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Chapter 185 A meaningless assassination
The headquarters of the assassination society in the imperial capital, Oberg.

After spending several minutes deeply experiencing the prosperity of the imperial capital and dealing with several pickpockets who tried to steal from him, Fang Yi finally arrived at this stronghold.

Using [Severed Bonds], he summoned the 'intelligent crow' Yajiu, and gave it the talisman of [Blood Demon Art·Eye Hidden]. After confirming from the air that there was no 'tail' around and that everything was normal at the front stronghold, Fang Yi walked into a secluded alley in a low-key manner.

As the noisy sounds gradually faded away, at the end of the alley, an inconspicuous wooden door was half-open, with a few faint scratches on the door frame.

Fang Yi stopped, recalled the code provided by Daniel, raised his hand, and knocked on the door in rhythm.

There was a moment of silence inside the door, as if even the sound of breathing had disappeared, and time seemed to have stopped at this moment.

After a moment, the door creaked slightly and slowly opened.

A thin man with sharp eyes stood behind the door, his body wrapped in a black cloak, leaving only a pair of vigilant eyes exposed.

He looked Fang Yi up and down, and after confirming that the code was correct, he nodded slightly, indicating that Fang Yi could come in.

After entering the room, Fang Yi discovered that the base of the Oberg Assassination Society was a tavern and restaurant.

It took Fang Yi half a second to search his memory before he realized that the layout of this tavern was the same as the layout of the 'birth point' of this mission in the city in the south of the empire.

Just as outdated, just as deserted.

Resisting the urge to complain, Fang Yi quickly gained the power to access intelligence and command the members of the Imperial Capital through the organization's token.

After conveying the order to "recall [Chelsey] and suspend the assassination activities in the imperial capital until further instructions", Fang Yi asked for a glass of water and sat in the empty tavern. While looking through the intelligence and the commissions received by Oberg, he began to think about the next plan.
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Fang Yi currently has a lot of tasks on hand, the most urgent of which is to meet with the members of [Night Raid] later and discuss the first mission of [Night Raid] with them.

This will advance the main quest of the [Revolutionary Army Camp], gain [Camp Contribution], and then you can try to obtain [Imperial Equipment] to enhance yourself.

What is not urgent is the hidden mission of killing Gozizi, the former head of the Imperial assassination force who served Minister [Ernest].

There is also the spy mission given by "Hyena" before his death to meet with Minister [Ernest]. Because he came to the imperial capital on a "high-speed train" that is a dangerous type with flying capabilities, Fang Yi still has a few days' buffer to submit the spy mission.

As for the mission to kill Gozizi, Fang Yi felt that he must seize this precious opportunity to meet the minister through the spy mission, show his value, gain the minister's trust, and infiltrate the [Minister's Camp], so that he can find Gozizi's whereabouts and facilitate his mission.

However, his current identity as an imperial spy was obviously not enough to attract the minister's attention, nor was he worthy of being looked at differently by him.

He needed a better and more prestigious identity, which meant increasing the [Faction Contribution] of the [Imperial Army Faction].

He wanted to make a name for himself in the imperial capital, impress the ministers, and think of him as a talented person.

Only in this way can we better play the role of [Attraction of Evil] and [Favor of Evil], break into the [Minister's Camp] and start looking for the trace of Gozizi, and finally kill him.

Of course, for life-and-death missions, you have to rely on Bud and Esdeath, get help from powerful teammates or Imperial Tool Users, and enhance your own strength to complete the anti-hunting mission.

After choosing the identity of [the orphan of a member of the Royal Guard commanded by General [Bud]], he needs to start gaining merits in the [Imperial Army Camp] and accumulate a certain amount of [Camp Contribution].

After successfully attracting the attention of [Bud], he will have the opportunity to enter [King of Fists Temple] to practice and strengthen himself.

To sum up, there are two points: to increase the [Faction Contribution] of the [Imperial Army Faction] and the [Revolutionary Army Faction].
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Fang Yi took a sip of water and continued to look through the intelligence and commissions collected by the [Oberg Assassination Society], and began to understand the current situation in the imperial capital.

Finally found some valuable information.

"The Imperial Army's war against the northern tribes has reached a stalemate. Rumor has it that the Empire intends to send General Esdeath to suppress the rebellion."

"The Emperor of the Empire held the seventh seminar on the 'Imperial Equipment Reproduction Plan' to discuss the feasibility of replicating and manufacturing Imperial Equipment. Alchemists may be the next hot industry."

"The strict control policies in the imperial capital may be lifted in a few months."

Ignoring the following two items, Fang Yi looked at the first one, as if he was looking at the merits and contributions of the [Imperial Army Camp] that were clearly visible.

He remembered that the first time Esdeath appeared in the original work, she quickly put down the riots of the northern ethnic groups, and at the same time abused the northern alien prince who was known as a brave man like a dog and beat him with a few boots.

Of course, Fang Yi had no intention of playing games with this sadistic female general. What he was thinking about was how to gain some military merit and [Faction Contribution] in this war, improve the friendship level of [Esdeath], and try to get her help.

No one expected that after this female general took command of the battle, this tough battle that the empire had originally estimated would take half a year even with the help of Esdeath, and which many soldiers were unwilling to participate in, would become an easily obtainable merit.

[Esdeath] has many shortcomings, but there are several advantages that cannot be ignored, that is, she is strong, and at the same time she is compassionate to her subordinates, protects their shortcomings, and will not take credit for their achievements.

At the same time, when fighting, he acted like a famous general who shared hardships and joys with the lower-level soldiers, and could eat ordinary food together around the campfire.

Fang Yi felt that it was necessary for him to participate in this war where he could gain merit for free and get close to the female general.

This will be a great opportunity to gild yourself.

However, as a spy, there seemed to be no reason for him to go to the north to join the army. At the same time, even if he did join the army, he might not be directly assigned to the army in the north to fight against foreign ethnic groups.

But he did not forget the first episode, when the male protagonist went to the empire's recruitment office with full confidence, but was told that there were too many people wanting to join the army, and if he had no connections, he could only wait for notification.

He needed a connection within the military that would keep him stable by Esdeath's side.

Fang Yi felt that among the people he could currently contact, perhaps only the minister had this ability.

But Fang Yi felt that it was unlikely that he could use the opportunity of meeting the minister to ask the minister to do something based on his own status.

After a little thought, Fang Yi found another backup plan.

He remembered that the eldest lady [Arya] who tricked the hero into going home at the beginning was also from the family that was wiped out by the [Night Raid]. The male head of the family seemed to have some military connections.

And now I can influence the decision of [Night Raid] to a certain extent.

Fang Yi felt that it was feasible to cooperate with [Night Raid] to play a fake match, brush up his reputation, and cooperate with [The Favor of the Evil] and [The Attraction of Evil] to let him arrange for him to go to the north to join the army.

As a reward, Fang Yi could let this evil nobleman, who liked to lock up the country people in his warehouse and torture them to death, live a few more days, and then die after squeezing out all their value.

Fang Yi nodded, thinking that the deal was fair.

He drank the water in the cup and headed to the Revolutionary Army base to meet up with Disma.

When he and Disma separated, they agreed to meet at a Revolutionary Army base to exchange information.
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A base of the revolutionary army somewhere in the imperial capital.

After passing through several dirty and chaotic blocks, Fang Yi finally arrived at the meeting point with the robber.

After he stepped into the revolutionary army's stronghold, the reminder sound of the reincarnation space sounded, reminding him that a new faction mission had been triggered.

[The main mission has been triggered]

Promoting the justice of the revolutionary army

[Mission Requirements: Select and complete assassination commissions in the Imperial Capital stronghold to enhance the reputation of the [Revolutionary Army] among the people.]

[Quest Reward: [Revolutionary Army Camp] Contribution, [Revolutionary Army Camp] Recognition]

[Faction Contribution and Faction Recognition are awarded based on the difficulty of the task you actually accept and your performance in the task.]

Note: This quest is long-term and available to Reincarnators. The difficulty increases as the quest progresses. Because this quest involves the special keyword [Assassination Confrontation], the Reincarnation Space has provided the following explanation.

1. After the reincarnation accepts the commissioned task, no matter what means are used, if the target dies within the specified time, the task is considered completed and the reward can be obtained.

2. Using assassination methods to kill the commissioned target will receive additional mission rewards, and mission performance will be weightedly evaluated.

3. After revealing your face, you will gain higher [Faction Contribution] when performing tasks, but it will also increase the difficulty for the reincarnationist to complete the assassination commission.
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Obviously, the main style of this mission is assassination.

No wonder the reincarnation space dispersed the reincarnationists at the beginning. It seems that the intention was to protect the original identities of the reincarnationists and facilitate the execution of assassination missions.

Fang Yi glanced at the commissions that could be accepted in the revolutionary army base, and did not find any high-value commissions for the time being.

It seems that at this stage we can only kill some small fish and shrimps.

After sorting out his thoughts and exchanging some information with Disma, Fang Yi found that the illiterate bandit began to hesitate, as if he had something to say to Fang Yi in private.

So, Fang Yi naturally suggested that he and Disma take a walk around the imperial capital to get to know the terrain.

After walking through several streets and coming to an empty alley, Disma finally spoke.

“I think I need your help.

"I accepted a commission and needed to kill someone.

"But I think this commission is a bit tricky. I'm a little undecided, so I wanted to ask you for advice."

Fang Yi had expected this, but he did not agree immediately. Instead, he asked back.

"What aspect do you think is difficult?

"The enemy's strength? Or are you doubting the mission itself?
"Or do you think this person shouldn't be killed?

"I think with your ability, the commissions at this stage shouldn't be too stressful."

Disma hesitated for a moment before explaining the reason for his hesitation.

"The client of this commission is a prostitute. The money she used to pay the fees was the money paid by the client.

"Furthermore, the compensation she's offering is far below the minimum amount required by the Revolutionary Army to accept commissions. Therefore, the Revolutionary Army will not accept this commission for the time being.

“This commission is a personal one. It will not increase the Revolutionary Army’s reputation among the people, nor will it increase my contribution to the faction, nor will it even increase my points.

"Strictly speaking, this is a meaningless commission that wastes time, but..."

Fang Yi said what Disma wanted to say.

"But you want to complete this commission, right?

“Something about this client must have touched you and made you unable to sit idly by.

"Also, the enemy's strength shouldn't be a problem, but his identity makes assassinating him somewhat difficult. So, you came to me for advice?
"Am I right?"

Disma nodded vigorously and added a few words.

“I can pay you as compensation for your help.

"I can also ensure that the target of the assassination is someone who has committed a serious crime.

“I’m still okay.”

Fang Yi waved his hand and interrupted Disma's speech.

Just when Disma thought Fang Yi was going to refuse the commission, Fang Yi's next words touched him.

"Remember, my waving of my hand at you is not a rejection, but rather a small matter between you and me that doesn't require further discussion.

“Since the enemy is not strong and the one we killed was a bad guy, there is no need to mention the reward.

"Take me to see the client. I need to confirm the authenticity of the commission. I'm afraid you'll be deceived again."

Disma was stunned for a moment, then smiled and began to lead Fang Yi without saying a word.

Then, twenty minutes later, Fang Yi and Disma saw a woman being robbed.
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When Disma led Fang Yi to find the client, they saw a half-naked woman being surrounded and beaten by several thugs.

Faced with the coercion of several gangsters, although the woman's eyes were full of fear, her trembling hands tightly grasped the purse on her tattered clothes, trying to keep her property.

The thugs grinned fiercely as they tore off her remaining clothes and tried to snatch the purse that she was holding tightly in her hands.

Three minutes later, only after all the thugs had received a fair few punches from Fang Yi and Disma and learned a lesson, were they allowed to limp away with their injured bodies.

Fang Yi looked at the still trembling woman and began his questioning.

"Why commission a murder?"

The woman looked at Fang Yi and Disma, seemed to recognize Disma, and then spoke tremblingly.

"'Oka the Devil' accepted bribes from the evil businessman Jamal to find a scapegoat for him.

"My fiancé was used as a scapegoat, framed and sentenced to death, and died unjustly on the execution ground.

"I have no property and no skills, so I have no choice but to sell my body to earn money to avenge my fiancé.

"Here are ten silver coins and two copper coins. If that's not enough, I can try harder to save more."

The simple words made the truth clear, pointing directly to the one-eyed man who treated Fang Yi with great courtesy when he entered the door.

After recalling the plot, Fang Yi knew that the other party was not lying, so he took two copper coins and gave a reply.

“He’s going to die, I said.

“He will not only die but he will be famous, I promise.

“For this commission, I will only accept two copper coins.

"This is also the promise made by the Shinsengumi leader."

At this time, it was the second day that Fang Yi entered the mission.

He decided to waste some time and kill a bad man for two copper coins and some things left in his body.

(End of this chapter)