"Is it because of the 'Blood Arena' that is about to start?" This was the first thing that Lyra said after a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, "Only the top two hundred will be eligible to participate, but the remaining time is too short, you can only choose to get points as soon as possible, or even accept black tasks, this is your plan, right?"

Zar moved his body and pulled earnestly. "Yes, that's the only way I can think of. ”

Lyra nodded, accepting the explanation, and then her tone became serious. "Normally, these are not things I should say, but I sincerely hope you will think about them. She paused, as if pondering her words, "I hope you understand that you're taking a risk, and it's a big risk." I'm sure you know very well what the Black Mission represents, but I want to emphasize that if the Black Mission fails, I'm afraid you won't even have a chance to survive. ”

Zar understood the meaning of Leila's words very well, and the difficulty of the mission of "Left Ear Hunting Ground" was from low to high, and it was white, blue, purple, red, and black. In general, entry-level tasks for beginners are mostly white, with a small amount of blue. Such tasks are usually very simple, such as collecting debts, hiring thugs, low-level retaliation attacks, etc., in other words, rarely causing deaths. Many times, the residents of the "conviction PTZ" do not even call such newcomers hunters.

Starting with purple and ending with red, some of the more mild missions disappear entirely, and in most cases end with the death of the target character or hunter. However, there is an advantage to the quest at this stage, basically the background is relatively simple, that is, even if the hunter gives up in the middle of the mission, or the mission eventually fails, it is just a penalty of some points, and it is not a big problem to save a life.

But the concept of black missions is completely different, this kind of mission is extremely risky, and the mission objectives involved are usually the characters with faces in the "conviction gimbal". For example, gang leaders, or clan leaders, or even some extremely powerful thugs. Dealing with these people, whether the mission succeeds or fails, may end up with a dead end.

Because the mission failed, it was almost impossible for the hunter to escape alive. If the mission is successful, there is a possibility that it will be pursued endlessly. But that's exactly what it is. The black quest also has the highest payoff, far more than the red quest below. This is also a big reason why Zal chose the Black Mission.

Zar knew that Leila was doing it entirely for her own good, which was beyond the scope of the coordinator's duties. "Thank you, Lyra, but ......" Before he could finish, Lyra raised her hand to interrupt him. "I suppose the public affairs area was a little deserted when you came, right?" she said.

"Is it because of the 'Blood Arena'?" replied, after a moment's thought.

"Yes," Layla said, "it's not just the newbies who are gradually turning their attention to the upcoming events, including many of the top rankings. The hunters, who were more stable, had also stopped continuing their missions. ”

"To be on the safe side. Zal immediately understood what the other party meant. Failure of the task will deduct points, resulting in a decline in the ranking, and the success of the task will not bring more benefits, except for their own embarrassing rankings, no one will work hard at this time.

"Yes, to be on the safe side. Leila said, tapping her finger on the table, "Actually, there are a lot of tasks in the hunting ground right now. There are more solid purple and red quests. She continued, "Three months isn't a long time, but with these relatively safe tasks, you have a good chance of getting the right to compete." ”

Zar smiled wryly and shook his head. "Like you said, even then, it's just a chance to get the right to participate, isn't it?"

The Moon Demon was silent for a moment. Finally nodded. "Yes, it's just possible...... I'm afraid it won't be more than forty percent. Her voice slowed down, "Zal, you're the best of the hunters I'm in charge of. In just eighteen months, there were twelve white missions, twenty-three blue missions, seventeen purple missions, and five red missions, with zero mission failures. There are zero mission delays and zero abandonments, which is not a common growth rate. ”

Leila counted Zal's resume one by one. "Even if you don't participate in this year's 'Blood Arena', you can easily break into the top 100 in the next five years after your points are cleared. "The great thing about that is that the next time you play, you can skip the primaries and have a lot of time to train and find your own sponsors." She paused and continued, "Getting the patron's favor early will make a huge difference in the next competition." I hope you will give careful consideration to my suggestion. ”

Zar met the moon demon's gaze, and he still said the answer from the bottom of his heart. "Thank you, but I have to get the right to participate this year. ”

Lyra, on the other hand, sighed softly. "Well, since you insist on that, let's get to business. She shrugged her shoulders a little helplessly, reached out and took out a black booklet from the drawer on her left, and handed it to Zal. "It's all here, please let me know when you've chosen. Please note that according to the rules of the 'Left Ear Hunting Ground', if a Hunter is unable to select a quest from the mission roster, he must accept the corresponding punishment, and the Black Quest penalty standard, the Hunter will be removed and will never be revoked. ”

Zal nodded in acceptance, then reached out to take it. This is the first time he has colored the task book, and it feels a little heavier to start, the delicate lambskin is very comfortable to the touch, and the middle of the cover is branded with a gilded Wind Cliff emblem. Flipping through the task book, Zal found that the content in it was basically the same as the task book of other levels, and it was also divided into different sections according to the task category, but the round task card attached to it was replaced by black.

Directly skipping the assassination mission area and the bounty mission area in front of him, Zhal's finger stopped on the escort mission. He had already thought about it before he came, and voluntarily gave up the assassination and bounty missions. Because the former is too difficult, and it is true, in the few eyes he just glanced, he assassinated several notorious villains in the mission area, and they all had a common characteristic - there were many henchmen, and they didn't even care that their names appeared in the black mission.

As for the latter, the bounty mission only provides the name of the target, and you need to collect the rest of the information yourself and find a way to kill the opponent by yourself. These tasks often take a lot of time and may even end up with nothing.

Escort missions are somewhere in between, with a limited mission time and a single objective, as long as the target is kept alive during the mission cycle. Even if he died the next day, it had nothing to do with the hunter. The question is simply what kind of enemy the guy who needs to be guarded has provoked.

Soon, though, Zar found that today's luck didn't seem to be ideal. Because in the entire escort mission area, there is only one lonely mission card posted there, which is a bit bleak.

Zar has a complicated expression. No clues, no names. According to the rules of the hunting ground, the hunter cannot know the name of the client until the escort task is undertaken, so, from a certain point of view, this is a gamble. Eventually, he snapped and took off the task card and handed it to Lyra along with the task book.

"Escort the mission?" Layla whispered as she put the mission book back in the drawer, holding the mission card. "Are you sure? This ...... It's not a smart choice......"

Zara asked, hesitantly. "Something wrong with this mission?"

Leila nodded with a strange expression. "The mission was released four days ago," she recalls details in her mind's eye. "And...... And the commission is very exaggerated, I mean 'very'......" Her voice suddenly lowered, as if struggling.

"Very ?......"

"Ahem...... Leila suddenly pressed her palm to her pale lips and coughed a few times, but she quietly cocked two fingers and then didn't speak.

This time it was Zhal's turn to be stunned. His heart pounded, not because of excitement, he wasn't crazy enough to do that, but because of shock. Leila's hint was not two hundred or two thousand, but obviously, a huge sum of twenty thousand silver tables. This is 200 Hunt Points after the mission is settled.

On this "conviction platform" where a dozen silver platforms can live comfortably for a month, what kind of human life is worth 20,000 yuan? This is the only question that Zar can think of now.

"Can you regret it?" asked Zar with a wry smile, but his words were basically in the category of jokes.

"Sorry, I can't!" Layla replied with a grimace. Then he took out a piece of black parchment from the left-hand drawer, and placed a long pin on the table. "At your current hunter level. To accept the Black Mission, you need to pledge the 'Sequoia Shield' and pay a certain amount of deposit, so if that's okay, let's start signing the 'Left Ear Contract'. ”

"Mortgage the coat of arms and pay the security deposit?" asked Zal, who had never encountered such a requirement before.

Leila explained as she clasped her hands together. "Because your rank is not yet a 'Viper Hunter', once you quit halfway, the hunting ground must punish you, and your Hunter qualification will be directly removed, and you will not be able to apply again for ten years. She added, "As for the security deposit, if you withdraw, we need to immediately send the Black Blade Guard to ensure the safety of the client for the duration of the mission's release protection period, so their costs must be borne by you." ”

"You mean, the Ebon Guard is protecting the client right now, right?" Zar thought of another question, and he simply ignored the option to quit, "How long does the protection last?" he asked.

"Half a natural cycle, six days. Leila replied quickly, but she blinked, as if hinting at something. "It's been four days now, and there are two days left. In other words, if you abandon the mission in the middle of the mission, we'll republish it and provide six days of security. ”

"Let me make the most of the remaining two days?" Zal thought to himself, then smiled gratefully, "You are truly my angel, Lyra. He said, "Tell me what deposit I need to pay, I hope it's not too much." ”

"Five people, six days, a thousand silver tables. Leila replied.

"Ahem...... Zar choked violently, "A thousand, for God's sake, is this a money grab?"

The Moon Demon shrugged, a helpless look on his face. "I'm sorry, but this is a price set by the lord himself, and it must be paid in full within the protection period. ”

Zar shook his head stiffly, flipped the coat of arms out of his pocket, and placed it in Lyra's hand. "Is it because I'm 'Sequoia'?" he said, "what if I'm a 'Viper'?"

Putting the coat of arms aside, Layla nodded in acknowledgement. "Of course, if you are a 'Viper', you don't have these requirements, and if you complete the task this time, you can also become a 'Viper', which is the only criterion for promotion. She wrote something on the black parchment as she continued, "There aren't many 'Vipers' in the entire hunting grounds, and this title will remain forever and will not be reset when the points are cleared......"

Lyra said, pushing the written contract in front of Zal. "There are many benefits and privileges associated with being a Viper," she looked up slyly, "I can't reveal anything else, but I look forward to the day when I hand over the Viper Coat' to you." She gestured to the signature underneath the deed, "Here, a drop of blood is all it takes." ”

"Well, I'll do my best. Zar smiled and pricked the back of his hand with a long needle, squeezing out a drop of blood and landing it at the bottom of the contract. I don't know what kind of magic this parchment was given, but I saw the red blood beads tumbling on the surface of the paper and gradually melting, and then condensed into a string of scarlet numbers, which Zar quickly reflected, the same number behind his ear.

Zar stood up and returned the deed to Lyra, who, after confirming that it was correct, placed the parchment in a drawer and handed an envelope to Zar. "There is a certificate of acceptance left by the client, as well as his address and mission requirements, give it to him, and you can confirm your identity. ”

"Thank you. Zar pocketed the envelope, put his hood back on, and nodded to Lyra. "Also to be on the safe side, thank you for taking care of me for so long......" he smiled, and finally said in Elohi, the native language of the Moon Demons, "Praise be to the Body of Light, may the grace of Gafrel be with you, my friend ......"

Lyra froze, and after a moment, she smiled most sincerely. Raising his hand drew a diamond in the air, a gesture of the emblem of wisdom. "Good luck in the name of wisdom, Zal. ”

"Thanks, I needed this ......," Zal said, turning and walking out of the room. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for the recommendation ticket, your support is my biggest motivation. )