This assassin is upright

Chapter 217 Goodbye Al (ask for monthly ticket!)
In a spacious office, a middle-aged man with a hooked nose was concentrating on writing something when there was a knock on the office door.

"Tuk-tuk-tuk."

The middle-aged man stopped what he was doing, skillfully hid what he was writing into a pile of documents next to him, and then spoke loudly.

"Come in."

The office door was opened, and a staff member walked in quickly, placed a stack of documents on the desk, and then spoke respectfully.

"Deputy Director Patch, these are the summaries of the mercenary missions received by the Mercenary Union in the past week regarding the city of Wales."

"Yeah." Patch nodded slightly, and when he saw that the staff had no intention of leaving, he frowned slightly, "Anything else?"

"There is one thing..."

The clerk looked a bit embarrassed, and after hesitating for a moment, he spoke quietly, "The task I put on the top is about you."

Patch's face froze, and he couldn't help but look at the first page of the information in his hand. When he finished reading the content of the information, his calm expression was replaced by anger, and he slapped the information, "How ridiculous!"

"Mercenary Guild..."

Patch's breathing became heavier, and he recovered after a moment. He waved to the staff, "If there is nothing else, you can leave first."

"Yes." The clerk nodded and turned to leave.

Just as he was about to walk out the door, his shoulder froze, as if he had bumped into something, but when he looked carefully, there was nothing beside him, so he thought it was just an illusion.

"Boom-"

The office door was closed again.

When he was the only one left in the office, Patch punched the documents in his hand fiercely, his eyes flashing with ferocity, "Mercenary Guild..."

"A place like this shouldn't exist!"

"When everything is over... the Mercenary Guild must be destroyed!"

Yu Zhun looked at the other person quietly. Under the effect of [Lightless Shadow], his presence was not discovered by Patch in the office at all.

Determining the target's identity was easier than he thought.

But at this moment, he seemed to have gained something else.

What does it mean that everything is over?
Patch's inexplicable mumbling made Yu Zhun's heart move and he had some associations.

But no matter what, let's kill this guy first.

Yu Zhun slowly tightened the dagger in his hand and was about to step forward, but a rapid knock on the door interrupted his action.

"Come in." Patch quickly cleaned up the table, suppressed the anger in his heart and spoke in a calm tone. When the subordinates outside the door came in, he had returned to his expressionless appearance.

This is a subordinate who came to report on his work.

As soon as this subordinate left, another one came.

Yu Zhun: “…”

This Deputy Director Patch is really busy.

Shaking his head helplessly, Yu Zhun took the opportunity of the door opening to slip out of Patch's office.

He had already realized that this was not a good place to kill.

While sneaking into the Order Department building, he had already seen a large number of people moving around here. If there was any noise while killing Patch, he might be surrounded by elite monsters.

Although, Yu Zhun is not afraid of the monster sea.

But in this kind of serial task copy, try not to kill randomly, as accidentally killing key figures may result in failure to complete the level perfectly.

Now that Patch's identity has been confirmed, the next thing is not difficult. He just needs to wait patiently until the other party gets off work and goes home, and then find an opportunity to strike on the way.

After leaving the Order Department building, Yu Zhun did not walk far. He turned on [Lightless Shadow] and stood outside the building to ensure that he could see Patch as soon as he left the Order Department.

He didn't have to wait too long. As dusk fell, Patch walked out of the Order Department building surrounded and flattered by several employees and got on a luxuriously decorated steam car.

The opportunity is coming!

Yu Zhun's heart was shocked, and he followed Patch's car closely. As time went by, Patch's position gradually moved from the core area of ​​the city center to a relatively quiet street.

Although there were still pedestrians around, this was enough.

Without any hesitation, Yu Jun emerged from the state of [Lightless Shadow] and rushed towards the moving steam train.

However, someone was faster than him!
It was a passerby in a gray robe who brushed past the driver's seat of the steam train. At the moment of passing by, the other party quickly attacked, and the dagger went directly into the window, cutting Patch's throat.

Before the other party made his move, Yu Zhun didn't even notice the other party's existence.

This…

The speed of the steam train suddenly slowed down. Yu Zhun, who was rushing towards the steam train, paused and looked at the man in gray robe in astonishment. The other party seemed to have noticed something and also looked up. A pair of familiar golden-brown eyes met Yu Zhun's eyes.

"It's you?!" x2
The two of them exclaimed at the same time. Al looked at Yu Zhun, then at Patch who was already dead in the steam car, with a look of realization and surprise in his eyes, "Is this your mission target?"

"I guess so." Yu Zhun looked at Patch strangely, "My mission was to kill him, but now he's dead..."

"Then you killed him." Al waved his hand cheerfully, "I was worried that your mission was to protect him, but now it seems that I was overthinking."

"Killing people——"

A scream interrupted the two people's reminiscing. The pedestrians on the surrounding streets saw this murder scene in the street and fell into panic.

"This is not the place to talk, let's go somewhere else?" Al glanced at Yu Zhun.

"Okay." Yu Zhun nodded slightly.

The mission was completed in such a muddled way, which was really beyond his expectations. Although he could return to the union directly now, he naturally would not do so.

Yu Zhun was very curious about Al, whom he had met once before.

Who is the other party? Why was he in Lant City before? And why did he kill Patch in the street now?

All of this is worth Yu Zhun's exploration.

The two figures flashed and soon came to a secluded corner.

Al glanced at Yu Zhun, then slowly took off his hood.

Apart from the previous sight of El disguised as a maid, this was the first time Yu Zhun saw the other person's full appearance. Her not-too-long silver hair was draped over her shoulders, and her golden-brown pupils had a hint of majesty, making her already heroic facial features look even more dashing.

But the other person is undoubtedly a girl.

After a moment of silence, Yu Zhun slowly spoke, "Why did you want to kill Patch this time?"

He clearly saw that the moment he asked this question, there was a hint of anger in Al's eyes.

"Because he deserves to die." Al said in a deep voice, "He betrayed the capital and tried to unite with Maris to overthrow the rule of the capital."

“…Ah?” Yu Zhun couldn’t help but blink.

Maris...

Very familiar name.

A flash of light flashed through Yu Zhun's mind, and he suddenly remembered the identity corresponding to this name.

"The mayor of Lant City?" Yu Zhun couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Al nodded solemnly.

After sneaking into the City Lord's Mansion and having a talk with York, she learned more important secrets and also understood why York's life was so threatened.

The mastermind behind everything is the mayor of Lant City!
Yu Zhun rubbed his brows, trying to sort out the current situation.

The lord of Lant City wants to overthrow the rule of the royal capital?
Past strategy materials did not contain this kind of content. For a fixed mercenary, the mercenary missions completed each time may be completely unrelated, or even completely mutually exclusive.

The previous mission was to help someone, but the next mission was to kill the same person.

This situation can only be alleviated when you reach the gold level or above and can choose to accept tasks on your own.

Therefore, for mercenaries, each mission they accept is scattered and involves very little plot content.

It is extremely difficult to explore the complete background stories of the four cities through these fragmented contents.

The time race between different attacking teams also meant that each team had to complete the assigned tasks as quickly as possible, leaving them with no more time for expansion and exploration in other areas.

And now, Yu Zhun seems to have somehow come into contact with the real main line?

"Tell me in detail?" Yu Zhun asked curiously.

However, Al shut his mouth and gave Yu Zhun a complicated look.

The man in front of him was extremely powerful, but he was a mercenary.

In El's mind, mercenaries are always profit-driven. They have no justice and no respect for royal power. They are willing to do anything as long as they can afford enough money.

Perhaps one day in the future, the other party will become the opposite of itself because of a mercenary mission.

So for a guy like this, even if Al had a good impression of him during their previous interactions, it was impossible for him to tell everything.

After a brief silence, Al suddenly spoke.

"Do you really want to be a mercenary?"

"If you are short of money, I can give you a lot of money."

"If you want power, I can also introduce you to someone who is truly powerful."

Is this little girl trying to recruit me?

Yu Zhun found it a little funny.

He could probably guess what the other person was thinking. If he thought about it from another angle, wasn't this another difficulty of [Mercenary Town]?

The identity of a mercenary means that it is not easy to be trusted.

嗏

This identity is destined to be something Yu Zhun cannot give up.

Because once he gives up the mercenary route, Yu Zhun may not even be able to pass the most basic level.

"Sorry." Yu Zhun shook his head slightly, "I can only be a mercenary. I have no other choice."

Hearing this, Al's eyes dimmed a little.

what a shame.

If such a powerful person could join them...

Maybe everything will go more smoothly.

"But..." Yu Zhun changed the subject and suddenly smiled mysteriously, "I have an idea."

"Didn't you use a designated employment task on me before?" Yu Zhun paused for a moment, "As long as you continue to designate employment for me, we can naturally become part of the same camp."

Al's eyes lit up slightly, and then he looked at Yu Zhun strangely, "If you want money, I can give it to you directly."

"Although commission is necessary, my goal is not commission." Yu Zhun smiled helplessly, "I want to become a master mercenary."

"The sooner the better."

"Master mercenary..." Al was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Yu Zhun with a complicated look, "In that case...Okay."

"Can you tell me the situation in detail now?" Yu Zhun spoke with a smile when he noticed a subtle change in Al's attitude towards him.

"Yes." Al nodded, and after a brief hesitation, he slowly said, "Everything started a long time ago."

"Many years ago, an industrial revolution transformed Lant City from the poorest of the four cities into an industrial city with wealth comparable to the capital. Even other cities were gradually affected."

"Feeling that its authority was being shaken, the king changed a number of laws and regulations in succession, trying to suppress the wealthy merchants."

"Everything seemed to be over, but I could see the unstable undercurrent from some things hidden beneath the surface."

"So, I left the capital to try to find the problem."

"So you went to Lant City?" Yu Zhun showed a look of realization, "What did you find?"

"Yes." Al showed a serious look, "I secretly visited and investigated many factories in Lant City and found that there was a huge discrepancy between the types and quantities of goods they produced and exported to other cities."

"There is a lot of cargo, and we don't know where it is being shipped to."

"I'm sure this is a secret plot by Lant City, which is likely to cause harm to the capital, but we still can't find the mastermind behind it."

"The only thing we know is that they called the place where they stored the non-existent goods the 'Sanctuary'."

"But didn't you just say that Maris was the mastermind behind this?" Yu Zhun couldn't help but speak.

"I just found out about that today." Al clenched his fists and gritted his teeth. "At the last banquet hosted by Mental, Mental and Pero secretly met, and I overheard their conversation."

"It's a pity that I didn't find out the exact location of the 'Sanctuary', but I heard about another key person."

"York, the Lord of the Welsh city."

"Just a few hours ago, I met York and learned a lot from him, including the main messenger." Al paused slightly, "York has tried to pass this information to the capital countless times, causing the capital to be wary of Lant City."

"It's a pity that all this was secretly blocked by Maris."

"Whether it was sending people or asking for help from the Mercenary Guild, everything that happened in Welsh City was interfered by Maris."

"York himself was in life-and-death crisis many times and was assassinated by Maris's men many times."

"So that's how it is." Yu Zhun showed a look of sudden realization.

It turns out that the mercenary missions in Welsh City are more difficult.

It turned out that the Lord of Welsh City was being targeted, and in order to prevent anyone from slipping through the net and passing on the news, he simply targeted all mercenary missions.

Through Al's explanation, Yu Zhun vaguely saw an undercurrent that permeated the entire [Mercenary Town] dungeon map.

"So... where is the location of the 'sanctuary'?" Yu Zhun couldn't help but become curious.

It sounds like this is a pretty critical position.

"I don't know." Al's eyes dimmed a little, "York also doesn't know the location of the 'Sanctuary'."

"If he knew, he wouldn't be so passive."

"We know for sure that Maris is up to something bad, but until we find the 'Sanctuary', these are just empty talk."

"I'll also help keep an eye on it." Yu Zhun said slowly.

If nothing unexpected happens, this is the key to a perfect clearance.

But before that, there is a very important question.

Yu Zhun looked at Al in front of him and narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Being able to talk to the lord of a city..."

"Can you tell me your identity?"

(End of this chapter)