Volume 3 Chapter 47: Team Emblem

Volume 3 Chapter 47: Team Emblem

Summon Overlay merged with the Mazer Summoning Art, and the spindle-shaped crystal representing the Star Magic Web also merged with the Mazer Summoning Art and the Drift Technique, turning them into two small magic symbols on the crystal’s surface.

The magic symbols representing the Mazer Summoning Art, the Drift Technique, and the Crystal Mirror Magic Array each gathered a few points of starlight. The Drift Technique and the Crystal Mirror Magic Array were even connected by a tiny streak of starlight, indicating some degree of connection between these two magics.

The three magics that had merged with the starlight from the Magic Web were slightly more complex than before. Although no skill changes appeared in the Death Notice, Qin Lun believed that once he fully mastered these three magics, the additional starlight runes would certainly help improve them.

When he came out of the Training Ground, it was almost afternoon. Qin Lun felt a bit emotional. It was the fifth day since he returned from the Phantom Demon World. In another ten days, he would embark on another adventure. This frequency was indeed a bit high, and even with his mindset, he felt somewhat overwhelmed.

Feeling the urgency of time, Qin Lun quickened his steps and headed toward the Apostle mercenary headquarters. He was going to post a task related to fusing the bloodlines of Sapient Races.

The Apostle mercenary headquarters was a spire-topped tower building. The creators of Devil’s Horn were the five major Sapient Races, so the architectural styles in the city varied greatly. Apart from the central functional building area, the residential areas were divided into five major parts, each with its own distinct architectural style.

The mercenary headquarters followed the high tower style of the Wind Elemental Race. This Sapient Race loved tall and imposing steep buildings, and as a result, the Apostle mercenary headquarters was built to resemble a javelin.

The mercenary headquarters was protected by numerous patrol teams. Since many Apostles took on city tasks, some well-paid urban mercenary tasks often led to competition and disagreements. Thus, this area was also a key patrol zone for the managing races.

The patrol teams here were very powerful. Their members included not only high-rank warriors from the Demon Clan and Rakshasa Race but also Elf Mages, Wind Element sorcerers, and Gnome snipers.

On either side of the pointed arch gate of the mercenary headquarters stood two Chaos Demons over twenty feet tall. The Chaos Demons had bull heads and human bodies, were extremely burly, and had a pair of broad demon wings behind them. They were a type of demon very close to high-level beings. In the old era of the Shattered Starry Sky, they were the personal guards of demon lords and were also known as Doomguards.

These demons could not survive anywhere except in Apostle Cities like Devil’s Horn. It was not because they were not strong enough but because they would be hunted by other high-rank Apostles.

Standing at the entrance of the mercenary headquarters, Qin Lun was in no hurry to go in. He supported his elbow with his hand, stroked his chin, and examined the two demon guards.

The two Chaos Demons stared straight ahead, used to such gazes. There had even been high-rank Apostles who tried to tempt them with Shattered Crystals and equipment to draw some blood. If the reward was suitable, these two big guys did not mind exchanging a few hundred milliliters of Demon’s Blood for top-tier equipment.

Qin Lun had similar thoughts in his mind, but when he remembered he only had a pitiful 25,000 Shattered Crystals left, the cash-strapped doctor could only smack his lips and step into the mercenary headquarters.

As soon as he entered the door, a Wind Element approached him. This Wind Element was already in a high-rank form, with the upper body of a human and the lower body a whirlwind, resembling the genie from Arabian legends. However, this “genie” was not dressed in Islamic attire with a turban but wore a black suit as a greeter.

“Sir, the mercenary headquarters is happy to serve you!” the Wind Element said respectfully, bowing. “What kind of service do you need?”

“I want to post an information task!” Qin Lun handed his Identity Plate to the Wind Element.

There were eligibility restrictions for posting tasks at the mercenary headquarters. Only semi-permanent or higher city Apostles could post tasks in the city. Rogue Apostles and outsider Apostles needed to accumulate a certain amount of City Points to post tasks in Devil’s Horn.

“Please follow me!” The Wind Element led Qin Lun to a counter staffed by a beautiful Elf woman before leaving again.

“Happy to serve you!” the beautiful Elf woman said with a smile, nodding.

Qin Lun quickly explained his requirements and posted a C-rank mercenary information task at the headquarters. His earlier judgment had been off; he originally thought this information task would not require much, but after the Elf woman’s explanation, he realized his information task had to be classified as D-rank or higher.

The reward for a D-rank mercenary task started at 5,000 Shattered Crystals. The mercenary task rank was related to the task difficulty and Apostle rank. Qin Lun’s bloodline information task was not difficult, but Apostles who understood such information at least possessed bloodlines, meaning they needed to be at least second-tier high-rank Apostles.

Second-tier high-rank Apostles usually took on city tasks and rarely browsed options below D-rank. After some thought, Qin Lun even raised the task rank recommendation from the Elf woman by one level, listing it as a C-rank information task with a base reward of 10,000 Shattered Crystals.

The reason was that Qin Lun suddenly realized high-rank Apostles would hardly be interested in a D-rank task reward of 5,000 Shattered Crystals. Knowledge was wealth. Putting himself in their shoes, he felt he would not sell information on fusing other races’ bloodlines for just 5,000 Shattered Crystals.

After setting up the information task, Qin Lun did not leave the mercenary headquarters immediately. He spent some time browsing the urban mercenary tasks he could take. Seeing that they were all tasks like merchant group guards or city patrols, he gave up.

In fact, Apostles like him in Devil’s Horn, who had to carry out Other World tasks every half month, rarely took ordinary urban mercenary tasks. Unless they were well-paid war tasks or high-rank assassination tasks, these Apostles would not waste their precious rest time. As long as they returned safely from the Other World each time, they truly did not lack Shattered Crystals.

When he left the mercenary headquarters, dusk was approaching in Devil’s Horn. Qin Lun strolled along the sparsely populated streets, slowly heading toward the brightly lit entertainment district. That night, he was going to meet other prisoners at a bar called “Golden Crown Goblet.”

At the Golden Crown Goblet, a Succubus greeter led him to a private room. It was a relatively large room with its own bar and some leisure facilities. Several prisoners were gathered around a leisure facility similar to a pool table, while others were playing their favorite card games.

“Welcome, Qin Lun!” Hansen’s deep voice came from behind Qin Lun.

“Heh, Hansen, I heard you organized this gathering?” Qin Lun smiled and nodded.

“Yes, make yourself at home! There’s a Projector at the bar for everyone to share experiences from Other World Missions. It’s been tampered with so only Apostles can use it; no need to worry about leaking information,” Hansen whispered. “You can record your own experiences, leave questions, and also watch others’ experiences and answers.”

“Good idea!” Qin Lun looked at The Disciple with appreciation. Even though he had gained a lot from the Orphan World and the Phantom Demon World, watching other people’s experiences in Quest Worlds would also be very helpful for him.

“Boss Qin Lun, over here, over here!” Lin Feng’s call came from a distance. Next to him were Little Lian and the cross-dresser “Lili.”

“Demon King Qin Lun, long time no see!” Little Lian’s round face was flushed red; she had probably been there for a while and had been plied with drinks by the other two.

“Boss Qin Lun!” Lili was not as afraid of Qin Lun as before and even gave him a flirtatious glance.

“She” was now dressed completely like a non-mainstream girl, with heavy makeup and at least five or six nose rings, lip rings, and ear rings—basically, every possible piercing was done. She wore a short skirt and a small tank top, with a red five-pointed star painted on one cheek.

“Are you all Formal Apostles now? When did you arrive at Devil’s Horn?” Qin Lun asked with some surprise. After all, when he came to Devil’s Horn, they were not yet Formal Apostles and had not been selected by Moonlight Forest to enter Devil’s Horn.

“No, we are not Formal Apostles yet!” Lin Feng said with a dry laugh. “Moonlight Forest stayed on the Scorching Plain for a long time. We received a trial task that allows us to come to Devil’s Horn and take low-rank city tasks!”

“So that’s how it is!” Qin Lun looked thoughtfully at the prisoners in the large private room and suddenly asked, “Besides you, everyone else has been through one Other World Mission, right?”

“Yeah, I heard three people failed, but everyone else passed on their first try! Except for Firecracker Rand, the other four bosses, including you, have been through two Other World Missions, pulling further ahead from us!” Lili said somewhat dejectedly.

Apart from her, all the other prisoners had passed their first Other World Mission, but she, like Lin Feng and Little Lian, still had not felt the rejection from the Star Void laws. It was worth noting that Lin Feng and Little Lian were different from her; they were originally ordinary people, while she was one of the death row prisoners.

This fact had already earned her the disdain of the other prisoners. Even at the gathering, no other prisoners wanted to sit with her, so she had to join Lin Feng and Little Lian at their table.

“Heh, you should consider yourselves lucky. Going to the Other World to carry out missions is not a good thing! The more prepared you are in Moonlight Forest, the smoother your first Other World Mission will be,” Qin Lun glanced at the three and rarely reminded them, “When carrying out tasks, always remember safety first. You are not at the point where you must risk your lives yet!”

“Yeah, we know!” Lin Feng’s gaze shifted uneasily toward Little Lian, and he secretly poked her with his finger.

“Do you have something to ask me?” Qin Lun’s Perception was now as high as 15 points, twice that of an ordinary person, and he immediately noticed Lin Feng’s small action.

“Well… Demon King Qin Lun, can we enter the Other World with you next time?” Little Lian’s face turned red, and she asked somewhat sheepishly.

“Carry out an Other World Mission with me?” Qin Lun raised his eyebrows and looked at the three with surprise.

“Yes, the three of us have been carrying out urban mercenary tasks in Devil’s Horn this whole time. We pooled our City Points and exchanged for a temporary Team Emblem…” Lili warily looked around, pulled out an iron emblem from her chest, and handed it to Qin Lun to look at as if she were a thief.