Poverty makes me capable of anything.

They soon arrived at a house in Edland.

The person who made the contact looked around and then led them inside. Several players were guarding the door.

"The people who came this time are quite powerful; they are all above level 50."

"Now is the time to do more tasks and accumulate contribution points, otherwise you won't get much when the big battle starts."

"Yes."

The sound grew fainter and fainter.

After the advance team members took their seats, the contact person served them tea.

There were no excessive formalities.

The pursuit of efficiency by Bureau 217 has eliminated many unnecessary procedures.

"You've come at the perfect time."

He didn't sit down, his expression serious, and his gaze finally fell on a middle-aged man wearing glasses, the leader of the advance team—Gino Zangwell.

“You should have heard about what happened in Pranti. In fact, those strangers also filmed a rather unclear video.”

The contact person projected the video onto the screen.

The video footage was constantly shaky because the player who started filming didn't have time to adjust anything before Anran hacked them to pieces.

But some things were still very clearly reflected, such as the tip of the [Hurricane] sword, and so on—

“This drone!” Meng Lan, who had been quietly drinking tea, suddenly stood up.

She knows her!

"what happened?"

“This drone is exactly the same as the one that appeared on Mina Star. I can’t possibly mistake something with such a distinct personal mark,” Meng Lan said firmly.

"That is to say..."

Gino looked around at the people around him.

"The woman who killed Liz is in that dungeon; she also has the ability to teleport."

“That must be it!” Meng Lan said.

A mechanic who can teleport is a formidable opponent!

His little face was very serious.

“I’m not sure if she’s joined the Pirate Alliance. I need to inform the minister about this first.” Gino stood up.

After half an hour.

An Ran suddenly noticed that a new hot post had appeared on the forum.

[The Assassin's Ladder quests have just been modified, and the reward has been increased to 2 million Biru, plus a 217th-tier position! Enhancement potions are provided to martial artists and psychics, and insider information is available to other knowledge-based classes!]

[This is an A-rank mission! The official reward is 500 million experience points, but there are hidden conditions too. Holy crap, this is at the level of a world boss!]

Previously, accepting this mission required being a Hummingbird-level assassin, but now anyone can take it.

Want to get rich? Want to become a hero among players? YES!

[Holy crap, I need to get there right now before the private spaceship to Baplo shuts down, and I can even do faction quests there!]

Objective: Safety.

"..."

Besides story-based bosses, world bosses are a favorite among players.

Some wild bosses cannot be spawned repeatedly, so the rewards are extremely rich. Some wild bosses can be spawned again, such as the sandworm, which has fewer rewards but is still very rich.

Not only players, but also some people are tempted at this moment.

"With so many people out at the same time, I might just join them and get some soup, and maybe I'll even get to eat the meat."

The 217th game was a big investment.

Unlike those hummingbird-level missions posted by individuals, this one is incredibly appealing.

An Ran's face immediately darkened.

If she pulls this stunt, a bunch of people will definitely bother her, so she can't let the plan fall apart.

And she's very angry right now.

If you can post tasks, why can't I?

"Assassinate the director of Bureau 217, and the reward is an M-8079-class spaceship worth 21 billion!" An Ran directly contacted Assassin's Ladder and registered a new account to post the mission.

"I'm sorry, we're not sure if you can afford the payment, so we can't post this task for you."

"..."

How dare they look down on me for being poor!

It cannot be repaired.

An Ran directly poured her own savings into the project, ultimately mortgaging 10.5 billion yuan, just one-third of her assets, before issuing the retaliatory task.

It's alright. If someone actually manages to complete it, they can just row one of those pirate ships out.

If this were to succeed, the benefits to the federation would be unimaginable.

The mission also does not restrict the level of the assassin you can take on.

Boom!

The two missions, which involved a clash of elements, immediately ignited the entire assassin community, including player forums.

Meanwhile, Enron had other plans.

“Although I’m already on a faction and can’t sneak in to slack off, but…” Her gaze fell on Heloise and Maggie.

Maggie's mental state is off, so...

"I'll go."

Having already reached level 50, Heloise, who possessed a BOSS-level stat boost, stepped forward voluntarily; it wouldn't do to refrain from doing anything.

Let Heloise infiltrate the enemy's headquarters with the identity of an assassin registered by Anran, and become a competent double agent.

They couldn't let the proactive Heloise down, so Anran stuffed a bunch of equipment into her hands.

Chapter 12 Rise up and resist the evil forces!

"Minister, something terrible has happened!"

In the command room of the 217th Bureau in Menbelen, a young woman in uniform hurriedly pushed open the door and walked in.

Some of the shrill voices almost made Minister Gary, who was drinking tea and looking at documents, spill his tea.

"Why are you so easily startled? Can't you be more composed like me?"

"..."

Huh? Minister, you're very composed?

I had so much to complain about that I almost wanted to vomit, but I held back in the end to avoid getting blown around by the hairdryer again.

"Speak, what is it?" Gary was pushed a little further away by the teacup.

The young woman quickly steered the conversation back to the main point: "Just a few minutes ago, a new mission was posted on the Assassin's Ladder. There are no restrictions on accepting this mission, the reward is a spaceship, and the target is you, Minister."

"what!"

Gary jumped up, and with a jolt of his hands and feet, the teacup finally tipped over.

Facing the fierce minister, the young woman took a small step back: "This message came from a new recruit from out of town in the department. I personally confirmed it, and there is indeed such a task."

"..."

The air was a bit stuffy.

The young woman continued, "Considering that this mission came out after we changed the rewards for that assassination mission, we have good reason to believe that this is a retaliatory move by the other side."

boom!

Gary stepped onto the coffee table.

"Let me see!" He stared at the young woman with a menacing gaze.

"Yes Yes."

The young woman swallowed hard, reached into her clothes, and pulled out a device the size of a fingernail from her inner pocket.

Gary skillfully operated the equipment and quickly found his target.

“M-8079, that’s the kind of spaceship pirates often use. Looks like she’s one of the Alliance members!” Gary muttered to himself.

A moment later, he suddenly spread his hands, looked up and revealed a hearty smile, as if it were the opening move of some kind of dance.

"Hahaha, this is hilarious!"

Gary, now middle-aged, suddenly gave a wicked smile, making the young woman uneasy. The minister was here again; where was his composure?

"They actually thought they could incite those assassins to kill me. Ridiculous, utterly ridiculous! This base has three layers of protection, inside and out. Even starship bombardment couldn't break through so many layers of protection in a short time. Those assassins? Utterly laughable. I'll stay in the base for a while and see what they can do to me."

Gary pointed and said, "I want to see how she can withstand so many people chasing her in a run-down place like Baplo. Once she dies, this mission will automatically disappear, so don't worry about it."

With a wave of his hand, he exuded confidence.

“Go back to your work,” Gary said.

"Yes, Minister." The young woman had been waiting for those words, and she turned and hurriedly left.

Just as she reached the door, the alarm in the room suddenly went off.

"Waaaaah..."

"..."

We've been attacked!

The system automatically switched to the screen showing the warning location.