As the slip of paper slowly sank into the shadows, the information about the commission on the menu soon twisted and blurred, leaving the entire page illegible.
Chen Lun knew that the Club had locked it, preventing other members from accepting the commission.
As the Red Calamity spreads and turmoil grips the Empire, countless people have become sworn enemies of the Red Apple Church... These are exactly the commissions I need. In the long term, I can both weaken their forces and steadily accumulate Contribution for the main quest.
The short-term returns are considerable, too. The commission payment, plus the quest rewards, will provide ample resources for growth... And there are the immediate rewards for killing the targets as an extra bonus.
Chen Lun pondered, his eyes deep and faintly smiling.
He touched the Balag Necklace around his neck and slowly stood up. Leaning on his Silver Cane, he walked to the window, looked up at the purple crescent moon in the night sky, and murmured:
"Spade Knight Joko is about to hunt Red Apples..."
Galena City was in Bronze City, Rock State, two cities away from Peacock City and slightly farther inland.
Much like the situation in Fossil City, Gemstone State, the Empire had dispatched an important figure to oversee Bronze City and curb the spread of the Red Calamity.
But because the Containment Bureau and the Sun Church had only a limited number of senior personnel, this responsibility had fallen to one of the vice presidents of the History and Ritual Society, one of the True God Churches.
Although this vice president was also a High Sequence Saint, he fell far short of a Saint of the Sun Pathway when it came to suppressing threats across a vast territory. Without numerous avatars or a wondrous