Legend of the Pinnacle of Online Games

Chapter 172 Succubus
A transparent panel appeared in front of Lin Hanchuan, displaying synchronized text information.

"Rank C Hidden Quest - [Exploring Wangyue City] Completion Progress: 3/8!"

After a long period of stagnation, I was promoted as soon as the banquet began and I recognized the two demons.

good sign!
Lin Hanchuan's eyes shone with joy.

But Lord Sharp, his eyes blazing with anger, stared at the arrogant Charips.
He's putting on airs for Arakawa Hakuo, which is basically disrespecting him.

In other words, this guy didn't take him seriously at all.

Sharp said coldly, "Charlupps, you may not have listened to what I just said on stage. This Mr. Arakawa Shirokage is the future hope of our city. Whether it's me, the city lord, or you, the deputy city lord, you must give Mr. Arakawa Shirokage the respect he deserves!"

"Otherwise, this matter could very well affect the trust between us."

William immediately nudged Charliepus. They had gone to great lengths to reach an agreement with Lord Sharp, and they didn't want to ruin the cooperation over some trivial matter.

That would be a big problem.

Not only will Charips and his clan be punished by the Demon God Temple, but he too will suffer the consequences.

Tyrannical demons truly enjoy maintaining their bullying and oppressive facade regardless of the situation.

William also didn't like working with him.

But this was the Demon God's arrangement, and he had no way to refuse.

Seeing that Charlie Puth was still pretending to be indifferent, William couldn't help but say, "You need to think carefully about the consequences of doing this."

Charips then reluctantly extended his hand to Lin Hanchuan, saying, "Sorry! I haven't been in a good mood lately! Welcome, Mr. Arakawa Shiro, to Wangyue City!"

At this point, William stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "Mr. Arakawa Shiro, Charlie Puth's mother passed away the day before yesterday. I hope you can understand his feelings."

"Mr. Charliepus, please accept my condolences!" As Lin Hanchuan shook hands with Charliepus, he couldn't help but glance at City Lord Sharp with surprise.

Before this, although Lin Hanchuan knew that Sharp had been bribed by the demon, he guessed that the city lord would absolutely obey the demon's orders.

Now it seems that things are not as I imagined.

Sharp still retains a lot of freedom.

It can even make high-level demons hidden in Wangyue City bow down voluntarily.

Sharp noticed Lin Hanchuan's gaze, stepped forward, nodded slightly, and said, "Mr. Arakawa Shiro, I'll take you to meet the other people."

Lin Hanchuan stood still and immediately said, "Lord City Lord! May I introduce a friend of mine?"

Sharp nodded and said, "Of course!"

This banquet was specially organized for Lin Hanchuan.

Lin Hanchuan's willingness to introduce him to new people from other countries is a good thing, indicating that Lin Hanchuan is genuinely willing to actively accept him into his circle.

"Jun Mowen, come here for a moment!" Lin Hanchuan turned around and looked at Mo Lingyun, who was standing not far away, and waved to him.

Mo Lingyun immediately walked quickly to Lin Hanchuan's side.

Lin Hanchuan introduced him, "His name is Jun Mowen, a very good friend and business partner of mine. Because there are many things to deal with in the process of developing Wangyue City, I can't handle them all by myself, so I brought my friend over to help."

"I hope that in the future, the city lord and the two deputy city lords will be able to provide him with more convenience."

Sharp declared loudly, "Your friend is our friend too. We'll make things easier in the future!"

William nodded, standing behind Sharp.

Charlie Puth's gaze also fell on Mo Lingyun, his expression thoughtful, wondering what the guy was thinking.

"Please take care of me in the future!" Mo Lingyun took the initiative to extend his hand and shake hands with the three people who held the highest administrative power in Wangyue City.

After a brief introduction, the two sides...

Lin Hanchuan immediately raised a matter, "Lord City Lord, although my tavern and weapons factory are now in operation, they are currently facing a very serious shortage of raw materials."

"Even a skilled cook can't cook without rice. No matter how much money I have right now, without a stable supply of imported raw materials, the tavern, the weapons factory, and other businesses that will open soon will all face the problem of closing as soon as they open."

The Faceless Passerby had previously mentioned to Lin Hanchuan the problem of raw material shortages at the tavern and asked him to help find suppliers during this banquet.

However, Lin Hanchuan planned to take this opportunity to solve all the raw material problems he would face in the future in one go.

“Hmm…” The city lord pondered for a moment and replied, “As for raw materials, there are still quite a few in the city hall’s warehouse. They are all old stock. If you are willing, you can buy them at market price.”

"I'll introduce you to a few more raw material suppliers later. As for how to cooperate, that's up to you."

"As long as you show sincerity, they won't refuse."

"Thank you, Lord City Lord!" Lin Hanchuan was truly grateful. Often, things that would make you run yourself ragged could be solved with just a word from a powerful figure.

For example, current raw materials.

A weight has been lifted from my heart.

Lin Hanchuan, accompanied by Mo Lingyun and Sharp, began to meet and get to know the bigwigs of Wangyue City present.

Sharp: "This is Viscount Hughes, the largest grain merchant in our Wangyue City. He controls more grain than my city hall warehouse!"

Lin Hanchuan: "I've long admired your name. I look forward to your guidance in the future!"

Old Oak Tree: "Demon Priest!"

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Sharp: "This is Lord Ston. He owns the largest weapons shop in Mochizuki City. Mr. Arakawa White Owl, if you ever want to buy any weapons, you can visit his shop. You might find something interesting."

Lin Hanchuan: "Lord Ston, then I won't stand on ceremony then."

Old Oak: "Darkstalkers!"

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Sharp: "This is Lord Pellon, the president of the Exploration Guild in Moonlit City. The Exploration Guild has all the maps within the Moonlit City territory, as well as some dimensional maps. Mr. Arakawa White Owl, if you are interested in exploring, you can talk to him."

Lin Hanchuan: "Very interested! Lord Merlon, from now on your Adventurers' Guild will be my second home."

Old Oak Tree: "Corroding Dragon!"

System: "Ding! A useful piece of intelligence has been obtained through exploration—[The largest grain merchant in Moongazing City, Hughes, is a demon priest; Ston is a demon warrior; and Merlon is a corrupting dragon]!"

"Rank C Hidden Quest - [Exploring Wangyue City] Completion Progress: 4/8!"

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The main purpose of this trip was to get to know the upper echelons of Wangyue City. The banquet couldn't last indefinitely, so City Lord Sharp, along with Lin Hanchuan, chatted briefly with each person to get acquainted before quickly moving on to the next one.

With the help of the old oak tree, Lin Hanchuan identified the demons who were playing the roles of high-ranking figures, many of whom were the demons who had participated in the siege of Morris.

They all looked perfectly normal now, chatting and laughing with Lin Hanchuan.

The completion rate of C-level hidden missions will increase rapidly.

When they arrived before the saintess, the completion rate of the hidden quest had increased to 6/8!

The saintess, accompanied by the clergy of the Church of the Crescent Moon, occupied a long table. When Sharp arrived with Lin Hanchuan, the saintess and everyone else came to greet them.

“This is the Holy Maiden of the Church of the Crescent Moon!” Sharp introduced. “Ritalia! Don’t let her gentle and weak appearance fool you. In terms of actual combat strength, she is extremely powerful. Even I, after leaving Moongazing City, might not be her match.”

"Lord City Lord, you are too modest!" the Holy Maiden said with a light laugh. "In terms of combat strength, you are absolutely the strongest in this city, without exception!"

After speaking of Sharp, the Saintess looked at Lin Hanchuan, glanced around, and said, "Arakawa White Owl, we meet again."

"Holy Maiden, it's been a long time!" Lin Hanchuan replied.

"You two know each other?!" This time it was Sharp's turn to look surprised, his eyes darting back and forth between the saintess and Lin Hanchuan.

Sharp knew better than anyone the Saintess's position among the demons in Moongazing City; she was the one who led the negotiations with him in the first place.

They're really strong!

But what is the relationship between these two?
Sharp's thoughts raced. There weren't many people at the banquet; they were mostly demons. The saintess's attitude made him wonder if Lin Hanchuan was even human.

After all, demons have far too many ways to disguise their identities.

“A few days ago, at the New Moon Church, under the witness of the Holy Maiden, I formed a small team!” Lin Hanchuan explained proactively.

The saintess confirmed, "They are also the first team among the foreigners!"

"I see!" Sharp breathed a sigh of relief. "In that case, I won't waste any more words. I hope that your Crescent Moon Church can provide Arakawa White Owl with some stable assistance in the future."

The saintess readily agreed, "Of course! Arakawa Shiro, if you need anything in the future, feel free to come to the church. I will definitely help if it's within my power!"

Lin Hanchuan then said, "Then I'll be bothering you often from now on!"

The voice of the old oak tree rang in Lin Hanchuan's mind.

"She's a succubus! Arakawa Shirakage, you need to keep your distance from her as much as possible. The deaths of the last Pope and the Holy Maiden of the Crescent Moon Cult are both related to her!"

"Besides, there are no humans left in the entire Church of the Crescent Moon; they are all demons! A group of demons disguised as humans!"

The old oak tree's words further boosted Lin Hanchuan's mission progress.

"Ding! A useful piece of intelligence has been obtained through exploration—[Within the Church of the Crescent Moon, there are no human clergy left; they are all demons, everyone is!]!"

"Rank C Hidden Quest - [Exploring Wangyue City] Completion Progress: 7/8!" The quest progress popped up on the panel.

This made Lin Hanchuan secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

Although he had already guessed about the situation inside the Crescent Moon God, without substantial evidence, the system would not grant him any progress in his mission based on his guesses.

But now the old oak tree's words can serve as direct evidence to identify all the clergy within the Church of the Crescent Moon as demons in disguise.

As for what kind of demons they really are.

The task had no requirements; all that was needed was to identify who the demon was.

The old oak tree only needs to say one sentence when Lin Hanchuan sees someone, "He is the demon," and that will serve as evidence for the system to determine the progress of the mission.

Seven-eighths.

There is one-eighth of the mission remaining.

There weren't many people left on site.

And they were mostly gathered around Gan Luo, the leader of the Mercenary Guild.

When Lin Hanchuan looked over.

Gan Luo raised his wine glass and nodded slightly.

Lin Hanchuan nodded, having a good impression of the mercenary guild leader.

Lin Hanchuan turned back to look at the Holy Maiden.

Succubus!

Her ability to lead demons in a siege of Maurice in the Dark Forest is proof enough that she is a top-tier succubus.

They're not to be trifled with!
But...we can give it a try.

It's interesting that a succubus is dressed as a saintess.

After greeting Lin Hanchuan and the clergy present, Shapra said to Lin Hanchuan, "The Pope and several other clergy members from the Church of the Crescent Moon are not here. I will introduce them to you next time."

"I'll have to trouble you then, Lord City Lord!" Lin Hanchuan did not refuse.

"Don't mention it!" Sharp waved his hand dismissively and led Lin Hanchuan toward Gan Luo's table.

The upper class in Wangyue City is also divided into groups.

Basically, it's one table per group.

Or in twos and threes.

Either five or six in a bunch.

The largest number of people were from Ganluo's side.

There are six people.

Before Sharp could even speak, Gan Luo had already raised his glass and enthusiastically greeted them, "I didn't expect that the city lord would put our table at the very end. Come on, let's drink a penalty cup!"

The others followed suit.

"Punish! Punish! Punish!!"

"Lord City Lord, President Gan Luo is right this time, he deserves a punishment!"

"Lord City Lord, drink!"

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Sharp readily accepted the full glass of wine that Gan Luo handed him, drank it all in one gulp, and then said, "It's not that I put you last, it's just that the table you're sitting at is the furthest from the stage."

"Come, come, let me introduce you to everyone..."

The city lord hadn't finished speaking.

Gan Luo then interjected with a smile, "Lord City Lord, no need for your introduction, I know Huang Chuan Bai Xiao! He's a Purple Gold level mercenary from our Mercenary Guild!"

As soon as Gan Luo finished speaking...

The eyes of all the demons on the scene immediately turned to Lin Hanchuan.

Purple-Gold Rank Mercenary!
It is the highest-level title that Gan Luo, the guild leader of the Moon Gazing City Mercenary Guild, can directly grant.

During this time, they had been busy dealing with Gan Luo and knew that he was a proud and insightful person.

Arakawa Haku, a foreigner who had only been in Mochizuki City for a few days, was able to gain the recognition of the two strongest remaining humans in the city.

This kid's got some skills!
"It seems Mr. Ganluo has quite a good eye!" Sharp said with a smile.

"Likewise!!" Gan Luo laughed as well.

Although he disliked Sharp, he now completely agreed with what he said.

Having become a Purple Gold level mercenary just a few days ago, he quietly caused such a commotion in Moon Gazing City that even someone like Sharp stepped forward to support him and host a banquet.

Morris has a worthy successor!

Moreover, he's much more shrewd than that stubborn Maurice. If he had even half the brains of his students, he wouldn't have turned out this way.

Gan Luo's eyes revealed envy.

"Arakawa White Owl, if you need anything in the future, feel free to contact my Mercenary Guild." Gan Luo patted Lin Hanchuan on the shoulder and said in a loud voice.

"In this Moon Gazing City, if anyone gives you a hard time and the City Lord can't intervene, let me, Gan Luo, do it. Let's see who's got nothing better to do than mess with our Mercenary Guild's Purple Gold-level mercenaries!"

These words were meant for Lin Hanchuan.

But it was mostly meant for the demons present.

These guys are all two-faced, saying one thing to your face and doing another behind your back.

They're all smiles and gentle breezes now, but the next moment they might be drawing their swords against each other.

At the same time, Sharp was also put on display.

This made Sharp's expression quite unpleasant. He was the one who hosted this banquet for Lin Hanchuan. If Gan Luo were to handle things for him in the future, where would he put his face?

This clearly meant that he was being asked to take the initiative to express his stance on Lin Hanchuan's safety.

Sharp gave Gan Luo a deep look. This old guy is playing dirty tricks!

But there's nothing we can do.

He had no choice but to fall into the trap.

Sharp's face was once again filled with smiles as he echoed Gan Luo, saying loudly, "Although Mr. Arakawa Shiro is a Purple Gold-level mercenary of your Mercenary Guild, he is also a distinguished guest of our City Hall. If there is anything, let the City Hall handle it!"

"I, Sharp, would like to make a bold statement here: from now on, anyone who dislikes Mr. Arakawa Shiro is disliking me, Sharp, my City Hall, and my city guards!"

"I hope everyone can exercise a little restraint in whatever they do, or don't blame me for turning my back on you."

"Good!!" Gan Luo was the first to clap his hands and say, "As expected of our Lord of Wangyue City, his words are as domineering as ever. I think everyone here should have heard clearly: whoever touches Huangchuan Baixiao, the Lord of the City will kill his entire family!"

Lin Hanchuan looked at Gan Luo, who was making a fuss.

I couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.

No wonder he's the president of the Mercenary Guild.

That was a brilliant trick of forging an imperial edict!

It directly gave itself a powerful backing.

"Bah bang bang!!"

The people behind Gan Luo clapped and cheered, helping to lift Sharp up.

"The City Lord is truly domineering!"

"If we can't kill them all, we can request divine support from the Green Sea Federation!"

"Yes, yes, yes!! When the time comes, we'll join forces with the Crescent Moon Goddess and suppress all those inhuman things!"

……

They all know how to be sarcastic and unsettling.

In just a few words.

The demons' expressions all changed.

Caught in the middle, Sharp quickly said, "Alright, alright! Today's banquet is mainly to help Mr. Arakawa Shiro get to know everyone here. We can talk about anything else later."

This time, we won't use Sharp.

Gan Luo then introduced Lin Hanchuan to everyone at his table.

Very surprised.

There are no demons among them!

We're all human!

(End of this chapter)