36: Long Live the Yakuza

“I wonder if this thing will be taken back after the mission is completed?”

“Why do I suddenly feel like running away with a hammer?”

“With this thing, I could just switch professions to a Warrior, and I'd be Invincible.”

Lin Ling's mind suddenly conjured an image of himself fighting with a huge Wolf Tooth Hammer.

When Forbidden Spell was on cooldown, he would truly become an extreme Mage—if skills weren't enough, the big hammer would be.

Thinking of this, Lin Ling gradually became excited, and the little devil beside his ear kept tempting him to run away with the hammer right now.

Suddenly, Soldier King General Zheng darted in front of Lin Ling and handed him a tattered cape full of holes.

Having the experience with the King of Soldiers Hammer, Lin Ling immediately knew the second treasure had arrived.

He raised his hand to take the tattered cape, and information about it immediately appeared.

【Item: Soldier King's Cape (Damaged)】

【Special Item, No Profession Restriction】

【Active Skill: Absolute Invisibility, Grants absolute invisibility for 3 minutes. Cannot be discovered unless attacking.】

【Durability: 20 / 20】

【This item will automatically disappear when its durability is depleted or the mission ends. If the mission rating reaches Five-star, this item will be repaired and become yours.】

Looking at the cape's attributes, Lin Ling couldn't help but feel parched.

He couldn't help but imagine, when Forbidden Spell was on cooldown, wouldn't he be inherently Invincible fighting with the cape and Wolf Tooth Hammer?

With the Wolf Tooth Hammer's power amplification, even a three-turn Warrior probably couldn't withstand a single blow.

Was he really going to take the path of an extreme Mage in the future?

“Young man, this cape can help you get close to the Black Mountain Old Demon, and this seal can help you find Nannan.”

Soldier King General Zheng said, as a seal appeared in his hand, and he pressed it onto the back of Lin Ling's hand.

An strange eye pattern immediately appeared on the back of Lin Ling's hand.

“This is…”

Just as Lin Ling was about to ask, a message popped up on his system panel.

【Congratulations! You have obtained the Heros Eye skill (2 days), which can appraise most rare items, including but not limited to Professionals, items, monsters, etc.】

【Complete this mission with a Five-star rating to obtain the Hero's Emblem and permanently acquire this skill.】

“Young man, this is all the help I can provide you. The rest is up to you,” the old man said with a smile.

【Congratulations! You have gained Soldier King's Favor +20. Current Favor: 20.】

A message suddenly popped up, and Lin Ling's eyes lit up. Although he didn't know what this favorability did, he figured it couldn't be bad.

Looking at the message notification and hearing the old man's words, a hint of joy appeared on Lin Ling's face.

This was definitely an unexpected gain. With these three items, the mission didn't seem so difficult to complete anymore.

Just as he was about to thank the old man, the old man spoke again:

“Young man, take this old man home. Once you rescue Nannan, just bring her to my house.”

Taking him home might earn him more favorability, Lin Ling thought, and happily followed General Zheng into an alley.

...

At this moment, the Ya Zi Squad, who had just arrived in Autumn Wild Blue Cloth City, was preparing to head to the Goblin Plains.

To protect Zhou Mengyan's safety, Dragon Nest directly dispatched an elite team to accompany the Ya Zi Squad.

Xiao Yan was full of vigor at this time.

No other reason than his father had mailed him two purple-grade items.

A staff and a robe.

Xiao Yan, with his upgraded gear, stood out in the crowd.

Just as they were about to set off, Xiao Yan's phone suddenly rang.

Xiao Yan frowned slightly and answered the call with displeasure.

“Hello, what's wrong? Don't you know I'm leveling up tonight?”

“Young Master, Jis Consortium's Second Young Master has already left Xuanfu Base City in an SS-Class Fighter Jet, and Lin Ling is currently wandering the streets alone.”

Upon hearing this, a glint of cunning and ruthlessness flashed in Xiao Yan's eyes.

Lin Ling, oh Lin Ling, your backer is gone. Let's see how arrogant you can be now!

Just you wait. Soon I'll let you know the consequences of offending someone you can't afford to provoke.

He thought to himself, then turned to Zhou Mengyan and the others, saying, “I suddenly have an urgent matter and need to return to Xuanfu. You all go to the Goblin Plains first, I'll be back very soon.”

After Xiao Yan finished speaking, he ignored their puzzled looks and rushed directly into the Teleportation Temple.

...

Lin Ling, of course, was unaware of Xiao Yan's scheming. At this moment, he followed the old man to a shantytown.

When he saw the old man's dilapidated house, his heart was filled with emotion.

This was just an NPC.

How could such a dignified Soldier King fall to such a state?

Even the poorest Professionals in Dragon Country had government-provided free subsidized housing.

General Zheng pulled him aside and told him stories of his past battles with the demon race for half an hour.

Lin Ling didn't refuse and patiently listened until he finished before bidding General Zheng farewell.

【Congratulations! You have gained Soldier King's Favor +30. Current Favor: 50.】

As expected, the favorability notification rang again.

Lin Ling left General Zheng's house but didn't go home immediately. Instead, he carried the huge Wolf Tooth Hammer and walked towards the Yunmeng Trading House.

Now that he had the money, it was safer to get all the materials for crafting his specialized weapon.

...

“Da Kui, are you sure Lin Ling is heading to the Trading House?”

“Young Master Xiao, don't worry. One of my subordinates saw him go to the shantytown, and then he started coming this way.”

“Good. When this is done, I'll transfer 50,000 dragon coins to each of you.”

“Young Master Xiao, wouldn't it be easy for you to just call a few three-turn bigshots from your family to deal with Lin Ling? Why bother with us two brothers?”

“Nonsense! Haven't you learned the New Professional Protection Law? High-tier Professionals attacking Professionals below two turns within the city is a serious crime!”

“Young Master Xiao, although we two brothers are two-turn, we only have B-grade talent. Can the three of us really do it? Lin Ling is an SSS-grade talent awakened.”

“What are you panicking for? That Lin Ling is just a good-for-nothing. He's probably not even level five yet. I can easily deal with him without your help. I called you two just for extra insurance.”

“Besides, I'm not here to kill him. After I'm done, you two can beat him up again, then take the money and go play in Autumn Wild Blue Cloth City for a few days before coming back.”

The tall and short men immediately nodded in agreement.

Five hundred meters outside the Yunmeng Trading House, three masked figures dressed in black were staring intently at the long street. This was the only way from the shantytown.

And on the road not far from them, a blue staff lay abandoned.

These three were Xiao Yan and the two thugs he had hired.

Clearly, they were fishing.

As the three were talking, a figure suddenly appeared at the street corner.

The person was tall and slightly thin, with his left hand in his pocket and his right hand carrying a strange, large Wolf Tooth Hammer.

“He's here!”

Xiao Yan whispered, his gaze fixed on Lin Ling.

When Lin Ling walked up to the blue staff, he indeed stopped.

“Huh? I can pick up blue-grade equipment just by walking? A level 5 Quality Wooden Staff, can sell for 80,000 dragon coins.”

Lin Ling muttered, but a sense of vigilance arose in his heart.

The staff glowed blue, making it particularly noticeable at night. He didn't believe others couldn't see it.

Or was this staff specifically left here for him to pick up?

He began to look around.

Suddenly.

A flash of fire lit up at a nearby corner.

A fire snake instantly shot out, heading straight for Lin Ling.

“Level 8 Fire skill Blazing Fire Snake? A low-damage, strong-control skill!”

Boom!!!

The fire snake was extremely fast and instantly wrapped around Lin Ling. Although the flame temperature wasn't very high, it still produced a burst of burning sound.

The three figures hiding in the dark immediately darted out, surrounding Lin Ling.

“Kid, you dare to steal our blue weapon? Today we'll teach you a good lesson...!”

The tall man was clearly a Warrior. He wore blue armor and wielded a Warrior's broadsword.

He let out a loud shout, but before he could finish his sentence, he froze in place.

The figure wrapped in the fire snake was completely unaffected and was slowly walking towards them.

Under the firelight, a layer of stone armor appeared outside Lin Ling's body.

Although Lin Ling had lost some blood, after the damage reduction from the stone armor, that bit of blood wasn't even considered a scratch.

At this moment, he looked like a God of War emerging from the fires of hell.

“You want to teach me a lesson?” Lin Ling's icy voice came.