Chapter 85: Faction Mission

Noon, sunny, in the backyard of the 24th Ward temporary branch, in front of a sparkling swimming pool.

A breeze blew, the trees by the pool rustled, and birds chirped on the branches.

Su Xiao leaned on a lounge chair, with a glass of orange juice and some exquisite snacks by his side.

"Bai Ye, why don't you come down?"

Yuna was wearing a bikini, swimming freely in the pool.

"Wounds can't be exposed to water."

Su Xiao's upper body was wrapped in bandages, lying half-reclined comfortably.

The three had returned to the 24th Ward branch for a day. Although the time spent in the derived world was precious, Su Xiao had been seriously injured this time, his stamina severely overdrawn, and he needed proper rest.

"Tch, boring guy."

Finding that Su Xiao wouldn't accompany her swimming, Yuna aimed her target at Arima Kisho to the side.

Arima Kisho was wearing a brand-new pair of glasses, sitting cross-legged by the pool, his body also wrapped in a large amount of bandages, holding a book in his hand. The book title was "The Egg of the Black Goat."

This book was written by Takatsuki Sen. If one were to strip away her identity as a ghoul, Takatsuki Sen was absolutely a talented woman; every book she wrote was a bestseller.

In the original work, Takatsuki Sen was able to interview the CCG's Special Class Investigator through her identity as a novelist, which showed her fame.

The content of "The Egg of the Black Goat" was about a female serial killer who gave birth to a child. The child was very normal when young, but on the road of growth, the child inexplicably developed a desire to kill. Afterward, the child wandered and struggled between the life of a normal person and the life of a serial killer.

Su Xiao only read some of it roughly and judged that this should be Takatsuki Sen recounting her own experiences.

Arima Kisho was reading the book with rapt attention, nodding from time to time, as if he highly agreed with the content in the book.

Now the three were in a relaxed state, and one couldn't see the fierce appearance they had in the 24th Ward at all.

Arima Kisho was approaching thirty, looking like a scholar when reading.

Yuna appeared innocent and lively in the pool, and one couldn't see the appearance she had when wearing 'Arata' and crazily slashing among ghouls with a scythe at all.

As for Su Xiao, he looked like he had a "lazy cancer" attack, his whole body limp and motionless. However, the sharp glint that occasionally flashed in his eyes made people's spines cold.

With nothing to do, Su Xiao took out Checking Zhan Long Shan and some tools for maintaining the blade, and began to maintain Checking Zhan Long Shan.

His movements were skillful. Although durability could be repaired by finding someone in the Reincarnation Paradise, he was exceptionally fond of his weapon.

The blade in his hand was the most reliable thing; Checking Zhan Long Shan had helped him escape death many times.

Unfortunately, Checking Zhan Long Shan was already somewhat unable to keep up with his pace. Su Xiao held the blade with one hand, holding Checking Zhan Long Shan horizontally.

A cold glint flashed across the blade. This blade had been abandoned once by the Dragon-Slaying Swordsman Ryuma because of damage. If it hadn't been damaged, Checking Zhan Long Shan would be at least a blue-quality weapon.

Su Xiao had also wanted to find a way to repair Checking Zhan Long Shan before. With the various magical abilities in the Reincarnation Paradise, it could indeed be done, but the price was not something he could afford.

In the prompts given by the Reincarnation Paradise, those repair materials were things he had never heard of. Three of them were materials for blue-quality items, and several others didn't even show a color; after the quality, it was directly???

Even if he luckily obtained those materials, he would still have to find a worker with a forging skill of "Master" level or above in the Reincarnation Paradise.

Those types of workers were completely pampered existences; every time they entered a derived world, they had a team protecting them, fearing that they might be injured in the slightest.

It was said that those guys could forge blue-quality equipment; what kind of perverted ability was that.

Of course, these were all intelligence given by Xiluoluo; Su Xiao hadn't seen it with his own eyes.

"Sigh~."

Su Xiao sighed. He used Checking Zhan Long Shan very smoothly, even somewhat habitually, but in desperation, he could only change to another weapon. Checking Zhan Long Shan's quality was only white, too low; it was the lowest equipment quality, even if Checking Zhan Long Shan's rating reached 10 points.

After maintaining Checking Zhan Long Shan, Su Xiao continued to lie on the lounge chair. His HP had already recovered to over 80%, and most of the injuries on his body had recovered. The medicine provided free of charge by the CCG had a very good effect on recovering injuries, reaching white quality.

Of course, although the medicine was good, it could only be used for free; if one wanted to keep it for oneself, one needed to pay contribution points.

He was currently injured on duty, so he had the treatment of free use.

After Su Xiao recuperated at the temporary branch for two days, his injuries were no longer a major problem; at least his fighting wouldn't be affected.

In an office, Arima Kisho sat behind the desk.

"The situation is like this. The last exploration had great results, and the headquarters gave some commendations."

Su Xiao's brows twitched.

"What commendation?"

"Verbal commendation."

Su Xiao curled his lips; the CCG headquarters was unexpectedly stingy.

"The next exploration is tomorrow morning, still the three of us. You prepare yourself."

Working in the 24th Ward was simply risking one's life, but Su Xiao didn't care; he needed to earn CCG contribution points rapidly.

"Knock, knock, knock."

A knocking sound came. After Arima Kisho said "please come in," the door opened.

"Special Class Arima, sorry to disturb. First-Class Bai Ye, there is a phone call for you."

A staff member from the temporary branch walked into the office and respectfully handed the phone to Su Xiao.

Investigators had a very high status in the CCG, not comparable to these ordinary staff members.

Su Xiao took the phone.

"I am Bai Ye."

A noisy sound came from the other end of the phone. Su Xiao vaguely heard shouting like "the call is connected."

"Is that Bai Ye? I am Marude Itsuki; I have some good news to tell you."

Marude Itsuki's tone was slightly smiling, seemingly very happy.

"It's me. What good news?"

"The higher-ups have issued a temporary order regarding the operation in the 11th Ward. The higher-ups' meaning is for you to come and assist."

Marude Itsuki on the other end of the phone patted Shinohara Yukinori's shoulder.

The two didn't know what method they used, but they actually persuaded the CCG higher-ups.

"Oh? Is that so? Then no problem."

Su Xiao agreed very readily because the Reincarnation Paradise had given a mission.

【Faction Mission: Cover Operation.】

Difficulty Level: Lv. 4.

Mission Brief: Assist the 'Special Countermeasures Squad' in countering Aogiri Tree, ensuring our side's victory.

Mission Information: CCG faction mission, will not be calculated in the clearance evaluation.

Mission Deadline: Until the operation in the 11th Ward ends.

Mission Reward: 10,000 faction contribution points.

Failure Penalty: None.

This faction mission was not simple, but the reward was generous, and he really needed CCG contribution points.

After having the exchange function of the 24th Ward temporary branch, Su Xiao's contribution points in the Ghoul World were already equal to Paradise Coins.

Su Xiao was very eager to obtain the two items from the 24th Ward logistics department, and he also had a high hope of obtaining them.

Hanging up the phone, Su Xiao placed it on Arima Kisho's desk.

"It seems I have to go out for a while. The headquarters has temporarily transferred me to the Special Countermeasures Squad."

Arima Kisho nodded.

"No problem. The exploration of the 24th Ward can be postponed, but the operation in the 11th Ward cannot."

Arima Kisho didn't block him but let him go directly.

Half an hour later, Su Xiao got into a vehicle heading to the 20th Ward. Although the operation was in the 11th Ward, the assembly point for the 'Special Countermeasures Squad' was in the 20th Ward; the CCG branch in the 11th Ward had already been captured, which was also a helpless move. ===== CHAPTER 86 =====