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Chapter 1148 - 798: Commissions and Expeditions (Part 2)

"Our plan is to use pure crystal stones and the Life Resonance Ritual for neutralization."Bono patted the hammer hanging at his waist, which had a new rune engraved on its head: "The old man is in charge of physically persuading those ’restless’ stones and conveniently collecting the demon pattern lichen over there, which is of great use to us blacksmiths."

"This task is ours! The Roots and Stardust team has accepted it!" The tree-man descendant recorded their acceptance code on his crystal panel device with satisfaction.

This was a new team, they met on the ship and stuck together.

The wait to board the ship and the voyage were deliberately arranged by the Night Watcher to familiarize these adventurers with each other.

Compared to the bustling task board,

the real storm’s eye was the exclusive counter for the "Pioneer Order" in a corner of the mission hall.

There stood only a few teams.

They usually had more than thirty people, with vastly different equipment: standardized lightweight rune magic armor covering their entire bodies, tower shields with flickering core energy shields of high efficiency, and magic staffs and engineering instruments exuding strong magical fluctuations.

These weapons and equipment had a distinct Night Watcher style.

The high-end nature of these gears made it clear that they were not products you could casually purchase anywhere.

Such supplies were usually items provided by the Night Watcher to allies or items that large powerful nations could trade for.

This indirectly indicated that political entities of a national level backed these teams.

They had a unique calm confidence from the elites in their eyes, along with ambition for future territories.

The most eye-catching of them was the Iron Wolf Mercenary Corps leading the way.

Victor, the captain, a middle-aged man wearing a black commander’s armor inlaid with dark silver patterns, had just signed his soul imprint on the crystal panel.

This was a rapid contract developed by the Night Watcher, eliminating some cumbersome processes and was quite reliable.

The Night Watcher’s reputation in some respects was highly credible.

In front of him, a Night Watcher pioneer office official with identity level markings was finishing the mission briefing.

"Congratulations on receiving the Pioneer Order (Number: LT-7), Captain Victor."

[Pioneer Area: F-4 to F-7 Block Code ’Black Stone Pass’.

[Objective: Eliminate all stable sources of threat within the area (Level: High-Risk Magic Creature Group + Slightly Mutated Undead), establish a safe fortress outpost, and maintain actual control of this area for more than fifteen days.]

[Upon confirmation of completion, the Night Watcher will recognize the Iron Wolf Mercenary Corps as having official pioneer rights and initial development profit distribution rights over the ’Black Stone Pass’ area.]

Victor looked at the sheet in his hand and nodded steadily: "Resource deployment?"

This was the key.

Isn’t this what they strived for to obtain the corresponding qualification?

Through immense hardships and haggling with the Night Watcher, they finally obtained the qualification.

Normally, an adventurer team wanting to have the qualification to take a Pioneer Order needs to accumulate enough contributions at the Adventurer’s House and get certified among adventurers.

This situation puts them on the same starting line as most adventurers.

They can’t get the Pioneer Order immediately but must complete many tasks like adventurers before qualifying.

The Night Watcher official, without any change in expression, operated the crystal panel: "According to the Pioneer Order protocol standards, the first batch of support packages has been pre-stored at the F-4 area preset point, contents include: 2 sets of standard-spec temporary energy shield generators (medium-sized), 3 units of magic energy cannon base (automatic type), an A-grade standard amount of basic construction materials package (enough to establish a hundred-person fort)..."

The surrounding air noticeably froze.

Many observing ordinary adventurer teams and mission group representatives were wide-eyed at hearing this inventory!

A captain of an ordinary mercenary team exclaimed, "Damn! Energy shield generators?! Magic energy cannon base?! For... for pioneering use?"

Although they didn’t understand many of the devices, they were familiar with these two and had indeed seen the effects these devices could bring.

Whether on the ship or during landing, these two devices demonstrated their power.

Yet the Night Watcher was blatantly providing them as part of a supply package?

No, even if rich and powerful, there should be limits. How could they do it like this?

Another person, looking like a commerce association representative, couldn’t help but wipe the sweat from his forehead and whispered to his companion with a bitter smile, "See... The Night Watcher’s ’cabbage price’ is really thorough... How much would these have cost before? Wouldn’t a kingdom have gone bankrupt over it? And they’re just giving these to mercenary teams like bricks to build walls?"

Moreover, it wasn’t just about money; primarily, there was no technology for this, and the Night Watcher didn’t sell it externally.

Upon arriving here, the Night Watcher directly provides them for free, provided that you are qualified.

Even Victor himself had a subtle hint of awe flash in his eyes, quickly replaced by calmness.

He glanced back at the tactical tablet’s deployment point coordinate and acceptance key handed over by his deputy, and said in a deep voice: "Confirmation of receipt. Iron Wolf Mercenary Corps, depart in three hours! Black Stone Pass will be ours!"

The members of the Iron Wolf Mercenary Corps burst into a low, powerful roar, their morale soaring, as they began quickly assembling and checking equipment.

Their massive transport vehicles, loaded with dedicated engineering vehicles and more engineering personnel, were already on standby at the assembly area outside the port.

This made many surrounding adventurers incredibly envious, motivating them to crowd around the task board, searching for suitable tasks.

They also wanted to quickly reach the corresponding level and have the qualifications to accept a Pioneer Order.

This was so enviable, with such equipment provided. As long as they weren’t foolish, they could surely clear and develop some areas completely.

Their gazes swept across the entire mission hall.

Team Captain Martha waved a map, directing her younger team members: "Alright! Our mission is to clear ’Stinger Scorpions’ in the ’Luminous Vine Path’ of E-3 Block, they love ambushing logging teams! Each of you will be issued three antidotes, inject immediately if stung! Don’t hold back!"

The crowd was overwhelming, loud, and needed to shout to converse.

In a corner, the shrewd Half-Elf Coke was not forming a team but was excitedly wandering in front of a large caravan’s stall. The stall laid out various items freshly purchased from the port stores or gathered along the way.

"Freshest ’Rock Turtle Shell’! Guaranteed from Black Stone Mountains! And ’Moonlight Moss’—essential for Alchemists! Large quantities at a discount!"

He skillfully hawked the goods while paying attention to discussions in the hall about which region produced bountiful resources or posed low risk, clearly preparing intelligence for subsequent team building or bartering.

Not everyone was after pioneering; each of these numerous adventurers had their own goals and demands.

It didn’t matter to the Night Watcher, as long as one followed the expedition here.

Outside the port, several teams that accepted the peripheral recon quest were ready to set out.

Hogg and Wolf, carrying supply bags larger than people, walked towards the stinky "Jagged Marshes" grumbling.

Several land exploration alchemy vehicles carrying Leah, Bono, and other team members of tree-man descent also left the port, heading towards the "Whispering Forest" with magic power pollution.

A large number of land birds became the most rented means by adventurers.

In such areas, these land birds were particularly suitable.

Most astonishing was the Iron Wolf Mercenary Corps’s well-equipped convoy.

Transport trucks roared over the temporarily laid metal roads, with massive engineering mechanical arms reflecting a cold, hard light.

They resembled a moving small military base, resolutely heading for their target along the safe route marked by the Night Patrol—the "Black Stone Pass."

Many adventurers watched this scene unfold.

It was clearly intentional by the Night Watcher.

[Warship Port]Within the steel walls lay efficient logistics and mission centers.

Beyond the walls, numerous adventurer figures, like flowing blood, began pumping into the massive and dangerous dormant body of the Tariel Continent that had been silent for a thousand years.

Survival, eradication, exploration, pioneering, and even establishing their futures...

All grand visions and small dreams, under the orderly framework constructed by the Night Watcher, with these big and small teams, flowed into the mist-shrouded depths of that land.

The prelude to combat and pioneering, at this moment, truly composed a new movement.