Chapter 91: Signing the Task Contract! Arriving at the Commercial Dungeon!

Zhou Chu did not hesitate to pluck this golden card from the notice board.

Then, he held the task card and turned to walk to the information registration counter.

"Hello, I would like to accept this task!"

As Zhou Chu spoke, he handed the task card in his hand to the staff member sitting inside the counter.

The staff member glanced at the golden task card in his hand, sized Zhou Chu up with a look of apparent concern, and then asked with a hint of disdain: "What level are you?"

Because he was not very familiar with the procedures at the Soul Professional Guild, Zhou Chu paused for a moment before replying: "Level 15!"

The staff member then said in a cold tone: "Level 15 won't do, you can't accept this task! You need to be at least Second Transfer level 20 or above!"

Zhou Chu did not waste words and continued: "Please help me process it, I need this task!"

The staff member glanced at Zhou Chu with some impatience and, without saying anything more, picked up a Task Contract from his side and handed it out, saying,

"Sign here. This Task Contract is in duplicate; one copy for you, one for the guild. After completing the task, remember to come back and collect your reward according to the contract."

"If the task fails, the contract is automatically void!"

Clearly, this staff member had seen too many Soul Professionals, and he had encountered no shortage of people like Zhou Chu who made wild claims.

Generally speaking, if a Soul Professional had any prospects, they wouldn't come to the Soul Profession Guild to accept tasks; most were driven by the necessities of life.

Therefore, while there were certainly many Soul Professionals risking their lives for a living, there were also many who lost their lives.

This staff member felt that a young man like Zhou Chu was mostly just wet behind the ears, unaware of the immensity of heaven and earth.

He only saw the generous reward of the task, but had not truly weighed his own abilities or the huge risks hidden behind this task.

However, since he insisted on accepting it, there was no need to waste more breath trying to dissuade him.

In any case, if the task could not be completed, according to the terms of the contract, the Soul Profession Guild would not bear any consequences.

Zhou Chu took the Task Contract, not minding the staff member's slightly dismissive attitude.

He read through the terms of the contract, which were nothing more than liability waivers stating that if anything happened, it had nothing to do with the Soul Profession Guild.

After a rough scan, he signed his name without hesitation.

After signing, Zhou Chu took his copy of the contract and turned to leave the guild hall.

Yunzhong Road is the gathering place for the wealthy in Tianhua City.

Anyone in the city with money and power lives in this vicinity.

When Zhou Chu arrived here, he discovered that the He Family was actually nearby.

More than ten minutes later, Zhou Chu arrived in front of a Commercial Dungeon.

He saw that the entrance to the Commercial Dungeon before him was faintly emitting a sinister aura, as if a giant beast with its mouth wide open were quietly lurking behind this prosperous place.

It should have been a bustling commercial street with people coming and going.

At this moment, however, it was shrouded in a layer of faint mist, and one could only vaguely see the outlines of some buildings, shadowy and flickering, revealing an indescribable eeriness.

A so-called Commercial Dungeon is actually a dungeon constructed privately by wealthy people.

Every time one enters the dungeon, one must pay a corresponding fee.

Often, the fees for these privately constructed Commercial Dungeons are not low, which is unbearable for ordinary Soul Professionals.

But even so, there are still many Soul Professionals willing to spend money to try them.

After all, in a Commercial Dungeon, if one successfully clears it, the gains are incomparable to other Public Dungeons.

Of course, different difficulties yield different rewards.

The key is that the experience points in Commercial Dungeons are not only more generous, but they may also drop equipment and materials.

It is no wonder that those students from well-off families are guaranteed to have a full set of fine-grade equipment, and their leveling speed is not slow either.

Most of them are willing to spend money on these Commercial Dungeons.

If it weren't for completing the task, Zhou Chu might not have had the opportunity to enter such a Commercial Dungeon to experience it.

Since he had to deal with the crisis in the dungeon, he naturally had to start from the root cause.

The so-called root of a dungeon is actually to start with the highest difficulty level.

Based on previous experience, Zhou Chu felt that the reason for the rampant monsters in the dungeon was nothing more than a problem with the dungeon's Energy Source Stone, and another was the potential Calamity Invasion.

And since the Calamity Forces were conducting a secret invasion, these private Commercial Dungeons would not be spared.

At the same time, Zhou Chu had heard some rumors that when these Commercial Dungeons were first built, most of the Energy Source Stones used were not from official channels.

Therefore, this is also the main reason why Commercial Dungeons are not as stable as Public Dungeons.

In fact, when Zhou Chu first arrived here, he felt a very thick Calamity Aura.

It was extremely similar to a Demon Cave occupied by a Magic Source Core.

So he preliminarily concluded that the reason for the rampant monsters in this dungeon might be related to a Calamity Invasion.

At this time, the mist continuously pouring out from the dungeon's portal almost shrouded the entire commercial street.

At the same time, this place had also been sealed off by a small number of City Defense Army troops and some private forces to prevent any abnormal conditions in the dungeon.

Among these private forces, Zhou Chu actually saw an acquaintance.

It was the He Family's driver and steward, that white-haired old man, Tu Shu.

Clearly, this Commercial Dungeon must have something to do with the He Family.

"Uncle Tu, you're here too?" Zhou Chu immediately walked up to greet him.

When the old man saw Zhou Chu, a flash of surprise crossed his eyes, and then he respectfully nodded to Zhou Chu and said: "Young Son-in-law, you have come as well."

Zhou Chu nodded, glanced at the dungeon entrance, and asked: "Uncle Tu, is this dungeon also a He Family property?"

Tu Shu clearly did not intend to hide anything from Zhou Chu, so he nodded and said: "That's right, Young Son-in-law, this Commercial Dungeon is indeed part of the He Family's assets. This Commercial Dungeon was also built by the master for some special projects back then."

"However, this dungeon has had some issues recently; monsters have suddenly become rampant, and a thick Calamity Aura has been wafting out from time to time. People from the Exorcism Army have also gone in to inspect it, but they didn't find anything unusual."

"Just in case, we invited the City Defense Army to assist in the blockade, so as not to affect the surrounding residents and passing pedestrians."

Zhou Chu smiled in relief.

The He Family has operated in Tianhua City for many years and possesses numerous industries, so it is perfectly normal for them to have such a Commercial Dungeon.

A moment later, Tu Shu sighed slightly and said, "Young Son-in-law, since you have asked, I will not hide it from you."

"The Energy Source Stone originally chosen for this Copy did indeed have an obscure origin; back then, the Master was trying to save on costs and wanted to get this Copy up and running as quickly as possible, so he obtained those Source Stones from some rather unofficial channels."

"He originally thought there wouldn't be any major problems, but who could have known it would turn out like this? Not only are the monsters rampant, but there are also faint signs of a Calamity Invasion."

Zhou Chu could not help but feel a bit strange.

He did not know why, but this Tu Shu actually had no intention of hiding anything from him at all.

Could it be that he really considered him to be the future son-in-law of the He Family?

This seemed a bit too rash.

It did not seem like something someone of his age would do.

However, Zhou Chu could not be bothered to care about so much; the most important thing now was to quickly quell the problems in the Copy according to the task requirements and then obtain the reward, as that was the top priority.

Thus, Zhou Chu said, "I understand, Tu Shu. May I go into the Copy to take a look?"

Who would have thought that Tu Shu would immediately stop him, saying, "Young Son-in-law, you cannot go. Without the permission of the Master and the Mistress, no one is allowed to step foot into the Copy."

"Even if you are the Young Son-in-law, it is not allowed!"

Zhou Chu then took out the Task Contract from the Soul Profession Office and said, "Actually, I have accepted this task. This has Aunt Liu's seal on it!"