Chapter Forty-Eight: The Visit of Old Man Zhou
After counting the equipment obtained by Jackal and Wang Yuxiang, Yuan Xiao directly wrapped up the fragments of the white bone scepter that he had picked up from Dis's corpse and threw them to Dante. The White Bone Scepter is the identity symbol of every Evil Blood Caller, and it is also one of the best high-level rewards in the contribution exchange.
"If you don't need it, I'll count it into your account. Dante walked beside the original owl with a torch, and the jackal whispered to Wang Yuxiang behind him to explain the details of the mission.
The Witcher's badge is their unique account, which does not store any country's currency and cannot be withdrawn, but can only store and spend one thing - contributions. For example, like the "soldier" level of the original owl, only five thousand contributions can be stored, and this pile of bone scepter fragments can be exchanged for 20,000 contributions, and the original owl can only be exchanged for five thousand first, and then exchanged for five thousand after it is spent, and so on, plus a certain amount of commission will be charged for each contribution exchange, the lower the level, the higher the loss rate of the contribution, which is also a disguised urge to urge the witchers to do more tasks and improve the level.
The lowest "Pro" rank only requires a small contribution of 2,000 to ascend to the "Bing" rank, which is also exactly the limit of the "Pro" rank account, but to be promoted from "Bing" to "Dou", it requires 20,000 contributions, and you must also participate in at least one task greater than or equal to the "Bing" rank to be eligible for promotion. The higher you go, the more difficult it becomes, and you need to hunt more demons, so when you reach the level of "Qian" and "Kun", there are very few, and most of them have a fixed team or become the captain of the demon hunter in charge. And "Yu" is even rarer, at this level, except for some lone wolves, most of them can be mixed with a guild leader (such as Jun Suo), or the position of a manager.
And, about "Shun", there are only five people at present, three of whom are guarding Huaxia and two of whom are standing in the west.
They are the most powerful existence among the demon hunters, and countless crises have been quietly solved by them, and in the pure land of peace and tranquility, there will always be a monument that records their exploits.
Because, the promotion of "Yu" to "Shun" does not require any contribution, nor does it require a specific number of tasks to participate, only one thing needs to be done - to kill the incarnation of the Demon Monarch.
Although the Demon Monarch's incarnation was only fifty percent of the strength of its body, it could still throw ninety-nine percent of the high-level demons out of the hundreds of streets. As I said before, the current seals of hell and the human world have all been replaced with the "Seal of Heavenly Selection", and the higher the level of demons that are hindered is also powerful, if it is like forcibly breaking through the seal, unless the power can be so strong that it ignores the rules of the world, otherwise the power of the impact seal will in turn become a shackle that restricts them, the harder they rush, the stronger the backlash, such an existence as the Demon Monarch, if the seal is broken, it is estimated that the strength will regress to less than one percent of the original.
Therefore, in order to be able to visit the human world in person and complete some plans, the demon incarnation has become a better choice, although this secret method is extremely exhausting, and it will cause irreversible damage to the origin of the origin, but fifty percent of the power is already a rare temptation, and many demon lords are willing to take a risk, after all, the human world is a fertile land with endless resources and "reserve food".
The last demon incarnation in the human world was already in the seventies of the last century, in the vast brown bear country, three "Yu" worked together to kill "Messenger Ocarus", a cunning demon lord, itself has a powerful shadow shuttle ability, as well as a wide range of flame ethereal damage skills, extremely difficult to kill. In the end, under the sacrifice of the two "Yu" as bait, the last "Yu" finally caught the flaw of Ocarus, and with a flash of the knife, cut off the last abyss power hub, the demon incarnation disappeared in the sun, and the two "Yu" who were used as bait also died.
In the end, this "Yu" became the third "Shun" in Huaxia, stationed at the headquarters of the Huaxia Demon Hunting Union - Langshan Meiling.
But these are too far away for the original owl, not because of insufficient contributions, nor because of not participating in the task, there is only one reason - Jun Suo refuses to let it.
When the group went up to the ground, it was already more than nine o'clock, Yuan Xiao originally thought that he had finished arranging tomorrow's plan tonight, and went to Sun Haiqing's house to find out the bottom first, but the plan couldn't catch up with the rapid changes, and now his body has not fully recovered, and the "nightmare" doesn't know why it can't be used, so he doesn't have to think about it at all, he will deliver food when he goes.
So Yuan Xiao could only tell the two of them to gather at the Demon Hunter Union at seven o'clock tomorrow, and then rush to Sun Haiqing's house together.
I don't know what promises the jackal has made that will not be fulfilled at all, Wang Yuxiang's enthusiasm is extremely high, it seems that if the jackal hadn't stopped him, he would have been able to break through alone tonight......
Moreover, for the convenience of the title, the jackal gave Wang Yuxiang the well-deserved nickname - "hyena".
"Hyena jackal, good brother! How loud!" This is the jackal's original words, and I don't know why Wang Yuxiang's brain circuits are connected in parallel, so he directly agreed on the spot.
Watching this pair of "dog brothers and dog brothers" go to drink with their shoulders on their backs, Yuan Xiao and Dante said goodbye, brushed a shared bicycle and returned to Xiaguang.
Today's glow is surprisingly calm, since the last time the original owl broke out to kill, Zhou Ran has never been here again, and the gangsters have not come here to make trouble again, but after all, this is an alley where the neighborhoods live with pots and pans, it is only past nine o'clock, and it is impossible and should not be so quiet.
Sure enough, when Yuan Xiao walked to his door, he saw an old man and a middle-aged man with a cold face.
"This is the original little friend, right?" The old man's voice was very kind, but it exuded a majesty that had been in the top position for a long time.
"Old man Zhou?" Yuan Xiao's eyes have always been very poisonous, although the old man in front of him is already old and almost out of shape, but the anger between his eyebrows and eyes, Zhou Ran has inherited it well.
"Oh, Xiao Ran mentioned it?" asked Old Man Zhou, holding his cane, with a smile.
"No, guess, come in and tell me. Yuan Xiao stepped forward to open the door, but the middle-aged man behind the old man flashed with lightning, took a step forward, and his whole body blocked in front of the old man, staring at Yuan Xiao coldly.
Yuan Xiao was not affected in any way, and even the rhythm of inserting the key did not change, as if he didn't see this middle-aged man at all. Old Man Zhou's eyes also changed slightly when he saw this scene, and his evaluation of Yuan Xiao changed a little.
Yuan Xiao took the lead in the house, and then casually greeted the two people outside the door, and went in by himself to take off his tattered coat and go to find water to drink.
You must know that although Old Man Zhou is not in the rivers and lakes, no matter who wants to start a sect in the magic capital, he still has to come to give Old Man Zhou a cup of tea in a dignified manner, which shows the status of the old man in the rivers and lakes. But Yuan Xiao's hospitality was not like facing the big guys in the rivers and lakes, but more like greeting distant relatives at home, which surprisingly made the old man Zhou, who had been up and down for half his life, feel a little relaxed.
When Yuan Xiao came back after drinking water, Old Man Zhou had already sat on the sofa, and the middle-aged man was still standing motionless behind the old man, like a statue, which would only turn into King Kong angry eyes when the old man was in danger.
"You should have come prepared, I checked almost everything, but I don't know much about you, such as names, and you can't always be called Old Man Zhou, don't you call you old. Yuan Xiao also made it on the sofa with a big grin, but kept the so-called "safe distance" so as not to make the old man behind him too nervous.
Of course, for Yuan Xiao, if he wants to, the moment he makes a move, both of them will die.
Whether it is the blood manipulation of the "Crimson Feast" or the terrifying power brought by the "killing", it is enough to make the original owl proud of the world.
Don't even worry about corpse disposal, "Ebony" is hungry.
"The old man's surname is Zhou, and his single name is a Can, relying on me to grow you for a few rounds, and I won't suffer a loss if I call me a Can, right?" The old man Zhou Can looked at the handsome and excessive offspring in front of him with a smile, observing his words and deeds, and couldn't help but sigh that people are really more dead than people, and goods have to be thrown, and the stinky boy at home has no shape except for having fun all day long, why is the gap so big!
"To make a long story short, I believe that Uncle Can's time is worth more than me, so why do you want to come here for a trip?" Yuan Xiao didn't have time to accompany this former gangster, and he still had to consider tomorrow's opening and actions. Although the opening ceremony was handed over to Tang Zheng and Chen Ke to deal with it, they still had to ask about it.
"There is a charity auction in Donglu next month, not on the surface, every year it is the leaders of each family who go to drink tea and discuss it, and it is usually me and Xiao Ran's father who participate. Old man Zhou Can's voice is very steady, although the voice is not loud, but it can make people calm down and understand every word. "But, you know that I'm also old, and I've retired a long time ago, so it stands to reason that Xiao Ran should be allowed to show his face and talk this year. However, after all, he is a child, and he has been stubborn in the past few years, and his father has difficulty moving, so I can't rest assured on my side. At the end, Zhou Can sighed a little lonely.
Zhou Ran's father is now the Zhou family's talker, named Zhou Tianci, is a very ambitious master, how can he be unlucky, a car accident, so that he can only stay in a wheelchair for the rest of his life, although he used thunderous means to defend the status of the head of the Zhou family, but safety is always the most nervous part of the entire Zhou family.
"The Zhou family is full of talents, this is a good player, why bother to come to me. Yuan Xiao raised his head and pointed to the middle-aged man behind the old man.
"Mid-levels is indeed extraordinary, and loyal to the Zhou family, but after all, there is only one person, and the others are much worse than him. The old man shook his head and continued, "Please also rest assured that Yuan Xiaoyou, if you can help with this, you will naturally not be disadvantaged in terms of compensation." In addition to money and mundane things, there are still a lot of 'such things' at home, and we don't know how to use them if we keep them, so we might as well give them to the original friends. The old man waved his hand, and the middle-aged man behind him took out a delicate box from his pocket, and when he pressed the mechanism to open it, it turned out to be a "crack soul stone" that shone with a ghostly light!
The chill in Yuan Xiao's eyes was even worse, and he said: "It seems that the tentacles of the Zhou family are really wide enough, and the Demon Hunter Guild has not escaped." "If you can know that the original owl needs a "rift soul stone", there is naturally an inside line in the Demon Hunter Guild.
"Don't be angry, Yuan Xiaoyou, I arranged for Xiao Ran to investigate your matter at the beginning, but my order is very clear, only check your skills, regardless of others, and wait for me to visit in person before making a decision. But Xiao Ran is young after all, and he angered the original Xiaoyou, and the old man will not compensate you here. Zhou Can bowed his waist, and Yuan Xiao collapsed and helped Zhou Can up.
One thing to say, although Yuan Xiao was very angry last time, this time when he saw the "Crack Soul Stone", most of his anger disappeared, no way, he really needs this thing......
"You also saw me today, how do you feel?" Yuan Xiao tilted his head, thinking that if Sun Haiqing's rescue was successful, there would be no problem with this next mission.
"The character and temperament are excellent, and it can be seen that Yuan Xiaoyou has no fear or curiosity about our identity, and he is simply the best candidate. But ......" Zhou Can put away his smile and waved his hand, and the middle-aged man behind him stepped forward, "In terms of skills, I still want to see is believing, old man." ”
The middle-aged man arched his hand and assumed a "please" pose.
Fight?
Accompanied!