Xie Lude stood at the door, his armor was covered with a layer of golden light, his cheeks were a little rosy, and he seemed to have been waiting at the door for a long time.

"Sorry to interrupt your conversation," he said to the old lady.

"..." The old lady didn't speak, just looked at him.

"Captain. It's six o'clock in the afternoon, and it's time for the second cleaning task." Xie Lude turned to look at Su Ming'an: "Last night I wanted to complete the second cleaning task with you, but I found that you were not in the room. You were alone last night. Did you do the mission?"

"Yeah." Su Mingan knew that he couldn't hide from Soul Hunter that he didn't return all night.

But unexpectedly, there was no one here to hold him accountable, and even Ellas didn't seem to ask.

After all, Su Ming'an's identity is Su Rin's descendant, and he is a person in power who cooperates with S+ charm. Even if there is a player's whistleblower, this group of NPCs with an innate favorability advantage will not trust the player.

"Then let's get ready to go." Sherude said with a smile.

"Now?" Su Mingan glanced at the sunset. It's not night yet, so the hidden soul clan will not come and go.

"You haven't had dinner yet." Sherude said, "There's a nice barbecue shop recently, and I'd like to invite you to go with me."

Su Mingan was stunned for a moment: "Didn't you be there?"

He almost thought that there was an error in his memory of returning to the file, and he remembered that he had eaten it...

"No, not the one last time." Xie Lude smiled brightly: "Because I just came back from outside, I miss Praia's food very much. It's too conspicuous to go alone, so I can only invite you to go together..."

Su Ming'an was silent for a moment.

Thinking that it's okay for the time being, it's better to brush the person's favorability, and he still agreed to the invitation.

He bid farewell to the old lady and left the bungalow with her photo in his hand.

...

[Get C-level temporary task: send photos. 】

[Task description: Send Garde's family portrait to Ellas, the leader of the Soul Hunting Department of the Central Soul Hunting Department. 】

[Quest reward: Ellas favorability +10, 30 points. 】

...

A woman's cough was faintly heard from behind the door.

Although the old lady didn't say it clearly during the conversation, Su Mingan heard that her daughter Jiajia should be suffering from a terminal illness.

Otherwise, he wouldn't let the old man go to Shangyun Zhongcheng alone to find the so-called medicine.

Now that the letter from Yunshangcheng has passed down, saying that there is no need to wait, it means...

Su Mingan looked back again.

In the bungalow standing by the river, the drying rack at the door was empty, and the cloth for drying salted fish was also put away.

The river was shimmering with golden luster, and on the quiet street, the bungalow was as quiet as it was sleeping in the setting sun.

He understood what the grandmother meant.

Maybe she admired Su Rin sixty years ago, maybe she wanted to take care of such an unacquainted young man like him, maybe she watched him become a soul hunter without hesitation, and wanted to talk to him.

...Maybe he reminded her of her sacrificed son, Little Hull.

In this conversation, she was trying to use slow words to make him mature in short truths.

The life of the family is indeed difficult. The old lady and sick daughter have become burdens. Only one young granddaughter, Lele, supports the family. And now, the only hope is shattered, and her daughter's illness is beyond cure.

"Xie Lude." Su Mingan said to the bright knight on the side: "Did that family receive a sacrifice allowance?"

Xie Lude was slightly startled.

"Her family's son is a sacrificial soul hunter. It stands to reason that there should be financial assistance. Why is it so difficult?" Su Mingan said.

"Is the captain very concerned about this kind of thing?" Xie Lude asked a rare question.

"curious."

"Actually." Xie Lude's voice paused: "Her family has already received the subsidy, but the form of payment is a bit special..."

"Why is it special?"

Su Mingan asked.

"..." Shelude was silent for a moment.

He didn't seem to want to answer the question, but he didn't want to lie because of chivalry.

After a moment of hesitation, he bluntly changed the subject.

"Captain, let's talk about the barbecue restaurant that will be waiting..."

It seems that Xie Lude does not want to say much.

Su Ming'an is ready to ask Ellas by the way when he sends the photos tomorrow. The Soul Hunter leader should know about this.

He and Xie Lude walked through the street. There was a piece of reclaimed farmland near the East District, where many farmers worked.

He heard the residents whispering:

"...Have you heard that there is martial law in the southern district."

"It is said that a group of soul hunters did not obey orders and went to crusade the soul clan without authorization, but they all died..."

"It's really a sin... There are not many soul hunters, why are there still people who don't listen to the orders, what should I do if I come down like this..."

"I heard that there was news from a soul hunter who escaped by chance, saying that there was a new ruler of the soul clan over there. The name is 'Bai Sha', with three heads and six arms, and can eat thirty people at a meal..."

It seems that the news of the new leader of the Soul Clan has come out.

However, I don't know if Sevia's means of blocking the news was appropriate, but no one said his real name, and even the news was a bit outrageous.

Su Mingan passed by them and entered the barbecue shop.

Sitting in the steaming barbecue shop, Su Ming'an finally understood what Xie Lude meant by "going alone is too conspicuous".

The girls here are more enthusiastic and proactive. Just sitting here for a while, he was harassed by four or five girls who came up to say hello.

If Xie Lud came alone as a bright knight, it is estimated that he would be harassed all over the place. After all, knights are more popular than soul hunters. Due to She Luther's character requirements, he couldn't speak too much, and could only refuse softly.

... No wonder Xie Luther couldn't come to dinner alone.

Su Mingan couldn't stop harassing him. In a communication, he called Lin Yin and Lu Shu, who were hanging out nearby.

With Lin Yin as a shield, many fewer people came to say hello.

He watched the meat in front of him disappear at a speed visible to the naked eye, and even Shelude's fork had no time to reach it.

After barely grabbing a few pieces of meat, Su Mingan chose to give up the site to Lin Yin and Lu Shu, and left with Xie Lude.

At this time, it was just night, the moonlight hung in the sky, the palace with the glazed roof was clearly visible from the heights, and the roof seemed to flow with clear moonlight.

"According to the mission information, that soul clan has been hungry for a long time, and will be dispatched to prey at night in the near future." Xie Lude said.

Su Mingan nodded.

"I still have some doubts." He said, "It's an area that has already been cleaned. It stands to reason that there will be no more soul clans. Why are there fish that slip through the net?"

Xie Lude's expression froze slightly.

"Maybe that soul clan has some means?" His tone was also a little hesitant.

They walked through the blocked streets and entered Thirteenth Street after showing identification.

Thirteenth Street is extraordinarily quiet at night, and there are no boats even on the waterways. On the empty street, there was only the sound of mice scurrying.

Su Ming'an and Xie Lude turned the street all the way and searched the residents one by one, but did not see any suspicious person.

Su Mingan also paid special attention to whether there was a smell like disinfectant, but he didn't smell it.

Logically speaking, if Thirteenth Street was hiding the soul clan, he would definitely be able to smell the soul clan.

I walked all the way through the quiet streets, from beginning to end, without finding anything.

In front of a lawn, Xie Lude stood up.

"It seems that the Soul Hunter information is wrong." He let out a sigh of relief, and then lowered his head: "I'm sorry, Captain, it seems that the Soul Hunter Department made a mistake in the distribution of tasks, and there should be no hidden ones on Thirteenth Street. Soul clan. But to be on the safe side, I will still stay on Thirteenth Street all night, if you have other things, you can do it too.”

"It's not your fault." Su Mingan found that this knight really likes to take all his mistakes.

Su Mingan already knew that there is a high probability that there will be no soul clan on Thirteenth Street.

... There is no soul clan smell at all, where did the soul clan come from.

The information on Soul Hunter is really poor, it wasted his time all night, and I don't know if there are players in it.

"Then I'll go back first." Su Ming'an said.

He still has the task of completing the third level of the Demon King and the Brave, and he has no time to spend on such a meaningless task.

"I wish you a good dream." Sherude said.

...

Su Mingan walked all the way for the night and pushed open the door.

The room looked extraordinarily dark, and when he entered the door, his wrist watch automatically lit up.

As he walked to the bed, he suddenly heard a gust of wind, as if something was rushing towards him.

He saw a dazed shadow covered in black mist.

...anyone?

He was just about to deal with it, but his body was already beside the bed. In an instant, the vision in front of him changed drastically.

[You are the great demon king who guards the castle, please fight to the death with the hero who will come to challenge you in the future! 】

...

The high system voice rang in his ears.

He frowned slightly.

It was clear that someone was lurking in his room, ready to attack.

But before he could see the other party's appearance clearly, the night level began. It is estimated that the other party is also looking at the empty bed with a confused face.

... Now we can only wait until today's level is over before going back.

Should be no big deal.

He walked out of the church, pushed open the door, and the guards on both sides bowed their heads to him. The system voice continued to ring in his ears:

[However, as a fledgling new demon king, your resources and strength are limited. 】

[At present, you have one hundred battle resources and one hundred and forty-six soldiers who are willing to follow you. 】

Hundreds of white lights flashed.

More than a hundred puppets appeared in front of him, the white light was like a torrent, and the scene was extremely spectacular.

The despicable one stood at the forefront, behind the golden rose and the black lover. The sand table floated up in front of Su Ming'an, and the game interface unfolded in an instant.

[Currently the third level of "The Demon King and the Brave". 】

[The third mission: Expand the Demon King City to the third level. 】

[You can obtain resource points and expand your great Demon King City by maintaining the balance of the military situation, completing level tasks, completing temporary tasks, or fulfilling the wishes of your subordinates in four ways! 】

[Bless you - the devil who does all evil! 】

...

The task of this level is to expand the Demon King City to the third level.

Su Ming'an expanded Demon King City last night, and now the level of Demon King City is the first level.

If you want to expand to the third level...

He glanced at the sales price on the store interface, which directly expanded to the third level to show that 8,000 resource points were required.

8000 points... He only got 2600 points in the second level last night. Even in order to get Sevia, he specially spent 1500 points to go out.

But he knows that the game process will not deliberately block him, as long as he finds a way, he will not be stuck here.

He carefully observed on the sand table, clicked left and right, and continued to send soldiers, and finally found the breaking point.

In addition to the plains representing the war and the cities behind, the surrounding overseas areas have also been opened. He tried to send the despicable to the overseas area for a while, and was frightened by the sudden harvest.

[The despicable people go to the mining area to mine and return with a full load. 】

[Task evaluation: Great success! 】

[Get 1000 battle resource points. 】

...

It turns out that those overseas areas are mining areas.

Despicable, do you even know how to mine?

Su Ming'an immediately asked other soldiers to complete those tasks, and then continued to send despicable people to those overseas strongholds to mine. Two hours before eight o'clock in the morning, Su Ming'an already had more than 8,000 resource points.

But at this time, a message suddenly popped up.

[Emergency Mission: There is a natural disaster! 】

[The natural disaster has come, the battlefield has been reduced, the army has suffered heavy casualties, and failed to generate enough sin value. Lord Demon, please spend resource points as soon as possible to repair these disasters! Otherwise, it will directly lead to the mass death of soldiers! 】

[Requires resource points: 8000 points. 】

...

Su Mingan knew that this level would not be so easy.

He glanced at his resource point and knew that if he really wanted to fix this natural disaster, his level mission would inevitably fail. In two hours, he simply wasn't enough to get another 8,000 resource points.

Just when he was embarrassed, the despicable one came back after finishing the task.

A message bounced before the vile:

【big boss. Please send me to deal with the natural disaster. ] said the vile.

Immediately afterwards, a system prompt popped up, asking Su Mingan if he chose to send despicable people to deal with this natural disaster.

Su Ming'an chose "Yes".

In the next instant, the figure of the despicable one disappeared, and the natural disaster was immediately recovered.

... the vile, almighty.

Su Mingan immediately expanded the Demon King's City~lightnovelpub.net~ With a white light rising from the church, the size of the Demon King's City expanded again. In addition to the surrounding high defensive barriers, the number of soldiers wearing armor increased, and even his own body began to appear armor.

[The Demon King City is expanded to level three. 】

[Complete the third level task and get 2000 resource points. 】

[Completed the level task, the third level is the level, do you need to exit the copy? If you choose not to log out, the copy will be automatically logged out after one hour and fifty-eight minutes (8:00 AM Praia time). 】

...

Su Ming'an chose No, and continued to place an on-hook at the door of the church.

Resource points are rising steadily, everything seems to be in good shape, and even the natural disaster has been repaired...

He stared at the triangle representing the despicable ones on the sand table. The despicable ones seemed to be on the edge of the battlefield, not knowing what they were doing. This guy's task of dealing with natural disasters seems to be a bit long, and he has been waiting for two hours...

Suddenly, a system prompt popped up suddenly.

[The despicable ones in the kingdom of heaven are influenced by the local army, and their loyalty plummets. 】

[The despicable ones in the kingdom of heaven refuse to return to the Demon King City. 】

[The despicable person of the kingdom of heaven decided to leave the Demon King City, and you lost the heir, the despicable person of the kingdom of heaven. 】

[Dear Lord Demon King, you can appoint the next soldier as your heir! 】

...

Immediately afterwards, Su Mingan saw that on the sand table, the triangle that originally represented the despicable people suddenly disappeared. No matter how much he looked for, he could no longer control the actions of the despicable people.

A row of names of soldiers lined up in front of him, as if waiting for his choice to become the next heir.

... how come there is betrayal?

Su Ming'an's eyelids jumped suddenly.

He seemed to understand the purpose of this copy.

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