Chapter 63: Civil Servant

Lin Ling's mind echoed Fang Yue's words, leaving him dazed and disoriented.

Can this hand really reattach itself?

What kind of monstrous constitution is this!

He refused to believe it and immediately went over, tugging, squeezing, and pounding Fang Yue's hand—but not a single trace of a broken limb could be found.

So it really… just reattached?

You're the real monster, aren't you? Even this can be fixed!

Lin Ling was thoroughly displeased, several times considering using more force to smash Fang Yue's hand back into disability right under Lord Han's nose.

But in the end, he only thought about it—he couldn't bring himself to do something so cruel.

His tone, however, inevitably turned bitter and acidic.

"So what if the hand's reattached? Big deal! It's nothing special!"

"Huh? What are you talking about? Are you… jealous of me?"

"I'm jealous of your grandpa!"

Lin Ling's face darkened.

If not for his still-severe injuries, he would've already punched Fang Yue's face with a fist the size of a sandbag.

Lord Han was delighted by Fang Yue's recovery, murmuring in amazement.

Injuries like severed limbs are extremely serious for any martial cultivator.

Not to mention the path to Martial Dao being cut off—just recovering from a severed hand alone would take at least a year or two.

Yet with Fang Yue, he managed to reattach the limb through self-healing in less than a night—this was simply unbelievable.

"Lord Han, Captain Lin, I'm fully recovered. Is there any task you'd like me to handle?"

After confirming his body was unharmed, Fang Yue immediately asked with eager anticipation.

Even Niu Niu and Xiao Hu got tasks—how could someone as favored by Lord Han as him not be assigned a high-level mission?

"Task? Gu Yue Cun has suffered a massive upheaval, and there's certainly much to do. But your body just recovered…"

"I'm fine! Absolutely fine!"

"In that case… there is one task perfectly suited for you."

Fang Yue's face lit up.

"Lord Han, please tell me!"

"Chen Mu's corpse is still in Chen Fu. Though temporarily sealed off, it can't stay like that. Later, go with Captain Lin to Chen Fu and handle the matter."

Pausing, Lord Han continued: "The Patrol Team members have gradually returned; Gu Yue Cun likely holds no hidden anomalies, so this mission should be safe—but don't let your guard down."

Handling corpses…

Fang Yue was slightly disappointed.

This task sounded so…

System Prompt: Congratulations, player, you've accepted the personal quest "Handling Chen Mansion Corpses."

Quest Name: Handling Chen Mansion Corpses.

Quest Level: Village-level Mid-grade.

Quest Type: Personal Quest.

Quest Description: Lord Han has ordered you to handle Chen Mansion Corpses.

Quest Reward: Lord Han's favor +1, 1 day of Yang Shou.

So tasty!!

Fang Yue quickly accepted the quest.

Sure, it's only one day of Yang Shou—but remember, his night patrol task, with all its risks, only rewarded six hours of Yang Shou!

Now, just moving corpses gives him this reward—he's already profited greatly.

In truth, if not for the lucky kill of an anomaly and trading black ash with Lin Ling for massive Yang Shou, Fang Yue's Yang Shou wouldn't be much higher right now.

Even now, Fang Yue desperately needed large amounts of Yang Shou.

There was no way around it: besides daily consumption, he needed Yang Shou for training and even using Blade Technique.

In short, he was a major Yang Shou consumer.

But this was a sweet kind of suffering—because other players had no way to burn Yang Shou to train Martial Dao Martial Arts or use Martial Dao techniques.

According to Fang Yue's knowledge, players like Niu Niu learned only crude Martial Arts.

Crude Martial Arts required no Yang Shou to learn, train, or use.

But their power and potential were far inferior to Martial Dao Martial Arts, suitable only for building foundations.

Those players wanted to learn Martial Dao Martial Arts, but lacked both the conditions and the means—they could only stare helplessly.

Even if Captains were willing to teach them, their attributes didn't support it.

At this stage, apart from players like Fang Yue with attribute bonuses, no steady, grounded player had yet met the basic requirements to learn Martial Dao techniques.

After accepting Lord Han's task, Fang Yue followed Lin Ling, who wore a sour expression, and headed to Chen Fu together.

The area around Chen Fu had been sealed off; upon seeing Fang Yue and Lin Ling, the Guard Team members immediately bowed respectfully.

"Captain Lin! Deputy Captain Ye!"

Fang Yue nodded and was about to move forward when he suddenly froze.

"Wait! What did you just call me?"

"Deputy Captain Ye!"

"Huh? Me? Deputy Captain?"

Fang Yue was bewildered, when beside him, Lin Ling grumbled.

"Before, when you were looking for your severed hand, Lord Han and I discussed promoting you to Deputy Captain of the Guard Team."

"We originally intended to make you Captain directly, but the position of Captain requires submission upward and approval from the higher-level Qing Office before taking office officially."

"Not to mention the paperwork takes time, and your status as a refugee makes the approval process a major hassle."

"So for now, you'll have to settle for the role of Deputy Captain; once the paperwork arrives, we'll give you the official position. Also, this announcement has already been posted and will soon reach every villager."

"But don't get too excited yet—this position was given to you temporarily because the village is short on manpower. If you can't handle it, not only will you never become Captain, you'll lose the Deputy Captain post too."

Of course, Lin Ling was just boasting—he had witnessed Fang Yue's strength firsthand tonight and knew the man was more than capable of being Captain.

Hearing Lin Ling's words, Fang Yue was completely stunned.

Happiness had come too suddenly, too directly.

After a long while, he finally processed the information.

Then he thought of a question: "What about the position of Chief Captain? Chen Mu died on duty—what happens to his post?"

Hearing this, Lin Ling seemed to find a chance to show off. He pointed proudly at himself and said, "Of course it's me! Hua Wuye has been promoted to Second Team Captain. I am now Chief Captain of Gu Yue Cun. The Third Team Captain position is temporarily vacant—and it's reserved for you."

Alright…

So when Chen Mu died, everyone got promoted.

Fang Yue looked at the heads hanging at the entrance of Chen Fu and couldn't help but sigh.

Chen Mu, you died a terrible death.

They hadn't even buried you yet, and your position had already been completely divided up.

Fang Yue still felt uneasy about whether he could handle the role of Deputy Captain.

Because during the day, he had been… inexcusable.

But as the saying goes, once a duck is in your hand, don't let it fly away. Fang Yue quickly asked what benefits came with the position of Deputy Captain of Gu Yue Cun.

"Salary: five taels of silver per month."

"Ten days of yang life per month."

"One Refined Weapon, a set of exclusive Deputy Captain attire, and a small house within the village."

This… this wasn't civil servant treatment?

One thousand cash equaled one tael of silver.

Fang Yue had only one tael of silver on him—and now the Deputy Captain's salary was five taels per month.

Add ten days of yang life, plus the weapon and house—this benefit package was too good to be true.

(End of Chapter)