The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 215 - 157 Flower

Chapter 215: Chapter 157 Flower

On the night-sky-like surface of the stele, a huge soul plunged into the bright yellow star like a shooting star, causing the light of the star to burn like a flame.

When the soul of the Mutated Giant Beast was cast in, the strength of the "Justice Execution" rose from 1024 to 1159.

When the soul of the Abyssal Demon was cast in, the strength of the "Justice Execution" rose from 1159 to 1510.

Rod’s soul strength also leaped from 1264 to 1750.

An increase of nearly one-third.

It seems that between powerful souls, there is also a vast disparity.

The soul of the Abyssal Demon was nearly three times stronger than that of the Mutated Giant Beast.

Gazing at the Third Star that illuminated a large part of the stele, Rod once again revealed a smile.

The last position of a star is usually the sum of all the previous positions, so when the strength reaches 2000, "Justice Execution" would also reach its highest position.

Two or three more outings should do it.

Once the "Justice Execution" reaches the "Eternal Fire," he would start crafting the "Soul Firewood" and begin enhancing the "Spirit Boat."

Although the "Spirit Boat" star is quite weak, its Star Energy is very useful. After enhancing its position, the summoned Spirit Boat may be able to move faster and consume less Spiritual Energy.

This is yet another layer of safety assurance.

If, during this time, he could find a monster with a special soul, then he could ignite the next star.

Rod suddenly filled with confidence.

Back in the material world, he had a delicious midnight snack in the Hunter’s Tavern.

Mushroom roast and honey flower wine were really to his taste. Good food and wine are among the finest things in this world, and to be able to enjoy them in such harsh conditions, one must admit the humans of Trolian are truly great.

The key was that it was free, courtesy of Ado.

There weren’t many hunters in the tavern; in the spacious room of over two hundred square meters, only a few hunters sat scattered around. They were all wearing long hunting coats and hunter’s hoods, silently drinking alone, as if waiting for something.

There weren’t many hunters in the tavern during the day either.

Perhaps there were not many people in the Hunter Group.

Rod thought.

About two clock hours later, the Iron Wolf trio finally completed their mission handover.

The support mission for Green Grass Town earned a reward of nine thousand silver coins, and the kill of the Abyssal Demon earned an additional six thousand silver coins, bringing sixty portions of experience and sixty portions of honor for the Iron Wolf trio.

The Hunter Group has nine Star Levels, with every one hundred portions of experience raising by one level, the highest being a nine-star Hunter. Star level only reflects your past experience; higher-star hunters are not necessarily strong, but they definitely have rich experience.

Hunter Honor is an important reward as it can be exchanged for a lot of materials and benefits.

Originally, because Rod’s star level was too low, he shouldn’t have been able to gain experience and honor, but the Iron Wolf trio argued forcefully on his behalf, adamantly stating that Rod had made significant efforts and was not slacking off. After repeated confirmations, the Hunter Headquarters made an exception and granted Rod the same awards.

Ado, with a beaming smile on her face, handed Rod a box of honor containing sixty small iron tokens.

"This is your Hunter Honor, you can go to the Hunter Headquarters to exchange it if you need to," she said.

"Soron, you’re really awesome, to have accomplished such a great feat on your first outing. My heart was pounding just listening to them talk about it..."

Ado praised Rod incessantly, extolling his strength from all angles and saying that in the future, everything he eats at her place would be free.

From her flushed cheeks and sparkling eyes, it was clear that this "eat" wasn’t limited to just food.

"...So, brother Soron, how about you help me with these new sixty-four sewer missions, okay?"

Slap.

Rod covered his face.

I knew it.

But how could he bear to refuse when he looked into the girl’s tearful, big eyes?

"Yay, I knew Soron brother was the best."

A fragrant breeze washed over his face, and the moist warmth left a trace on Rod’s cheek as the girl giggled and ran off, leaving the space to the three Iron Wolves.

Sweet Tea looked at Aduo’s retreating figure and smiled slyly, "Little Rod, Aduo is a great girl, you know. Why not consider it? I can take care of the babies when she gives birth."

Why do you always jump from a kiss to babies so quickly?

Rod looked worriedly at the thick stack of sixty-four task briefings in his hand, feeling very conflicted.

Cleaning the sewers wasn’t hard for him, but he had very little Spiritual Energy left, and it would take several days for "Frost Blue" to fully recover, while the side effects of "Awakening" had also emerged, filling his soul with a sense of exhaustion and depletion.

The Iron Wolf coughed and said, "After some discussion, we’ve decided, out of the total reward of fifteen thousand silver coins for the mission, to give you ten thousand. After all, you contributed the most, and without you, we might already be dead."

Rod felt embarrassed to speak.

If it weren’t for him, the demon of the Abyss wouldn’t have appeared, and they wouldn’t have faced danger at all.

But he was indeed in need of money now, having used up all his supplies in slaying the Abyssal demon.

It was time to resupply.

The ten thousand silver coins were just enough to cover his losses.

So, he didn’t refuse and silently accepted the money.

Afterward, the four of them chatted briefly, then said their goodbyes.

Each had their own matters to handle. Iron Wolf was a single father. His wife was also a hunter, but she was irreversibly injured on a mission and had fallen into a perpetual coma, needing to ingest a dose of white bone marrow ash every day, lest she die, and he had four children to take care of.

Big Cat was also a man of sorrows; his parents and nine siblings had all been severely infected and died in an attack, leaving him with twelve children to raise by himself, which was why he remained single to this day.

Sweet Tea was in a slightly better situation. Her husband had died in honor, and the Royal City had awarded her a generous pension. Her two sons had grown up and, although they didn’t have the Fire Holder talent, they were both working hard to become respected scholars. Her only hope now was to move to the safe, bright, wealthy Upper City to provide the best environment for her sons.

They all desperately needed money but were willing to give me so much.

Great partners, indeed. I could help them out if I get the chance.

Rod pocketed the money and planned to head to Grey Street again to find the Medicine Woman for some materials.

Wood Puppets were really useful.

However, the recovery of Spiritual Energy could only be accomplished over time.

Rod’s Spiritual Energy was different from others; potions for restoring Spiritual Energy were of little use, the enhancement from Guardian Fire was nearly imperceptible, and no Spiritual Energy meditation, enhancement exercise, or growth potion had any effect on him.

Rod could only rely on lighting stars to increase his Spiritual Energy, and he had to depend on himself to recover slowly.

So, for the following two days, Rod could only stroll leisurely through the sewers while using the most energy-efficient method to clear sixty-four sewer tasks.

Although it was less efficient than completing thirty-four sewer tasks in seven clock hours, Rod was also recuperating his Spiritual Energy at the same time.

When he went to Aduo’s hunter tavern to return the sixty-four sewer tasks, his Spiritual Energy had recovered by a small amount.

Aduo, overjoyed with the continuous praise from the hunter headquarters, shyly invited Rod to visit her home after work in the evening to see the water-spraying lilies.

Rod was somewhat tempted but his leave was over, and he had to return to the hidden base.

They would have to make plans for another time.