anovelconsole Chapter 14: Pregnancy? Mine?
Chapter 14: Pregnancy? Mine?
[System notification: The Shadow Trait Potion has a 30% chance of granting you the Shadow Trait, but it can only be fused with one class. Since there is no ritual master, your probability of acquiring the Shadow Trait and successfully changing to the Corpse Whisperer is only 25%. The Shadow Potion is taking effect...]
This notification sent a chill down Bright's spine, and a wave of regret instantly washed over him.
No wonder it's so difficult for ordinary people, even players, to reach the transcendent level. Transcendental traits are rare to begin with, and even if you manage to obtain one, the failure rate is so high. The system's suggestion of ritual personnel likely only applies to high-ranking nobles or some advanced religions. Is choosing this path really the right thing for an ordinary person like myself? Or was I just too impulsive...?
[System notification: The Shadow Effect Potion has fused extremely well within your body. You are very fortunate; you are about to step into the extraordinary realm and become a Corpse Whisperer capable of hearing the voices of souls!]
"Ha, what bullshit nobility, what bullshit class, are kings and nobles born with a special destiny? What does 'European Emperor' mean? Explain what 'European Emperor' means!"
Bright jumped up excitedly. His initial regret vanished instantly, replaced by a sense of boundless ambition and boundless freedom!
Starting today, that lowly corpse collector is gone, replaced by the noble transcendent, the one who listens to the voices of the dead, the shadowy hand of Holy Stone City, the mastermind behind all players: Mr. Bright!
In his moment of triumph, a shadow enveloped Bright, and then Bright suddenly heard an extremely mysterious sound.
In the morgue, the two unburned corpses, covered in tender shoots, seemed to be conveying a message.
[Is anyone there? Is there anyone still alive in this world? I have plenty of supplies and water. Please, if anyone is breathing, please reply! Just someone who's alive!]
What is that sound?
Bright looked puzzled, but was immediately surrounded by a dense cacophony of such voices, as if these prayers were coming from all directions, causing Bright to faint instantly...
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"How...how did you do that?" Allen put down the latest newspaper in his hand and looked at the person in front of him who had changed his hair color and clothes again, but he could still tell at a glance that this was the female assassin who was sliced up last night!
"There are some special methods; you don't need to worry about the details, sir," Gou Dan chuckled, rubbing his hands together. "I'm here to confirm the mission location, and of course, I need to collect the mission deposit!"
Could she be a stitched-together monster of the undead? But that doesn't seem like it. This woman's skin looks incredibly smooth, without any signs of stitching, and she doesn't have the putrid smell of the undead.
Triplets?
This might be almost as good as being brought back from the dead!
"Can I take a look at the letter?" Allen asked with a smile.
"No..." Gou Dan directly resolved the issue: "You have the right to print it, and you know very well whether it was removed or not. I have a lot of professional ethics. Just tell me where the mission is located and give me the deposit as payment."
Allen's smile froze slightly. This was a forced sale, but he couldn't do anything about it.
If you refuse, the other party can simply sell the letter to someone else and open it at any time to see its contents. You have no choice but to try to trust them.
"Okay, I believe you are a lady with professional ethics."
Even though I don't even know what the other person's profession is.
"One thousand gold nars, right?" Allen immediately took off the gold ring with a ruby on his hand: "This ring is made of pure gold, and the gem on it comes from the Eastern Kingdom of Xiaer. Its value is more than one thousand gold nars. I use this as a guarantee that as long as you successfully deliver the letter to the designated location, this ring is yours."
"Oh?" Gou Dan's heart skipped a beat. She wasn't a professional appraiser, but she had studied appraisal for a few days. This ring was clearly not just for show; it should be genuinely valuable. It was indeed more worthwhile to take on tasks from nobles. Look at these wealthy patrons, how generous they are! Unlike those middle-class people in Mirandil, who were so stingy that it was like they were being held back by an extra copper nar!
"Where should I send it?"
"Mirandil".
It takes at least half a month to go and return. During this time, I must be careful that other competitors don't try to steal my business. I need to go and come back quickly.
Having made up his mind, Gou Dan continued, "Who is the recipient?"
Allen uttered a name that surprised Dog Egg.
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Intelligence 1: The souls of the infected corpses are no longer pure; the information they convey comes from that forest and is of great importance.
Intelligence 2: The influential person Allen is trying to contact is neither a high-ranking official nor a nobleman, but a businessman.
Intelligence 3: The flu is not a serious illness for nobles, but it is deadly for the slums in the northern region. As a listener of the corpses' whispers, do not cause a riot when there are too many new spirits, and do not easily communicate with any spirit, because you may turn one of them into an evil spirit because of your communication.
Intelligence 4: Corpse Whisperers can hear the voices of the undead who have not yet been taken away by the Netherworld beside the corpses. Of course... they can also occasionally hear the voices of creatures from the Netherworld. Please be careful to decide whether to respond. Many of the undead in the Netherworld are very dangerous beings, but many also bring opportunities.
Intelligence 5: In addition to listening, the Corpse Whisperer also understands the language of the dead. They can briefly leave their body with their soul to transmit the information they want to convey. However, please be aware that leaving the body with your soul may make you vulnerable to attacks from other evil spirits. Do not let your spirit stray too far from your body. Superhumans with a mental strength of over 20 may be able to see spirits. Do not easily expose your vulnerable soul in front of these people.
Intelligence 6: The city lord's wife drank your liquid and is now pregnant...
Bright: "???"
"Mr. Bright? Mr. Bright?"
Dog Egg cautiously called out to Bright, who was lost in thought again, sensing that Mr. Bright was unusually out of sorts today!
"Oh...oh, you said it!" Bright snapped back to reality.
He had never had a child in his past life until now. He never expected that his first child would be like this.
Why don't you just do your own thing?
Will drinking that stuff make you pregnant? Do you really think your biology level is elementary school?
Are people in this world constructed differently?
"I need to go to Mirandil for the delivery mission. The Lady of the City has also given me a knight's promise. Is there anything you need to tell me?"
Bright snapped out of his daze and looked at the other person with a thoughtful expression. His original plan was to grab Dog Egg, a capable player, for a couple of rounds and then run away. But it seemed that he was getting carried away and couldn't leave. Not only was he greedy, but Dog Egg also seemed to have lost the idea of leaving.
Knights are not yet independent nobles; they are on the border between commoners and nobles. They are still under the control of nobles' seals of authority and do not have the ability to independently possess seals of authority to join other cities. If they have problems with their loyalty to a noble, their knighthood can be revoked at any time.
In other words, if Dog Egg wants to become this knight, he has to stay in Holy Stone City and serve the city lord's wife.
"According to my information, the person who delivered Lord Allen's message doesn't seem to be a nobleman, right?"
Dog Egg's eyelids twitched, and he clapped his hands, saying, "Mr. Bright, you really know everything! The person who delivered Lord Allen's letter this time was a businessman!"
Bright was even more puzzled. At this time, the Home Secretary was willing to risk having his official seal intercepted to send out a letter, and the recipient was really a businessman?
Now that the Lord of Holy Stone City has been assassinated, cults are rampant, the prosecutor's motives are unclear, and he is putting endless pressure on the nobles, he thought that Lord Allen was contacting the nobles in Milandil who supported him. He never expected that he was actually contacting a merchant.
Moreover, previous intelligence reports stated that the person Allen wanted to deliver the message to was someone who could change the overall situation. What kind of overall situation could a businessman change?
But then, a piece of information from Dog Egg shocked Bright.
"The merchant's name was Michel. I got my mission to assassinate the city lord from him."
Bright: "???"
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"Uncle, I've patrolled the city and found that more than 70% of the people there are sick, including most of the nobles. Every household has made an appointment for a doctor to come to their home."
Upon hearing this, Ryder slowly made his coffee, muttering to himself, "You're quite fast."
"If they can spread diseases through pollen, why can't they also spread the toxins that control people in the same way?"
"Two possibilities..." Ryder handed a cup of coffee to his nephew Will and said, "The first possibility is that this flower poison cannot be transmitted through the air, so they can only control the doctors first and then use them to spread the virus to the nobles. The second possibility... is that they themselves cannot control this virus and dare not use airborne transmission."
"Uncontrollable?" Will was taken aback. "Isn't this the work of the evil god they worship?"
"This world isn't as simple as you think, kid." Lady smiled gently. "Sometimes cults don't mean they have a real god behind them. In fact, more than 90% of cults don't. They just create their own gods. Many cults just obtained a little extraordinary path by chance, and then controlled a group of refugees through exaggerated propaganda and some means. This world has no shortage of refugees who want to survive. This Heart of the Forest suddenly grew and expanded. There must be something in the forest, but it may not be some evil god."
"So that means it's very likely... some kind of extraordinary path?" Will's breathing quickened; this was a huge treasure trove.
"It's just a guess, not necessarily true," Lady shook her head. "First, we need to take over Holy Stone City before we can explore the secrets of the forest. Tomorrow, you will use the excuse of taking up a post in another location to leave Holy Stone City openly and legitimately, and then head to Saint Thias as soon as possible!"
"Santis?" Will frowned. "Uncle, isn't that too far? A round trip would take at least a month. The cult here has already started its operations and might directly harm you. A month... that's too risky. Why not just go to Mirandil?"
Saint Thias is the main city of the Rhine Empire, and the round trip from here takes at least a month, twice as long as Mirandil. This is under ideal conditions, after all, applying for support is not something that can be done immediately. If it is delayed for a few more days, it could take forty days round trip. The Forest Heart is obviously a group of lunatics who actually used the virus to directly control the nobles. Once they have completely taken control of Saint Stone City, they will definitely turn on my uncle!
"Milandil is not safe." Lady thought for a moment and shook her head. "Although the judicial system is separate from the local nobles, it does not prevent the local nobles from co-opting and corrupting the local judicial system. Milandil is too prosperous, and the lord, Duke Os, is a very shrewd noble. The high-ranking judicial officials there may not be able to maintain their original intentions. At least half of them have been infiltrated. Requesting support may attract the attention of Duke Os."
"Taking Holy Stone City must be done without attracting that person's attention. Only through the prosecutor's swift and decisive action can we stabilize the situation before that person can react!"
"As for my safety..." Lady finished her coffee in one gulp and said gently, "Don't worry, I will try my best to stall the situation, but even if I can't, it doesn't matter. The Empire will not forget such a great achievement. I have left a will in the courtroom. I have no children, and the title will be left to you. Holy Stone City will not fall into the hands of others. The Empire also needs to prove to all prosecutors that the Empire will not forget those who have fought to the death for it. It will definitely retain some benefits. You will succeed me as the lord of Holy Stone City."
"Uncle..." Will trembled all over. He never expected that his uncle had foreseen this, nor did he expect that his uncle would be willing to risk his life to pave the way for the family.
"Remember, be loyal to the Empire, be proud of the Claire family, go forth, child, may your journey be safe!"