Langlois County.
Viscount Warren's manor.
As soon as Gu Qing Shan arrived, she was immediately invited into the study.
Viscount Warren was a middle-aged man with a kind expression, if it weren't for the long robe he was wearing that gave off thin, twisting shadows, he would be no different from an unassuming passerby.
As soon as he saw Gu Qing Shan, the Viscount immediately came forward and gave her a warm hug.
"Time sure flies, in just a blink of an eye, our Langlois County will soon have another handsome Baron" Viscount Warren commented.
"Thank you, I will do my best" Gu Qing Shan replied.
"Alright, let's take a look at the corpses first, we'll talk as we go" Viscount Warren said.
Following his orders, the corpses of the two wraiths were brought forward.
Their faces were still humanoid, but their bloated bodies, limbs, long claws, as well as the carapace on their backs clearly indicated that they had been modified by something.
"Seal the study, don't let anyone in or out" Viscount Warren ordered.
"Understood"
Everyone left, leaving only the Viscount and Gu Qing Shan.
"Rhode, what do you think happened to these two Wraith realm humans?" Viscount Warren asked.
"Sir Viscount, I'm guessing that they were hit by something, or rather, infected" Gu Qing Shan said.
"Is that so? If you don't mind, I'd like to collect their souls and observe the situation "Viscount Warren said.
"Of course I don't mind, please" Gu Qing Shan replied.
Viscount Warren walked in front of the two corpses, opened his palm, and muttered: "Dead souls, come forth"
Several translucent grey shadows flew out from his palm and landed on the two corpses.
The two corpses remained still.
"Their souls are no longer here, seems like they've returned to the Wraith realm, however — –"
Saying so, Viscount Warren reached out a finger and hooked it.
As if a string was being pulled, a faint glow slowly appeared between the two corpses.
"Come, take a look at what they ran into in your territory"
Viscount Warren quickly chanted an incantation.
The faint glow scattered to reveal a scene.
Two wraiths were crouching in the wilderness, looking down at the corpse of the giant wolf in front of them.
"This is the monster that Rode killed," an evil spirit said.
"Strange, we have records of the wild beasts and rare creatures of the Saint Spirit world, even legendary monsters and demigod lifeforms, but we've never seen this type of wolf before — — could it be a new breed?" another wraith asked.
The two of them did not notice that the void behind them silently opened up, and a rotten finger reached out and pressed on the back of their heads.
The rotten finger retracted, and the void immediately closed up without a sound.
After a moment of silence, the two evil spirits suddenly fell to the ground, twitching non-stop, and their bodies began to change drastically.
"Ahhhhhh!"
They hissed involuntarily and quickly turned into monsters.
Viscount Warren narrowed his eyes.
Gu Qing Shan knew what happened next.
The monster rushed into the small town of Ramon, eating everyone in sight.
Gu Qing Shan brought Crow and the Viscount envoy to kill the two monsters on the spot.
After reading it, Viscount Warren pondered.
"Seems like someone really was behind this …"
Gu Qing Shan added fuel to the fire: "Sir, I'm guessing that finger doesn't belong to our world"
"Ah? What proof do you have? "Viscount Warren asked.
Gu Qing Shan replied: "I remember that the Wraith realm has a lot of life-saving techniques, and they also know our Saint Spirit world very well, so they must have a corresponding defensive measure, unless — — -"
"Unless it's something that they've never seen before, which would be able to silently mutate them" Viscount Warren replied.
His expression became cautious as he walked up to the wall, picked up a small wooden mallet, and knocked on the clock on the wall.
"Esteemed military minister, Hand of the Empire's cavalry, his excellency Count Sith, I wish to see you, immediately" Viscount Warren respectfully said.
A few moments later.
"… Come, I was just about to look for you"
A heavy voice resounded from the clock.
Viscount Warren pointed his finger at the ground.
The two monster corpses instantly disappeared.
"I'm going to meet the Count first and inform him of this matter. Rhode, you should go and have some fun at the ball" Viscount Warren said.
"Yes, sir" Gu Qing Shan replied.
This should be a success.
Knight Moore was a subordinate of Count Sith's second knight regiment, so he would definitely report this matter to his superiors.
If Viscount Warren were to report this matter, he would definitely receive a lot of attention.
As an unappointed Baron, this was the most Gu Qing Shan could do.
Fortunately, the people of this world were all very powerful, so their judgment wouldn't be lacking, so they should be able to tell that this was a sign of the Apocalypse.
At that time, I would have accomplished the task that the world spirit requested of me.
Viscount Warren's figure disappeared into the void of space, but quickly returned.
He took out a black bow from the void of space, then told Gu Qing Shan:
"Rhode, I heard that you lost your bow, come and try this one"
"Sir, this is too expensive, I can't accept it" Gu Qing Shan declined.
Viscount Warren casually replied: "I've seen your battle. You wouldn't be able to accept it if it's just archery alone, but you have the power of Lightning, capable of separating the monster's soul from its body. At the same time, you also have the identity of a Condemner, which will allow you to further improve your strength"
Viscount Warren tossed the black bow to Gu Qing Shan and continued:
"As the agents of the gods in the mortal world, each of our strength is measured by our title," Roland said.
"Rhode, you will definitely become a qualified Baron, I am certain of this"
After saying so, Viscount Warren disappeared.
Gu Qing Shan held the black bow in his hand and silently stood still.
Strength … was it based on the title of nobility?
Viscount Warren worshipped the God of Slumber, a very powerful God.
In front of me, Viscount Warren was able to easily search the soul, even if he couldn't find the soul, he could still use the corpse to investigate the situation at the time.
This is already so powerful that it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a Divine Skill.
I wonder how powerful Count Sith is?
— — -at this point.
Gu Qing Shan looked down at the black bow in her hand.
The bow felt cold to the touch, a bit like metal, and carried the scent of blood.
A line of glowing text quickly appeared on the War God UI:
[Soul Artifact: Bow of Blooming Death]
[This bow has the ability: Flying Shadow]
[Flying Shadow: Constant ability, any arrow you fire will have its flight time reduced by 1 second]
Gu Qing Shan glanced over and couldn't help but exclaim: "What a good bow!"
From the surface, this seems like an ability that increases the speed of fire, but it isn't.
This is a constant time ability that will take effect at any time. When an enemy faces a flying arrow, they would easily misjudge it and lose the chance to evade.
— — -a Divine Artifact for sneak attacks.
I didn't think Viscount Warren would be so generous as to give me such a bow.
Gu Qing Shan left the study.
Crow was waiting on the hallway outside with a duck plushie in his arms.
He excitedly pinched a flame into a rose, then controlled the rose to manifest into a thin flame sword.
"Did you notice?" Crow asked.
"What is it?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"Not only is this world able to endure our full-powered combat, it can also help us better evolve — — because the Laws of Origin of this world are truly too powerful" Crow excitedly said.
Gu Qing Shan was a bit surprised.
If that's the case — –
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
Spirit energy immediately flowed into him.
The entire world was basically a super powerful spirit funnel formation.
At this point, a butler came and lightly bowed to Gu Qing Shan and Crow.
"Gentlemen, the ball has begun, please follow me" the butler said.
Gu Qing Shan and Crow exchanged glances.
After a brief moment of excitement, Crow lowered her head and muttered in a low voice:
"A ball … I don't want to accept those men's invitations …"
The butler looked at her, then at Gu Qing Shan, then silently gave Gu Qing Shan a thumbs up.
Gu Qing Shan didn't know what kind of expression to respond to that.
The duck plushie's voice suddenly resounded in Gu Qing Shan and Crow's minds:
"Be content, no one would ever invite a duck to dance"
Crow felt a bit of sympathy for him.
Gu Qing Shan also felt a bit reluctant.
He held the duck plushie in his hand and whispered: "Should I find a shapeshifting technique in this world to turn you back into human form?"
Before the duck plushie could say anything, a female voice suddenly resounded:
"Ah, this plushie is so cute! Can I hold it for a bit? "
Gu Qing Shan looked up.
Only to see a young aristocratic girl standing next to him, staring at the duck plushie in his hand.
"That … I'm sorry …"
As Gu Qing Shan was about to refuse, the duck plushie's resolute voice resounded in her mind:
"Say yes!"
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