Chapter 942 - 424: Before Every Great Battle Comes a War of Words; Abundant Rewards; A Letter from the Commandery Princess? (Part 2)

Chapter 942: Chapter 424: Before Every Great Battle Comes a War of Words; Abundant Rewards; A Letter from the Commandery Princess? (Part 2)

Furthermore: On the twenty-first of June, Renhuang Square will escort four criminals, heading to Yuanbao Square. These four are Martial Artists from the outer city, and there might be companions in the city; you can go to manage a place and safeguard this journey. Earn one piece of red currency, three points of military merit.

Tier One Tasks are the closest to the people’s livelihood; they appear somewhat tedious. It seems there’s no danger hidden, but completing them will consume time and mental effort. Li Xian pondered: "Gold Appraisal Guard verification requires twelve pieces of red currency. Completing one Tier One Task earns one piece. If one only focuses on Tier One Tasks, it takes two days to complete one! Only then can enough red currency be gathered. It is an extremely busy and rushed affair, and it might not be completed, similar to finding a trail. If the clues are complex, how can it be found in two or three days?"

Li Xian looked upwards. Tier One Tasks, Tier Two Tasks, Tier Three Tasks all revolve around various aspects of livelihood; although there are differences in difficulty, they increase step by step, but generally, there is no danger.

Starting from the Fourth Tier, one begins to smell the fierce aura. For example, a Fourth Tier Task: Zhou Mountain Square · Marry Lake Street, early every morning, the Lake View Restaurant, the Hopeful Lake Restaurant, and the Western Restaurant... all have human skin flags displayed. After verification by the Workshop Officer, they are real human skin, extremely ferocious. Disrupting the peace of Jade City and disturbing the people’s morale; please go to investigate the situation. Earn four pieces of red currency, twenty military merits, fifty taels of silver.

This matter stirred up a wave for a time, but Jade City is vast, and countless things happen each day; as a result, the story was not widely spread. Li Xian lived in Yuanbao Square and had visited Marry Lake Street, and upon seeing the notice, immediately thought of the restaurant location, not without a slight shock.

Looking further back, Fourth Tier Task: In the vicinity of Yu Nan Dao, the Red List Fugitive ’Pot Immortal’ has recently entered Jade City, seemingly intending to participate in stone gambling entertainment. You can secretly investigate and monitor; if there is a tendency to commit crimes, immediately apprehend them. Earn four pieces of red currency, twenty-five military merits.

Li Xian’s eyes showed a peculiar look; he thought to himself: "Pot Immortal? This villain’s arrival in this place... I have quite a history with him; I nearly got killed by him in the past; unexpectedly... arriving in Jade City, there is still this chance encounter." He looks around.

Then he sees the Fifth Tier Task: Capture the evil criminal "Li Chun," this villain nicknamed ’Hundred-eyed Ghost,’ appearing multiple times on the Red List across Guanlong Dao, with cruel methods, fond of collecting eyeballs. He has a cloth bag with hundreds of eyeballs inside, known as ’Hundred-eyed Bag,’ an exceedingly powerful, evil treasure. This villain has recently infiltrated Jade City, the reasons and purpose unknown, has already committed several crimes, capturing him earns five pieces of red currency, sixty military merits, fifty taels of silver.

The villains are becoming increasingly difficult, and the danger grows ever larger. Jade City gathers fortunes from Yu Nan Dao, Guanlong Dao, Hopeful Dao, while also bringing dirt and filth along. Sixth Tier Tasks are even more dangerous, and the notices are also vague, with unclear information.

Upon seeing the Seventh Tier, Eighth Tier, Ninth Tier... dangers are vividly portrayed in the text; the rewards are generous, but such difficulty already requires several Gold Appraisal Guards to collaborate, hoping for success.

Li Xian browsed through all the tasks on the notice; his mind had a plan: "I am promoted to Gold Appraisal Guard today; since it’s the middle of the month, the verification starts in July. The matter of Yuhai catching the criminal and dying; it’s vivid, like yesterday. I am taking his place but cannot follow in his footsteps. My situation is even more dangerous than Yuhai; I have no background support, secondly, there’s Lei Chong scheming against me hence it’s better to be prudent. During this half a month, I must not advance rashly, mainly taking Tier One, Tier Two Tasks, slowly adapting, accumulating red currency and military merits."

"Once July starts, then gradually contact Tier Three Tasks, discussing the detailed difficulty of the task with my own ability level; in this way, I should be able to gather twelve pieces of red currency. Moreover, the risk is also small!"

Immediately taking the Tier One Task "Tongji Square Missing Child Case," intending to investigate. Suddenly his eyes swept to the high place, seeing "Pot Immortal," and thought: "This investigation of Pot Immortal, although listed as Fourth Tier, but I have seen his actions; I have some understanding of this criminal. Although he is notorious, his power is not strong, that he is listed as Fourth Tier should be considered an overestimation. Although I haven’t seen him for several years, his power must have improved, but I can expect to handle it; for me, there should be some assurance."

After thinking for a moment, he then took down the "Fourth Tier Task · Monitoring Pot Immortal" and proceeded to register the case. Li Xian left the Military Officer’s shop, seeing the time is still early, at a quarter past the hour, and headed to the Tool Summit Court.

Li Xian received a "Request Forging" reward. He can ask the Tool Summit Court to forge a weapon for him; the Tool Summit Court gathers skilled craftsmen, with exceptional craftsmanship; reportedly several famous Swordsmiths and weapon makers from Great Wu have been recruited here.

He can request to forge a Horizontal Saber, with quality refined further through the Tool Summit Court’s smiths; he can also request to forge a "Bow and Arrow," to obtain a "Silver Frost Bow," with good quality, standard and moderate.

Li Xian thought, he has attained the Only I have a Heart Skill; after infusing his mind, the Tiger Blade provided by the Gold Appraisal Guard is exceedingly sharp, and faintly, the roar of a tiger and thunder can be sensed; it is more than sufficient. Instead of embellishing the Tiger Blade, it is better to provide relief in times of need, requesting the forging of the Silver Frost Bow. Li Xian is quite familiar with the construction of bows and arrows. He informed them of the length, width, and shape of the bow, which was recorded by a clerk at the Tool Summit Court. In half a month, the bow can be claimed.

As for that missing child case, although tedious, there is no mystery to it. Although it was Li Xian’s first case, he had served as a Military Officer in Qingning County and had experience in pursuing and capturing criminals and executing traitors, hence it wasn’t wholly unfamiliar. Furthermore, he had conversed with the Divine Catcher Li Bohou, learning the knack of pursuing criminals taught by Li Bohou. Although there were few opportunities to use martial skills, Li Xian, typically intelligent, has remembered it well.