Cataclysm King

Chapter 30 The Corpse Collector

The Old Gun Tavern is the Hunter Tavern.

The entire three-story building was filled with treasure hunters who came to have fun.

The sound of heavy metal music is as loud as shelling, and scantily clad girls are twisting and dancing on the stage, and the air is filled with a strong smell of hormones.There are restless men and women everywhere, and even the dim light is like a catalyst for lust, illuminating faces with undisguised desire.

Ji Xun squeezed through the crowd and walked to the bar.

He glanced at the price list and called out to the bartender, "A pint of beer."

A pint of beer, eighty.

Minimum consumption on the wine list.

He sat down on the high stool and took a sip of the frothy beer, which tasted slightly bitter but was very alcoholic.

While drinking, Ji Xun observed everything in the tavern.The ears also automatically rejected the loud music, captured all the words of the table and table of drinkers, and split them into information and chat.

Hunters are no longer talking about cave exploration.

More women and nasty jokes.

And something else.

Ji Xun is particularly concerned about some new information about Innocence City.

The ears are full of those news.

"Recently, there are many new faces in Innocence City."

"Can't there be too many? The federal parliament has issued a development order, and thousands of people come down from the major cities almost every day. The elevators are about to smoke."

"Hey, no wonder I haven't been back for a month, it's so lively."

"The situation is not very good. The big lords of the Federal Assembly have taken a fancy to the relics of the old continent, and they want to forcefully bring them under their jurisdiction. At that time, those greedy nobles will really control the Nuggets Port, nothing else , In the past, [-]% of the tax was paid first. The life of us hunters is not easy."

"Fuck the tax! I have been exiled, and I still pay the fucking tax? If the dog's paws of the nobles are stretched out, I will cut it off!"

"The Cao family really thinks that they are the lords of Innocence City because of their official position as governor? Hehe, they still want to set up a security office in the lower city? Is he really wishful thinking!"

"Yes. Isn't it good to be a nobleman in the upper class? I have to stretch out my hands. The bodies of those law enforcement officials who came to the city a few days ago were thrown into the stinky ditch? Let me tell you, the governor will sooner or later Someday I will die suddenly."

"Hahaha, that's right, fuck the nobles!"

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The most talked about by the hunters is the current situation in Innocence City.

The conflict between the nobles and the common people can already hear a bit of gunpowder in the words.

Ji Xun also listened with great interest.

Innocence City is crueler and more exciting than imagined.

After not much listening, the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle were pieced together in his mind, and Ji Xun finally confirmed his previous conjecture.

This is a cave world.

There is no sky, no sun, no moon.

Human beings are like ants, living in burrows.

However, there are very rich resources and ancient relics in the thick rock formations.

Mine, treasure hunt and explore the Vault of the Unknown.

This is a world of treasure hunters for all!

And this is the reason why it is called the "City of Innocence" because it was originally the place where the kingdom was exiled.

That abyssal fissure used to be the "end of the world" in the perception of people in this world.

Like a garbage dump, the Federation exiled all the vicious criminals to the end of the world to open up the wilderness and fend for themselves.

So for many years, the city was filled with all kinds of criminals, mercenaries, war criminals, gangsters, robbers, murderers, thieves and conspirators.

There are no legally innocent people here, it is the real capital of crime.

Only then did Ji Xun understand why all the hunters he saw had a stern look on them, so they were all exiled criminals.

But not until a few years ago.

Some adventurers explored outside the crack and accidentally discovered an iron chain on the wall, which is the spell chain that is now connected to the Nugget Dock.

Only then did they realize that the abyss rift was not the end of the world.

And the adventurers went to the other side of the world along that iron rope.

They discovered another continent.

It was only later that I found out that it was the old continent before the cataclysm in the legends of ancient books!

A period of dating history that has been covered in dust for thousands of years has thus been unveiled.

The old continent is filled with black mist, monsters are overgrown, and there are hidden murderous intentions everywhere.

But at the same time, there are countless ruined cities, ancient treasures and rich mineral deposits!

"Devil's Crossing" is just one of the relics.

With this shocking discovery, Innocence City ushered in an explosive development, out of control.

Afterwards, countless treasures were unearthed, to the extent that those noble gentlemen were jealous.

One day, the news suddenly spread.

As if overnight, Innocence City, a sinful corner that was once forgotten by the world, immediately became a hot spot for treasure hunting.

Half a year ago, the federal parliament issued a development order and established the Governor's Mansion of Innocence City, intending to attribute this treasured land to the federation.

All of a sudden, a lot of outsiders flooded into Innocence City.

Not only a large number of criminal refugees were exiled to open up wasteland, but also nobles, official legions, smugglers, speculators and a large number of treasure hunters.

There is an influx of new faces almost every day.

"So it is."

After completing the origin of Innocence City in his mind, Ji Xun finally understood why Cao's family in Governor's Mansion was so unpopular.

The Cao family is indeed very powerful, and its family is one of the federal congressmen.

Now the airborne innocent city has no foundation, except for the guards and a few mercenary regiments bought with money, the governor can't command anyone.

The city of Innocence is full of exiled criminals, and they are extremely hostile to the Federation. There is no such thing as a "development order".

The City of Innocence has been a place outside the law for so many years, and it already has its own set of operating order.

At least the hunters don't have to pay taxes on the treasures they get from their own adventures.

Now those aristocrats are eyeing the fat of the old continent, and they want to turn the innocent city into the territory of the kingdom and continue to exploit it. Naturally, it will not work.

The conflict between the two sides has also intensified.

Ji Xun listened, but he didn't realize that most of the wine had been drunk.

There are more and more people in the tavern, and the atmosphere has become extremely intense.The music hits the eardrums, and the aroma of psychedelic potions in the white mist from time to time stimulates the secretion of hormones in everyone.

Ji Xun sat alone at the bar, and someone had noticed him long ago.

Suddenly, a delicate body bumped into him.

Ji Xun turned to look, but she was a charming bunny girl, not bad in appearance, with a graceful figure.

She snorted: "Oh, I'm sorry. Handsome guy, alone?"

Ji Xun raised his eyebrows noncommittally.

Seeing this, the girl didn't care about her figure sticking to his arm, and asked coquettishly, "My name is Sally, can we have a drink together?"

Ji Xun naturally knew that it wasn't some kind of good luck.

This is a paid item.

Or someone noticed him drinking alone.

Seeing that he didn't speak, the girl seemed to have guessed people's hearts, and greeted the bartender directly: "A glass of 'Matador'."

Ji Xun didn't speak either.

He had no intention of acting out of place.

I just read the price list, this wine is 399, not too expensive.

He took out four banknotes very gentlemanly.

After all, when it comes to sources of information, apart from professional intelligence merchants in Innocence City, these tavern girls also know a lot.

oh no.

These girls who have frequent contact with various hunters are likely to be informants of intelligence merchants.

Before Ji Xun came here, he heard that everything in Innocence City has a price, including information.

Knowing the rules will save you a lot of trouble.

The girl watched him pay, squinted her eyes and smiled, and even clinged intimately, "The handsome guy just came back from hunting?"

"Ah."

Ji Xun knew that the smell of the carriage on his body was pickled, and it was useless to deny it.

The two chatted while drinking.

Ji Xun asked some ambiguous information about what he wanted, and the girl also thought it was just chatting, so she answered all the questions.

Just like this for half an hour, the atmosphere was harmonious.

Seeing that the wine was about to finish, Ji Xun wanted to spend his 399 worth of money and asked everyone, so he asked a question he wanted to know the most: "By the way, Miss Sally. I think I have changed my breathing method, do you have any good suggestions?"

The girl looked at his puzzled look, and said coquettishly, "The handsome guy doesn't want to talk about anything else?"

As she said that, she still didn't forget to put her body closer, and the hint of ambiguity was already strong.

But in Ji Xun's view
That's it?

It is far worse than the charm of the fallen witch.

Ji Xun's performance made it impossible for outsiders to see that he was an outsider who came to Innocence City for the first time, just like a veteran hunter who often hangs out in taverns.

Reach out and give it a little try to show respect.

Well, it's warm and smooth, and it doesn't feel bad to the touch.

But now the body is still in a "weak state".

Sage time, no time to answer.

Above all, the need for pranayama is imminent.

A negative status of "slightly out of control of spell power" has appeared on the attribute panel.

It's like a feeling of being out of breath, the spell power has been running around in the body.

I heard from the hunters in the carriage that this is a sign of out-of-control distortion.

Ji Xun knew the reason very well.

The only bit of magic power was sucked from the corpse, and he didn't know how to control it at all.

And remember that there is another saying that hunters often say: Breathing is the most effective way to prevent distortion.

After asking so many questions, the girl already knew that the man in front of her was purely looking for news.

Lustful but not in a hurry, or not interested in your own looks?
But she is also professional.

When the drinker pays, she has to pay the equivalent value.

Sally thought, since she is a hunter, she must have practiced breathing techniques.

She preconceived that Ji Xun probably wanted to change to a better breathing method, and muttered: "Oh~ the ordinary breathing method sold in the market can only cultivate up to the ninth stage of mana power, and the efficiency is also low. It really should be changed to a better one. .”

As she spoke, she continued: "However, black iron-quality breathing techniques are not very easy to find. In the auction house of the United Chamber of Commerce, you can occasionally see them."

While talking, she looked at Ji Xun's expression, and said: "There are also various large hunter groups and mercenaries. Such as battle axes, hydra, golden harps, and storms. If the handsome guy is willing to join the permanent group , Entering the elite squad also has the opportunity to distribute the black iron breathing method."

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Ji Xun was very indifferent throughout the whole process, and still didn't speak.

In his heart, he had silently recorded all this information.

He had also heard from the hunters before that to join the hunter group and the mercenary group, one had to sign a contract, and there were also tasks for the team to open up wasteland.

In fact, it is a contract of sale.

While obtaining resources, you will also have the obligation to complete the tasks assigned by the team management.

Ji Xun had no intention of joining any hunter group for the time being, so he directly rejected this way of obtaining it.

It is a professional ability for a girl to observe words and looks. Seeing Ji Xun's indifferent expression, she preconceived that he looked down on Heitie and needed higher quality.

She turned her eyes, and then said: "Silver-quality breathing methods are rare. I know that there are several kinds of hunters, and there are also several major gangs, but"

She didn't finish speaking, as if she thought that the guest in front of her should know what she didn't say.

Those avenues are not something ordinary people dare to covet.

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Ji Xun listened silently.

It turns out that there are so many qualities in the breathing method?

Seeing that he didn't speak, the girl continued: "Then there is the 'Law Enforcement Training Camp' at the Governor's Mansion. The public recruitment announcement over there said that the breathing method will be given out for free, and there is also a complete [Heart 6-Law Enforcement Officer] profession Sequence and subsequent promotion paths. After all, the Cao family is a high-ranking nobleman, and there is no shortage of breathing techniques and professional cards."

But as she said that, she also reminded: "But handsome guy, you should know that the city of innocence is not very friendly to law enforcement officers. Even if the conditions are so favorable, no one will go. You"

Ji Xun said at the right time: "I have no interest in law enforcement officers."

How could he still not understand the contradiction between the upper class nobles and the lower class hunters?
If you really want to say that you want to be a law enforcement officer in the city of innocence, you are afraid that tomorrow the body will be thrown in the gutter somewhere.

The girl racked her brains, and then said: "Then the 'Physician's Association' has recruited doctor apprentices, but the breathing method is also biased towards the healing department, and few hunters choose it. In the end, it is either in the black market, but if you want to come to that kind of place You have been there too, it is easy to lose money if you are not familiar with the path, you can only try your luck. There are also fighting games in the casino, and sometimes there are professional cards and breathing methods as prizes. But I suggest that you go to Nancheng first if you have time Take a look at the Hunter’s Guild on Gro Street, there are always unexpected surprises there.”

Ji Xun didn't change his breathing method, but didn't learn it at all.

So the demand is not that high.

In the current situation, he thought it would be better to just find a book on breathing method to deal with it.

After listening to the girl's words, Ji Xun had some ideas in his mind, so he planned to go to the hunter square market first.

When the girl said this, seeing that the guests in front of her didn't respond much, she thought she had said too much, so she looked overwhelmed with alcohol and said coquettishly: "Oh~ sorry handsome guy, I'm drunk, I seem to have said some nonsense. "

Ji Xun smiled, "No. It's good."

To others, this may be some bad street information.

But it is very useful for Ji Xun.

At least this information is worth the price of wine.

Seeing the girl finish her glass of wine, she was about to call the bartender to serve the wine again.

Seeing this, Ji Xun got up immediately.

He didn't have much money on him, and he didn't plan to spend it all here.

There are only less than 3000 mechanical apprentices in the factory in the city a month, and it costs a few days' wages to drink a little wine, which is not cheap.

What's more, information cannot be inquired in one place, otherwise it will be easy for people to find out the details.

Ji Xun got up, put his arms around the girl's slender waist naturally, and said, "Thank you Miss Sally. I'm a little tired tonight, so I'll finish my drink here."

There are hundreds of nightclubs in Downing Street, he plans to go shopping in another place.

Seeing him getting up to leave, the girl was stunned: "Huh?"

Does this do something else?
Before she could figure it out, Ji Xun had already left his seat and squeezed into the crowd.

The girl who stayed was alone at the bar counter.

At this time, a pimp-like guy in the tavern approached and asked, "Sally, what happened to that strange face just now?"

The girl spread her hands: "It's just a hunter who just came back from exploring the cave. He's still asking about breathing methods. It's not worth paying attention to."

Pimp: "Oh?"

"Ah, I thought I could get more benefits tonight, so I drank two glasses of wine without thinking."

The girl complained a little boringly, shaking an empty wine glass in her hand, but then turned her brows into a smile and added: "However, he is quite handsome~"

The pimp glanced at her helplessly, and said again: "Be careful, there may be big movements in the city these days. And there is an order from Devil's Crossing today. The recent news is very valuable."

The girl rolled her eyes: "I know."

The City of Innocence is very large, so if you are familiar with it, there is no rush for this day.

Ji Xun walked out of the Old Gun Tavern, and wanted to sit in another tavern to learn more information, and then go to Fangshi for a stroll.

The pendulum of the huge mechanical clock on the clock tower in the distance kept shaking, pointing to twelve o'clock.

Think it should be midnight.

Don't look at the bright lights of Downing Street, there is chaos and disorder hidden everywhere under this bustling.Sewage flows across the potholed streets, trash cans and rats in the alleys flip through food recklessly, beggars in ragged clothes can be seen everywhere on the street, and punk gangsters with unkind eyes.

The sharp contrast between the rich and the poor can be seen everywhere.

Ji Xun was walking all the way on the street, and while walking, Yu Guang suddenly noticed something wrong: "Is this guy stalking?"

Originally, I wanted to see if there were any troublesome people in the nearby crowd, but I didn't expect to see anything else.

A green-haired young man was squatting at the alley between the two buildings, his gaze was fixed on the "Bull Tavern" across the street.

And in the shadow of the alley behind him, there were still a few figures.

Very poor tracking method.

At least it's far worse than those who tracked themselves in Devil's Crossing.

Ji Xun didn't seem to be coming for him, so he didn't pay attention to it.

Slowed down, not wanting to get into trouble.

Not long after they stopped, the butterfly door of the Bull Tavern was pushed open, and several strong men wearing blue work clothes of the Nuggets Wharf walked out.

At the same time, the green-haired young man in the alley spotted them and waved nervously, and the few people hiding in the shadows suddenly took out their dick.

"Assassination?"

Only then did Ji Xun understand what was going on, and quickly found a cover.

In an instant, the guns in the hands of the green-haired guys in front of them burst into flames.

A few strong men were attacked by surprise, they quickly took cover to hide, and then also took out their guns and started to fight back.

The two sides fought directly on the street.

All of a sudden, the streets were filled with gunshots like firecrackers.

However, it didn't take long before the gunshots sounded, and third-party forces got involved again.

More than a dozen steam motorcycles approached quickly, and a group of people who were obviously gang members got out of the car and took out various weapons, aiming at the green-haired group in the alley and sweeping wildly.

The whole fire didn't last for 2 minutes before it was over.

A group of crappy killers with green hair were wiped out, and a few were killed or injured on the other side.

The motorcycle gangsters who came later inspected the body and took away the equipment and previous things.

A corpse was left.

Inexplicably encountered a shootout, and inexplicably ended.

Ji Xun's eyelids twitched slightly, he couldn't laugh or cry: "Are the people of Innocence City so simple?"

If it was fighting and killing in the ruins, it would be fine, but I didn't expect that the city would immediately burst into flames.

The most outrageous thing is that other than being startled, pedestrians walking on the street don't seem to feel any surprise?

As if there was an impromptu entertainment show, no one cared.

The major taverns were crowded with people again in a blink of an eye, and eating and drinking continued as usual.

The body was still lying in a pool of blood.

Ji Xun thought about it.

He wanted to see the follow-up, so he stopped where he was.

Not long after, a black steam truck came hurriedly from the street.

Four guys in black uniforms and gas masks got out of the car with body bags.

Ji Xun watched them fiddle with a few corpses, then neatly put the corpses into a body bag and carried them to the car.

The black truck pulled off the street again.

Ji Xun watched, but his attention was attracted by other things.

He saw the advertisement on the back of the black truck: "Golden Oak Security Company recruits corpse collectors, ￥3500/week, address: No. 117, Dongcheng Street."

"The salary of the corpse collector is so high?"

Ji Xun was a little surprised at first glance.

This salary is comparable to that of most out-of-town hunters.

But he cared about something else.
Corpse?

[Devil's Feast] What is needed is a corpse with extraordinary characteristics, and he is worried that he does not know where to find so many devourers.

Just seeing the advertisement for the first time, Ji Xun has already thought about his future business for a long time.

(End of this chapter)