Fourth Ring Mission

Dilun saw that Luo Feng didn't seem nervous at all and couldn't help but exclaim, "Junior Martial Uncle!"

"Hmm?" Luo Feng was startled.

Dilun always called him Your Highness; why "Junior Martial Uncle" now?

"The path of a strong practitioner is fraught with hidden dangers; you mustn't be careless," Dilun said anxiously. "I was ordered by Grandmaster to protect you, Junior Martial Uncle. Even if you encounter danger, I can quickly summon my teacher, the Bloodthirsty King, to your aid. But... this is while you're at the Domain Lord level, Junior Martial Uncle. When you reach the Sector Lord level, you'll have to venture into all sorts of places, facing numerous life-and-death crises, and the guard forces will be forbidden from accompanying and protecting you. At that time... with no one to protect you, that Blood Demon King is not someone to be trifled with. He might secretly strike at you! No one would even know how you died!"

"I understand," Luo Feng nodded.

"You understand, yet you still provoke him like this," Dilun quickly retorted.

"Dilun, I understand everything, but it's too late to talk about it now. Let's move on," Luo Feng said.

Hearing this, Dilun couldn't help but shake his head.

Luo Feng, however, was secretly grateful for Dilun's concern. But Dilun had no idea of his trump cards. Once he reached the peak of the Sector Lord level, he would immediately receive 50 million mixed yuan units. With such an enormous fortune, Luo Feng certainly wouldn't let it sit idle; he would use it to purchase many valuable items.

Such as cultivating "Original Body Heaven and Earth"!

Such as evolving the Moyun Vine into an Undying!

In short...

Luo Feng already had a vague plan for enhancement in his mind. Coupled with his numerous clones, he naturally intended to make himself truly unkillable! Perhaps his current strength couldn't contend with such beings, but his life-saving abilities could definitely be improved.

"Luo Feng, Luo Feng, you have mail," Babata's voice echoed in Luo Feng's mind.

"It's probably the mission completion status," Luo Feng muttered, immediately splitting a wisp of his consciousness to connect to the Virtual Universe Network.

...

In Luo Feng's Manor in the Yuxiang Mountain Primeval Region of the Virtual Universe.

Inside the study.

Luo Feng sat at his desk and gently clicked on the email title on the screen. Seeing the title, Luo Feng confirmed that this email was indeed about the completion status of the third mission.

The content was—

"You have completed the third ring of the highest-scoring mission. After evaluation by numerous members, Luo Feng, your third mission completion rate is 100%, earning you 300,000 points and qualifying you for the fourth ring mission."

Upon seeing this paragraph.

Both Luo Feng and Babata were astonished.

100% completion?

To be so high was truly exaggerated. This 100% completion clearly indicated that Luo Feng's performance on Blood Demon Star, from beginning to end, had completely satisfied the higher-ups of the Virtual Universe Company. This also made Luo Feng quite puzzled... he had guessed the completion rate might be high, but 100% seemed a bit excessive. Immediately, Luo Feng lowered his head to read the comments.

"Comments: The Blood Demon King lowered his status to receive you, and entertained you with lavish banquets. Despite the invisible pressure created by these gestures, combined with the Blood Demon King's fearsome reputation, Luo Feng, you still dared to sentence all 21 individuals to death. This is truly commendable! Under numerous threats, you still maintained your convictions, unyielding and unbending. Excellent, truly excellent. We hope you continue to uphold your principles."

Luo Feng smiled upon reading these comments.

"What does this mean?" Babata shrieked. "These comments seem very satisfied with what you did. Why are they satisfied?"

"Because I was unyielding and unbending, perfectly completing the Virtual Universe Company's mission," Luo Feng said, a light glinting in his eyes, "I completely understand now."

"Understand what?" Babata asked, puzzled.

"You still know too little about human nature," Luo Feng said, shaking his head. On Earth, Luo Feng had also held high positions, so he found it easy to consider problems from a high-level perspective.

What do the higher-ups of the Virtual Universe Company need? They need subordinates!

Even those King-level Undyings are still merely subordinates to the Venerables. Even if one day they become exalted Cosmic Venerables, above those Venerables... there are still some super-beings, like the Chaos City Lord and other peak existences. In short, the true bosses are at the very top.

As for those below, they are merely there to execute tasks!

"I cultivate geniuses, and it's already excellent if a genius can become a King-level Undying. As for becoming a Cosmic Venerable... the probability is terrifyingly low. So, this highest-scoring mission is actually a task to screen 'subordinates'," Luo Feng mused. "If I were a higher-up, I would naturally hope my subordinates could firmly complete their tasks."

"If they cower when facing danger, or back down when encountering trouble, and can't effectively complete tasks assigned by the higher-ups, such subordinates are naturally unacceptable."

"Unyielding and unbending?"

"For the higher-ups, of course, they hope their subordinates are unyielding and unbending, acting as unquestioningly loyal followers," Luo Feng chuckled. "Just like some famous ministers and generals in the history of the Huaxia Nation on Earth, each one was incredibly loyal, preferring death over submission when faced with threats. These are, of course, the kind of subordinates higher-ups prefer.

Talented, loyal, unyielding!

These are truly good subordinates!

In reality, such people are hard to find. Most peerless geniuses are self-centered, assessing the situation, retreating when facing danger, or temporarily bowing their heads in critical situations... but such bowing naturally violates some of the Virtual Universe Company's mission requirements. So, this mission's evaluation was straightforward.

If Luo Feng had spared those two Undying beings, the mission completion rate would definitely have been below 80%, and his evaluation would have included remarks like "overly self-protective, timid as a mouse, not to be entrusted with important responsibilities."

If Luo Feng had killed one Undying being and severely punished the other, he would have barely passed 80%.

But by doing what Luo Feng did, he achieved 100%.

...

Luo Feng was exceptionally decisive, courageous, and rarely bowed his head even when facing threats... only temporarily 'yielding' when encountering truly irresistible, major threats.

"Luo Feng, check the fourth ring mission," Babata urged. "There's another email."

"Mm."

Luo Feng smiled and clicked to close the current email. "The highest-scoring mission has four rings. The further along you go, the more ruthless it should get. The third ring was already tricky enough... I wonder what this fourth ring mission will be like."

The first ring mission was only 100,000 points.

The second ring was 200,000 points.

The third ring was 300,000 points.

The fourth ring... seemingly 400,000 points, but as the final ring, it likely had the greatest impact on the ultimate bonus points reward, which could be up to 1 million. So, the importance of the fourth ring was self-evident.

"Beep."

Luo Feng gently clicked to open the email content.

"The fourth ring mission is the final ring of the highest-scoring mission and the most crucial part for evaluating the final bonus points. We hope you execute this mission with utmost caution, Luo Feng."

"Mission Background: Since Luo Feng's rise, and especially since he became an Inspector Envoy of the Ganwu Branch, the status of Luo Feng's family, the 'Luo Clan,' has grown increasingly prominent. The Luo Clan now has hundreds of thousands of bloodline members, and including the numerous wives who have married into the family, the total membership exceeds a million. Although there are family rules... it's unrealistic for the Luo Clan to fully monitor all those descendants scattered across the cosmos. Furthermore, with so many people, there are naturally bound to be corrupt elements."

"Mission Content: 21 members within the Luo Clan have been deemed guilty. Luo Feng will now judge them. The judgment can be one of four outcomes: 'death penalty,' 'imprisonment for a hundred years,' 'imprisonment for ten thousand years,' or 'innocent.' If the death penalty is decided, Luo Feng, you must personally carry out the execution. These 21 criminals are..."

Luo Feng's face had already turned ashen upon seeing this.

He continued to read the list.

"Luo Fuxin: Luo Feng's 15th-generation descendant. Used the Luo Clan's influence to conduct energy business. When encountering business rivals, he resorted to assassination or framing, once slaughtering an entire family of thousands overnight. Numerous departments within the Ganwu Universe Nation, intimidated by Luo Feng's status as an Inspector Envoy, dared not investigate thoroughly due to the Luo Clan's involvement.

Luo Yuqian: Luo Feng's 9th-generation descendant...

Luo Yurong: Luo Feng's 9th-generation descendant...

...

Luo Fangqiong: Luo Feng's 12th-generation descendant...

Luo Hongguo: Luo Feng's father..."

...

Luo Feng was initially sitting at his desk, but gradually stood up, his face growing increasingly ashen. His eyes became wild, especially as he looked at the list of 21 names. When he saw 'Luo Hongguo,' his own father, as the last name on the list, Luo Feng slammed his hand down on the desk.

Bang!

The desk shattered, and the laptop screen instantly cracked.

"What the hell!!!" Luo Feng roared, his face contorted in a savage grimace.

"21 of them, 21!" Luo Feng's face was twisted, and he laughed in a low, chilling tone. "Ruthless, truly ruthless. I just punished 21 criminals on Blood Demon Star. And now, they immediately assign me the fourth ring mission... also to punish 21 people, but these are almost all my descendants. And the last one is my own father!"

"Far-fetched!"

"Absolutely far-fetched!" Luo Feng gritted his teeth. "I admit that some of these 21 people are indeed guilty of capital crimes, but what about my father? My father just plays virtual games all day, yet you've managed to fabricate a crime for him."

The family was enormous, numbering over a million, including the women who married in.

In such a large family, it was certainly inevitable to have corrupt elements. But placing Luo Hongguo on the list of 21 people sent Luo Feng into a furious rage.

Who was that?

That was his father!!!

The father who raised him!

How could Luo Feng forget the days when they lived in a rented apartment, and his father worked tirelessly to earn money and support the family? According to the charges concocted by the Virtual Universe Company, if brought to trial, and judged harshly, even if his father wasn't sentenced to death, he would face imprisonment for ten thousand years or more. But Luo Feng knew his father's character very well!

Clearly, his father had inadvertently become a tool for others. In fact, with the Virtual Universe Company's investigative capabilities, they would surely have discovered that his father was being exploited. But the Virtual Universe Company simply didn't investigate thoroughly, or rather, didn't provide more detailed information.

As a result.

The 21 individuals on the list all had serious charges. With different statuses, their thresholds for crime also differed. For example, a King-level Undying being... could slaughter tens of planets with over a hundred billion inhabitants and not necessarily face punishment. But for ordinary people, those under normal legal control, even causing the death of one cosmic citizen could be a capital crime.

"Dad." Luo Feng clenched his fists.

"Luo Feng, what are you going to do?" Babata muttered from his shoulder. "Before, on Blood Demon Star, you executed all 21 criminals. Now, the Virtual Universe Company has found 21 criminals within your Luo Clan. Damn, look, all 21 of them are surnamed Luo. It's clearly deliberate, meant to put you in a difficult position... and they even put your father on the list. How will you judge them?"