Uncle here isn't your average office worker!

Monique turned her head away, blushing, unsure how to answer: "Uh..."

"It was given to her by me." Fortunately, Xuan Tie's voice came through the phone, helping her out of the predicament in time.

Upon hearing the BOSS's voice, Monique immediately realized what was happening, looked at Roy, and asked, "A mission?"

Roy didn't dwell on where Xuan Tie got his room key, but looked at Monique and his phone with a hint of curiosity, and nodded: "There's a mission, do you want to take it?"

"Isn't this for you?"

"I most likely won't be able to finish it."

"Hmm?" Monique frowned in confusion. Although she was very busy with the mission, she still managed to watch the replay of Roy's match. Judging from the strength Roy showed in the match, what mission couldn't he complete?

However, since he had already said so, Monique agreed, "Then leave it to me. What task?"

"Come and assassinate me."

Roy said that Monique, who was drinking water, choked and coughed.

Roy chuckled and continued, "Considering you can't beat me, close combat and assassination are out of the question, it would be easy to be exposed. Let's not use force, let's use a softer approach, let's put on a show, remember to make it look convincing."

"Use all sorts of tricks, from self-inflicted injury to double-crossing, from multiple layers of scheming to seduction, and from the beauty trap."

"What plan?" Monique felt that Roy had no good intentions, especially after the last plan was revealed.

What do you want to do? Playing house as a hitman?

Volume 1: Chapter 62 The Business Federation's Attraction

[Your Knight Terminal has received a new message]

[KGCC: Roy Knight, please go to the Knights Association between 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM today to draw lots to determine your opponent for the next round.]

Seeing Charne, dressed in a suit and tie and smiling broadly, Roy decisively chose to ignore him, stepping aside to walk past Charne and greeting the bewildered receptionist behind him: "Good afternoon, may I ask where the match draw is held?"

The receptionist looked somewhat confused, glanced around instinctively, and asked, "The lottery drawing site?"

"Ahem, Mr. Roy, we're friends, after all. It hurts me to be ignored like this."

Charne, who had been left out, suppressed the twitching corner of his mouth, turned around, patted Roy on the shoulder, and said in a familiar tone.

Roy, showing no mercy, took a few steps back, raised his hand in a "baa" gesture, and refused:

"No, don't get involved. I'm here for the draw for the next round of the competition. It's not good to get too close to your opponent's agent. I don't want any random gossip about me in tomorrow's wine newspaper."

Charn quickly shook his head and introduced himself righteously, "No, no. I am honored to be in charge of the draw. Please follow me."

He stepped aside, extended his hand, and led Roy through the passage to the inner area.

Roy glanced at him and followed him toward the inner conference room.

In the conference room lobby, two knights and another spokesperson were already seated. Upon seeing Roy and Charne enter, the other spokesperson immediately stood up, extended his hand to Roy, and greeted him:

"Long time no see, Lord Roy."

Are we on good terms?

Looking at the bearded, bespectacled old acquaintance before him who had tripped him up before, Roy nodded politely and said:

"Hello, Your Excellency the spokesperson."

“Just call me McGee.” McGee awkwardly withdrew his hand, a forced smile on his face, and glanced at Charlene beside him. Charlene gave him a reassuring look, then stepped forward, standing between the two who didn't seem to get along, and tried to smooth things over with a smile:

"Lord Roy, please don't be too nervous. Let me introduce you. These two are your and Sir Marna's opponents in this round, the Sarkaz Brothers Knights."

Roy's gaze followed Charne's words to the two Sarkaz sitting silently across the long table.

Clad in heavy black armor and tattered cloaks, with heavy axes and longbows displayed on weapon racks behind them—clearly their weapons—and their signature Sarkaz horns with one broken off, their identities were obvious.

[Corruption] and [Decline]. Originally released by the Business Federation as a trump card to eliminate Maria Nearl during the 24th Major, the two pitiful Sarkaz brothers had lost their minds and were nothing but flesh and blood machines capable of thinking only of fighting, killing, and obeying orders. They had been ruthlessly modified by the Business Federation, with even a corner of their bodies cut off.

Did you not expect that their suffering had already begun four years ago?

Roy pursed his lips. He wasn't a person with overflowing sympathy, but seeing someone tortured like this still made him feel somewhat sad.

"So, they are my opponents?"

Composing himself so that Charlene and McKee wouldn't notice the sadness in his eyes, Roy asked calmly.

Charné nodded, but immediately changed the subject, saying, "However, they can also be your friends."

Roy frowned: "What do you mean?"

McGee coughed lightly, joining the conversation, and said:

"Mr. Roy, the Business Federation deeply admires your strength and principles. It is rare to find someone like you who adheres to the three no's principle, refuses any sponsorship, and has managed to get to where you are today through sheer strength. Therefore, in view of the misunderstandings and unpleasantness that have occurred between us before, the Business Federation also hopes to make some compensation to you."

compensate?

Roy understood immediately. "Oh, so that's why you guys were being so mysterious. After all this time, you just wanted to 'give me a favor,' huh?"

No problem, no problem. Roy isn't some kind of knight of honor. How could he refuse a benefit that's offered to him?

Raising an eyebrow, Roy asked with a subtle expression, "I also think that a reputable business association would never do such dishonorable things. These must all be misunderstandings."

Having received Roy's approval, McGee and Charnette exchanged a glance and nodded in agreement.

As expected, Roy wasn't the second Shining Knight, stubbornly sticking to his own path. The fact that he was willing to let the Business Federation off the hook in the Storm Knights' arena meant that he was still willing to negotiate, leaving a door open for communication between him and the Business Federation.

Capital loves negotiation the most. If you can sit down and talk, there's nothing that can't be resolved; it's just a matter of whether the benefits offered are enough.

It would be a blessing to reach a reconciliation, and even better if Roy could be recruited! With Roy's current popularity, anyone who can cooperate with him, even if it's not a traditional sponsorship or forming a knight order, but just taking some everyday photos and signing autographs, could make a fortune!

This is a huge achievement! Seeing that Roy was willing to cooperate, McGee didn't hesitate and offered:

"Of course, if you, Knight Roy, are willing, you and Knight Marna can rest assured about the next round of the competition."

"Both of them greatly admire the reputation of the Meteor Knight. If you could just demonstrate the power of the Great Wilderness Meteor, they would be happy to surrender immediately!"

Surrendering might be a clumsy way to throw a match, but if it were anyone else, surrendering after just one move would earn them a year of public ridicule. But Roy is different. His strength and reputation are recognized throughout Kazimierz, and countless knights idolize him. What's wrong with surrendering against someone like that? Many people would love to surrender but don't even have the chance!

If we just let those two Sarkaz go up and ask for autographs or photos, not only will the audience not suspect anything, but it will also become a great story – the final battle of the qualifiers! Meteor Knight subdued his opponent without a fight, successfully breaking through the doubles match and advancing to the knockout stage!

How pleasant it sounds to say that!

But Roy didn't look particularly happy; he just asked in confusion, "Uh... do you think I can't beat them?"

Corruption and decay aren't that strong either; Roy has absolutely no reason to fix the match, and this offer isn't very tempting for him. If the Business Federation has only offered this much, Roy has really overestimated the Federation's intelligence.

Seeing Roy's displeasure, Charlene shrugged at McKee with a "See, I told you so" look, then turned to McKee and, under McKee's reluctant expression, said:

"Of course, it's not just that. Lord Roy, as far as I know, you and Miss Candle Knight are very good friends, right?"

"This knight from Letania has been plagued by trouble and controversy in Kazimierz. With a nod, the Merchants' Guild can guarantee that Miss Candle Knight's future will no longer be disturbed by any trivial matters. She will be able to live a stable and peaceful life as a legitimate and compliant Kazimierz citizen and knightly noble, and do what she wants."

According to the Federation's assessment, Roy himself has no bad habits or hobbies that can be used as a breakthrough. As a knight, his life is very simple, even more so than that of the Radiant Knight—at least the Radiant Knight has a family. Roy's background is still a mystery to the Federation.

However, although they couldn't find a way to get to Roy himself, they had another option: to try their best with the people around Roy.

For example, Miss Candle Knight.

The slander from the Wine Gazette, the alienation of the Knights of the Sanctuary, the spokesperson Mr. McKee who gave Charn a special look, and the pursuit of the heir of the Rose Gazette all annoyed her greatly.

All of these things would be swept away if Roy simply nodded. Moreover, the Commercial Federation was even willing to cooperate with the Supervisory Council to proactively help Viviana escape her current predicament of being caught between two worlds, Letania and Casimir, and become a true, noble knight, enjoying privileges and freedom from restrictions.

"This also applies to those whom Lord Roy will choose in the future."

Charné added,

“They will all be friends of the business association.”

Roy rubbed his chin with interest.

Volume 1: Chapter 63 Roy Assassinated?

Stability and peace.

Such an ordinary yet rare term. Even in the world before Roy's transmigration, conflict and struggle still occurred all over the world, and peaceful and stable lives existed only among a few people in a few regions. Not to mention the present-day Terra.

Roy, familiar with the plot, knew very well that despite the current peaceful and prosperous appearance of Terra, a series of major upheavals would unfold in the years to come after 1093. From the Chernobog Incident in Ursus to the Siege of Lontinim in Victoria, from the Queen of Letania losing her voice to the Battle of Yumen in the Great Yan, the entire land would quickly descend into turmoil and war.

Moreover, what Roy feared most, the truly apocalyptic catastrophe—the Second Great Quiet—was still brewing. Recalling the arrogant so-called "Declaration of Unity" of the Agorians, Roy felt that its effect was probably not as good as the Lateran Conference of Nations.

At times like these, seeking stability for friends seems like a good choice.

Although the Business Federation is a group of profit-driven capitalists, they are still a force to be reckoned with. Furthermore, since the future of Kazimierz doesn't experience a major upheaval similar to that of Victoria in the story, their promises and guarantees still carry considerable weight unless Hai Si actually goes ashore. As for if Hai Si does go ashore, then everyone's doomed, and nothing else matters.

Moreover, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Unarmored Alliance will likely go underground in the future, and the [Originium Cloud] company, which exists as a substitute, will also join the Business Federation. In this way, reaching an agreement with the Business Federation in advance would not be considered aiding the enemy.

Since you want to do me a favor, Roy doesn't mind using his influence to his advantage. He doesn't even need to play the subservient card; he just needs to verbally agree to get benefits. Why wouldn't he do something so good? Besides, if he agrees, he agrees. If he wants to slap the Business Federation in the face later, do you think they can stop him?

Having weighed the pros and cons, Roy nodded happily, then nodded to Charne, his tone becoming more polite:

"That would really be a problem for Mr. Charné and the Business Federation."

Hearing Roy's reply, Charlene finally breathed a sigh of relief. Good thing he agreed. People in their line of work are most afraid of troublemakers like Margaret, who not only refuse to negotiate terms but also seem determined to cause trouble. What good does that do besides making everyone unhappy?

People like Roy, who are savvy and know what's good for them, are the kind of people they admire.

With a sigh of relief, Charnet extended his hand and shook hands with Roy, saying:

"Then we'll arrange for these two knights to surrender on the field, and all you need to do is put on a Great Wilderness Starfall performance?"

Unexpectedly, Roy shook his head and refused:

"No, forget about this one."