Witch, I'm really not the Deep Sea Ancient God!

Moonstone City, Navy Office.

In an office filled with sea charts and schedules.

Admiral Bai Ou sat in his chair, lighting a cigarette.

He shook his head in frustration, as recent clashes between the Navy and pirate groups mostly ended in failure.

They had neglected the pirates for too long, and by the time they were prepared to deal with them, these pirates had already grown from small fry into massive man-eating sharks.

Among the four great pirate emperors, the young Ice Demon Pirate Group was somewhat weaker.

Moreover, due to the Navy's internal conflict years ago, the Navy had been weakened for too long.

"Nothing but trouble. I should have become an edge hunter back then, gone to the frontier for a couple of years, and now I could have retired. Sigh, I should have retired long ago."

Bai Ou exhaled a puff of smoke.

In his troubles, he also recalled his wife's nagging.

To retrieve their son's body, his wife wanted him to post the commission to the entire Hunter Association, spread it throughout Moonstone City!

Furthermore, she had grabbed him by the neck, demanding the body be reclaimed before their son's death anniversary!

Otherwise, the powerful family behind her, which controlled the Magic Bullet Company, would personally issue a hefty commission!

Bai Ou shook his head, muttering to himself:

"The law cannot be violated. If people knew an Admiral was using so many resources for a dead person, how would that look..."

The Navy's reputation was already bad enough; he didn't want to add more fuel to the fire.

"A transcendent capable of clearing Train No. 8, where to find such a person?"

Just then, Bai Ou suddenly sensed a familiar aura.

The aura of the Cup Phase, the smell of cooking.

Could it be?

He stood up, pushed open the office door, and curiously headed downstairs.

Sure enough, in the luxurious reception room downstairs, he saw a young black-haired boy and a white-haired girl.

He didn't recognize the white-haired girl, but her white uniform indicated she was an excellent student in the Mage program at the Bei Country Royal University.

And the black-haired boy was the chef he had commissioned!

Their presence here must mean he had likely completed the commission!

Pei Lu had not lied, this person was indeed capable... A weight lifted off Bai Ou's chest.

After arriving in Moonstone City, Chen Qi and An had no hesitation, going directly to Bai Ou's Navy office.

The receptionist said to Chen Qi and An:

"Please wait a moment. Mr. Bai Ou is on his lunch break. I will notify him in an hour."

Wait for what! Bai Ou immediately spoke:

"Young chef and miss, good afternoon."

Bai Ou could not wait to complete this commission, then go back and report to his wife.

Chen Qi turned his head in surprise, they had just arrived and were already noticed.

An was a bit nervous, as it was her first time meeting a Navy Admiral.

Chen Qi winked at Bai Ou.

It was really done... Bai Ou coughed twice: "Please follow me upstairs, we can talk there."

An tilted her head slightly, wondering why she was called. She was just passing by!

Chen Qi and An followed Bai Ou up the spiral staircase, through the corridor, and into Bai Ou's office.

An office piled with scattered files.

Chen Qi retrieved the Lost One's body from his backpack card.

A mangled, unrecognizable corpse.

Despite this, Bai Ou immediately recognized the identity of the corpse, gently caressing its cold and decayed face.

He bent down, straightened the hair and clothes of the body, and picked up a blanket to cover it.

"Sigh..."

After a long while, Bai Ou looked up and calmly said:

"Thank you, chef. I will now get your commission reward."

Bai Ou went to the safe, taking out a key to search for the occupation card.

Chen Qi rubbed his hands in anticipation.

In the New Sun game, unless relying on transcendent organizations, the occupation cards received were mostly a matter of luck.

Though the boosts from second-tier occupation cards were not much, they were enough to build an initial combat system.

Hopefully, it's a combat-related occupation card... Chen Qi hoped.

His first-tier occupation was chef, a purely supportive occupation card.

For him, the best choice was to get a combat-related occupation card.

Bai Ou retrieved a card with interlaced light and dark, along with a delicate silver box, from his safe.

"Thank you again. Although this occupation card differs slightly from a traditional Lamp Phase card, it is still a very good one."

Bai Ou handed the iron box and the card to Chen Qi.

Chen Qi looked at the card.

The back of the card showed a burning candle, casting an infinitely deep shadow under its light. Continue reading stories on мѵʟ

The shadow squirmed, as if hiding a demon within.

It was a rare Lamp-Shadow Phase occupation card... Chen Qi examined the front of the card.

The front depicted in tarot card style, a figure in black soaked in blood, gazing at distant stars over a pile of corpses.

How rare... Chen Qi was taken aback. As a strategy content creator, he couldn't instantly recall this occupation card.

A special prompt appeared before Chen Qi's eyes.

[The Traveling Shadow Assassin

Rank: Second

Nature Form: Lamp, Shadow

Usage Conditions: 30 Inspiration points, First Order occupation card fully digested

Passive Skills:

Assassin's Talent (Shadow): Enhanced reaction ability, slight augmentation to shadow and concealment skills, meanwhile, slight increase in shadow phase skill comprehension.

Note: I am an emotionless assassin.

Traveling Will (Lamp): Slight resistance to mental attacks, slight enhancement to lamp and perception skills, slight increase in lamp skill comprehension.

Note: No one can stop my journey!

Active Skills:

Dark Concealment: In the darkness, you can hide your sound, appearance, and even the aura of your spiritual power.

Note: After this job, I'll retire and see the outside world.]

"Such a long occupation card name..."

Chen Qi grumbled. This occupation card seemed to be a special variant of the Shadow Phase assassin.

He then examined the Shadow Assassin's skills.

Two passive skills, one active skill.

The most important aspect of a second-tier occupation card was its passive skills.

The slight increase in comprehension for both Lamp and Shadow Phase skills, though minimal, was crucial!

Except for some legendary transcendent relics or opportunities, comprehension in Nature Form skills could only be acquired through occupation cards.

Even a small increase was a huge breakthrough!

Many transcendent skills couldn't be learned without this slight comprehension.

For instance, Shadow Phase's Dark Concealment and Shadow Power both required this slight comprehension.

It expanded his potential skill tree significantly.

Building a combat system around these inconspicuous passive skills was what second-order transcendents needed to do.

The key to determining the strength of a second-order transcendent lay in whether they could build a reasonable combat system.

The Black Rabbit Chen Qi had previously encountered had Hammer Phase comprehension and mechanical affinity, allowing him to wear custom workshop armor.

Chen Qi took another glance.

Additionally, there were bonuses to mental resistance and reaction ability.

"Not bad, not bad."

Chen Qi smiled to himself.

A second-tier occupation card providing so many bonuses was very rare.

The more common Lamp Phase second-tier occupation card, "Traveler," had a fleeing skill, Light Feather Skill, and an important support skill, Weather Forecast, along with agility and inspiration boosts and a slight increase in lamp phase comprehension.

From Chen Qi's perspective, purely in matters of combat, the Shadow Assassin far surpassed the Traveler.

As Bai Ou mentioned, this truly was a valuable occupation card.

Additionally, upon digestion, Chen Qi's Hunter Yu Huo would enhance the passive skills of this occupation.

It was a pretty good combat enhancement.

Besides these enhancements, all second-tier occupation cards would alter the spiritual power source within the body.

We'll talk about it back on the small houseboat... Chen Qi put away the occupation card. Digesting a second-tier occupation card required a quiet place.