Magical Girl's Knight Brother

Chapter 272 Squad Mission

Chapter 272 Squad Mission

By the time Tang Cao and Su Siyao, the two little girls, got up, it was already close to noon.

Tang Zijun heated up the dumpling soup, and then steamed a few cornbreads. There was no more chicken soup, but there were a few salted duck eggs, which were red and shiny and tasted quite delicious.

At the dinner table, Tang Cao eagerly showed her phone to Tang Zijun.

"Brother, what do you think of this mission? We discussed it for a long time last night before finding it. This should be the most suitable mission for us, right, Sister Nan?"

"snort."

Hearing Tang Cao call her name, Qin Nan glanced at Tang Zijun beside her and wrinkled her nose, letting out a soft snort.

Qin Nan was very unhappy.

Although she didn't know why, she just felt very uncomfortable.

After saying goodbye to Tan Zhixin, Qin Nan exuded a low-pressure atmosphere, as if a dark cloud was hanging over her head. Even Xiao Hui didn't dare to approach her and obediently landed on Tang Zijun's shoulder.

Tang Zijun didn't know how to explain this, since Tan Zhixin had already explained the whole story to Qin Nan, but Qin Nan's gaze was still strange.

After taking the phone, Tang Zijun carefully reviewed the mission description: [Mission Name: Surface World Cleanup]

[Task Difficulty: ★☆]

[Requirements: At least one Yellow-rank magical girl must lead the team, and the magical girl squad must have at least three members.]

[Mission Location: At the intersection of a dirt road twelve li east of Liujiatun, on the outskirts of Kunming.]

[Background Analysis of Table World: Please see attachment after application.]

The difficulty system for missions set by the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics is the same as the agent rating system, ranging from one star to six stars.

One-star difficulty corresponds to multiple levels of red-level magical girls. Simply put, it doesn't pose much of a threat to orange-level magical girls, but it can easily overwhelm yellow-level magical girls.

At the second-star level, multiple orange-level magical girls are required, posing little threat to yellow-level magical girls. Similarly, the highest-level six-star missions require magical girls of Qiu Yun's caliber to personally take action.

However, the Demon Surveillance Bureau had not uploaded any six-star missions at this time. Of course, even if there were, Director Shangguan would not put such missions on the app.

Currently, the main missions on the Magical Girl app are "World Cleanup," with the highest difficulty being a four-star mission. There were originally two, but one was cleared last night, so it seems the Magical Girls in other areas haven't been idle either.

As for the one that Tangcao and the others found, it was a clearing mission with a difficulty level of one and a half stars, which was considered a low threat to the two of them.

However, Tang Zijun's expression turned somewhat strange as she read the mission description. "You've only had your phones for less than a day, and you're already in such a hurry to clean up the Otherworld?"

"Of course we're anxious! Bro, you have no idea how hard it is to snag a low-difficulty quest like this in the surface world," Tang Cao said earnestly. "Ever since the Demon Surveillance Bureau announced the reward system, the other sisters have gone crazy. Every time we refresh, we miss out on so many quests—they're all taken!"

"There are too many wolves and not enough meat..." Su Siyao chimed in.

"Surely it's not that bad, is everyone that short of money...?"

Tang Zijun looked somewhat helpless, then his gaze fell on Qin Nan. After pausing for less than a second, he suddenly had an expression of realization.

Immediately afterwards, Tang Zijun felt someone stomp on her foot under the table.

"Ahem." Tang Zijun coughed lightly and quickly looked away. "The mission seems to be fine, but the number of people... you don't seem to meet the requirement. It says three people are needed."

"There are three of us: me, Sister Nan, and Xiaobai," Tang Cao said, pointing to Xiaobai sunbathing on the balcony. "After she transforms, there are three of us."

"....: "Tang Zijun raised an eyebrow. "That's true, but the mission requires at least three 'magical girls.' Even if Xiaobai can transform into a human, she's not a magical girl."

"But her fighting power is indeed comparable to that of a magical girl," Tangcao argued logically.

"I know that, but the system doesn't care about that. It reviews applications based on the number of people in your magical girl squad. Try it and see if you can get the mission approved."

After saying that, Tang Zijun returned the phone to Tang Cao.

Tang Cao, skeptical, clicked the "Apply for Task" button with her finger, and Qin Nan and Su Siyao quickly joined in.

"So, Tangtang, can we apply?"

Tang Cao answered Su Siyao's question with her expression. At this moment, she looked like a wilted eggplant, muttering to herself with a droopy face.

"No, the system shows the team size is insufficient; the application cannot be submitted..."

"ah."

"I knew it was impossible to exploit a bug with a low-probability talent like Xiaobai's, and I didn't expect my prediction to come true."

"What do we do then?" Tang Cao put her phone on the table, losing all appetite. "This is the only mission that meets our needs."

"It's not difficult, and it's close by. There aren't any other magical girl teams around us. If we can't even get to eat the grass near our own nest, and the sisters from other places come to wipe us out, we won't get any benefits."

"Oh, I remember you guys mentioned that there's a magical girl in Spring City too, right? I think her name is Swift?" Su Siyao thought for a moment.

He said, "How about you temporarily bring her in to make up the numbers?"

"That's right, how come I didn't think of that!" Tang Cao exclaimed excitedly again.

Qin Nan, however, continued to rest her chin on her hand and murmured, "If it were two days ago, perhaps it would have been okay, but now, Swift is in Quanzhou."

"Is she away on a business trip?" Tang Cao asked.

"I heard she went on an exchange program with professors from the university, and she probably won't be back for a while," Qin Nan sighed and shrugged.

"No way, what a coincidence?" Su Siyao's mouth dropped open. "What will happen to Chuncheng now? If strange people appear in Chuncheng after she leaves, who will deal with them?"

"You don't know yet, but the previous Shadow Disaster caused an abnormal surge in negative energy worldwide. This also led to a sharp drop in the negative energy index of some cities after the disaster ended. Now, the negative energy in Spring City is already below the threshold."

Qin Nan took out her phone and shook it. "I just saw the news too. There's a map of negative energy distribution in various cities on my phone, just like the weather forecast. I was so focused on the mission that I didn't notice it before."

"It's true... Spring City is green, and Snow City is pink." Tang Cao opened the map and indeed saw the real-time monitoring and prediction data of the Demon Surveillance Bureau for various regions across the country.

"These indicators were all contributed by the Flower Fairies. They have a strong sense of negative energy. Although they can't predict the location of the gaps like spirit beasts, it's relatively easy for them to monitor the negative energy in various cities."

Of course, the reason why the Flower Fairies can do this is thanks to Tang Zijun for unlocking the authority to reverse the world. Through the mirror, they can easily perceive the negative energy of the whole world.

However, Qin Nan naturally wouldn't reveal these inside stories to Tang Cao and Su Siyao.

"What should we do then? How about we ask Uncle Chang for help? He's the district chief, he should be able to pull some strings for us, right?" Tang Cao blinked.

"Deputy Director Chang has gone back to headquarters for a meeting," Tang Zijun said. Seeing Tang Cao's visibly disappointed expression, he quickly continued, "But if you really want to go, I have a way."

"real!?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Cao immediately perked up.

Qin Nan didn't speak, but she also looked at Tang Zijun with hopeful eyes.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on her, Tang Zijun hesitated for a moment before slowly revealing a smile.

"In the end, it's just a matter of missing someone. Although I don't have the ability to conjure a magical girl for you, have you forgotten that in the Magical Supervision Bureau's hierarchy, my rank is the same as yours as that of a magical girl?"

"Huh?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Cao was taken aback.

Qin Nan, however, astutely grasped the key point. She looked at Tang Zijun in surprise. "You, you're coming with us?"

In the ranks of agents of the Magic Bureau, the position of a six-star agent is indeed in the same position as a magical girl, but it has not yet been decided which rank of magical girl they will replace.

After all, Tang Zijun is currently the only six-star agent in the entire Magic Bureau.

"Of course, you're short one person, and I can fill in as a magical girl. That way, the number of people in the Fantasy Society will be enough," Tang Zijun said matter-of-factly.

After a pause, Tang Zijun couldn't help but ask again, "You don't mean you don't want me to come along, do you?"

"That's not it..." Tang Cao frowned slightly, various thoughts flashing through her mind. "It's just, brother, you're just an ordinary person, I'm worried..."

"Don't worry, I'm not as weak as you think," Tang Zijun said with a smile. "You forgot that I led the team in the Ice City operation before? And I didn't go empty-handed this time, look—"

Tang Zijun flipped his hand, and a black brass knuckle appeared in his hand.

"This is a dark crystal weapon made by the bureau, based on the remains of evil creatures. It can harm heretics and shadow creatures."

Even the rulers are no match for them.

"And most importantly, it's precisely because I'm an ordinary person that exploring the surface world is the safest thing for me."

"What do you mean?" Tang Cao didn't quite understand.

"According to the bureau's records, the surface world is a self-operating dimension. Any ordinary person who falls in will be trapped in a death loop. This means that even if an ordinary person dies inside, they can be resurrected."

Tang Zijun spread her hands.

"So, rather than you worrying about me, I'm the one who's worried about you. As a magical girl, if something happens to you, you're really gone."

Upon hearing this, Tang Cao opened her mouth, but was momentarily speechless.

She knew Tang Zijun was right, because the previous restaurant review blogger "Da Xin" was a good example. He had died many times in the horror restaurant, but she still managed to rescue him in the end.

Subsequent investigations revealed that, apart from a period of mental depression and memory loss, he was not in any life-threatening danger.

At that moment, Su Siyao's eyes lit up.

"Does that mean I can go with you guys too?!"

"No!"