Uncle here isn't your average office worker!

It definitely can't be counted. If it is, what will happen to his mission?

Looking at the two unexpected encounter quests that had just popped up, Roy thought to himself.

Unexpected Encounter: The Future of Whipblade: Exploring the Future of the Whipblade Knight

[Unexpected Encounter: Marner's New Home: Marner has begun preparations to rebuild his Lightside Mansion. Help him.]

Neither mission seems particularly difficult. "The Future of Whipblade," as the name suggests, is a mission concerning Whipblade Rider Zofia. In the original storyline, the reason Zofia, a left-handed person, can only use her right hand is because she severely injured her left hand during the Round of 16 of the Major against Rift Rider, a injury that would never heal.

Now, Rift Knight has lost to Roy, and his companion Storm Knight has been found to have used contraband and illegally modified armor. Although he was not caught on the spot, his reputation has plummeted. As a lackey of the Business Federation, it is almost impossible for him to continue participating in the Major.

Whipblade Knight will no longer encounter Rift Knight, who counters her in every way. What will her future hold?

The mission didn't provide specific requirements or objectives, only a general suggestion; the rest was up to Roy's own judgment. In other words, Roy could choose to be a witness, observing what kind of opponents Zofia would face and what her fate would be in this altered history. But at the same time, he could also be a participant, personally guiding the Whipblade Knights towards a new future.

"I'll talk to Zofia another day."

As for the task of getting Marna's new house, Roy didn't have any good ideas. Help him? What could he possibly do to help Marna? Hadn't he already received the prize money from the competition?

Could it be that I should recommend some house styles to him?

Then Roy had to tell him the legend of the basement of Treson College.

In short, the mission is not yet complete. It's not that Roy particularly enjoys playing in the Majors; he has no interest in provoking the Business Federation. However, he is very interested in earning mission rewards by provoking the Business Federation!

Roy waved to Hintria, and to prevent Platinum from asking any further questions, asked first:

"Let's not talk about that. But Little Platinum, what brings you here so early in the morning?"

Hinterlea pursed her lips and nodded.

It was only 8 a.m., and she had just arrived at Roy's room at 7 a.m. Normally, at this time, she would still be sleeping in her warm bed. The reason she was in such a hurry to find Roy was that she had something important to report.

"Master, the BOSS gave me a task a while ago."

Platinum paused, then, under Roy's curious gaze, continued:

"She asked me to select people from the Unarmored Alliance to form a special extra squad, codenamed [Fuse]."

"【fuse】?"

Roy was stunned.

In his memory, Xuan Tie, that shady old hunter, although he often caused trouble, had never actually given orders beyond his rank. This was the first time he had ever heard of someone bypassing Roy and Monique to give orders directly to Little White Gold.

Moreover, this mission is none other than forming a secret unit?

Throughout history, secret units have generally been established for one of three purposes: First, as a backup plan to save the day when the situation is unfavorable, such as Sima Yi's elite assassins. Second, to monitor enemy movements and gather intelligence on subordinates and the enemy to gain an advantage in battle, such as the Ming Dynasty's Embroidered Uniform Guard. Third, for secret operations that cannot be known to outsiders, a dedicated secret unit is formed, most typically the seemingly mysterious disappearances of veterans who were actually developing nuclear weapons.

What is the purpose of forming the [Fuse] team?

What exactly is this fuse meant to protect or prevent?

It can't be me?

Roy clicked his tongue, looked at Hinterlea, and said:

Have you told Monique about this?

Hinterlea immediately shook her head: "No, the boss said that he can only tell you this much."

That's the most you can tell me?

Why can you tell me that I'm considered an insider?

This made Roy even more puzzled. If the fuse squad was guarding against him, there was no reason why Xuan Tie would authorize Bai Jin to let him know about this. If they weren't guarding against him, then why would they draw elites from the Wuzhou Alliance and their squads to form a secret team with such a strange code name?

Just as Roy was wondering what was going on, the anonymous phone rang as always, regardless of the atmosphere or the time.

Roy's already furrowed brows tightened even more. He raised his hand to stop Hinterlea from speaking, hesitated for a moment, then answered the phone, greeting her in a relaxed tone:

"Boss? Today is my day off, I'm not working!"

“Well done, Roy.” Xuan Tie’s altered voice rang out again, this time with a hint of amusement in it. “Do you know what just happened?”

“What?” Roy asked.

Xuan Tie chuckled and replied, "Someone gave you a mission. The objective is simple: assassinate Roy."

Xuan Tie awaited Roy's surprised or playful reply, but unexpectedly, Roy's first instinctive question was:

How much am I worth?

Volume 1: Chapter 61 The Killer Plays House

Looking at the conference room where two seats were already empty, the Regenerative Pharmaceuticals director's face was full of sarcasm.

"What did I say back then? I told you long ago, instead of going through all those fancy schemes and tricks, why not just order the Unarmored Alliance to assassinate that Roy guy? Wouldn't that solve everything?"

His gaze swept over the silent crowd, finally settling on reporter Kane. Kane had been the one who confidently presented one so-called brilliant plan after another; and now?

"Now look what's happened. The plan has failed, and we've even lost two of our directors. The Oversight Council won't let this opportunity pass. Judges from the National Assembly's Oversight Council faction have already launched investigations into Woma Heavy Industries and Peak Sports. Those two are currently extremely busy. If you don't want to end up like them, then listen to me and use the Unarmored Alliance!"

"Kane, don't you think so?"

Hearing the sarcastic tone of the Rebirth Pharmaceuticals director, Kane curled his lip, looking somewhat disdainful, but he didn't dare to voice his objection.

The Business Federation also has several factions, and the Rebirth Pharmaceuticals director is not in the same faction as him. He pursues long-term interests, wants to expand overseas, plot against Columbia, and dominate Terra, while the Rebirth Pharmaceuticals director only wants to make money. In his mind, he probably doesn't even want to completely take over Casimir.

Unfortunately, he had no choice but to rely on the Business Federation; otherwise, he alone would be powerless to confront the major capitalists of Colombia. He had hoped to establish his authority within the Business Federation through the success of these two plans, thereby gradually gaining control of it. However, he never expected that not only would the plans fail twice, but he would also suffer heavy losses.

Now, even without looking up, Kane can feel the unfriendly gazes of his colleagues.

Now was not the time to refute. He wisely judged this and chose to remain silent under questioning from the Regeneron Pharmaceuticals board.

Seeing that reporter Kane dared not speak, Rebirth Pharmaceuticals director Amar gave a disapproving snort, turned around, and began again:

"Now, let's vote. Those who support deploying the Unarmored Alliance, raise your hands."

He was the first to raise his hand, and several other directors followed suit, except for the directors from reporter Kane's faction, who remained silent.

With the number of people failing to reach two-thirds, Aimar's expression grew increasingly grim.

"You've made a mess of things and can't come up with a solution, what else do you want to do?"

"Inviting guests, beheading, taking them in as dogs. This is nothing," the CEO of Wine Report laughed. "Two failed little plans, no need to be so nervous. Roy is a talent; before beheading him, why not try taking him in as a dog first?"

“Go ahead and try!” Amar gritted his teeth. Roy had already caused him considerable losses; he didn’t have the time to spend even more money corrupting a troublesome character.

Wouldn't killing be more straightforward?

Having already made up her mind, Amar stopped talking to them and left the meeting room indignantly.

The CEO of Wine Report turned around and shrugged at Kane:

What are your plans next?

Kane pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Do as you say."

Meanwhile, after leaving the conference room, Amar didn't leave the Business Federation immediately. He returned to his office, pressed the call button, and said:

"Have the contact person come over."

Soon, a Liberian woman in a suit arrived at the office.

"Unarmored Alliance liaison, at your service. Mr. Director, what can I do for you?"

"There is a mission that requires the use of Azure Gold-level Unarmored Alliance members."

The contact person nodded and asked, "Understood. Do you have the association's official seal?"

Aymar's eyelids twitched slightly. In front of the contact, he opened a drawer, took out a stamp, and stamped it on the dispatch order handed to him by the contact.

After a quick check of the dispatch order, the liaison looked up again and glanced at Aymar.

"What's wrong?" Amar asked.

“It’s nothing, Director.” The liaison shook his head, put the dispatch order in his pocket, bowed to Aima, and turned to leave.

........

"The insects of the Business Federation seem to have really lost their minds, daring to issue a kill order against a knight with a rising reputation, and even directly dispatching Azure Gold."

Over the phone, Xuan Tie clicked his tongue in amazement,

"You're in real danger now. This is the Azure Gold Rank of the Unarmored Alliance. There are very few people in the entire Great Knight Territory who can escape their pursuit! Why don't you take my advice and hide in the countryside?"

Roy chuckled and followed up with a joke:

"Yeah, this is really a life-or-death situation for me. Those are the Azure Gold Realm experts, I've heard they're unparalleled masters. How can my skills possibly be a match for them? Um, boss, how about you settle my wages and I just pack up and run away?"

"You still want your salary?" Xuan Tie exclaimed in surprise.

Roy's smile froze: "Then I'll have to consider defecting to the enemy, after all, they're offering quite a lot."

"Then the Xuan Tie Grandmaster is about to make his move."

Listening to the two's nonsensical conversation, Hinterlea felt her worldview gradually collapsing.

It wasn't like this the time you called me. You were very serious that time, weren't you, Boss?

And what about Master Roy? Won't things go wrong if he talks to Xuan Tie like that? Talking about switching jobs in front of the boss, this is the Wuzhu Alliance, after all. Will he really be able to survive if he switches jobs?

Just as Platinum was in a state of confusion, the door to the room suddenly opened again, and Monique calmly walked in, having put away her umbrella. Upon seeing the two people inside, she stopped, and the shopping basket she was carrying fell to the ground.

"What are you doing here?" Monique asked somewhat awkwardly.

Roy was taken aback and asked, "Isn't this my home? Monique, where did you get the room key?"