After the group of reapers left, Bai Ye looked at the man beside him and said, "Hey, let's chat?"
The man glared at Bai Ye fiercely and said, "Shameless wretch."
"Hey, actually, I've already helped you delay quite a bit of time," Bai Ye squatted beside the man and said, "Logically speaking, this matter originally had nothing to do with me. Our transaction was agreed upon beforehand, but there was a slight accident that prevented the exchange from being successful. I'm being implicated by you and serving time with you, alright? Besides, Captain-level figures have appeared, and I really couldn't stop them."
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 Lin!"
"Hmm?" Bai Ye said, "Mixed breed?"
Seth roared, "Half-blood."
Bai Ye sized Seth up. He hadn't noticed before, but upon closer inspection, Seth did indeed have some mixed-blood features, with a very high nose bridge and grayish-brown eyes.
"Slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue," Bai Ye said, "Let's talk about our current situation. 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, causing trouble in the Soul Society and being caught by reapers would result in immediate execution. However, those reapers not only had no intention of killing us but even brought us to Seireitei and imprisoned us. What do you think that implies?"
Seth asked, "What does it imply?"
"Man, it's pointless if you play dumb. Bai Ye said, "Dare you say you don't have any missions on you? Don't tell me you offended those reapers 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 probably can't handle the current situation!"
After speaking, Bai Ye leaned against the bars and looked at the empty corridor. It seemed that after imprisoning them here, the reapers had lost interest in them, as there wasn't even a guard in the corridor.
Then...
Bai Ye suddenly remembered something, and a light screen appeared before his eyes.
Black Order Uniform Set (Top) (Pants) (Blue): The security squad uniform of the Black Order. Effects: Demon Body (STR, VIT, SPD +15), Exorcism (Against creatures with demonic attributes, all attacks increase by 10%), Evil Summon (After killing creatures with evil attributes, there is a 50% chance to summon an evil puppet, whose strength is 50% of the original body).
On the surface, the Black Order uniform didn't look too special. Like the Golden Thread Robe, it was of blue quality, and the effects were comparable.
Firstly, the Demon Body effect was the same as the Liwu effect of the Golden Thread Robe, but Liwu's effect increased body attributes by 10 points, while the Black Order uniform increased them by 15 points, making the Black Order uniform slightly superior.
The Exorcism effect, when triggered, was stronger than the Golden Thread Robe because it increased the power of all attacks by 10%. However, the trigger condition was more stringent, only applicable to creatures with demonic attributes. The Golden Thread Robe's increase in Taoist magic and martial arts power was applied to oneself, making it more practical.
The Evil Summon had no comparability, as it was a completely different type of effect, but overall it was still quite good. The drawback was the same stringent trigger condition, requiring the killing of creatures with evil attributes to perform the summon.
Comparing the two, the Golden Thread Robe was considered below average for blue quality, while the Black Order uniform was of medium quality, slightly stronger, but the difference was not significant.
Therefore, if it were just for this, Bai Ye wouldn't have gone to such lengths to exchange the Golden Thread Robe, even giving up a contaminated 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 within the Black Order. Many restricted areas related to the Black Order required Black Order identity to be triggered. With this attire, Bai Ye gained that identity.
This was the true value of the Black Order uniform. However, Seth clearly didn't know this, otherwise, he wouldn't have exchanged it for the Golden Thread Robe and a cursed cross.
"Hey!" At this moment, Seth suddenly spoke, "I actually found a mission in the Soul Society."
Bai Ye said, "It seems you're willing to cooperate?"
Seth didn't answer but continued, "In the Soul Society, there is a woman named Kūkaku. She is a fireworks master and also a master of Kidō. I received 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 place a marker."
Bai Ye asked in confusion, "A marker?"
Seth nodded. "It seems a group of people found Kūkaku and hoped she could help them enter Seireitei. So, Kūkaku came up with a plan to use her fireworks cannon to launch people directly towards Seireitei, passing through Seireitei's barrier. However, it requires precise distance and landing points."
Bai Ye suddenly realized, "So, you took on the mission to find a way to enter Seireitei and place a marker, so they could launch towards the marked spot?"
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 in directly? Why make it so complicated?"
"Even reapers cannot easily bring outsiders into Seireitei at will," Seth said. "The reason I could receive the mission is that I am a Substitute Shinigami. I can enter Seireitei, but that doesn't mean I can bring others into Seireitei."
Bai Ye asked curiously, "You're a Substitute Shinigami?"
Seth nodded. "Yes!"
Seth didn't intend to elaborate further, clearly not planning to tell Bai Ye how he became a Substitute Shinigami.
This was normal. After all, it was something beneficial, so why would he easily tell others? Unless Bai Ye paid a price.
Unfortunately, Bai Ye wasn't very interested in becoming a Substitute Shinigami. He was just curious, "Since you're a Substitute Shinigami and can freely enter and exit Seireitei, why were you chased by other reapers? And, with the ability to freely enter and exit Seireitei, this mission shouldn't be very difficult, right?"
Seth said, "I thought so too, but I was unlucky. I was seen by other reapers when I was placing the marker at night. They suspected I was an infiltrator and started pursuing me."
"Why didn't you show them your Substitute Shinigami credentials?" Bai Ye asked. "Proving you're a Substitute Shinigami would prove you're not an infiltrator."
Seth rolled his eyes, and his gaze towards Bai Ye clearly conveyed a "Are you stupid?" sentiment.
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