Full-Time Magister: I Had No Intention of Reaching the Dimensional Throne

Chapter 70 Discussion of the Traitor

The two left Mingshui Town without incident.

Back in Shanghai, Lingling used the token to complete the hunting mission, and the two million bounty was credited to her account.

Bai Mo then submitted the task he had accepted on the Xinghuo APP and received 400 points and a reward of one million.

At this moment, Bai Mo remembered his silver hairpin spear, summoned it from the space system nebula, and took out the hollow willow seed inside.

Bai Mo thought for a moment. The willow branches could absorb his spatial magic energy, so these seeds should work too.

So he poured all the magical energy from his spatial nebula into the seed.

Suddenly, the seed, which had been calm and dormant, seemed to come alive, its life force vibrant.

After hesitating for a second, Bai Mo took out the remaining half of his empty source stone, buried it in the ground, and then put the seed in as well.

He enveloped the seed with a questioning thought, and seeing that it did not show any resistance, and not knowing whether it could communicate like the willow branch, he covered it with soil.

This can be considered as planting the seed of this future totem.

Then inform the housekeeper not to touch this area.

I hope you grow up quickly.

Bai Mo glanced at the land behind him and thought that growing a tree wouldn't be bad, but he hoped that its growth cycle would be short.

Then, he remembered the top-tier totem-finding quest on the Starfire website.

I guess I've found a totem, haven't I?

So Bai Mo decisively accepted the task and discovered that the reward ranged from ten million to one billion.

He then wrote a detailed account of the hollow willow tree and clicked submit.

The system prompted him to wait for verification before the reward would be issued.

And so, the next day...

He then met Wu Liu, the igniter, who brought him the essence he had redeemed on the Spark Network.

"Brother Liu, why are you the one bringing me this?"

Bai Mo led Wu Liu into the living room, wondering why the person who lit the fire was also doing errand-running and delivery work.

With a smile on his face, Wu Liu first looked around at the elegant and beautiful simple decorations in the room, and then nodded in satisfaction. When Bai Mo asked him to sit down, he took out a tissue and carefully wiped the already clean chair.

Only then did she sit up gracefully and answer Bai Mo's question.

"I'm in charge of coordinating and verifying the missions of the judges throughout Shanghai. This delivery is just a small matter that I handle on the side."

"You completed the mission at the prefecture level very well. I'm here to verify the totem information you discovered. Don't worry, everything you gain from the mission is yours."

Nodding, Bai Mo summoned the silver hairpin spear. Since the item was already bound to his soul and its function was still unknown, it was a good item, but obviously not worth Wu Liu's ulterior motives.

"This is a totem object made of a hollow willow branch. Here's what happened: after I went to Mingshui Town..."

Bai Mo took out the silver hairpin spear and showed it off, then recounted his general actions, discoveries, and observations in Mingshui Town to Wu Liu. After finishing, he asked:

"Brother Liu, why are we tasked with searching for totem information?"

"I don't know either. I suppose it's to strengthen Kyushu's defenses. This is the first time I've come here to assess this mission."

Wu Liu pondered Bai Mo's words. He had only ever heard of the term "totem" before. Now that he had actually encountered one, he stood up and said:

"You said you planted the hollow willow seeds in the yard? Your yard is so big, where did you plant them? Take me to see them."

"it is good."

So Bai Mo got up and took him to see the hollow willows he had planted yesterday.

The two arrived at a lawn by a small pond. There was a large, conspicuous patch of lawn where no grass was growing, and fresh soil was exposed to the air.

Bai Mo stopped here, and to his surprise, a branch about the length of a palm sprouted from the spot where he had planted the hollow willow seed yesterday.

He muttered to himself:

"Growing so fast?!"

"Why is it growing so fast?" Wu Liu, who was standing next to him, asked.

Then Bai Mo stretched out his hand, pointed to the patch of fresh, muddy soil that looked like it had been scratched by a dog, which terribly ruined the overall aesthetic of the lawn, and said:

"I planted the hollow willow here yesterday. It was just a seed yesterday, but I didn't expect it to sprout now."

Wu Liu looked in the direction he was pointing and saw a small seedling, not much different from wild weeds, swaying gently in the wind in the middle of the muddy ground.

He raised an eyebrow. As a high-level spatial mage, his perception of space was stronger and more refined than Bai Mo's.

He could sense that the willow tree was absorbing and gathering the surrounding spatial elements. Although the amount was small, it still indicated that the tree was extraordinary.

"Judging from the situation, it should be a totem, but it seems to have no power at all. I will report the situation truthfully, and experts in this field will make an assessment. As for the specific amount of commission reward, I don't know."

Turning his head, Wu Liu looked at Bai Mo and said, after finishing his business, he frowned again as he looked at the patch of muddy ground.

"You should have someone tidy up this piece of land; it looks really awkward and uncomfortable."

Bai Mo looked around in confusion at the lawn, which was about half an acre in size.

In a place covered with lush green grass, there's a patch that's completely bare. But right in the center of this grassless patch, there's a small tree—how unique!

What's wrong?

"It's really baffling," Bai Mo shook his head.

Seeing that Wu Liu didn't want to stay there any longer, they led him outside while asking, "Brother Liu, I found many tasks on the Spark website that only have a number, and the task names are obscured and I can't click on them. What's going on?"

Wu Liu walked slowly beside him and explained:

"Some tasks have already been accepted by others, so you won't see them. Others are blocked by the system because it deems you not yet capable of completing them. For example, for Heaven-level tasks, you must complete five Earth-level tasks or one permanent Heaven-level task before you can see the non-permanent Heaven-level tasks. In addition, the task system will push tasks to each Judge based on their task acceptance and completion progress."

"I see." Bai Mo nodded slightly, then tentatively asked:

"Brother Liu, I saw on the Spark website that there are still missions to investigate and capture traitors within the Tribunal. Does the Tribunal have a Tree of Oaths, and can it also harbor traitors?"

Wu Liu glanced at him with a smile, showing no reservations about this, and said frankly:

"Every organization has its traitors and moles. The oath of the Oath Tree is not the deadly sword of Darkmoris. The consequences of breaking it can be redeemed. Of course, if it weren't a top secret, I don't think anyone would use it in this way."

"It sounds like there are other ways?" Bai Mo's eyes flickered slightly as he continued to ask.

Wu Liu nodded and explained to Bai Mo, "We judges also bear the goal of purging the internal elements of the Inquisition, but we do it in a way that is similar to a hunter's commission."

"And some powerful figures, such as those from the Black Vatican, will infiltrate the Inquisition, planting the seeds of oblivion within themselves."

Forgetfulness is a spell that combines curses and mind control, allowing one to seal a piece of their memory and then unlock it when needed.

Therefore, some of the traitors within the Black Vatican are difficult to investigate, because before the Forgetfulness Curse is lifted, they genuinely uphold their oaths and consider themselves judges who punish evil and uphold justice.

"But most of them are saboteurs planted in our Kyushu government by other countries and organizations. After these people are given important positions, they will exert strong psychological influence on them, making them believe that even if they are doing something heinous, they will sincerely believe that they are doing something good for the country and the people."

Upon hearing this, Bai Mo slowly nodded and asked one last question, "Is there a traitor within our Starfire Judgement ranks?"

(End of this chapter)