Soul-Slaying Maiden: Master Of Ancient Divine Weapons

The next day, morning.

Han Zhen and Xia Youwei, feeling refreshed, arrived early at West Xia Road, the 0527 squad's base.

What they didn't expect was:

The room, which was dirtier than a garbage station yesterday, had already been cleaned spotlessly. Bai Shuang hadn't gone off to be a dancer, and Yi Fan hadn't been drinking.

The two of them were sitting in their seats, seemingly waiting for them.

"Newly promoted SSS-level Spirit Contract Master of Deep Blue City. The strongest rookie in the Spirit Contract Master Assessment."

"Instantly killing second-tier Insectoids, soloing third-tier Insectoids, the most talented Spirit Contract Master in history."

"The number one genius of Qingteng Academy, Han Zhen."

"It's actually you?"

Even though Bai Shuang had been processing this information for a while, as she spoke these facts she had looked up, her inner shock still hadn't subsided.

"The authorities actually let a once-in-a-century genius like you join the City Guardians organization? This is simply a waste of talent. What are those big shots thinking? In an environment like this, you'll turn to waste sooner or later."

They recognizing his identity was within Han Zhen's plans.

With yesterday's high-efficiency Insectoid kills, anyone with a normal brain would go and investigate his background.

And the information about the SSS-level Spirit Contract Master and related details had already spread all over Deep Blue City, making it hard to conceal even if he wanted to.

Showing a little strength could save a lot of effort in explanations.

"Mediocrities are shaped by their environment, but geniuses change the environment." As Han Zhen said this, he exuded great confidence.

"You're too high-profile. Offending Zhao Hu won't be that simple to resolve." Yi Fan, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up.

"To suppress you, he deliberately assigned you to our 0527 squad—the most useless team—just to ensure you fade into obscurity and get exiled to the Lower City District. Yet you immediately took on and completed the highest-point missions."

"If I were Zhao Hu, starting today, you wouldn't be able to get a single mission."

"It's true. Today, all the missions on Deep Blue City's task list are marked as 'accepted'." At this moment, Bai Shuang opened the electronic screen, and sure enough, it was exactly as Yi Fan had guessed.

All tasks had been marked as "accepted."

Even newly released missions were instantly claimed within seconds, leaving no room to react.

Zhao Hu had finally shown his "fangs".

"What now? All the missions in Deep Blue City have been taken. We can't compete with them." Bai Shuang raised her head and looked at Han Zhen as she spoke.

Yi Fan shook his head, glancing around, searching for where his hidden alcohol stash might be.

The "useless" squad, which had just shown some signs of improvement, seemed like it was about to be knocked back to square one by this move from Zhao Hu.

This was suppression from above. A superior could crush you by slightly shifting their resources.

With a little over two months left until the year-end, if they couldn't earn enough points, they'd be eliminated as the lowest-ranked squad and exiled to the Lower City District.

"You just said that all the missions in Deep Blue City have been taken?" Han Zhen suddenly asked.

"Yes, everything has been taken, even those 10-point missions you looked down on yesterday."

"No, what I mean is, 'Deep Blue City's' missions are gone—what about other cities?"

"???"

Han Zhen's question left Bai Shuang stunned.

Afraid she didn't understand, Han Zhen repeated, "These points missions are probably published on the unified City Guardians' official platform, right? Because the location is set to Deep Blue City, the refreshed tasks are all for Deep Blue City."

"Am I correct?"

"Correct…correct?"

Then isn't it simple?

Just switch the city setting, right?

As he spoke, Han Zhen asked Bai Shuang to change the "permanent address" to the neighboring Canghai City. After refreshing the task list, the Deep Blue City points task list instantly became Canghai City's points task list.

"It really works."

"You can actually do this?"

Seeing a long list of "unaccepted" points tasks, Bai Shuang and Yi Fan were stunned by Han Zhen's clever trick.

Sometimes, people get so accustomed to certain things that they develop a fixed mindset and blind spots.

But not Han Zhen. As a transmigrator, switching cities when ordering food delivery was basic—etched into his bones.

"What are you still standing around for? Accept the tasks already."

The situation in Canghai City wasn't much different from Deep Blue City. The higher-point tasks were all about handling Insectoid threats, with threat levels of 0 or 1.

After accepting all the tasks from Canghai City, Han Zhen switched to yet another city.

Bai Shuang: "…"

Yi Fan: "…"

Han Zhen's clever tricks left them speechless.

"Although we can take on tasks from other cities, it means we'll have to travel to complete them."

"There might be Insectoids along the way…"

Yi Fan stopped mid-sentence, realizing his oversight.

He almost forgot—the man before him was an SSS-level Spirit Contract Master, a super-genius who should've been shining on the frontlines as a combat Spirit Contract Master.

In cities, which were far behind the frontlines, the Insectoid infiltrations were mostly first- or second-tier at best.

Meeting Han Zhen, who'd flee wasn't so certain.

Zhao Hu's move seemed to have been easily neutralized by Han Zhen.

At this moment, Bai Shuang recalled something he had said earlier.

Mediocrities are shaped by their environment, but geniuses change the environment.

"Let's go. Pack up the essentials. We'll need a lot of time on the road."

After speaking to Bai Shuang, Han Zhen turned to Yi Fan, who still seemed unmotivated.

He didn't know what Bai Shuang had said to stop Yi Fan from drinking temporarily, but Yi Fan still showed no interest in the responsibilities of the City Guardians.

"We're in the same squad. You're coming with us." As the team leader, Han Zhen's tone left no room for argument.

"Alright, alright. Since you're an SSS-level Spirit Contract Master, I'll listen this time. But you'll have to let me bring a crate of alcohol."

Yi Fan bargained.

"Deal!"

———

"Failed?" Zhao Hu's expression darkened as he listened to his subordinate's report.

"You're saying they've already left Deep Blue City and are heading to other cities to take on points tasks?"

"Yes."

"Did you file a complaint with headquarters? What did they say?"

"Headquarters said, upon investigation, that since Deep Blue City's tasks are indeed saturated, there's nothing wrong with taking on tasks from other cities…"

"Damn it!"

With a loud crash, Zhao Hu smashed the cup in his hand onto the ground. Tea and shards splattered everywhere.

"So, do we continue taking on tasks from other cities to compete with them?" The subordinate cautiously asked, seeing Zhao Hu's dark face.

"Compete, my ass. There are over a dozen cities nearby. Can you take them all on?"

"Let them enjoy their victory for now. We'll deal with them later."

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