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Everyone in the team shared a common goal, and so there was a sense of identity among the team members . The job was dangerous, but not as risky as the other missions .
“Speaking of which, I wonder what happens to the Paragon of Destiny in Pine Town . It has taken so long, yet they haven’t found it,” Melissa whispered .
“I heard my uncle said, the Paragon of Destiny is hidden in a mouse in Pine Town, and the mouse is mutating and digging holes everywhere . So that the professors are too cautious about using more damaging techniques for fear of destroying the thing . ”
“No wonder it’s been dragging on for so long . ”
“Think about it . They have sent three Suppressor-class professors, yet nothing has come out of it yet . This is still within the area under our university’s control . Had it been in other places, it would already attract a lot of attention . ”
Listening to the chatter of the team, Lin Sheng stayed quiet . He raised the dark energy in his body to about seven hundred . According to the established categorization convention, 200 to 2,000 was within the realm of One Wing . So his current 700 was not too eye-catching but would come in handy when he needed it .
The bus passed through a dense pine forest after half an hour of travel . The driver produced his pass as an officer and his men came on board for inspection . Lin Sheng and the others produced their student IDs before they were allowed to pass through .
They were on their way again . Occasionally, Lin Sheng saw armored vehicles and troop carriers parked on the side of the road . Sometimes, he saw dark energy-reinforced battle vehicles with white discs, like the ones Redwin had and he had seen in Xilin before .
They looked similar, but still, it evoked in Lin Sheng a sense of nostalgia for Xilin . After all, he had been living there for over ten years .
Melissa did not look particularly beautiful . Like an ordinary country girl, she was simple in the way she dressed . Naive and casual, and not manipulative, Melissa was very open while chatting with Lin Sheng . She never minced her words when it came to her opinions about other students and professors .
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Lin Sheng talked to her as the bus ground ahead . Because of the many roadblocks, it was not until the afternoon that the team finally arrived at Pine Town, the location of the mission .
Pine Town was just an ordinary town with a small population . If not for the discovery of the Paragon of Destiny in the mine, no one would have heard of this place .
The place they had arrived at was a defense station . Just like a police station, but the Asterism had taken over the place . They handed over the job right away as soon as the team arrived .
The job was not complicated . The first patrol was from eight to ten in the morning . And the second patrol was from eight to ten in the evening . And the Asterism had sent the patrol route to Lin Sheng, the team leader, via phone . They had also handed over a three-story mansion with over ten bedrooms to choose from . There were cooks to take care of their food, and laundry service too . It looked really not bad .
“Nothing is good about this place except for the cheap land prices . It would have cost an arm and a leg to stay in this kind of mansion,” someone in the team lamented .
“It would take at least a year of my pocket money!” Another member sighed .
“I’m better . I can earn enough for this if I’m lucky with the poker game . It’s just a few million . ”
“You parvenus! It costs three years of my pocket money to buy this! Stop bragging in front of a broke person like me!”
Lin Sheng did not know what to say as he listened to the sarcasm . They were a privileged team and each of them was obviously freaking wealthy .
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After looking around the mansion, he instructed Melissa to assign rooms for the team members . He then took a stroll outside .
Their main threat was monsters called wildlings . These monsters were invisible . Only the transcendent could see them . But even so, any ordinary humans could kill these monsters with a stick if they could see them . That was how puny these monsters were .
However, when the monsters came in hordes, they would pose a threat . But generally, they were timid creatures as an individual but would become gutsy once they were in groups .
Such was the situation in Pine Town . The wildlings attacked towns and villages in groups .
A thin strip of pine forest surrounded the mansion on all sides . Yellow pine needles and cones were everywhere, covering the forest like a thick blanket on the ground . Black pine trees were unique to this place . Their trunks were full of burls, and their bark was dark with white spots . From time to time, small ants and bugs could be seen climbing up and down the pine trees .
The pine trees emanated a unique rosin scent . As the wind blew through the forest, the rosin scent would permeate the air .
Lin Sheng took a tour of the surroundings . The mansion was located in the middle of a pine forest . A highway was on the periphery leading to the town . And the straight line distance between the mansion and the town was less than a hundred meters . At the rear of the mansion was a large expanse of black pine forest . A wooden house of the forest ranger could be seen half-hidden in the forest when looking from afar .
Done with the tour, Lin Sheng headed to the ranger’s house . He wanted to see if he could meet the ranger, from whom he might get a better idea of the terrain of the area .
Before he barely made out some distance, Lin Sheng saw two outsiders in front of the ranger’s hut . The easiest way to distinguish between outsiders and locals was to look at their attire . Outsiders were more fashionable, which was apparent at a glance .
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It looked like the outsider, one stood while the other squatted, was looking for something on the ground . At first, Lin Sheng thought they were tourists . But as he drew closer, he sensed a trace of dark energy wafting from far away .
His heart missed a beat . And before he could ask, the two persons saw him and ran away .
“Hey, stop!” Lin Sheng gave chase for a while, his voice loud, but it was just a show . This was only a credit mission . There was no need to be so serious . As he came closer, he saw a monkey-like, yellow-haired monster lying at the spot where the two persons were a while ago . The monster’s chest was cut open . It was dead . It looked like it was a golden monkey with four hands .
“Is this a wildling?” It was a place under the control of Baine University, yet it had been trespassed by outside Darksiders . The attraction of the Paragon of Destiny was remarkable .
Lin Sheng examined the monster’s corpse for a while . He could not care less after he determined that it was the work of the One-wingers . A One-winger could range from 20 to 200 in their level of dark energy, which was wide a gap . His team of ten consisted of all One-wingers . They might not possess any actual combat ability, but they could definitely protect themselves with their dark energy, which could be pushed to the limit when they needed it .
“I need time to digest the alien powers of the Heart of the Damned . It seems that I would be able to finish that in two weeks . Besides, I also need to convert the newly gained soul power into the blood of the Rock Dragon . The Crystal Warrior also needs detailed build . I mustn’t leave it as an empty shell . ” Lin Sheng had many things to do, so he did not bother about those little bugs . As long as those things did not interfere with his credit mission, he could turn a blind eye to them .
“They are the dark-energy students from Baine University . It’s already the third group . It looks like it will take some time to get the things from the hole . ”
Outside of the forest, two persons in camouflage uniform were whispering to each other .
“There is a patrol team here . We may have a problem getting in there now,” one said helplessly .
“Don’t worry about the rookies . They are just a group of students . Should worse comes to worst, I will shoot them one by one . Dark energy is nothing if they couldn’t master its power . When Rev . Yang Hui arrived, getting the thing would be a piece of cake . ”
“Baine University is getting too close . We must act fast . Otherwise, we may lose everything . ”
“Let’s see when the pastor could make it here . Hopefully soon . If not, we would be in even bigger trouble when those barbarians from the Sect of Circular Heart arrive . ”
“It doesn’t matter . Since many people have arrived in the town, it makes no difference if more sects come . When Rev . Yang Hui arrives, everything will fall in place . Let’s go!”
After that, the two individuals disappeared into the forest .
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