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Chapter 610 Unique Title

Smith Hall reached out to unbutton Norman Langdon's clothes and saw a hole in his chest where his heart was. Only then did he confirm that he was indeed the famous Shaman King, the pinnacle demigod.

As the legend goes, the other person's heart was locked in a box by Valentine.

Wayne Stewell had actually faced a peak demigod head-on, along with two terrifying unknown artifacts, and had killed him one-on-one. And he hadn't even used the divine descent yet. If I remember correctly, he had just been promoted to demigod a few days ago. Wouldn't he be able to face an angel directly in the near future?

Thinking of this, Smith Hall sighed silently:

Patriarch Roger's decision was indeed wise. The Church of the God of War wasn't so much an alliance with Star Sky as it was a bet on Wayne Stewell. The more demigod-level allies, the better! Not to mention a potential demigod like Wayne Stewell.

Zhou Ning collected some of Norman Langdon's equipment, glanced at his chest, and suddenly asked:

"Can you help me exchange him for a bounty? I remember he's worth 19.25 Vekta in the Kingdom of Sifalik."

"The Pirate King? Bounty? Should I tell him that no matter which country it is, the bounty for the Pirate King is usually symbolic? If the bounty is paid, he will not kill Valentine as well, right?" For a moment, Smith Hall frowned and didn't know what to say.

After a long while, he nodded with difficulty and said, "No problem. I'll have someone bring you the corresponding reward after I return to Nathaniel. Also, I'll have someone count the bounties on those pirates and settle them together."

As expected of the Forgiving Brother, he's quite open-minded! Zhou Ning nodded and said with a smile, "Thank you. The rest is up to you."

Next, Smith Hall had Norman Langdon's body carried away, while the professionals of the Church of the God of War were busy cleaning up the battlefield.

As per convention, the "Elemental King" and the rest of the spoils will be shared by all who saw them. After processing, they will be distributed to those who participated in the battle, and all players who accepted the mission will have a share. As a major contributor, Zhou Ning can receive double the benefits, which should be a considerable profit.

If Norman Langdon had not been on equal terms with him and had not almost killed him, Zhou Ning would have thought that the other party was deliberately trying to show him some warmth.

After killing Norman Langdon, there was still about an hour of bad luck brought by the Lucky Clover.

However, after so many misfortunes before, the intensity of the next misfortune was quite limited, including but not limited to encountering a sea monster, encountering a torrential rain, a broken mast, and a leaking bottom. Even Zhou Ning himself was a little exhausted trying to protect the Thorn. Anyway, Zhou Ning watched Smith Hall's expression go from shock to despair and then numbness, with quite a variety of expressions.

Only after the three hours were up did Zhou Ning finally breathe a sigh of relief, his guilty expression quickly vanishing. What? No more Lucky Clover? That's impossible. At most, I could use it a few times, or survive the tribulation alone.

.........

Inside the captain's cabin on the Poseidon.

Valentine, wearing a silver crown and with a dark and rough face, was sitting alone on his throne, reading a book.

Suddenly, he seemed to sense something, his expression changing. He flicked his palm towards the ring, and a very simple box appeared in his palm. He opened the box and saw that it was filled with crimson hearts, beating constantly. Under each heart was the name of its owner.

But one of them had stopped beating and even began to rot and turn black.

Valentine reached out and picked it up, glancing at the name below.

"Norman Langdon..."

This chest is called the [Chest of the Past], a miraculous item he obtained while plundering a sea tide. By imprisoning another person's heart, one can permanently gain a certain ability from that person, even controlling their life and death. The person whose heart is imprisoned will then have an extra life, and as long as their soul is not annihilated, they can be successfully resurrected through the power of this chest.

The downside is that whoever holds the Chest of the Ancients will gradually lose their human emotions, slowly deviating from humanity to divinity. This isn't a downside for Valentine.

Now the rotten and blackened condition of Norman Langdon's heart means that his soul may have disappeared or been annihilated, which greatly reduces the effect of Valentine's psychic communication.

He could only see a few unclear fragments of the battle: someone pointed a gun at Norman Langdon and pulled the trigger at him.

The dark red light in Valentine's eyes flickered. He summoned his first mate, the "Black Baron" Jeffrey, with his spiritual power, and asked in a dignified voice:

"Let's check which ships or demigods passed through the Yedria Sea and Tartarus Island during this time. We can broaden the scope of our investigation. There should be only a handful of people in that area capable of killing Norman Langdon."

"Norman Langdon is dead?" Jeffrey showed a surprised expression on his face and nodded.

"I'll send someone to investigate. Unfortunately, this operation was too hasty and we don't have enough manpower."

He paused and continued:

"Do you know how that demigod killed Norman Langdon?"

"Firearms. This is a demigod whose primary fighting method is firearms!" Valentine looked down at Jeffrey and said in a deep voice, "I'm familiar with most of the demigods still active in this world, but this guy isn't one of them. He's probably a powerful new demigod."

"Don't act rashly after you find him. I will capture him myself and use his heart to replace Norman Langdon."

With so many features, finding him shouldn't be difficult. Jeffrey put his feet together, pounded his chest with his fist, and said loudly, "Yes, Your Majesty Valentine, may the northern sea breeze blow forever."

"May the north sea breeze blow forever."

Valentine responded, then paused and asked, "By the way, have you found a way to locate the meteorological tidal inlet?"

Jeffrey shook his head and said, "Not yet. We are trying our best to locate it. I suspect the entrance may not exist in the material plane, or it may require certain conditions to be met. Currently, we can only locate Hood Island by the location of General Leidian's ship."

Valentine pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice:

"Continue trying to locate the location, focusing on finding the entrance. Don't invest too many manpower in investigating that demigod."

.........

After ending the misfortune, Zhou Ning re-entered the cabin and returned to his room.

This time, Norman Langdon's arrival brought him a rich gift package. Zhou Ning took off his hat and hung it on the clothes hanger. He first opened the control panel and checked the emergency task that had just been completed.

One of his goals in participating in this adventure was to receive more high-level tasks and seek growth. This temporarily triggered emergency task was an unexpected surprise. Task rewards are usually proportional to the difficulty. If I'm not mistaken, the rewards should be very generous.

[Emergency Mission [Guarding the Thorn] Completed]

[Mission Description: For some reason, the Shaman King Norman Langdon has set his sights on the Thorn, where you are, and wants to capture all the passengers. Assist Smith Hall in repelling or killing Norman Langdon. To some extent, your fates are closely linked.]

[Mission requirements: Repel Norman Langdon and his Elemental King, and defend the Thorn]

[Your Western Continent fame has increased by 7 points, currently at 12.]

[Your regional fame level has reached prestigious.]

[Do you want to receive the reward?]

Unexpectedly, there was a pleasant surprise here. Completing this emergency mission actually gave me 7 points of regional fame in the Western Continent. As mentioned before, when the regional fame reaches 10, it will be converted into a point of legendary status. This is the most stable way to obtain legendary status besides participating in major events related to the version.

This means that Zhou Ning's popularity has reached 10 points for the first time. This is a threshold of popularity. After reaching 10 points, a unique title will be given based on the owner's previous behavior.

This also indirectly proves that the bad luck brought by the lucky clover is actually two-sided, and extreme bad luck can also bring extreme luck.