Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!

Chapter 597: Chapter 597: One Shot, Three Echoes?

Stepping out of the front gate of the Imperial Palace, Yang Yu stretched leisurely.

Having spoken to Wanzhang Lion about starting at the lowest military rank, Yang Yu considered the errand task he had taken on from Qian Xialan completed. Soon after, two new tasks appeared on Yang Yu’s panel.

[Campaign [Wansheng Country Army]]

Level-up Task:

At your persuasion, Wanzhang Lion, the king of Wansheng Country, decided to test your mettle by granting you a certain military rank and deploying you to the battlefield.

Task Requirement: Achieve feats that earn Wanzhang Lion’s approval and continuously elevate your rank.

Current Rank: Centurion (Next Rank: Small Commander)

Level-up Rewards: [Squad Leader] Lottery times +1, Experience +500, Gold Coin 1000 (can be claimed)

[Centurion] Lottery times +3, Experience +1000, Gold Coin 2000, free attribute points +10, Skill Points +10 (can be claimed)

[Centurion] Lottery times +5, Experience +2000, Gold Coin 5000, free attribute points +20, Skill Points +20 (can be claimed)

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[General] Lottery times +50 (guaranteed one Epic), Experience +50000, Gold Coin 500000, free attribute points +500, Skill Points +500, Favorability of the reigning king +30

[Wansheng Kingdom’s National General] Swear allegiance to Wansheng Country, Lottery times +100 (guaranteed one Legendary), Experience +100000, Gold Coin +1000000, free attribute points +1000, Skill Points +1000. Favorability of the reigning king +50. Ultimate Reward: Randomly one Epic Skill (of choice).

Note: Depending on the different feats you achieve, you may receive gifts from the king or others. The System will record it for you, and you can click the arrow below to view the recently received gifts.

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Yang Yu had never encountered such a task before, and the substantial rewards left him dumbfounded.

If he could claim the rewards for each rank, he would gain more than 2000 free attribute points and Skill Points, catching up with those geniuses wouldn’t be a dream.

However, Yang Yu thought it over; in a few short years, the rewards he could receive would at best reach the rank of [General] in Wansheng Country. The ultimate reward was nothing but a pipe dream.

After all, as an outsider, becoming the National Guardian General was as tough as scaling the heavens.

Not to mention the feats required to become a National Guardian General, the complex interest groups behind Wansheng Country would certainly not allow a civilian without robust backing to easily become the National Guardian General.

Conservatively estimated, there was no hope for at least twenty years.

Ignoring those interest groups that arbitrarily promoted officials would only lead to continuous turmoil; even the king would be cautious in bestowing titles.

Claiming his advancement rewards, Yang Yu hadn’t expected Wanzhang Lion to so readily allow him to command a hundred men, becoming a Centurion. Yang Yu had always been prepared to start from the lowest military rank.

After all, Yang Yu had already familiarized himself in front of Qian Xialan, Wanzhang Lion, and Ming Dalak, the Prime Minister of this country. As long as he could successfully enter the military and achieve even the slightest merit, promotions would also come easily.

Yang Yu looked at another task on the panel,

[Task: [Making Antidote]

Wanzhang Lion, the King of Wansheng Country, has been poisoned by an unknown toxin, and even resurrection medicine can’t dispel this poison. From your memory, you have encountered a similar situation and know that a Special Detoxification Medicine is required to eliminate the effects of this toxin.

Task Requirement: Find the source of poison that affected Wanzhang Lion, obtain the toxin, then procure materials and methods to formulate the Special Detoxification Medicine.

Task Reward: Experience +20000, Gold Coin +500000, Lottery Draw 10 times (all Rare or above)

Title [Poison Resistance Master]Poison Resistance +10% (Poison Resistance does not make you immune to poisoning, but it can reduce the effects of the toxins. When Poison Resistance reaches 50%, every hour, there is a certain probability of curing the poisoning status.)

While in the Elf Forest, Yang Yu had realized that it was difficult to obtain Tasks with his Civilian status.

Not to mention, if a tragedy involving elves occurred, once the Hero met with the Elf Queen, she would willingly state her requests and let the Hero investigate the true circumstances following the elves’ disappearance.

Just now as well, if he had directly met with Wanzhang Lion as the Hero, Wanzhang Lion would have immediately revealed his illness and hoped that the Hero could help him.

There was no choice, the identity of a Hero was extremely convenient.

Yang Yu had to be persuasive and gain others’ trust without revealing his own power in order to have a chance at obtaining Tasks.

Sometimes, Yang Yu thought that it would be great if, like many games, people had large question marks above their heads; then he wouldn’t have to guess so hard about what Tasks they might have.

Before leaving the Imperial Palace, Yang Yu had made an agreement with Ming Dalak to arrange and communicate with the elves once they reached Baihua City.

Ming Dalak seemed to have a good first impression of him.

After meeting Bai Jin and Iyas, Yang Yu planned to discuss with Ming Dalak about integrating them back into his team and following him.

During these waiting days, Yang Yu intended to talk with Bai Jin about how they could smoothly transition back into his team.

Meanwhile, he could also wander Baihua City in search of any good Skills.

Upon boarding Lotcar, Yang Yu casually opened Iyas’s skill list to check on her recent learning progress.

There were two new Skills in Iyas’s skill list, and Yang Yu felt like a proud father watching his daughter grow up.

Still, Yang Yu did not know whether the painfully soul-stirring Healing by Iyas had been properly addressed; after all, that truly could be excruciating.

Yang Yu had asked Bai Jin, and she said that Iyas had been working hard and there were no problems, so Yang Yu did not press further.

The time for reunification was close; it was time for the mule to show whether it’s really a horse.

Yang Yu then placed his hand on Bai Jin’s interface, and to his surprise, Bai Jin had also learned two new spells during his absence.

[Red Lotus Hell], this move had been encountered during their assessment at the All Things Library.

Another move was [Magic Counter].

[Magic Counter] counters a spell being cast within range, and the counter range increases with one’s Intelligence. If the intelligence of the person being countered exceeds the counterer’s intelligence by 1.5 times, the counter cannot be executed.

Seeing this skill, Yang Yu was overjoyed, as despite its limitations, being able to counter a spell in a critical moment could potentially bring an unexpected twist to the battle.

Yang Yu’s smile grew wider, and just as he was about to close the interface and look for Skills with Bai Jin in Baihua City, suddenly, a new Task popped up on Yang Yu’s interface…

This Task did not appear on the Task panel, but opened right in front of Yang Yu like a large pop-up advertisement…

[Special Urgent Task: [Rescue the Saintess]

Someone plans to take action against the Goddess Sect Saintess, please rescue the Goddess Sect Saintess.

Task Requirement: Successfully rescue the Goddess Sect Saintess and help her complete the pilgrimage.

Failure condition: Death of the Goddess Sect Saintess

Task reward: ?????