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Chapter 205 Abnormal Esdeath

It took less than twenty minutes and consumed a whole bottle of precious consumables. Thanks to the efforts of Fang Yi, the 'attending physician', the patient's lesion was finally confirmed and basic treatment was given.

The process of treating Brand's injuries was like picking fruits and vegetables at the supermarket on a casual Sunday.

It is not a difficult job but requires patience.

Picking out the pieces of [Evil Spirit Possession] and pulling them out is like picking tomatoes, where you need to check that the tomatoes in your hand are not damaged or scarred before putting them into the bag.

Fang Yi must first ensure that the fragment he took out would not affect the survival of [Evil Ghost Haunting], nor would it significantly weaken the force of the shock.

Without affecting the fragile balance in Brand's body, he quickly picked out the fragments like picking chestnuts from the fire and poured some [Oberg Recovery Medicine] into his mouth to recover from minor injuries.

The whole process can be said to be a thrilling tug-of-war, and it is also an operation that greatly increases various skills and experience.

Although this short operation was obviously not enough to complete the reincarnation space mission, which was like failing a course if the final summary score was not up to standard, it still required obtaining the trait [Soul Chasing in the Underworld].

But it can also be considered a very valuable 'midterm exam', which will probably account for 20% of the total score in the final grade.

After the operation was completed, the countdown for the [Ghost Chaser] mission became [11 days, 23 hours, 31 minutes, and 59 seconds].

It was obvious that Fang Yi's extra actions were recognized by the reincarnation space, which bought him more time to complete the task.

In addition, this operation is a small test of the comprehensive use of several perceptual abilities brought about by [Transparent World], [Reversal Technique·Strengthening], and mental attributes.

After completing the operation with the help of [Understanding of the Human Body], Fang Yi had already vaguely felt that his understanding and application of [Transparent World] had deepened.

This skill may soon be given the suffix "enhanced" to provide more additional bonuses.

[Reversal Technique·Strengthening] also feels like it will automatically upgrade to [LV6], which is a pleasant surprise.

The next step is to think about how to create a character that can quickly gain the trust of the [Minister] and facilitate the advancement of one's multiple tasks.

Fang Yi felt that he needed more information from [Minister] Ernest to determine whether his plan was feasible.

The plot of this mission seems to have deviated from the original track after the last reincarnation entered the mission world.

He would need to use some tricks in the conversation to get the maximum support from Natasha.
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It was not until Fang Yi finished the debridement surgery that he stood up and signaled to Natacha, who had been watching with bated breath for a long time, that she could start moving Brand.

Only the leader of the [Night Raid] dared to breathe loudly and speak.

Just like the family members anxiously waiting outside the operating room, they only dared to ask about the results of the operation with trepidation after the doctor wearing a surgical mask walked out of the operating room.

"Brand, he
"How is it? I see that the injuries on the body seem to be getting better, but it seems that there is still some distance to go before it is fully recovered.
"Is there anything I can do? What kind of support do you need?"

Fang Yi didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point to fish with a straight hook.

"[Oberg Recovery Potion] combined with my abilities can only restore his body to this extent, which buys him more time.

"If we want to heal Brand, we'll need a consumable item more powerful than [Oberg Recovery Potion].

"I heard about [Galara Snake Wine] from a fellow revolutionary.

"Although I can't guarantee that I can cure him, if I have such an item, I should give it a try. However..."

Natacha was obviously also aware of the [Tomb Guardian] camp. She sighed and said with some uneasiness.

"To be honest, I'm not sure either. Even if I were to use the Imperial Weapon as a bargaining chip, I still have to consider the other party's wishes.

"Based on my understanding of them, these remnants of the Empire bent on revenge are most likely unwilling to hand over such a life-saving item.

“Besides, those important figures in the headquarters who are weighing the pros and cons have many concerns about this temporary cooperative force.

"They may not be willing to exchange multiple Imperial Artifacts for a single, unstable opportunity to save Brand. We may need to find other options."

Natacha's mechanical hand clenched involuntarily, and the leader made the decision in just a few seconds.

"Although it may be irresponsible, I may have to suspend the [Night Raid] mission after the other members return and take some time to return to headquarters.

"I must fight for this chance to survive for Brand.

"I asked Brand to carry out this risky mission, so I am naturally responsible for his injury.

"Please also keep an eye out for healing Imperial Gear and skilled doctors in the Imperial Capital."

He captured Fang Yi, who had dug out [Night Raid] from the [Revolutionary Army Camp] to become his own helper, and directly interrupted the other party's arrangements and gave his own plan.

"I know how to deal with the [Mausoleum Guardians], and I'll give them something they can't refuse in exchange for [Gala Snake Wine].

“But these items that the other party cannot refuse are in the [Minister’s] mansion.

"Whether I gain their trust and take them openly, or sneak into their house and steal them, the completion of my plan requires me to contact the Minister and find out the specific location where he obtained these items.

"I need your full support, as well as the Night Raid's, and I need to mobilize some of the Revolutionary Army members in the Imperial Capital to help me accomplish this. Can you do that?"

Natasha was stunned at first, then delighted and immediately made the decision.

"Of course you can, what do you need?"

Fang Yi said simply and concisely.

“Information, I want all the information from [Minister] Ernest.

"I also need Leone's cooperation, several fellow Revolutionary Army members who will obey my orders, and a large amount of money to pave the way."

A moment later, Fang Yi looked at the stack of information about the [Minister] that Natasha brought him, and a record that immediately caught Fang Yi's eye, and he realized something.

Due to unknown factors, a rift that should not have existed seemed to have appeared between Esdeath and the Minister.
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Originally, I just wanted to use the information from the [Minister] to figure out what kind of person the [Minister]'s potential mission line would require.

In order to use the [Character Playing Method] to play this kind of character, Fang Yi found a record about [Esdeath] in the records of [Minister]'s deeds.

"Most of the officers of Esdeath's direct troops were secretly executed by the Empire for collaborating with the 'rebels'. The soldiers of the direct troops have been disbanded and reorganized into the rest of the army."

"Even after Esdeath was recalled to the Imperial Capital, despite the raging battles on the border, the Empire still had no intention of re-employing her."

"Three of his subordinates, known as the Three Beast Warriors, have gone their separate ways, and two of them have joined the Minister."

"General Liva, who was quite upright and refused to bribe, thus offending the Minister, defected to General Bud and became his trusted deputy.

The record in Fang Yi's hand, which made him feel confused and puzzled, was also included in the intelligence of the [Minister].

Although these records do not say that it was done by the [Minister], no one in the empire currently has such ability except him, and everyone assumes that he did it.

But the question is why?

Why did the [Minister] clip Esdeath's wings and put his partner aside?
Fang Yi realized that the key to gaining the Minister's trust and triggering his hidden mission might lie in this piece of information.

Fang Yi picked up a pen and wrote the word "Minister" and then the word "Esdeath" on the white paper next to him.

Through the identities of the two, I began to think about the root cause of the conflict between the two and tried to find the needs of the Minister and Esdeath.

Fang Yi is prepared to adjust his own personality to suit the desires of [Minister] and [Esdeath] and the kind of people they need, so as to gain the friendship of the two and reap the benefits.
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【Minister】What kind of person is Ernest?
If you want to describe it in the simplest and quickest way.

Fang Yi felt that in this empire he was more like a combination of Huo Guang, Sima Yi and Dong Zhuo.

He is the most powerful official, has many cronies, controls many violent organizations, and is quite powerful himself.

I am a person who has always been trying to pursue power. At the same time, this [Minister] also has the idea of ​​wearing the yellow robe, but it has not reached that stage yet.

He had yet to eliminate the two enormous obstacles that stood in his way: the Revolutionary Army and Bud. The Minister himself was a powerful figure from the Emperor of Fists Temple, his own strength rivaling that of an Imperial Guru without even using one.

In the original work, there is a performance by Leone who can rival the Night Raid and the Imperial Equipment User who uses the Imperial Equipment without using the Imperial Equipment.

He made friends with many strong people through the Empire of Fist King Temple, an organization that aims to collect Imperial Equipment, and gained the support of many people from the Empire of Fist King Temple as his initial team.

For example, Gozizi, the leader of the Imperial Assassination Force [Reinforced Group] and Akame's 'father', gained support in this way.

[Zhu Tian] among the four Rakshasa ghosts had the experience of practicing [King of Fists Temple Hundred Splitting Fist] together with [Minister] in [King of Fists Temple].

He also secretly collected a lot of [Imperial Instruments] and had a large number of [Imperial Instrument Users] under his command.

He also imitated Sima Yi's strategy of "secretly raising 3,000 assassins and scattering them among the people", raised many assassins and formed his own assassination organization to collect intelligence for him and act as his eyes and ears.

In addition to mastering these violent forces, the [Minister] also gained the trust of the previous emperor through his own outstanding abilities.

Then, when the time was right, he poisoned the previous emperor and used his violence to push a royal child who was less than 10 years old onto the throne of the emperor of the empire.

The ministers who had made great contributions to the emperor naturally gained the trust of the young emperor and received his full support, and their power almost reached the point of calling a horse a zebra.

But the powerful [Minister] did not slack off. He built an extremely huge corrupt chariot called the [Minister's Camp] in the empire from top to bottom.

As long as you join the [Minister Camp], you can use your power to reap huge benefits and obtain excess profits.

Naturally, driven by interests, the [Minister Camp] where bribery was rampant absorbed all kinds of people and expanded like a snowball.

At this moment, the minister's orders had the legal support of the emperor, as well as the help and execution of his cronies. His power in the empire reached a level where he almost had the final say.

Then this [Minister] reached out to the [Imperial Army] and tried to exert his influence in the [Imperial Army].

The fact that he personally nurtured Esdeath was proof that he was trying to get involved in the Imperial Army.
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Fang Yi circled the name of Esdeath and began to think about the personality of this female general.

Born into a hunting clan, he loves hunting and dismembering dangerous species. Because of his father's death, he believes in the life creed of "only the strong have the right to survive."

His main desire is to become stronger, and he doesn't care about power.

Esdeath's Imperial Weapon was obtained for her by the Minister, and Esdeath's direct troops also had the shadow of being funded by the Minister.

The [Imperial Equipment] of the [Three Beast Warriors] under his command were also obtained with the help of the [Minister].

Theoretically speaking, this is an army invested and built by the [Minister]. [Esdeath] is also the [Minister's] loyal assistant and an important force he uses to compete with [Bud] and his guards.

Up to this point, everything is normal. The behavior patterns and desires of the [Minister] and [Esdeath] have not changed, and everything is following the original plot.

However, the plot changed at the point of Esdeath, taking a completely different direction from the original.

However, the [Minister] took the initiative to destroy the army he had built with great investment, abandoned the strong man [Esdeath] who he had funded and trained, and dismembered the [Esdeath] forces in the [Imperial Army].

Although the [Imperial Gear] in the Minister's hand can invalidate the [Imperial Gear] of others, it can be used with the help of a strong person to take down [Esdeath].

But this information should only be known by the [Minister] and Fang Yi, and [Esdeath] definitely doesn't know it.

However, Esdeath, who was extremely brutal and powerful, accepted this arrangement without any resistance despite having a huge advantage in strength.

Regarding this abnormal situation, Fang Yi felt that the root of the problem must lie with Esdeath.

This female general, whose desire is to become stronger, whose hobbies are hunting and torture, and who is not obsessed with power, must have something happening to her that Fang Yi doesn't know about.

This caused the [Minister] to no longer trust her, but the female general was unable to use violence to overturn the table due to unknown factors.

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Fang Yi thought for a moment, wrote down several demands of the [Minister] and [Esdeath], and checked them one by one.

After rejecting several impossible inferences, Fang Yi found that there were only two words left on the paper.

It is the "monopolizing the power of the empire" that the [Minister] is obsessed with and the "self-improvement" that [Esdeath] pursues.

He drew a line between the two words and wrote the word 'conflict'.

"There is an irreconcilable conflict between Esdeath's path to becoming stronger and the Minister's monopoly on imperial power."

As we all know, power is exclusive.

Therefore, the one who can influence the [Minister] to monopolize the imperial power will only be another person who tries to share power.

According to a fictional detective, after eliminating all impossible options, the answer that emerges, no matter how implausible, is correct.

At this point, the reasoning about the two people has been completed.

Fang Yi already knew the answer to the sudden change in the plot.

The answer to the rift between [Minister] and [Esdeath] is:
"[Esdeath] wanted to achieve 'self-strengthening' by gaining the power of the empire, and thus came into conflict with the [Minister].

At the same time, in the process of [Esdeath] gaining power in the empire, she cannot directly use physical violence to eliminate the biggest obstacle [Minister].

So who could combine these two illogically unrelated things: Esdeath's acquisition of imperial power and her "self-strengthening"?

Who has the power to make Esdeath believe that she will become stronger after gaining the power of the empire?

Fang Yi looked at his panel, skills, and several tasks with rewards, and guessed the answer.

【This is the mission world in space.】
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Since some people can become the [followers] of the reincarnation and enter the space, they can become [reincarnations] through some means.

At the same time, there are people like Disma who are pulled from the original world into space to perform tasks and gain benefits through these tasks.

Then Fang Yi thought it was not surprising that Esdeath obtained the qualification of a Reincarnator through the mission in space.

As long as you follow the rule of "Do not disclose spatial information to non-reincarnators in the mission world", you should be able to judge the authenticity of your inference.

Fang Yi looked up at the sky which had become clear, and felt that the oppressive feeling of being hunted by an unknown strong man had been reduced a lot.

He has found a way out of the dilemma.

I should be able to discuss cooperation with Esdeath and the Minister soon.

Both of them will make themselves stronger and contribute to their own anti-hunting efforts.

Because the essence of cooperation is exchange, the premise of all cooperation is that you can provide what the other party needs, and the other party also has what you want.

Only by grasping the needs of the other party can Fang Yi calmly put that famous saying into action.

"I'm going to make you an offer you can't refuse."

And he has captured the needs of Esdeath and the Minister through his ability as a plot prophet and intelligence analysis.

The former is to obtain imperial power through limited means, and to complete tasks that are most likely assigned by the space to improve strength or obtain the qualifications of a [Reincarnator].

The latter is eager to cultivate a force within the [Imperial Army] that is close to him and even obeys his orders, to make up for the loss of [Esdeath] and further consolidate his power.

Coincidentally, Fang Yi has some experience on how to gain power in the empire and quickly build up a force.

It shouldn't be long before Esdeath becomes his helper in dealing with his enemies, and the collections that were once so difficult to obtain in the hands of the Minister will become readily available.

Fang Yi felt that it was time to go to the imperial capital and start selecting actors for his next "script".

After the performance of [Death in the Mist Who is Easy to Do Evil], the next play should be [The Ambitious Wall of the Empire].

(End of this chapter)