Mission Upgrade
The steward of the city lord's manor was a kind-looking old man. His figure was slightly out of shape, and he had a small mustache. His eyes flashed with sharp light.
It seemed like this old man who could become the general manager of Barren Sands City was no ordinary person.
"You must be the elites of Skyspan Academy."
As soon as they entered the city lord's manor, the steward walked up to them.
"We're from Skyspan City's Skyspan Academy. Your esteemed city issued a mission request to our academy, so we're here," said Xue Mo solemnly.
"You're finally here," sighed the steward. He looked up at the deathly aura permeating the sky. "I'm afraid our Barren Sands City is about to face a calamity."
"Why do you say that, steward?" asked Jiang Yong.
"The mission mentioned that over a dozen nearby tribes died in a single night, right? Let me tell you, in the past few days, the death toll has increased yet again, and it's growing faster and faster. The city lord's manor has already sent over a dozen teams to investigate, but they haven't found anything. More importantly …. "
The steward's expression darkened.
"None of the teams we sent have returned either!"
Ye Zichen and the others were stunned. The city lord's personal guards were all sky supremes, yet none of them had returned ….
"When we asked for help from the Skyspan Trading Company, we were judged to be sky supremes. However, based on the rate of death, this mission is no longer sky supreme-level. Our Barren Sands City has already sent a request for help to the Sea of Innocence and neighboring Divine Mountains. Children, I'm very grateful that you came to Barren Sands City, but this is no longer something you can investigate. You should go back! "
The mission's difficulty had increased.
Ye Zichen and the others' eyes flashed with solemnity. When they looked at each other, they could see the seriousness in each other's eyes.
"What should we do? Should we go back now?" transmitted the two golden flowers of the Appearance Association.
This transmission was a group one, so everyone in Skyspan Academy received it.
Everyone was silent. After a while, Jiang Yong furrowed his brows and transmitted back.
"Steward, you said this mission isn't something we can complete, so there's an eighty percent chance we can't. I'm sure the academy has received word as well. Xue Mo, did you receive the academy's order to withdraw? "
"No," replied Xue Mo.
When the steward said that the level of the mission had increased, she looked at the communication device and did not receive any news from the academy.
"Are we leaving or not?" Li Hu asked.
"Xue Mo was the one who accepted the mission, and we were hired by Xue Mo. We've decided to leave it to her. If she wants to leave, then she'll leave. If she wants to continue … then our Appearance Association can continue. "Murong Xue made her decision.
Everyone looked at Xue Mo. She bit her lip and said nothing. In the end, she looked at Ye Zichen.
"Ye Zichen, what do you think?"
The people of the Appearance Association and the Ascendant Pill Association never thought that the decision would fall into the hands of the only person who wasn't a Heavenly Supreme.
Ye Zichen knit his brows. In truth, he'd been mulling things over.
The steward of Barren Sands City wouldn't lie to them, and Skyspan Academy would definitely receive word that their missions had been upgraded.
The academy hadn't recalled the mission, nor had they given them any instructions to return. There was no way the academy would let the outstanding students they'd nurtured die for no reason. It was highly likely that the academy had determined that they were qualified to complete the mission.
After a brief moment of hesitation, Ye Zichen voiced his thoughts.
With that, Jiang Yong nodded. "I think Brother Ye's right. There's no way the academy would let us die for no reason. Since they haven't given us any instructions, they must be absolutely certain that we can complete the mission. Or perhaps they've already sent people to protect us in secret."
"Please don't repeat Little Brother Ye's words, alright?" Murong Xue rolled her eyes. "That only makes you seem brainless, but I agree with Little Brother Ye's analysis."
"In that case, let's continue with the mission."
After the Appearance Association and the Aspiration Pill Association responded, Xue Mo made the final decision.
"Of course, if you want to withdraw from the mission, you can do so now. No one will think you're a coward. No matter what, this mission isn't just for sky supremes. "
"We'll listen to you, Big Sis," said the Appearance Association's Golden Flower.
Pan Sheng didn't reply, but his resolute gaze made it clear what he wanted to say.
"This is Anti-Upheaval's mission to begin with. If our reinforcements aren't withdrawing, how are we supposed to withdraw?" Li Hu grinned. "Besides, Luo Zi and I just got back from the Grizzly Bears. We have to put on a good show."
The only one who wanted to withdraw was Chen Guangfa. When he heard that the mission's grade had increased, his reaction was the greatest. Unfortunately, no one around him wanted to withdraw. After a moment's thought, he could only grimace.
"I won't withdraw either."
Xue Mo nodded, then glanced gratefully at Murong Xue, Jiang Yong, and the others. Then, she turned to look at her doddering boss, Consul.
"Supervisor, we still want to continue with the mission. Barren Sands City and Skyspan City are on the same side, and Skyspan Academy's students are only able to study in peace because of the support of the Northern Divine Mountain's countless cities. Now that Barren Sands City is in trouble, we'd like to offer our meager help. "
"This ….." The supervisor hesitated, but when he saw their resolute faces, he couldn't help but nod. "The road to becoming strong is filled with thorns. Your fearlessness reminds me of my youth. Blindly protecting you will indeed hinder your future growth. Fine ….. Then I'll make the decision and let you continue with this mission. If you succeed, Barren Sands City is willing to pay three times the previous price as a reward. "
"Thank you for your recognition, Supervisor," said Xue Mo, cupping her hands. Xue Mo cupped her fists and said, "I don't know where we should start. Please guide us, Lord Steward."
"Not long ago, the City Lord led Barren Sands City's elites to investigate the tribes to the northwest. You can leave the city and head there to meet up with him," said the supervisor.
Little did they know, at that very moment, at Skyspan Academy.
"Did you get in touch with Xue Mo?"
The academy's dean frowned at the middle-aged man in the room. The middle-aged man had already sent out countless messages on his transmission device. When the dean questioned him, he shook his head.
"No."
The dean slammed his hand down on the long table made of divine wood. The middle-aged man trembled in fright.
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