Chapter: Chapter 328
“Let me see what tasks are available. Hmm, your strength should be sufficient for all the tasks listed here, but since it’s your first mission, it’s best to choose a simpler one.” Upon returning to the mission hall, Little Green began enthusiastically selecting tasks for Lethicia.
Meanwhile, Lethicia was still engrossed in the new information on her phone.
Technology changes lives, after all. For instance, she could now accept less difficult tasks on her phone. These tasks didn’t offer high rewards, but they were simple and had short completion times, making them a decent choice in terms of overall cost-effectiveness.
The larger, more challenging tasks offered substantial rewards, but each one had a very long duration. When calculated, the earning efficiency wasn’t much faster than completing many simple tasks.
You finish one high-difficulty mission, and heroes who were grinding low-level missions might have already completed hundreds… assuming there were hundreds of low-level missions for them to do.
“Hey, snap out of it. Choose one of these three tasks. They’re all very simple, and you can definitely finish them in a day.” Little Green, having already picked out three tasks for Lethicia, spoke with a hint of unhappiness as she saw Lethicia still distracted by her phone.
“Let me see first.” At this point, Bai Ling squeezed over from the side, her head poking out as if to get a clear view of the tasks in Little Green’s hand.
Little Green sighed. Why did the usually cool and mature Bai sister seem a bit less composed today? Could it be because of Su Qianqian?
There might be something going on between these two.
The girl squinted her eyes; she smelled a big scoop.
Bai Ling had already seen the tasks Little Green had selected for Lethicia. Just as Little Green had said, they were all very basic tasks, which Lethicia could definitely complete within a day given her abilities.
As for the rewards, they weren’t particularly high either.
“Looking for a cat… I don’t understand why you would put a task like this on the big screen.” Among them was the much-criticized cat-finding task.
“Don’t underestimate this cat; its owner is Old Mrs. Han.” Little Green shrugged. This elderly lady was nothing else but very friendly and held high prestige in Central City. Since her beloved cat, which she had raised for so many years, had gone missing, she was naturally heartbroken. Therefore, she reached out to her old friends, hoping they could help.
It just so happened that the Hero Association had many capable individuals, so perhaps there was someone specializing in finding cats. With such a high reward, it was sure to attract many people to join the search party.
“Looking for a cat? I’m not really interested in this kind of task, it involves too much running around.” Lethicia finally put down her phone and came over to the two girls, looking at the tasks with Bai Ling.
First, she immediately rejected the cat-finding task. After all, she was a Demon King, wasn’t she? Looking for a cat would be quite undignified.
“Hmm, standing guard outside a bank for a day. This is too simple, no fun.”
Then, Lethicia rejected another task. Wasn’t this just being a glorified bank security guard? Unless some foolish person tried to rob the bank, this job was equivalent to just standing foolishly in the sun all day, with very low efficiency.
With two tasks rejected, only one remained.
“Escort a young girl from a noble school in the central district to her home in the West District. The difficulty is marked quite high… and there’s even a risk of combat?” Looking at the task description and reward, Lethicia’s eyes gradually lit up. This task seemed interesting.
“Yes, the client said he had offended some people recently and was worried his daughter might be implicated. So, he hoped we could escort his daughter to his home in the West District.” Little Green pulled up the detailed information for this task from her tablet. “This task is rated A-class, although it’s best for your first mission to take a B-class one…”
“I’ll take this one. Even if I encounter any enemies, with my strength, I can deal with them silently.” Lethicia, however, made the decision outright. It wasn’t that she looked down on those assassins, but rather that her current strength was truly formidable. She could defeat ordinary S-class heroes with just a wave of her hand.
Would the strength of assassins be greater than S-class heroes? Impossible!
If that were the case, this mission wouldn’t be rated A-class.
Besides, heroes at the S-class level were considered famous powerhouses in the human world. How could they possibly engage in kidnapping young girls?
Seeing the full confidence on Lethicia’s face, Little Green nodded. She also believed in the strength of the girl before her, after all, she was someone Bai Ling acknowledged. If someone recognized by Bai Ling was weak, it would be strange, wouldn’t it?
Bai Ling was an ultimate monster who could spin S-class heroes with one hand. What level of strength did Su Qianqian possess to be recognized as a comrade by Bai Ling? Did she need further thought?
“Alright, then I’ll take this mission.” Little Green tapped a few times on her tablet and then handed it to Lethicia, pointing to a white area on it. “Sign your name here or press your fingerprint.”
Lethicia took the tablet and pen from Little Green and swiftly wrote Su Qianqian’s name in the white area.
“Your signature… it’s a bit messy.” Little Green took back her tablet from Lethicia and couldn’t help but comment on Lethicia’s flamboyant handwriting.
Lethicia’s face blushed. Her handwriting had never been very good. If she signed as Lethicia, it would be fine, as she had practiced it. But signing as Su Qianqian made things a bit difficult.
“It’s okay, even if your handwriting is messy, I still like you.” Miss Bai jumped out at this moment to comfort her.
However, all she received was a glare from Lethicia. “Are you looking for a beating?”
Little Green didn’t notice the intimate interaction between Lethicia and Bai Ling. She operated on the tablet again, officially accepting the mission for Lethicia.
“The detailed mission information has been sent to your phone, including the exact location and time, and the person you need to protect.” Little Green put her tablet back in her bag and let out a small yawn. “Alright, my job is done. I’m going back to sleep.”
“Thank you, Little Green. How about I train you if you have time?” Bai Ling said to Little Green with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Little Green immediately shivered. She shook her head frantically, without uttering a single word of refusal, and disappeared from the hall with her short legs.
It was clear she didn’t want such a reward.
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Time passed quickly, and it was soon afternoon. Lethicia finished the rest of her milk tea in her cup and stood up. “Alright, it’s time to go on the mission.”
Miss Bai, sitting opposite the Demon King lady, elegantly finished her small cake and nodded.
Although, given the large stack of plates in front of her, it was hard to describe the girl as elegant.
“Mmm, I’m quite full. This mission will be perfect for digestion after the meal,” Miss Bai said as she stood up from her seat.
Lethicia immediately showed a look of disdain. “Then you’ll need a lot of exercise. So many cakes, tsk tsk tsk.”
She had only eaten one cake herself, and it was so sweet, it could definitely be called a calorie bomb.
An ordinary girl would need to exercise for a long time after eating just one, but Bai Ling had eaten at least ten, to the point where the waitress was dumbfounded.
How could this girl maintain such a good figure with such a huge appetite!
“Then let’s have a good workout tonight.” Miss Bai said with a playful smile, leaning closer.
Lethicia immediately reached out and blocked Bai Ling’s face, a vein throbbing on her forehead. She said in a low voice, “Can you stop saying things that are easily misinterpreted in public?”
“It’s not misinterpreted at all. Isn’t this how we exercise at night?”
Lethicia really wanted to slap herself. This person’s mind was truly filled with nothing but fighting, eating, and “that.” Hopeless, bury her.
Walking out of the milk tea shop without a word, Lethicia looked at the luxurious gate not far in front of her and let out a sigh of amazement.
This wasn’t an exclamation at how good the school gate was, but rather a testament to the significant background of Ya Ya’s school.
Based on her first impression, Lethicia felt that this so-called noble school didn’t even deserve to polish the shoes of Ya Ya’s school, and this school was known as the best middle school in Central City.
“Miss Bai, what do you think of this school compared to your sister’s?”
“It’s not as good as Ya Ya’s school, in terms of hardware.” Bai Ling also reached the same conclusion as Lethicia. This school indeed couldn’t compare to Ya Ya’s ridiculously good school in terms of hardware.
Upon arriving at the gatekeeper’s booth, Lethicia nodded inwardly as she looked at the security guards standing rigidly in the guardhouse. Although this school wasn’t on par with Ya Ya’s, it was still very good compared to other schools.
After briefly explaining her purpose, Lethicia and Bai Ling were quickly allowed into the school.
This wasn’t because the security checks were lax, but rather because of the high credibility of the Hero Association. Lethicia was now an S-class hero and had accepted a mission to escort a student home. There was no reason for the security guards not to let them in.
If they didn’t, they might just be knocked down by this hero and arrested as bad guys.
Entering the school grounds, Lethicia opened her navigation. Without it, she really wouldn’t be able to find the girl’s classroom. The school was too vast.
However, with the guidance of navigation, all problems were no longer problems.
About ten minutes later, Lethicia and Bai Ling arrived outside a classroom where a lesson was in progress. This was the classroom of their mission target.
“Second year of junior high, still a child.” Lethicia mumbled softly as she looked at the classroom sign above.
Anyone who would target such a young girl was definitely pure scum.
While saying this, Lethicia completely ignored the fact that her favorite activity in the past was annihilation. Her annihilation was thorough, even agitating the eggs in the house and splitting earthworms vertically.
“In the eyes of those people, age is not a problem.” Miss Bai had some understanding of the people hiding in the shadows of Central City. To them, young children could instead ignite their ferocity.
Bullied the weak and feared the strong, children were undoubtedly the weakest.
After a while, the bell signaling the end of the class finally rang. However, the classroom didn’t suddenly become boisterous like in ordinary schools. Instead, after the teacher finished dismissing the class, faint chatter emerged.
The children studying here were indeed a bit different.
The teacher who had been teaching was the first to walk out of the classroom. The moment she stepped out, she saw two girls, one in black and one in white, standing at the doorway. She immediately deduced that these two girls had come from outside the school.
After all, if such distinctive girls were from within the school, she would not fail to recognize them.
So, what were these two mysterious outsiders standing outside the classroom for?
As the homeroom teacher, she felt it was her duty to inquire.
“Misses, are you looking for someone?”
Hearing the inquiry, Lethicia turned her head in surprise, not expecting the teacher to approach her.
“I’m here to pick up Xiao Yue, Yue Xiaoyin. I’m a hero from the Hero Association. Miss Yue’s father posted a mission, and I can’t disclose the specific details.” Lethicia stated her purpose.
Saying that, Lethicia took out the hero identification she had obtained that morning from her pocket and flashed it in front of the teacher.
Seeing the fleeting gold, the teacher’s expression immediately became much more serious. Having worked here for so long, she naturally knew what gold represented.
This girl, who appeared to be underage, was an S-class hero!
A mission that required an S-class hero to dispatch definitely wouldn’t be an ordinary mission! The teacher gave an expression of understanding and indicated she wouldn’t ask further questions.
“I understand.” With that, the teacher turned and left without looking back.
Lethicia really wanted to say, “You understand nothing.” This teacher was probably imagining some strange things.
Her mission was not really that important, requiring an S-class hero. Lethicia had taken this mission to familiarize herself with hero operations as practice.
“Never mind, it’s fine like this. At least I won’t encounter any unnecessary trouble.”
As she was talking to the teacher, the students in the classroom also gradually emerged. These children also noticed the two beautiful older sisters at the door. However, they assumed these gorgeous older sisters were teachers or senior students from elsewhere, so they didn’t pay much attention to them.
“I see Xiao Yue. Why is she still sitting in the classroom?” Through the window, Lethicia spotted the target of this mission, a cute girl with short silver hair.
This girl wasn’t packing her belongings like her classmates. Instead, she was sitting there motionless, doing who knows what.
