sjar Chapter 609 Headquarters Mission
Chapter 609 Headquarters Mission
Hearing the knock on the door, Shen Xu knew that it was Chi Xiaorou coming to see him.
Yan Zihuai's knocking was light but firm, while Chi Xiaorou's knocking was much softer.
"Please come in!"
Upon seeing Chi Xiaorou, Shen Xu couldn't help but smile. Just as he expected, one could discern a person's character from the sound of their knocking.
Yan Zihuai appears gentle but is actually very strong-willed, while Chi Xiaorou's personality is somewhat soft and she is easily influenced by others.
When Chi Xiaorou saw Shen Xu's smile at her, she couldn't help but feel flustered. "Does the man in front of me really like her?"
"Xiaorou, is there something you need from me?" Shen Xu asked softly.
It's true that there's no harm without comparison. Compared to a woman like Yan Zihuai, who is gentle yet crazy, he would rather be with Chi Xiaorou.
Just like the little sister next door who is still in school, so quiet and adorable!
He remembered that when he first met Chi Xiaorou, she was holding a black book, but he never saw her take it out again, which was a bit of a pity.
"This is a mission assigned by headquarters, and we are to complete it as much as possible before the Pill Alliance Competition and the Pill Tasting Conference."
Chi Xiaorou walked to the table and handed him the documents in her hand.
"A mission from headquarters?" Shen Xu took the document with some confusion.
After a quick look, Shen Xu asked Chi Xiaorou, "Do you have any thoughts?"
"I came here to discuss with you on the third floor how to complete this task."
"Can I go to the third floor too?" Shen Xu asked, somewhat puzzled.
“There is a dedicated room on the third floor for us to hold meetings, and we can also access various materials there, so we don’t have to run back and forth.”
“That’s true, I’ve been wanting to go to the third floor for a while now.” Shen Xu smiled.
“You really can’t go to the core area. That conference room is the only room you can enter on the third floor,” Chi Xiaorou reminded her.
"Fine!"
The only staircase leading to the third floor of Feng's Pharmacy is in the room of the Mirror Master, which means that if he wants to enter the third floor, he must pass through the area where Chi Xiaorou and Yan Zihuai live.
Chi Xiaorou pushed the door open and entered, while Shen Xu hesitated for a moment before going straight in.
It must be said that the space on the west side is indeed much larger than that on the east side, and it contains many things that Shen Xu cannot understand.
At each corner, there was a giant, round metal egg, about half the height of a person, whose surface shimmered regularly and emitted an extremely faint, almost inaudible hum, somewhat like the core of some kind of array.
In the center, a magnificent wooden pillar, intricately carved with patterns, leads straight to the third floor.
Every item was placed with great care, and even the patterns on the walls shimmered.
If I had to describe it, it would be an extreme tranquility and a cold sense of order.
As for their room, it should be hidden behind an ornate wooden door on one side.
"Do they really sleep in the same room?" Shen Xu couldn't help but wonder.
"The entire third floor of the Feng Clan Pharmacy is actually shrouded in multiple overlapping arrays, which not only imprison spatial energy and isolate divine sense detection, but also have extremely powerful physical defense arrays."
So there isn't actually a proper staircase on the third floor; you need to teleport there. Chi Xiaorou walked towards the central wooden pillar.
As her palm touched the wooden pillar, the array patterns carved on it suddenly glowed, and a small teleportation array extended from its base.
"What are you staring at?" Chi Xiaorou asked.
"Oh!" Shen Xu hurriedly walked into the formation, and then disappeared into the second floor with Chi Xiaorou.
Shen Xu had expected to experience a strong feeling of dizziness, but when he reached the third floor, he felt nothing at all.
It seems that most of his spiritual problems have been resolved.
He and Chi Xiaorou were currently in a corridor that was only wide enough for two people to pass side by side, with heavy, unmarked dark gray metal doors on both sides.
There was a faint humming sound of energy flowing through the air, creating a somewhat oppressive atmosphere.
The corridor seemed to have no end, making him wonder if he was really on the third floor of Feng's Pharmacy.
Chi Xiaorou walked to an open door and said to him, "This is the conference room on the third floor."
Shen Xu looked inside and saw only a heavy black stone table and several chairs of the same material.
Numerous documents were laid out on the long table, and Yan Zihuai was sitting among them, flipping through one of them.
An ethereal, ancient bronze mirror floated in the dimly lit room, emitting a deep, cold light, its surface like a frozen pool.
The mirror's light reflected onto the floor and ceiling, covering them with dense, flowing, silver rune lines, creating a mysterious field.
Upon seeing Shen Xu's arrival, Yan Zihuai closed the document in her hand. "It seems everyone has arrived. Xiaorou, close the door."
"Okay!" Chi Xiaorou slammed the door shut.
Looking at the two women in front of him, Shen Xu's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately had a bad feeling.
But it turned out he was overthinking it. Yan Zihuai began to read the mission instructions from headquarters very seriously.
Task 1: Seedling Roster - Danby Rising Star
Rank: Thunderclap (Intermediate)
Task Description:
With the Alchemy Alliance Grand Competition approaching, headquarters needs to obtain a list of seeded players (including alchemy schools, performance evaluations over the past three years, etc.) and rank the alchemists who are likely to enter the top ten.
In addition, at least ten potential candidates from outside the Dan Alliance need to be identified (their lineage or characteristics in alchemy should be provided).
Mission requirements:
The list must include an analysis of the players' strengths and weaknesses in all aspects, and potential seeds from non-Danmeng backgrounds must have two physical samples of the pills.
The first version was completed three months before the start of the conference and was continuously updated until ten days before the opening of the competition.
Task Two: A Hundred Herbs Compete - List of New Elixirs
Rank: Thunderclap Rank (High-level)
Task Description:
The Pill Appraisal Conference is the highest stage for the release of new pills in Ningzhou. The headquarters needs to know about potential new pills or improvements to existing pills.
Mission requirements:
It has been determined that at least five top-tier alchemy halls will release new categories of pills at the Pill Tasting Conference, as well as new pills that various alchemy masters will showcase at the conference.
The task is to obtain the name and main effects of each new pill, and to rate the pills.
The initial version was completed three months before the conference and was continuously updated until ten days before the conference opening.
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"This kind of task happens almost every time we have the Pill Alliance Competition and the Pill Tasting Conference. It's just that these two major events are happening at the same time this time, so our task is very heavy," Chi Xiaorou said.
"Because the Danmeng Grand Competition will begin next spring, Senior Qian started collecting information about the competition before stepping down, and it has already been quite effective."
"But the Pill Appraisal Conference happened suddenly, and Senior Qian didn't make any arrangements, so we're needed to complete this task." Yan Zihuai handed the document in her hand to Shen Xu.
Shen Xu looked through the list that Lao Qian had initially prepared, but found that Yun Mulin's name was not on it.
That makes sense. That guy is already a Grand Alchemist, why would he participate in the Alchemy Alliance Competition?
"Which areas are the most difficult?" Shen Xu asked.
“It should be those new pills from the Pill Sect. They are usually kept very secret, so we rarely get any news about them in the past,” Chi Xiaorou replied.
"Dan Zong?"
Recently, a master alchemist was about to celebrate his birthday, and it seems that even without an invitation, he would still have to make the trip.