Global Lords: I Have Information System-Chapter 266 - 245: Scout Squad’s Mission, Heart of Impurity

Chapter 266: Chapter 245: Scout Squad’s Mission, Heart of Impurity

After thinking it through, Zong Shen ended his contemplation and looked up at Tiezhu.

"I cannot assign the primary combat mission to you."

As soon as he spoke, a look of disappointment appeared on Tiezhu’s face.

"However..."

"I currently have a very important mission that I can assign to your scout squad."

"This mission is equally critical, and if completed, it will greatly benefit the development of the territory."

Zong Shen changed his tone, giving Tiezhu hope once again.

He immediately knelt on one knee, bowing his head to show loyalty.

"My Lord, please feel free to give orders!"

"The scout squad will absolutely not fail to fulfill its mission!"

Zong Shen saw that Tiezhu had regained his spirit, and continued to speak.

"I need you to lead the scout squad to Dinan Village, south of the territory."

"That’s the village you once reconnoitered."

"I will provide you with a fund of 10,000 Mainland Continent Universal Dinars."

"Your task is simple: disguise yourselves to enter the village, pose as merchants settling down there."

"Use this money to start establishing businesses; when necessary, I permit you to use assassination methods to clear obstacles. The task requirement is also simple: establish businesses, gather village intelligence and report to me, build good relationships with the village chief and the large landowners, and I will notify you of subsequent tasks."

"Additionally, while in the village, always pay attention to the situation of other lords, and understand the network of relationships these lords have within the village."

"If you discover any heroic or special talents, try your best to build a good relationship with them, like the chef with culinary expertise you discovered once."

"If there are any emergencies, you can contact me using the communication crystal. If funds are insufficient, you can send someone back to ask Marie for more."

Zong Shen’s final decision was to send Tiezhu, leading the scout squad to develop and operate in Dinan Village, laying the groundwork for future plans concerning Dinan Village.

There are three benefits to doing this,

First, it gives the scout squad something valuable to do.

Second, it avoids completely wasting this period.

Third, it counts as being prepared in advance for possible future challenges.

Zong Shen spoke while taking out 10,000 Mainland Continent Universal Dinars, placing them in a small wooden bucket used earlier for storing dried meat, and handed it to Tiezhu.

After understanding the details of the mission and the importance of this mission to the future development of the territory, Tiezhu’s previous dejection disappeared, replaced by a look of eager anticipation.

He solemnly accepted the small wooden bucket containing the mission funds, bowing respectfully to Zong Shen.

"My Lord, rest assured, we will definitely establish a foothold in Dinan Village."

"If faced with obstacles..."

As he spoke, his voice lowered, and he gestured a slicing motion across his neck.

Zong Shen nodded with a smile, realizing this youngster has grasped the essence, he has potential!

"Alright, since you all are so eager, depart tonight."

He waved his hand, speaking to Tiezhu, who was full of excitement.

Tiezhu saluted again, and quickly, with an agile leap, ran to the courtyard to gather the scout squad members. These assassins all have their respective stealth techniques, with quite strong survival capabilities.

Moreover, Tiezhu carries the communication crystal numbered 4, which can keep in contact promptly, so Zong Shen had no worries about this mission.

For him, 10,000 Dinars is just a small amount of money, while the scout squad has always been on the periphery within the territory.

It’s better to spend a little money, both to mobilize the scout squad’s enthusiasm and to lay out future strategies. It’s a multi-benefit situation.

Currently, his balance of Mainland Continent Universal Dinars is still 86,657.

The storage of money is a kind of mysticism; whether in the territory storage box or personal storage grid, money can be extracted. It is unrelated to whether Zong Shen is present in the territory.

This is entirely because the Lord System has its own set of money storage rules.

But this is good, as it is apparently a very convenient feature.

Just after sending off Tiezhu, Zong Shen stretched lazily, a yawn lingering in his mouth.

Marie came over, carrying a book at her waist, seemingly having something to report to Zong Shen.

"My Lord, I would like to report today’s situation to you."

Through the past couple of days of training, the greenness on her face had largely faded, and she was working quite diligently, though she still had a long way to go to become a mature logistics officer.

Zong Shen nodded, tossing the last small piece of jerky into his mouth.

"My Lord, today, I’ve sold four rounds of iron ore in the market, consuming a total of 9,600 units of iron ore, in exchange for 12,000 units of wood, 7,000 units of hemp, and 5,000 units of stone."

"Additionally, 100 milliliters of Moon God Spring, 1,300 units of wood, and 130 units of dried beef were consumed to acquire 10 Basic Water Runes, 6 Basic Fire Runes, one Intermediate Cafeteria Blueprint, and one peculiar item..." 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Marie reported today’s gains in the trading market to Zong Shen.

However, nearing the end of her report, she became hesitant, appearing somewhat apprehensive.

"What peculiar item? Show it to me."

Zong Shen didn’t say much, only exhibiting an expression of curiosity.

Marie flipped her hand, taking out a peculiar item.

This thing was larger than a normal fist, its surface coated with a layer of sticky black substance, making it appear somewhat disgusting.

The black substance on the surface continued to wriggle slowly, as if it were a living thing.

At first glance, it almost startled Zong Shen.

Marie, what have you brought back?

His curiosity grew as he directly gazed at it, examining its attributes.

[Heart of Impurity (Unknown)]

[Quality: Unknown]

[An ancient and mysterious heart, revealing a sacred yet evil contradictory aura. Its surface is polluted and wrapped by evil substances, and no one knows the internal situation]

(Inside, it encases a powerful heart of the Holy Light Spirit. However, clearing this layer of Evil’s Filth is not easy. Unless one can obtain Epic Level Holy Water prayed over by the Holy Light Archbishop from the Holy Country Temple or other Epic Level purification items, removing the Evil’s Filth will enable you to acquire the power to transform into a Holy Light Spirit through this heart.)

After reading the description, Zong Shen understood what this object was.

It is similar to the Demon’s Heart, belonging to the heart of an ancient Holy Light Spirit, only this heart is banned and tainted by a substance known as Evil’s Filth.

Zong Shen reached out and took the Heart of Impurity, smiling slightly at Marie and asked.

"Why did you buy this without any reason?"

"An object like this might not even attract attention in the market."

He asked curiously, even though Marie knew he had fused with a Demon’s Heart.

But for such items, unless one has a strategy like Zong Shen, which reveals hidden secrets,

Others generally wouldn’t purchase them, as the system’s information classifies it as an unknown item with unspecified effects.

Purchasing such unknown items entails taking risks. Previously, Zong Shen had seen some unknown items in the market, 99% of which were essentially trash, some fragments from the interdimensional battles millennia ago, all marked as unknown, with truly no practical use.

Only those like Zong Shen, who can discern the details, can determine whether these unknown items have any use.

Any ordinary lord who obtains this Heart of Impurity wouldn’t be able to remove the Evil’s Filth on its surface, nor extract anything useful from it, so they’d choose to list it for sale.

In fact, there are quite a few unknown items listed in the market, mostly for this reason, put up for sale because they are things that are unpalatable but regrettable to waste, better to see if anyone in the market will take them off their hands.

Upon hearing Zong Shen’s question, Marie contemplated seriously for a moment, then honestly shook her head.

"It was an impulsive purchase."

"I just thought that perhaps this Heart of Impurity might be useful to you."

"However, its price wasn’t actually very high."

Marie stated earnestly.