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Chapter 713: The 10th Official Mission Settlement (Seeking Monthly Pass in a Major - )

Chapter 713: Chapter 713: The 10th Official Mission Settlement (Seeking Monthly Pass in a Major Chapter)

[Main Quest Evaluation: ★★★★]

[Congratulations on completing the Main Quest]

[Your evaluation for other quests will now be calculated, please wait...]

The Main Quest received a four-star evaluation.

This was largely within He Ao’s expectations.

The environment of Saint Joen City corresponds with that of Limen City; both are small cities dominated by a single consortium.

Just like Limen City had a Mercenary Corps, so did Saint Joen City, but Saint Joen City also had the stronger B-ranked Deres, and their control over the city was much greater than Stars Pharma’s over Limen City before.

The enemies in Saint Joen City were more cunning and vicious.

Of course, there were factors that leveled the playing field. The presence of Night Hawk in Saint Joen City gave He Ao crucial clues, allowing him to complete a portion of the investigation quest in advance, significantly reducing the difficulty of the investigation.

However, overall, compared to the previous Copy World—that is, the Limen City one—the difficulty of the Saint Joen City quest was higher, and He Ao executed it more brilliantly.

He not only uncovered ’the truth of Winding Hill,’ but in the end, he personally revealed Winding Hill’s true mystery through the Witch of Desire’s hands.

So, the evaluation given for the Limen City quest was three and a half stars, this time it’s four stars.

However...

He Ao lowered his head to look at the text below.

In a way, his greatest achievement this time was actually not in the Main Quest.

[Your evaluation for the side quests is now being calculated...]

[Side Quest Evaluation: ★★★★☆]

Four and a half stars.

Seeing this evaluation, He Ao slightly exhaled in relief.

It seems he had succeeded.

The evaluation of the side quests is for confronting hostile forces. The side quest evaluations from the previous two times were both three and a half stars, and this time it surged to four and a half stars, an entire star higher.

This proved that his arrangements must have truly been effective.

[Your evaluation for the hidden quests is now being calculated...]

[Hidden Quest Evaluation: ★★★★★]

[Your comprehensive evaluation interface is now being generated, please wait.]

A light purple evaluation box appeared in He Ao’s field of vision.

[Main Quest Evaluation:

You pierced through the Orator’s schemes with meticulous thinking, tight logic, and an extraordinary acuteness, revealing the mystery hidden in history amidst layers of chaos and obfuscation by Higher Beings, unveiling the true truth of Winding Hill to the world.

Your audacious moves, with the ’feigned death’ gambit, cracked open the seemingly invincible game board, turning defeat into victory, life into death, all with a mere gesture.

Your insight and execution are awe-inspiring.

Your kindness allowed a city shrouded in night to once again be illuminated by starlight. You ensured the destroyer was destroyed, and the strategist was outwitted; the threads of fate passed through your palms, woven into a vast net.

The longest-lasting hymn at dawn should be sung for you.

History is the brush in your hand, painting a poem of miracles.]

[Main Quest Evaluation: ★★★★]

[Main Quest Settlement Exchange Star: ★]

Miracle...

The keyword for the last four-star achievement also seemed to be a miracle. So, is ’miracle’ the standard for four stars? To turn the impossible into the possible, is that a miracle?

The system’s compliments are getting more beautiful, but the Exchange Star is still as stingy as ever.

He Ao shifted his gaze downward to the text below,

[Side Mission Evaluation:

Arrogant, strong-willed, insane, unrivaled...

There are many adjectives people use to describe the Kajet Consortium, a top twenty-ranked corporation in the Federation, even though it is just the twentieth.

It’s like a giant that covers the sky, casting a shadow over everything for the people of Saint Joen City and other cities under its rule.

It seems it would always be there, continuing into eternity.

But your arrival finally tore apart that vast shadow.

You started with the Winding Hill Sacrifice incident to destroy Kajet Consortium’s Mercenary Corps, triggered the deeply buried hatred between the Federation authorities and various major consortia against Kajet Consortium through coalition and intrigue.

When the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s first investigation began, the first domino fell, everything moved toward a conclusion of destruction and collapse.

The night that loomed over the entire Federation was thus torn apart, revealing a short-lived yet brilliant glimmer.

Your masterpiece will be etched in the annals of history, to be passed down with civilization.]

[Side Mission Evaluation: ★★★★☆]

[Side Mission Exchange Stars: ★★]

Four and a half stars, two Exchange Stars.

He Ao had thought it took five stars to get two Exchange Stars.

The side mission was a strike against hostile forces, and in the course of the main mission, He Ao also struck at the Kajet Consortium, such as taking out the Kajet Consortium’s Mercenary Corps.

But it seems that part was merged with the side mission for settlement, which is why the system, usually stingy with half a star at a time, was suddenly generous with a full star, jumping from three and a half to four and a half stars and giving two Exchange Stars.

He Ao shifted his gaze to the last evaluation.

[Hidden Mission Evaluation:

Cito’s life had no grand aspirations; all he hoped for was to pass away peacefully, and for his children to be healthy.

He is one of the million unknown inhabitants of Saint Joen City, who originally just wanted a mundane and peaceful twilight.

But there are always those who would not grant even the slightest happiness to the nameless ones.

Your emergence has brought justice for Kavi, for Cito, and for the innocents who were silently imprisoned in cages, toiled in factories, or buried in places they should never have been—a justice for the unnamed.

Even the dust’s light holds the brilliance of stars and moon.]

[Hidden Mission Evaluation: ★★★★★]

[Hidden Mission Exchange Stars: ★★]

What Cito sought was simple: to have murderers pay with their lives, and debtors to repay their debts.

The justice sought by Cito wasn’t only for his family but for those nameless souls who died due to the Polluted Monsters, perished in factories, succumbed to pollution under the plans of Vellent and Kajet, without leaving their names or even being remembered.

As he saw the hidden mission’s evaluation, He Ao also felt that familiar feeling of feedback to his soul.

Feeling the recovery and solidification of his soul, He Ao’s gaze swept over the final page of evaluations.

[Your Comprehensive Mission Evaluation: ★★★★☆]

[Your Comprehensive Mission Exchange Stars: ★★★★★]

A comprehensive evaluation of four and a half stars, half a star higher than the last time.

This time, although it seems the main mission, which carried the most weight, did not increase in evaluation, the side mission’s evaluation went up a whole star, leading to an overall increase.

And with the rise in the side mission’s evaluation, another Exchange Star was awarded.

With these five Exchange Stars, He Ao’s collection of stars was once again in surplus, totaling eight.

As He Ao read through all the mission evaluations, the text in his field of vision continued to advance.

[Calculating your mission rewards]

[Your mission reward is: A random one-time use B-level Transcendent item or an Epiphany close to B-level]

[Since you achieved five stars in a single evaluation, all mission evaluations exceeded four stars, and the comprehensive mission evaluation reached four and a half stars, congratulations on triggering the Super Invincible Tornado Charge Whirlwind Spin Madness Storm Spin Ultimate Lucky Critical Hit.]

He Ao: ?

Good news, the lexicon has been updated.

Bad news, the updates are getting weirder and weirder.

[Congratulations on triggering the ’Silent Night Coffin Nail’ achievement effect.]

[Silent Night Coffin Nail: Has a chance to activate when a reward from a task critically hits, potentially granting items of a higher-tier as a reward.]

[Upgrading your reward...]

[Upgrade successful]

Snapping out of the long list of system rewards, He Ao stared at the effect of the triggered ’Silent Night Coffin Nail,’ taken aback.

He didn’t immediately understand why the achievement was triggered.

He earned this achievement because he sent the secret being back into the coffin in the last copy world, thwarting its plan for revival, which fits the name ’Silent Night Coffin Nail’; hence, he found it understandable that it activated upon the last settlement.

Although the system described the achievement effect as probabilistic, triggering it twice in a row, could the probability be a bit too high?

Or is it possible that the achievement’s trigger also includes other hidden criteria?

For example, the degree of divine participation in the task?

Or does it have to do with the destruction of a Higher Being’s—or even a Divine Being’s—plans for ’revival’?

If it’s the former, that makes sense, as in this copy world, the Witch of Desire did descend, and the divine participation was significant.

But if it’s the latter, it suggests that there might be deeper murky waters behind Winding Hill.

Of course, it might also be true that the achievement truly triggers by pure chance, and he just happened to be lucky this time around.

These Higher Beings, even in death, are more troublesome than when alive...

He Ao put his thoughts aside for the moment and focused on the system’s reward.

[Please choose one of the following three options:]

[1. Minstrel’s Flute:

A beautiful and delicately crafted golden flute with intricate and gorgeous purple patterns carved on it that captures the heart of everyone who sees it.

When the flute is played, all who hear its music will be compelled to dance intricately, with only the minstrel free to walk amongst them.

The enchanting music can induce dancing and might attract nearby unwelcome guests.

Once the music begins, it cannot be stopped unless the piece is played to completion.

Please be aware that those who dance for long periods in the music may become immersed in the melody, transforming into twisted dancers, and the one playing the flute, as they play longer, will gradually become engrossed in the music, ultimately becoming an unstoppable minstrel.

Angels will be drawn to the music of the flute but will not be bound by it.]

[2. Chaos Deceit (Fragmented):

This is a cross fashioned from pure gold and studded with jewels.

Legend has it that only the immortal monarchs are worthy to wear this precious cross.

Everyone who sees this cross is captivated by its splendid colors and luxurious adornment, believing that possessing it grants control over the world and an eternally undying life.

But the cross has been shattered by an unknown entity, leaving behind only a fragment of its former self.

Whoever wears ’Chaos Deceit’ gains extended life, though not necessarily in a human form.

The fragmented ’Chaos Deceit’ has a certain chance to entice others, leading them to fall and become servants to the wearer.

Be advised that ’Chaos Deceit’ cannot be concealed or covered; it must be worn in a visible area and will ceaselessly attract the gaze of the ambitious.]

[3. Blood-Moistening Jade Pendant:

A jade pendant left behind on an ancient battlefield, with blood traces on it that elude scrutiny.

Wearing this jade pendant over time can enhance one’s Martial Arts insight and training speed.

In ancient legends, only high-tier Martial Arts Experts could truly wield this jade pendant.]

Please be aware that the jade pendant has been contaminated by an unknown being and wearing it may lead to unpredictable pursuits.

Please be aware that after the jade pendant has been contaminated, anomalies have occurred within it, and rashly probing it may result in unforeseeable contamination.

Please be aware that those who are not Martial Arts practitioners or possessors of specific Talent Sequences, may be rejected by the jade pendant, ultimately leading them towards madness.]

He Ao looked over the three rewards from top to bottom.

He felt that these three rewards, if set loose, would likely cause trouble.

The first reward, a vertical flute, offers crowd control by forcing everyone who hears its music to dance uncontrollably.

It’s manageable to use for a short term, but if played too long, the musician becomes controlled by the flute and plays endlessly...

Images corresponding to this scenario nearly formed in He Ao’s mind.

A silent town, an unceasing melody, and people dancing madly to the music, some literally dropping dead from exhaustion, others morphing into twisted dance monsters.

This music might even attract the attention of higher beings like ’Angels’.

Keep in mind, ’Angels’ do not represent reason. From what He Ao had experienced, most of the ’Angels’ he had encountered and learned about were insane; the rational ones were the minority.

He Ao had no doubt that throwing this flute in the middle of the road could cause a disaster.

The second reward, a broken cross, had its name bluntly displayed: ’Chaos Deceit’.

This object was likely related to the God of Chaos.

Its existence probably served to trigger wars, as people craving power and immortality chased after it, leading to chaos and madness.

It sounds like something the God of Chaos would be delighted about.

As for the third item, the jade pendant, it appeared to have a relatively normal ability, but it was clearly an item with a powerful contamination, merely existing to exude madness.

As the level of rewards increased, the artifacts provided by the system grew more bizarre.

He Ao looked over the three items again.

The flute’s crowd control was strong, but while controlling others, it would also control the user and might attract unidentified Angels, bringing unmanageable trouble.

The cross could extend life and had the chance to turn others into slaves, but He Ao was only eighteen and didn’t have strong demands for longevity—and the method of life extension didn’t seem quite ’normal.’ Therefore, the item’s ability was half wasted.

So the answer was quite clear.

[You have chosen ’Blood-Moistening Jade Pendant’]

[Your reward has been dispatched, please check to receive.]

This jade pendant was probably the item related to divine beings, brought forth by the ’Silent Night Coffin Nail’s’ ultimate lucky critical hit.

Just as He Ao’s thoughts flashed past, he felt a weight on his hand, a nearly transparent ring-shaped pendant appearing in his grasp.

This pendant was strung on a red cord, crystal clear with the texture of jade but transparent, not entirely like jade.

And within the center of this jade pendant, a strange luminescent red blood was seeping outward from the core.

The moment he saw this blood, He Ao felt as if his brain had been struck hard.

It was as though a burly strong man with a giant stone hammer had hit him on the back of his head.

He Ao nearly lost consciousness in that instant.

His body swayed, but he did not fall; instead, he staggerly sat at the edge of the bed.

Innumerable vast and twisted whispers exploded in his ears.

He paused, gazing at the jade pendant.

He could feel a surging power flowing within the pendant.

The system’s description mentioned that only high-level martial artists could truly use this pendant.

Why did it have to be high-level martial artists? Did Qi Refinement and Spirit Transformation count as high-level martial artists?

Since only high-level martial artists could truly use it, does that mean the jade amulet can only be activated using something that high-level martial artists possess?

He pondered for a moment, invoked his Divine Sense, and slowly soaked it along the edge of the ring-shaped jade pendant.