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Chapter 255: Enemies Across the Street and Abnormalities in the Sea of ​​Gold and Silver
On the sixth day of entering the mission world, less than two days before the opening of the [Martial Arts Competition], opposite the residence of [Imperial Youth Fang Yi].

The two groups of people are confronting each other.

Of course, it is not appropriate to describe it as two groups of people.

After all, one of the two opposing parties consisted of several guards led by Yuan Qi and an [Imperial Equipment Envoy], while the other side had only one person, or one man.

The man standing opposite Yuan Qi and confronting him at this moment, although he did not release any "power", his every move exuded the demeanor of a warrior who looked down on all others.

With his slender and strong body, and two red stripes tattooed on his exposed chest, he brought a great sense of oppression to the guards and even [Will] beside Yuan Qi.

It was none other than the Minister's trusted thug - the Four Rakshasa Ghosts, Ji.

Looking at Ji who was acting like a lone man standing guard over the enemy, Yuan Qi pretended to be solemn on the surface, but felt a bit of disdain in his heart.

"You are just a warrior with a certain level of 'power', yet you dare to act so presumptuously in front of me.

"This kind of strength is not as strong as the man named Brand who transformed into a giant dragon.

"If you weren't afraid of giving me free attribute points when I kill you, would you dare to look at me like this?
"I'm here to confirm the whereabouts of Fang Yi, who is highly suspected to be my target. I'm not here to get entangled with a 'weakling' like you."

But Yuan Qi's words were different from what he thought. He pointed at the corpses covered with white cloth lying on the street and made some "lack of confidence" remarks.

“Regarding the fist marks on the bodies of these guards, I would like to ask those who are skilled in boxing to examine the bodies.

"Help us come up with a plausible explanation so we can report to General Budd."
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Listening to Yuan Qi's words, Ji seemed to have heard a good joke. A somewhat arrogant smile appeared on his face, and then quickly subsided.

Of course, he knew the other party's intention of inviting him to "observe" the corpses to assist in the investigation, and he even knew that the murderer who killed these guards was Ling Lu.

After all, the blood on the hands of that stupid woman and the impatient look on her face when she came back had already told Ji that this stupid woman suffered a loss after seeing Fang Yi, and vented her anger on those poor guards.

But he was not prepared to do anything unnecessary, nor was he prepared to respond to the Guards.

He took the [Minister]'s teachings to heart:
[As long as you don't get caught doing something bad, it's the same as not doing it.]

So in response to Yuan Qi's words, he just scratched his ears and spoke with some impatience.

“That’s not my responsibility.

"Also, I have a piece of news for you. The Death God in the Mist is also good at boxing and has defeated Zhu Tian.

"I think those guards were killed by the Death God in the Mist, or perhaps it was an act of revenge carried out by the Revolutionary Army."

Without waiting for Yuan Qi to respond to Ji's words.

Will, the [Imperial Weapon User], who was standing next to Yuan Qi and trembling with anger, stood up.

This man from the Imperial Navy, who was quite powerful, had a strong sense of justice, and valued his companions, and he obviously had some feelings for the guards he had worked with for a few days.

He could not accept Ji's perfunctory explanation, and he was not as familiar with Ji's strength as the people in the imperial capital.

Therefore, he made a heroic move like a newborn calf that is not afraid of a tiger and chose to confront the master head-on.

As he took a step forward towards Ji, angry words came out of his mouth and spilled onto the street.

"No fog rose last night, and no aristocratic parasites who were with you and devoured the people died!

"The ones who killed them silently weren't the Revolutionary Army or the [Mist Death God], but the masters of the King of Fists Temple entrenched in the [Minister's Camp]!"
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After hearing Will's "ridiculous" speech, Ji first glanced at Fang Yi who was chatting with the [Minister] not far away, and then observed the distance.

After confirming that the [Minister] was not in danger and Bud was not present, he released the "force" of [mastery] towards Will who dared to speak so arrogantly to him.

At the same time, he suppressed the smile on his face, put on a serious expression, and walked slowly towards the [Imperial Weapon User] who was unable to move after releasing a "power" of the [slightly successful] level.

Looking at Will, whose face was a mixture of anger and fear, Thor smiled with satisfaction.

He stretched out his hand and began to wander over the other person's body, and in a moment he had pinched the boy's neck.

Just like holding a branch that could be easily broken, the slightest force from Thorn made Will feel a sense of suffocation and the fear that brought him to death.

Only then did Thorn, after warning Will, begin to speak.

"This is slander without evidence, young man.

“Not only did you slander us, the Four Rakshasa Ghosts, but you also damaged the reputation of the [Minister].

"Today is the day when the [Minister] is recruiting talented people, you can't be so presumptuous!

"Are you ready to pay the corresponding price?"

The one who responded to Ji was the young man who had a slight fishy smell on his body, a stubborn look on his face and slowly uttered words from his mouth.

"【Noble Chariot】!"

After spitting out only one byte, this [Imperial Tool], which was based on [Devil Haunted] and had a normal combat power superior to [Devil Haunted], attached to Will's body.

Seeing that under the function of resisting the 'momentum' brought by the [Imperial Tool], he stubbornly tried to resist in his own 'momentum'.

Then Will began to adapt to the pressure by moving slowly and his movement speed increased.

Ji became interested.

He let out a strange cry, and immediately used all his strength to throw an ordinary straight punch, heading straight for Will in armor.

"Interesting, you're probably the type to participate in the [Martial Arts Tournament].

“The type who has some talent but not much, and is not humble.

"His potential seems okay, but it's nothing compared to the genius Fang Yi that my master is currently recruiting.

"Let me see what you can do."

What responded to him was a gray iron hand that suddenly appeared and blocked his fist, and a man with a thunderous aura who appeared at the end of the street without saying a word.

It was Yuan Qi and Bud who sensed Bud's arrival before Ji and decided to trick Will and "try their best" to stop his attack and rushed here.
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With Bud's arrival and the wave of greeting from the [Minister] who was talking to Fang Yi, this battle, which had no meaning in the first place, quickly ended.

After taking a look at the several corpses covered with white cloth, Bud's face became serious and he was about to explode, but he didn't expect Yuan Qi to interrupt him.

“General, the [Minister] is at the gate of the mansion ahead. You can find him there.

"This warrior was simply excited by the sight of prey, and discussed the application of 'momentum' with Will and me."

As Yuan Qi spoke to ease the atmosphere, Ji retracted his fist as if he had been electrocuted, withdrew his momentum, and smiled apologetically at Bud.

"General Budd, Lord Ernest is about to visit you to discuss the treatment of the wounded during the [Martial Arts Tournament].

"Our masters have expressed their willingness to provide newly developed drugs related to dangerous species to solve this problem, and are even willing to share some of their results with you.

"You see? Why not..."

Hearing Ji's words, Bud's eyes lit up and he was obviously interested.

He first glanced at the [Minister] chatting with Fang Yi not far away, then glanced at the soldiers confronting Ji. Seeing that Yuan Qi and Wei Er were also unharmed, he weighed the pros and cons and casually announced the "findings" of this investigation.

“These guards were killed by the revolutionary army.

"Yuan Qi, you and Will collect their bodies, and the compensation the families requested will be tripled."

After announcing the outcome, Bud glanced at the extremely well-behaved Ji and said in a deep voice, "Lead the way. I want to find Ernest."

Ji made an invitation gesture to his entourage to split up and go their separate ways, then he followed Bud to meet the [Minister], lagging behind Bud by a few steps.

The two people who were leaving did not notice the greedy look in Yuan Qi's eyes who was directing the guards to carry the corpses, nor did they hear the whispers in the warrior's heart.

“These corpses are truly life-saving, and give us more ‘fuel’ for the [Human Pill Method].

"Wait, I need to find a way to use the [Human Pill Method] to judge the strength of that person named Fang Yi.
"Right now, all the powerful Reincarnators are in the Imperial Capital. After much consideration, he is the only one who best meets the conditions for a hunting target.

"If nothing unexpected happens, the 'Northern Expedition' that Budd mentioned is 'halfway through the mission'. By killing the enemy, we'll obtain that 'relic' of unknown quality, but undoubtedly extremely valuable."
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After absorbing the 'fuel', this powerful warrior felt something in his heart when he saw the friendly interaction between the [Minister] and Fang Yi not far away.

[It would be best if I could stay hidden in the background before killing anyone, to avoid alerting the enemy.]

It seems the [Minister] values ​​him very much. Just as his men have just killed the Imperial Guards, by tricking that fool Will, they can make this idiot hostile to Fang Yi, who has a close relationship with the [Minister], and thus test his strength.

Yuan Qi, who adhered to the strategy of not making mistakes, thought for a few seconds and came up with a way to test Fang Yi without leaving any trace.

He approached Will without leaving any trace, seemingly commemorating the deceased Guards, but in fact he had other intentions.

After many indirect attacks, Will easily aroused his hostility towards the [Minister's Camp] and even Fang Yi, who had a close relationship with the [Minister].

Looking at the furious Will, Yuan Qi glanced at the [Imperial Weapon] [Ashura God of War·Noble Chariot] he was wearing without leaving a trace, and a trace of greed flashed in his eyes.

He looked at the [Imperial Tool] [Thunder God's Wrath Adramilek] worn by Bud in the distance and began to plan how to obtain the [Imperial Tool].

"This world's so-called Imperial Gear looks quite impressive. Especially the gauntlets worn by Bud and the armor worn by that idiot Will. Besides their impressive power, they actually have the ability to resist 'momentum'."

“I wonder if it has the ability to resist the ‘realm’, but if it does, it’s probably quite valuable.

"I really want to strip the [Imperial Tool] from their corpses and take one back with me using the [Certification Offset Credential].

"But I have to find a way to get the other reincarnators to get the Imperial Gear first, 'reset' their mission rating, and then give it to me, to avoid raising my rating."

Yuan Qi, who was thinking, heard the gasps and comments from the nobles watching.

"Just who is this Fang Yi, that the [Minister] would offer him mountains of gold and seas of silver?"

"Idiot, I can tell you don't know the value of things! The meat of dangerous species from the deep sea and the mountains in that cart is much more valuable than gold and silver! This Fang Yi must be an extremely talented warrior."

"You don't understand. The most valuable items are obviously the Minister's collection."

Yuan Qi turned his head to look at Fang Yi again, but saw a golden light that he had never seen before, which almost illuminated the sky.

Looking at the outrageous amount of gold piled in front of Fang Yi's door, Yuan Qi was shocked.

[I remember my hunting target seemed to have a talent that increases favorability, but is this something a friendship talent can do?]

[This is a talent for hypnosis! ]
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Fang Yi looked at the pile of gold and silver at the door, and was shocked by the minister's pomp for a moment.

He had thought about the scene of "a thousand gold", but he had never thought that the "daughter of the minister" would be this kind of "a thousand gold".

The entrance, which just minutes ago was covered in rubble and had a crooked iron gate, now looks brand new.

With the help of Izo and Linglu, the two warriors holding the replacement door, the new door was installed in just a few minutes, and new bricks and stones were laid at the doorway, with no trace of battle.

At that time, when Fang Yi, who had witnessed the completion of the gate repair, was about to express his gratitude, the [minister] who had exchanged greetings with him clapped his hands and signaled him to be patient.

Several carriages pulled by dangerous creatures, with their wheels pressed against the ground, stopped on the street. Several strong men carried out boxes of goods one by one and began to place the "thousands of gold" mentioned by the [Minister].

In just a few minutes, a small mountain of gold and sea of ​​silver appeared in front of Fang Yi's eyes.

Layer upon layer of golden bricks were passed by the strong men and placed in an orderly manner at the door, forming four "golden mountains".

Every gold brick on the 'Golden Mountain' is extremely smooth and shines dazzlingly under the refraction of sunlight.

Then came boxes of gold coins neatly stacked in front of the 'gold mountain'.

Several finely crafted silver utensils and jewels are dotted among the gold coins, like countless bright stars embedded in golden sand, adding a touch of gorgeousness and mystery.

What made Fang Yi even more excited was the prompt sound coming from the space next to his ear.

"We have detected that a reincarnator has obtained a large amount of precious metals through normal means. This is a special explanation."

"Items obtained through this method do not require additional points for certification. If the reincarnationist's portable space is insufficient to carry the items, they can temporarily pay points or merits to expand the space."

[Okay, looks like I won't have to worry about the gold spent on [Truth Refinement and Completion] for a while.]

As for the dangerous flesh and blood on the cart nearby, which Fang Yi sensed in his [Cooking] skill as being able to increase the speed of practicing horizontal exercises, and the several seemingly extraordinary artworks in another box, their value was even more difficult to estimate.
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Looking at the stunned Fang Yi, the [Minister] nodded, obviously very satisfied with the results of his "mountains of gold and silver" this time.

He glanced at the nobles who were attracted by the golden mountain and stopped to watch, then nodded to Bud who was walking with Ji.

After confirming that the 'audience' was present, the [Minister] cleared his throat and began the highlight of his 'performance'.

“These are not the most important and precious gifts I want to give to this young man who is loyal to the empire and has lofty ambitions today.

"Next, please invite the alchemist, Miss Dotya, to show us this magical and precious recovery potion.

"In addition to giving it to this talented person named Fang Yi, I will also put it into the [Martial Arts Tournament] to help the talents loyal to the empire recover quickly from their injuries."

Following the [Minister's] words, Dotya, the alchemist who appeared young and beautiful but was actually an old woman, stepped down from the carriage.

The alchemist took out a bottle of potion of a strange color from his box and motioned Izo, who had a broken arm, to drink it.

Amidst everyone's astonishment and amazement, in just a few seconds, Izang, who had lost his arm, grew an arm out of thin air.

"A drug that can regenerate severed limbs? Who is that Fang Yi? The [Minister] is actually willing to offer such a thing to win him over."

"This is indeed the most valuable item! That man named Fang Yi is really lucky!"

"There's actually this kind of drug, and it looks like the production volume is quite high. Is this possible?"

Even Bud, who looked serious, rarely expressed his opinion.

"Ernest, you're actually willing to give away such a valuable item and invest it in the [Martial Arts Tournament]. I have to admit that you did a great job!"

But Fang Yi ignored everyone's shock and admiration.

Because he realized that there seemed to be something wrong with the Minister's medicine.

Just now, Fang Yi sensed the [Alien Affinity] effect brought by the [Relic] [Affinity Bamboo Tube], which took effect on Yi Zang's recovered arm.

(End of this chapter)