I Am Your Natural Enemy

When darkness fell, the power of lost souls became stronger than during the day, as if there were red mist burning here.

The wailing finally ceased.

Wen Yan lifted his head and looked into the distance. The Pawnbroker lay on the ground; his body had already turned into a mummy and crumbled to dust when the wind blew.

His feeble soul was pulled out, torn apart by the angry lost souls. Before it was shredded, he wanted to say something, but his already blurred consciousness prevented him from speaking.

Having dealt with the Shopkeeper and Pawnbroker, the lost souls that had lingered for a day rushed to the nearest town and quickly dealt with any fugitives brought in there.

When the long river returned, a prompt appeared before Wen Yan’s eyes.

"You have annihilated a despised force.

Under the Pawnbroker, the Shopkeeper, the Rich, and all Managers were destroyed by you.

You have also ended an extremely ancient profession.

Destroying an ancient profession brings a permanent negative blessing.

However, this negative blessing is countered by the Forbidden.

This may result in the emergence of a new title.

Not only have you destroyed the successors of the ancient profession, but you also destroyed the profession itself.

The title you can obtain is no longer a categorized title.

Therefore, you may choose one of the following two titles:

1. Occupation Destroyer.

When you fulfill the conditions and destroy a profession, you will be immune to backlash and can gain certain abilities from the backlash.

2. Bane of Gold.

All occupations related to gold and money are categorized under gold, and you are their nemesis."

"Friendly reminder: An additional title is not something you’re supposed to have; it’s an unexpected occurrence. You can only choose one, so please choose carefully."

Wen Yan carefully looked at the prompt, having already speculated.

For example, the Water Ghost Nemesis and Nemesis of Ghosts and Gods titles are related to Ghost, and he previously speculated whether acquiring all titles related to Ghost would turn it into Ghost Nemesis?

And the Tiger Nemesis clearly doesn’t only pertain to one type of tiger but encompasses all tigers.

Of course, this is somewhat vague. For instance, Water Ghosts really aren’t just one kind of Water Ghost.

Surprisingly, now he truly sees definite information in the prompt.

The titles Wen Yan had obtained under the Natural Enemy Profession were all categorized titles.

But this time, it was the first time he’d seen a major category, rather than a nemesis to a particular profession.

Under the category of gold, all professions are included.

Besides Pawnbroker, Wen Yan really had little concept of what’s included in this gold category.

But compared to the Occupation Destroyer, Wen Yan certainly still chose Bane of Gold.

This profession, or to be precise, most professions, their effects are purely dependent on the individual.

The same profession, different people, have different professional abilities, which is a very definite common knowledge.

Take Pawnbroker, who originally was on the right path, yet could never develop into what it is now, it’s still a matter of the person.

Cases like Pawnbroker, which went astray for generations yet remained, are extremely rare.

Wen Yan wasn’t crazy; it’s impossible to encounter a professional committing a crime and immediately destroy the entire profession.

Upon contemplation, the Occupation Destroyer is likely rarely used, or completely unused.

The effect of this title is posterior, and to destroy a profession, Wen Yan must find a method on his own; it isn’t always like this time.

Thinking it through, a major category nemesis title is still the more reasonable choice.

This is the first major category nemesis title he has seen.

After careful consideration, he chose Bane of Gold.

"Bane of Gold.

All occupations related to gold and money are categorized under gold, and you are their nemesis.

When you encounter related professionals, the corresponding nemesis title effect will automatically manifest.

The corresponding effect gains a 100% bonus.

Basic effect: Affinity (Very High)

You have a high affinity for related things."

Wen Yan scratched his head—just like that?

The major category nemesis title seems a bit simple.

Moreover, this basic effect is weird; being a Bane of Gold, why is there a very high affinity?

Wen Yan didn’t understand; this prompt was a bit too brief.

While pondering, he lifted his head and caught something flashing from the corner of his eye.

He walked over to take a look and saw the remnants at the spot where the Pawnbroker disintegrated into dust, the soil blown apart had exposed a trace of a gray stone ring.

He picked up the stone ring, unsurprisingly a prompt appeared.

"Gold Ring."

"Can store items related to the gold category; internal size is proportional to the amount of gold integrated."

Seeing this, Wen Yan finally understood where the items the Pawnbroker conjured from thin air were coming from.

He previously thought the Pawnbroker, like Guihai Yidong, had a dedicated special storage space.

Unexpectedly, it was a tangible ring, yet he hadn’t seen the Pawnbroker wearing a ring before.

How does this ghost thing work?

The moment the thought emerged, the stone ring instantly appeared on his finger, then turned into a golden ring.

Too conspicuous, isn’t it?

As soon as he had this thought, the outrageously gaudy thick gold ring shrank by itself, transforming into a faint golden pattern imprint on his finger.

Then, he seemed to become self-taught, detecting the items inside.

Bank cards, various paper documents, quite a few gold coins, cash, golden scrolls on both ends, a heap of miscellaneous stuff.

The space inside was quite large, likely half a basketball court.

Unfortunately, items storable in the gold ring were restricted by category; otherwise, it would be exceptionally useful.

Glancing back and gazing towards the distance, Wen Yan felt he was sensing something again, as there lay the Doomsday Domain, which still hadn’t vanished. He remembered the altar left by the Pawnbroker, almost entirely poured with gold.

Meditating for a moment, he looked up at the skies. Ah, good, the clouds were thick.

He entered inside, approached the altar, and touched it softly, then with a thought, the altar was collected into the gold ring.

Leaving the Doomsday Domain, he looked at the remaining lost souls on the site and took a deep breath.

It was over, now it was time to find a way to transcend these lost souls.

This would be a colossal project, likely not complete in just a day or two.