Chapter 246: Anonymous No. 947
"What happened?" Zole looked bewildered.
"Probably some guy got on the leaderboard again," Madison said, walking toward the lounge with an uncaring face.
"Ms. Madison, submitting the commission is this way," Zole pointed weakly in a direction.
Madison rolled her eyes back at him, showing no intention of stopping her footsteps.
William, standing aside, watched the other party leave.
This time, he was wearing a modified camouflage combat suit.
Easy to move in and fully functional, it was favored by many exorcists in the Guild.
As for that suit... naturally, it was permanently retired to the closet.
"Uh... Father William, you don't need to rush. As long as we make a record with the Commission Room, the Guild people will verify it," Zole smiled foolishly and touched his head.
"Since that's the case, I'll leave this matter to you. I plan to buy some more materials." William also decided to "Slip away."
A moment later, only Wizard Zole was left on the spot.
"Sigh, how could an upright person like Father William run away too."
He shook his head helplessly and walked alone toward the Commission Room.
Walking through the crowd, William could hear such words from time to time.
"...Increased by 28,000 points within an hour, with a maximum single increase of 10,000 points. This is almost on par with those guys on the leaderboard."
"The ones on the leaderboard are only at a few thousand at most, far less impressive than that guy."
"I heard many people hurriedly took commissions and left after seeing the leaderboard rankings refresh."
"After all, this is a symbol of strength. Those employers who spend money to hire exorcists keep their eyes glued to the leaderboard to set their prices."
William turned his head and heard another type of remark.
"Haven't you found out who it is yet? This person is very likely to enter the top twenty leaderboard; we can't let others snatch him!"
"The Guild isn't releasing any information. That kid who announced last time that 947 didn't belong to any faction has already been fired by the Guild today, and the Guild has now implemented information restrictions on all internal personnel."
"Go look again! Some groups in the Guild have long sent people out. If we can invite such an exorcist to join, the survival rate of the entire organization will be much higher!"
"Understood! I'll go right away..."
Of course, there were also those with ill intentions.
"Where the hell did this bitch pop out from, messing up all our ranking plans!"
"Yeah, the 450th to 500th spots on this leaderboard originally belonged to our ten or so groups. Originally, all parties took turns arranging people to go up and steadily earn employment fees, but now..."
Another person picked up the sentence.
"But now that this person has appeared, everyone is scrambling to improve their rankings, and the rankings are a complete mess! Does that guy know how much money it costs to maintain a ranking?!"
"Damn it, if I find out that guy's identity, I will personally send that person to hell!"
William frowned.
Listening along the way, he roughly understood the cause of the matter—
A certain powerful exorcist gained a very high amount of Resentment Points in a short time, and this event caused a huge change in the rankings.
And the ranking represents the interests of various exorcists behind the scenes, which is why it caused such a huge impact.
"This guy is really stupid enough; doesn't he know that keeping a low profile is the way to survive?" William shook his head inwardly.
He soon arrived under the screen.
He saw that on the real-time screen, in the column of "Daily Resentment Points Gained Ranking," the name of Anonymous No. 947 was ranked first with 28,000 points.
Far exceeding the second place's 2,000 points.
It looked quite conspicuous on the screen.
"Where am I?"
William stroked his chin and searched, but didn't see his own name.
He couldn't help but feel a bit strange.
Based on the performance of that group of evil spirits at that time, not to mention whether every one of them could provide Resentment Points.
Even if it was only a portion, there should be 3... No! There should be at least one or two thousand!
But William hadn't seen a single name that matched this data.
According to the rules of the Exorcist Guild, the names of newly joined members are hidden by default.
It will only be displayed if they proactively ask the Guild to change it; this is to prevent individual exorcists from forgetting and thus exposing their own information.
And when William completed his registration earlier, he only focused on the commission acceptance process and risks, so he didn't know this rule of the leaderboard yet.
According to his plan, he intended to choose to hide his name after his Resentment Points on the leaderboard entered the top one thousand.
"Forget it, this should be the Lord's revelation to me." He shrugged.
"Keeping a low profile is safe, making a fortune in silence."
But what William didn't know was that from the moment he entered the Guild building, a few pairs of eyes had been staring at him all along.
At this moment, in front of a shop.
A man wearing a Guild uniform picked up a walkie-talkie: "Manager, confirmed it is that gentleman; he is currently under the leaderboard."
Farlin's voice immediately came from the walkie-talkie.
"Do not step forward to disturb him! I will send someone to handle it; just keep an eye on him from the periphery."
"Understood."
William was just about to leave; when he turned around, a woman with a beautiful smile stood in front of him.
"You took the Los Angeles commission earlier, right?" The woman's voice was very soft.
William narrowed his eyes, his hand secretly reaching for his pocket.
"Is something the matter?"
Seeing his vigilant face, the woman hurriedly stepped back a few steps, lowering her posture even more.
"Your friend Zole is looking for you, right in the Commission Room. If it's convenient for you now, could you come take a look with me."
William raised his eyebrows.
Based on his understanding of Zole, it was unlikely for that guy to ask someone else to pass a message.
Not to mention such a beautiful woman.
However, the place the other party wanted to go to was the Commission Room, which belonged to the Exorcist Guild and had dedicated personnel maintaining security.
Therefore, William wasn't worried this woman would do anything.
Moreover... what if this woman was really that guy Zole's friend? A rescue during down-and-out times, a half-sister, the sister of a fallen good brother...
Thinking of this, William nodded: "Lead the way."
The two walked through the crowd all the way, with no temporary detours during the period.
It wasn't until entering the Commission Room and seeing a familiar figure that William released the crucifix in his pocket.
"Manager Farlin?" He raised an eyebrow.
"Mr. William, sorry for inviting you over in this manner."
Farlin placed one hand on his chest and bowed deeply.
"If I came forward as a Guild service staff member, it would very likely cause you trouble, so I had to borrow Mr. Zole's name." As for the commission content, Farlin naturally had the authority to know.
Originally, that female employee planned to use Madison's name, but with Farlin's understanding of that witch, doing so would only backfire.
On the other side, William became even more puzzled listening to this.
"Cause me trouble?"
Farlin nodded and told him about William refreshing the leaderboard not long ago.
"Anonymous No. 947... is me?"
The corner of William's mouth twitched.
Not long ago he had just criticized this "show-off" guy, and didn't expect the boomerang to hit himself so quickly.
"The Guild has already raised your information security clearance level. From now on, apart from internal Guild personnel, no one can inquire about you."
Farlin said.
"Of course, regarding the previous leak incident, we must apologize to you, and the relevant compensation will be personally delivered later." William nodded.
With such a service attitude, what else could he say.
As for the leak, after hearing Farlin's explanation, William also knew it was just a minor matter, and it had no impact on him whatsoever.
"Thank you, Manager Farlin."
"This is our duty, we are unworthy of your praise."
Following that, the air fell into a brief silence.
Seeing the manager standing there, hesitating to speak, William immediately spoke up: "I wonder if there is anything I can do for the Manager?"
The other party had specially called him over and solved some potential trouble for him.
William naturally wasn't stupid.
"You speak too heavily, Mr. William." Farlin hurriedly waved his hand. "I have a presumptuous request, and I ask you on behalf of the Guild."
"Please speak."
"The Exorcist Guild is dedicated to purifying evil. As you also know, since the Church's Holy Word descended upon the world, the erosion of evil forces upon the human world has become increasingly frequent."
Farlin said.
"But exorcist forces have always been in short supply, so we make bold to ask you for a verbal agreement."
"In the future, if evil forces invade the human world, the Guild will definitely step forward to cope with it. At that time, we might need the help of your power."
"Of course, this agreement has no binding force. If it's inconvenient for you at that time, this agreement will be automatically voided."
William raised an eyebrow: "Is that all?"
"That is all."
William stroked his chin.
He originally thought the other party would ask him to complete a certain commission, but he didn't expect it to be just such a minor matter.
Yet even so, the Guild still put on such a humble posture, which couldn't help but make one admire them.
"Those people in the top twenty of the leaderboard should have also made such an agreement with you, right." William raised his head.
Farlin smiled slightly: "Such matters indeed cannot be hidden from you."
This rule was personally set by the Guild President, aiming to unite those true human powerhouses.
When disaster strikes, only these forces will be sufficient to save the situation.
Although William hadn't truly entered the top ranks yet, after the Guild's assessment, such a thing was only a matter of time.
Therefore, the Guild wouldn't waste this "Angel Investment" opportunity.
"No problem, I agree." William nodded.
He naturally understood the other party's meaning.
But even if the Guild didn't fight against evil, William couldn't avoid it either.
Who told him to have a Church identity and to have come to such a world.
Even just to have a safe environment for himself to survive, William wouldn't stand idly by.
However, if that day really came, he would still make his own safety the highest priority.
"Your righteousness commands my respect." Farlin bowed again.
William also had to sigh that for the other party to reach the position of manager, they indeed possessed extraordinary abilities.
"By the way, please accept this token."
Farlin took out a solid gold coin, still engraved with that line of Latin.
"Its function is the same as the silver coin in your hand."
"Besides that, as long as you hold this gold coin, you will permanently possess a private lounge in the Guild."
"Of course, when you conduct transactions within the Guild, no intermediary fees will be incurred."
William raised an eyebrow and reached out to take it.
His return this time was indeed to buy some things.
"Many thanks."
"You are too polite; this time it was us who presumptuously disturbed you. I still have work to busy myself with later; you can rest in this room as you please."
"If you have any needs, Jenny will assist you."
As soon as his voice fell, the woman who had initially brought William in stepped out from behind the door and bowed her head slightly.
"How is this an Exorcist Guild, it's clearly a high-end clubhouse..." William secretly complained.
Farlin instructed the woman a few more sentences, and then took his leave.
William didn't stay here for long; after asking clearly about the location of the trading venue, he also left quickly.
The fifth underground floor of the Guild.
This was a circular venue, covering a much larger area than above.
There were over a hundred small cubicles arranged against the walls, which were used by exorcists to set up stalls.
In the center of the venue, there was a signpost displaying the daily market prices of various materials.
At this moment, many exorcists were gathered around it.
These were set according to the most basic quality of the materials.
If the goods in the trader's hands were of very good quality, they could naturally be sold at a higher price.
William looked left and right. Outside each cubicle, a wooden sign was placed, indicating the items the stall owner possessed.
At the same time, peddling voices filled the venue everywhere.
Although everyone knew the principle of "Not exposing one's wealth," in the situation where high-level materials were scarce, only through price advantages could they attract customers' attention.
William walked straight to the area selling evil remains.
Nowadays, the evil aura obtained through commissions was far from enough for William's theological practice.
At the same time, because there were many eyes watching in the Church, he couldn't be too reckless.
So he had to add another channel.
Purchasing evil materials was naturally a good choice.
Compared to the Church, the evil materials of the Exorcist Guild were more primitive.
After all, these materials were not used to cultivate successor forces, so the exorcists had no need to process them too safely.
If someone were injured or killed because of this, they could only blame their bad luck.
Inside a certain stall.
"This is an evil spirit from an ancient haunted house. Its formation time is over thirty years, and the Source Power inside is preserved almost completely."
A black-robed, masked stall owner picked up a silver jar.
"Whether it is practicing Church Theology, forbidden witchcraft, or cultivating knightly spirit, it has a very good effect!"
William nodded, carefully observing the silver jar.
Seeing the customer not speak, the stall owner spoke again: "You can personally see the quality of the evil aura."
After speaking, he placed the silver jar into a transparent glass tube and closed the lid tightly.
William raised an eyebrow.
He saw a few holy artifacts placed inside the glass tube, with magic array runes drawn on the outer wall edge.
"This guy is actually from the Church," William thought secretly.
After wandering around the Guild a few times, he found that the hidden Holy Clergy Members here seemed to only use clothing as a disguise.
As for abilities related to holy artifacts and Holy Arts, they didn't care about them being known by others.
William's initial worry was somewhat superfluous.
Back to the topic.
The magic array inside the glass jar emitted a faint white light.
William immediately recognized this as a small-scale isolation magic array.
Judging from the condition of the Holy Power, this should be a five-year vintage holy artifact. In his holy artifact reserve, it belonged to a combination on the verge of elimination.
On the other side, the stall owner operated a device beneath the glass jar.
Soon, the lid of the silver jar opened a small slit, and a bit of evil aura spilled out from inside.
Dark, ghostly wails and wolfish howls, making one feel gloomy.
Even separated by the magic array, William could see the difficulty of the evil spirit inside.
It seemed this stall owner hadn't exaggerated the facts.
Bang.
The stall owner didn't dare to release too much evil aura. Seeing the situation was about right, he immediately sealed the silver jar.
"How about it, the quality isn't bad, right."
William nodded: "I wonder what the selling price is?"
The stall owner rejoiced upon hearing this; finally, someone with confidence came.
He immediately stretched out five fingers: "Fifty thousand Resentment Points."
William: ???
"This is blatantly ripping off customers..." he thought inwardly.
Although he had farmed a wave of presence on the leaderboard, William only had twenty-eight thousand points on him right now.
The gold coin given by Manager Farlin could indeed overdraft quite a lot of Resentment Points.
But William didn't intend to use it in the short term.
"Boss, your price is obviously too high. I wonder if you would be willing to trade for items?"
Hearing the first half of the sentence, the stall owner was just about to argue, but the second half piqued his interest again.
"I wonder what kind of item it is? If it's too inferior, I won't agree."
William immediately took out a glass bottle, and then handed it over with a "Reluctant look."
The stall owner looked curious.
"What is this? A witchcraft potion?"
He opened the stopper. The next second, he clutched it tightly to his chest, and then suddenly looked up.
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