[Mourning the Deceased]
Location of incident: Levinhome (approximately 201km from Zion)
*Prelude: Levinhome, a significant city governed and managed directly by G&D, began experiencing frequent deaths among ordinary people without detecting any dangerous pathogens. The morgue at the local hospital has been filled to capacity, and many bodies can only be placed in temporarily constructed morgues.
Requirement:
Proceed to [Levinhome] and assist the Gentlemen stationed there to investigate the cause of civilian deaths.
If a death factor or latent disease root hiding in the city’s shadows is discovered, it must be eradicated in conjunction with the local Gentlemen.
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Difficulty (Human): ★★★★★+?
*According to the information currently reported back, three Gentlemen responsible for autopsies and relevant investigations have completely disappeared, and the Prophet in Zion has sporadically glimpsed some unknown death factor drifting in the alleys and corners of Levinhome.
The final assessment of the event’s difficulty is “suspected Super Five Star”.
Reward: The reward will be determined based on the final level of investigation, individual participation, and objective assessments from Levinhome participants, and will include equivalent silver coins, Gentleman’s Skin, and rare rewards.
Special Reminder:
1. This mission requires full cooperation with local Gentlemen, adherence to arrangements, and strictly prohibits independent investigation.
2. If the potential risks in Levinhome exceed the estimated values, mission participants need not wait for the organization’s notification and may choose to evacuate the mission location on their own. Depending on the situation, this will not be considered desertion or abandonment, nor will any responsibility or penalties be pursued.
3. Due to the highest difficulty of the task within the [Human] category, those who accept the task will also undergo an assessment by the organization; only those who pass the assessment may proceed to Levinhome.
4. This mission mandates a four-person team; if the team is not complete, it is necessary to wait for additional members to accept the task and fill the slots.
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“A full five stars, and possibly even exceeding five stars.
I remember Levinhome is considered the third largest city under the organization’s command, many processed goods are produced there and transported to Zion.
This city has a complete infrastructure of Gentleman’s institutions including tailor shops, graveyards, clinics, and so forth, and possibly more than one of each type.
The number of Gentlemen stationed there is also significant, many of whom have already transcended their limits.
To not ascertain the cause of the sudden mass deaths of civilians? Perhaps the deaths have just begun, and the hidden illnesses have not fully emerged yet.”
Seeing Yi Chen very interested, the white-haired Lottson approached and made a suggestion:
“Why don’t we both sign up to try? After all, both your and my [Intelligence] have reached the limit, meeting the conditions to take on a five-star mission.
I personally need to complete a full five-star high difficulty mission to restore the organization’s trust in me due to the complete failure of the Relic event, otherwise, I won’t be able to enjoy the priority rights of the Relic event.”
“I’ll respond to you tomorrow.”
“By tomorrow, this task will be sent to Gentleman Hall, and who knows, just right a four-person squad might be interested in the task.”
Yi Chen rolled up his sleeves and glanced at the time on his watch.
“I will give a response within four hours… after all, the Magician Association is open all day, right?”
“That works, then I’ll wait here for you.”
Lottson stood in place, waving goodbye to the departing Yi Chen.
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Even as the silhouette disappeared from view, Lottson still remained in the reception hall, standing upright, with no intention of leaving to do something else.
…
In Professor Qian Bosen’s office.
Yi Chen reported the matter to his first Tutor.
“Levinhome… I advise against going there.
The deaths occurring there still have no leads, and just yesterday the organization even sent Cesimani’s Executioner and two Doctors to assist in the investigation.
Though the primary deceased are ordinary individuals, there’s also been a disappearance of Gentlemen.
That this matter is classified under the [Human] category by the higher-ups is really a bit reckless.”
If the power concealed inside was above the Open Source Level, you, who had not broken through the “Limit of Man,” might have lost your life during the investigation.
You should know that you had just returned from the Old World with difficulty and obtained a Three Attribute Relic that had not appeared in the organization for a century. As your first tutor, I do not recommend that you take this risk.”
“But, Professor, this incident is related to Death, and the Death Attribute within me was just activated. I might be able to gain corresponding benefits from it, which could help in the upcoming Extreme Breakthrough.”
Qian Bosen stood with his hands behind his back, appearing to be deep in thought in front of the window.
“You can go if you want, but you must adhere to two requirements:
1. You must strictly obey the local Gentlemen, follow their investigation plan for this incident, and suppress your independent thinking. Any independent, in-depth investigation might lead to death, and even if I receive the message and rush over immediately, it might not be enough to save your life.
2. Leave the ‘Madman’s Box’ here, don’t take it to such a dangerous place.”
One of Yi Chen’s purposes for visiting Qian Bosen was actually to store the relic.
As the spherical structure’s imitation was displayed, Qian Bosen could not help inspecting it back and forth, “Which stage of decryption have you reached?”
“It should be in the final stage. Currently, Sensing needs to reach its Limit to glimpse the decryption mystery.
I was originally planning to meet the Principal and train with her on Sensing, and just happen to intervene in this matter along the way.”
However, Qian Bosen waved his hand, “Going directly to the Principal is a bit too hasty.
You’ve pushed both [Intelligence] and [Physique] to their Limits in just over a month. Hastily pursuing [Sensing] isn’t a good thing and could even lead you into a state of confusion and stagnation, stalling your growth completely.
Take this opportunity with the Levinhome incident to adjust, then go find the Principal afterward.”
“Okay.”
As Yi Chen was about to leave, Qian Bosen called out, “Oh! Jin hasn’t returned yet, and Reagan is deep inside the Power Station… Who are you teaming up with for this mission?”
“An old friend.”
“Hmm.” Qian Bosen subconsciously thought it was Yi Chen’s original teammates and did not inquire further.
Yi Chen promptly proceeded to the educational building and reported the situation of Levinhome to his second tutor, Zede, whose attitude was completely opposite Qian Bosen’s.
“Enjoy yourself. With your physical body and the Iron Chains inside, treat any event within the human category as entertainment… You are very strong now!”
…
Exactly four hours later, Yi Chen returned on time to his appointment at the Magician Association.
White-robed Lottson was standing in the same position as when he said goodbye before, even the gesture of his arm shaking remained exactly the same.
By virtue of Lottson’s membership, they undertook this task,
Since only the two of them registered, this task would be posted to the Gentleman Hall tomorrow, waiting for additional gentlemen to sign up until the four-person minimum requirement was met.
Yi Chen thought that such a difficult and unknown task would scarcely attract anyone,
but right at noon the next day, while eating in the school cafeteria, he received a message demanding he immediately go to the Gentleman Hall for a ‘Qualification Review’.
Yi Chen, having traveled from school by bus, spent a significant amount of time on the road.
White-haired Lottson and the other two participants were already present.
One of them Yi Chen had not only seen before but had even clashed with.
It was Barry Bessalius, the same opponent who competed against Yi Chen’s team for a relic event spot.
In their previous battle, neither Yi Chen nor his physical body could determine the victor, as Barry’s two teammates were defeated, forcing the match to end early.
After a conversation, it became known that Barry, born into the Knight Family, had only teamed up temporarily with the previous team and disbanded after failing to secure the relic event.
He hoped to enhance his relic priority through achieving a full five-star event this time.
Moreover, he had learned from his family’s secret information that completing the Levinhome incident with high completeness might yield a relic reward directly awarded by the organization.
Another reason was that Barry unexpectedly saw Yi Chen’s familiar name on the list and promptly signed up.
As for the fourth member of the team, it was an old man whose age far exceeded the rest. One could smell a strong scent of corpses from him, clearly a gentleman who had spent a long time in close contact, even intimately, with corpses.