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"Ok."

Fan Xiao continued, "Aren't there very few instances like mine where I can control the random entry point?"

"Extremely rare."

Tina glanced at Fan Xiao quietly, her eyes seeming to hold a new kind of pressure: "If you keep asking me questions, I'll throw you out of the car."

"To impart knowledge, teach skills, and resolve doubts is a teacher's fundamental duty."

Meeting Tina's gaze, Fan Xiao maintained his smile and changed his words, saying, "Asking too many questions is indeed very annoying. Students and teachers should be considerate of each other. Teacher Tina, let's continue our previous topic."

He paused for a moment and then said, "I only become an assassin when necessary, and otherwise I use another identity, living in seclusion in the city—this is what you taught me, teacher, and I am just carrying it out."

"Then do you even know the importance of respecting your teacher?"

"Teacher Tina, this is not my fault."

Fan Xiao said, "Didn't you say you were only a few years older than me? Why are you appearing as a little girl?"

"If you're acting normally right now, even if I'm pretending to be a distant relative of yours, you won't be mistaken for my sister, right?"

Upon hearing this, Tina unexpectedly gave an answer: "You can understand my situation as the price for using a certain tool."

"What kind of prop?" Fan Xiao asked curiously.

Tina glanced at him.

The next second, Fan Xiao noticed that his field of vision had changed.

He appeared outside the car.

He was thrown forcefully into the air, about to crash hard to the ground.

Fan Xiao quickly used the "Dustless Shield" to support himself, avoiding a humiliating fall.

They actually got thrown out...

Chapter 189 I like all pretty things

"Mr. Fan, this is an invitation from the church."

The second night after arriving in Zone 001.

After finishing his dinner, Fan Xiao was stopped by the old housekeeper.

The other party handed over a very exquisite invitation card, with patterns forming a cross shape.

After Fan Xiao took it, he said, "It seems that this is a private Mass."

“That’s true,” the old steward said. “I heard that those who went to participate were all prominent figures in Roman City.”

"Oh? Now that you mention it, I feel a lot of pressure."

"..."

The old butler did not reply.

From Fan Xiao's calm expression, he couldn't tell that he was under any pressure.

Fan Xiao turned his gaze to Tina and asked, "Teacher Tina, I probably can't make decisions for you in your current position, can I?"

The underlying meaning of this question is whether Tina would cover for him if he used his position as a figurehead.

If that doesn't work, then maintain a neutral stance and refuse any attempts by others to win you over.

Unless he abandons his current identity, he can do whatever he wants.

"Don't you think that being a distant relative of the Earl has already given you some advantages?"

Tina replied indifferently, "This is a stepping stone to open the door to the upper class of Roman City. As for whether you can achieve your goal, that depends on your own abilities."

"I'm agreeing to other people's conditions on your behalf to gain benefits. You shouldn't mind, right?"

Fan Xiao probed.

“I don’t mind,” Tina’s lips curled slightly, “I wouldn’t mind if you used my name to run a Ponzi scheme. But…”

She cautioned, "I'm leaving Division 001 eventually, so I won't be there to cover for you. If you think you can control the situation, then go ahead and do whatever you want."

"Then forget it."

Fan Xiao shrugged: "I want to continue using this identity. It would be a bit embarrassing to end up running away with a bucket and being chased by someone."

"You can kill all the people chasing you, then it won't be shameful."

Tina offered advice.

"..." Fan Xiao: "The Tribunal for Life is an organization that pursues lofty ideals, isn't it?"

"It's also an assassin organization."

Tina reminded her, "Don't you know that we've been identified as a terrorist organization by game companies and many game governments?"

"The sublime is a pursuit, a goal, and a general direction."

"If anyone crosses me, they can't blame me for being domineering."

At this point, she showed a look of reminiscence: "When I first joined, my teacher taught me assassin infiltration techniques and claimed that the most perfect infiltration was to kill everyone. At that time, I knew that the Living Tribunal was not a very respectable organization."

"I think your teacher is completely tailoring his teaching to individual students..." Fan Xiao thought to himself.

Of course, he wouldn't dare say such a thing for the time being.

Once he's strong enough, he'll definitely have to speak out!

“Contempt is the privilege of the strong,” Fan Xiao said. “When you’re not strong enough, you still have to keep a low profile. Your method won’t work for me, teacher.”

He paused for a moment and then asked, "While I'm still in Division 001, Ms. Tina, you wouldn't mind helping me with a few small favors, would you?"

"As long as the assassination you direct satisfies me, I don't mind providing some backing services for outstanding students."

Tina said, "As for now, we'll have to pay more."

"What an impure teacher-student relationship corrupted by self-interest..."

Fan Xiao sighed.

It seems that if I want Tina to be my backer and provide me with convenience, I have to please her with perfect test scores.

Before this, only simple transactions could be conducted.

As for the transaction... he can't afford the fees charged by super players right now.

but……

Tina didn't seem to mind his bullying behavior, but she said she wouldn't cover for him.

In that case, there is still a lot of room for maneuver.

Fan Xiao kept a watchful eye on things for the time being.

……

Time quickly passed to noon on the third day.

The rather formal attire that Fan Xiao had ordered from the old butler was delivered to the manor.

Although the old housekeeper didn't ask him for money, he still voluntarily gave the other party the money for the custom-made clothes.

While it's one thing to be shameless to freeload, it's a bit much to expect someone to spend money on you as a matter of course.

After changing his clothes and having his hair styled by a maid, Fan Xiao prepared to take the manor's shuttle to the church.

However, before he left, Tina suddenly appeared beside him.

The girl looked him over, stared at his handsome face, and nodded, saying, "Not bad, at least your appearance won't embarrass me."

"...Teacher, appearing and disappearing so suddenly can be frightening."

After offering a reminder, Fan Xiao asked curiously, "Does the advanced dungeon come with a spatial transfer function?"

“I suppose so,” Tina said. “If you can level up your instance and cross the threshold, you can master the ‘Gate of Two Worlds’ technique.”

"Boundaries? Specifically..."

"I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

After Tina finished speaking, her figure disappeared from the room.

Fan Xiao: "..."

Looks like I'm being disliked for asking too many questions.

We need to change the way we interact from now on.

……

After a roughly forty-minute drive from Rice Estate, Vanshaw arrived at the St. Roman Church.

The church, along with its surrounding buildings, is built in the Byzantine style.

Round dots are everywhere, giving the scene a sense of age and conveying a profound historical atmosphere.

However, everything did not appear dilapidated.

In the use of color, this type of architecture pays attention to both variation and unity, making it appear three-dimensional and dazzling both inside and out.

Looking out the car window, Fan Xiao saw many people coming and going, some of them believers and some of them tourists.

The vehicle bypassed the fountain plaza directly in front and brought him to the front door of a building behind it.

Staff immediately opened the car door for Fan Xiao, took the invitation, and led him through the gate into the hall. After walking through a corridor with reliefs on both sides, they stopped in a spacious hall.

Fan Xiao looked up.

Above is a giant dome. The interior is not supported by pillars, but by arches, buttresses, and small domes to support and distribute the weight of the dome.

It has a strong sense of unity and spaciousness.

The stained glass decorations evoke an instinctive feeling of gazing up at the heavens, a sense of beauty and sacredness.

As expected of the largest church in Roman City, every building is filled with an artistic atmosphere.

"Mr. Fan?"

A shout mixed with surprise rang out.

Fan Xiao turned his head and saw Jin Na, dressed in a nun's habit, standing in front of him with a very surprised expression on her face.

Fan Xiao nodded to her and smiled, "Long time no see."

"It's only been three days... No, that's not important."

Jin Na got down to business: "Mr. Fan, you... how did you end up here?"

This isn't to say that Jinna looks down on people.

She was genuinely puzzled as to why Fan Xiao, a player from another region, would be at a venue where a mass was being held for a select group of nobles in Roman City.

“I am here on behalf of Earl Christie,” Vanshaw said. “Is the Mass about to begin?”

"Okay, let's start on time."

Jinna replied at first, then became even more surprised and asked, "Mr. Fan, do you have connections with the nobility?"

"Distant relative."

"Huh? There are distant relatives across different districts?"

Jinna was taken aback, but quickly realized what she meant: "Wait... Earl Christie, Miss Christie?"

"is her."

"So she's from another district? Hmm... that makes sense. I've never heard of her before. If she's from another district, that explains it."

Jinna understood.

There was a hint of restraint in her demeanor.

"Aren't you taking me with you?" Fan Xiao took the initiative to ease the slightly tense atmosphere.

"Excuse me, please follow me."

Jinna led the way, guiding Fan Xiao to the prayer seat, and reminded him, "There will be a banquet after the Mass, Mr. Fan, so please don't leave right away."

"Okay, let's talk in detail after this is over."