Chapter 1524 - 584: Public Mission
After learning that a Fragment of the Jiu Provinces Cauldron was with Dongfang Liuli, Ye Lingyue promptly gave five Azure Dragon Crocodiles and nearly five thousand Merit Points to Tang Tiansong.
Tang Tiansong was naturally extremely grateful, and after a few courteous exchanges, Ye Lingyue sent him off.
"Ling Yue, why did you agree with that man named Tang? I can settle Zhan Yue without anyone noticing, and surely I can do the same with him."
Guangzi was still indignant.
"Guangzi, I don’t know what background you have, nor where you come from. But you must promise me that from now on, you won’t use your power recklessly without discussion. Those who bully others will eventually face chaos born of strength."
Ye Lingyue said solemnly.
This incident serves as a lesson.
If Dongfang Liuli and his associates learn about this, the consequences would be even harder to control.
Guangzi was speechless.
In fact, he thought Ling Yue was worrying too much. This is the Ancient Nine Provinces; unless Xi Jiuye runs into trouble, no one can tell it’s the hand of the Divine Realm.
But Guangzi immediately recognized that Ye Lingyue was concerned for his safety.
Just like before, whenever he and Ah Ri got into trouble, Sister would cover for them from the front.
Guangzi silently nodded.
"Also, you’re regretting the loss of nearly five thousand Merit Points, aren’t you?"
Ye Lingyue saw Guangzi’s obedient demeanor and smiled.
"Yeah, that’s four thousand five hundred Merit Points! With that many Merit Points, we could qualify as the Fifth-tier Representative Team. Now that Zhan Yue has been removed, we could take the third spot in Qiyu City, which would greatly benefit our deployment to the Central Plains."
Guangzi doesn’t believe Ye Lingyue wouldn’t want to reunite in the core region with Di Shen.
"I was planning to do the same. But think, why would Tang Tiansong go through such trouble to obtain these four thousand-plus Merit Points?"
Ye Lingyue asked.
"Of course, it’s to achieve the same goal as us. No, wait... their ranking and Merit Points should already be enough for advancement. Could it be..."
Guangzi suddenly realized something.
"Exactly. They’re not just trying to secure the second place title with those four thousand plus Merit Points. If I’m not mistaken, Tang Tiansong wants to use the extra Merit Points to contend for the top spot in Qiyu City. After all, his dissatisfaction with Dongfang Liuli isn’t new."
Ye Lingyue guessed this motive, which is why she willingly gave up the points.
Otherwise, with her stingy nature, she wouldn’t give up the prize already in her mouth easily.
"Ling Yue, do you want to see Tang City and Liu Guang Representative Team fight like two tigers?"
Guangzi, being the descendant of War God Ye Beiming, immediately understood with just a hint.
If Tang City and Liu Guang Representative Team fought bitterly, and Zhan Yue, as Qiyu City’s third contender, has already vanished, the greatest benefit would undoubtedly go to the newly emerged third contender of Qiyu City.
As for who the third place would eventually go to, until the final assessment day arrives, it’s all an unknown.
During this time, Ye Lingyue needs to continue slowly selling demon beast meat.
To avoid suspicion, she hasn’t sold any Mother Azure Crocodile Meat besides the five pieces of Green Crocodile Meat given to Tang City.
In the following months, Liu Guang Pavilion has been secretly investigating Zhan Yue’s cause of death but hasn’t found a single clue.
During this period, Tang Tiansong visited several times, but it was mainly to purchase demon beast meat.
After all, the amount of Green Crocodile Meat that Ye Lingyue provides is limited, and Tang City simply doesn’t have enough.
Tang Tiansong privately acquired another batch of meat, which quickly helped Tang City’s team members recover. Their bodies were completely cleansed of Evil Qi, and they looked renewed.
Just ten days before the final assessment day, Tang Tiansong visited Ye Lingyue again.
But this time, he wasn’t there to buy demon beast meat; he was to inform Ye Lingyue of a message.
"Did you say the City Lord’s Mansion will issue a public task in three days?"
Ye Lingyue had never heard of a public task before.
Within the City Lord’s Mansion of Qiyu City, there are various levels of tasks for different representative teams to handle.
The Demon Hunting Task in the Central Plains is classified from First-tier to Ninth-tier based on difficulty.
Generally, the level of a representative team determines the level of task they can handle.
In Qiyu City, the highest-level task is Fourth Tier, which only Liu Guang Representative Team can undertake.
The most tasks are Seventh and Eighth Tiers, and correspondingly, these types of representative teams are the most numerous.
Huangquan Team is a Seventh-tier Team. Due to Liu Guang Team’s exclusion, they haven’t received suitable tasks lately and have relied on selling demon beast meat to earn Merit Points.
But Ye Lingyue had never heard of a public task.
"Seeing Captain Ye seems unfamiliar with public tasks. It’s a very special task, not commonly seen. In all my time in Qiyu City, I’ve only seen it twice. The last time..."
Tang Tiansong said, pausing as if remembering something, his expression changing slightly, he coughed a few times before continuing.
"The last time was half a year ago, not a good memory, so I’ll leave it there. The second time is now. I know the Huangquan Team currently has Merit Points between Sixth and Fifth Tier. If City Lord Ye performs outstandingly in this public task, you might secure a top three spot and earn a place to go to the core region."
Tang Tiansong also explained to Ye Lingyue what a public task is.
A public task involves a task so difficult or demanding that a single representative team cannot complete it.
Under such circumstances, the local City Lord’s Mansion will issue a public task, inviting Demon Hunters across the city to accept this task.
Upon accepting the task, everyone can join in, competing fairly.
In public tasks, only the top three performers are selected.
These top three will divide the total Merit Points gained by participating teams in proportions of fifty percent, thirty percent, and twenty percent.
In other cities, after a public task, it often leads to a reshuffle of the original representative team powers, and some particularly strong new representative teams may even become dark horses overnight.
"Is this news true? Why would the City Lord’s Mansion issue a public task at this time? Did something happen in Qiyu City?"
Ye Lingyue wondered.
Ye Lingyue guessed correctly. In these seemingly calm months, significant changes occurred in or outside Qiyu City, leading to this special public task.