively comment and point out any mistakes so we can discuss and make this book even better. My goal is to first annex the surrounding areas of Stormwind, because the oppressed humans in the surrounding areas can't wait to kill the nobles of Stormwind! Then I'll integrate the three Dwarf clans. The Thorium Brotherhood and a few forging institutions still exist. Let the protagonist show off and then take them as followers. Then I'll go to the Elven city to see that beautiful one and make her a heroine! Then I'll start recruiting followers from the Horde!

Hehehe, hehehe!

.