Chapter 78: The Covenant Keeper
[Congratulations to the host, complete Additional Mission 2 - stop Dipson from spreading the mutated gene.] 】
[If you successfully complete three missions, you can get triple rewards.] Constitution 10 (35), Memory 15 (45), Mental Power 15 (55), Beauty 15 (34), Lifespan 5 (12), the points in parentheses are additional task rewards. 】
[In addition, you can choose two skills to learn.] 】
Shang Ke lay motionless, constantly replaying in his mind the image of Qin Yuan finally holding his corpse and crying bitterly, and his heart felt extremely sour. For him, every world can meet again, but for him, it is lost again and again, irretrievably.
"System, I remember you said that as long as I complete all the tasks, I can choose to return to the real world, or I can choose to return to those worlds I have experienced to rewrite the ending."
[Not only must all tasks be completed, but the overall score of task perfection must reach more than 50%.] 】
"What is my current level of perfection?"
[40% - Complete the main quest, 20 points; Complete two tasks, 50 points; Death after completing three missions, 70 points; Perfect Survival, 100 points; 】
40%, which is much better than he expected, and he must try to complete at least two tasks next, and it would be better if he could survive by chance.
Shang Ke sorted out his thoughts, regained his spirits, and prepared to start learning skills.
After thinking about it, he finally chose [Racing Cars] and [Repair], and studied martial arts and medicine.
After coming out of the Hundred Refining Space, Shang Ke officially entered the next world.
Slowly opening his eyes, he found that he seemed to be sitting in a speeding car, and he was the only one in the back seat except for the driver. The scenery outside the window recedes rapidly, and there are tall buildings on both sides, which shows that this is a world with quite advanced technology.
Shang Ke breathed a sigh of relief, the system finally had a little conscience this time, and he had to face all kinds of dangerous situations before he opened his eyes.
Then, information about the world was quickly transmitted.
Shang Ke's identity this time is Yue Ze, the eldest son of the Yue family, a big family of the Alliance Empire, who has just turned nineteen years old this year, has been smart and talented since he was a child, and is loved by his father Yue Cheng, and is the future successor of the Yue family. However, when he was eighteen years old, he was unfortunately infected with a mental virus.
Spiritual viruses have appeared for more than 300 years, and there is still no source of the virus and a perfect cure, only that this virus is hidden in the spiritual realm of human beings, and once it breaks out, it will go crazy to death within three days. At present, the only solution is to completely strip away the emotional neurons and eliminate the mental virus fundamentally.
However, although this form of healing can restore one's sanity, it will lose all normal sensory feelings, and former relatives, friends, and even enemies will be treated by them as a group of numbers, without any love or hatred. What's more, people who receive this treatment will have a much shorter lifespan, with a maximum of 35 years of age.
The empire collectively refers to such people as "covenant keepers", and there are about 4,000 covenant keepers every year, and about 7,000 people die of mental viruses because they can't be treated. Generally speaking, mental viruses are more common in civilians with difficult lives and vulnerable groups with poor psychological qualities, and the incidence of the disease is really very small. However, bad luck befell him.
Looking at the crazy Koshizawa, Koshi-cheng finally made the difficult decision to let him undergo treatment, even if it would make his young life fall before the age of 35.
But he didn't know that Yue Ze's madness was not because of a spiritual virus, but because his younger brother Yue Xuan injected him with a special psychotropic drug, and the madness caused by this medicine would recover on its own in just a day or two, and if it was combined with the right medicine, it could be cured in a few hours.
This psychotropic drug is difficult to detect, and the doctor in charge of treating Yue Ze is Yue Xuan's biological mother, that is, Yue Ze's stepmother, Mrs. Chang, who is personally assigned, and after a series of sophisticated arrangements, the healthy Yue Ze is treated as a psychopath, pushed into the cold treatment room, and becomes a promise-keeper who has no emotions and will not live to be 35 years old. At the same time, he completely lost his qualifications to become an heir.
Except for the lack of emotion, the ability of the Covenant Keeper in other aspects will not be erased, and some will even show even more amazing potential, as is the case with Yue Ze, whose concentration is unusually concentrated, his learning speed is three times that of before, and his operating skills and physical fitness have improved by leaps and bounds.
Seeing this, the fire of jealousy ignited again, and after discussing with his mother, he secretly arranged a fake identity for Yue Ze, and then sent his information and medical certificate to the Covenant Keeper Distribution Center. This is an employment organization created for the contractor, although the life expectancy of the contractor is short, they are a very principled group, once the contract is signed, they will strictly enforce the terms of the contract, will not betray the employer because of the lure of profit or the threat of violence, even if it hurts their family, will not let them waver.
This is also the true origin of the name "Covenant Keepers", they are both ruthless and principled executors, but also a group of poor people who have no sustenance.
Contractors will have different star ratings in the distribution center depending on their ability. Yue Ze, who was renamed "Shang Ze", was rated 3 and a half stars by the person in charge of the distribution center after the assessment, and he was a relatively all-round hired talent.
Contractors with more than three stars are generally recommended to the magnates by the distribution center. Koshizawa was very prominent in all his conveniences, but in just two days, he was hired by a nobleman.
This nobleman had his own domain and lived in the county of Baoya, more than 300 kilometers from the capital. He is Lu Xiufan, the protagonist of this world, Yue Ze was hired by him and worked by his side for three years, which is quite important. Not long after, Yue Xuan fell in love with Lu Xiufan at first sight, but found that Yue Ze had actually become Lu Xiufan's personal assistant, and he was so jealous that he retaliated against Yue Ze.
Yue Ze was indifferent to his retaliation, had no grudges or grief, and only knew how to carry out Lu Xiufan's instructions, but in an accident, he was murdered by Yue Xuan. Lu Xiufan didn't know that Yue Ze was the eldest young master of the Yue family, and it wasn't until he died that he discovered the truth through investigation. Lu Xiufan told Yue Cheng of the results of the investigation, thinking that Yue Cheng would deal with it, but who knew that he was just a small punishment and a big admonition, so he exposed the matter.
Yue Ze's family is so indifferent, what can Lu Xiufan, an outsider, say? But as his former subordinate, he would never let him die in vain, even if he was just an emotionless promise-keeper.
In the next few years, the Yue family was secretly suppressed by Lu Xiufan repeatedly, and everything did not go well. Yue Xuan didn't know that the family's troubles came from Lu Xiufan, and he wanted to use the marriage with the Lu family to consolidate the family's power.
After that, in fact, it has nothing to do with Yue Ze. Because until he died, no one knew that he was a healthy person, and no one really felt sorry for his death. In this way, with a cold heart, he silently left this pale world.
When Shang Ke came through, Yue Ze had already become a covenant keeper, and as "Shang Ze", he was hired by Lu Xiufan, and was currently on his way to Baoya County.
[Main Quest: Become the heir of the Yue family again.] 】
Shang Ke turned his head to look out the window, and said secretly in his heart: Yue Ze, don't worry, I will seek justice for you, and I won't let those truths be buried in the ground with you forever.
"Mr. Shang, it's here." The driver stopped the car and said to Shang Ke in the back seat.
Shang Ke walked out of the car, and the first thing that caught his eye was a garden-style courtyard, spacious and bright, with pleasant scenery. In front of the garden stood a majestic villa, which looked like it should have been some years old.
An old man dressed as a housekeeper greeted him and said with a smile: "Mr. Shang, welcome to the Lu family villa, please come in." ”
Shang Ke followed the housekeeper into the villa while listening to his introduction: "The contemptible person is Fei Lin, the housekeeper of the Lu family, if you encounter any problems in work and life in the future, you can come to me." ”
Shang Ke nodded, but did not respond.
Fei Lin didn't care, he knew the character of the covenant keepers, they had always been quiet and businesslike, without the slightest emotional fluctuation.
Fei Lin led Shang Ke into a room and said, "This is your room, the master's room is the last one at the end of the corridor." He is not at the villa at the moment, and he will not be back until about three days later, so you will have to familiarize yourself with the environment of the villa in these days. ”
Fei Lin did not remind him to carefully review the workflow and task scheduling, because the greatest advantage of the Covenant Keeper is the efficient execution. He believed that he had memorized the contents of the contract and the details of his work before he even arrived at the villa.
Felin said a few more words and left the room.
Shang Ke loosened his tense nerves, and it was not easy to be a qualified facial paralysis.
He took out the contract and worksheet from his suitcase, scanned them casually, and remembered them clearly.
As Ferrin is getting older, he should be hired to share the business and gradually make the handover. His work not only includes helping Lu Xiufan with official affairs, security guards, but also his usual food and daily life.
Shang Ke put away the text, packed his luggage, and then left the room and went out to familiarize himself with the environment.
As for Shang Ke as a covenant keeper, Fei Lin is still quite relieved. Before he entered the villa, Ferrin had someone else re-examine his body and confirm his identity as the one who kept the promise. As long as this is established, there is no need to investigate other backgrounds, because the non-observant will not betray his employer and will not re-sign another contract before ending an employment job.
This is the only most precious quality left of all Covenant Keepers after the loss of emotion, and it is also a cruel brand.
The villa had very few servants, with only one cook, one gardener, two guards, and two maids, except for the butler Felin. Shang Ke guessed that there was definitely no important information in this villa, just a place where Lu Xiufan usually rested and relaxed.
He wanted to meet this man now, and wondered if he was the one he was looking for. However, even if it were, he didn't plan to develop further with him, because this mission, whether he survived or not, would only end up with a lifespan of 35 years. There is no hope in the first place, it is better to never start.
His identity as a covenant keeper can be his cover. How can a person who has no feelings develop feelings for others?