Chapter 728: United Squad

Chapter 728: Chapter 728: United Squad

Accompanied by Lucius’ gaze over.

Dumps and Abe, who once fought alongside in the Scarlet Manor, also bowed slightly to their senior brothers and sisters.

However, at the moment of meeting.

Lucius smelt the distinct ‘Red properties’ equipment on Han Dong’s body due to the same origin aura… obviously, he had acquired it recently.

The aura was thick, red and filled with a ceremonial vibe.

However, equipment is personal property, and Lucius didn’t ask further.

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Han Dong directly cut into the subject:

“Lucius, are you planning to take on this kind of trial run ‘Investigation Task: Far’?”

“We are a little late; we basically can’t get the normal investigative tasks… just in time, let’s form a joint team? Using the ‘manor’ to deal with investigative tasks, it doesn’t matter even if the distance is somewhat further.”

Although Lucius is the third owner of Scarlet Manor, he can only teleport himself to the manor.

He can’t carry the manor around at will, can’t control the troops, and he has no authority to bring his teammates in… If danger arises, Lucius wouldn’t be able to escape on his own.

However, it’s different if the ‘Lord’ Han Dong joins in.

Han Dong showed a smile and quickly nodded, “Joint team? There’s such a thing, we’re just worrying about not being able to get the investigative task.”

“Well, it is allowed to form a joint team for ‘Investigation Tasks’ of medium scale and above… but your team level probably hasn’t met the standard yet, I’m not sure if it will work.”

“We just established a small team.” Han Dong let out an embarrassed laugh.

“Let’s give it a try, you guys are the famous rookies of the last Knights Tournament, the higher-ups of the Holy City are not so old-fashioned.”

So it happened.

Under the guidance of Lucius, everyone set foot in Building 3.

After inquiry, Lucius’s squad was named [Scarlet Pledge], Level: Gold.

The staff responsible for reception reported the request presented by Lucius to their superiors immediately after hearing about it.

Seemingly having heard an interesting name from these young knights, a high-ranking official from the Knights Headquarters personally came to receive this special group of youngsters.

An old man with a completely bald head, all-white eyebrows and mustache,

whose physique didn’t differ much from his prime years,

except his right-eye had been completely disabled and his right arm was replaced with a steam prosthetic limb,

Knights Headquarters Task Network Strategist, retired Forbidden Army General-Wood. Friedman.

“General Wood!”

When this man arrived, Abe immediately addressed him formally.

“Abe. Rhein… Your grandfather actually agreed to let you participate in the Big Expedition?”

“Yes.”

Abe got to meet General Wood in a meeting due to his Dragon Race attribute and had been summoned by the Forbidden Army beforehand. He had also seen General Wood at a gathering due to Captain Kaimon’s personal connections.

This General and Captain Kaimon were comrades in life and death.

“According to the rules, [Iron Level Squads] are prohibited from engaging in ‘Investigation Tasks: Far’… but, you guys accepting the task as a joint squad can be considered a loophole.

I’ll allow you an exception this time, but don’t talk about this to anyone else.”

“Thank you, General Wood.”

When the old man finished speaking, his gaze lingered on Han Dong for a while.

He was present during the previous Knights Tournament.

‘Pollution Immunity’.

Just because Han Dong possessed this, Wood allowed these young knights, who represent the future of Holy City, to engage in this trial “Dangerous Task”.

“‘Investigation Task: Far’ was already being considered by us 20 years ago. Some senior authors and prophets are capable of predicting and capturing situations beyond a 100 kilometers.

The corresponding investigation task cases have also been collected early and are being kept updated.

Events with high risks have already been dealt with privately by platoon leader-level knights… The coverage of the [Sub-Security Zone] has been increasing all the time.

As long as your overall quality passes, the investigation can also be completed safely.”

Having said this.

Wood took out a collection of ‘Investigation Tasks: Far’ and handed it to Lucius, who was leading the team.

Since Lucius’ team was only at the Gold level as well, the tasks they could accept could not exceed this level.

Upon a general overview, there are three medium-scale and above tasks which are quite interesting.

1. [Investigation Task: Far: Fallen Shaman in the Wetlands]

Foreseers and foresight illusions: Author – Lukelar, travelled to the wetland area in his dreams, was perforated by a totem similar to the Shaman religion and was made a sacrifice.

Region: Mansgard Wetland (Distance: 173km).

Scale: Medium (allows a maximum of two knight squads to execute jointly)

Squad Level: Gold and above

Investigation requirements:

➀. Find and clear all the Hidden Fallen Shamans (Special Type – Heretic) in the wetland.

➁. Destroy all altars and magic arrays.

➂. Bring back a sample of the wetland’s soil, and a Fallen Shaman (a living sample will increase rewards).

Danger level: ★☆ (If the Fallen Shaman completes the summoning ritual, the danger level may rise to a maximum of ★★★★)

Minimum reward: 600 copper coins per person, team experience +100.

Remarks: Due to the limited foresight of the investigation task, the actual reward will depend on the actual investigation results. If the actual difficulty is much higher than the expected difficulty, the reward value will be increased or additional reward items will be given.

2. [Investigation Task. Far: Mysterious Corpse Holder]

Foreseers and foresight illusions: Author – Fanny, in a dream state, Fanny’s consciousness was floating in the Nameless Village. She was attacked by a mysterious humanoid creature and was forcibly buried alive in a pre-dug grave in the village.

Region: An unnamed abandoned village in the plains area 120km to the east of the Holy City (the location may change but not more than 10km)

Scale: Medium-small (allows a maximum of two knight squads to execute jointly)

Squad Level: Gold and above

Investigation requirements:

➀. Find the Nameless Village and the Corpse Holder.

➁. After confirming the identity of the Corpse Holder, either kill him or report back to the city. (According to the perception of author Fanny, there’s a certain chance that the Corpse Holder belongs to [Mature Body-Demon], exercise caution)

Danger level: ★★★☆ (There’s a small chance that the Corpse Holder’s level may be higher than a Mature Body, in which case the difficulty will reach ★★★★★)

Minimum reward: 1000 copper coins per person, team experience value +200, the main contributor to the kill in the team will receive double rewards and a medal reward.

3. [Investigation Task. Far: Disconcerting Sounds of the Port]

Prophet and visions: Prophet – Mr. Black White, heard strange noises coming from Ostia Port, suspected that a large number of Deep-sea Vile was landing at the port, attempting to turn the port into the City of the Fallen.

Region: Ostia Port (Distance: 138km).

Scale: Large

Squad Level: Gold and above (requires at least three squads to execute jointly)

Investigation Requirements (First Phase):

Reach Ostia Port and observe the internal situation from outside the port to define the nature of the port event.

After completely defining it, report the situation to the Holy City and listen for the next step of instructions.

Danger Level: To be determined

Minimum Reward: To be determined