The Gentleman at the End

Chapter 47: Chapter 46: 3 Tasks

[Gentleman Hall]

The crowd sat quietly on the bench painted brown, waiting.

Edmund took out the pocket watch with the family wing emblem from the inner lining of his coat,

“Today’s process is a bit slow… Is it because of William’s joining? Usually, a task list would be delivered within ten minutes, but today it’s almost half an hour.”

At the edge of the seat, with a black veil over her face and her hands gently resting on her thighs, Juliana spoke leisurely:

“William, due to special circumstances, is executing a mission for the first time after half a year, and since he has met the First Gentleman before, it’s more difficult to assess his strength. Perhaps those above are still discussing and negotiating.”

“That makes sense,

Normally, those who score above 95 points are task monsters who snatch up tasks whenever they have a bit of free time… It is indeed rare to directly take half a year off, let’s wait a bit longer.”

Until forty minutes had passed

A middle-aged man dressed in a black tailcoat, wearing a white bowtie and a tilted top hat, appeared before everyone.

Hollow cheeks and prominent cheekbones naturally gave him a stern aura,

and he also wore a badge symbolizing his special status on his chest.

“Supervisor!”

The well-informed Edmund recognized the badge and realized that this man was one of the supervisors of the[Gentleman Hall], primarily responsible for the troublesome issues above, communicating with high-rank Gentlemen, Doctors, and other strong characters, rarely appearing in the lower sectors.

The man did not reply,

but instead, he fixed his gaze on Yi Chen, sizing him up and down.

His purpose for coming down was to personally see what the ‘First Gentleman’ receiver looked like and why he needed to rest for half a year. @@novelbin@@

After observing,

aside from an unknown pet hidden in the shoulder and the unseen ‘Emblem’,

he concluded with two words –[Ordinary].

Compared to those talents who had been to Zion and met the First Gentleman upon their arrival, he possessed neither wildness nor any particularly distinct traits… At least on the surface, the trio including Edmund seemed more outstanding.

“Considering the condition of your team objectively, I have raised the difficulty slightly and selected three missions myself.

The list is right here for you to choose.

If you find the three tasks on the list unsuitable, we can arrange to replace them with a different set. Of course, the difficulty won’t change much.”

“Alright.”

After handing over the envelope, the supervisor did not leave.

He sat on the bench next to them, waiting for their decision… He also indicated that they should not rush, as he had plenty of time.

Upon opening the envelope,

three exquisite parchments of cowhide material were taken out.

1.[Ghost Village Sacrifice]

Event Location: Southeast Jungle of Helwen Valley (72km from Zion)

Pathological Testing: Pathological transformation confirmed (100%)

*Category: Spiritual Pathology

Requirements: Penetrate the primitive village, identify the pathological root. Effectively seal off the area, and eradicate the root along with all villagers, leaving none behind.

Difficulty (People): ★★★☆

Special Reminder: There’s a high chance of encountering ‘Severe Patients’ in the village, with a very small probability of encountering ‘Patient Zero’

*Patient Zero, an exceedingly rare patient, though inflicted with pathological transformation. At the stage of ‘Patient’, they can completely free themselves from all control of the original pathogen, possessing absolute independence.

If you encounter and confirm a Patient Zero during the mission, try to persuade them to either return to Zion, or to the nearest[Clinic]or [Graveyard].

Basic Reward: several silver coins, an old-world ‘Gentleman’s Skin’ 20cm x 20cm, Task Points (premium) +1.

*Depending on completion level, discovery of additional clues, etc., additional rewards may be provided.

*If more than 20% of villagers escape, it will be considered a mission failure.

2.[Suspected Pathological Apartment Building]

Event Location: Dexston City (103km from Zion)

*Foreword: According to the investigator from the incident location, the apartment building at 73 Leiken Street often experiences tenant disappearances (eleven cases); no abnormalities were found after investigating using conventional methods.

Pathological testing: Not yet found (suspected of deep concealment, the pathogen is in a latent growth stage)

Requirement: Assist Gentleman Investigator Lambert Cherno in determining the cause of disappearances in the apartment building.

Difficulty (Human): ?? (Unable to assess difficulty until the presence and level/category of the pathogen are determined)

*If a hidden pathogen is discovered, based on Investigator Lambert’s judgment of the incident, take action to eliminate, request organizational support, or evacuate immediately.

Special Reminder: The difficulty of this task cannot be assessed, and there is a possibility that the apartment building itself is a dangerous pathogen. Please consider carefully whether to accept this task.

Reward: To be drafted temporarily based on the results of the final investigation and handling of the incident.

3. [Secret Medicine Recovery]

Location of the incident: Viner City (approximately 51km from Zion)

*Foreword: Due to the “False Moon incident” that erupted two months ago, over 90% of the residents in Viner City died instantly, completely paralyzing the city and ultimately turning it into ruins.

The [Twilight Clinic] built on the outskirts of the city area was also severely affected and was forced to be abandoned recently.

One week ago,

a Gentleman Team responsible for recovery within the organization went to the Twilight Clinic to perform ‘Secret Medicine Recovery’,

but due to erroneous information provided by the clinic, it was discovered during a subsequent manual check that one bottle of secret medicine had not been recovered.

Pathological testing: There is a small probability of residual pathological remains from the “False Moon incident”.

*The pathological main body causing the False Moon incident has been completely eliminated by gentlemen among the organization, so there is no need to worry.

Requirement:

1. Go to the [Twilight Clinic] to recover the overlooked secret medicine.

2. If the secret medicine cannot be found, use the organization-issued Polaroid to photograph every corner of the clinic, to obtain proof that the secret medicine might have been stolen.

Difficulty (Human): ★★★+? (It is uncertain whether the residues of the False Moon incident are in a condition of rapid growth, making the difficulty potentially greater than three stars)

Special Reminder: Once you decide to accept this task, you can apply to view some information about the ‘False Moon incident’.

Basic Reward: Several silver coins, a 20cm×20cm piece of ‘Gentleman’s Skin’ with an old-world aura, and a premium task point (+1).

*Depending on the completion degree and the discovery of additional clues, additional rewards might be given.

*If the secret medicine bottle is brought back, based on performance, each person could receive one or several drops of the secret medicine source liquid.

…

The three tasks made Edmund’s scalp tingle,

one more uncertain than the other. Apart from the first task, which was slightly more stable, the difficulties of the other two varied.

The highest difficulty of the tasks he had accepted before was two and a half stars… He had encountered an unexpected dangerous situation in one mission, which nearly caused Dagbert to permanently lose an arm, and it took them half a month to recover after returning.

Of course,

through six months of learning and hands-on experiences, the three’s skills had improved, and the team had also added Yi Chen, the recipient of the ‘First Gentleman’.

Taking on tasks of three stars or three and a half stars was considered reasonable.

The usually quiet Juliana suddenly suggested in a low voice:

“Captain… should we consider the third task? Tasks related to ‘Secret Medicine’ rarely appear and are high-rank tasks usually accessible only to high-rank gentlemen.

Based on the foreword, since the recovery team went there a week ago, the clinic must have been cleaned during the recovery of the secret medicine.

If we can use this task to obtain the secret medicine source liquid early, it will definitely benefit our subsequent rank advancement.”

“We don’t know what type of secret medicine it is yet, and the ‘False Moon incident’ might involve some ancient elements… I’m not sure about making this decision.

William, what do you think?”

Yi Chen simply responded, “My thoughts are similar to Juliana’s, benefits exist alongside risks.”

“Okay~ Even if we ask the supervisor for a replacement, the difficulty probably won’t be much less. This task is also relatively close. If we’re lucky enough, perhaps we could bring back the secret medicine in one day.

However, I have one personal request.

Let’s officially start this task either tomorrow or the day after.

This is our first time facing a three-star or even higher difficulty task, and we need to be fully prepared before departing.”

“Sure.”