Chapter 30 Red Bean Paste Secret Marseilles

"It's over."

In the office, the director took a deep breath, slumped into the chair, and felt a sense of relief that was akin to shedding a heavy burden.

After a moment, he pulled out a cigarette from the pocket of the puppet suit, lit it, and began smoking contentedly.

With the main culprit punished and vengeance fulfilled, there was nothing quite like a good smoke at such a time—it was simply indescribable!

The director puffed away with great satisfaction, but when he saw Zhou Yuan beside him, his mood immediately soured, "Kid, you really know how to cause me trouble."

The ferocity of the bloodthirsty ghost was no less daunting than a demon tree released from suppression, even slightly more formidable. Even though he had become the true master of Joyland Castle, suppressing the bloodthirsty ghost took quite an effort.

No sooner had one problem been dispatched than another arrived.

The director felt an exceptional headache coming on and sighed helplessly, "But considering you took down that demon tree, I'll let it go."

"Red bean paste secret Marseille!"

Zhou Yuan quickly replicated a traditional Yingzhou gesture of apology and bowed in remorse.

He thought that hanging up the phone would cut off contact, not expecting that the ghost, once arrived, would refuse to leave.

Of course, while feeling censurably guilty, he also felt a trace of relief—thankfully he was clever to accept the task right here; had it been anywhere else, he feared the disastrous Ms. Blood might have gone on a rampage.

The director waved his hand, and with a thought, the next second, the Mobile Task Force members appeared in the office.

He stood up, bowed deeply to everyone, expressing his heartfelt thanks and gratitude, "Thank you all for helping me exact my revenge; I am eternally grateful. I will keep my promise and send you away shortly."

"What are your plans for the future?" asked Gu Honggao.

"I'll continue running Joyland Castle."

The director sat back down, aware of what Gu Honggao was implying, and got straight to the point, "I can cooperate with the Control Bureau, helping you detain some ghosts, taking on some of the dirty and tiring work, but you can't come here to fish for violations.

If the news spread, my amusement park would become untenable."

"That won't be a problem; I'll arrange for someone from the Control Bureau to come and discuss the details with you," Gu Honggao readily agreed, finding the other party amenable.

The director nodded, "If there's nothing else, I'll be sending you off now."

"Ahem."

Zhou Yuan suddenly coughed lightly, "Director, I have some personal matters to attend to."

His task deadline had not yet arrived, and leaving early could potentially lead to mission failure.

Everyone looked at him but said nothing; when it came to personal secrets, silence was a virtue.

"Here, take this."

Chen Guangxi tossed a pure gold business card, "If you need anything, just call the number on there, or mention my name. It'll do the trick."

They couldn't afford to miss out on such skilled and exceptional individuals in the Mobile Task Force.

"Thank you."

Zhou Yuan was also keen to foster a good relationship with the Mobile Task Force; it would be nothing but beneficial for him.

Afterward, the director saw off the members of the Mobile Task Force, and the office suddenly became much emptier.

"What personal matter do you have?"

"Uh... I'm just going to wander around, don't mind me..."

Zhou Yuan suddenly remembered something, "Oh right, where did you confine that ghost?"

"I've suppressed her at the water park."

Whoosh!

The scene abruptly changed, and the director took Zhou Yuan to the water park.

A chilling atmosphere saturated the area, nearly freezing the temperature to the bone, spreading a hair-raising coldness.

Crimson blood water churned in the pool, trying to unleash a wild tide, but it couldn't break free from some form of restraint.

In the center of the blood lake, a lone red figure stood, endlessly murmuring haunting words:

"I died such a tragic death... I died such a tragic death... I died such a tragic death..."

"I have no idea what she went through before she died, but after death, she possessed such immense resentment." The director shook his head and sighed, another pitiable person.

[The tragically dead Ms. Blood is now in a suppressed state. If you can awaken her consciousness, you might get an unexpected reward]

The prompt from the Eyes of Identification didn't change much, indicating that the only way to find out what happened to Ms. Blood was to awaken her consciousness.

"Alright, I'm off to repair the park, you can leave through the office if you wish. But I don't think I need to see you out."

The director looked at Zhou Yuan meaningfully, and then disappeared.

As the controller of the park, the director indeed might notice something, but he probably wouldn't associate it with the Player System... Zhou Yuan felt quite assured, knowing that as long as he didn't actively seek death, it wouldn't be so easy to reveal himself to those unaware.

Leaving the water park, Zhou Yuan returned to his base to check the rewards from his mission.

[Mission "Ghost Call" completed]

[Mission Evaluation: A (Experience Points and Star Coins rewards increased to 130%)]

[Comments: You answered the call at the right time and place, turning crisis into opportunity. I have to say, well done.

As for what she was crying about? What she was resenting? You don't know, all you know is that this lady won't be harassing you with phone calls for a long time.]

[Mission Reward 1: Experience Points*650]

[Mission Reward 2: Star Coins*3900]

[Mission Reward 3: Rare Quality Item Pack*1]

[LV6→LV8!]

[Experience: 140/450]

[Discretionary Attribute Points: 2]

If he had known Ms. Blood's story, the mission rating could probably have reached S, but A was good enough... Zhou Yuan wasn't dissatisfied, rubbing his hands like a fly, ready to open the box.

[Name: Shadow Assassin's Cloak]

[Quality: Rare]

[Effect: When in a hiding state, attack will always trigger a critical hit.]

[Note: Watch out for the shadows at your feet!]

"Hiss—"

Zhou Yuan took in a breath of cold air.

Damn, guaranteed critical hits!

Without a doubt, this was the most straightforward offensive effect, holding a kind of striking beauty.

Although Zhou Yuan wasn't proficient or experienced in stealth, he had the Player System and could buy items conducive to hiding and stealth from the store to match with this cloak.

After all, the effect of an attack always resulting in a critical hit was too tempting.

Then, he thought of something else.

—In "Steel Rose" there's a bullet called "100% Headshot Bullet", which has the property of [100% headshot within one kilometer], a rule-breaking weapon.

This means, even if he and the target were 999 meters apart and there were numerous obstacles in between, the bullet could still accurately hit the target's head, achieving a 100% headshot.

If he were to shoot from hundreds of meters away without the enemy noticing, it would surely count as being in a hiding state, and the effect of the Shadow Assassin's Cloak would be triggered.

Some supernatural beings have extremely powerful bodies that wouldn't die even if shot in the head temporarily, but if a critical hit could be triggered, one shot might well finish them off.

This method was highly suitable for assassination, and if he had similar missions in the future, they would probably be much easier.

"Legendary item, indeed."

Zhou Yuan was very satisfied with this loot, now just waiting for the "Happy Castle" mission to end.

His performance this time should earn him an S rating, or at worst an A.

Considering an A rating, with the 130% reward multiplier, he would get 1300 experience points, enough to level up twice, reaching LV10.

Level 10, where he could unlock Aoneng Power and step into the Transcendent realm.