Please be my partner.

"Daddy loves you... hehe... Daddy loves you... hehe..."

"You are my... my angel... I will sing for you..."

……

As Salim and Mellen came and went, the bloody ball of flesh in Mr. Nia's stomach seemed to sense danger, began to tremble rapidly, and continued to move upward along Mr. Nia's body.

Belly, chest, neck...

As the ball of flesh and blood passed by, Mr. Nia's body began to twist and deform inch by inch.

In the mysterious world, many things seem chaotic and strange, but in fact they often have corresponding logic.

The extraordinary people can collect these logics and turn them into rituals or ceremonies that can be understood by humans.

For example, in this scene before us, Mr. Nia is just an ordinary person. If the bloody flesh ball wants to come out of his body, it should be shattered at the slightest touch.

But now it seems that the bloody ball of flesh needs to abide by some rules and must pass through Mr. Nia's mouth before it can come into this world!

That’s right, the bloody flesh ball seems to be inside Mr. Nia’s body, but in fact it is not really in the real world.

The experienced Salim saw this at a glance. He did not try to break the 'cage', but prepared to... destroy the 'passage'!

The life force of a knight permeated Salim's surroundings. No matter if it was a wall or furniture, it was easily shattered like rotten wood under the impact of this force.

He swung his knight's lance, cut off the flesh and blood tentacles that tried to stop him, and rushed straight towards Mr. Nia who was hanging in the air.

“Hohohoho…!~”

The bloody ball of flesh seemed to become more and more urgent, and kept emitting hoarse roars through Mr. Nia's mouth.

However, in the face of Salim's absolute power, it was completely useless.

Salim easily broke through all obstacles and came in front of Mr. Nia.

"Wind-strike thorn!"

This was a straight stab without any fancy moves, but its power was beyond imagination.

The air currents rolled, and the knight's spear brought about a spiral gale, which crushed all the tentacles nearby.

The spear stabbed past, and Mr. Nia's gradually twisted head exploded. Before the flesh and blood could disperse, it was gathered together again and erased by the invisible force.

In an instant, all the tentacles seemed to lose their vitality and became limp. Mr. Nia's headless body also lost its support and fell to the ground.

But the next moment, without any warning, Mr. Nia's body suddenly exploded, and countless flesh, blood and bones flew everywhere. Although Salim, who was close by, was not injured, he was also blocked.

At the same time, the tentacles that had lost their vitality seemed to be stimulated by something and madly coiled towards Salim.

Just when Salim was entangled, a half-meter-tall monster that looked bony and fleshy quickly fled from the place where Mr. Nia's body exploded and was about to slip away.

"Boom! ~"

Spike, who had already entered combat mode, suddenly appeared and knocked the monster to the ground with one claw.

Seeing this scene, Salim relaxed a little. The monster in front of him looked very strange and troublesome. If he let it run away, who knows how much trouble it would cause later.

Glancing out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Mellen was still hiding far behind. Even the little red dog that had been in the cage had come out and was standing on the latter's shoulder.

However, the current situation made Salim somewhat embarrassed. He had made great promises to Mellen before, but now it seemed that he had been slapped in the face.

So, he no longer held back, and the knight's lance spun in his hand and suddenly stabbed it into the ground.

"Gray Tide!"

The blue-gray light surged out like waves, and wherever it passed, whether it was flesh and blood tentacles or houses and furniture, they were all covered with a layer of blue-gray, as if they were petrified.

Salim drew out his knight's lance and swung it horizontally, shattering all the tentacles.

Then, amid the monster's unwilling "ho ho" sounds, Salim sent it away with another "Wind Strike".

After a casual gun dance, Salim took off his knight armor and the knight's spear in his hand.

The 5.3 spiritual energy gained brought a sincere smile to Melen's face.

His thought at this moment was...this Special Affairs Bureau was really the right choice!

Because the battle took place in such a short time, the surrounding neighbors heard the noise and it was over before they even had time to escape.

Soon, a team of police officers patrolling nearby arrived first. At Salim's request, they blocked the surrounding area and even asked several households next to Mr. Nia to leave temporarily.

Melen naturally understood the reason. The monsters produced by the distortion caused by spiritual power would still cause pollution if they were not dealt with as soon as possible, even if they were killed.

If ordinary people accidentally come into contact with these pollutants, they are likely to suffer from secondary distortion.

Soon, people from the Special Affairs Bureau arrived with extraordinary items specially used for cleaning.

However, these follow-up events have nothing to do with Salim and Mellen.

After the two returned to the Special Affairs Bureau headquarters, they wrote a report about the mission and submitted it.

It is worth mentioning that the report was dictated by Mellen and then written by Windsor, and Salim was just responsible for pretending to be cool on the side.

After the report was completed, Melen and Salim were both very satisfied with it.

Windsor's writing is superb, highlighting their wisdom and strength very well.

Soon, the feedback came.

The first thing is to commend the two of them. They were able to perfectly resolve the strange events that occurred under unexpected circumstances, which is enough to prove their abilities.

Secondly, the E-level mission "The Mentally Deranged Painter" was upgraded to a C-level mission.

Of course, when the task level is raised, the contribution after solving it will also increase accordingly.

Chapter 59 Contribution Points

30 contributions.

This was what Mellen gained from completing the mission 'The Deranged Painter'.

20 points are rewards for the task itself, and 10 points are additional rewards for good performance.

This contribution level was formulated by the Special Affairs Bureau based on the temporary investigator system. Since there was no promotion for temporary investigators like Mellen, the rewards would be distributed in this quantitative form.

Melen can use contribution points to exchange for professional secrets, mysterious information, rare intelligence, extraordinary items, etc. collected within the Special Affairs Bureau.

Of course, according to Salim, professional secrets can only be exchanged for relatively safe ones, and extraordinary items can only be exchanged for C-level and a small number of B-level items, and the contribution points they require are usually extremely high.

Melen casually glanced at the exchange catalog and found that among the secret techniques related to the Beast Tamer, there were a few that really excited him.

When he saw the first item on the extraordinary item exchange list, his eyes widened.

[Item Name]: Final Track (Revolver)

Item Number: B-016

[Exchange Price]: 1500 Contribution

[Item Description]: A powerful extraordinary item that can turn anyone who obtains it into a top-notch shooter, but the cost of using it is extremely high.

[Note]: You need to undergo review before redeeming this item. Only those who pass are eligible. Please believe that this is for your own good!

There was also an illustration of a rather wild-looking silver revolver.

Mellen asked, "What's with this revolver? It actually costs 1500 contribution points. Becoming a temporary investigator only takes a few years of studying at the academy. There's no way anyone could save up enough for this price, right?!"

If he completed a C-level task normally, including the extra rewards, it would only be 30 contributions.

Moreover, that blood-colored monster was a defective product that had not yet fully descended. Even so, it possessed strength close to the peak of the first level.

You have to complete more than fifty tasks of this level to redeem extraordinary items. Just think about how difficult it is.

Hearing Mellen's question, Salim smiled and said, "That's because you don't know how powerful this revolver is. It has a series of extraordinary abilities, including automatic aiming, trajectory correction, bullet penetration, and internal explosion. It can also automatically generate bullets with different extraordinary effects. Of course, these bullets can only be used by it!"

"If the negative effects weren't so troublesome, it could even be ranked in the top three of the B-class sequence."

Melen asked curiously, "What are its negative effects?"

Salim said: "It will automatically record the holder's number of shots within a fixed period and settle the accounts. The period is one month, and the settlement date is the full moon night of each month."

"As the holder's number of shots increases during the cycle, it will increase the number of bullets loaded at the time of settlement and aim at the holder's secondary parts, secondary vital points, or primary vital points, firing at least once. The upper limit for loading is three bullets, and the upper limit for shooting is three times."

"It's worth mentioning that even if the owner hasn't used it throughout the entire cycle, it will still undergo a minimum settlement, which means loading a bullet and firing a shot at a secondary part. And once the owner is confirmed, it can only be replaced after completing a fixed settlement cycle."

"[Final Track] possesses a certain ability to alter fate, so its final shot cannot be avoided by increasing one's luck. You can only leave it to fate."

Melen was speechless. This revolver could hold six bullets at a time, which meant that as long as he held it, even if he did nothing, there was a one in six chance of shooting himself in the secondary parts every month!

Once you use too much in a cycle, you will be playing death roulette with your head!

Well, the reload limit is three, and the shooting limit is three times, which seems to give us a glimmer of hope... right?!

He couldn't help but ask, "Is there really anyone who can use this kind of weapon?"

Salim said, "Its previous owner was a Magician with the abilities of Death Substitute and Injury Transfer. Combined with this weapon, it's quite formidable."

"The review described in the notes is also for this purpose. Only after you demonstrate extraordinary abilities that grant you a certain degree of immunity to damage will you be eligible to redeem it."

Mellen's mind moved. He had just seen an ability called [Damage Transfer] in the secret technique, which allowed the beastmaster to transfer the damage he suffered to the contracted pet.

Thinking of this, he unconsciously looked at Spike, wondering if his dog could withstand the damage of [Final Track]?!

Spike, who was bored and dazed, suddenly felt a chill in his body. He stood up cautiously and looked around, and saw the boy looking away guiltily.

Taking back these unreliable ideas, Melen already had several exchange targets in mind, but he currently had too few contribution points, so he could only take it slowly.

After saying goodbye to Salim, Mellen left the Special Affairs Bureau and prepared to return to the academy.

After all the busyness, the sun had begun to set and dusk was approaching.

After returning to the academy, I went to the training area to lift weights for a while before returning to the lounge.

Now that we have the spiritual energy coming in from the Special Affairs Bureau, we no longer have to be as nervous as before.

In this way, he can improve Spike's strength without any scruples, thereby driving the rapid improvement of his own strength.

The next day, at Eunice's tutor's place.

After staring at Spike for a moment, Yunica said, "Merlen, I heard that the pet you contracted has been transformed into a [Branded Knight]?"

Mellen nodded and asked, "Yes, Teacher Eunice, is there any problem with that?"

Eunice smiled and said, "Of course not, that's actually a good thing!"

"For extraordinary life forms, their primary focus is usually on exploring their own racial talents. However, extraordinary professions are developed by us humans, who are inherently weak, in order to master extraordinary powers."

"If we can combine the advantages of the two, we can achieve an effect where the sum of the two is greater than the sum of the two!"

"This pet of yours has enormous potential! If it can raise its own racial strength to the third level and become a third-level knight, the combination of the two might make it a formidable force comparable to the pillars of the kingdom!"

Hearing this, Melen's heart moved, and he asked, "Teacher Yunica, do you have a way to accelerate the growth of the Spike race's strength?"

Although both the feedback from the [Wolf Tamer] contract and the condensed bloodline of the [Totem Knight] can accelerate the growth of Spike's own racial strength.

But if Teacher Eunice has other methods, he doesn't mind using all three methods!

Hearing Mellen's question, Yunica smiled and said, "Of course there are. The simplest ones are specially formulated growth potions, and the more complicated ones also have special secret methods."

"However, these are not what the academy should have. Moreover, I am bound by the restrictions of the contract and cannot teach you in this regard. If you want to obtain them, you need to join the Beastmaster Alliance."

Melen nodded thoughtfully and asked, "Teacher Eunice, are there any restrictions for joining the Beastmaster Alliance?"

Unica shook her head slightly and said, "The Beastmaster Alliance is a fairly loose organization. We follow the principle of 'pay first to receive.' In short, to receive certain rewards, you must first complete the corresponding tasks."

After learning about the Beastmaster Alliance's organizational structure in detail, Melen nodded and said, "Teacher Eunice, how can I join the Beastmaster Alliance?"

Unica's smile widened as she said, "This is very simple."

Chapter 60: Purchase-Restricted Medicine

As Mentor Eunica said, joining the Beastmaster Alliance is indeed very simple.

The Beastmaster Alliance has its own branches throughout the kingdom. As a transcendent, regardless of your profession, as long as you apply, you can immediately obtain the qualifications of an apprentice member.

Of course, trainee members are not considered official members of the Beastmaster Alliance.

Next, trainee members need to complete some basic tasks assigned by the alliance and accumulate contributions to a certain level before they can become formal junior members.

Junior members already have most of the basic rights of the alliance, such as purchasing some alliance-specific potions or props, and accepting or assigning tasks through the alliance.

The process of being promoted to an intermediate member is similar to that of a junior member, which also requires continuously completing tasks and accumulating contributions.

Intermediate members have higher privileges than junior members, but there is no qualitative change.