Chapter 181
Chapter 181: The Stipend of the Inquisition
There are not many people in the Inquisition.
Even with Ye Qiyan included, all the Judges combined do not exceed fifty people.
None of these people have abandoned their identity as a Train Captain.
Most of them are also Train Captains who specialize in combat-type Modules, and each of them possesses considerable strength.
Or rather, being able to join the Inquisition naturally implies possessing their own areas of strength.
The Inquisition is very large and very empty; the vast majority of people are not even in Solomon City, but are advancing through the wilderness like true Train Captains.
According to Zhao Xi’s own words, just having her alone in Solomon City is enough.
“This is the place to collect the stipend. You can come to collect it once every month from now on. I am going to go handle some matters first. Afterwards, tomorrow, I will contact you. Right, there is a dedicated station for the Inquisition in the back; you can transfer your own Train over there.”
After Zhao Xi left, Ye Qiyan looked at the service desk in the center of the hall.
He walked straight toward it.
He pressed his badge onto the scanning device on top of it.
Soon, a Light Screen emerged on the device.
[“Welcome, Third-Rank Judge, Name (Hidden)”]
[“Currently available to collect are the monthly benefits of a Third-Rank Judge”]
[“Train Coins: 10”]
[“Standard Armament”]
The name is hidden; it looks like Zhao Xi did not input his information into the Inquisition’s system.
That is fine too, as it can save some trouble.
Choosing to collect, an exquisite black lacquered wooden box engraved with dark gold carvings appeared in front of Ye Qiyan.
Picking up the wooden box, its heavy weight clearly indicated that the equipment inside was not a small amount.
He opened the wooden box.
His gaze was first attracted by the Train Coins, and immediately afterward, by some equipment.
[Inquisition Elite Standard Short Blade (Level 6)]
[Inquisition Elite Standard Inner Armor (Level 6)]
[Inquisition Elite Standard Physical Potion (Level 6)]
All three items actually reached the height of Level 6.
“Goodness, if these three items were taken out and sold, they should be able to fetch quite a few Train Coins, right?”
That said, Ye Qiyan did not have any plans to sell them.
At least not this month.
Aside from these three items, there were also two cards inside the box.
[Module: Trial (Disposable)]
[After using this card, you can use Module: Trial once]
[Consumes Mental Power to conduct a sin judgment on any target; depending on the amount of their sins, inflict more damage on them for a period of time]
[Module: You Are Guilty! (Disposable)]
[After using this card, you can use the disposable Module: You Are Guilty!]
[Consumes Mental Power to make a judgment on any target; regardless of whether that target is guilty, a crime of innocence will be forcibly inflicted upon them!]
“These two… why do they feel like they match so well with my Trial by Gunfire? And this one…”
Ye Qiyan picked up that You Are Guilty! Module card.
“Inflicting a crime of innocence, huh? Heh, interesting.”
Thinking carefully, if he were facing a heinous fellow and used these two Modules, matched with Trial by Gunfire, the Golden Critical Strike Card, and the defense reduction of Rain of Red Tears—
What kind of destruction could that single strike cause?
Tsk tsk tsk~ Just thinking about it is wonderful.
“No wonder so many people fear the Inquisition; matching these two things together is truly very strong. Unfortunately, they can only be used once. However…”
He has Sublimation.
He could give it a try and see if, after Sublimation, these two Modules could be turned into permanently existing things.
“Looking at it this way, those ten Train Coins really were just small change. These props and these two Module cards are the true stipend, right? No wonder the Inquisition has few people; this monthly benefit is truly not bad.”
Putting away the box, Ye Qiyan intended to leave.
He did not want to have any dealings with the other people in the Inquisition.
He returned to the first floor via the central elevator.
This time, that dark middle interlayer did not appear at all, as if what he had seen previously was merely an illusion.
But that was definitely not an illusion.
There is a problem in the middle layers of this Solomon City.
“Should I mention this to Zhao Xi?”
Ye Qiyan hesitated slightly and abandoned this thought.
As the Grand Judge, Zhao Xi might not be unaware of that dark interlayer. Now that it had suddenly disappeared, it might be a secret of Solomon City. If he brought it up rashly, he would completely be bringing trouble upon himself.
After returning to the first floor, he casually found a clean Hot Spring Inn to stay at.
Only then did Ye Qiyan finally establish contact with Qin Qiang, who had been waiting for a long time.
Ding-ding——
City of Eternal Night.
The city lived up to its name.
The sky of this city never had sunlight.
In front of the computer carrying the system, Qin Qiang paced back and forth, having waited for a long time.
The moment he heard the prompt tone, he immediately rushed forward, and under the nervous gazes of the others in the guild, opened the chat interface.
Ye Qiyan: [“Is the thing you want this?”]
A screenshot of the guild invitation card was sent over.
A look of joy instantly surfaced on Qin Qiang’s face, and he hurriedly tapped on the keyboard to reply:
[“Yes, yes, yes! This is it! Big Boss Ye! Thank you for your help! Once we arrive at Solomon City, whatever you tell us to do, we will definitely do our utmost!”]
[“Let us trade.”]
Ye Qiyan was not interested in Qin Qiang’s words.
This was a trade, not owing a favor.
He gets the Train Coins, and the other party comes to Solomon City.
They owe each other nothing.
If he really had to say it, it was Qin Qiang who owed a favor to the Inquisition.
After all, if not for Zhao Xi, he really wouldn’t have known where to get this invitation card.
With some heartache, Qin Qiang deposited seventy Train Coins into the system.
The moment the trade was completed, the guild invitation card of Solomon City fell into his hands.
“Finally, we can finally leave! Hurry! Everyone hurry back onto the Train! We are setting off right now!”
The dozen or so people in his guild hurriedly ran to a large Platform in the back.
A dozen or so Trains were neatly arranged. Because there were not enough tracks, many of them were on the same track.
Qin Qiang shut down the computer and brought that invitation card to the very front.
He took a deep breath, took one last look at this small guild stronghold, gritted his teeth, and tossed the invitation card toward the sky.
The card disintegrated in mid-air, turning into dots of radiance that scattered over everyone’s bodies.
The broadcast voice sounded.
[Guild: Five Hundred]
[Level: Level 4]
[Change garrisoned city binding]
[Bind target]
[Solomon City]
[Departing soon]
[After the change, the City of Eternal Night will no longer welcome you all.]
[Confirm?]
[“Yes.”]
What Qin Qiang was doing over there, Ye Qiyan did not know.
He only knew that the Train Coins in his hands were plentiful once again.
“One hundred twenty from Zhao Xi’s side, ten from the stipend, seventy from Qin Qiang’s side… making money off of people really is much faster. This is much faster than opening Treasure Chests.”
Two hundred pieces—in less than a day, he had earned this much.
It made him want to upgrade his Train once more.
However, before that, he wanted to first buy the materials needed to manufacture the GT-EX robot.
As for the final product of this GT Series, Ye Qiyan was very curious to know what kind of thing it would be.
