553: Daily settlement rewards

After Shen Bei made some simple arrangements for the follow-up, the rest could be left to Ren Chuan, the Team Envoy.

A Team Leader must have the proper demeanor and vision.

Shen Bei learned this partly through self-study, partly from years of mingling with the army on earth's surface, and partly from dealing with officials.

By learning to use people, his authority could be solidified, preventing his power from being hollowed out or having to worry about everything himself.

At this moment, Ren Chuan was about to leave.

Shen Bei suddenly remembered something.

“Wait!” Shen Bei called out to Ren Chuan, taking out a considerable amount of money and jade bottles from his embrace, and handed them to Ren Chuan, saying, “Here is a lot of money, and also many Medicinal Pills. They were all plundered from the Qiu Sect. You distribute these to the Night Watchers who went to capture the Qiu Zong Sect Leader last time.”

According to normal rules, these seized materials should be handed over uniformly and then distributed.

As for how they would be distributed, that was not up to Shen Bei.

Even with his toes, he knew they would naturally be exploited.

Ren Chuan immediately recognized that these were the items Shen Bei had plundered from the Qiu Sect that day. He had initially thought Shen Bei had handed them over, but he never expected him to take them out and distribute them to everyone.

Ren Chuan's heart warmed. Although they were Night Watchers, cultivation resources were still very tight. Money was fine, but Medicinal Pills were even more unaffordable. These items were easy to refine and greatly beneficial for cultivation.

“Sir, this doesn't comply with the rules, does it?”

Shen Bei waved his hand and said, “You don't need to worry about that. You just need to handle what I've instructed.”

Ren Chuan took them. He finally understood what Shen Bei meant by “I will be very good to my own people”.

Just as Ren Chuan was about to leave again, Shen Bei threw a notebook to Ren Chuan: “This is some information I collected on the Demonic Path. Find some easy targets among them that can be dealt with first. As for the spoils, hand them all over to me; don't give them to the Night Watchers.”

Shen Bei knew very well that talking about ideals couldn't last long; maintaining a long-term relationship still required his subordinates to be well-fed.

This notebook could both allow them to earn merit and support the team. Before long, he would have a formidable army among the Night Watchers.

Status is not only achieved through military might.

Human relations must also be arranged.

...

The next day.

Before Shen Bei even got out of bed, he received a System notification.

[Completed the mission to apprehend the Qiu Sect. Daily settlement rewards are as follows:]

[Strength +10, Physique +10, Visible Hidden Units +20%.]

The reward was simple.

After all, although the Qiu Sect's reputation was difficult for the Night Watchers to handle.

Especially the Qiu Sect's invisibility spell, which everyone knew, drove people crazy and left them helpless.

But as long as the Qiu Sect members were detected, their advantage turned into a disadvantage.

Under Shen Bei's thunderous attack, they were not as strong as Lihua Sect and others.

Therefore, it was understandable that the attribute rewards were fewer.

But the additional Fifth Dimension Attribute was explosive!

Even Shen Bei, who was accustomed to having surprises after completing missions, couldn't remain calm.

“Hidden units... visible probability!”

Shen Bei gasped.

Good heavens!

This was too fierce, wasn't it?

This was not an attribute at all; it was practically a Divine Ability!

It was like getting it for free!

Awesome!

Taking off!

One must know that to apprehend the Qiu Sect this time, Shen Bei had borrowed the Ming Mirror from King Wei to succeed.

And now, in the future, when encountering Cultivators who could turn invisible, there would be a 20% chance to directly penetrate the illusion and reach the target's true body!

Although the probability was not high.

But it was unexpected!

Great!

“I sincerely hope the Qiu Sect's Legacy doesn't end, and they send me a few more waves to push this Fifth Dimension Attribute to 100%.”

Shen Bei muttered excitedly to himself: “In that case, invisibility will be like farting with pants off or burying one's head in the sand for me!”

Just thinking about it was exciting!

At this moment, Shen Bei also realized that stirring up trouble in the underground seemed to yield more rewards than on earth's surface.

It was indeed the source of world changes.

Not only were there many missions and frequent rewards, but surprises kept coming!

“The more chaotic it is, the easier it is for me to grow.”

“Is this what they mean by heroes emerging in troubled times?”

Shen Bei curled his V-shaped lips: “It's getting more and more interesting.”

However, after his excitement, Shen Bei began to ponder when he could seize an opportunity or encounter a mission related to the Old Capital of the underground.

As long as it touched upon it, Shen Bei could try to sound out King Wei for information about the Old Capital.

Once he had the information, Shen Bei could completely leave the Imperial City and depart directly.

After all, Shen Bei's goal was not to establish a foothold in the Imperial City; this was not his ultimate destination.

The key area was on the continent on the other side of the great sea.

Of course, before Shen Bei left, he would naturally make arrangements for Fu Jian.

Burying this nail was also the military's greatest hope.

...

These past few days.

Ren Chuan and his team had been making quite a splash among the Night Watchers!

Since Ren Chuan started following Shen Bei, he had taken strong action, successively capturing many Demonic Path evildoers. This also led to many cases being uncovered; some seemingly unrelated cases were easily solved after these individuals were apprehended.

Ren Chuan, who was originally not outstanding among the many Team Envoys, became a prominent Team Envoy, drawing much envy and jealousy from others.

That was one thing, but the most important thing was that they discovered Ren Chuan's strength had actually made a Breakthrough, and those Night Watchers who followed him had also made Breakthroughs to varying degrees, with some even directly Breaking through their Realm.

Upon inquiring, they learned that Shen Bei had rewarded them with many cultivation resources. This made many Team Envoys regret not stepping forward when King Wei asked who was willing to follow him, as everything they had now would have been theirs.

But who could have known back then that Shen Bei was so capable? They thought he was just someone with a Great Cultivator of Divine Power Realm as a backer.

Night Watchers all had backbone; would they bow down just because you had a backer? How could they hold their heads high in front of their colleagues then?

But... if it was a capable Team Leader, that would be different. Look now, who would mock Ren Chuan? They would only envy him.

Watching Ren Chuan deal with Demonic Path evildoers as easily as drinking water, making progress every day, the many Night Watchers grew increasingly envious and jealous.

“Sir, we investigated according to your ideas. We indeed found some families with abnormalities. The Du Family Patriarch was captured by a Demonic Path expert ten years ago, but then managed to escape. The Demonic Path individual who captured him back then was known for his blood-refining secret arts. Most importantly, he is now at the Peak of the Ninth Grade.

The Yuan Family's Second Master failed to break through to Martial God back then, which damaged his heart. I don't know if heart blood would be useful to him.

Young Master Lu Yuan of the Lu Family was naturally weak in Qi and blood and was rumored not to live past eighteen, but he is now twenty. And it is rumored that the Lu Family has a kind of blood secret art.

The Feng Family practices martial arts. It is rumored that they can devour the essence and blood of animals and refine them for their own use. I suspect the blood of Cultivators could also work.

There's also the Li Family. Although no one in their Family has been found to be on the verge of breaking through to Martial God, our investigation this time revealed they obtained many supreme treasures.

The Fang Family...”

Ren Chuan summarized the information he had recently found and reported it to Shen Bei, also informing him of the backgrounds of these individuals, which gave Shen Bei a headache.

Because these people were all powerful figures in the Imperial City, either retired officials, descendants of royalty, or generals and officials.

Even as Night Watchers, they couldn't easily act without evidence.

One or two families would be fine; they could try to find a way. But with seven families, the Night Watchers couldn't easily provoke them all at once, as it would easily incur public wrath. Night Watchers were special, but they still had to act according to the rules.

“Sir, if it's one of these seven families, I speculate they will eventually continue. If we keep an eye on them, we might catch them red-handed.”

Shen Bei shook his head and said, “Since the Night Watchers have been alerted, they will certainly be more careful. Moreover, everyone knows that I am in charge of this case. And I have a Great Cultivator of Divine Power Realm backing me; they might not dare to act again.”

Ren Chuan fell silent; it was indeed so. The deterrent power of a Great Cultivator of Divine Power Realm was too great. Perhaps this was also a bad thing.

“The news about the Qiu Sect using people's heart blood has somehow spread. Now the entire Imperial City is enraged, and many people are watching Sir, hoping Sir will solve the case.”

Ren Chuan felt a headache. He didn't know who had exaggerated the Qiu Sect's use of heart blood as bloody and cruel, causing panic among the Imperial City's populace and leading to public outrage. The families of the victims even knelt before the Night Watchers, begging for the case to be solved. Among these families, there were also people of high status, which put great pressure on the Night Watchers.

Shen Bei was in charge of this case, so the pressure naturally transferred to him. If he couldn't solve it, Shen Bei's reputation as one of the ten Young Masters would probably immediately become notorious.

Yet, Shen Bei didn't care about this. He told them not to mind the external disturbances and to focus on dealing with Demonic Path members to boost their performance.

After all, this was a mission, and it could activate the daily settlement panel!

“Let them make a fuss,” Shen Bei said indifferently. The mastermind behind the scenes couldn't be found just by looking; he had his steps and would never be swayed by these people.

Shen Bei suspected that such public sentiment was likely driven by the mastermind.

Seeing Shen Bei's attitude, Ren Chuan said no more, and added, “There's one more thing I need to tell you, Sir. Several Team Envoys from the Night Watchers have approached me, saying they want to follow Sir.”

Shen Bei's eyes lit up. Damn it, finally someone was proactively offering to join, but unfortunately, they were just a few Team Envoys. It seemed those Team Envoys still couldn't let go of their Face.

“What do you mean, follow me? They are following King Wei. However, they have a heart to contribute to the Night Watchers; how can we discourage them? Take them all in. You need manpower to deal with Demonic Path evildoers.”

Ren Chuan nodded. Having followed Shen Bei for so long, he knew that Shen Bei wanted true Team Leader status.

The current situation was that Shen Bei had opened up the situation and was slowly growing along this opening.

However, thinking about the public anger outside, he sighed. If this public anger couldn't be resolved, the situation he had opened up would quickly close again.

“Sir, should we interrogate the Qiu Zong Sect Leader again, to ask about the mastermind and the whereabouts of the other remnant?” Ren Chuan sincerely hoped Shen Bei could endure, and he suggested.