Uncle here isn't your average office worker!

Seeing Roy's relaxed and smiling demeanor, showing no sign of taking it seriously, Charnette clicked her tongue and warned again:

"Don't underestimate the Unarmored Alliance. They might send out Azure Gold Grandmasters, who are true hunters. No conventional unit within the Great Knight Territory is a match for them. There's no need to fight them. Just stop them and ensure the Blood Knights retreat safely home. Understand?"

Roy forced a smile that was about to burst out laughing and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Understood."

P.S.: Hedgehog Cat has switched to manual review, so I don't know how long it will take to post. The group number I saw is 771840877.

Volume 1: Chapter 27 Xuan Tie: The Hunter's Intuition!

[You have accepted the mission: Prevent the Unarmored Alliance from seizing the Azure Throne and assassinate the Blood Knight, De Caiopolis.]

[Mission Completion Condition: Dicaipoli survives (1/1)]

[Preventing the Azure Throne (0/2)]

Upon hearing the mission notification in his mind, Roy's face practically lit up with a smile.

As he walked towards Viviana's lounge, he took out his phone and dialed Monique's number. Monique's curious voice quickly came through the receiver:

"Roy? What's up?"

Roy: "Nothing, just wondering what your mission is tonight?"

On the other side, Monique raised an eyebrow in surprise. Roy suddenly called to ask her if she had a mission that night. What did that mean?

After considering her schedule for the evening, Monique confirmed that she didn't have any urgent tasks to complete. She was free; perhaps Roy wanted to make up for the date Xuan Tie had abruptly called her away for this morning?

Thinking back to the words she had inadvertently let slip before seeing Roy off, Monique suddenly felt there was a good chance of it. She nodded excitedly, and as she walked towards the wardrobe to change into something nicer, she replied, "It's okay, I'm perfectly fine!"

Roy said happily, "Oh, that's good. Then you should get some rest. I remember your period is coming soon, so drink plenty of hot water."

"Deng Deng——"

The call ended with a ringing tone. Monique held her phone to her ear, her long dress dangling in mid-air. After a moment, she tentatively called out, "Hello? Hello? Roy?"

"You son of a bitch! How dare you make fun of me!"

She tossed the dress back into the closet, slammed the door shut with a thud, and fell backward onto the large bed. But after a moment, she seemed to realize something and became puzzled.

My period is coming soon, should I drink more hot water?

My relative isn't in Victoria... wait, he can't be talking about that!

"Damn it," Monique's face flushed as if it were burning, she touched her lower abdomen, rolled over, and buried her head in the pillow. "How does he even know this kind of thing? Why does he remember such things? Does he care about me?"

With her mind in a jumble, Monique tossed and turned in bed for a long time until her anonymous phone rang, interrupting her rambling thoughts.

There was only one person who would call her and Roy via anonymous phone: their boss, Xuan Tie Dawei of the Wuzhou Alliance.

Not daring to delay, Monique took out her phone and answered the call:

"Is there a mission, Boss?"

Xuan Tie coughed lightly, not revealing his purpose, but instead asked, "Ahem, what are you doing right now?"

Monique looked at the kettle and the hot water in her cup and replied, "Drink more hot water."

"Huh?" Xuan Tie was taken aback, clearly not understanding Monique's meaning, but that didn't matter. He continued, "Has Roy contacted you?"

“I just got in touch,” Monique replied, rubbing her warm belly after drinking the hot water. “He told me to take care of myself and drink more hot water.”

Xuan Tie twitched his nose, glanced at the phone in his hand with surprise, and confirmed that it was Monique's number.

Strange, when I listen to Monique speak, I smell a sour, foul odor.

And that guy Roy, not only did he not hand in the mission, but he hasn't even called him yet. Instead, he called Monique to tell her to take care of herself.

Tsk, the kids' grown up, they're impossible to control now.

Knowing that Roy was alright, Xuan Tie breathed a slight sigh of relief. He acknowledged Roy's professional competence, and it was already two hours past noon, and the Blood Knight hadn't appeared on the qualifier field, meaning the mission to stop the Blood Knight should have been accomplished.

The rest is none of the Wuzhou Alliance's business.

Seeing that Xuan Tie hadn't spoken for a while, Monique took the initiative to ask, "Boss? Is there a mission?"

Xuan Tie hesitated for a moment. To be honest, he didn't have any tasks at hand right now, but as expected, a small job arranged by a certain spokesperson tonight would give him an extra task. But after thinking for a while, he decided that such a small matter didn't require Monique's help.

The Unarmored Alliance isn't just about the Azure Gold rank; there's also the new Platinum rank, who takes on half the work of the Azure Gold rank. Just let her work overtime if needed.

As a newcomer, you should gain more experience; otherwise, how can you expect to reach the Platinum rank?

With a clear conscience, Xuan Tie immediately decided to let Monique continue her sour talk with Roy: "There's no mission, get some rest. The Grand Knight Territory is beautiful at night, how about inviting Roy to go out for a stroll together?"

"Huh?" Unexpectedly, Xuan Tie said these words to her, and Monique's mood, which had just calmed down, was once again in turmoil.

Am I being that obvious?

No, what's with the "obvious" and "not obvious" stuff! She's tired of seeing the Grand Knights at night, what's so interesting about that? Besides, going out with that clueless Roy is pointless. She'd rather call Hinterlea!

Oh, it seems like Citronella is still working overtime.

That Roy isn't out of the question either, if he takes the initiative to sincerely invite her.

"..."

"Just this once."

Monique took out her phone and called Roy back. Roy's surprised voice came from the other end: "Monique, what's wrong?"

"free tonight?"

"..." Roy turned his head to look at Viviana, who was smiling and had stepped aside to a safe distance, indicating that Roy could take the call without worry, and replied, "Uh, there really is something."

".....Tsk!" After a long silence, Monique clicked her tongue in annoyance and hung up the phone.

Damn man!

The blue-haired Feilin downed the hot water in one gulp and slammed the cup hard on the table with a loud thud.

"It's not like you need two people to go shopping."

Stubbornly, Monique turned around, opened the wardrobe, and took out the long dress again.

............

[Mercenary Mission: Prevent the Unarmored Alliance from seizing the Azure Gold Throne and assassinate the Blood Knight, De Caiopolis.]

[Mission Completion Condition: Dicaipoli survives (1/1)]

[Preventing the Azure Throne (1/2)]

Looking at the progress bar showing 1/2 complete, Roy muttered to himself with righteous indignation:

"The Blood Knight and I are close friends and brothers. How could I possibly lay a hand on him?"

The task progress bar is not responding.

Do not believe?

Roy pursed his lips and said again, "I'm going out with Viviana tonight, I don't have time to assassinate the Blood Knight."

[Preventing the Azure Throne (2/2)]

[Ding—Task completed. Current task progress (8/10)]

Two more tasks to complete, and you'll be able to unlock a new module!

In high spirits, Roy put down the phone, looked at Viviana standing not far away, nodded, and said:

"All right."

"It may be presumptuous of me, but who made the call to Mr. Roy?" Viviana showed unusual curiosity.

She vaguely heard a woman's voice.

“My good colleague is probably trying to get me to work overtime,” Roy said. “Where were we?”

Seeing that Roy was unwilling to talk about it further, Viviana could only keep the matter of Roy's "colleague" to herself and continued:

"Um...about the wife of your former subordinate who escaped from Letania."

P.S.: Hedgehog Cat now uses manual review, which is very slow. So if you see that I haven't updated, it's not because I haven't written anything, but because my application hasn't been approved.

Volume 1: Chapter 28 It's a pity there was no bloodshed.

Former Platinum-ranking member of the Unarmored Alliance, Hemlock, was severely criticized and dismissed by the Black Iron Boss for engaging in an unauthorized office romance without reporting it to his superiors and for allegedly leaking the Unarmored Alliance's trade secrets. The dismissal notice was personally delivered by Roy and Monique, both Azure-ranking members.

However, due to some trouble encountered along the way, the task was ultimately not completed by Roy. Instead, Xuan Tie personally took charge and resolved the problems. This became one of the few tasks that Roy was unable to complete satisfactorily.

However, this seemingly simple dismissal controversy has far-reaching implications, all stemming from the unusual woman that the former Platinum employee fell for.

"I don't know the specific identity of the Leitanian you mentioned, but based on your description, she doesn't seem to be very good at playing musical instruments?"

Viviana, a Letanian, pinched the tip of her nose with a hint of hesitation, indicating that she was deep in thought.

Without a name, without origin, without even a clear description of appearance, finding someone in this land based solely on a single characteristic is incredibly difficult. Yet, this characteristic happens to be remarkably representative of Letania.

"Perhaps you could investigate the nearest Letania village, or the slums of Letania city; you might find something useful." (The car)

Viviana paused slightly, then added, "They could also be in areas where infected people congregate."

There are only two possibilities for a Letanian not to play a musical instrument: either they are in dire straits, or they are extremely poor. And such people are typically found only in slums or among the infected.

Roy fell into deep thought upon hearing this.

Viviana's suggestion reminded him of many things. During an event hosted by a certain Terranton champion named Black Key, who wished to remain anonymous, he had learned some information about Letania. This country differed from the other land nations, managing the infected more leniently, even designating specific settlements for them within cities. However, this wasn't because Letania's society was particularly enlightened. In fact, as a nation that revered magic and was known as the land of sorcerers, Letania mostly treated the infected as "useful tools" and "experimental materials." There were even rumors that some noble sorcerers living deep in their towers would specifically raise infected within their territories as guinea pigs to test the effects of magic. The conservatism of their society was comparable to that of Ursus.

Due to the deeply entrenched aristocratic system, every city in Letania is clearly divided into three areas: first, the infected population area; second, the commoners' area; and third, the upper city, or the noble area—without exception. ⑨