Necromancer, summoning 055? What the heck?

Chapter 209 Father and Son Both Fall into Trap, Liu Shuang's Advancement is Thrilling
Hanhai No.1 Steel Plant, reduction workshop.

The cold wind swirled snowflakes, pattering against the factory's dome and making a rustling sound.

Within the industrial zone, most factory buildings can be described as having bright windows and good natural lighting, but the reduction workshop is an absolute exception.

There were no windows around, not even the skylights on the roof, so the workshop always had to be lit.

Eri used to think it was because there were many secrets involved, but now she has finally figured it out.

This isn't a factory; it's a nest, and a completely autonomous nest at that.

However, at this moment of sudden temperature drop, the fully enclosed factory building provided a good insulation effect, and even the two magic-type characters with relatively poor physical fitness could withstand it by wearing an extra layer of clothing.

Over this period of time, the size of the workshop's workforce has been steadily increasing.

The espionage industry is not a glamorous one. While some spies on Earth might be motivated by their beliefs, those who come to the Starry Continent, especially from a desolate place like the Vast Ocean Territory, are basically after money or promotions that can be exchanged for money.

Therefore, one should not expect these spies to have high awareness; after discovering that they had been trapped, most of them chose to take revenge on society.

Why should we be treated like slaves inside while you guys are out there having a good time?

Since I've already gotten soaked in the rain, I'll rip off anyone who dares to use an umbrella!

They came up with a wealth of ideas and worked together to fully summarize their experiences and lessons learned during their time as spies. They carefully studied the regional ecology, completed environmental analysis, seized industry pain points, developed new traps, focused on results, and achieved a devastating attack!
Well, dozens of spies, exhausted from their daily work, would spontaneously organize "experience exchange meetings" with only one theme—how to more efficiently lure in their still-active colleagues from outside.

Seeing yet another guy fall into the pit is one of the few sources of joy in their bleak days.

Which spy could withstand such intense competition?

For example, yesterday I easily tricked another little guy into coming in, named Potter Erie, well, you could call him Little Erie.

Without a doubt, Little Eli is from Zircon Territory and is the son of Big Eli, the current security captain of the reduction plant.

The young warrior had just returned from the brutal battlefield of the orc invasion to the south, and his body still bore the faint scent of blood that could not be washed away.

Eli had three sons and one daughter. When his eldest son was young, Eli was in a relatively poor and wandering state, so young Eli suffered a lot with his father.

In terms of cultivation environment, nutrition, teaching time, and supply of medicinal herbs and potions, the family resources allocated to his eldest son were far less than those of his two younger brothers who were born after their positions in Eri were secured.

But it is precisely this Porter Erie, who is used to hardship, who has the strongest personal strength and the most tenacious willpower, who can be regarded as an outstanding figure among the younger generation of Zircon Territory.

Of course, little Eli also trusted and admired his father the most.

When her father went out to take on a mission for the territory, little Ellie didn't think there would be any problems; he just looked forward to his father's triumphant return.

However, when the great battle with the orcs began, there was still no news of his father, and little Ellie knew something was wrong.

My father is the second knight of the territory, an important force in the territory's military. Faced with a major war like the orc invasion, my father cannot avoid the battle, and the territory cannot fail to conscript my father.

It seems... something went wrong with the mission!
With this speculation in mind, Potter Eri endured the pain and fought the great battle alongside the main forces of Zircon Territory and Green Pine. As a company commander of the "Sky Spear" Legion of Zircon Territory, he displayed bravery in the cavalry battle at East Pass Pass, and even personally beheaded an orc chieftain.

At the victory banquet, the Marquis of Monroe personally awarded him a medal and promised him a generous reward and promotion. However, faced with the Marquis's praise and his colleagues' envy, Potter simply thanked him calmly and privately sought out the Zircon Lord after the banquet.

"Thank you for your generosity, Your Excellency. I would like to ask you, Your Excellency, where has my father, Sir Eli, gone? Has his mission been completed? When will he return?"

After much pleading, the Marquis of Monroe revealed the truth: his heroic father had gone missing while traveling to the Vast Ocean to gather intelligence and gather information.

The official in charge of territory intelligence explained the situation to Ellie in detail.

“I sent several groups of people over, but none of them could find your father’s whereabouts. The only thing we know for sure is that the last time he was confirmed to have been in a heavily guarded place known as the ‘Hanhai First Steel Plant Reduction Workshop’.”

"Since then, there has been no news of them!"

"Han Hai Ling... Restoration Workshop..."

Potter kept those words firmly in his heart. Having followed his father through the most difficult times, his feelings for his father were difficult for his two younger brothers to understand. Therefore, he was determined to see his father no matter what.

And so, during his post-war leave, little Eli settled everything at home and set off alone on his journey north.

He was going to Hanhai, to that damned restoration workshop. He knew he probably wouldn't be able to avenge his father! But if there was even the slightest chance, he would gather a few of his father's remains and bring them back for burial, so that his father's careful upbringing would not have been in vain.

After some twists and turns and disguise, Potter successfully infiltrated the Vast Ocean Territory.

They also successfully fell into the trap set by the group of restoration plant employees.

On this snowy night, with the help and guidance of a kind-hearted person, Little Eli narrowly avoided one checkpoint after another, quietly approached the reduction plant, then broke the lock on the small door and sneaked into the workshop.

At this very moment, his every move was clearly displayed on the huge monitoring screen inside the workshop through the hidden "eyes," and a group of factory office employees cheered and high-fived excitedly!
"Another one has taken the bait. Whose bait caught this one?"

"This was brought here by my downline, no doubt about it. There will be extra food at the cafeteria tomorrow, it's on me!"

"Brother, you're so generous! I'm voting for you as the employee of the month!"

Big Eri was also sitting at the back of the office. As the security chief of the reduction plant, the team leader of the first reduction pit, and the captain of the transportation brigade, his current status was significantly different from these guys.

In addition, the "onboarding" of these people was largely due to Big Eri's contributions. Privately, he was also known by those guys as the "HR manager, in charge of recruitment." So, generally, it's best for him not to join in and spoil the fun during such joyous occasions.

He leaned against his workstation and closed his eyes to rest, and as a result, he regrettably missed the opportunity to meet an acquaintance.

Potter Erie bypassed a defensive mechanism, evaded an alarm array, and then used equipment near the restoration pit to evade the "guards'" patrol.

The discussion in front of the screen grew increasingly heated.

"Tsk tsk, looks young, but so steady. Must have a strong family background in martial arts. And this is a big fish!"

"Yeah, if we get this one, we might be able to lure in an older guy!"

"Come on, let me start a game. Green Pine is 1/5, Stream Moon is 1/1, Sky Dome is 1/9, and Silver is 1/100. Hurry up and place your bets!"

"You're coming again? You still haven't made up for the three days of leave you owed me last time."

"It's okay, we can't get out of here anyway. We'll lose money slowly, and we'll eventually pay it all off! Are you going to bet or not?"

When Porter finally cracked the last defensive array deliberately left for him, he was met by several veteran spies in the action team who were eager to get started.

Nowadays, catching spies doesn't even require the factory director to show up; there are too many monks and not enough porridge, so this job is highly competitive.

The battle began, and Little Eli, surrounded in the center, fought back while shouting angrily: "You bunch of lackeys of the Vast Ocean! You despicable bastards!"

The outcome of the fight was never in doubt; a few minutes later, he was pinned to the ground.

Filled with anger and resentment, little Eli raised his head with all his might, his eyes bloodshot as he roared, "Where is my father! What have you done to him?! Tell me!"

“My father, Eri of Turquoise Zircon, has any of you seen him?”

Little Eri's voice grew softer and softer, his struggle hopeless, his roars gradually turning into pleas.

"Please, tell me, is my father still alive?"

"If he's gone, could you take me to see him one last time, so I can... so I can die beside his remains!"

After some pushing and shoving, little Eli was led to the door of the factory office.

A middle-aged man with a full head of brown hair picked up little Eli, a half-smile on his face. "Kid, come here, look here!"

Porter Erie looked up at a bulletin board in the steel mill's reduction workshop. In the center of the board, several large characters were prominently displayed: "[This Month's Outstanding Achievements]".

Considering that the spies are still in the difficult process of learning languages, multiple languages ​​are used side by side, which little Ellie can understand.

Then, in that row of photos, he spotted that familiar face at a glance.

The man in the photo is wearing dark blue overalls, his hair is neatly combed, and he has a slightly stiff smile on his face.

There is also a line of small words below.

[Outstanding Team Leader: Eri]

"This...this is impossible!" Potter was struck dumb, his mind went blank, and all his thoughts of anger, sadness and revenge were instantly shattered by this utterly absurd scene.

His knight father? Outstanding employee? What the heck?

Then he heard that loud voice shouting, "Director Eric! Come out and see! The new employee looks like your little brat! He's got some skills!"

"How about we assign you to our transport team, or do you want you to go to the restoration pit to get some experience first?"

The next moment, a series of swift footsteps sounded, the office door was pushed open, and a pale, astonished face appeared.

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Chen Mo led Liu Shuang to the front of this huge factory building.

Liu Shuang, who had just been startled by the sudden and casual remark of "I'll take you to a promotion," was now flustered and her voice began to stammer.

"Chen, Chen Mo, I, I'm not ready yet!"

The little girl's cheeks flushed with anxiety, and she gestured helplessly in the air: "I'm not wearing armor, I didn't bring any medicine, and, and, I didn't even take my sword! Where is it? Where are my guards?"

After practicing her sword at the city lord's mansion, when she approached Chen Mo, she remembered the old clerk's instructions and tossed her weapon to her subordinate. Now, upon suddenly hearing that such an important trial was about to take place, she panicked.

"Could we reschedule for tomorrow? The trial is very difficult, and we need to prepare a lot. I... I didn't know it would be so soon, and I didn't bring anything!"

Seeing Liu Shuang's face flushed with anxiety, Chen Mo patted her shoulder: "It's okay, it's okay, don't be nervous. I know your strength best, you'll be fine!"

"No, I... I'm not that good."

Liu Shuang was dragged into the workshop, and Chen Mo would have no chance against her if she wanted to resist.

Upon entering the workshop, Li Zelin, as the lord's bound undead, had already prepared the venue in advance.

The usual material storage area was spotless. In the center of the storage area, a tall, relic guard, covered in dark black iron armor and wielding a heavy sword, was slowly patrolling. His eyes burned with ghostly blue soul fire, radiating a chilling pressure.

"This...this is the ruins of the Vast Ocean?"

Liu Shuang had indeed undergone several trials arranged by her family, and had done a lot of research and preparation for them beforehand.

Without a doubt, the steel structure radiating powerful energy fluctuations before us is a standard relic guardian whose strength definitely reaches at least the fifth rank!

For this level of trial opponent, according to the normal procedure, the family needs to mobilize a large number of guards to escort them, select a specific location with elemental resonance points, and sometimes even prepare special magical materials and a large amount of mana crystals to induce the environment in order to safely trigger it, and rely on the warrior's own tenacity to complete the advancement trial.

But now... just like that... skipping all the preparatory procedures, appearing before me so decisively, even somewhat casually?

"Go, destroy it, and complete your trial!"

Chen Mo gently nudged Liu Shuang: "Don't worry, I won't hurt you!"

Liu Shuang walked to the center of the arena, turning back every few steps. However, the next moment, the little girl raised her empty hands: "Chen... Chen Mo, I still don't have a sword, what should I do?"

Chen Mo turned his head and looked at Li Zelin: "Old Li?"

The Earthbound Spirit snapped his fingers with a flourish, and no one knew where he learned it, but the snap was incredibly loud, echoing throughout the entire workshop.

Then, under Princess Liushuang's gaze, the relic guard, who was more than twice her height and exuded a terrifying aura, stopped patrolling and walked heavily to her, "clang...clang...clang..."

With the young princess's nerves taut, muscles contracted, and all defense in place, the ruins guard made a move that left her speechless: he turned his heavy sword around, hilt facing forward, and offered it to Liu Shuang.

"Here's a sword! Let's fight!"

"..."

This trial journey left me dazed and confused.

Although it was just a formality, the fighting was real.

The unarmed guardian of the ruins meticulously controlled the power and speed of his attacks, each move precise and skillful, perfectly matching the rhythm of Frost Flow, and flawlessly playing the role of a powerful sparring partner.

Sometimes parrying, sometimes dodging, and sometimes applying just the right amount of pressure, he guided Liushuang to fully unleash her combat skills.

The two sides clashed "fiercely" for more than twenty rounds until their armor plates were finally broken and their central defenses severed. Only then did the ruin guards scatter, ending the sparring match.

The instant the battle ended, bright golden ripples rippled through the air, like a searchlight shining on Liu Shuang, spreading outwards in concentric circles from the trial participant.

The ripples grew brighter and thicker, gradually transforming from illusory light and shadow into a solidified ring of energy.

A majestic and awe-inspiring aura filled the air, and wherever it passed, the scattered fragments of the ruins on the ground seemed to be brushed by an invisible hand, trembling slightly and making soft, rustling sounds.

Liu Shuang stood in the very center of the energy field, still somewhat bewildered. The next moment, the rippling golden waves suddenly receded, surging back into Liu Shuang's body like a tide.

A clear and melodious sound, like the chime of a bell or the twang of a sword, rang out from somewhere nearby.

After an unknown amount of time, the golden halo grew dimmer and dimmer, eventually shattering into countless tiny, sparkling points of light, like fireflies in a summer night. These points of light danced merrily around Liu Shuang a few times before disappearing into an invisible aura surrounding her body.

The entire storage yard gradually quieted down.

Liu Shuang slowly lowered her head, looking at her body in disbelief, and gently clenched her fist.

The Level 5 Trial, the God of War's Blessing, the Broken Barrier, the Promotion Sequence—just like that… it's complete?

Liu Shuang crouched down slightly, placed the heavy sword on the spot where the ruins guard had just disappeared, bowed to the open space, and then bowed to Li Zelin beside her. Only then, with a somewhat bewildered look in her eyes, did she return to Chen Mo's side.

She felt something was off, but the power of the psychic laws had indeed gathered and broken through the barrier in front of her, just like climbing a mountain to the top and finally crossing the last boulder. Before her was another towering, new, towering peak.

"Congratulations!"

Chen Mo opened his arms and gave the little girl a gentle hug.

Click, splash splash splash—

The magic shield glowed.

Um... Princess Liushuang, who just advanced in rank, didn't control her power well and exceeded the limit.

(End of this chapter)