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"Sigh..."

"Even you came running back."

"Looks like Dawnstar City still fell in the end."

Raymond leaned back and stared at the ceiling.

His face was filled with defeat.

"Whatever."

"The Dark Realm has already launched a full-scale invasion."

"The Human Realm’s destruction is only a matter of time."

"If we’re doomed, then we’re doomed."

"At least everyone goes down together."

"Pretty lively that way."

Rudy: "..."

He hurriedly coughed twice.

"Lord City Lord."

"Dawnstar City is still standing."

Raymond’s eyelid twitched.

"Hm?"

"They held it."

Rudy added,

"Endbringer only came back because his Military Merit already met the requirement for leaving the front lines."

Raymond sat up a little straighter.

"Oh."

"So that’s what happened."

"That’s not too bad."

A little life finally returned to his face.

Rudy breathed a sigh of relief.

He was just about to continue explaining the situation

when a hand suddenly landed on his shoulder.

Then—

gently shoved him aside.

Rudy staggered two steps.

"?"

John had already walked up to Raymond.

On the way here,

he had actually been thinking about one thing the entire time.

Just how strong was Sunset City’s City Lord?

His level had been too low before.

He couldn’t inspect Raymond at all.

But now he was already Lv47.

And [Hunter’s Eye] had evolved to SS-Rank.

Perfect time to try again.

[Hunter’s Eye!]

His vision abruptly changed.

The next moment—

a large amount of information appeared.

[Name: Raymond]

[Class: Wordweaver]

[Level: ???]

[HP: ???]

[Spell Power: ???]

[Strength: ???]

[Constitution: ???]

[Agility: ???]

[Wisdom: ???]

[Skills: ???]

[Talents: ???]

[Bloodline: Descendant of the Gods]

[Background: Possesses the bloodline of the gods from the God Realm. Due to being excessively weak, he was assigned to serve as the City Lord of Sunset City.]

[Special Evaluation: Appears frail and has a gloomy personality. However, nearly everyone who truly looked down on him in the past has long since turned to bones.]

John: "..."

His gaze lingered on the words "excessively weak" for a long time.

Then he looked at the screen full of question marks.

Finally, he looked up at Raymond again.

Raymond was still slumped in his chair,

looking as though he could fall asleep again at any moment.

John fell silent.

Thought about it.

Then accepted it.

Fine.

Apparently, you NPCs had a completely different definition of "weak" from players.

A few thoughts that had been lingering in the back of his mind

quietly disappeared as well.

Raymond looked at John.

"So."

"What did you come to see me for?"

John’s expression immediately became much more amiable.

"Lord City Lord."

"I wanted to ask..."

"Are there any other places like Dawnstar City that need help?"

"I’d like to keep going."

Rudy: "???"

He snapped his head around.

Looked at John.

Then at Raymond.

His entire face was filled with confusion.

Wait a second.

You stormed all the way here with that dark expression.

I didn’t even dare ask you an extra question.

When you walked into this office with that aura,

I was half expecting the two of you to flip the table and start fighting.

And in the end...

You only came here to ask where else you could go fight?

Rudy suddenly felt like standing here was completely unnecessary.

And exhausting.

"Lord City Lord."

"Endbringer."

"You two talk."

"The front lines... no."

"There’s still work at the barracks."

"I’ll be leaving first."

Rudy took a deep breath.

Gave a salute.

Then turned and left.

The door closed.

The office fell silent again.

Raymond didn’t answer immediately.

He sat there

and quietly studied John.

John wasn’t in a hurry either.

After the two stared at each other for a moment,

Raymond finally spoke.

"There is."

John’s eyes lit up.

"Where?"

"Winterhold."

Raymond yawned.

"The Abyss Realm has already opened a new spatial passage there."

"A second front is forming."

"They’re very short on manpower right now."

John’s heart stirred.

The Abyss Realm.

A new world.

New monsters.

Higher-level BOSSes.

That sounded perfect for him.

But Raymond’s next words

immediately poured cold water over his excitement.

"However..."

He looked John up and down.

Then lightly shook his head.

"You’re too weak right now."

"They probably wouldn’t even take you."

John: "..."

He looked down at his Lv47.

Then thought about the three Lv50 Citybreaker Tier BOSSes he had just erased in Dawnstar City.

After that,

he looked back at Raymond.

Do you even hear yourself?

But after thinking about it carefully,

Raymond technically wasn’t wrong.

Winterhold was a second-tier main city.

The normal entry requirement was—

[Lv50!]

John was currently Lv47.

Three levels short.

Which meant the relevant regional requirements hadn’t fully unlocked yet.

Whether he was actually strong enough was one thing.

Whether the system recognized it was another.

"Still need three more levels..."

John sounded a little helpless.

But Raymond suddenly changed the subject.

"Of course."

"If you have a letter of recommendation from me..."

"The level restriction can be temporarily bypassed."

John slowly narrowed his eyes.

There it was.

He knew it.

Whenever an NPC suddenly became helpful,

there was usually a catch.

"Conditions?"

Raymond’s previously listless eyes

gradually sharpened when he heard that word.

The atmosphere in the room quietly changed.

He sat up straight.

Looked directly at John.

Then said each word clearly.

"Wipe out the Church inside Sunset City."

John raised an eyebrow.

"You want me to wipe out the entire Church in the city by myself?"

"Are you kidding?"

Raymond said calmly,

"Unwilling?"

John waved a hand.

"You misunderstand."

"The Church has operated in Sunset City for years."

"It’s powerful and deeply entrenched."

Raymond said nothing.

John pulled over a chair beside him.

Then sat down leisurely.

He interlaced his fingers

and looked at Raymond.

"One letter of recommendation..."

"Isn’t enough."

Raymond: "..."

All the imposing momentum he had just built up

vanished instantly.

He slumped back into his chair.

And let out a long sigh.

"Young people."

"So practical."

John nodded.

"Thanks for the compliment."

Raymond rubbed his brow.

"The recommendation letter."

"And I’ll give you a special honorary title from Sunset City."

John said nothing.

Raymond continued,

"Also..."

"Once the task is complete,"

"whatever you can carry out of the Church is yours."

"I’ll have the City Guard deal with whatever remains."

John’s brows finally relaxed.

Now that sounded more reasonable.

The next second—

a system notification rang out.

[Ding!]

[Sunset City Lord "Raymond" has issued you an A-Rank Hidden Quest!]

[Quest: Decaying Sanctum]

[Quest Rank: A-Rank Hidden Quest]

[Quest Description: The Church of Sunset City has long since abandoned the principles upon which it was founded. For years, it has abused its influence to seize resources, interfere in city governance, and gradually become a massive bloodsucking parasite feeding on Sunset City.]

[Due to special circumstances, City Lord Raymond is unable to act personally. He has therefore entrusted you with eliminating the Church’s core members!]

[Quest Objective: Kill 108 designated Church members, including Sunset City Bishop "Martin"!]

[Time Limit: 24 hours!]

[Quest Reward: Large amount of EXP!]

[Quest Reward: Large amount of Gold Coins!]

[Quest Reward: Special Honorary Title of Sunset City!]

[Quest Reward: Letter of Recommendation to Winterhold!]

[Special Privilege: During the quest and after its completion, you will have the highest priority when selecting loot from the Church!]

[Accept Quest?]