Chapter 1197 - 1197 1196 Market

Chapter 1197: Chapter 1196: Market Chapter 1197: Chapter 1196: Market “Xiao Ji, when compared to the Demon World, would roughly be the equivalent of a Count at that time.”

“Ptui! I, as a Count, am far more formidable than him…” Suddenly, the Count felt insulted.

“Not necessarily, this Xiao Ji does have some tricks up his sleeve.

He can turn the Corpse Energy that overflows from his Body into a special kind of killing intent, directly affecting his opponent… Zhang Xiliang was able to react and parry the first attack because of the Demon Power in his Body.

The second time, the killing intent greatly increased, instantly allowing Xiao Ji to close in and Lock onto the vital spots.

As for hardness, Xiao Ji himself was very tough, not to mention the hardness of the zombies themselves, but also with an additional protective layer of skeletal structure.

As for levels, by invoking Chen Li or Togu, I could totally Restrain him… Count, when you were still a Mature Body, could you have directly confronted that ‘Brain Rat’ from Perugia? You couldn’t, could you?

It’s just level Restraint, quite normal.”

“This Count can’t be bothered to argue with you. Next time, try using this inferior Body against those [Black Zombies] here, and see if they fare better than smashing your dog head… no, smashing your bald head!”

“Black Zombies probably won’t, but something above Black Zombies surely could shatter it.”

Though “The Tombs” were assigned to Han Dong as a [Control Level-III] world,

Han Dong suspected that the world had completely broken through the restraints of a medium-sized world and that an Ancestor Body existed internally.

“If the capture target is indeed an Ancestor Body, I, as a Count, advise you to give up… After all, by meeting the requirements for ‘Second Class,’ you’ll earn enough Talent Points to [Open the gate].

Don’t even think about fighting an Ancestor Body.”

“Rest assured, I am not about to court death.

It seems that the standards for capture tasks and Fate events are different.

Capture tasks don’t take individual levels into account; the criteria for whether a capture can be pursued are solely based on employee identity and performance.

Except for special cases like me, interns at Black Tower are generally of Ancestor level and allowed to take on capture tasks up to Level III.

Based on the current intelligence, the [Uncontrolled Source] almost certainly being an Ancestor Body, killing the target is out of the question.

However, there is some good news.

The composition of ‘The Tombs’ world is not dominated by any one race… There exists a nearly equal ‘competitive relationship’ here, namely the competition between zombies and monsters.

We can utilize these forces to meet the capture requirements.

Thanks to a rather perfect start, Swollen Doctor has been sent to the court for further Development.

When Doctor takes a high position, it will be key to meeting our capture conditions… Now, what I need to do is leverage the world system here and achieve temporary growth.”

In Han Dong’s heart, there was a speculation.

If I, who have yet to achieve [Opening the gate], take on the identity of a zombie and refine a Black Elixir to the level equivalent to an Elite knight or Ancestor Body, what might it be like?

Would there be a degradation upon retrieving my original Body after leaving ‘The Tombs’?

Or due to some limitation, would I be unable to refine a Black Elixir at all?

Or could I possibly consolidate a Black Elixir through this zombie route and achieve [Opening the gate], peeking into the interior prematurely?

Even if a downgrade is forced upon leaving this world, I could still gain an ‘Opening the gate experience’ prematurely… By then, when my original Body undergoes [Opening the gate] using the Fate route, the process might become smoother and more successful, possibly reaching deeper levels.

Of course, there’s also the worst-case scenario.

If Han Dong refines a Black Elixir using this route and completes [Opening the gate], causing his Body to be locked, unable to downgrade, he would have to continue growing via the zombie route.

“Seriously consider it.

If I can truly experience [Opening the gate] in advance through this zombie system without being locked in… It would be an invaluable experience!”

Just at that moment,

Zhang Xiliang returned with the bounty.

However, his expression was a bit odd, a mixture of excitement and clear melancholy.

“What’s the matter? Did the Ministry of Punishment not believe you killed Xiao Ji?”

“They believed… and they also recognized the Monster Power within me. While awarding the bounty, they also invited me to join the [Ministry of Punishment].”

“Isn’t that a good thing?”

“No, I’ve decided to follow Mr. Han… I’ve temporarily declined their offer.”

Hearing this answer, Han Dong secretly smiled.

He then shifted the conversation to another matter; now that the money was at hand, it was time to unfold the plan.

“Whether you join the Ministry of Punishment is your decision to make.

Since you didn’t agree to join them, now take all the Oil Coupons, and accompany me to the market…”

“Great! I’ll lead the way! With such wealth, I should be able to buy a good ‘Corpse Collection’ for Mr. Han.”

Indeed, now that he understood the worldview, Han Dong couldn’t wait to go to the market and buy a ‘Corpse Collection’ that could support up to the Black Stiff Rank and be interesting.

The [Market] belonged to a special interaction zone within Corpse Country, not affiliated with any district.

To facilitate the continued growth and Development of the zombies in Corpse Country, the citizens were given a monthly opportunity to visit the market… Prior registration required, and once a visit to the market was made, one had to wait until the next month to go again.

“Your identity verification won’t be a problem, come with me.”

The verifier of the identities was a Gravedigger from the Grave district.

Likewise,

as the market was located in the central part of Corpse Country to prevent citizens from crossing other districts, each major district had a ‘Market Subway’.

Actually, it was a transmission channel located underneath the Grave.

Lying in the corresponding coffin in the Grave allowed for transmission, uniformly transporting to the large-scale Grave within the market.

The transport took about 2-3 hours, and the zombies could sleep in their coffins for a while.