This isn't a souls-like game at all.

Chapter 225 Entering the Earth Mother Church

Regarding the matter of the fungal zombies, Wator hesitated for a long time, until his teammates beside him checked the windows and doors and confirmed that there were no ears outside the walls, then he spoke embarrassedly.

"Sorry, the news about the fungal zombies cannot be spread outside. Please forgive our caution."

"Can't spread it outside?"

Bai Yu watched the muscular man with a mustache sitting back in his seat after the inspection. His expression was confused, but also a little wary.

"Since it can't be spread outside, why did you come to us who don't know about it?

"Are you planning to take us to complete this operation and then secretly get rid of us?"

When Bai Yu said this, Wator and their companions' faces changed drastically.

"Your Excellency Bai Yu, this is too serious! Too serious!"

Wattol looked anxious, with cold sweat on his forehead. He stood up and waved his hands repeatedly to explain.

"We absolutely have no such plans! Please listen to me first..."

"Don't be impatient, Mr. Wattold. Let's talk slowly."

Ye Yiyi quickly stepped forward to smooth things over, glanced at Bai Yu who was frowning, and sighed at Wator.

"My sister has always been a lone ranger, very vigilant, and never cooperates with others. This time, she reluctantly agreed to come and talk because of my face, so it is inevitable that she will have some misunderstandings when Lord Wator said this."

"I understand! I understand! Lone Rangers are all like this. If you want to live longer, you naturally have to be vigilant... It was also my words that were inappropriate, so I should apologize."

Wattol finally breathed a sigh of relief, took off his hat and bowed slightly to Bai Yu to express his apology. After seeing Bai Yu nodded silently, he forced a smile and sat down again.

Ye Yiyi glanced at everyone in the box and sat down with a smile on his face.

The telepathic nature of his intellect told him that this Wattol was not lying.

He felt that this old man was quite hardworking. For such a commission, he did not put on airs at all and apologized without hesitation.

But if you think about it carefully, it should be because of Bai Yu's extraordinary martial arts. After all, the female knight is the White Feather Knight Captain of the Dasgard Guard. It would be no pressure for her to be a BOSS in the early and middle stages of the game.

If she joins, the possibility of completing the mission alive is quite high.

Although money is hard to earn and shit is hard to eat, everything is empty talk without life.

"Although the story of the fungal zombies cannot be spread outside, that is for ordinary citizens."

Wattol picked up the silk scarf provided by the restaurant, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and spoke softly.

"For us gray gloves who can do anything, it's a semi-public thing."

"I understand what you mean." Ye Yiyi smiled. "As long as you pay, you can do anything, no matter whether it is black or white."

"Who says it isn't?" Wattol finally smiled.

"We bounty hunters are paid to do our jobs. Whoever offers the highest price is the boss, and the boss's words are final... We may not have many morals, but our professional ethics are higher than anyone else's!"

"I understand, I understand. A small business relies on integrity and reputation, right?"

Wator's eyes lit up and he looked Ye Yiyi up and down, as if he had gotten to know this wealthy magician's apprentice all over again.

"Don't look at me like this, I have done a lot of similar work in the empire." Ye Yiyi smiled mysteriously.

"I understand! I understand~!"

Wattol also laughed, picked up the goblet filled with juice and clinked it with Ye Yiyi.

For a moment, both the host and the guests were having a great time, and the atmosphere, which had been a little cold, became lively again.

Bai Yu watched silently from the side, feeling a little discouraged. He thought to himself that he was indeed just a big-headed soldier with muscles but no substance, who only knew how to wield swords and clubs and do hard labor that didn't require any brainpower.

For example, Xiaomei was the one who negotiated the commission and remuneration with the employer before.

All she had to do was carry her sword, arrive at the mission location, and unleash her sweat and violence.

If she were to talk about this kind of thing, she would collapse at the first sentence, and might even end up resorting to knife-wielding!

And with Michaela, she doesn't have to worry so much.

Looking at Ye Yiyi who was having a pleasant conversation with Wattol, Bai Yu's mind gradually became empty and he began to give up thinking.

It didn't matter what Michaela did, all he had to do was stand in front of him and swing the sword for him.

Ye Yiyi naturally noticed Bai Yu's condition. After all, the female knight looked quite cute when she was in a daze.

Of course, in the eyes of outsiders, that should be the image of a "macho man in deep thought".

"Sir Michaela, I think you should know the existence of ancient ruins, right?" Wattol completely regarded Ye Yiyi as the person in charge and started talking to him eagerly.

"Of course. Due to various needs, I have visited various ancient ruins and fought against the ancient creatures within them."

Ye Yiyi said, then showed an interested expression.

"I just don't know what the ancient ruins beneath the Earth Mother Church are like..."

"In that case, I'll tell you straight away."

The smile on Wator's face faded and gradually became solemn.

“In fact, the ruins below the Earth Mother Church and the towering tree are connected!

"And that towering tree, a symbol of faith in the Earth Mother, hasn't borne fruit in three years. You should be aware of this, right?"

"Yes, I know." Ye Yiyi nodded, then narrowed his eyes. "Are you trying to say this is related to the fungal zombies?"

"Not only is it related, the fungal zombies are the culprit that caused the Tongtian Tree to stop bearing fruit!"

"So our mission is to clean up the fungal zombies and restore the Tongtian Tree to fruitfulness?"

When these words were spoken, Wattol and his companions could not help laughing.

"If we can really achieve this, the Earth Mother Church should at least give us the title of Knight Protector of the Church." The sturdy man with a mustache said with a smile.

"We are not that capable." Wattol also smiled and shook his head.

"Our mission is to go deep into the underground ruins and destroy the fungal corpse core."

"Fungal corpse core?"

This was another thing that Ye Yiyi had never heard of in the game, and he became more and more interested.

"That's the core of the fungal zombie swarm. I don't know where that thing came from. It parasitizes on the underground tentacles of the Tongtian Tree, absorbing the tree's nutrients and creating terrifying fungal zombies."

When he said this, Wattol and his companion showed a look of fear at the same time.

"And the Fungal Zombies are undead monsters in human form! Not only can they spread a highly toxic fungus spore and manipulate dead bodies, they also use a strange hymn!

"If they weren't extremely afraid of fire, they would have broken through the defenses and destroyed the Tongtian Tree long ago!"

"So you came after me just to find me?" The female knight seemed to understand something and suddenly interrupted, "Because of the fire fighting skills I used earlier?"

"This ancient site has some kind of automatic fire extinguishing system. Any natural flames will be directly extinguished, but the flames generated by flame combat techniques will not be affected."

Wator said sincerely, "There are only a few people who can master combat skills, let alone the rare fire combat skills. This is why we are so persistent and hope that Lord Baiyu can join our team!"

Bai Yu nodded thoughtfully, then looked at Ye Yiyi with an inquiring look.

Ye Yiyi looked at Wattol thoughtfully. "Fungi are extremely afraid of fire, and the ancient ruins have some kind of fire-fighting equipment. What about the flame-type hymns?"

"The Earth Mother Cult has invited the hymn hymnists from the Blazing Flame Cult to try."

Watteau looked a little embarrassed.

"But the Blazing Cult is originally a worshipper of natural flames, so the flame hymns they release are also regarded as natural flames by the underground ruins."

"Ah this..." Ye Yiyi had a strange expression.

How should I put it? This natural flame worshipper is indeed quite natural.

"I understand. Well, I actually know a couple of fire fighting skills." Ye Yiyi smiled at the stunned Wator and the others.

"You... can do it too?" Wattol was dumbfounded. "But aren't you a magician?"

"Family martial arts." Bai Yu said calmly, "Don't ask for details..."

"Oh~~" Wattol and others suddenly realized.

Ye Yiyi almost couldn't help but give Bai Yu a thumbs up. This girl really learned and applied what she learned immediately. She already knew how to combine the context when she was fooling people.

"Then let's talk about the issue of compensation." Ye Yiyi smiled.

"I understand, I understand!" Wator looked at his teammates and made a gesture to Ye Yiyi.

"How about a 50-50 split?"

"Not enough." Ye Yiyi shook her head. "My sister and I are the only ones who know fire fighting skills. We will definitely be the main output when the time comes... And I'm curious, since none of you know fire fighting skills, how will you deal with the fungal zombies when the time comes?"

"use this."

Wattol took out a large red and white capsule.

"Kit Kat Workshop produces Fire Infusion Capsules, which can imbue infused weapons with unnatural flames... We originally came here to replenish our supply of capsules, but we didn't expect to meet you two in the store."

"So that's it."

Ye Yiyi understood, and inexplicably looked at the bags he had bought.

It seems like he bought a hundred of these fire energy capsules?

In the end, he and Wattold reached an agreement to split the remuneration 70% and 30% after completing the commission.

Ye 117, Wattol 3.

Originally, Wattol and others had some complaints about the division. The four of them could only get 30%?

But after Ye Yiyi showed him some of the Fire Crown Knight's signature fighting skills, Wator and others immediately agreed with this profit-sharing decision!

There's nothing we can do. Who told them to really burn it?

After reaching an agreement, Wator immediately took Ye Yiyi and Bai Yu to the Church of Mother Earth.

After Wator showed a metal card to the gatekeeper, everyone was allowed to pass. Led by a cat-man knight, Ye Yiyi and Bai Yu finally entered the interior of the Church of Mother Earth.

"Is this... done?"

Bai Yu looked up at the cathedral and the towering tree in front of him, his expression a little dazed.

"I thought it would take quite a while... even though I bought a ton of stealth gear."

"Just keep it if you buy it, sister. You might need it in the future."

Ye Yiyi naturally put herself into the fabricated fake identity.

He admired the Rococo-style church while chatting with Bai Yu until the group was stopped by a man in a black coat.

"Watol? Haha! Where did you trick two newcomers into dying? Do they know about your past achievements?"

The man with a mustache, a top hat and a metal cane smiled at Wator, whose face had turned gloomy, and then looked at Ye Yiyi and Bai Yu.

"Wouldn't you like to introduce these two cute and ignorant little lambs to me?"

"Little lamb?"

Ye Yiyi frowned slightly, stared at the cane in the man's hand, and spoke to Bai Yu with a surprised expression.

"Sister, that old bitch's cane is exactly the same as mine!"

"Old... old bitch?" The man looked stunned.

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"Old... old bitch?" The man looked stunned.

Not only him, but also Wattol and his friends were stunned.

"Mikaela! Don't cause trouble!"

Bai Yu put himself in Ye Yiyi's shoes, glared at him, and then looked the man up and down. His sharp and terrifying eyes, like those of a ferocious beast, made the man's heart skip a beat.

This look...this is not a lamb, this is clearly a flying dragon!

"Sorry, sister."

Ye Yiyi pretended to be a junior being scolded by his elders, and obediently shut his mouth and lowered his head.

"Sir, who are you?" Bai Yu looked at the man and said expressionlessly.