Chapter 144: An Unexpected Either-Or

Everyone, full of enthusiasm, went off to level up.

Su Sheng then looked at his skill panel; after gaining two levels and changing a bracer, he saw the attributes.

He lost 20 points of agility, but it's no big deal; agility isn't a core stat for Su Sheng anyway, and he still has the hunting stance.

He gained 40 points of strength, which is just gravy.

The core is defense and constitution, increased by 80 and 10 points respectively, plus he gained a guard's steadfast passive.

At this moment, Su Sheng's core attributes had an offense-defense balance of 1175, and his HP reached 5870.

Next, it's time to turn in the quest.

Demon Suppression III, too, was completed in a twist of fate.

Under normal circumstances, this quest's difficulty is quite high.

After all, the quest target is a level 45 Commander-level Boss; even if injured, normally only players who have undergone second transformation can complete it.

On the way, Su Sheng naturally couldn't act ostentatiously.

Now, the players of Wutong Town are probably still keeping an eye on me.

After all, I completely swallowed all the drops from the demon general Kaker.

In this situation, the players of Wutong Town are naturally keeping an eye on Su Sheng.

Besides the two purple equipment pieces, the core of this drop is still this guild establishment token.

Su Sheng never expected that, even though it's just a small town, a guild establishment token would drop.

But that's normal, since the guild establishment token only drops from Commander-level Bosses of level 40 or higher.

Although, reaching level 40 already allows one to go to the Main City.

But to take down a Commander-level Boss above level 40, the entire guild must be level 50 or above… or at least the core elite team must all be level 50 or above to have a chance.

This demon general Kaker was already injured, and it took almost the full strength of Wutong Town to finally kill him.

Furthermore, Su Sheng and Li Wenwan both had blood-suppressing states, showing how abnormal the Commander-level Boss is.

If one could enter the Main City right away and establish the guild, it would be a huge advantage.

So, while in stealth mode on the way to the Demon Suppression Office, Su Sheng was also thinking.

Should I actually establish a guild or not?

Originally, I entered the game because my parents urged me to come help Huan Jie.

But I never expected that, along the way, various fortunate encounters would put Su Sheng at the forefront.

Furthermore, there's the Assassin Alliance, Chen Guan…

Lost in random thoughts, Su Sheng unknowingly entered the Great Demon Suppression Office.

Su Sheng also discovered that, while in stealth, entering the Demon Suppression Office went unnoticed by anyone.

Afterward, Su Sheng understood.

He himself had the qualifications to enter the Demon Suppression Office, so passage was unimpeded; moreover, the guards were only level 35.

Now, at his level 32, the guards naturally couldn't detect his stealthed self.

Su Sheng leisurely strolled around the Demon Suppression Office for a while, then saw no point in wasting time.

He directly dispelled his stealth and found the Demon Suppression Office chief.

"Chivalrous Knight, you've come?"

"This time, Chivalrous Knight has solved a major headache for our Wutong Town."

The Demon Suppression Office chief greeted Su Sheng happily.

"Then my quest is considered complete, right?" Su Sheng replied with a smile.

"Naturally."

The Demon Suppression Office chief nodded.

Quest notice: Congratulations, player, you have completed the quest Demon Suppression III.

After a long while…

Nothing more?

Su Sheng looked up at the Demon Suppression Office chief, puzzled.

All he saw was the Demon Suppression Office chief revealing a mysterious smile.

"Chivalrous Knight, normally, you've done a great favor for Wutong Town."

"This should be your reward."

The Demon Suppression Office chief produced a ring.

Su Sheng raised an eyebrow, "A ring?"

I don't lack one right now.

Of course, if this one is better, I could also swap it.

The attribute panel appeared.

Seal Demon Ring (Purple)

Magic Defense: 150

Bonus: Strength/Constitution +50

Bonus: Intelligence/Spirit +50

Bonus: Physical/Magic Attack +100

(Either-or effect)

Level: 35

Description: As long as you wholeheartedly suppress demons, this ring will always help you.

Su Sheng glared; what junk equipment is this, touted as a jack‑of‑all‑trades anyone can use.

The stats aren't bad at all.

However, for Su Sheng it's barely usable, but the mysterious component is definitely not easy to replace in order to trigger the next step.

The corrupt ring's stats are decent too, but this demon‑suppression ring is still better; in certain special situations swapping to the corrupt ring will do.

But then the Demon Suppression Office Chief continued: "However, I've changed my mind now."

"I'll give you two choices."

Afterwards, the Demon Suppression Office Chief produced another ring with his other hand.

Su Sheng glared: "I'll take the second one."

"A smart choice."

The Demon Suppression Office Chief grinned and handed over the second ring.

Quest notification: gained reward experience +1****

Gained Demon Suppression Reputation +5000

Su Sheng didn't bother counting how many zeros the experience had; in any case, the experience bar hit the threshold for level 32, just shy of level 33.

The Demon Suppression Reputation's function hasn't been figured out yet, but previously killing ten thousand Demon Energy Foxes only gave 50 points.

That's pretty generous—it just gave 5000 outright.

However, Su Sheng's attention was wholly on the third reward.

Mysterious Component (blue)

Component: 03

Description: none

Although it had no stats, Su Sheng still unhesitatingly chose the second reward for that reason.

That purple ring is indeed nice, but right now this one is more important.

"How is it, still satisfactory?"

The Demon Suppression Office Chief glanced at Su Sheng's hand.

"Satisfied, satisfied."

Su Sheng nodded repeatedly.

Indeed, one still needs the mysterious component to easily trigger the next collection step.

No doubt, the Demon Suppression Office Chief saw the mysterious component on his hand and changed his mind.

If he hadn't been carrying the mysterious component, he would have missed this three‑component set this time.

Su Sheng didn't haggle; he simply chose the combination right there in the Demon Suppression Office.

Mysterious Ring (3/49) (blue)

Magic Defense: 40

Additional: Component

Additional: HP +400

Level: 25

Description: omitted

Still blue, but the name changed—it was formerly a component, now it's a ring.

The level requirement increased by 10, and the added HP went up by 300, reaching 400.

The stats are also barely usable.

After re‑equipping the upgraded Mysterious Ring, Su Sheng's HP officially broke the 6000 mark.

HP: 6170

After continuing to bicker with the Demon Suppression Office Chief, he found that the Demon Suppression quest line had completely ended, with no further follow‑up, so Su Sheng could only leave for now.

Thinking about it, that makes sense—this is just a small town.

The existence of Demon General Kekel is probably the ceiling of Wutong Town.

Next, it's time to rush leveling.

Level 40!

Main City!

However, Su Sheng is currently level 32, so he first needs to find a suitable grinding spot.

Now Demon General Kekel has been taken down, and I don't know how the Great Rift is doing.

Su Sheng is a bit curious.