The First Mist Chapter 104 Leader Candidate
The next day.
The task is settled.
Xu Shen received special praise from Mu Xue, and everyone had nothing to say about it. After all, Xu Shen's performance in the mission this time was obvious to all. He killed two C-level monsters alone and avoided casualties.
"The prize is 200,000 yuan, 15 bottles of purifier, 5 of which are special rewards."
Mu Xue handed the things to Xu Shen: "In addition, you will also be noted in the merit book. Work hard, and retirement is in sight."
"Well, thank you, Captain Mu!" Xu was grateful.
There seem to be two meanings of gratitude in the words.
Mu Xue understood and just smiled faintly, then distributed rewards to other people one after another.
After all the rewards were collected, Team 24 and Team 32 said goodbye to everyone, and this cooperative rescue mission was successfully concluded.
Mu Xue also drove away. Before leaving, she only said to Xu Shen: "Don't run around if you have nothing to do. Don't be late next time!"
"I'll try my best..." Xu Shen smiled bitterly.
"It's okay, I'll pick you up next time." Luo Hua smiled.
Afterwards, they said goodbye to each other and left the manor.
Before leaving, Xu Shen wanted to go to the Beast Research Institute to thank Sister Li in person, but thinking about what Uncle Wang did last night, he thought that the bureau didn't completely believe what he said. What if someone was secretly monitoring him all the time? Going to Sister Li would be betraying her.
Xu Shen immediately left the Xumi Bureau and returned to his home in the Yanluo neighborhood.
With 15 bottles of purifier in hand, Xu Shen didn't hesitate and injected two doses a day, 12 hours apart.
He didn't run around and continued training at home.
That night, when Xu Shen was training, he saw someone passing through the wall again. It was Uncle Wang again.
Seeing Xu Shen still practicing sword, Uncle Wang was stunned, muttered something, and sat aside to watch.
Maeve noticed Uncle Wang and sat down next to him with a smile.
It's just that the two people were in different realms, and even though they were sitting side by side, Uncle Wang couldn't sense it at all.
This old man and this young boy... Xu Shen was speechless. He could only turn a blind eye and continue practicing.
This time, Uncle Wang didn't watch for long. He only stayed for about ten minutes before getting up and leaving. He obviously felt that it was stupid to just sit there and watch Xu Shen practice sword. The night was so beautiful, why should he stay with a young fool and waste his youth!
Late at night, Xu Shen finished training and was about to rest when suddenly the communication ring came.
At first glance, it’s not the one from the Secret Bureau.
Xu Shen picked up the phone.
"Mr. Consul, how are you feeling lately?" Big Lily's voice came with a hint of teasing.
This familiar question…Xu Shen’s heart moved, and he said calmly: “What’s the matter?”
"It seems that the Consul has a very good attitude." Big Lily laughed: "You killed several second forms and concealed the fact that you had reached the limit of the initial form. You are really excellent, Consul..."
"Don't be weird with me."
Xu Shen was not polite.
Seeing this, Big Lily also restrained some of her joking. Mainly because she was completely confused when she heard the news. When she came to her senses, she realized that if Xu Shen had already reached his limit, then in front of her, wasn't he just pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger?
Are you making fun of her?
That's why she couldn't help but make a few jokes.
After all, the leader of the guild criticized her a lot for this matter. He felt that she had been with Xu Shen for such a long time but didn't know that Xu Shen had reached his limit. This was a dereliction of duty.
She also felt aggrieved. How could she have expected that others were just playing tricks?
Besides, this guy is just a newcomer, less than half a year...
"Several leaders in the association are aware of the consul's affairs," said Big Lily.
"Then what."
"Although the guild is somewhat dissatisfied with the Consul for concealing his strength, his progress is still surprising. He will be implicated in this incident, but the guild has already covered up some traces."
Big Lily said, "So please don't worry, Consul."
Xu Shen was slightly stunned. He didn't expect that the Light Chasing Club was also helping out.
He asked, "How did the club erase the traces? What traces were there?"
As expected , I am still worried... Big Lily smiled in her heart, but she said calmly on the surface: "It's mainly the traces of surveillance and the residual traces of the ruins destruction device being activated at the scene. Although I don't know if it was left by adults, and it will dissipate in two or three days, the association still wiped it out."
"In addition, there are some cover-up arrangements, such as scapegoats and testimonies from relevant personnel."
Xu Shen's heart shuddered. He didn't expect that activating the ruins-destroying device would leave traces. The bureau had never heard of this before.
He kept his voice calm and said, "I have never used a ruins-breaking device. If you have watched the surveillance, you should be able to see it. So you are mainly dealing with surveillance. I remember the director promised me that he would help me cover it up."
"It would be best if the Consul hadn't used it, but in order to prevent people from making suspicions about you, it would be more careful to erase it."
Big Lily said: "I heard that the surveillance footage had been erased when the group was preparing to take action, but it wasn't done very well. The group filled in the gaps a little bit, especially the passers-by along the way at the time, who were basically silenced."
Xu Shen's expression changed slightly: "Seal your mouth?"
"Don't think too much, sir. It's not a physical seal. Our Chasing Light Club is not that scary. We won't kill people for money. After all, our club's name is Chasing Light. I heard that its original meaning is to pursue light even in darkness." Big Lily said with a smile.
"hehe."
Xu Shen said: "You came to me tonight just to inform me and let me relax?"
"That's one reason. The second reason is that the leaders of the guild want to meet the consul." Big Lily's voice contained a hint of resentment: "After all, the consul has reached his limit. Some secret matters can also be told to the consul."
"secret?"
"I don't know about that." Big Lily didn't say much. In fact, she knew something, but it would be stupid to show it beyond the limit.
"When?" Xu Shen asked.
"Are you free tonight?"
"without."
Xu Shen was ready to go to bed. He was not particularly interested in the secret things discussed in the meeting. The most important thing was that the bureau would send Uncle Wang to keep an eye on him, and he didn't know if there was anyone else around.
"Then please choose a date, Consul." Big Lily said, "I will go and inform the leader."
"Maybe five days later." Xu Shen thought for a while and said.
"good."
Big Lily agreed.
After hanging up the phone, Xu Shen thought for a moment, then closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Time flies.
On days when there were no missions , Xu Shen would practice cultivation besides eating and drinking.
The amount of Jingxu in his body has accumulated to 60 bottles, and he has not purified it in the meantime. He needs to accumulate 100 bottles to saturate it, impact the second form, and then purify it slowly.
Five days passed in a flash.
Uncle Wang came twice during that period and never came again.
Every time I came, I saw Xu Shen practicing sword, and he would just sit for a while before leaving.
night.
Xu Shen arrived at the headquarters of the Light Chasing Club.
When the agreed time arrived, Da Lili was waiting at the door on the first floor to greet Xu Shen.
After a brief greeting, the two went up to the 23rd floor.
"How many leaders are there in the club?" Xu Shen asked curiously in the elevator.
"There are nine in total. I heard there were 12 at one time, but a few left later, leaving only nine." Big Lily kept smiling: " But usually only seven of them come to the club and are responsible for various matters in the club. The remaining two, one is the chief who rarely shows up, and the other is elusive."
Xu Shen nodded slightly.
Soon, there was a knock on the office door.
Xu Shen saw that in the huge conference room, there were quite a few chairs outside the round table, and there were obviously more than seven people sitting there.
He counted quickly and found there were exactly 10 people.
"Our busy man is here." As Xu Shen just walked in, a joking voice came.
Xu Shen felt a hint of dissatisfaction from the teasing, and looked at the man, only to find that he looked familiar.
Thinking back carefully, it was the young man who walked through the wall that I saw in the vegetable market where "Mom" went.
The latter was looking for something...
Xu Shen later thought that the ones that the second form could find were most likely Xu soldiers.
That piece of black skin is very likely!
Thinking of this, his heart couldn't help but tense up a little, but his expression was relaxed. When the other person looked directly at him, his gaze shifted away, and his aura seemed a little weak.
Soon, Xu Shen saw a familiar face inside, it was Zhou Yuanyuan who registered him when he reported that day.
The latter saw his surprised look and smiled at him.
"Now that you are here, please take a seat. Including you, all four candidates are here." said another old voice.
Xu Shen saw that it was an older man with gray hair, but his eyes were as sharp as a falcon in the shadows, and his brow bones were strong. It seemed that he was also a tough guy when he was young.
Zhou Yuanyuan waved to Xu Shen.
Xu Shen sat down immediately.
"It's amazing that you became a candidate so quickly..." Zhou Yuanyuan said with a low laugh, turning her head to the side.
Xu Shen originally thought that she was also a leader, but after hearing this, he understood: "Are you also a candidate?"
Zhou Yuanyuan smiled and said, "Don't you think so?"
"No." Xu Shen said truthfully: "I thought you were also the leader."
Zhou Yuanyuan couldn't help but laugh out loud, causing everyone else to look over. Some of them obviously frowned, but didn't say anything.
"Xu Shen, the meeting has helped you solve all your problems, you know that?" said a middle-aged man sitting at the conference table, looking quite majestic.
Xu Shen nodded: "I heard from Lily."
"The reason why the club gave you two code names is to help you conceal your strength and avoid frustration when you receive C-level missions from the Xumi Bureau. After all, the Xumi Bureau is very deep, and the intelligence department is not as simple as you think..."
The other young man played with the dagger in his hand, resting his chin on his palm, and said calmly: "But you deceived us too. Our kindness is in vain."
Xu Shen was slightly stunned. What did this mean? Was there something wrong with the Intelligence Department of the Xu Secret Bureau?
He gave a wry smile and said, "I just reached it recently as well."
"We can find the Purifying Agent given to you by the Secret Bureau of Xu. Combined with what we gave you, we can basically estimate your level. There are more than one way to monitor people in this world, and you can't just rely on your eyes to see things clearly!" said the white-haired old man coldly.
Xu Shen's expression changed slightly, and he said nothing more.
"Okay, we called you here today not to blame you. We just hope you can be honest with us. Once you pass the assessment, you will be able to take a seat in the future. We are in the same boat." Another person said soothingly.
"In another three months, the inner city cave will be open."
A charming mature woman wearing a silk hat said softly, "The mission of the four candidates is to enter the cave and get as many shells as possible!"
"shell?"
Xu Shen looked at her doubtfully.
"The shell is the Xu Bing." The charming mature woman smiled and said, "Xu Bing is a very precious strategic resource. You can never have too many! The combat power improvement brought by Xu Bing is also very significant."
"Even if it's given to you, a top-notch Xu Bing can easily deal with a B-level Xu." Another middle-aged man described it, thinking that this would make it easier to intuitively feel the power of the Xu Bing.
"But such top-notch soldiers are extremely precious and rare, and we don't have any in our guild, so we need to hunt more soldiers to fuse and feed them." said another person.
Xu Shen began to understand that they recruited him just for this operation.
"When you come back from the cave, as long as you get the corresponding soldiers, you will succeed to the throne and become the new leader." The dignified middle-aged man said, "We also came from this path in the beginning. Except for Xu Shen, you three should all understand."
Zhou Yuanyuan and the two men next to her didn't say anything, their expressions were calm.
"As the leader, you will have the right to mobilize the funds of the association. Salaries will no longer be a problem for you, because you will be the one distributing salaries to others."
"And you can also call upon or rent the soldiers in the guild."
"In short, for this mission, I hope you will work hard. Don't waste this time on wine and entertainment. Be more alert."
After the leaders finished speaking, Xu Shen asked, "What is Xudong?"
"The ruins cave... I heard that it is suspected to be an A-level ruins, or even a trace left by an existence beyond the A-level. It will form a space hole. From this trace, we can enter a deeper level of the ruins world." The white-haired old man answered for Xu Shen.
"A Xu that exceeds Class A?" Xu Shen was stunned. Wasn't it said that there were five levels of Xu?
"I heard that above the A-level, there is an S-level monster, but we can't touch that kind of monster. We'll die if we just look at it." Another leader said, "I heard that there was a city called Wind Vortex Bottom, which was invaded by an S-level monster. Now, even the name has become history. It disappeared hundreds of years ago."
Xu Shen's expression changed slightly, and he felt the danger of the world. He couldn't tell the level of the ruins, and he didn't know if he had seen S-level ones before.
"Since it was left by such a terrible ruin, wouldn't we be seeking death if we go in?" Xu Shen couldn't help but ask.
"Of course we can't just go in. We have special protective clothing and special injections that will temporarily obscure our aura. Even if we are in the deep world, the world inside will not be able to sense us."
The charming mature woman said: "It's like wearing a protective gas mask in the deep sea, isolating you, but in fact you are still in the bottom world."
“It can be like this…” Xu Shen was a little surprised. Such things must be very rare, otherwise they could be used during normal hunting. It would be a life-saving artifact.
"During this period, if you want to achieve the second form, you must consider it carefully. Of course, the association will provide unconditional support, and you can apply for an advance payment of the purifying agent in advance." said a leader.
The seven leaders then talked about some things that needed attention and then adjourned the meeting.
Zhou Yuanyuan walked out with Xu Shen. Zhou Yuanyuan smiled and said, "How about it, are you sure you can reach the second form before you go?"
"Not sure." Xu Shen shook his head.
Zhou Yuanyuan smiled and said, "Then you'd better go for it. Otherwise, if you fail to complete the mission and take back the Xu Bing but fail to reach the second form and die, then all your efforts will be in vain."
