Perfect Villain Life: Universal Job Change

Chapter 262: Windbreeze City

Hearing Soren agree, the caravan leader was overjoyed. He knew very well that for someone as powerful as Soren, no amount of reward was truly meaningful. The fact that he was willing to travel with them was nothing short of an act of great benevolence. As the others celebrated, Soren’s face remained adorned with his usual calm smile.

This Soren Knight, of course, was none other than Qin Xian.

The name “Soren” wasn’t something he made up—it was actually the name given to him by the Void Empress at birth, used within the Void Realm. In the language of the void, “Soren” meant Supreme Sovereign. So when he came to Hydra, he simply chose to use it as his identity.

And the Void Marshal from earlier? That had been arranged by Qin Xian himself to create a smooth entry into Hydra. In fact, it was somewhat darkly humorous—the marshal hadn’t been an unlucky victim.

He had been selected through competition. Among the Void Marshals, being killed by the prince’s hand was considered a rare honor.

Qin Xian curiously observed Lia and the others. This was the first time he’d truly interacted with a civilization from a non-datafied world.

As expected, in his field of view, Lia’s information looked completely different from those of beings in the human world. Back there, scanning her would have brought up all kinds of data—level, stats, age, class. But in Hydra, all he saw was a basic race identifier. No levels. No attributes.

A datafied being, now walking inside a non-datafied world…

Qin Xian smiled slightly, intrigued. He couldn’t help but wonder—would the artifacts and treasures of this world work on him too? But that was only a passing curiosity.

His true target was Rosha.

…

The group traveled onward toward Windbreeze City. Along the way, Lia grew increasingly curious about Qin Xian and frequently questioned him about his origins. To her, someone this powerful had to be from a noble lineage—maybe even a holy knight from one of the sacred orders.

But Qin Xian brushed her off with a vague excuse. He claimed he had once followed a mysterious master into seclusion and had only recently emerged. Though Lia seemed to accept the story on the surface, deep down she was clearly skeptical—it was obviously just a convenient deflection.

Still, she didn’t push or suspect him further, for one simple reason—Qin Xian was a knight of the Holy Light.

In Hydra, those who wielded the Light had to be pure of heart and deeply faithful. If a person betrayed their faith, they would instantly lose their ability to channel the Light. So to Lia, Qin Xian’s holy aura and powerful radiance were proof enough that he was a good man. If he was hiding something, it had to be for reasons he couldn’t speak about.

To her, Soren was her savior.

And clearly an elite among elites—he had slain a Void Marshal with a single blow. Even in Hydra, that level of strength put him among the top powerhouses.

But this was exactly the contrast between datafied and non-datafied worlds. Qin Xian, as an Oracle Knight, was at the pinnacle of the Holy Light path. But that strength came not from faith—it came from the stats and systems granted by Monolith.

In truth, within the doctrine of Holy Light, Qin Xian was practically a blasphemous heretic.

…

Windbreeze City, located in the northern region of Hope, was one of the largest cities on the continent. Though it didn’t have ancient roots, it blended the architectural traditions of humans, elves, dwarves, and other races. Majestic and beautiful, it was also built for defense. Its vast grounds could house millions—a true metropolis by Hydra standards.

As Qin Xian gazed upon the city for the first time, a spark of genuine curiosity lit his expression. Now that he had descended into this fantasy world, he found it unexpectedly fascinating. The painted blend of magic and civilization—it was a vivid, living scroll.

But the mood within Windbreeze City was tense. The military was enforcing martial law, and the gates were crowded with wounded. Panic filled the streets.

As it turned out, Lia’s caravan hadn’t been the only one attacked. Void creatures had appeared in several other locations, even Void Marshals. The city was on high alert.

Before long, Lia and the caravan were permitted entry. True to his word—and with no real choice—the caravan leader gave Qin Xian a black card loaded with a credit of three million gold coins. In truth, it was far more than what any bodyguard should be paid.

But the merchant knew what he was doing. Qin Xian was clearly a top-tier powerhouse. Three million gold was a small price to build rapport with someone like him.

Qin Xian accepted the card without hesitation. He also learned the name of the merchant guild—Thorn Chamber of Commerce.

But the name would soon fade from his memory. After all, the world of Hydra was doomed…

And it would be destroyed—by his own hand.