Chapter 146: Chapter 146
The manager of Cold Lake Cemetery, the limping Field.
Upon seeing this elder, everyone instinctively became alert.
Even the little grape in Yi Chen’s body immediately shut its mouth and hid deeper.
“The disconcerting sensation of burial sitting heavily, these guys in charge of managing cemeteries are all just as uncomfortable. Try not to expose me; I don’t want to interact with this old man… Moreover, his grape is about to go bad, as if it’s been soaked in water for too long.”
“Um, just stay hidden.”
Yi Chen also felt a moist, burial-like sensation emanating from the elder, as if a moment of inattention would see them thrown into a river of corpses.
The single document the old man threw on the dining table meant the captains of the three squads had to crowd together to examine it.
The document was indeed detailed, analyzing the three “rooted pathogens” of the Natural Grey Zone and then providing a corresponding difficulty rating. A brief summary followed:
1. [Black Pus Disease] ★★★★, relatively simple rooted pathogen, some distance from Holy Grail Mountain, with fewer available route information, requiring squads to subsequently find their own correct way up the mountain and locate the [Passage].
“If that’s the case, it’s settled then! I hope everyone has a smooth climb and we’ll journey to the Old World together.”
Yi Chen could probably tell that this white-haired gentleman was no ordinary man, he had not used any obvious ancient magic in the previous qualification selection. Instead, he suppressed his opponent with basic magic alone.
Indeed, an ancient aura different from the “Gentleman’s Skin” could be felt emanating from within him.
Sensing that Yi Chen was stealthily observing him,
the white-haired Lottson smiled amiably and tilted his head to glance at Yi Chen.
“Speaking of which, Mr. William appears to be a gentleman of physique, but in reality, you mainly rely on intelligence, right? Would you consider joining the Magician Association after graduation? If we could invite a genius like you, the chairman would definitely praise me.”
“Haha, we’ll see. I’m still not sure how I should develop my future.”
the limping Field, upon receiving the ‘mountain climbing route’ chosen by the three teams, still spoke with a somber face:
“At this time tomorrow, carriages will take you to the respective areas.
If you die in the deep mountains, at least don’t let it be too shattered. Make sure your teammates can carry your complete body out and continue to contribute to the organization by placing you in my cemetery.”
After a series of ill-omened farewells, the old man walked towards the exit, and just as he was about to vanish from everyone’s sight, he suddenly turned around!
His pale eyes once more gazed towards the young people at the dining table.
Sadly lifting his withered arm, his curled index finger straightened gradually while emitting the sound of cracking bones, pointing at two people:
“You, and you… come with me.”
The ones named by Field were none other than Yi Chen and Reagan.
Since the other party was a senior gentleman, as well as the person in charge along the way, they naturally could not refuse.
Jin also waved his hand, “You go ahead quickly, maybe you can get some benefits from this old guy. I’ll go to the clinic here for a look, maybe I’ll find some good corpses.”
After exchanging a look, Yi Chen and Reagan followed the old man, with the latter grabbing the last chicken leg from the table.
All the way in silence,
they reached the eastern exit of the town, and as the scent of decay that pervaded the air reached their noses, Yi Chen and Reagan both thought back to their life in the cemetery.
However, the rotten smell here was mingled with moisture,
like a legless captain who kept his booted severed leg in a barrel with dead fish. After a hundred days at sea, the stench that emerged when the barrel was pried open.
As they stepped into the cemetery, the limping Field finally spoke.
“You both have a strong scent of the cemetery on you… Have you done such dirty work in other cemeteries before becoming gentlemen?”
Yi Chen answered indifferently, “Yes, I’ve spent some time in the Seven-Day Cemetery before.”
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