After the group of shinigami left, Bai Ye looked at the man beside him and said, "Hey, let's talk?"
The man glared fiercely at Bai Ye and said, "Shameless scoundrel."
"Hey, actually, I've already delayed quite a bit of time for you," Bai Ye squatted beside the man and said, "Frankly, this matter had nothing to do with me in the first place. Our transaction was agreed upon beforehand, but something unexpected happened then, and we couldn't complete the exchange. Now I'm being dragged down by you and serving time with you, alright? Besides, even Captain-class appeared. They really couldn't be stopped."
The man was silent for a moment, then said, "What do you want to talk about?"
"Let's introduce ourselves first? Bai Ye!"
The man took a deep breath and said, "Seth Lynn!"
"Hmm?" Bai Ye asked, "Mixed breed?"
Seth roared, "Half-breed."
Bai Ye sized up Seth. He hadn't noticed it before, but looking closely now, Seth did have some mixed-race features, with a very high nose bridge and hazel-gray eyes.
"Slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue," Bai Ye said, "Let's talk about our current predicament. I think it's both a good thing and a bad thing. What do you think?"
Seth said, "I don't see any good aspects."
Bai Ye explained, "Normally, if you cause trouble in the Soul Society and are caught by the shinigami, you should be executed on the spot. However, those shinigami not only had no intention of killing us but even brought us to Seireitei and imprisoned us. What do you think this signifies?"
Seth asked, "What does it signify?"
"Buddy, if you're going to play dumb, this is pointless," Bai Ye said, "Dare you say you don't have any mission on you? Don't tell me you went to offend those shinigami for no reason."
Seth fell silent.
Bai Ye said, "Think about it yourself. Don't blame me for being too direct. With your strength, you can't handle the current situation!"
After speaking, Bai Ye leaned directly on the bars and glanced at the empty corridor. It seemed that after imprisoning them here, the shinigami had lost interest in them, with no guards in the corridor.
Then...
Bai Ye suddenly thought of something, and a light screen appeared before his eyes.
Black Order uniform set (top) (pants) (blue): The security class uniform of the Black Order. Effects: Demonic Body (Strength, Body, Speed increased by 15 points) Exorcism (Against creatures with demonic attributes, all attacks increased by 10%) Evil Summon (After killing creatures with evil attributes, 50% chance to summon an evil puppet, the strength of the evil puppet is 50% of the host)
On the surface, the Black Order uniform wasn't particularly special. Like the Golden Robe, it was of blue quality, and the effects were roughly comparable.
Firstly, Demonic Body was the same as the Liwu effect of the Golden Robe. However, Liwu increased body attributes by 10 points, while the Black Order uniform increased them by 15 points, so the Black Order uniform was slightly superior.
The Exorcism effect, when triggered, was stronger than the Golden Robe because it increased all attacks by 10% in power. However, the trigger condition was more stringent, only applicable to demonic attribute creatures. The Golden Robe increased Daoist magic and martial arts power, both of which applied to oneself, making it more practical.
Evil Summon was incomparable, a completely different effect type, but overall it was still decent. The drawback was also a stringent trigger condition; summoning was only possible after killing creatures with evil attributes.
Comparing the two, the Golden Robe was considered below average among blue-quality items, while the Black Order uniform was of medium quality, slightly stronger, but the difference was not significant.
Therefore, if it were only this, Bai Ye wouldn't have gone to such lengths to exchange the Golden Robe for it, even adding a polluted cross and sending himself to the Seireitei prison.
The reason Bai Ye wanted the Black Order uniform was because of the words "Black Order"!
This set of equipment was also a token, a symbol of identity for the Black Order. Many restricted areas related to the Black Order required Black Order identity to be triggered. With this attire, Bai Ye would have an identity.
This was the true value of this Black Order uniform. However, Seth clearly didn't know this, otherwise, the Golden Robe plus the cursed cross wouldn't have been enough for the exchange.
"Hey!" Seth suddenly spoke, "I actually found a mission in the Rukongai."
Bai Ye asked, "So you plan to cooperate?"
Seth didn't answer but continued, "In Rukongai, there's a woman named Kūkaku, a fireworks master and a skilled Kidō user. I got a mission from her. If I can complete it, she will teach me Hadō #63."
Bai Ye asked, "What's the mission content?"
Seth said, "Enter Seireitei and plant a marker."
Bai Ye asked in confusion, "A marker?"
Seth nodded. "It seems a group of people found Kūkaku and asked her to help them enter Seireitei. So, Kūkaku thought of a way. She could use her fireworks cannon to launch people directly towards Seireitei, passing through Seireitei's barrier. However, precise distance and landing point are needed."
Bai Ye suddenly understood, "So, you received the mission to find a way to enter Seireitei and plant a marker, so they could fire towards the marker?"
Seth nodded.
"What a stupid mission!" Bai Ye said speechlessly, "If you have the ability to enter Seireitei, why not just find a way to bring people into Seireitei directly? Why make it so complicated?"
"Even shinigami cannot easily bring outsiders into Seireitei at will," Seth said, "The reason I could get the mission is that I'm a substitute shinigami. I can enter Seireitei, but that doesn't mean I can bring people in."
Bai Ye was curious, "You're a substitute shinigami?"
Seth nodded. "Yes!"
Seth didn't intend to say more, clearly not planning to tell Bai Ye how he became a substitute shinigami.
This was normal. After all, it was a beneficial matter, so how could he easily tell others? Unless Bai Ye paid a price.
Unfortunately, Bai Ye wasn't particularly interested in becoming a substitute shinigami. He was just curious, "Since you're a substitute shinigami and can come and go in Seireitei freely, why were you chased by other shinigami? Also, with the ability to enter and exit Seireitei freely, this mission shouldn't be that difficult, right?"
Seth said, "I thought so too, but I was unlucky. When I was planting the marker at night, other shinigami saw me. They suspected I was an intruder and started pursuing me."
"Show them your substitute shinigami credentials!" Bai Ye said, "Proving you're a substitute shinigami would prove you're not an intruder, right?"
Seth rolled his eyes, and his gaze towards Bai Ye conveyed a clear "Are you stupid?" sentiment.
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