32: Inspection

When Xiao Shi arrived at the assembly point, many Night Watch members from Team Ding had already gathered.

However, most of these Night Watch members were veterans; the number of new recruits who joined this batch was much smaller than the previous assembly, as many had died in previous missions.

Wang Changhuan and Yang Zhen were also among the crowd.

Upon seeing Xiao Shi, both smiled and nodded at him.

Their last mission was guarding the prison, which was the easiest and safest task.

Team Leader Ding, Slit-Eyes, was still the last to arrive.

He scanned everyone, a smile on his face.

After a few brief words, he took out his token and began assigning missions.

Compared to the last time, Xiao Shi and the others were no longer as nervous.

After all, even if they were assigned a more difficult mission this time, they could exchange it with other Night Watch members.

They no longer had to grit their teeth and undertake missions they couldn't complete.

Xiao Shi also secretly made up his mind.

If he received a Level Two or Level One mission again this time, he would definitely exchange it with other Night Watch members.

Although he had completed the last mission without much danger, he didn't want to take such risks again.

He had no choice but to execute the previous mission.

This time, with the option to exchange, given his cautious nature, he certainly wouldn't take on such difficult missions again.

Before he had sufficient strength, he didn't want to face martial artists stronger than himself again.

He only wanted to quickly cultivate to the Entering Martial Realm Ninth Level, then eradicate the surrounding evil forces to strengthen himself.

By then, he would have enough self-preservation ability.

Soon.

As Team Leader Ding finished the assignments.

Xiao Shi immediately checked his mission for this time through his identity token.

Mission: Patrol Jin Yun City

Mission Difficulty: Level Five

Mission Duration: Ten Days

...Xiao Shi immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Patrolling Jin Yun City, in terms of danger, was second only to guarding the prison.

It perfectly aligned with his current desire to cultivate discreetly and low-key within the city.

The only drawback was that the contribution points would be relatively low.

The contribution points for this mission were settled based on the daily patrol situation.

If nothing unusual happened, one could earn thirty contribution points a day.

However, if any incidents occurred during duty, for each matter handled, additional contribution points would be awarded based on the nature of the incident.

For example, if during a city patrol, a brutal person who violated rules and wantonly killed civilians was encountered, killing or apprehending him would earn extra contribution points.

Generally, the more difficult an incident was to handle, the more contribution points would be awarded after it was resolved.

This also made Xiao Shi realize.

To earn more contribution points during patrols, it depended on whether anyone caused trouble in the city.

If the city was calm and peaceful, with no one causing trouble, only thirty contribution points could be earned each day.

But if people constantly caused trouble, more contribution points could be obtained.

That day.

After receiving the mission, Xiao Shi began patrolling the city.

There were over a hundred Night Watch members performing this mission simultaneously.

After all, Jin Yun City's vastness required a large workforce.

Xiao Shi was mainly responsible for patrolling the eastern district of Jin Yun City today.

He looked at the talisman paper he had just received.

Normally, patrolling, in addition to maintaining city security, also involved expelling those who hadn't paid their residency fees.

As the main city governed by the Red Tiger Sect, entering Jin Yun City meant being under the Red Tiger Sect's protection.

But the Red Tiger Sect was not a charity and would not protect everyone for free... Therefore, every person who entered and resided in Jin Yun City had to pay a certain residency fee daily.

Normally, the daily fee was five Martial Coins, or equivalent items could be used for payment; if the time expired without renewal, they needed to be expelled from Jin Yun City.

The way to check each person's residency time required attaching the received talisman paper to one's body.

Xiao Shi immediately tried to stick the talisman paper to his chest.

A light flashed in his eyes.

The next moment.

Xiao Shi found that green lines, somewhat resembling health bars, appeared above the heads of the residents he saw.

Everyone who entered Jin Yun City and paid the fee would receive a special seed; the seed would gradually disappear as time passed, and the green lines Xiao Shi saw in his eyes now represented the seed's remaining time.

The shorter the green line, the less time remained; if someone with no green line above their head was seen, it meant their residency time had expired, and if they didn't renew, they needed to be driven out of Jin Yun City.

For each person successfully driven out, an additional five contribution points could be earned.

After understanding this point.

Xiao Shi continuously paid attention to the green lines above everyone's heads during his patrol.

It wasn't until evening.

He finally saw someone without a green line above their head.

After expelling him from Jin Yun City, Xiao Shi gained an additional five contribution points.

The reward was small, but it was easy and without danger.

Within Jin Yun City, no one dared to openly defy the Night Watch's enforcement; even Bounty Hunters from the Senluo Organization resorted to assassination methods here.

They would not openly appear in Jin Yun City to attack the Night Watch.

He continued patrolling Jin Yun City for two consecutive days like this.

Jin Yun City was calm and peaceful.

Aside from expelling those whose residency time had expired daily, nothing else special happened.

Those who came to Jin Yun City all knew its rules.

They dared not cause trouble here.

This also meant that the contribution points Xiao Shi earned from patrolling these two days were not very many.

Until the afternoon of the third day.

Xiao Shi, who was patrolling as usual, suddenly heard a loud bang.

A battle was clearly happening not far away.

One person looked terrified, fleeing in a panic, while another person was chasing him with murderous intent.

When the fleeing person saw Xiao Shi ahead.

He quickly ran towards Xiao Shi, shouting for help.

The pursuer looked anxious and sped up.

“Stop!”

Xiao Shi roared sharply.

Killing was forbidden within Jin Yun City; this was a rule set by the Red Tiger Sect.

Once inside Jin Yun City, one must obey it and not violate it.

He flashed, appearing directly between the two, and raised his hand to block the pursuer.

However, the pursuer was already blinded by hatred; upon seeing Xiao Shi block him, he directly swung the long saber in his hand, striking at Xiao Shi, letting out a low growl.

“Get lost!”

“Dare to attack me?”

Xiao Shi raised an eyebrow.

This person had clearly lost his mind.

Attacking a Night Watch member within Jin Yun City was certainly a dead end!

A fist shadow flashed like lightning before the pursuer, arriving at his chest before the long saber in his hand could fall.

Puff!

Instantly piercing his chest.