Chapter 100: Wanted Criminals
Li Wei was completely confused by this "Evil Eye Demon Blade." He had never heard of the nickname "Evil Eye Demon Blade" that Parzett mentioned!
Parzett reached into his coat and pulled out a small blue notebook. Flipping it open to the back, there was a picture of Li Wei pasted inside, with some miscellaneous information written below.
"Name: Li Wei."
"Nickname: Evil Eye Demon Blade."
"Abilities: Red eyes with enhanced perception abilities, suspected to be a natural ability; a red magical hand bound by bandages, capable of summoning magical energy, suspected to be a natural ability. Proficient in marksmanship. Has preliminary knowledge of magic rune techniques."
"Achievements: Defeated Wells in single combat; killed an enhanced version of a flesh giant with a blade."
"Identity: Hunter in the 17th Street District of the Lower District of Weisdum City."
"Ranking: Ranked first on the Clover Guild's Potential List, predicted to enter the top fifteen of the overall guild potential list."
Li Wei was dumbfounded as he read through the lines. He asked, "What is this? Where did it come from?"
"Hehe..." Parzett chuckled, closed the booklet, and pointed to the cover. "Kingdom Intelligence Manual - Clover Edition!"
"What is that?"
"Wow!" Parzett exclaimed, his emotions always so expressive. "You don't even know about this? The Kingdom Intelligence Manual, originally the internal manual of the Kingdom's Special Service, KSS, records information about various factions' people... After this manual was leaked, it caused quite a stir. But I don't know why it eventually turned into something to be proud of, with everyone aiming to get listed."
"The names listed in the manual are recognized when they are leaked, and being listed is like receiving recognition. Once your name is out there, who wouldn't like it?" Qian Long explained from the side.
"The Kingdom Intelligence Manual is now called the Kingdom Power Ranking. It is generally divided into three parts: the Potential List, the Expert List, and the Element List. The Potential List refers to the ranking of all individuals in the Kingdom under the age of twenty-four who have not yet opened their genetic locks. I used to be ranked nineteenth on it, and Wells used to be ranked twenty-fourth."
Li Wei now understood the situation. The Expert List and Element List were basically similar concepts. The Expert List refers to the ranking of experts who have not yet opened their elements but have already opened their genetic locks. As for the Element List, as the name suggests, it is a list of top experts who have opened their elements. It is worth mentioning that these two lists, unlike the Potential List, have no age restrictions.
Li Wei asked again, "So, what about this Clover Edition?"
"Hey!" Parzett interjected again, "The Clover Edition! It's just like the name suggests, it's a ranking of all the experts in the Clover Guild, as well as the surrounding blocks of the Clover Guild community! Let me tell you..."
Before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted once again.
This time, it was Bandaray: "This so-called Clover Edition is something this kid Parzett came up with in the past two years. I said Parzett, why don't you focus on your proper work? What's the point of this thing?"
It turned out to be a private list...
Li Wei thought, if it were a "official intelligence manual," why would it pay so much attention to a small character like himself, and even come up with such a strange nickname as "Evil Eye Demon Blade"? He felt helpless to comment.
Parzett, who was scolded, was unhappy: "What's wrong? What's wrong? How am I not focusing on my proper work? Let me tell you, my list is absolutely accurate in all aspects, especially my predictions. Based on Li Wei's demonstrated strength and achievements, when the next edition of the Intelligence Manual is updated, his name will definitely enter the top fifteen of the Potential List! Oh, by the way, Li Wei, you're not over twenty-four yet, right?"
"Not yet," Li Wei was not sure himself.
"Then it's certain!" Parzett clapped his hands. "The next issue is expected to be out in two months. I'm telling you here, if Li Wei can't enter the top fifteen, I'll streak naked three times around the guild hall!"
"Alright, alright... You're amazing, you're amazing," Bandaray said.
Qian Long, who was standing aside, suddenly spoke up: "To be fair, what Parzett has done is actually quite accurate. Before, he predicted that Cai Yutong would rank around twentieth in the Intelligence Manual, and predicted that Wells would rank around twenty-fifth, both of which were correct. Even, he predicted that President Maers would enter the top thirty of the Element List, and in the end, the president was ranked thirty-two, which was also very close."
"Is that so?" Hearing someone speaking up for himself, Parzett suddenly became happy again.
"Hmph!" Wells spoke up, "If you put your mind to improving yourself, how could you still be at the first development level? At the end of the year before last, when I just completed the extreme forging, you had already unlocked your genetic lock, right? You haven't made any progress now!"
At this point, Parzett felt a little embarrassed: "Everyone has their own aspirations, there's no need to force it..."
Parzett didn't want to discuss these issues with others, so he quickly changed the subject: "By the way, there's some news you probably haven't heard!"
"Go on," Bandaray urged. Although this kid Parzett was always off-task and his character was a bit erratic, he did have a wide circle of friends and was well-informed.
Successfully changing the subject, Parzett breathed a sigh of relief. He began to gossip earnestly: "This afternoon, a hunter from out of town was arrested. Guess who it was? It was a fugitive from Black Crow Town, Marky! You may not know who he is, but he's on the overall guild's wanted list! He's done a lot of bad things, like accepting a commission and then murdering the commissioner three times, as well as killing other hunters, robbing them of their prey and money. He's been classified as a B-level wanted criminal."
"This time, this guy heard that we have a region-wide hunting commission here, so he came here incognito to try his luck. But I don't know why he was seriously injured, and then he was recognized and arrested in the inn. It is said that he still has three accomplices, and each of them is a B-level wanted criminal. Especially their leader, a guy named Canel, who is called the 'Smiling Assassin' in Black Crow Town. It is said that he has committed numerous bloody crimes, and there are not many people who are wanted jointly by the guild and KSS. It is said that his skills learned from the Shadow Assassin's Guild are very powerful..."
Parzett was still chattering on, but Li Wei and the others, who heard this, were already in a stormy sea!