Chapter 331: “Be obedient, let me see how well you’ve developed.”

They seemed to have foreseen this brat's end!

The atmosphere in the arena gradually froze, and Cao Xing had also prepared to run away.

Just at this moment, the red-robed bishop changed the subject.

"However… considering the pitiful state of your family, I will spare you this once."

"Hand over the items."

Hearing this, the eyes of the young Hunter instantly changed from panic and unease to ecstatic joy!

Then he directly took out an iron box from his bosom, which was packed to the brim with tens of thousands of crowns.

With a casual wave of his hand, the red-robed bishop took the iron box away.

The cultists who were standing by and waiting to watch a good show turned completely blank in their eyes.

They had thought the bishop would execute this cultist on the spot for violating church regulations.

At worst, he would at least impose a punishment on him.

But unexpectedly, this red-robed bishop actually let this person off directly.

Knowing their incomprehension, the bishop turned around and said, "This time is just an exception."

"The doctrine of our Church of Light is to save all people, and when church members encounter difficulties, they likewise need us to save them."

"Including you, if your families encounter difficulties or other matters, you can all seek help from the church."

"However, taking church property without permission is strictly prohibited; I do not wish to see such a thing a second time."

"Whoever is caught by me again will have everything handled according to the rules."

Hearing this, a look of deep emotion suddenly appeared in the eyes of all the Hunters present.

With a 'clatter', they knelt on both knees and said respectfully.

"Bishop Seins, you truly are a benevolent and considerate lord who cares for subordinates. May the will of the God of Light protect you."

The other Hunters also respectfully said, "May the will of the God of Light protect you!"

Looking at the Hunters prostrating before him.

The red-robed bishop nodded slightly.

He continued, "Alright, continue to strengthen your patrols, you don't need to follow me anymore."

Having said that, under the watchful eyes of this group of cultists, he headed straight for the central urban area.

Until his back completely disappeared…

After leaving, the bishop also sighed inwardly.

That brat was really lucky just now.

Under normal circumstances, members who violated church regulations like this would all be subjected to punishment.

Even if the death penalty could be avoided, punishment in life was hard to escape.

But today, under the gaze of so many people, Seins found it inappropriate to appear too harsh.

After all, this was precisely a time when the church needed to employ people.

Therefore, he wanted to take this opportunity to propagate the benevolent side of the church.

But it seemed that this wave of winning people's hearts had a pretty good effect.

Thinking of this, a smile also curved at the corner of the red-robed bishop's mouth.

…

At this moment, the other cultists knelt on the ground, respectfully seeing off the red-robed bishop as he left.

Only then did they stand up one after another.

As for Cao Xing, he still stood blankly in place as if frightened silly.

Are you kidding, making him kneel down was an impossible thing!

Come to think of it, he had just been prepared to unleash a wave of burst power and then escape directly.

But when he saw the stats of this bishop, Cao Xing changed his mind.

Just as expected, this red-robed bishop possessed Tier 6 Commander-grade strength, and his skills were terrifyingly formidable!

Even more terrifying than Francesca at her peak.

Fortunately, this guy did not exceed Cao Xing by 20 levels.

Therefore, he directly cut off the thought of running away.

After the red-robed bishop walked far away, those church members also came back to their senses.

Looking at the frightened Cao Xing, they spoke in a bantering tone, "You brat are really lucky, committing this kind of mistake and the bishop didn't even punish you."

"Yeah, Lord Bishop is truly benevolent. At any other time, you might have already been thrown into the glacier to freeze for a day and a night."

"That's right, last time I saw a member who violated the rules stripped of his clothes and hung on the city wall. In less than an hour or two, he directly froze into an ice sculpture!"

Cao Xing still displayed a lingering fear look at the moment.

Upon hearing this, he was even more frightened and trembled unceasingly!

At this time, a Hunter with elite strength nearby said, "Alright, you guys, shut up."

This person seemed to have a certain amount of prestige among this group of Hunters.

"He looks quite young, and it was also out of a piece of filial piety."

"Many of us also have families, so don't scare him anymore."

Upon hearing this, a trace of tenderness also appeared in the eyes of these cultists one after another.

Although they were crazy and could be called a group of desperate outlaws.

But just as this person said, even these cultists had families.

At the thought of their relatives at home, complex expressions also appeared on the faces of these cultists.

Just at this moment, the Hunter with elite strength continued, "This brat will be led by me tonight, do you guys have any opinions?"

Hearing this, the emotion in the other cultists' eyes instantly vanished.

They seemed to have thought of something, and instead looked at Cao Xing with playful expressions.

A Hunter nearby chuckled and said, "Of course we have no objection to the person Captain Kallen wants."

"That's right, that's right. For this brat to be able to follow Captain Kallen, it's also his luck."

"Brat, remember to perform well tonight."

Amidst everyone's meaningful smiles.

This elite Hunter came to Cao Xing's side without asking for his opinion.

And directly said, "Follow me, I'll arrange your work tonight."

Cao Xing put on an obedient appearance and then followed behind this elite Hunter.

Soon, they moved away from this group of Hunters and came to another street.

While walking, this elite Hunter asked, "Little fellow, how long have you joined the church?"

Cao Xing replied in a low voice, "L-Lord, I've joined the church for less than half a month…"

Hearing this, this elite Hunter chuckled once more.

"I figured as much. Only hotheads like you who just joined can do such foolish things."

Cao Xing lowered his head feigning a guilty conscience.

The other party continued, "Little fellow, did you also just arrive in Lake Doron City today?"

"Yes, Lord."

"Then you are really unlucky; just after joining the church, you got transferred to participate in such a dangerous mission."

"I wonder how many believers in the entire Lake Doron City will be able to survive after this operation."

"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore."

This elite Hunter shook his head.

"Tonight, your task is to guard the granary, any questions?"

Cao Xing was stunned on the spot.

Ah?

Let me guard the granary?

Are you sure?

You must know that his main purpose for entering the city this time was to loot resources!

And what were the resources he urgently lacked right now?

A large amount of crowns! Grain!

Lake Doron City was so big, and he was just worrying about where to find the grain reserve points of the Church of Light!

An expression of wild joy had already appeared in his heart.

But he didn't show it, instead nodding and saying, "Al-Alright, Lord…"

"Very good, follow me."

Cao Xing still carefully followed behind this elite captain, but in fact, his heart could already not help becoming excited.

After all, that was the grain of a Giant City!

How much reserve there was was already unimaginable!

They passed through three or four streets in succession, and along the way they also encountered a few waves of patrolling Hunters.

Upon seeing each other, they would nod to each other as a sign.

It seemed that this elite-strength Hunter captain was quite well-connected among the other Hunters.

Walking and walking, the other party suddenly changed his route.

Because Cao Xing was unfamiliar with the terrain in the city, he just followed behind him.

Then he discovered that the path they were walking seemed increasingly wrong.

This place had already broken away from the main street and came into a remote alley.

However, Cao Xing did not make a fuss, but continued to follow behind the other party.

He had just glanced at it and found that this person only had Tier 4 elite-grade strength, which was completely not worth worrying about.

In front of a residential door, this captain suddenly stopped his steps.

Then, with practiced ease, he pushed open the door.

"Come in with me."

He seemed like a completely different person all of a sudden, his tone carrying an unrejectable firmness.

When Cao Xing entered the door.

This captain directly turned around and closed the door.

"C-Captain, what's wrong?" Cao Xing asked feigning panic.

The other party did not speak, but instead sized him up with a look of playful interest.

After a moment, this captain spoke up, "Speak, how much did you steal?"

Cao Xing was slightly stunned, "Wh-What?"

The captain's expression straightened, turning unusually serious instead.

"Don't think I don't know, the shops in this city have more than just those tens of thousands of crowns."

"You brat should not have just looted that tavern, right?"

"Hand over the items, and I'll cover you from now on."

Hearing this, a look of sudden realization appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

So this guy had his eyes on his loot.

He pretended to hesitate for a moment, then with a face full of heartache, pulled out a receipt from his pocket.

Written on it was a denomination of 200,000…

And the instant he saw this receipt, the captain's pupils instantly dilated, and his eyes lit up.

With lightning speed, he snatched the receipt from Cao Xing's hand!

When this captain confirmed the denomination on it.

Immediately even his breathing began to grow rapid!

For people like them, 200,000 crowns was a startlingly huge sum of money!

After the pleasant surprise, this captain continued to look at Cao Xing.

Asking like a hungry wolf, "Are there more? Hand them all over to me!"

Cao Xing said tremblingly, "Th-That's all there is… Captain…"

"I hadn't started operating for long before you guys caught me."

"There really isn't any more…"

Hearing this, the other party glanced at Cao Xing again, as if confirming whether he was lying.

However, Cao's acting skills might not be top-notch, but fooling these guys was still a piece of cake.

The other party didn't find any flaws, so they stopped interrogating further.

Then he observed the 200,000 receipt in his hand with a face full of joy.

He couldn't help exclaiming in his mouth, "Not bad, not bad, there's actually 200,000. Even if I share a little with that guy, I can still get at least 150,000 crowns into my hands."

"This money is enough for me to have a good time for a long while!"

Hearing this, Cao Xing's heart stirred.

Then, he asked carefully, "L-Lord… aren't the receipts of the Cardina Money Shop only redeemable by the person who deposited the money?"

"The boss of this shop is already dead, so this receipt is useless now, right?"

Hearing this, the other party glanced at him disdainfully, then chuckled and said, "Who told you it's useless? Do you think a dead person's money can't be withdrawn?"

Hearing this, Cao Xing said feigning surprise, "You mean, Lord?"

This elite captain said proudly once again, "Seeing that you are so sensible, I'll tell you."

"The manager of the money shop in Merlind City is also a member of our church. As long as he operates secretly behind the scenes and then fakes some credentials, he can withdraw those dead people's money."

"Of course, this guy is very stingy, you'll also have to give him a bit of benefit."

Hearing this, a look of sudden realization also appeared on Cao Xing's face.

He had just been worrying about how to exchange these receipts earlier!

Aren't they coming right to him?

At this moment, after obtaining this receipt, this elite captain's mood also became very good.

He looked at Cao Xing's appearance, sizing him up from top to bottom, his gaze as if seeing a brand new prey.

Cao Xing felt a bit uncomfortable being looked at by his gaze.

He asked doubtfully, "C-Captain, is there anything else you need?"

A faint smile played at the corner of the other party's mouth, "You brat, you're not old, how come you look like a woman."

"Take off your clothes and let me see how well you've developed!"

Cao Xing: "…"

He was stunned in place, and said with a face full of bewilderment, "Uh, what did you say?"

This elite captain snorted coldly, "Can't you understand human speech?"

"I said take off your clothes and let this captain check your body!"

At this moment, Cao Xing couldn't help twitching the corner of his mouth.

Damn it, did he actually run into a gay man?

Seeing that Cao Xing made no move, the captain's tone became a bit more serious.

"Be obedient, let us take a look!"

"As long as you follow this captain, I will cover you from now on."

"Whenever you encounter any problems in the future, this captain will help you solve them."

"But if you are disobedient…"

A threatening smile faintly appeared on the face of the opponent.

A cold glint flashed through the eyes of Cao Xing, but he did not show it.

"Th—That is fine then…"

Hearing him agree, the joy on the face of the squad leader intensified, and a lustful gaze appeared in his eyes!

However, right at this moment, a staff suddenly appeared in the hand of Cao Xing.

Before the squad leader could even react—

Cao Xing directly raised his staff, and an Ice Breaking Flying Blade smashed over.

"Bang! Bang bang!"

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…

Three terrifying damage numbers appeared.

The HP of this Hunter squad leader instantly dropped to zero.

At the final moment of his life, he struggled to turn around, his eyes still filled with intense disbelief.

"You… Who on earth are you?"

As the words fell, the guy collapsed directly.

[You have killed a Level 31 Hunter, Tier 4 Elite creature. EXP: 3100, Honor Points gained: 12…]

…

After making the attack, Cao Xing automatically lifted his [Disguise] state.

Fortunately, he had the Eternal Power talent, which allowed him to use it without restriction.

With a shake of his body, he directly transformed into the appearance of the guy on the ground.

"Damn it, you forced me to strike!"

After finishing off this guy, Cao Xing did not seem to feel it was enough to vent his anger.

He walked over to the corpse of the guy and gave it two fierce kicks!

Only then did he swallow the foul air in his heart.

However, although he had killed this fellow, Cao Xing found himself in a dilemma regarding how to deal with the corpse.

After all, humanoid creatures could not be disassembled.

And he could not carry the corpse out to destroy the body and eliminate the traces right now.

After pondering for a moment, Cao Xing made a decision.

"Screw it, I will just find a random place to hide the body of this guy first."

"Anyway, the temperature in this world is so low that it can keep the corpse frozen for a long time without rotting."

"Plus, this place is so remote that very few people should approach."

"I will not stay in this city for long either. By the time they discover it, I reckon I will have already finished looting and run away!"

Thus, he walked right over and lifted the corpse of the guy.

Then he came to the second floor of this residential house and hid him under a small wooden bed.

Cao Xing used [Disguise] once more.

The white robe on his body turned into a captain-grade Hunter uniform.

After transforming into the appearance of this guy, Cao Xing also casually picked up his weapon and mask.

Now it was a complete match.

"Not bad, not bad. I was just wondering what identity to use to move around the city."

"Do I not have one now?"

Cao Xing nodded in satisfaction and prepared to leave this room.

However, before leaving, he spent two minutes searching this residential house as well.

[Obtained: crowns * 5623]

[Obtained: Silver Ring * 2]

…

Emerging from the room, Cao Xing navigated through twists and turns based on his previous memories and walked out of the alley.

"Next up, I need to find the location of the granary!"

A trace of excitement appeared in his eyes.

He returned to one of the original main roads.

It was right here that the guy had suddenly changed his route.

He moved forward all the way along this main street.

Soon, a tall, single-story building appeared ahead.

This building covered an area of probably two to three thousand square meters; its shape was square and solid, built from plain bricks and stones.

At the bottom, there were also two wide iron doors.

From afar, he saw two Hunters standing at the entrance.

Cao Xing pondered inwardly, "Could this be the location of the granary?"

Without hesitation, he swaggered directly over.

At this moment, the two on-duty Hunters also raised their guard upon seeing someone approach.

But upon seeing the figure of the newcomer, the seriousness on their faces instantly vanished, turning into intense joy instead.

The two of them greeted him with flattering expressions.

"Captain Carlo, you are here…"

"Captain, trust you have been well since we last met. Do you still need me to go to your room tonight to serve you?"

As they spoke, the hands of these two even rested on the shoulders of Cao Xing.

Cao Xing mouth twitched, feeling as though goosebumps were about to break out all over his body!

Clearly, the relationship between these two and Carlo was unusual!

Cao Xing waved his hand and distanced himself from them.

"Lord Bishop has given the order to strengthen the patrols in the city. I have come to inspect your work status."

Exchanging glances, the two quickly replied, "Captain Carlo, please rest assured. With us guarding here, not even a fly has flown into the granary!"

Hearing that last sentence, Cao Xing eyes instantly lit up.

It seemed he had found the right place!

This was the location of the granary in Lake Doron City!

He feigned composure and nodded, "Good work, but we still need to confirm the situation inside to make sure all the food is there."

"Now open the granary gates and let me go in and take a look."

The two cultists exchanged glances, each seeing the confusion in the eyes of the other.

After all, when this captain patrolled previously, he had never mentioned anything about inspecting the granary.

But the two of them did not think too much about it and respectfully replied, "Alright, Captain."

Finished speaking, the two cultists turned around and each pulled out a key.

They unlocked the two large locks on the iron door.

Then the two grasped the door handles and exerted force together.

"Rumble!"

As the heavy door opened—

A wave of mixed scents of grains and meat wafted toward them.

And when Cao Xing saw the scene inside, he instantly narrowed his eyes, and his hands began to tremble slightly!

He forcefully suppressed the excitement in his heart, taking a few deep breaths before calming down!

The quantity of food inside completely exceeded his imagination.

Mountains of wheat and rice, with just a casual glance, numbered in the thousands of bags!

That was tens of thousands of kilograms!

And this was merely just a corner of it.

In other areas, Cao Xing also saw grain bags piled even higher, resembling towering mountains.

Next to them were piles upon piles of cured meat!

A rough estimate of the food reserves inside this granary was definitely at the million-kilogram level!

Cao Xing could not help sighing in his heart.

As expected of the resources of a Giant City!

With so much food, if he could move it all away, not only would the food problem of the territory be solved for a very long time in the future—

Even the resources needed for the warriors to break through from Tier 4 to Tier 5 would be completely sorted out!

A hint of greed appeared in his eyes.

After taking a few deep breaths, Cao Xing regained his composure.

Then he nodded, "Not bad, there is no problem with the food."

"With so much food, it can provide a lot of help for the development of our church."

Hearing this, the two accompanying Hunters also sighed with emotion, "Yeah, the resources of Lake Doron City are simply too abundant."

"Over the past few days, if the church had not shipped away a massive amount of food, the food reserves here would be even more terrifying!"

"It is a pity the army of the king has arrived, and we do not have much time left."

"Once they start attacking the city, we will not be able to continue transferring resources."

Cao Xing pondered for a moment and asked, "Then do you know how the food that cannot be moved away will be dealt with later?"

Hearing this question, one of the Hunters said, "I heard from those cultists transporting the food earlier that if these resources are not transferred before the army of the king attacks, they will all be burned."

A look of realization appeared in the eyes of Cao Xing.

This was probably one of the reasons why that general outside, Taside, delayed the attack time.

He was buying time for the Church of Light to transfer the supplies in the Giant City.

After all, the Church of Light were rats in the shadows.

They also lacked resources.

Whether it was the massive amounts of food or those coins, they were extremely important to the Church of Light.

Thinking up to this point—

Cao Xing suddenly realized something!

The barrier of Lake Doron City was sealed; only existences above the rank of white-robed bishop could enter.

But right now, a large number of soldiers were watching outside, so it was impossible for them to swaggeringly transfer these resources right under the noses of the army of the kingdom.

In other words, besides the barrier, there was likely a passage connecting the inside of Lake Doron City with the outside world?

Cao Xing vaguely felt that he had grasped something.

This hidden passage must be very crucial!

He asked nonchalantly, "When is the next time food will be transferred?"

The two exchanged glances, their expressions once again showing some confusion. "Captain, were not the personnel transferring the food previously all arranged by you?"

They were somewhat puzzled, feeling as though this captain was a bit unusual today.

The heart of Cao Xing stirred, and he knew he had let slip a wrong word.

He shook his head and said, "Personnel changes are too frequent right now, and I still have to lead a lot of newcomers and arrange work for them, so I remember a bit vaguely."

A look of realization appeared in the eyes of these two Hunters.

"I see. It is indeed hard on you, Captain, having to manage so many things all by yourself."

"Yeah, yeah. Since you are working so hard, Captain, later I will let you properly relax~"

The other Hunter also quickly chimed in, "And me, I will also serve you well."

Cao Xing forcefully suppressed the discomfort in his heart. "Answer my question first."

Hearing this, one of the Hunters rushed to answer, "Captain, the next transfer of food should be around noon tomorrow."

Cao Xing nodded and then stopped asking further questions.

Looking at the mountains of food before him, he began to ponder a question.

That was, should he make a move right now and carry away the food here?

Or should he wait until tomorrow, when those fellows came over to transfer the food, follow behind them, and find that passage leading to the outside world?

Between these two plans, the latter might yield greater benefits, but it was also riskier.

Pondering for a moment, Cao Xing decided to move away the food in front of him first!

Even though that passage was very important,

resources in hand were the most down-to-earth and real.

No matter what, if he could completely empty out the food in this granary, this trip of his out would already be a massive, massive profit!

Pondering for a moment, Cao Xing already had an idea in his mind.

Thus, he directly pointed at one of the cultists and said, "You, go close the big door."

"Uh, close it?"

"Could it be that… the captain wants to do it here…"

At this moment, the two seemed to understand something, and shy, blushing expressions appeared on their faces.

They even cast a charming expression toward him.

Cao Xing once again felt a wave of goosebumps on his back.

But he still endured the discomfort and chuckled softly, "Go on."

The two obediently walked over.

The moment the heavy door closed, they walked over with joyful faces.

"Captain, we can do it now~"

A smile also curved the corners of the mouth of Cao Xing.

"Indeed, we can."

"Time to… finish you two off!"

As the words fell, his staff lifted.

Three ice balls carrying startling chill smashed out!

"Captain, what are you doing!?"

"Damn it, this person is not Captain Carlo!"

The expressions of the two Hunters changed drastically, and they just wanted to make a counterattack.

However, how could their reaction speed possibly keep up with the attack speed of Cao Xing?

Coupled with such close proximity, it was even more impossible to dodge!

"Bang! Bang bang!"

[Ice Breaking Flying Blade] burst open once again!

Huge damage numbers exploded one after another.

The HP of these two Hunters hit zero, and they collapsed limply to the ground.

[Successfully killed Hunter Lv34, Tier 4 ordinary creature. EXP: 132, Honor Points gained: 4]

[Successfully…]

After resolving these two Hunters,

Cao Xing casually picked up their corpses and hid them in a corner…