"Ding dong!"
[You have joined the "Soul Hunter" faction, accumulating 300 points]
[Due to the special nature of the instance "Mariti Banquet", the faction rank list can hide your real na.]
[Would you like to hide it?]
Su Ming’an chose to hide.
This "hide real na" ant that he could make up any na he wanted, similar to creating an online userna.
After pondering for a mont, a na suddenly erged in his mory, which he then entered.
[Faction Points Rank List · Soul Hunt
No.1 Xiao Xiao: 300
No.2 Crow and His Beloved Pet: 192
No.3 Yafel: 190
No.4 A Light Pursuer: 146
No.5 Alex: 142
No.6 Breezy Underwear: 140
No.7 Devout Sanctuary Priest: 138
No.8 Little Dai: 136
No.9 Can’t believe so people can’t make the list: 135
...]
Once the rank list opened the self-naming mode, the list at first glance was chaotic, with even ancient online nas like "Breezy Underwear" popping up. It looked just like a page ga rank list.
If Su Ming’an guessed right, this second-ranked "Crow and His Beloved Pet" was probably a pseudonym used by Noel.
Apart from ranks three and five, who honestly used real nas, no one else created a remotely decent alias.
He had just entered his alias when he instantly jumped to the first place.
"Xiao Xiao" was a na he thought of in a flash of genius, which seed to be the na of an ordinary player he had previously encountered and was now borrowing.
He walked out of the Soul Hunter Departnt in the Eastern District, holding the large Nokia-like communicator Xie Li had given him, and after so research, found that this device had very limited functions: apart from calling headquarters and connecting with his four teammates, it had no other capabilities.
As he was researching, the three other players followed him.
"Su Ming’an, is that you?" Changtian called out.
Su Ming’an did not even bother to respond.
To him, the team system was just a burden; he had already decided to complete the tasks alone, since it was not mandatory to drag these teammates along in the Soul Hunt.
"Su Ming’an!" Seeing that he did not respond, Changtian took another step forward.
Ignoring the reactions of these three people, Su Ming’an just walked away.
He planned to find a place to stay nearby, as the instance still had eight or nine days to go, and he couldn’t spend every day on the street.
As for his presence, it wasn’t exactly a secret. Whether these players guessed it or not didn’t affect him at all.
Because in this massive instance for ten thousand players, he hadn’t used the Number Masking Shield. That device was singular and he had already used it in the White Sand Paradise instance.
...This also ant that in this ten thousand player instance, there definitely were people who knew he was in this instance and had followed him.
He walked swiftly, and behind him ca the soft voices of players discussing:
"...Could it be a mistake? Is that just an S-level Soul Hunter NPC?"
"I told you it doesn’t seem right, we’ve been talking there for so long and this Su Rin didn’t react at all. If he were a player, would he be so calm?"
"Who knows, right?"
"It doesn’t seem so, the probability is so low. I really don’t believe we’re unlucky enough to actually be in the sa instance as Su Ming’an. I think it’s just a normal NPC, otherwise he wouldn’t need to deny it..."
Yamada Machiichi listened silently to the conversation of the two players beside him and lowered his head.
Now, in the players’ eyes, being in the sa instance as the Number One Player had almost beco "unlucky" rather than "lucky."
After all, historical experiences told them that players in the sa instance as Su Ming’an generally did not end well.
...
Once sure that those three burdens had left, Su Ming’an circled back.
He still had three hundred faction points and a whole lot of Yate Stones, enough to exchange for many things.
He walked upstairs and found the Soul Hunt exchange point.
As he approached the exchange point, a blue screen unfolded in front of him, just like a props shop in a ga.
[Soul Hunter Faction · Exchange Point]
[Receive:
Detection Stone (per Karl/10 points)
Heart of the Soul Clan (based on the Soul Clan’s strength for price determination)]
[Sell:
Pulaya Panorama Map (60 points)
Mariti Banquet Entry Qualification (30 points)
Detection Stone (per Karl/10 points)
Blue Level Standard Equipnt (120 points)
High-level Recovery Potion (50 points)
...]
The items at the exchange point were mostly ordinary items Su Ming’an had seen before.
However, the prices of these items were quite accessible, and a player working hard for a few nights could afford a few decent Blue Level equipnt pieces.
It included the Pulaya Panorama Map and the Mariti Banquet Entry Qualification, probably providing a bit of fault tolerance for players who couldn’t find their way.
After scanning through a long list of low-end equipnt, his eyes suddenly lit up.
He saw two items at the bottom of the interface, starkly different from the rest.
[Hunter’s Glory (Purple Grade):]
Attack Power: 30~35
Durability: 15/15
Magazine Capacity: 20/20
Equipnt Requirent: Basic Gunmanship lv.1
Special Skill [Piercing Shot]: Fires all bullets in one second, causing high-level piercing AOE effect to enemies in front. When an enemy’s physical defense is below 45 points, it will cause a body explosion effect. Cooldown ti one minute.
Special Attributes [Heart of Soul Hunting]: Does an additional 150% damage to Soul Clan.
Special Attributes [Instant Death Judgnt]: When attacking the enemy’s vital spot, an instant death judgnt will be carried out.]
...
This is a gun.
The gun resembles a shotgun, with a thick barrel and a caliber between 12~20mm, appearing well-suited for close combat. The system describes the "Piercing Shot" skill as a high-power, explosive skill.
More importantly, firearms don’t have much connection with a player’s Four Dinsions Points; it’s not that the higher the player’s strength points, the higher the damage of the firearm. It’s a type of weapon that highly values its own quality, with damage directly related to the quality of the firearm itself.
Such weapons are very suitable for Su Ming’an.
Because he often switches between Shadow States, so of his equipnt does not adapt well to his rapidly changing Four Dinsions Points, but firearms, which ignore these points, are perfect for his variable quality state.
Previously in White Sand Paradise when he killed Xia Luoyang, he also obtained a Purple Grade gun nad "Wandering Night Walk," though that gun was more akin to a long-range sniper rifle, with only five rounds and a sniper-like charging shot skill.
One gun for close range, one for long range; if he could gather both guns, Su Ming’an would possess techniques to control elusive long-range enemies without always having to use spatial displacent to close the gap.
He was very satisfied with the attributes of this gun, so he glanced at the price—
[Exchange Points: 800]
...
A price set with no intention of letting players exchange it.
Su Ming’an looked at another item of high nobility in the exchange, a purple potion.
[Deity’s Blessing Potion (Quality: Rare)
Type: Consumable Prop
Effect: A blessing potion left by the deity of Cloud City. Upon consumption, it can improve the player’s physique, awakening special talents for Soul Hunting. It increases At least 10 points in total across Four Dinsions Attributes, and awakens at least one passive skill.
Exchange Points: 600]
...
These two items, nobly placed at the very bottom of the exchange column, stood out with their lofty prices, seemingly telling the players "just look and enjoy."
Su Ming’an stood in front of the exchange counter looking at these two items when he suddenly heard a door nearby open.
During the day, this Soul Hunter point was rather empty, with a few vacant sofas on the first floor, and nobody behind the exchange point on the second floor, until the door beside him opened, then he realized there was soone.
From the room next door, an elderly man with a gun on his waist walked out.
The old man had the complexion of a young person and a ruddy face, wearing a sowhat tight Soul Hunter uniform, and walked with a bit of a tremble.
Upon seeing Su Ming’an, he looked away as if seeing an ordinary person, but monts later, his gaze suddenly snapped back.
"Su Rin?" the old man exclaid in surprise.
"?" Su Ming’an was also surprised.
This old man was clearly a Soul Hunter from Pulaya, but Su Rin was a destitute noble from the Yate Empire; how did the old man recognize him?
The old man trembled slightly as he approached him, and squinted as if trying to confirm his identity.
After a mont, the old man sighed regretfully, "...Not him, just looks a bit alike. After all, it’s been so many years since the person left..."
"I’m here to exchange items," Su Ming’an said.
"Look around, please. Just let know what you’d like, young man, and oh, please show your Soul Hunter dal so I can look up your points," the old man said, extending his hand.
Su Ming’an handed over the badge, and upon seeing the clearly engraved "Su Rin" on the badge, the old man’s expression turned to astonishnt again.
"Really nad that, huh...?" The old man rubbed his eyes, seemingly in disbelief.
Su Ming’an didn’t know how to respond for a mont.
He was truly clueless about what good Su Rin might have done previously for people here to recognize him.
"No," the old man squinted his eyes and suddenly grasped his hand. "I think I know who you are, young man. You must be one of Su Rin’s descendants."
"?" Su Ming’an had not expected such a conclusion.
"Su Rin ascended to Cloud City sixty years ago and enjoyed his fortune," the old man spat, seemingly dissatisfied. "That guy, not only did he leave his child overseas, but he also gave him the exact sa na as himself. What was he thinking?"
He grasped Su Ming’an’s hand with so warmth, "Good kid. It’s a good thing you found your way back and beca a great Soul Hunter. Good, that’s very good. Just don’t disappear like that Su Rin once you ascend. It’s been so many years, and he hasn’t even responded once..."
Listening to him, Su Ming’an sowhat understood.
According to the old man, Su Rin seed to have had a grandfather also nad ’Su Rin’, who had ascended to Cloud City sixty years ago and then vanished without a trace.
"My grandfather... is now in Cloud City?"
Upon hearing, Su Ming’an knew only those who won in the ’Mariti Banquet’ could ascend to Cloud City and enjoy blissful days free from the harassnt of the Soul Clan and gain endless treasures. Could that ’Su Rin’ be the victor of sixty years ago?
"Yes. Counting the years, he should still be alive now," the old man seed lost in rembrance. "He was one of the first group who ascended to Cloud City, along with half of the people from Pulaya at that ti... I was quite envious back then..."
"Wait." Su Ming’an caught sothing amiss, "Half of the people?"
"Oops, I almost said too much, young man." The old man seed to co to a sudden realization and clapped his hands.
His ruddy face turned slightly, and his gaze wandered, apparently not wishing to make eye contact:
"These matters from sixty years ago were sealed by the royals, not to be spoken of. Only because I’m an old man close to the grave and an eyewitness can I rember this... Young man, if you want to know more, go to the Pulaya Library for the information. I just saw you’re an S Grade Soul Hunter, you should have the access... I can’t say much about this, talking too much might cause troubles."
Pulaya Library.
Su Ming’an morized this location.
The condition for ascending to Cloud City sixty years ago seems different from now.
Finding that Su Rin’s information should also help to unveil so of his own...
...
Carrying a Deity’s Blessing Potion worth 600 Points, Su Ming’an stepped out of the building.
Saya’s strength was on par with an S Grade Soul Hunter, belonging to a higher rank of the Soul Clan, her Heart of the Soul Clan valued at 300 Points—just enough for him to redeem this item.
He had yet to use the Yate Stone for Points exchange; the Yate Stone was a critical prop for a Perfect Pass, and he wasn’t going to use it yet.
The old man nad Cliff claid he would take care of Su Rin’s descendant and found him a place to stay.
The Eastern District was filled with poor residents, and the living conditions were not so good. What he could afford was a flat. However, the flat was not too dirty, and right next to it was the largest waterway in the Eastern District, which was convenient for travel.
Su Ming’an closed the door of the room, ready to try the potion, when he suddenly heard knocking sounds again.
Opening the door, an old woman with gray hair stood in front of him, smiling at him.
"Heard so noise next door, ca to say hello." The old lady was holding so freshly taken-in clothes, seemingly a neighbor living in the adjacent flat: "Young man, are you traveling from out of town?"
"Yeah."
The old lady shook the clothes in her hand, then suddenly squinted her eyes: "Young man, why do you look so familiar?"
Su Ming’an: "..."
It seems that since he ca to Pulaya, many people had said similar things.
"Su Rin—you must be Lord Su Rin!" The old lady suddenly exclaid, causing the neighboring residents to peek out curiously.
"I am his descendant, recently returned from abroad," Su Ming’an said.
"My, my... So you are Lord Su Rin’s descendant." The old lady looked at him several tis, very satisfied: "Indeed distinguished and talented... You look almost exactly like Lord Su Rin when he was young. When I saw you just now, I thought Lord Su Rin hadn’t aged a bit."
Hearing the old lady’s words, Su Ming’an suddenly paused.
A possibility suddenly fernted at the bottom of his heart.
He rembered that when viewing Su Rin’s mory Stone, Su Rin had ntioned "eternity."
Upon reflection.
...Su Rin seed to be playing a much larger ga.
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