Origin Paradise!

Jiang He also saw the "Star Corpse," a humanoid life form radiating an eye-catching, intense light. The reason he judged it to be a corpse was because a clearly visible giant sword was stuck in its head.

"The world beyond the world, huh?"

“Back in my hometown, there were definitely no such things in the starry sky.” Wuhe looked away, his tone certain, then turned uncertain, “Perhaps the origin obscured the true starry sky. For high-level life forms, observing them also means being perceived by them.”

Jiang He had no way of knowing the answer to this question.

"Boss, what do we do next?"

Alchemy.

"That's right, it seems like there's nothing we can do about it."

Wuhe regained his composure, preened his feathers a few times, and if his boss wasn't flustered, he wouldn't be either.

Jiang He tidied up the counter and continued alchemy. He had exchanged military merits for 500 sets of materials, which he planned to use to make 400 alchemical vitality potions and 100 alchemical piercing bullets. He intended to sell 300 of the potions to Chu Fuqiang, or more precisely, to the Order Bureau behind him.

As night deepened, bottles of medicine were neatly arranged on the ground, their number steadily increasing.

……

A month later.

The headquarters of the British Expeditionary Force moved into Amiens.

The cavalrymen rode their warhorses through the streets and alleys, loudly announcing the victory at the Battle of the Somme. Despite the loss of more than 600,000 men, the British and French had indeed made a great advance on the front.

Tommy went up to the second floor and vaguely heard strange noises coming from inside, like muffled, oppressive thunder. He knocked on the door and went in. The guy inside was still practicing that strange technique.

“I planned to return to the mainland with the rotating troops, and the lieutenant general approved it. He said we should both get out of here as soon as possible.”

Jiang He opened her eyes and heard the notification sound that the main quest was completed.

"I'm planning to go on a trip."

Tommy almost had a question mark pop out of his head. "Rhine, it's just a victory in the Battle of the Somme, not the end of the war. I think there's still a long way to go. Why don't you come back to Birmingham with me? I'll introduce you to my sister. You seem to be about the same age as her."

Jiang He shook her head and looked out the window.

"There are small packages on the wardrobe."

Tommy first looked in the direction Tommy was looking, but all he saw was a clear sky with clouds. When he turned back a little later, Rhine was no longer in the room.

"Elusive."

Tommy was used to this. He walked into the house and went to the wardrobe, where a small package was placed. When he opened it, he found fifty alchemical piercing bullets, fifty doses of vitality potions, twenty black gems, and a note.

"Stay away from anything that smells of sulfur, and kill it if you have no other choice."

The group of words representing "must" is highlighted in red.

Tommy looked grave. The Wildebeest Rider's intuition told him that the warning on the note was very important, as if a strange change was quietly approaching.

Chapter 103 World Settlement

[Task Name: Bloodstained Survival]

[Main Mission: Survive until the end of the Battle of the Somme, kill fifty Prussian soldiers. Completed]

[Task Rewards: ① 300 game coins and experience points ② Targeted rare quality skill ③ One free attribute point and one skill point]

[Task Rating: S+, 250% bonus to experience points and in-game currency]

[Note: Your player level has reached LV7. You have gained one free attribute point and one skill point, your energy has increased by 100, and your inventory has increased by one cubic meter.]

……

In the real world, in a room on the deck of a death cruise ship on the high seas.

Jiang He looked away from the clock; only a second had passed since the mission began.

He allocated his two free attribute points to Agility and Constitution respectively, and then allocated his two skill points to Gun Mastery.

[Agility: 10+2 → 11+2]

[Constitution: 8→9]

[Spear Mastery: LV3→LV5 (Deals 35% extra damage when using spear-type weapons)]

Immediately afterwards, Jiang He opened his player panel.

[Player Name: Mo Ke]

[ID: 79966]

[Player Level: LV7 (215/700)]

[Game Coins: 766]

[Supplies container: 7 cubic meters]

[Energy Value: 1600/1600]

[Life Level: Elite Humans of the Bronze Age]

[Strength: 8+1]

[Agility: 11+2]

[Constitution: 9]

[Spirit: 7+1]

[Charm: 7+1]

[Active Skills: Bloodbat Knight - Soul Armor - Excellent, Hunting Engine - Excellent, Sword Scale Snail Dragon Armor - Excellent, Heartless Death Curse - Rare, Beast Eye - Common, Hypnosis - Common]

[Passive Skills: Gun Mastery LV5, Fishing Mastery LV1, Alchemy LV1]

[Energy Trait: Rare - Corrosion LV55]

[物品：长恨枪·破甲、混乱爆炸工程器、蚕生、猩红洗礼、狮心王护手、狮心王头盔、自由鸟之戒、驼峰袋、鲸歌左轮、蝇戒、焰蚁玉、蛟鳞甲、未旦风衣、遗憾军靴、冷牙刺刀、黑脊长裤、双头鹰裹尸旗、朱砂镜、变服胸针、绅士镜片、黑光宝石*66、黑宝石*779、活力药剂*380、穿裂弹*50，世界邀请函*2]

[Titles: Duke of the Pacification, Major, Red Knight, Knight of the Never-Setting Sun]

After briefly browsing the panel, Jiang He received his targeted rare-level skill.

[Name: Animal Companion 0/3]

[Category: Active Skill]

[Quality: Rare]

[Effect ①: Hunters form a partnership with animals, enjoying remote communication and location sensing that transcends distance in the world]

[Effect 2: After collecting enough partners, you will be given one opportunity to swap positions/spaces once a week, up to a maximum of three times]

[Effect 3: Animal companions can participate in derivative and world quests with hunters, and their deployment locations are safe and random.]

[Note: Key class abilities for Hunters]

Jiang He nodded silently. If animal companions cannot accompany you into dungeons, then the hunter class should simply be removed.

He got up and went to the bathroom. The young man in the mirror was wearing a knee-length black trench coat, black shoes and black pants, and a white military shirt on his upper body. The position of the Cold Fang bayonet was changed to the right forearm. All other props were currently in the inventory bag.

A blood-stained banner appeared, embroidered with a double-headed eagle pattern.

"Come."

The crimson spider, which had been placed in the restroom before the mission began, heard the order and quickly went to the flag.

Jiang He didn't hesitate. He was completely unfamiliar with this strange spider that he had caught in the vast wilderness and border region. Strictly speaking, they had only spent a few hours together, so he felt no burden when he started fighting.

The shroud banner gradually enveloped the spider, which struggled desperately but still became part of the banner.

In the world of remnants, the royal family of the ancient Byzantine Empire inherited the power of the double-headed eagle, which allows the double-headed eagle knights to possess two knightly abilities. When the crimson spider became part of the banner, this rare treasure suddenly shattered, and countless points of light merged into the user's body, giving the original soul armor an additional cloak.

[Hint: You have become the Blood Spider Knight]

Jiang He raised his hand in protest. As an authorized player and executor who had hunted down violators, he should receive some special treatment for such a trivial matter as changing a title.

[Hint: You have become a Bloodthirsty Knight]

[Hint: You have gained two points of Constitution.]

[Constitution: 9→9+2]

[Hint: You have acquired Blood Poison - Blood Absorption Growth]

[Bloodbath Progress Bar: 12%]

[Common-grade Blood Poison: Deals 12% additional poison damage]

Jiang He was a little disappointed. The best expectation was to obtain the terrifying ability to grow infinitely by absorbing blood with the Corpse Banner and the Crimson Spider. But obviously, the alien spiders that were randomly caught on the border were far from being so powerful. However, the growth-type blood poison ability was still acceptable, since the cost was very low, only requiring the absorption of heart blood.

Based on previous experiments, the current ordinary-grade blood poison is enough to kill a farmed pig in two or three seconds. In the future, when it is upgraded to rare and superior grade, its effects will become even more outstanding.

Jiang He temporarily took off his trench coat and shirt, turned his head to look in the mirror, and saw a hideous spider pattern on his back, with a pair of blood-red wing patterns extending from his back to his shoulders.

First, enormous blood wings unfolded, their blades curling up as they touched the bathroom. Then, eight limbs emerged from the spider pattern, as if the creature were equipped with a perfectly fitting exoskeleton.

To date, the Hunter Extermination system has taken initial shape. Melee combat includes gun skills and spears, ranged combat includes sniper rifles and alchemical bullets, and defense includes energy armor and clothing items. Bloodwing's flight and agility specialization stats support movement.

After retracting her blood wings and spider legs, Jiang He put on her clothes, turned around, and walked out of the room.

As they reached the edge of the deck, the familiar scent of the sea wafted over them, and the sun shone brightly in the sky. Due to the dangerous nature of the Death Cruise game, the invitees here were making the most of their free time to indulge themselves.

"Would you like a glass of ice-cold freshly squeezed lemonade?"

On the boat railing, a young woman sipped her juice, her expression a mix of aloofness and arrogance, somewhere between stiff and relaxed. She had beautiful fox-like eyes, long black hair that fell naturally, and her overall attire was conservative, with a long skirt trailing over her slender calves and a black women's belt cinching her waist. The cuffs were embroidered with delicate lotus flowers.

Si Ning immediately located the person's position. At first, she didn't know that this guy was actually a high-risk individual carrying a large amount of explosives. Moreover, judging from the three rare-grade longswords he had obtained, he had probably gone on a killing spree in the Remnant World. The Mantis Treasure was Otto's main weapon that he never parted with, according to the King's Shield archives.

"A rum bar, please," Jiang He said.

Si Ning snapped her fingers, and a few minutes later, a waiter happened to pass by. The rum on the tray was not the inferior product from the Somme Front; the amber liquid in the exquisite glass rippled slightly, and cherries floated on the ice.

"I have complete control of this ship. From Ms. A to Mr. Z, every single one of them is an elite-level Skeleton Mosquito Man. However, K's lifespan is coming to an end. Do you want to take over? The workload is not heavy and it is very simple. When players arrive on the ship, I will pick you up in a lemon car. You just need to shoot and kill them. Killing a player will earn you 500 game coins."

"Why don't you do it yourself?" Jiang He glanced sideways. Objectively speaking, the other party was very strong. The Abyss Logic Disease was enough to complete the first kill. The core ability, Flower Sword Eye, nurtured at least three swords. It couldn't be that they were just collected and kept for display.

"Ha." Si Ning was puzzled by the other party's doubts. "I am the captain. My most important responsibility is to control the direction. The internal purge is of course left to the first mate."

Jiang He's face darkened. "I didn't agree to get on the ship."

"You're not going to make money off in-game currency?"

"……earn."

Chapter 104 Return and Lion Shoulder Armor

The death cruise ship sailed silently on the high seas.

As the sea breeze blew by, Jiang He asked directly:

Where did you get so many game coins?

The three transactions totaled five or six thousand yuan. After her stay ended, Si Ning returned and seemed to have a fuller wallet, asking for five hundred yuan at a time.

"I'm like a businessman."

"We have business all over the world."

"Otherwise, why would we be sailing around at sea every day?"

Si Ning took out a few banknotes, rubbed her fingernails against the ship's railing, and sparked a cluster of sparks at her fingertips. She first ignited the banknotes, then rolled the lemon peel from the juice into a cigarette, lit it, and exhaled not blue smoke, but a sour mist containing the fragrance of fruit peel.

Jiang He couldn't understand how someone could have such an abstract obsession with lemons.

Si Ning revealed some information and said calmly, "The Current Border Defense Council consists of three main parts: the Council that makes decisions, the Peace Legion that is responsible for combat, and the Hidden Council that oversees development. Because the international organizations are still in a state of competition, the Peace Legion is not worth expecting and is just a figurehead. But the Hidden Council is adept at navigating both sides and has considerable power."

"The Hidden Office adheres to the principle of maintaining the security of the present situation at all costs. Some of its decisions, if made public, can definitely cause a huge uproar. Therefore, it needs some outsourcing companies."

"This ship is a ghost ship that has returned from the depths of the dead. Its special environment makes it extremely easy to breed vengeful spirits. The Hidden Academy feels that the current defense council is far from sufficient and is significantly inferior to the official organizations of the major nations. Therefore, it plans to form several legions."

"Thanks to low cost and stable output, I won the bid. The Wraith Legion is one of them. If the Wraiths were not difficult to command and guide, I could have even monopolized this big business and turned the Hidden Academy's Legion Project into the Wraith Project."

Si Ning looked at the laughing and playing crowd on the deck and said indifferently, "Those who are not greedy cannot board this ship. The New Las Vegas lives up to its name, except that the stakes are lives. The [hell] below the cabin is a place that creates vengeful spirits. Because of food and water, the eliminated ones betray, fight, scramble, survive, and bully the weak. In fact, if the food and water provided are distributed equally, it is enough for everyone to survive. But there are always people who want to eat their fill, even to the point of monopolizing, squandering, and wasting, yet they are stingy and unwilling to give up even a little bit. It's really too interesting."

"Oh."

Jiang He leaned against the ship's railing and responded lazily.

A long and awkward silence followed, broken only by the wind ruffling their hair.