Chapter 97: The List of Missions

An Tang was a psychic, able to sense when something was being drawn out of Sang Chu’s body. He wasn’t sure exactly what it was, but it was definitely related to spiritual power.

An Hao watched Sang Chu, who was lost in deep thought with her eyes half-closed, and walked over to the side. “She… she’ll be alright, won’t she?”

An Tang replied, “Don’t worry. I saw her buying tickets in the inner hall before, and now she’s doing the same thing, just with her soul leaving her body. Let’s wait and see.”

“Then… she won’t betray me, will she?”

An Tang smiled faintly. “People like her, who have obvious weaknesses, will behave as long as you grasp those weaknesses. She’s not hard to control. Previously, Gan Shu was always buying tickets worth a thousand crystal cores, which was fine, but he died before he could level up. Later, Zha Mo didn’t even bother to cooperate with me, so I could only play along myself.

Originally, I thought I’d be the only psychic here and could just go straight up, but I didn’t expect the one to ascend would be an ordinary person. From then on, I kept my eyes on her. I didn’t expect her to get so many good things, even more than Gan Shu. We can’t let her grow too quickly; that wouldn’t be good for us.”

An Hao wasn’t really worried about that. He just felt a chill run down his spine—so they’d been watching him from the start.

And Uncle Gan was also one of their pawns.

Seeing An Hao fall silent, An Tang smiled and kept her eyes fixed on Sang Chu. Suddenly, Sang Chu’s entire figure vanished…

An Hao: “She, she…”

An Tang burst out laughing at the spot where Sang Chu had been sitting. “Hahaha! I saw it, I saw it! So it’s actually a mission list! I never expected this! Hahahaha!”

It was all very blurry, but he had seen it, and that was enough for him.

Meanwhile, Sang Chu, who was now on the mission list, didn’t feel as excited. Instead, she looked warily at the man before her, who seemed as ethereal as a celestial being.

Qin Simian said, “Little rabbit, are you ready to take on a mission?”

Hearing his cold voice, Sang Chu felt as if she’d fallen into an icy pit, her body shivering uncontrollably. “Yes, sir. I wonder what mission you would like me to take?”

Qin Simian replied indifferently, “There are plenty. Most of the ones at the top are basically suicide missions. Take your time and look through them.”

Sang Chu: “……”

She stared speechlessly at the handsome yet cold man, who spoke such chilling words, and fell silent for a moment.

Qin Simian, expressionless, waved his hand, and a translucent screen appeared, displaying a list of missions.

“The highest level is S, with the most points, but also the highest mortality rate. D-level missions are the least dangerous, but not much better than suicide missions. This time, you can’t back out after accepting. Choose carefully.”

Sang Chu ignored his poisonous tongue and focused on the screen. There were S, A, B, C, and D level missions, each with corresponding points. The lowest was a D-level mission worth five thousand points.

The Sky Wolf demon was also D-level, but worth eight thousand points. Adding in the fox demon and Lang Mou, the total was quite a lot.

To level up, she needed ten thousand points, which meant she’d have to take two D-level missions or one C-level mission.

But the higher the level, the more points, and the more difficult the mission.

Qin Simian saw she was still hesitating, staring at the list, and said, “Take your time. Once you’ve chosen, the rabbit will help you with the process. Missions aren’t mandatory, but if you enter a world that’s too difficult and you can’t handle it, the mission will forcibly require you to buy a ticket. As long as you complete the mission, all fees are waived. In addition to points, there are extra rewards. Only if you survive and return will you need to pay the full price. If you can’t pay, well… heh.”

The cold, god-like man gave a mocking laugh, then turned and left. Sang Chu watched his disappearing figure and said to Tu You, “Has he always been like this?”

Tu You replied, “Pretty much. Don’t mind him. So, have you chosen?”

Sang Chu sighed helplessly. “These missions all look so difficult. What about you? Any recommendations?”

“My advice is, don’t take missions involving capturing fugitives or criminals. Generally, those are full of wanted criminals. You only managed to catch the Sky Wolf demon last time because Simian gave you a pass. Usually, those missions are left unfinished for a long time, and only the leftovers are left for the strong.”

After listening, Sang Chu filtered out all the capture missions and discovered there were also rescue and search missions.

“What’s this ‘The Disappeared’ about?”

Tu You looked at the mission Sang Chu pointed to and thought for a moment. “I remember this mission is about a bunch of children in a small town who all disappeared without a trace. The mission is to investigate. It doesn’t look hard, but the points are high, so it’s definitely not simple!”

“Any intel?”

When Qin Simian saw she wanted to take this mission, he walked over and said, “There’s not much intel. Everyone who’s entered this world comes out confused. No one knows what really happened. Even the adults in the town are slowly disappearing. Right now, there are only a handful of people left, which is why a D-level mission has such high points.”

He handed her a file. “If you want to take this mission, you can look at the records of previous ticket holders.”

Sang Chu blinked, feeling a little uneasy about the strange look in his eyes. But as she opened the file, her brow furrowed deeper and deeper.

“This investigator, he…”

Qin Simian said, “He’s dead. But he was investigating the whereabouts of the missing children and adults. So, even though this mission has high points, that’s just the price I set. The actual completion rate is very low, which is why it’s still D-level. The investigator’s own child disappeared while he was out investigating. If you take this case, I’ll give you a special privilege.”

“What is it?”

Sang Chu was curious. Why was Qin Simian so invested in this case?

But she also knew that curiosity killed the cat. If she didn’t know, she wouldn’t ask.

Qin Simian said, “In a life-threatening situation, you can summon me, and I’ll come to your aid. Anyway, you have plenty of spirit stones and jade, so even if the ticket price is doubled, you can afford it. For you and me, it’s nothing.”

“Is it really that dangerous?”

“I don’t know. But my intuition tells me that none of the ticket holders who entered this world have ever gotten to the bottom of it. If you can solve this, I’ll let you level up directly to Rank Two.”

Sang Chu: “You’re really strange. Are you deliberately pushing me to investigate this case?”

“You could say that. This mission has been sitting in the D-level pile for a long time, which isn’t a good thing. You’re calm and smart—maybe you can finally solve it. Why not give it a try?”

“No need to flatter me, I’ll go anyway. The points are high, and there’s a get-out-of-jail-free card. Why wouldn’t I?”"