The Strange Adventure of a Broke Mercenary Chapter 807
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Chapter 807: Morning Debrief
Aside from the fact that Jin had indeed placed down barriers in case the System or the Sub System Users decided to do something funny while he was in the showers, he did have the chance to enjoy a good nap considering the circumstances for the duration of the night.
His bones and muscles did not ache as much though the Black Sludge Crystals that emerged out of him… seemed to be shinier compared to the dull, murky condensed appearance it once had. (However, he still found it disturbing that he could produce these crystals as if he was some magical clam making pearls.)
“System, what will happen if I do not produce any more of these Black Sludge Crystals, are you able to perform some of your procedures without it?” Jin asked casually while he changed his clothes.
“System already has multiple backup plans for such procedures but considering that User has created an excess quantity and the quality of the crystals keeps improving, System should have enough time to replace the procedures in the future.”
“Well, at least it does not stink up the room nor creates a mess like that time in the Hot Spring Instance.” Jin picked up the crystal and took a whiff of it. The crystal no doubt had a scent of his Maqi, but it was faint compared to the older ones.
“Any progress with the Metropolis? I recalled you saying that the foxes, especially the newest…oldest member has confronted a battalion on his own?” Jin asked as he performed his daily morning routine.
“Panda Remnant Rex had successfully subdued the entire battalion in less than 10 mins after he turned into a giant fox demon. To put it into perspective, he was as tall as Pandjilla and flattened the whole battalion with a blast of his chi.” The System immediately put out a display screen and showed Jin the battle.
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“No wonder, you said there was nothing to worry about,” Jin said as he stuffed the toothbrush in his mouth.
“His giant form had also caused some disgruntled demons to challenge him. And Rex further declared to revise his conditions that if anyone was able to defeat him in 24 hours, he would renounce his position and give all the loot they had accumulated to the winner.”
“Then I guess, demons are still raging in the Metropolis to fight with him?” Jin accidentally spoke out via the System Channel, and it got connected to the foxes.
“If you are talking about me. Yeah, I am still sitting right beside Paradiso to wait for challengers until the period for the demons to get their Dungeon Core back is over.” Rex greeted Jin via the System Channel.
“Meanwhile, the rest are shopping and doing some sightseeing in the Demon Metropolis…” Pei grumbled as she was seen sitting on one of the nearby rooftops.
“Do you need some dungeon dollars? I can send you some.” Jin offered as he gargled his mouth.
“That’s not the point. Kraft wanted to make sure that the foxes stayed through the whole endeavour as support for Rex. He’s also filming the fights. He seems to be planning to use the footage for something.”
“You know, you really do not have to.” Rex yawned a little in his Giant Fox form. Expending his power via the Giant Form did make him feel more relaxed, especially with all the pent up energy for the past centuries still circulating within him. Rex could not send all the chi energy out as it could potentially wipe up the entire Metropolis and then some.
“It’s fine, I am interested in what Moloch is doing with the System. He seems to be busy looking through the data of the Demon Metropolis.” Pei informed their master as she placed her head near the cotton toy and took a sniff of it as if he was her stuff toy.
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“Stop that, I know I smell good.” Moloch boasted as he reported to Jin something out of the norm. “I did briefly tell you about the resurrection process and the organisation in charge of it, right?”
“Yeah, some church handles it on your end and they are also the biggest ruling organisation for the Dungeon World or something.”
“Mmhmm. Not long after the fight with the Demon Home Guards, some of them came right here to Demon Metropolis wanting to pay me a visit apparently. Pei nearly wrecked them mistaking them for demon challengers until I noticed their badges.”
“Why would they come to visit you? I recall you saying they hardly bother Dungeon Core owners.” Jin asked as he sat at the toilet bowl and scrolled his newsfeed.
“You seem to underestimate the significance of us defeating Baal. Technically, we did defeat one of the larger Metropolis Dungeon Core owners by successfully defending and attacking at the same time. No one has ever accomplished something like this before.” Pei had initially thought that to be the reason why the Church of the Afterlife came to see Rex until the agents asked for a private conversation with Moloch.
“Well, that and something else. The Church Agents wanted that wretched crown. I told them that we destroyed it completely and even presented the broken jewel and a few unwanted parts of the crown.” Moloch added with a slight grin.
The words ‘unwanted parts’ had already confirmed that the System already assimilated the essential portion of the crown into the System. “The Agents were more than a bit suspicious about that, but my poker toy face allowed them to confirm that those were indeed the remnants after the fight.”
“Hey, you got to give Kiyu and me some credit too,” Pei demanded as she squeezed the cotton toy a bit.
“Argh! Fine fine! The girls did some tinkering to their minds. I do not know how, but they managed to make sure that even their top mages would not be able to see a trace of her -ARGH their meddling.”
“They did, however, insist on learning where Moloch found our group of humans. I think Demon Metropolis and Pandapolis will be under their watchful eye from today onwards.” Pei analysed, and Jin sighed a little.
“Not the first time we have eyes all around us. Don’t think it will be the last.” Jin then asked the System whether Qiu Yue assisted in liaising with Ke Loong.
“Yes, System had noted that the trucks have been procured, and Panda Remnant Hou Fei was willing to provide security details for us as thanks for the defensive training exercise. Qiu Yue has also contacted the Royal Tigers administration team based on your previous brief call with Yuan Ba. They will be providing us with the list of their bases shortly.”
“In conclusion, the portal machines would be on their way to their respective bases. User does not have anything to do with it anymore and can focus on other tasks.” The System gave the report, and Jin was surprised to recall how efficient Qiu Yue was in such tasks.
“Sub System User Qiu Yue did ask for a backrub bath in return. System believes that would be the most optimal reward for a job which User dreaded to be a part of.”
“After learning about the consequences of the job,” Jin emphasised as he thanked the System for it. After his morning routine, he headed back to Pandapolis, towards the Pandastic Hotel for the feedback session that Hou Fei asked the Dungeon Supplier to join. (Yeap, he is totally going to ignore Qiu Yue’s playful advances.)
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