What were you doing before the end of the world? Are you going to be an assassin?

"You... don't plan to stay here?" Nadezhda tried to make one last effort.

After defecting from the Empire and assassinating a minister, perhaps only the Revolutionary Army could tolerate this daring assassin.

"Can you stop Esdeath from here?" Connor played with the [Five Visions Universal], and the mighty imperial weapon was no different from a stone in his hand.

Nadezhda was silent. They knew that they would not be able to stop Esdeath with just their [Night Raid].

"let it go."

Connor turned and walked away, reaching the edge of the canyon.

"Huh?! Man, where are you going?" Brand shouted from a distance from Connor. You don't have to jump off a cliff if you can't come to an agreement, right? At least let your brother treat you to a meal!

Connor looked back at Brand and the night raiders, put on his hood, and jumped out.

"Walk in darkness, serve the light. Nothing is real, everything is permitted."

A leap of faith!

72. Smile like the god Sima Yi

Connor had been waiting for a long time in the prism space. The colorful light flashing on the prism seemed to be settling his task.

Main Quest: Assassinate Minister Ernest

Task status: Completed

Intelligence mission: Collect information on imperial equipment. (Imperial equipment, dangerous types)

The founding emperor made 48 imperial instruments, and 31 of them are still in existence.

任务状态：帝具录入26/31；普通危险种血液101滴、特极危险种血液1滴、超级危险种血液1滴。完成度，优秀。

Mission rewards: Prism integrated imperial tool, experience, and prism points.

First is the panel part.

After killing the super dangerous species and gaining 240 experience points, Connor, who had completed the main mission and intelligence mission excellently, was directly upgraded by two levels, from a Level 3 Qualified Person to a Level 5 Qualified Person, with 10 free attribute points. The two upgrades brought 2 points of all attribute improvement and 2 prism points.

In addition, completing a memory world mission increased his magic power by one point. He added three free attribute points to each attribute and the remaining 1 point to speed. Connor spent all the free attribute points in one go.

Next is the skill part. The skill [Summon Force] has been upgraded from entry level to elementary level during use. Connor used two prism points to stack the skill proficiency to advanced level. He originally wanted to stack it to the top-level Grandmaster in one go, but when he reached the advanced level, he could no longer click any more.

Prism: The rank of the qualified person is insufficient. Please complete the upgrade challenge.

It was advanced, so Connor asked while the prism was integrating the imperial equipment: "Can I return the target of [Force Summon] if it is changed?"

Prism: "Yes, the cooldown period is one month, and you can use Prism Points to cancel the cooldown."

"Then change the summon target from the Colossal Titan to Esdeath."

Considering the situation after returning to the main world, the Colossal Titan's indiscriminate nuclear explosion attack would be difficult to use. But it would be different if it was Esdeath.

Prism reminded: "The Qualified One can only summon characters with whom the Qualified One has a deep bond."

Connor: "I bet Esdeath will want to slit my throat when she finds out she's been tricked."

Prism: ...

Prism's already limited computing power is even more stretched.

After a while, Prism said, "The target of [Force Call] has been successfully switched. The target with high proficiency will have some memories created with the qualified person, making it easier to understand the qualified person's attack commands."

Connor:…

Prism didn't care what Connor, who "didn't die", thought about. After flashing at high frequency for a while, it finally calmed down.

"The integration of the imperial weapon is complete - [Forerunner Apple of Eden], please bind it if you are qualified."

A golden apple suddenly appeared out of nowhere in the transparent prism, and passed through the prism as if it had penetrated a transparent bubble, and fell into Connor's hands.

Nourishing~

Connor only felt a burning sensation in his hand, and in the blink of an eye he established a connection with the golden apple. As long as he didn't die, the golden apple would not be lost.

【Forerunner Apple of Eden】:

An item created by integrating the information of many imperial tools and extremely dangerous species and adding the power of prism.

Prism: Detected 3D Mobile Gear, Master Assassin Suit, Battle Axe·Enchanted Armor Breaking, Bow·Normal, and enabled fusion.

Prism: Fusion is successful. Qualified people can use the [Apple of Eden] to transform into the equipment they need.

Connor half-believingly pictured the Master Assassin suit in his mind. Almost without any delay, the light from the golden apple shining on him changed into the appearance of a hooded assassin, and it seemed as if there was something tied to his arms!

Hidden Blade!

Swish!

With Connor's skill, even the hidden blade was brought out! What kind of assassin is an assassin without a hidden blade!

Connor originally planned to make a set of hidden blades in the industrial city in the giant world or the imperial capital in the Zanmei world. But the giant world did not give him time. The craftsmen in the imperial capital had deteriorated seriously and could not get materials comparable to the imperial equipment in a short time, so Connor did not take a fancy to it. After all, the imperial equipment itself is very fragile. What if the hidden blade is not durable?

As a result, the prism actually melted into a hidden blade for him!

What about the 3D maneuvering device?

Connor really likes the feeling of flying between buildings on the 3D Maneuvering Device, but due to the requirements of operating the 3D Maneuvering Device, both of his hands are covered with triggers and blades, and he has to switch equipment if he wants to do anything else.

[Apple of Eden] There was another flash of golden light, and Connor felt as if there was something extra on his body.

The three-dimensional mobile device is back, and it has become a version where each part can be displayed separately and operated by magic. Now Connor's hands are completely free.

Apart from these, the battle axe is still the same battle axe, and the properties of the enchantment have not changed at all, it is just more convenient to collect.

After playing with the one-click costume function for a long time, Connor, wearing Ezio's most gorgeous assassin master suit in Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, began to study the other functions of the [Precursor Apple of Eden].

After fusing so many imperial weapons and the blood of a super dangerous species, there must be some results, right?

This sight made Connor ecstatic.

No wonder I didn’t trigger many tasks and get rewards in the memory world. It turns out this is a copy for brushing equipment!

[Forerunner Apple of Eden] has the ability to evolve with the qualified ones. Each time an effect is activated, it consumes a little magic power - [Evil Ghost]

Current stage unlocks:

[Rapid Assassination]: The Apple of Eden projects a long-range flying item to mark and shoot at a distant enemy. The qualified person will then move to the marked position. This item can be used continuously, consuming only one mana. (Currently, it can be used continuously 1 times) - [Dimensional Conversion·Shangri-La]

[Shadow of Nyx]: When not causing conflict, it will be invisible like a shadow and can enter the invisible state. ——[Evil Ghost Haunting·Operation Armor]

[Chaos Ring]: Releases a sudden shock wave, stunning all enemies in the vicinity and causing damage. ——[Earthquake·Heavy Pressure]

[Blood Rage]: Continuously attack a single enemy, absorbing up to 4 points of magic power. ——[Blood Collection·Extreme Speed Absorption]

[War God Fury]: No consumption. The qualified person remains in the prime state, and no one's attack can kill you. You can use all your abilities without consumption, and the duration is 10 seconds. ——[Super Jet Bakshim]

Qualified Person Panel:

Name: Connor

Status: Qualified

Level: Level 5 (Experience: 627/2000)

Rank: None (upgrade challenge available)

Strength: 15→22

Stamina: 14→19

Agility: 13→20

Mana: 3

Lucky:?

自由属性点：力量+3敏捷+1，耐力+3力量+1，敏捷+3力量+1

Equipment Card:

Prism, [Forerunner Apple of Eden]

Inherent skills:

[Parkour][Screwing][Eagle Vision·Intermediate][Disappear·Intermediate][3D Maneuvering·Intermediate][Reunion·Intermediate][Force Summoning·Advanced·Esdeath][Charge Heavy Attack·Elementary][Flame Attack][Predator Shot]

Traits:

[Precision][Adaptive Defense][Sixth Sense][Leadership][Mind's Eye·False][Breath Block][Weapon Master][Close Combat]

Prism Points Remaining: 1

Looking at the golden apple in his hand, Connor was like a god Sima Yi who had full blood and 4 ninja marks.

The time to seal the vows is today!

73. Upgrade Task

"Prism, what is the upgrade mission?"

Connor materialized the Apple of Eden into a scepter in his hand, with the top of the scepter shaped like two small snakes entwined around an apple.

He looked at the "Upgrade Task Available" sign for a long time. The most frustrating thing was the red dot that couldn't be removed.

Prism: "Level 0 to 5 are the levels of ordinary people in the main world, collectively known as the non-rank. Level 5 is the upper limit that ordinary people can reach. If you want to continue to improve, you need to improve your rank, that is, complete the upgrade task."

Connor looked at his equipment and skills. Was he still just an ordinary person in the main world? Although he had reached the pinnacle of what an ordinary person could achieve, wasn't he still an ordinary person?

Prism: Yes, the average physical fitness of ordinary people is 5 in three aspects, but it is just average. Because of magic, they can do things beyond the limit of their physical fitness.

Connor understood that if his body wasn't enough, he could make up for it with magic.

"Then how do I complete the upgrade mission?"

Prism: "Before the establishment of the Magic Empire, people mainly accepted rank-up tasks in the goddess's temples scattered around the world. After the establishment of the Magic Empire, the belief in the goddess was eliminated, the way of using magic and obtaining magic power changed, and people no longer needed to improve their own ranks. Only the goddess could issue rank-up tasks."

“The Divine Intelligent Prism, as the goddess’ agent in the mortal world, can issue upgrade tasks to qualified people.” Without waiting for Connor to ask, the Prism added.

"...Why do I feel that the emergence of the emperor and the establishment of the empire are quite good?" Connor thought about it again. Didn't this break the monopoly of the extraordinary and the solidification of the theocratic class?

"Degenerate," Prism simply listed the key words, "the source of magic power."

That’s right, Connor nodded silently.

No matter how good the Empire is to its magical citizens, it is only limited to the scope of citizens and cannot cover up these two problems.

Even he, who was inexplicably charged with the crime of assassinating the emperor, was labeled a degenerate and sent to an underground slave factory on a remote island as a slave.

It was just that a small underground factory had to use half of the Degenerate slaves to fill the furnace every few days. Although Connor didn't know what filling the furnace specifically meant, he knew the status of the Degenerates in the Empire by looking at his fellow workers.

The parts made by the Degenerates in the factory will not be transported to the Empire, but will be directly supplied to the Valkyrie mecha units fighting against the dragons. Connor has seen the widely acclaimed "Valkyrie Onward" among the Degenerates in the factory. Those Valkyries are all Degenerates, and the life of the Valkyrie is only to provide visual stimulation and fun for others.

Class contradictions always exist, and where there is oppression there is resistance.

There is also the source of magic power, which is also the direct reason why the world is facing a crisis.

Magic doesn't just happen.

For some reason, the emperor of the empire obtained power beyond that of the gods. He summoned his army to launch an expedition, continuously drawing magic power from other worlds and transporting it to the main world.

With an adequate source of magic power, the citizens of the empire don't need to worry about so many things when casting magic. They don't even have to worry about their own magic reserves. They can draw on the surrounding magic power at any time and don't have to worry about the day when it runs out.

But the magic won’t disappear out of thin air.

After magic power is used once, it will not be completely converted into new magic power. Instead, a substance called "ether" will be produced. This substance cannot be used for the time being. Except for the emperor, no one can be aware of or touch ether. It can only be piled up as useless waste at the bottom of the world.

After all, there is a limit to the world's ability to bear.

The emperor of the empire is not unaware of the danger of world destruction. His choice is to continue launching expeditions to other worlds. As long as he can draw enough magic power and master enough knowledge, he may be able to find a solution or improve the world's ability to withstand it.

During the emperor's process of reorganizing the empire, the goddess's body suddenly disappeared from the world one day, but her divine power was still mechanically blessing people.

No one could get a clear oracle, and even the most devout priest could only hear a lot of noise.

So under the guidance of the emperor, the empire gradually abolished the privileges of theocracy, abolished the temple army and private land, and regarded the belief in the goddess as a pure spiritual sustenance. Gradually, it became a kind of existence similar to "What a god!" in everyone's catchphrase.

For those ascetics who firmly believe in the faith, the empire also issued corresponding civil laws - no discrimination against citizens who believe in religion. The belief in the goddess is cleverly defined as the same type as other natural gods and ancestral gods.

There were only so many expansion packs shown by Prism at the moment, and Connor had no way of making a judgment without any real contact with the Empire. He could only put aside his views on the Empire and the Emperor for the time being.

But... no matter what, it's not justifiable to launch a war of aggression and plunder and discriminate against the degenerates, right?

After Prism finished reading the data sheet, it flashed and released a new task: