The Professional Rankings, in twelve volumes, each bearing the name of my lord.

Master Yan said with a smile.

"Therefore, we cannot mirror Wang Miao. He would give himself away as soon as he opened his mouth when facing Wan Jianyi. We can just mirror the people around him."

The monk put his palms together and frowned as he spoke.

"Just like before, you want to replace him back, right?"

"Of course, there can't be two Xiao Chens."

At this point, Mirror Image Xiao Chen next to him suddenly revealed a very lewd expression, rubbing his hands and drooling.

"Hahaha... Xiaomei, I'm going to replace that idiot original and come to your side, in the dead of night, while you're sound asleep... Hehehe!!"

The monk remained silent.

"Is this all the quality your mirror image is? Do you think Wang Miao is stupid? Wouldn't it give you away as soon as it shows its face?"

Master Yan shrugged.

"Didn't I tell you? The mirror image not only has incomplete memories, but it also develops a dark personality. This guy's inner darkness has been amplified. But don't worry, the mirror image will obey my commands."

As he spoke, Master Yan held up a bronze mirror and shone it on Xiao Chen's reflection.

"On my command, disguise yourself, infiltrate Wang Miao's side, and await further instructions!"

The lewd expression on Xiao Chen's face disappeared, and he nodded listlessly.

"I will obey the decree."

Taoist Yan clapped his hands.

"Alright, wasn't I amazing?"

The monk was annoyed.

"Alright, alright, it won't be easy to switch Xiao Chen back. He's different from those other independent individuals. He has many people from the Special Affairs Bureau around him. It would be too risky for the three of us to take action."

"Aha, I've already thought of a suitable candidate."

"Who?"

"bandits".

"Bandits?"

"That's right, although I, the host, have been in seclusion and don't know anything about the outside world."

However, after I came out, I learned about the bandits' experiences in detail.

This group of people does things in a completely unconventional way, and the reasons behind their behavior are often unclear to outsiders.

Most importantly, they all wore hoods, so nobody knew who they were.

If I mirror a group of bandits, I don't need to do the thing of replacing the original with the mirror image.

Anyway, nobody knows who the bandits are; the ones wearing hoods are the bandits!

"If we can really mirror a group of bandits, then we'll have many useful helpers for what we need to do in Glory City."

Not only are they easy to identify, but they are also exceptionally capable fighters.

Your weapon can only mirror targets in the mid-stage of external forces, while bandits are undoubtedly a formidable force among second-tier professionals.

The "intermediate stage of external force" mentioned by Jin Yin refers to the intermediate stage of a professional in the world of Blue Star.

In the early stages, a professional is at the first job advancement level; in the middle stages, at the second job advancement level; in the later stages, at the third job advancement level; and at the peak of their career, they are at the divine job advancement level.

The two of them discussed it and the more they thought about it, the more they felt that it would be incredibly convenient to have a group of bandits as their helpers!

"What do you want to do?"

"Mirroring one or two bandits is meaningless; we need to mirror a large number of them!"

"Do you have enough vitality?"

"So we have to put the cross out and let it absorb more life force, and we have to do it as soon as possible, because we don't have much time left."

"It seems you already have a complete plan."

"Hahaha, it's not just the compass that can make plans. Come out, brother Cross, Amen!"

Master Yan ripped open his Taoist robe, revealing his hairy chest.

Clumps of dark, viscous liquid seeped from Master Yan's body, flowing down his clothes and gathering on the ground into a shapeless, wriggling mass.

Within this indescribable black liquid, a black cross slowly emerged.

This is the Dark Cross.

That thick liquid was his host.

Because of the Dark Cross's modification of its host, this poor thing no longer has a fixed physical body.

Now, his body can change shape at will, just like Brother Wu.

However, Fog Bro is white fog, while he is black slime.

Moreover, the Dark Cross can parasitize other people along with its host, like a nesting doll.

A red tongue emerged from the clump of slime and licked the cross.

"Whom do you want me to inhale this time?"

Master Yan chuckled.

"We need to attract a huge number of people!"

"A large group of people... Slurp~ Awesome! Where are they? You're not going to make me do it in the city, are you? That would probably mean another century-long sealing package."

"Of course not, I have a very interesting way to play, hehehe..."

……

In the blink of an eye, Song Gua's first identity has been in Glory City for half a month.

The 100-person tour group to Beijing has now passed the initial novelty phase.

I'm so tired of being tormented by all sorts of reputation quests every day.

Longtan exclaimed that he wouldn't want to stay in Glory City for a full year, let alone just one month.

Tong Zhan, on the other hand, was still full of energy.

He thought that if he earned more reputation every day, he could exchange it for more experience books and catch up with Song Gua a little more.

This pursuit of excellence fueled his motivation.

Once upon a time, Song Gua's level wasn't even as high as mine.

Now, Song Gua is a version ahead of me!

That won't do!

The tug-of-war between the Shi family and the bandits gradually subsided.

The main reason was that the Shi family discovered they couldn't defeat the bandits; some of the bandits had incredibly strange talents and skills.

Even though its level isn't very high, it's ridiculously strong, and I don't know how to counter it.

What really gave the Shi family a headache were the amalgamated bandits.

Not to mention the Shi family, even the bandits themselves sometimes don't understand how to use their talents after the fusion!

The Shi family knew that unless they transferred third-level experts from Xichuan City, the ordinary third-level experts stationed in Glory City were no match for the top-tier bandits.

The Shi family has temporarily abandoned tasks such as harassing bandits to complete missions or ambushing bandits leaving the city.

On that very day.

Inside the office of the branch chief of the Third Branch of the Garrison Administration Bureau in the Third Guard City.

Branch Chief Shi Qi is reviewing the orders issued by his superiors.

"You want us to help the Special Affairs Bureau capture the host of the Dark Artifact? This... this is giving us way too much credit."

Just then, Shi Ji rushed in.

"Third Brother! Something terrible has happened!"

Shi Qi said unhappily.

"What 'Third Brother' nonsense? Didn't I tell you to use official titles in public? Don't give those reporters any ammunition to say that our Shi family controls officialdom, that officials protect each other, and that we're all buying and selling business! Even if that's true, we can't admit it!"

"Yes, Third Brother! Third Brother, come with me quickly, something terrible has happened, one of our men is dead!"

"It's normal to have some casualties near Glory City. Don't overreact. How many people died?"

"1,200 people."

"Taking away the young master?!"

Shi Qi followed Shi Ji to the scene of the tragedy.

This place has left the territory of Glory City and entered the Misty Zone, nearing Radiant Leaf City.

"We discovered that the bandits were robbing wild bosses in this area. They were having a hard time and kept sending more and more people into the fight. I thought, let's take advantage of their weakness and kill them."

They then transferred out the No. 1 garrison regiment.

Thinking back to the previous battles with the bandits, we always suffered losses because they would suddenly send out large numbers of people.

So I went back and transferred out the No. 2 garrison regiment as well.

When I arrived with Shi Youping's second regiment, this place had become like this...

Desiccated corpses were scattered all over the place.

Their bodies were shriveled up like a clump of dry straw, without a trace of moisture.

The face was so distorted that it was unrecognizable.

Many of them were still tightly clutching the mahjong hoods of the bandits.

Shi Qi approached one of the corpses, removed the mahjong tile head covering from its hand, and with that touch, the corpse's arm turned to dust.

"Those bandits...those damned bandits!! They killed over a thousand members of my Shi family! How can I not avenge this blood feud!"

At that moment, in the bandit's headquarters, Song Gua, who was drinking coffee and watching the news, sneezed.

"Who's insulting me?"