Ed had no interest in taking Toronto and Ford on a mission now. The sense of impending danger brought on by all the information had him feeling quite pressured.

He needed to focus on improving his strength as quickly as possible. Otherwise, if he encountered danger, he might find himself unable to resist.

So, Ed instructed Toronto and Ford to hold off on the mission and wait for the rewards from the association to come through.

The day passed by, and as night fell, Anthony arrived at Ed's door, bringing a response from Vice Captain Reve.

Reve agreed with Ed's suggestion and told Anthony to wait before joining the Moonlight Hunter Team.

This response weighed heavily on Ed's mind, confirming his suspicions—Reve definitely believed that the one-eyed man's death was at his hands and that the high-level spiritual treasure was in his possession.

Ed was left confused—where had the flaw in his plan shown?

He promptly sent the disgruntled Anthony away and was about to return to his room to continue practicing the Moonlight Meditation Technique when a knock at the door interrupted him.

Melissa stood outside, calling, "Ed, are you there? I found some information about the Moonlit Frost Poisonous Mist you mentioned before."

Upon hearing Melissa's voice, Ed quickly opened the door.

Melissa walked into Ed's room, casually sitting on his bed, her expression serious as she said, "Ed, tell me the truth—are you suffering from the pain of the Moonlit Frost Poisonous Mist every day?"

Ed froze for a moment. From the beginning, he hadn't felt any pain. It was more like something within his body was slowly growing. When the month-long deadline mentioned by the fox woman sorcerer arrived, that thing would fully erupt.

Ed couldn't afford to take any chances. Even if he hadn't experienced the painful symptoms described by the fox woman sorcerer, he needed to resolve the Moonlit Frost Poisonous Mist inside him as quickly as possible.

The Moonlit Frost Poisonous Mist, Vice Captain Reve, the fall of Sloka City—all these things were affecting him.

If he could get rid of the Moonlit Frost Poisonous Mist soon, the pressure would be a little lighter.

Of course, if things continued to unfold in a negative direction, whether it was the Moonlit Frost Poisonous Mist, Vice Captain Reve, or the potential dangers facing Dorey City, they could all lead to his death.

Ed didn't want to die—he still had to take revenge on Arya and Karot, and he still had to kill the Parasitic Serpent Monster Vil.

Taking a deep breath, Ed replied, "No, I'm not suffering. I did contract the Moonlit Frost Poisonous Mist, but I haven't experienced any excruciating cold pain."

Melissa was stunned for a moment, but then she quickly remembered that Ed's body could withstand the moonbeams within him. It must be due to his unique constitution that he wasn't feeling the pain from the Moonlit Frost Poisonous Mist.

Melissa shared the information she had found about the Moonlit Frost Poisonous Mist. Victims usually endured excruciating cold pain every day for anywhere from a month to a year, until the poisonous mist fully erupted and took their lives, bringing an end to their suffering.

However, there were rumors that ten years ago, a Hunter had been tormented by the Moonlit Frost Poisonous Mist, just like Ed, but he had survived and become a powerful Hunter.

Ed couldn't help but ask, "Are you saying I could ask that person how he dealt with the Moonlit Frost Poisonous Mist? What's his name?"

Melissa answered slowly, "Evan Morton."

Evan Morton?

Ed had never heard of this name before, let alone find the person in less than a month to ask how to solve the Moonlit Frost Poisonous Mist problem.

Fortunately, Melissa added, "Recently, Dorey City is expecting an important figure, and that person is from the Morton Family—Finniel Morton. Evan Morton is her uncle."

Morton Family? Finniel Morton?

Ed was even more confused. His understanding of this world was still limited, and it seemed that if he had time in the future, he might need to visit the old library and read more books to learn about this world in detail.

However, thanks to Melissa's explanation, Ed now had a rough understanding of the Morton Family.

The Morton Family was one of the three major families in Holy City, and it was the family of Amelia Stewart, the current ruler of Holy City.

How powerful was this family? According to rumors, they possessed dozens of Gold level Hunters, like Arya. They even had several Gold level Hunters and a sorcerer who had lived for over three hundred years.

For a sorcerer, strength depended on the accumulation of knowledge and the study of magic. A sorcerer who had lived for over three hundred years would undoubtedly be incredibly powerful!

After hearing this, Ed thought to himself, no wonder the City Lord of Dorey City had been in such a rush to issue the monster-clearing mission to the Hunter Association. It seemed he wanted to please Finniel Morton as much as possible.

Now, not only did the City Lord need to please Finniel Morton, but Ed also needed to find a way to connect with her and ask her about the Moonlit Frost Poisonous Mist.

The only problem was that Finniel Morton wouldn't arrive in Dorey City for another month, and Ed couldn't afford to wait that long!

He didn't have much time left.

Ed looked at Melissa and said, "I don't think I'll be able to wait that long. The fox woman sorcerer told me I only have a month, and a lot of days have already passed."

After hearing this, Melissa shook her head and replied, "Was your strength the same back then? If you find a way to accelerate your growth, you can delay the eruption of the Moonlit Frost Poisonous Mist!"

Normally, toxins that would immediately kill an ordinary person would have much less of an impact on a Hunter. However, the Moonlit Frost Poisonous Mist was different. Its toxicity increases as one's strength grows, but the process is slow. Theoretically, as long as Ed's strength increases quickly enough, there will be no end to it, and the Moonlit Frost Poisonous Mist will never fully erupt.

Of course, this is just theory, because the higher a Hunter's level, the harder it is to increase their strength. It's like a pond—at first, it's small, and a little bit of water can fill it up. But as the Hunter's level increases, the pond becomes larger, and naturally, more water is needed.

Training with the Moonlight Meditation Technique during the day is like constantly adding water to the pond, but the daytime is always limited. Either he must try to extend the time spent adding water, or find a way to increase efficiency.

Either option is incredibly difficult.

Ed understood clearly that since he became a Silver level Hunter, the progress of his Moonlight Meditation Technique training has definitely slowed down compared to before.

However, before the Moonlit Frost Poisonous Mist erupts, it should not be a problem for him to break through from a Silver level low-tier Hunter to a Silver level mid-tier Hunter.

Even with just normal Moonlight Meditation Technique training every night, it should be enough, especially with Melissa's help to speed up the process.

After all, the Moonlit Frost Poisonous Mist had infected him when he first became a Hunter, and now he was already a Silver level Hunter, so the timeline was certainly longer than the one month the fox woman sorcerer had mentioned.

Who would have thought that a young man, once considered too weak by the Moon Eclipse Demon Hunter Association and sold as a slave, would rise to become a Silver level Hunter in such a short time?

Having decided on his approach to deal with the Moonlit Frost Poisonous Mist, Ed didn't hesitate to share his suspicions about Dorey City's fate with Melissa.

After all, the people he knew were few, and Melissa was undoubtedly one of the more powerful individuals among them.

Perhaps she might have some solution.

To Ed's surprise, Melissa sighed and said that this was just Ed's guess, and even if it were true, the City Lord of Dorey City wouldn't make any major moves. After all, this was an exceptionally important time for the City Lord.

Evacuating the entire city's population would be impossible, and as for conducting a large-scale investigation into all suspicious individuals, the City Lord certainly wouldn't do that.

Such an action would blatantly tell Finniel Morton that under his leadership, Dorey City was an extremely dangerous place.

Melissa could only tell Ed that she would try to inform others of his suspicions, but she couldn't guarantee that it would have any effect.

Facing this outcome, Ed could only express his understanding.

After all, he was still just a Silver level Hunter, with no connections to any important figures, and no real influence. Others would never listen to him.

With that, Ed threw himself into even harder training. As soon as the moon rose, he would set everything else aside and devote himself entirely to practicing the Moonlight Meditation Technique.

Of course, if Melissa asked for his help, Ed would undoubtedly agree without hesitation.

Unfortunately, since the first time he helped Melissa relieve the moonbeams in her body, she hadn't asked for his assistance again.

Three days later, the rewards for Ed, Toronto, and Ford arrived.

As the person with the greatest contributions, Ed received only 500 contribution points and 1,000 gold coins—much less than he had expected. It seemed that the Moon Eclipse Hunter Association didn't find anything particularly valuable in the ruins.

As for Ford and Toronto, each received 300 contribution points and 500 gold coins.

Fortunately, after learning that Ed wanted to exchange for the Purple Fire Seal, both Toronto and Ford didn't hesitate to give him some of their contribution points.

Ed clearly told them that the 200 contribution points from each of them were a loan, and he would certainly repay them in the future.

After that, Ed found some time and successfully exchanged for the Purple Fire Seal.

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