Chapter 2660

Nine in the morning, the shelter.

The pendulum of the old-fashioned grandfather clock swung back and forth. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang lay on its back on the floor, bathing in the sunlight streaming through the window. Not far away, Amu was maintaining the Dragon Heart Axe; although its movements were clumsy, it was very attentive.

"Boss, the situation now is that as long as we destroy the 'Root of Integration', we win?"

Baja was in high spirits; after all, there had been basically no clues for the main quest before.

"You can understand it that way. That thing is highly likely inside the Dark Prison, and there's no way to lock onto its location for the time being."

"I see."

Baja's thinking was completely straightened out: it was because of the existence of the 'Root of Integration' that the Dark Prison and this world were merging, and the one leading this was Hao Gui.

That side needed to make the 'Root of Integration' continuously devour hunter relics, using the World Power within the relics to increase the integration level between the Dark Prison and this world, ultimately achieving their goal.

Su Xiao opened the World Reputation list to check the situation of the two Qiyuezhe teams. The Morey team was responsible for recovering relics, and the Adley team was busy with side quests.

The current situation was becoming clearer. Su Xiao was no longer in a hurry to summon Hunting Tide. 【Hunting Tide's Remnant Soul】 could only be used once. Even if the existence time of Hunting Tide was extended, it would be at most a few days or a dozen days. Hunting Tide was a Tianba tribesman, and her drowning ability was very suitable for dealing with strong enemies.

Ding-ling-ling~

The phone rang. Su Xiao answered, and a female voice entered his ears; it was the liaison department of the Watcher Guild.

"I am very sorry, Mr. Kukulin. The hunter identity badges you wanted were not delivered this morning. Please rest assured, the first batch of identity badges will be delivered in half an hour. According to your request, we have taken confidentiality measures regarding the locations of those four 'special' hunter identity badges.

Several of the lords have all agreed to your request. All information regarding those four hunter identity badges has been destroyed, and all personnel who knew their locations have been recalled to headquarters and are prohibited from coming into contact with anyone. You are now the only person who knows the location of those four hunter identity badges. After this call, I will also enter the 'Earth Room' to sign a confidentiality agreement and be prohibited from coming into contact with others. Please pay attention to your own safety."

Hanging up the phone, Su Xiao frowned and pondered. The Watcher Guild was very reliable. Hunter badges were things targeted by Dark Demons and ghosts, yet they still sent them to Su Xiao.

Twenty-plus minutes later, a postman pushed the door open. The postman placed a file bag on the table, nodded to signal, and then walked away quickly.

Su Xiao picked up the file bag, opened it, and poured out the contents. After a series of crisp clinking sounds, 9 hunter badges with the ropes removed lay on the table.

All 9 hunter badges were black, representing that these were relics of 9 old hunters. After Su Xiao checked them all, 6 had no value, and the remaining three could clearly be exchanged for 19, 23, and 27 points of World Reputation.

Not all hunter badges contained World Power; after all, every hunter's experience was different. Su Xiao now had a total of four hunter badges containing World Power. He wasn't in a hurry to exchange them for World Reputation; these things were the best bait.

Compared to the black hunter badges in his hand, Su Xiao wanted more to obtain the hunter badges left behind by the strongest echelon of hunters, like the Major's grandfather.

That type of hunter badge could definitely be exchanged for a large amount of World Reputation. Su Xiao even suspected that that level of hunter badge was the most effective means of obtaining World Reputation.

The quest time was still very abundant. Su Xiao had only entered this world for the second day. The most critical thing now was to find the location of the 'Root of Integration'. Once he found the direction of that thing, everything would be solved.

【Prompt: The Root of Integration has been analyzed.】

【The Dark-Born Brand has been constructed. Because the hunter obtained a limited number of 'Root of Integration' samples, the formed Dark-Born Brand can only resist one erosion by the main body of the 'Root of Integration'.】

A brand appeared on the cuff of Su Xiao's right arm. This was a good thing. Although it could only be used once, it could save his life at a critical moment. It was true that he had Green Steel Shadow energy in his body, but after being invaded by the 'Root of Integration', the instantaneous destruction would be very severe.

However, the 'Root of Integration' seemed to find it difficult to lock onto a target, or when the 'Root of Integration' attacked a specific target precisely, it needed something like coordinates; otherwise, it would only be an accidental attack, just like the old hunter Adam.

To find the 'Root of Integration', searching blindly was the most unwise. One had to start with hunter relics, especially the relics left by the strongest echelon of hunters.

Su Xiao took out a map from the drawer. This was a map of the entire Rhine Kingdom. Compared to other kingdoms or principalities, the Rhine Kingdom produced the most hunters. The reason was that the Rhine Kingdom supported the Watcher Guild the most, almost to the point of backing them up. One year, the funds the Rhine Kingdom provided to the Watcher Guild were so much that the Watcher Guild even returned some of it.

With funds increasing year by year, the high-level officials of the Watcher Guild were a bit embarrassed; after all, many civilians died from supernatural events every year.

The high-level officials of the Watcher Guild were basically ordinary people. If they were greedy for money, they wouldn't have joined the Watcher Guild at all. This was one of the two most high-risk professions in this world; the other was being a hunter.

After Su Xiao drew several circles on the map, he put an 'X' on the circle belonging to Sodo City. The Major's grandfather's hunter badge had already been seized. The remaining 4 red circles represented the relics left behind by 4 hunters of the strongest echelon.

These four relics were distributed in three cities. As long as there weren't a bunch of traitors in the Watcher Guild, the locations of these four relics would likely not be exposed, because this was originally the highest level of confidentiality. For the safety of those hunters' descendants, the Major's tragedy had completely enraged the Watcher Guild.

Su Xiao's finger pointed, and the map on the table turned into fragments. The circles he had just drawn were all in the wrong positions; he wanted to determine if he was being monitored by the enemy.

"Tiffany."

"You're ordering me around again. Do you think I'm a maid?"

"……"

Su Xiao moved the cylindrical glass bottle to the front and looked at the transparent liquid inside.

"From now on, you are the acting manager of this shelter."

"You're leaving? What if Hao Gui comes again?"

Tiffany's emotions were relatively unstable, which could be seen from the churning transparent liquid.

"He won't come again. If other Dark Demons come, run."

Su Xiao didn't think Hao Gui would come again. The reason was that he had already discovered the 'Root of Integration'. Hao Gui wasn't stupid. In this situation, unless it was a last resort, the opponent wouldn't show his face again.

"How did I not think of that? I can also run. What a great idea!"

Obviously, Tiffany was being sarcastic. Just as she finished speaking, with a pop, the lid of the cylindrical glass bottle popped open—that was from anger.

"The heart fire is not yet extinguished……"

"Stop, stop, stop. You guys always use this sentence to stir up the sense of mission in us small characters. I'm afraid of you, okay?"

Although Tiffany said that, she clearly agreed.

"Meeting you, I never have anything good happen. Either I get my head pulled off, or I have to guard the shelter."

Tiffany manifested part of her body and floated upstairs to find clothes to wear. Xiang Bubu was sometimes afraid of her because this woman was sometimes like a lazy ghost.

After explaining the main matters to Tiffany, Su Xiao took Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, Amu, and Baja out. He was going to seize those four relics, not just for the main quest, but also for World Reputation.

The shelter became quiet. Tiffany leaned back in her chair, the anger on her face gradually disappearing, becoming somewhat lazy.

"So this useless person like me is still useful. So what if you're a God Hunter? You still have to rely on me."

As she spoke, a curve appeared at the corner of Tiffany's mouth.

Ding-ling~

The door was pushed open. With her arm in a cast and her face bruised and purple, Morey walked into the shelter. Her eyes were full of anger because she felt she had been cheated. The team she had worked so hard to build had announced its breakup last night.

Not only that, Morey also knew one thing: she had long known the owner of this shelter. As a battle angel, due to a certain sudden event, she knew many secrets, such as world-level quests and hunter relics.

"Where is Kukulin Bai Ye!"

Morey spoke. She now had explosive confidence because she had obtained a hunter relic—a blood-red hunter badge. This thing was judged to be an important item. She didn't need it herself, but the owner of this shelter needed it very much. Recalling the frustration she had once felt, Morey decided to hold her head high for once.

Morey's shout really startled Tiffany. With this attitude toward a God Hunter, she definitely wasn't a small character.

"Hello, I am the acting manager."

Tiffany smiled very gently, but in reality, she had already pulled out a small knife from under the table.

"Is he not here?"

"He went to take over a commission."

Tiffany didn't tell the truth, nor could she tell the truth.

"Great, that bastard who likes to use human-sea tactics, huff~, speaking my mind, so refreshing!"

Morey felt she had sublimated. The flow of body energy within her became smooth, and her strength improved slightly.

"Uh~"

Tiffany's expression was extremely strange. Her single arm raised, pointing behind Morey.