Chapter 36 Negotiation tactics
Lü Jing looked at the nervous crowd and comforted them, "Everyone, don't panic. Ling Jie inviting others over is just a transaction.
It's impossible for other groups to get involved in the conflict here. Everyone's opponent is only the Blue Sky Group. I will also notify the Fierce Tiger Group to prevent other groups from coming over."
In reality, Lü Jing had no way to contact the Fierce Tiger Group at all now. She could only stabilize these people first and have them unite to eliminate the Blue Sky Group.
And everyone was very clear about Lü Jing's objective!
Ever since the Fierce Tiger Group left, Lü Jing suggested that everyone form a group. Her goal was nothing more than to use everyone to deal with the Blue Sky Group and ensure her own safety.
And even though everyone knew this, they still agreed to Lü Jing's suggestion because they wanted to gamble on a future.
Even if they couldn't defeat the Fierce Tiger Group in the future, they could push Lü Jing out. The Fierce Tiger Group, for Lü Jing's sake and for the Blue Sky Group being eliminated, would give everyone a way out.
It's just that no one expected that the Blue Sky Group not only wasn't eliminated by everyone, but instead, ten of its members broke through to Second-Order Professionals, and they even wanted to do business with outside groups.
Although outside groups would not participate in local interest disputes, local Professionals, seeing the good relationship between the Blue Sky Group and other groups, would definitely rush to join the Blue Sky Group.
If they couldn't recruit people, how could they develop?
They originally wanted to seek advice from Lü Jing, but they didn't expect Lü Jing to still be thinking of self-preservation, making them act as cannon fodder. This made everyone very dissatisfied.
A Professional grumbled unhappily, "Mentor, why didn't you help the Blue Sky Group open a teleportation channel in their stronghold?
Now, Ling Jie is openly strolling on the streets with people from the Iron Hand Group. Everyone has seen it and is saying that the Blue Sky Group has extensive connections."
"Do you think I don't want to?" Lü Jing explained helplessly,
"The Blue Sky Group never applied to open a teleportation channel within the stronghold. I asked someone to inquire, and the Blue Sky Group directly said there was no such thing. It's clear they want to open a teleportation channel outside the city to show off their connections. How can I stop them?"
Everyone fell silent again. After a moment, a Professional spoke up,
"Mentor, how about you provide us with some resources? We can also increase the hunting bounty and resolve the Blue Sky Group's trouble as soon as possible."
Lü Jing immediately pleaded poverty, "I have no money."
Everyone sighed in disappointment, stood up one after another, and said, "Mentor, we're leaving first."
Not long after, everyone left.
And Lü Jing looked at their retreating figures, only sneering.
Lü Jing was very clear that these people had long wanted to form groups and occupy local resources.
Lü Jing merely relied on her master-disciple relationship with Chen Chuan to give these people a way out, and these people eagerly formed groups.
Lü Jing believed that she didn't need to pay anything extra; she just needed to watch the show.
At the same time, Ling Jie and her group had already arrived at the Blue Sky Group's stronghold and introduced the other Second-Order Professionals to General Gao Ping and the two others.
General Gao Ping didn't particularly value these Second-Order Professionals.
There were too many groups that completed Plane missions and obtained cultivation resources; the Iron Hand Group developed this way back then.
What truly concerned General Gao Ping was Fang Che.
General Gao Ping, with a slight smile, spoke some polite words: "Your group has so many experts, its future is bound to be boundless. Of course, if we can complete this transaction, your group will definitely achieve even better development."
Ling Jie smiled slightly and said, "Then let's discuss the specific details of the transaction. Please follow me."
Subsequently, Ling Jie led the three members of the Iron Hand Group into the room, with Fang Che and Ye Ling following closely behind.
Fang Che took two steps and suddenly felt Ye Ling slip something into his hand.
Fang Che turned to look at Ye Ling, only to see Ye Ling wink playfully.
Fang Che averted his gaze and carefully sensed the item in his hand, discovering it was a small item that could attract attention.
Of course, to unleash the item's power, one must ensure that the person using the item can inherently attract others' attention.
And Fang Che met this condition.
After entering the room, Fang Che sat in the corner, waiting silently.
General Gao Ping spoke first, "Group Leader Ling, when we communicated before, we didn't reach an agreement on many aspects, but I believe our sincerity is already high enough."
Ling Jie, with a deep gaze, looked at Fang Che before speaking, "Our Blue Sky Group has great development potential, and this development potential is also a very important resource!"
Fang Che, from a distance, sensed the signal conveyed in Ling Jie's eyes and immediately injected curse energy into the small item in his hand.
The next second, General Gao Ping became nervous, Fang Che's face instantly appearing in his mind, and the thoughts in his heart underwent some subtle changes.
Previously, General Gao Ping only regarded the Blue Sky Group as a lucky ordinary group, but with that mysterious Fang Che present, the Blue Sky Group could no longer be treated as an ordinary group.
Fang Che could make himself feel nervous, and could also make others feel nervous. With Fang Che's help, the Blue Sky Group would definitely be able to defeat the Fierce Tiger Group.
Such a group seemed worthy of preferential treatment.
Thinking of this, General Gao Ping said, "What you said makes sense. Our previous conditions were indeed a bit low."
At this moment, General Gao Ping had already placed the Blue Sky Group in the position of the Fierce Tiger Group, almost completely forgetting that the Blue Sky Group had not yet developed to the strength of the Fierce Tiger Group!
The two Earth Emperors beside General Gao Ping also focused their attention on Fang Che and did not refute General Gao Ping.
Seeing this, Ling Jie's smile grew even brighter, and she excitedly suggested, "Then let's renegotiate the details we drafted earlier."
General Gao Ping nodded, "Alright."
Time flew by, and half an hour passed in a flash.
At this moment, Ling Jie had already achieved the goal she set.
Ling Jie felt much more relaxed in her heart, carefully observed General Gao Ping's expression, and felt that she could still continue to take advantage.
Ling Jie hesitated slightly but still decided to give up.
The transaction contract would ultimately be reviewed by the Iron Hand Group's higher-ups, and General Gao Ping was only the negotiator; what he said didn't count.
If too much advantage was taken, the Iron Hand Group's higher-ups might not agree.
If the transaction fell through, it would be difficult to find a suitable target.
Thinking of this, Ling Jie said, "It's settled then, we are willing to trade the Group Healing Banner."
Upon hearing this, General Gao Ping felt as if he had taken a huge advantage, and somewhat eagerly suggested, "Let's draft the contract now."
Ling Jie nodded, "Alright."
A moment later, the contract was drafted.
General Gao Ping checked his luck and requested, "Group Leader Ling, please prepare a room for me. I need to communicate with our group leader to see if we can sign the contract."
Ling Jie stood up and said, "The three of you can notify your group leader here. We can go outside and wait."
Ling Jie gave Fang Che and Ye Ling a look, then walked out of the room. Fang Che and Ye Ling followed closely behind, closing the door behind them.
Once the three were gone, General Gao Ping quickly activated his communication token and transmitted the contract information.
A moment later, a dissatisfied voice came from the communication token: "Why give them so much stuff?"
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Chapter 37: Revenge Evil Mirror
Hearing the displeased questioning from the communication token, General Gao Ping immediately explained, "Vice Leader, the Blue Sky Group has great potential for development and will eventually defeat the Fierce Tiger Group. There's a Curse Master named Fang Che among them who actually made a few of us feel nervous.
Furthermore, it's impossible for the Blue Sky Group to display all their trump cards at once. Fang Che must be a minor figure. I think the Blue Sky Group still has many secrets they haven't revealed!"
After transmitting the information, General Gao Ping waited for a long time before receiving the Vice Leader's calm voice: "Let's trade."
Upon hearing this, General Gao Ping put away the communication token and smiled at Ling Jie and the two others outside the door, "Let's sign the contract."
Ling Jie's tension instantly dissipated upon hearing this, and she smiled, "Good."
Entering the room, Ling Jie took out the Blue Sky Group badge, placed it on the contract, and infused it with energy.
The Blue Sky Group badge instantly left an imprint on the contract.
General Gao Ping, standing by, also took out the Iron Hand Group badge and left an imprint on the contract.
Thus, the contract between the two groups was successfully signed.
Immediately after, General Gao Ping took out an empty wooden box-shaped tool, placed the contract inside, sealed the wooden box, and infused it with energy.
A moment later, the wooden box opened automatically, and inside, there were more than ten storage rings.
General Gao Ping placed the storage rings in front of Ling Jie and smiled, "Leader Ling, please check them."
Ling Jie quickly took the storage rings, and after a careful inspection, she took out a golden flag with a smile and handed it to General Gao Ping.
General Gao Ping excitedly took the flag, placed it in the wooden box tool, and infused it with energy.
A moment later, the wooden box opened, and the flag had disappeared.
The contract signed by the two groups also transformed into light and dissipated into the air.
General Gao Ping put away the wooden box and smiled, "Now that the transaction is complete, we won't stay any longer. Farewell."
Ling Jie nodded slightly and said to Ye Ling, "I have some matters to attend to. You can escort our three friends."
Ye Ling nodded and smiled at General Gao Ping, "Please follow me, three of you."
General Gao Ping and the two others nodded and followed Ye Ling, not forgetting to observe Fang Che as they left.
After everyone had left, Ling Jie took out a storage ring, put a pile of materials into it, and handed it to Fang Che, saying,
"Brother Fang has helped us a great deal. These are all the materials Brother Fang needs, and I won't charge extra. However, there's one thing I need to discuss with Brother Fang."
Fang Che happily took the storage ring and smiled, "Just tell me what you need."
Ling Jie discussed, "It's like this: when we were performing the mission before, we borrowed Brother Fang's materials in advance. I've always wanted to return them, but I didn't have the resources.
Now that I've obtained these resources, I want to use them first to cultivate some strong individuals and then issue some assassination bounties. I hope you can give me a few more days. I want to pay you back after a while."
Fang Che nodded without hesitation, "No problem."
Fang Che didn't do much today, but he received a set of materials for refining Curse Tools. He had to give Ling Jie face.
What's more, as long as the Blue Sky Group continued to grow stronger, they wouldn't default on their debt, and might even give Fang Che some extra benefits.
Seeing Fang Che agree, Ling Jie smiled, "Then thank you, Brother Fang. Now that the Blue Sky Group has developed, its various functions also need to be determined. I want to offer Brother Fang a position as Vice Leader. You can receive group dividends annually. What do you think, Brother Fang?"
Upon hearing this, Fang Che refused, "I don't have much ability, I don't understand management, and I'm not good at leading teams in combat. Let's just forget about it."
Fang Che knew very well that for the Blue Sky Group to develop, it would have to accept various large-scale group missions, and the leaders would definitely be high-ranking members.
These group missions were very time-consuming, and after completing them, the resources would be split evenly, so he wouldn't gain too many benefits.
The most suitable missions for Fang Che were assassinations.
Assassination missions not only offered generous rewards but were also quick to execute, not delaying Fang Che's cultivation.
As for dividends, Fang Che didn't have strong feelings about them; as long as he could kill people, he wouldn't lack money.
Ling Jie was slightly disappointed to see that Fang Che didn't want to manage too many things.
If Fang Che could help the Blue Sky Group, its development would definitely be faster.
But since Fang Che refused, Ling Jie couldn't force him.
However, since Fang Che lent various resources to the group, it wasn't right to make him a regular member.
Ling Jie thought for a moment and came to a decision. Ling Jie smiled, "I respect Brother Fang's wishes. However, Brother Fang has done a lot for the group, so I must give you a good position.
How about this: Brother Fang can take on the position of Honorary Vice Leader. You can do whatever you want normally, the group won't forcibly assign tasks, and your group dividends won't be reduced.
I just hope that Brother Fang can provide some assistance within his capabilities when the group is in danger."
Fang Che did not refuse this time and nodded, "Then thank you, Leader. If the Blue Sky Group has trouble in the future, I will provide some assistance within my capabilities. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave."
Ling Jie smiled, "Vice Leader Fang, take care."
Fang Che left the Blue Sky Group and quickly returned to his inn room belonging to the Slaughter Saber Academy. He took out the various materials provided by Ling Jie, preparing to refine a new Curse Tool: the Revenge Evil Mirror.
Fang Che first picked up a piece of deformed ore containing a cursed aura and infused it with curse energy.
As the curse energy spread throughout the deformed ore, it instantly softened and was molded by Fang Che into a round bronze mirror missing its mirror surface.
Next, Fang Che took out a transparent recording crystal and polished it into a mirror surface.
The mirror surface was just the right size to be inlaid into the bronze mirror.
Next, Fang Che took out other materials and used them as chalk to write information in the concave groove of the bronze mirror.
Each material wrote one character. After using all the materials, all the information of the Revenge Evil Mirror was displayed:
"[After being subjected to a mysterious attack, damage can be increased tenfold, damage duration can be extended tenfold, and partial information about the enemy will be displayed on the mirror surface.]"
This Revenge Evil Mirror was prepared by Fang Che to guard against other Curse Masters.
Among all professions, the attacks of Curse Masters were the most mysterious and the most difficult to detect.
Even if one detected a Curse Master's attack, they wouldn't know who the attacking Curse Master was.
With this tool, Fang Che could quickly pinpoint the enemy and eliminate them.
As for the information about increasing damage and extending damage duration, Fang Che specifically added these to improve the success rate of refining the Curse Tool.
If these pieces of information were not added, the Revenge Evil Mirror would definitely not be successfully refined.
Fortunately, as the Creation of the tool, Fang Che could continuously improve it, and one day all these shortcomings would be eliminated.
After writing this information, Fang Che placed the polished mirror surface into the concave groove of the bronze mirror, covering all the information.
Next, Fang Che gently waved his hand, casting the Spiritual Flash skill.
In an instant, the bronze mirror and the mirror surface merged into a single entity, emitting a chilling aura that covered the entire mirror surface.
The mirror surface quickly turned as black as ink and could not be used as a mirror.
At this moment, the Revenge Evil Mirror had been successfully refined!
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Chapter 38 Assassinated
Fang Che placed the Revenge Evil Mirror into his Niwan Palace, and after it touched the curse master gem, a connection was instantly established.
A protrusion also appeared on the curse master gem, forming the pattern of the Revenge Evil Mirror.
At this point, the Revenge Evil Mirror was bound to Fang Che's soul and could not be taken by outsiders.
The next second, the vast and ethereal Plane Will enveloped Fang Che's body, and an eye of the plane also condensed in his Niwan Palace.
The eye of the plane looked at the curse master gem with a hint of disdain, then at the Revenge Evil Mirror, before dropping a fist-sized, square stone and disappearing.
Once the eye of the plane vanished, Fang Che relaxed slightly, then took out the stone and examined it carefully.
After confirming the information about this item, a brilliant smile appeared on Fang Che's face.
This stone was a strengthening material, and when integrated into a Curse Tool, it could enhance the Curse Tool.
Fang Che did not hesitate, directly took out the freshly refined Revenge Evil Mirror, placed the stone on it, and activated the Spiritual Flash skill.
In an instant, the stone melted into liquid, and the Revenge Evil Mirror, like a sponge, quickly absorbed the liquid, gaining enhancement.
"After being subjected to a mysterious attack, it can increase damage tenfold, extend the duration of damage tenfold, and display the enemy's appearance and any other information on the mirror surface."
The enhanced Revenge Evil Mirror gained the ability to observe the enemy's appearance with 100% accuracy. If he happened to know the enemy's name, Fang Che was confident he could instantly complete his revenge.
The tenfold damage and other issues not disappearing was also a normal situation.
After all, this stone could only strengthen a Curse Tool, not reduce its weaknesses.
Then, Fang Che closed his eyes, silently recited 'Observe' in his mind, and Fang Che's illusory eyes instantly condensed in his Niwan Palace.
With his eyes observing the Revenge Evil Mirror, Fang Che quickly understood the method for improving the Revenge Evil Mirror.
After noting down the improvement information, Fang Che put on his cloak and mask, and set off for the Curse Master Mission Hall, preparing to earn money.
Upon arriving, Fang Che discovered that the Curse Master Mission Hall had gained some new missions to assassinate Professionals from other groups.
Fang Che could guess without much thought that these were missions specifically issued by the Blue Sky Group after they obtained resources.
However, the rewards for these missions were not substantial, just ordinary, and nothing Fang Che particularly needed.
Fang Che observed for a moment, making sure there were no missions to assassinate him, then casually accepted an assassination mission that rewarded a Tier 2 medicinal pill, and went to the Manager to register.
After completing the registration, Fang Che spent money to purchase a cultivation room token and entered the cultivation room.
After confirming that he was not being targeted, Fang Che cultivated for a while in the cultivation room, absorbed all the curse energy, and then directly left the place.
Walking out of the Curse Master Mission Hall, Fang Che headed towards the Slaughter Saber Academy Inn.
Entering the inn and standing at the door of his room, Fang Che was about to open the door when his gaze suddenly fell on the defensive tools on his body.
These defensive tools were something Fang Che had specifically brought with him for self-preservation when he followed Ling Jie to welcome members of the Iron Hand Group, and he had never taken them off.
Now looking at these defensive tools, Fang Che's brows slightly furrowed.
What ugly tools.
Fang Che reached out and took off five defensive tools, throwing them directly into a corner.
Just then, the Revenge Evil Mirror in his Niwan Palace trembled slightly, and on its ink-black surface, two male faces suddenly appeared.
Next to the left face was a name, and next to the right face was an age.
Fang Che instantly understood that a mental Curse Master had attacked him, casting a curse for him to remove his defensive tools.
As soon as he realized this, Fang Che felt a terrifying force from behind him.
"Crack! Crack!"
Two defensive tools instantly shattered, and Fang Che's body directly smashed through the door, then shattered the window glass, falling towards the ground.
Fang Che quickly reached out and grabbed the window sill, activating an Observe tool on his body.
The next second, Fang Che perceived a black shadow entering the room, rapidly approaching the windowsill.
Fang Che instantly let go and dropped down.
"Bang!"
A pit was created in the ground where Fang Che landed, and immediately after, Fang Che saw a dagger thrown from upstairs, aiming for his chest.
"Crack! Crack!"
Another two defensive tools shattered, and the dagger was successfully deflected.
At this moment, a golden light emanated from within the inn, forming a protective shield around Fang Che.
This was the inn guard making a move!
Fang Che looked towards the window of his room and found that the assassin's aura had disappeared.
The assassin had left.
Fang Che instantly recalled the situation at the Curse Master Mission Hall.
There, Fang Che had not seen any assassination missions targeting him.
Presumably, Fang Che had arrived a step too late, and the mission had already been taken.
"Sir, are you alright?"
A calm voice interrupted Fang Che's thoughts, and Fang Che turned to see an inn guard standing nearby.
Fang Che stood up and thanked him, "Thank you for saving my life, please trouble you to send me to the Curse Master Mission Hall."
Just now, Fang Che was about to open the door when he was cursed, so the Curse Master must be living nearby.
Fang Che dared not stay in the inn and had to leave as soon as possible.
The inn guard looked at Fang Che with some surprise, seeing that his voice was still so calm after being assassinated, then nodded and said, "No problem, I will protect Sir on his way to the Curse Master Mission Hall."
Subsequently, Fang Che left the place under the protection of the golden shield.
At this moment, in the room next to Fang Che's, two Curse Masters wearing masks and cloaks stood by the window, watching Fang Che leave.
A moment later, a tall Curse Master sighed, "We both cursed him to take off all his defensive tools, but he only took off five. It seems he can indeed restrain all Professionals."
A short Curse Master next to him spoke with a hint of doubt:
"Something's not right. When we used to curse those Professionals who restrain Curse Masters, they would at most take off one tool, sometimes not even one. Why did Fang Che take off five?"
The tall Curse Master said indifferently, "Perhaps Fang Che's ability to restrain others is relatively weak."
At this point, the tall Curse Master paused, then asked thoughtfully, "He never took off his mask, could it be that we killed the wrong person?"
"This... it's possible," the short Curse Master said uncertainly, then suggested, "Let's hurry back and report this to the Leader."
"Alright."
On the other side, Fang Che, under the protection of the inn guard, had successfully arrived at the Curse Master Mission Hall.
Fang Che turned to the inn guard and said, "You've worked hard, you can go back now."
The inn guard nodded and turned to leave.
And Fang Che also quickly entered the Curse Master Mission Hall.
Regarding the assassination just now, Fang Che did not discuss compensation with the inn guard, nor did he ask the inn to apprehend the culprit.
The inn belonged to the Slaughter Saber Academy, and the Slaughter Saber Academy was the Manager of this area, as well as the rule-setter. The Slaughter Saber Academy would not offer compensation, and would not even help apprehend the culprit.
Being assassinated could only be considered Fang Che's bad luck.
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Chapter 39 Ling Jie Discovers the Seven Arrows Book
Fang Che rented a training room and immediately entered it.
The next second, mist rose from the places where Fang Che was attacked, and it was absorbed by the wall.
The assassin had clearly left a mark on Fang Che during the attack.
Fortunately, Fang Che was cautious enough not to seek protection from the Blue Sky Group, otherwise he truly wouldn't know how many assassination attempts he would have faced.
After all the means were cleared, Fang Che cultivated for a moment, then put on a cloak, changed his mask, and left the training room.
Afterward, Fang Che found a small hotel and took out the Revenge Evil Mirror.
Looking at the two people displayed on the Revenge Evil Mirror, Fang Che recognized that they both came from the same organization and were a major threat to the Blue Sky Group.
There were bounties for both of them in the Curse Master Mission Hall.
However, the bounties for these two people were not high, so Fang Che had not considered them before.
But now that these two people had tried to assassinate Fang Che and were found by him, there was no need to let them live.
After completing the current mission and cultivating for a few more days, Fang Che would accept the mission for these two people and eliminate them.
The most important thing now was to hide himself and not be found by the enemy.
Subsequently, Fang Che found a blank piece of paper, wrote down the name of the assassination target, and then took out the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book, beginning to worship.
After one worship, the white paper was torn to shreds by Fang Che.
Immediately after, Fang Che took out the Corpse Seeking Compass, drew a portrait of the target, and affixed the portrait to it.
This Corpse Seeking Compass was given to him by Ling Jie when he accepted Zhou Duan's mission.
He had used it a few times before when eliminating Fierce Tiger Group members, but unfortunately, Fierce Tiger Group members acted in groups or hid in the Fierce Tiger Group's stronghold, making it impossible to collect bodies.
Fang Che looked at the Corpse Seeking Compass with some anticipation and quickly found the body's location.
The body was very close to him, presumably having died in the city, so Fang Che was unable to search for it.
Fang Che shook his head in disappointment, quickly changed his cloak and mask, and headed to the Curse Master Mission Hall to claim his mission rewards and accept new missions.
Time flew by, and seven days passed in a flash.
At this moment, Fang Che had already completed two bounty missions issued by the Blue Sky Group.
Fang Che felt that the two Curse Masters should have overlooked him by now, so killing them at this time would not lead to suspicion falling on him.
It was time to eliminate those two Curse Masters.
Thus, Fang Che walked towards the Curse Master Mission Hall, and not long after he started walking, the storage ring holding his communication token began to heat up.
Fang Che looked at his disguise and the passersby around him, not immediately taking out the communication token, but continued towards the Curse Master Mission Hall.
Fang Che planned to check the communication token's information after accepting the mission.
Upon arriving at the Mission Hall, Fang Che quickly found the bounty token for a certain Curse Master.
However, he found that the bounty amount for this Curse Master had suddenly increased significantly.
It was just a Curse Master, giving such a high bounty, he wondered what the Blue Sky Group was thinking.
Such a highly rewarded mission couldn't be snatched by others.
Fang Che reached out to accept the mission, but the mission token suddenly merged into the wall.
This represented three possibilities:
The first possibility was that the two were already dead;
The second possibility was that the assassination mission was canceled;
The third possibility was that an assassin had accepted the assassination mission from another place and did not need assistance from others.
Fang Che was slightly disappointed, then looked for the mission token of the other Curse Master, but couldn't find it; it must have already been accepted by someone.
Fang Che looked at other assassination missions but didn't find any particularly good ones, so he chose to give up.
Subsequently, Fang Che left the training room and went to a hidden place to take out his communication token.
After injecting curse energy, Ling Jie's slightly excited voice came through: "Come to the stronghold quickly."
Fang Che put away the communication token, pondered the reason for Ling Jie's excitement, and walked towards the Blue Sky Group.
Upon arriving outside the Blue Sky Group, Fang Che saw Ling Jie in the courtyard.
Fang Che took off his mask, walked up to Ling Jie, and asked, "What do you need me for?"
"Come with me quickly." Ling Jie turned and left without saying much.
Fang Che followed Ling Jie into the room in the corner of the Mission Hall.
After Fang Che closed the door, Ling Jie quickly took out a pile of materials and said with a smile, "Guess what this is?"
Fang Che glanced at the materials and instantly recognized them; they were actually the crafting materials for the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book!
Fang Che had long been prepared for the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book to be discovered by someone, but he hadn't expected that the person who discovered it wouldn't be a Curse Master, but Ling Jie!
At the same time, Fang Che also thought of the high bounties for Curse Masters from other groups.
Presumably, Ling Jie was worried that other Curse Masters would craft the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book, so she wanted to kill them as soon as possible to eliminate the danger.
Fang Che did not reveal that he recognized the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book, but instead asked curiously, "What is this?"
Ling Jie smiled slightly and replied, "This is the Curse Tool, the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book. Unlike any previous Curse Tool, it has the ability to directly kill people."
Upon hearing this, Fang Che's face showed a shocked expression, and then he asked incredulously, "I've never heard of such a thing. Is it a new tool?"
Ling Jie nodded gently, speaking with a hint of excitement, "Before, I issued missions, but they were all accepted by Curse Masters.
At first, I thought it was the Curse Master accepting the missions on behalf of the Poison Doctor, but I never found the Poison Doctor, so I was curious and looked into some things related to Curse Masters.
As a result, I discovered several special Curse Tools that had never appeared before. This Nailhead Seven Arrows Book is the most powerful one. You should craft it with these materials now."
Fang Che stared blankly at the materials on the table, his expression complex, and said with some disappointment:
"I chose the Flash of Inspiration skill because I wanted to create new tools, but I failed many times, while others created the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book, which can directly kill people. Alas..."
Ling Jie did not see through Fang Che's pretense and comforted him, "I believe you will definitely be able to create powerful tools in the future too."
Fang Che nodded dejectedly, then said, "I didn't choose the Dexterous Hands skill, so I can't 100% craft tools that already exist. Let's have other Curse Masters craft the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book first."
Ling Jie said, "I've prepared several sets of materials, and this one is specifically for you."
Fang Che still shook his head and said, "I don't want it. If possible, I'd like some cultivation pills."
Ling Jie glanced at the somewhat dejected Fang Che, took out two bottles of pills and placed them on the table, saying:
"Take them. If you want to create Curse Tools in the future, you can tell me, and I will help you collect some materials."
"Thank you." Fang Che put away the pills and asked, "Is there anything else?"
Ling Jie hesitated for a moment and said, "After the Curse Masters in the group craft the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book, I will ask someone to craft a tool to counter it.
Once it's successfully crafted, I'll notify you to come and collect a copy. Besides that, there's nothing else."
Fang Che nodded and said, "Then I'll be going first."
Fang Che turned and left. Ling Jie watched his retreating figure, hesitated for a moment, but still did not state her true purpose.
Her intention in having Fang Che come this time, besides providing the crafting materials for the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book, was to learn more about the Second-Order Professionals behind him.
When Zhou Duan was killed, everyone thought it was done by the Second-Order Professionals familiar with Zhou Duan.
Originally, they wanted to use these Second-Order Professionals to attract outsiders to join the Blue Sky Group and didn't inquire too much.
Now that the Blue Sky Group's strength had increased, they wanted to invite the Second-Order Professionals to join.
However, Fang Che did not accept the crafting materials for the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book, and his mood was not very good, so Ling Jie did not ask further.
Anyway, it was just a Second-Order Professional; the Blue Sky Group was not lacking them now.
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Chapter 40: Props for the Seven Arrows Book
After Fang Che returned to his hotel room, his feelings of loss instantly vanished.
Fang Che did not plan to reveal that he could create Curse Tools.
The creator of a Curse Tool, especially one who chose the [Origin Sanctuary] skill, was almost invincible at certain times.
However, previous Curse Tools were unremarkable and could not kill people.
This invincible state, which could not kill people, was not highly valued.
But the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book that Fang Che now created could directly kill people.
This invincible state, which could kill people, was truly terrifying!
The law of survival of the fittest was mutual threat and mutual restraint.
An invincible state that could kill people meant: I don't need to restrain myself, I can threaten anyone, and others cannot threaten me with the same means; they can only restrain themselves!
Aside from Fang Che, the creator of the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book, no one else could accept this.
When faced with a threat, one either tolerates it or resists.
Fang Che's threat only existed in one aspect; if his identity were exposed, others would certainly eliminate him through other means.
A Curse Master's physique was very fragile and too easily eliminated.
Fang Che needed to hide his ability to create tools to avoid being found.
Afterward, Fang Che took out the medicinal pills provided by Ling Jie and began to cultivate.
After cultivating for some time, Fang Che went to the Curse Master Mission Hall to look for suitable missions.
Fang Che discovered that many missions to assassinate first-tier Professionals offered the materials he needed.
Unfortunately, Fang Che had already broken through to the second-tier.
According to the Plane Will's rules for training Professionals, high-tier Professionals could not accept low-tier missions in the Mission Hall.
If one wanted to kill a low-tier enemy, they either had to be prepared to gain nothing or accept private employment.
Fang Che had no choice but to look for more suitable second-tier missions.
After casually accepting a mission that rewarded cultivation pills, Fang Che left the Curse Master Mission Hall from the cultivation room and went to look for a new hotel.
Having experienced the previous assassination, Fang Che now dared not stay in one place for too long and had to frequently change residences to ensure his safety.
After settling into the new hotel, Fang Che quickly eliminated his target and continued cultivating.
In the following days, Fang Che either cultivated or looked for suitable missions.
After several uneventful days, Ling Jie sent another message, asking Fang Che to go to the Blue Sky Group.
Fang Che guessed that the Blue Sky Group had probably developed a tool to deal with Curse Masters, but he didn't know if it would be effective.
As soon as he arrived at the Blue Sky Group, Fang Che saw Ling Jie waving at him.
Fang Che walked towards Ling Jie, then followed her footsteps to a room deep within the Blue Sky Group's base.
Entering the room, Fang Che saw ten first-tier Curse Masters already there.
Ling Jie took out a pile of purple jade pendants and introduced, "These are tools refined specifically for the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book. I'm giving them to you first; please keep them with you."
Fang Che and the others reached out and picked up a jade pendant.
As soon as Fang Che got the tool, he felt the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book in his Niwan Palace tremble slightly, releasing a feeling of disgust.
This thing could make the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book feel disgusted, so it must have the power to restrain it.
However, the feeling of disgust was not strong and quickly dissipated, so this thing could not affect Fang Che's Nailhead Seven Arrows Book.
At this moment, a first-tier Curse Master spoke, somewhat excited and somewhat disgusted:
"This thing makes my Nailhead Seven Arrows Book feel fear; it should be able to restrain the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book, but how exactly, still needs experimentation."
The other first-tier Professionals nodded, agreeing with his words.
Ling Jie said, "Regarding the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book, only those of us present should know about it now.
To avoid leaking information and affecting the plan, we cannot find people to test this tool, and you should not disclose any information."
The first-tier Professionals nodded in unison, saying, "Understood."
Ling Jie took out ten portraits and said,
"Here are the first batch of targets to be assassinated. For the next twenty-one days, you will use the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book to attack them at the Blue Sky Group's base.
Once the mission is complete, I will provide you with some cultivation resources. Each of you take one portrait."
After saying this, Ling Jie handed the portraits to a Curse Master.
The Curse Master took the first portrait and then handed the others to the second person.
After the portraits were passed around, everyone determined their target.
Ling Jie reminded, "Regarding today's matters, you have all signed contracts, but I still need to remind you not to spread the word. You will be rewarded well in the future."
Everyone said in unison, "Understood."
Then, Ling Jie waved her hand and said, "You may all leave."
Everyone left. When only Fang Che and Ling Jie were left in the room, Ling Jie asked:
"Have you learned any information about other Curse Tools?"
Fang Che shook his head and said, "I didn't dare to check, fearing that others would discover it. I'll wait until all enemies are eliminated before taking action."
Ling Jie nodded slightly and said, "Actually, whether you look or not doesn't make much difference. There's a new tool called the Voodoo Doll, which can only affect the leader of a group of twenty people.
There's also a Revenge Evil Mirror, which, at the cost of increasing the damage you take, can discover a small part of an enemy's secrets. It's not very meaningful and cannot exert its strongest effect unless used by its creator."
Fang Che nodded slightly, but he didn't agree with Ling Jie's words.
Although the initial state of the Voodoo Doll couldn't eliminate group leaders, it could harm small groups of people within the organization when they went out on patrol.
Fang Che had already tested the power of the Voodoo Doll when dealing with the Tiger-man before.
As for the initial state of the Revenge Evil Mirror, there was a chance it could reveal an enemy's appearance or name.
Combined with the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book, it could definitely eliminate enemies.
As for the passively increased damage, as long as it wasn't fatal, it could be endured.
In short, their effects were all good.
At this moment, Ling Jie took out ten portraits, handed them to Fang Che, and said, "I asked you to come this time because it's related to assassinating first-tier Professionals.
When you accepted the mission to assassinate Zhou Duan before, I gave you a Corpse Seeking Compass.
If you have nothing to do, you can use the Corpse Seeking Compass to find the bodies of Professionals assassinated by the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book and take their treasures. You can keep what's useful to you."
Fang Che took the portraits and reminded, "If these people die in the city, I wouldn't dare to collect their bodies for them. You need to find a way to lure them out of the city first."
Ling Jie replied indifferently, "I will keep an eye on their situation. If they die outside the city, I will notify you.
If you don't want to go, that's fine too. These first-tier Professionals probably don't have anything good on them anyway."
Fang Che nodded slightly and continued to ask, "Any other instructions?"
Ling Jie shook her head and said, "No, you can act as you please."
"Then I'll take my leave."