Chapter 92 Assessment – Exploring the Coast (3k)
“What’s going on? Old man, you’re making a fuss about nothing. While that blockhead doesn’t usually give low scores, he never gives anything above “good”.”
Youyou stretched her neck, pouted, and her gaze fell on Mr. Li’s phone. Her eyes widened in surprise, and then she frowned, murmuring, “That shouldn’t be right? Did he make a mistake?”
“Let this old man take a closer look.”
Mr. Li waved his hand, continued chatting on his phone, and occasionally glanced at Su Jiu with surprise.
After about half a minute, he put his phone away, looked at Su Jiu deeply, and said with some admiration, “Not bad, you’re very good. Excellent resume, unparalleled combat power…”
“Thank you for your praise, senior.” Su Jiu stood up slightly and bowed, wearing a Hanfu that gave her an ancient aura.
Talking to the head of the Night Watchers, she didn’t dare to be too casual and maintained a very respectful attitude.
“Don’t be too nervous, just treat me as a regular old man and continue.”
Mr. Li took a sip of his white cocktail and said softly. Just as Su Jiu was about to relax, he narrowed his single eye, his expression seemed to turn serious, and he looked at Su Jiu intently before changing the subject and asking, “You saved that male student twice, once in the car and once at the shop entrance. Why didn’t you save him? That’s not justifiable in terms of morality.”
“My junior is not unwilling to save him, but my strength is limited.”
Upon hearing this, Su Jiu’s expression stiffened, and she secretly thought, ‘This is bad.’ She definitely knew what the other party meant.
As expected, official organizations like those in Dragon Country took failing to save a civilian very seriously.
“Bang!”
Mr. Li slammed his wine glass down heavily, snorted coldly, and a little liquid splashed onto the surrounding counter. “Let me ask you, do you know the rules of the Night Watchers?”
Under the warm yellow light, a sense of pressure was inexplicably amplified. Su Jiu then noticed that many people in the bar were looking over, some watching the show, some with amusement.
Sensing the pressure from their gazes, Su Jiu swallowed and cursed inwardly. She almost forgot that these people knew some of her skills.
Despite being flustered, she maintained a respectful expression: “My junior truly could not heal such injuries. As for that Intermediate Potion Badge, it was a gift from a friend. I know I should have done my best to buy him time, but… I don’t like that person.”
“You don’t like that person…”
Mr. Li’s expression was solemn, and he was about to say something more.
“Come on, old man, drop the act. With no Vigilantes from the Ministry of Supervision out this late… and besides, Miss Su Jiu isn’t some hot-blooded little white rabbit.”
Youyou rolled her eyes again, nudged his large glass with the base of her own, and turned to Su Jiu with a smile, “The old man is just scared of being reported. He does this every time a new recruit comes…”
“What do you mean?”
Su Jiu blinked in confusion and looked at Mr. Li. She saw him make a very youthful gesture, shrugging helplessly and taking another sip of wine.
Before Su Jiu could ask further, Mr. Li’s expression became even more serious than moments ago. “However, the way you handled that boy was indeed problematic, even worse than Ren.”
“But I saved him once already…”
Su Jiu was genuinely baffled now. Her handling was problematic? But she had done all she could.
When she saw a fierce glint flash in Mr. Li’s single eye, her heart trembled slightly. Could it be…?
Indeed, Mr. Li burst into laughter, and as he laughed, the people around them also began to chuckle.
Then, he looked Su Jiu straight in the eyes with that fierce gaze, slowly revealing a mouth of rotten yet white remaining teeth, and proclaimed loudly:
“Save? Why save someone you’ve already completely offended? Isn’t it the best fate for a scoundrel to die at the hands of a demon? If it were anyone in this bar, that person wouldn’t have left alive.
“Including Ren… You’re too kind.”
“Thank you for your guidance, senior. I will keep it in mind.”
Su Jiu avoided his gaze and took a small sip of her wine. Her heart suddenly felt at ease. She understood that she had acted according to her own principles, drawing her sword against injustice, and she would continue to do so…
As for that boy…
With that amount of blood loss, he wouldn’t have made it to the hospital… After all, she wasn’t an angel.
“Slap!”
The next moment, Mr. Li threw a booklet in front of her. The paper was slightly damp and smelled of the sea. He smiled and said, “Night Watcher’s Handbook. When necessary, it can be used for many things, such as legal killing!”
After taking another large gulp and letting out a burp, he added, “And stop calling me senior. Just call me Old Man like them…”
Su Jiu nodded gently, took the handbook, and felt a slight dampness in her hands, likely from Mr. Li’s sea battles with demons. As she looked at it, her eyelids began to twitch wildly.
“Is this a photo from the educational system?”
Damn, it was a photo of her in her Zhi Yuan school uniform, with that dead fish eye expression. Anyone would think it was a high school ID card!
Her mouth twitched as she flipped through it. It contained mostly normal rules, similar to the previous Exorcist ones; she planned to look at the minor privileges and conveniences later.
【Be a hero within your capabilities】
【Do what you can】
When she reached the last page, Su Jiu found two lines of handwritten text. The Chinese was bold and powerful, and the English flowed like a dancing dragon.
Su Jiu looked up at Mr. Li, who was drinking heartily, and thought to herself: Did he write this?
What did it mean? Was he afraid someone would try to be a hero? But given their personalities, they didn’t strike her as people who would take risks.
Mr. Li seemed to sense her gaze and smiled faintly, “I was supposed to give this to you after you completed your assessment, but since you are a descendant of an old friend, this minor convenience I can grant.”
“Sen… Old Man, may I ask what my assessment task is?”
Su Jiu placed the handbook on her luggage and gazed at the master’s noodle bowl, a constant hunger surging through her, as if her stomach acid was rising.
She was so damn hungry. That 250,000 had vanished after one fight.
“You were supposed to participate at headquarters, but I just took it upon myself to arrange it for you. With your Warrior-level strength, you only need to complete a C-level mission.” Mr. Li smiled and said,
“Tomorrow morning, you’ll go with those Dragon Hunters to survey the coast. Besides clearing out any monsters that float up with the tide, the task is to determine the reason for the Siren’s madness.”
“Determine the reason? How can that be a C-level mission?! Old Man, this is something even Battle King Level experts find troublesome?” Youyou sounded surprised.
Mr. Li’s gaze swept over, and he said faintly, “Because there are no High-Rank Battle Generals appearing, and you’ll be with the Dragon Hunters, so there won’t be much danger.”
Then he turned his head and looked at Su Jiu, who was already picking up her instant noodles, and said softly,
“I’ve already arranged your official identity for you, which is your original Golden Exorcist. Two other Golden Exorcists will be participating with you… Also, the seafood-flavored noodles don’t actually have seafood in them, so you’ll have to add some yourself from the kitchen.”
“Mhm, mhm.”
Su Jiu nodded somewhat awkwardly. She couldn’t help it; she was too hungry.
“You can stay on the third floor of the bar for the next three days. There’s an empty room there.” After saying that, Mr. Li went back to scrolling through short videos like a normal old man.
Su Jiu secretly glanced over. Yes, it was still videos of beautiful women. This old man, though old, his heart was not old.
After finishing her noodles, Su Jiu felt as if she had been resurrected. She should be able to last a day or two. She followed Youyou to the third floor.
Opening the room door, she found it similar to a small inn. Under the orange light were plush bedding sets, giving a warm feeling.
“I’m going down to entertain guests now. It’s nine o’clock, and the real business is about to start.”
Su Jiu watched Youyou’s retreating back, then quietly took out a sequence of numbers and dialed them.
“The number you have dialed is an empty number.”
She then switched to QQ. This time, she actually found a search result. It was an old account with a cartoon bat avatar. Clicking on it, she saw cool effects of various VIP memberships being recharged.
Su Jiu was stunned. No, was this really a Vampire Duke? She looked at the age. QQ account age: 16 years.
Her gaze shifted down to a strange note: “Business transfers to another account. No immortal orders accepted.”
Su Jiu almost believed it again. This time period was when QQ first appeared, and the note was quite intriguing.
She clicked to apply to join, and then a prompt appeared on the other person’s interface.
【May I ask what you need me for?】
Su Jiu thought for a moment and then directly copied and pasted her question.
【May I ask what you need me for?】
After all, if it was that Duke, he would surely add her back angrily. If it was a normal person, they would probably think she was crazy.
After doing all this, Su Jiu went to take a shower, change clothes, and collapsed onto the bed, relishing the damned softness.
……
Ancient Castle.
The faint glow of the computer illuminated the girl’s fairy-tale face. She was furiously typing on the keyboard, her face filled with ferocity, doing God knows what.
Then, a small explosion sound came from the computer, and the screen lit up.
She looked at her record of 12-3-6 and her face contorted with rage. Veins bulged on the back of her hand, and she was about to smash the keyboard.
“Ding!” The QQ sound prompt rang out.
“Who is this big idiot bothering me in the middle of the night? Instead of hunting other monsters and getting stronger, do you want to eat instant noodles too?”
The girl picked up her phone and grumbled, then opened QQ. She saw it wasn’t one of her vampire acquaintances but a stranger’s account.
“Mu Yu Xiao Jiu, who’s this?”
She looked at the other party’s nickname and then at their reply, her brow furrowed in confusion. Still, she accepted their application.
“Are you Su Jiu?”
As if struck by a thought, her eyes suddenly widened, then narrowed. With quite a bit of calculation, she sent a cute vampire girl emoji.
Her eyes were fixated on the screen. As soon as the other party replied “yes,” she was ready to curse them so badly in a 60-second voice message that their own mother wouldn’t recognize them.
