Chapter 1710

A choice of one out of three rewards. Although 【Roster】 didn't have a specific description, Su Xiao had a rough guess. World's Source was a relatively safe reward, while Monarch · Harold's Gift was a bit of a gamble.

Who was Monarch · Harold? He was a ruler who could kill his wife's entire family. Don't have fantasies about rulers on the throne; such people might praise someone one moment, but once that person posed a threat to the empire, they would soon vanish from the world.

Moreover, Su Xiao's clearing operation this time was a private action. Even with the cover of his identity as the Deputy Legion Commander of the Execution Agency, if it were investigated deeply, the possibility of receiving any commendation was not high.

After thinking it over, Su Xiao gave up the relatively safe World's Source reward and chose 【Roster】. If this thing was the same as he expected, it could help him obtain more World's Source, provided his combat power was strong enough.

【You have obtained Roster.】

【Roster (No Grade): Records the officials bribed by the Ghost Ring organization and some important members.】

Spatial fluctuations emerged, and a notebook with a somewhat damaged cover appeared out of thin air, which Su Xiao grabbed in his hand. Some oil stains could still be seen on the pitch-black cover, showing the carelessness of the keeper.

Opening the roster, Su Xiao found that only the first half of this thing was a roster, recording many names and the addresses where these people lived. Among them, there were no high-ranking imperial officials; most were middle and lower-level officials. Moreover, most of these officials were unaware of the existence of the Ghost Ring force; most were bribed by money or women and eventually had their weaknesses seized.

Browsing through the first half of the roster, there were three valuable names, all important members of the Ghost Ring. As for the second half, it was more like a diary, or rather, the writer's expression of inner fear. From the fragments, Su Xiao judged that this should be a middle-aged imperial official who was suffering from a serious illness.

The content is as follows:

"September 29th, Harvest Festival. There was no harvest; the drought took away 40% of the grain yield. Fortunately, our agricultural level is advanced enough to save the rest. Even more fortunately, Monarch · Harold had already allocated funds in July. He is an enlightened monarch, but not my monarch. As long as those bugs in the parliament exist, the empire will have no hope. On the same day, Lord Sinful sent news that the eyeball of the Trickster Beast · Spar had finally been collected. We lost a pioneer. This is very close to the successful arrangement of the Sixteen-Eyed Chamber. May that pioneer's soul rest in peace. It's hard to imagine that the cannibalistic pioneer was a gentleman, a true gentleman, even if he was ugly—perhaps he was only ugly in my eyes. Live on; as long as I live to that day, there will be hope. Illness cannot defeat me; the Immortal King is with me."

"December 5th, Winter. Progress is slower than imagined. That greedy clerk, he actually coveted Lady Joanna's beauty. If Lady Joanna revealed her true form, he might be scared to the point of wetting his pants. Fortunately, gold le can satisfy his greed."

"December 27th, Wheat Festival. Bullshit, why does the empire have so many festivals? Those ape-like councilors, there are too many festivals. Besides, there is no wheat in this season. When little Lisa learned that today was the Wheat Festival, the lively child just said 'oh.' This is understandable; after all, there are too many festivals. No matter how many festivals there are, they cannot solve people's fear when Ghouls and humans coexist. It will be soon. Just as Mr. Sinful once proposed, as long as the problem of Ghouls needing to eat humans to survive is solved, humans and Ghouls will at most have racial conflicts, not necessarily war. Just as he said, we are pioneers, history will remember us. Killing can never stop the pain; we must solve the problem from the root, not solve the person who raised the problem. Those damn ape-like councilors."

"January 17th, forgot what festival today is. It doesn't matter anymore. I might not last until that day. The doctor's suggestion is craniotomy. What a joke; those quack doctors even use axes and hammers when amputating limbs for patients. As a gentleman, I will never lie on a hospital bed and let someone split my skull with an axe, never!"

"April 22nd, the surgery was very successful. Except for my hand still shaking a bit, there seem to be no other problems. When did technology develop to this extent? I take back my previous words; those doctors are good people. The disease that Mr. Sinful had no way to deal with was actually cured by the doctors. They even said that if I had come a few months earlier, they would only need to open a hole the size of an egg in my head, instead of opening it completely like a coconut. Although this description is very rude, I must sincerely thank that doctor."

"July 30th, the discharge procedures went very smoothly. Back home, Mr. Sinful's gaze at me is a bit strange. Is the Sixteen-Eyed Chamber really correct? Why does it look a bit like a cult ritual? If I hadn't held it back, I might have already vomited. That is a foul smell that seems to be able to corrode the soul. Is the Immortal King really a god?"

"August 12th, I am wrong. I plan to confess everything I know to Monarch · Harold tomorrow morning. He will definitely execute me, but that doesn't matter. As a gentleman, I must take responsibility for what I have done before."

The record ends here. As for the writer's fate, no need to think; he must have been slaughtered by Sinful. Most double-agents don't have a good end, let alone a double-agent who was used.

Su Xiao sat in the dirt pit in the courtyard, casually throwing down the empty crystal bottle in his hand, and the painful wounds on several parts of his body were relieved.

Sinful needed to escape, but Su Xiao didn't. This was the imperial capital, and as the Deputy Legion Commander of the Execution Agency, this was his home turf.

Sixteen-Eyed Chamber, pioneer, peaceful coexistence of Ghouls and humans, Immortal King.

Su Xiao summarized this information in his mind. "Peaceful coexistence of Ghouls and humans" was excluded first; Ghouls can increase their lifespan after eating humans, which means Ghouls will never stop eating humans.

In fact, the relationship between Ghouls and humans is very peculiar. After humans eat the flesh and blood of Ghouls, there is a chance to gain power, that is, to become an Awakened. And Ghouls can increase their lifespan after eating humans. Ghouls who eat humans often can live at least 150 years or more, while Ghouls who only solve the problem of food and clothing can only survive for 30–50 years. This is the gap. May I ask, how could Ghouls stop eating humans? Ghouls are intelligent creatures; who doesn't want to live longer?

The writer of the roster was clearly not an expert on Ghouls and did not understand what kind of tenacious and ferocious creatures Ghouls were.

As for the pioneer, Su Xiao knew with his heels that this was Sinful gilding his own face. Ghost Ring members are just Ghost Ring members; he had to pretentiously call them pioneers. Peaceful coexistence between Ghouls and humans absolutely cannot exist, so there is no such thing as a pioneer.

After a summary, Su Xiao obtained two very important pieces of information: the Sixteen-Eyed Chamber and the Immortal King. This was the ultimate goal of the Ghost Ring. As for what exactly the two were, it could not be fully determined for the time being.

Su Xiao took a deep breath, and the cool night wind entered his trachea, making his dizzy head clearer.

Su Xiao was not lightly injured, but he also gained a lot. The 33 Ghouls he killed before allowed him to obtain 8.7% of the World's Source. Killing enemies is the fastest way to obtain the World's Source. Not only that, he also obtained six Secret Tome cards of different grades. The quality of these Secret Tome cards was not high, and none were suitable for Su Xiao, so he exchanged the Black Smoke, Holy Cross, and other Secret Tome cards for Secret Tome merits.

【You have obtained 147 Secret Tome merits.】

Su Xiao glanced at the Secret Tome merits required for 【Ghost Treasure】, 450 points, not far away. That was at least 5 Soul Crystals (Complete). Sinful was able to escape entirely because of the Spear Mastery lv. 20 derivative ability · Undying, which made Su Xiao more urgent to improve his Blade Mastery. m.