"I’ve found a pretty good commission," Raymond said to Zheng Yichen and the others at the tavern. This ti, it wasn’t just about drinking together—it was a gathering of their whole Hunter-Demon squad.
"What kind of commission?" John asked lazily. Since deciding to retire, he had beco quite slack, still keeping up with daily training but without the focus from before. The others were more or less the sa.
After making that decision, the determination they had to earn money over the past few months had dissipated. After all, they had already made enough money. If the commission Raymond was talking about was difficult to complete, they might not take it.
"An escort mission."
"Hm? Such a commission doesn’t have much to do with us, does it?" John was now curious. They were Hunter-Demons, after all, not your typical escorts. Employers wouldn’t co to them for such tasks, and even if the Hunter-Demons approached them, the clients wouldn’t choose them.
Most Hunter-Demons were constantly on the move; having them escort sothing was akin to ’throwing a at bun to a dog’... Hunter-Demons, compared to ordinary people, were stronger and better at dealing with extraordinary creatures, but aside from that, they were no different than anyone else.
They wouldn’t beco nobler because of it; they had all the sa follies as other people.
"That would normally be the case, but all of you have settled down here in Hazy City, and the employer has other requirents, so we can take this commission," Raymond explained the main details of the commission.
They needed to deliver an item to another place, but there was a ti constraint imposed by the employer. This ant they couldn’t take the usual, safer routes, which would take more than twice the allocated ti. Therefore, they would have to venture through so dangerous areas.
Those areas were often rife with activities of Black Darkness creatures. Large groups would find it difficult to escape encounters with them, and small groups without enough combat prowess would be killed. Their small squad was just right for the job.
"What about the pay?" asked John, who was planning to retire. Without this commission, he would officially retire in a couple of days.
"Higher than what we earned from dealing with the vampire nest," Raymond replied.
John was tempted. The mission against the vampire nest had been the most profitable in the past few months, despite the cost of two teammates’ lives. After all, wasn’t this line of work about trading lives for money?
The pay for this escort mission was so high that, although it would take up a lot of ti, it would be worth it as long as they completed the task within the limited tifra.
Passing through dangerous areas was hardly an issue. There was no requirent to eliminate those Black Darkness creatures; they could simply avoid or deter them to evade fighting. With so luck, there might not even be a battle.
"This... I consent," another Hunter-Demon spoke up before John could respond. "Might as well make it the last perfect action before retirent."
"I have no objections, just perfect for retiring completely after this ti," John added, thinking that finishing with this commission would make for a decent end to his career, the primary allure being the generous pay.
"Where are we heading?" Zheng Yichen, however, seed sowhat hesitant. The nature of the escort mission conflicted with his thoughts, as braving dangerous areas didn’t necessarily an fighting the extraordinary creatures.
"A chapel. The employer requires us to deliver a Subduing Item there," Raymond said.
Zheng Yichen was even more perplexed: "A chapel of the church? Don’t we have cathedrals here as well?"
The city they lived in was a tropolis, equivalent to a place like New York on Earth. Why would a Subduing Item need to be delivered from here to another city’s chapel? Was it a slight against the local cathedrals? Moreover, Raymond’s commission didn’t sound related to the church, probably.
"No, it’s a place called the Dusk Cathedral," Raymond shook his head. "Where we deliver it isn’t our concern. If it were ant for the local cathedral, there wouldn’t be a commission like this."
"The Dusk Cathedral? I’ve never heard of that place," John was puzzled too. The church’s tolerance for heretics and other beliefs wasn’t just poor, it was utterly intolerant. Now, Raymond ntioned a place that clearly had no connection with the church, inviting curiosity.
It sounded like an inconspicuous place. John soon moved past his doubts, just as Raymond had said—if it weren’t ant for another location, there wouldn’t be such a promising commission.
Knowing the destination and being assured of the paynt was enough.
"We’ll discuss the details at my house tomorrow; the employer is quite anxious," said Raymond, turning to Zheng Yichen, who still seed ’hesitant,’ and advised, "This commission is a good one, and you’ve wanted to visit other cities, right? You can use this mission to make a detour there."
"Hm? En route?"
"Right," Raymond took out a beast skin map. "After we complete the mission, it won’t take long to reach this city here."
He pointed to another city on the map.
"I’ll consider it and give you my answer tomorrow."
"Alright."
Leaving the tavern, Zheng Yichen’s expression didn’t change much, but back at his residence, he struggled to maintain his composure. The Dusk Cathedral?
A place he thought he would never encounter again had just been ntioned by Raymond, which seed sowhat far-fetched to Zheng Yichen.
The Dusk Cathedral in Hazy City, and one in this world too? Coincidence?
"What’s wrong?" Katrina noted his unusual expression and asked as she sat beside him.
"I’ve co across a new commission that conveniently passes through another city. I’m considering so things."
"So things?"
"I’ll find out more tomorrow."
The Dusk Cathedral, oh, that place had a very special aning for Zheng Yichen.
The following day, Zheng Yichen arrived at Raymond’s house. There, the previously lazy John and the others were now serious. Since this was to be their last commission, and a challenging yet lucrative one, there was no longer room for a careless attitude—they didn’t want to fail their final mission.
"I’ve made my decision. I’ll join the next commission and afterwards head to the next city."
"Hahaha, indeed, one shouldn’t miss such an opportunity. Co, co, take a seat," Raymond laughed twice. "Since Chang Qing has also decided, we don’t need to find anyone else for this commission."
Raymond brought out a new map: "This is the map provided by the employer."
The map was similar to the one Raymond had shown earlier but with a higher precision and many more reference points marked on it. The specific location they were headed to was clearly labeled on the map.
Zheng Yichen paid attention to this; was this Dusk Cathedral the one he was thinking of?
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