Arthas, oh no, Prince Nicholas was silent for a moment.
Actually, Prince Nicholas was kind by nature. If there was a glimmer of hope, he would not be willing to massacre the city.
"How confident are you?"
Bai Xiaowen thought for a moment and could only shake his head honestly. "It's hard to say. However, regardless of whether we succeed or fail, I believe that we should study this terrifying plague properly. Only by understanding it can we defeat it. "
"Alright then, I'll give you a chance to redeem yourself," said Prince Nicholas. "You don't have to report to the Black Boulder Defense Line for the time being. Also, in the name of the Empire's crown prince, I give you temporary authority to manage Maple City. In the meantime, you must continue to investigate the Plague of the Dead and eradicate the other hidden spreaders of the Plague of the Dead. "
Bai Xiaowen thumped his right fist on his left chest and bowed. "Your Highness' kindness shines upon all the people of Maple City."
"I haven't finished yet," Prince Nicholas said. "If you can develop an antidote to the Plague of the Dead, I'll give you a generous reward, along with the credit for finding out the truth about the Plague of the Dead. If you fail, I will assign you to the most dangerous frontline of the Black Boulder Defense Line and fight against the most elite surviving army! "
After a pause, Prince Nicholas continued, "And if you neglect your duties and cause the undead to go out of control in Maple City, I will strip you of your title and take away your territory. Do you agree? "
Bai Xiaowen nodded without any pressure. "I agree."
His swift and decisive attitude moved the two knights, Job and Ferdinand, a little. How important was a noble title and hereditary territory to a feudal lord? But this lord was willing to use such an important thing as a wager for a city of people he did not know. It was rare.
What they did not know was that Bai Xiaowen was not from the Cain Plane. Even if he did not agree, he would have to give up his territory here. Since that was the case, why not take the risk?
Prince Nicholas nodded. "I'll leave this communication rune to you. I will share some of the research progress of the Black Boulder Defense Line on the Plague of the Dead with the scholar in Maple City. I hope you succeed. "
Then, the image of Prince Nicholas disappeared.
Job and Ferdinand handed the communication rune to Bai Xiaowen. Notification from the Spiritual Realm's rules:
[You have obtained a special item: Communication Rune. This item can be activated with other Communication Runes that are bound to it, and it can transmit some important images and information at the same time. This item cannot be taken out of the Cain Plane. "
"[Hero Level Side Mission Step 2: Fight the Plague] activated."
[Mission Objective A: Create an antidote for the Undead Plague.]
"Mission Objective B: Eliminate all undead creatures transformed from the Plague of the Dead within the northern borders."
"Mission difficulty: S."
Mission Reward: Unknown.
"Mission duration: equal to the remaining time you can stay in the Cain Plane."
The two knights, Job and Ferdinand, hesitated for a moment before asking in a low voice, "Ian and … Jerick, before they died, did they leave behind anything?"
Bai Xiaowen took out [Ian's Diary] and [Jerick's Diary] and handed them to Job. "Since they're your comrades, I'll leave their diaries to you."
"… Thank you very much."
Bai Xiaowen received a notification from the Spiritual Realm that Job and Ferdinand's favorability towards him had increased.
Job handed Bai Xiaowen a neatly folded map. "We've been secretly investigating the Plague of the Undead and have learned of some secret strongholds. Ferdinand and I can't split ourselves up, so we'll leave the strongholds near the Red Leaf Territory to you to eliminate. "
Bai Xiaowen took the map and nodded in thanks.
Actually, Job was doing this to share some of the credit with Bai Xiaowen as a form of gratitude. With their Level-6 strength, eliminating the strongholds of the Plague of the Undead was not difficult. The most difficult part was investigating the location of the hidden strongholds.
In the S-Rank Hero Mission "Fight the Plague," Bai Xiaowen's participation was directly related to the final rating of the mission, which was the amount of merit in the eyes of Prince Nicholas. Therefore, the secret strongholds of the Plague of the Undead on this map could be considered to have helped Bai Xiaowen a lot.
After sending off the two knights and their subordinates, Bai Xiaowen returned to the city, surrounded by the residents of Red Leaf City.
Originally, the residents of Red Leaf City were very resistant to Bai Xiaowen and his bandit guards. However, after today's events, their attitude towards the bandit guards had greatly improved.
As for Bai Xiaowen's request to gather the residents with more serious infection and obvious symptoms and set up quarantine areas, the residents of Red Leaf City were much less resistant. Although there were still some dissatisfied protests, they didn't amount to much.
After the order in Red Leaf City was stabilized, Bai Xiaowen, Li Shuyi, and Bonita followed the map's guidance and went out to eliminate the strongholds of the Plague of the Undead.
These secret strongholds were very small in scale. At most, there were one or two mid-level elites resisting. They posed no threat. The seized items and information were all sent to Dr. Zombie's underground research institute.
It was worth mentioning that Bai Xiaowen's [Wrath Claw Summoning] and [Deterrence] skills had finally reached Level 3.
In fact, after the battle of Red Leaf City, his proficiency in these two skills was already close to full. This kind of high-intensity battle had a significant effect on skill proficiency.
The two skills that had reached Level 3 were now at Level 4 under the buff of the "Strongest Scholar" title. They enjoyed the enhancement effect of leveling up to Level 4 in advance, but they needed to be drawn.
In one of the secret strongholds of the Plague of the Undead, Bai Xiaowen chose to draw the Level 4 enhancement effect of [Wrath Claw Summoning].
A roulette wheel appeared in front of Bai Xiaowen. There were four regions on it, with the words "Normal," "Excellent," "Excellent," and "Perfect." Just like the famous lottery roulette wheel on Earth, the normal region was the largest, taking up 40% of the prize. The following regions were 30%, 20%, and 10% respectively.
"These should be different enhancement effects. The rarer the enhancement, the more powerful it is," Li Shuyi said.
Bai Xiaowen, on the other hand, was very open-minded about it. "Normal level enhancement effects are not necessarily weak. Everything depends on the compatibility …" He thought of the old demon's Flash skill. Because of the high compatibility between Lv. 4 and Lv. 7 enhancement effects, this ordinary skill rose to the level of a control skill with an extremely high tactical status.
Bai Xiaowen turned the roulette wheel. The needle spun quickly, then slowly slowed down.
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