Published: February 11, 2025
CHAPTER TEXT:
"Task 1: Capture Meng Ao, the leader of the Red Kwanzaa Free Army alive."
"Task 2: Eliminate all mid-level and above leaders of the Red Kwanzaa Free Army."
"Task 3: Retrieve the Angras Earrings."
"Task 4: Kill at least one thousand members of the Red Kwanzaa Free Army and stack them into a tower of corpses."
"Completion reward 4: Gain level one authority."
"Completion reward 3: Receive one standard unit of Kohen Ore."
"Completion reward 2: Earn five hundred contribution points."
"Completion reward 1: Receive one equipment enhancement scroll (blue)."
"If the task completion rate is zero, the qualification as an agent will be revoked."
"If the task completion rate is twenty-five percent, no rewards will be given."
"Task deadline: twenty days."
This was the information that suddenly appeared on the light barrier of the metallic box that An Zhen handed to Ye Zhongming one day.
It was unclear whether the box was merely an information transmitter or had other uses.
The Tarros Red Dwarf, after months of silence, finally sent Ye Zhongming his first mission.
Since the deadline was twenty days, Ye Zhongming did not immediately start acting after receiving the mission. Instead, he continued with the development of the secret realm while sending people to investigate the situation regarding the Red Kwanzaa Free Army.
While waiting for news, Ye Zhongming used the resources plundered from the secret realm to continuously arm himself and all the warriors of Cloud Summit. Although there was no large-scale collective evolution like before, nor did any purple gear appear like the Fallen Celestial Wings or the Heavenly Nurturing Renhui Suit, Cloud Summit completed a slight increase in strength quietly and without fuss.
This stable period was one of the few since the establishment of Cloud Summit, making a group of belligerent individuals a bit restless, unaccustomed to such peaceful days. For instance, both Little Tiger and Young Master Yun had made several requests to go into battle, all of which were denied. At most, they were sent to search for solid stone statues and reportedly clashed with some local forces. However, Little Tiger and the others returned unscathed, even bringing back another type of energy source from the chaotic stronghold.
Nonetheless, everyone always felt that their boss was doing something unknown to them, rapidly strengthening the team’s members, making them train continuously, and even sending them into the secret realm for practical exercises.
Everyone thought their boss was… brewing a big move!
Especially among the core members, this feeling was the most pronounced.
However, Ye Zhongming did not speak, and they could not ask.
Recently, business with the Ogre Chain and the Five Rings Society had been quite good, creating a fair amount of wealth for Cloud Summit, but most of this wealth was invested into two laboratories.
Just like Ye Zhongming was brewing a big move, it seemed that the two laboratories were also doing the same. Over the past few months, neither Le Da Yuan nor Liu Zhenghong had produced any new items, which was quite unusual for the Cloud Summit people, who had become accustomed to their constant creation of wonders.
Theoretically, both Liu Zhenghong and Le Da Yuan had already become seven-star evolvers, and in terms of mental and physical energy, they were definitely at their peak in these years. There were numerous projects in the two laboratories; while perhaps there was no progress on the more challenging ones, it shouldn't be impossible to make breakthroughs on simpler projects, right?
Naturally, the core members did not believe this, and they increasingly felt something was amiss, further convinced that their boss must be planning something significant.
Regarding the agitation of the Cloud Summit warriors, Ye Zhongming simply suppressed it. With his prestige, handling such matters was not a problem.
With ten days left until the mission deadline, it was supposed to be the day Ye Zhongming set off, but he did not leave. It was not that anyone was stopping him, but rather that the news he was expecting had not arrived.