Chapter 46 Fang Che's Request
Everyone else was enraged by Lü Jing's actions, clamoring that she couldn't be let off, but Fang Che remained calm.
Ever since Lü Jing tricked Fang Che into signing the loan contract, Fang Che never intended to let her off. He only endured until now because Lü Jing was too powerful.
Before he killed Lü Jing, no matter what she did, Fang Che would consider it a useless struggle before her death and wouldn't get angry.
The only thing Fang Che was disappointed about was that if Slaughter Saber Academy issued the mission according to the contract, it would be meaningless even if he withdrew from the Blue Sky Group.
He had to stand with the Blue Sky Group to deal with the trouble.
After everyone had calmed down slightly, Fang Che said, "Slaughter Saber Academy will not issue a mission that sends us to our deaths for nothing. Otherwise, the Plane Will would forcibly terminate the contract. Therefore, we have a chance to survive."
Upon hearing this, everyone's tension eased slightly. Immediately after, Yun Tian spoke:
"Before Slaughter Saber Academy issues a mission, it will definitely evaluate the mission's gains and losses. If the losses outweigh the gains, Slaughter Saber Academy cannot possibly issue the mission.
I think the most important thing now is to have those bribed mentors speak up for us and try their best to cancel this mission."
Everyone nodded in agreement upon hearing this.
Ling Jie, however, spoke with a worried expression, "Before gathering everyone, I already asked the mentors to help speak up and try to cancel the mission.
However, those mentors are acquaintances of Lü Jing. If Lü Jing insists on dealing with us, those mentors might stand by and do nothing.
I also tried to redeem the contract, but unfortunately, I failed. In short, we must now do our best to improve our strength to meet the upcoming battle."
Everyone looked worried. Yun Tian said, "The Tiger-man Plane has Third-Order Professionals, but we cannot break through to the Third-Order in a short time. We can only help First-Order Professionals break through to the Second-Order."
Ling Jie nodded in agreement, took out a list, and explained, "These past few days, we have recruited more than a dozen Professionals who are about to break through to the Second-Order.
Among them, seven Professionals have their contracts with Slaughter Saber Academy and are likely to participate in the mission. I plan to fully assist these seven in gathering breakthrough resources."
Yun Tian glanced at the contents of the list, rubbed his brows with some worry, and sighed,
"There are many resources for breaking through to the Second-Order in the group warehouse, but none for these seven people. This is too unlucky."
Ling Jie had already checked the warehouse situation and knew that Yun Tian was telling the truth.
Ling Jie's gaze swept over everyone, finally resting on Fang Che, and she spoke with some anticipation,
"If anyone has these resources, I can give you an IOU."
Everyone looked at the list, shaking their heads and sighing, but Fang Che looked at the list and found that he could provide all the resources.
The resources came from that eliminated female Second-Order Curse Master!
However, Fang Che had already lent many things to the Blue Sky Group before, and they hadn't been repaid yet.
If the Blue Sky Group kept borrowing little by little in the future, Fang Che was afraid he would have to fill all his family's wealth into the Blue Sky Group's hole.
Although the resources came easily, they couldn't be used to fill a bottomless pit.
At this moment, everyone noticed Fang Che's hesitation. Ye Ling softly asked, "Fang Che, can you help us?"
Fang Che glanced at everyone, met their expectant gazes, pondered for a few seconds, and then said,
"I can provide all the resources, and I'll give them to you for free, but I have one condition."
Ling Jie asked excitedly, "What condition?"
Fang Che said, "After we overcome this difficulty, everyone in the Blue Sky Group must serve me and help me be the first to break through to the Third-Order!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions froze, and their faces didn't look good.
If they fully helped Fang Che break through to the Third-Order, the price would be that all members of the Blue Sky Group would make no progress for a period in the future, essentially becoming Fang Che's slaves.
In that situation, outsiders would not dare to join the Blue Sky Group, and internal members would also try every means to withdraw from the Blue Sky Group.
The Blue Sky Group's future potential would be completely overdrawn by Fang Che.
Everyone was angry about Fang Che's demand, and the most furious among them was Yun Tian.
Yun Tian's awakened profession was Manager. Only by developing and strengthening the Blue Sky Group under Yun Tian's management would Yun Tian gain the most benefits.
If the Blue Sky Group agreed to Fang Che's demand, the Blue Sky Group would not make any progress, nor would Yun Tian.
Yun Tian glared at Fang Che, took a few deep breaths, managed to adjust his emotions, and persuaded,
"Fang Che, if Slaughter Saber Academy uses the contract to issue the mission, you can't escape it. We won't let you contribute for nothing, but you can't make such an excessive demand."
Fang Che calmly said, "I have many resources, and I can now help the Blue Sky Group cultivate twenty-one Second-Order Professionals.
If anyone breaks through to the Second-Order in the future, I can also try my best to help him find advanced resources. As long as you agree to my request, everything is negotiable."
Everyone fell silent, contemplating quietly.
The greatest help for Fang Che to break through to the Third-Order would be Second-Order Professionals. The increase in Second-Order Professionals would still benefit Fang Che.
However, Fang Che's offer of twenty-one Second-Order breakthrough slots at once was truly too appealing.
After a moment of silence, everyone turned to look at Ling Jie, waiting for her decision.
Ling Jie pondered for a moment and then said, "After you break through to the Third-Order, you will have to face fair competition from the Fierce Tiger Group. The Leader of the Fierce Tiger Group, Chen Chuan, is powerful in combat. Are you his match?"
Fang Che nodded gently, without revealing specific information.
Ling Jie's eyes flickered. After a moment of thought, she said, "Let's sign a contract. After you break through to the Third-Order, you must eliminate Chen Chuan. Otherwise, you must remain in the Blue Sky Group, serve as the Vice Leader of the Blue Sky Group, and dedicate everything to the Blue Sky Group's development!"
Fang Che, possessing the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book, was confident in eliminating Chen Chuan, but he still pretended to be silent for a moment, frowning and saying, "If Chen Chuan hasn't broken through to the Fourth-Order by then, I can go all out to eliminate him."
Ling Jie took a deep breath and nodded, "Alright, I'll trust you this once!"
Yun Tian, standing nearby, opened his mouth but swallowed his words back, not saying anything more.
Twenty-one Second-Order breakthrough slots were still very valuable in Yun Tian's eyes!
Ling Jie looked around and, seeing no one object, said, "Give me one day. I need to persuade the Professionals who are about to break through to the Second-Order.
Once they agree, I will sign a contract with you in the name of the Blue Sky Group. Now, I need to understand the breakthrough materials you possess."
Fang Che shook his head and said, "The items aren't on me. I'll write you a list."
Then, Fang Che picked up a pen and paper and wrote down the breakthrough materials owned by the female Second-Order Curse Master.
Actually, these items were in Fang Che's storage ring, but Fang Che was worried that if he took them out, Ling Jie and the others would become envious.
If they attacked Fang Che for these items, that would be troublesome.
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Chapter 47 Signing a Contract with the Blue Sky Group
Fang Che wrote down the list of materials and handed it to Ling Jie.
After carefully checking it, Ling Jie excitedly said, "There are a lot of promotion resources in the warehouse. With these, over thirty people can be promoted to Second-Order Professionals!"
Upon hearing this, everyone's faces showed a hint of a smile.
Having over thirty more Second-Order Professionals could solve most problems, and in the future, it would also help Fang Che break through to the Third-Order faster.
This was good news.
Ling Jie handed the list to Yun Tian and commanded, "Based on this information and the materials stored in the warehouse, compile a list of Professionals who can break through, and then recruit new members according to that list.
Remember, be sure to recruit as many people with contracts with Slaughter Saber Academy as possible. When recruiting members, don't let them know too much, and don't give them too many promises. I will explain everything."
At this point, Ling Jie suddenly thought of something, turned to look at Fang Che, and said,
"I forgot to mention earlier, if Slaughter Saber Academy doesn't allow us to carry out missions, then the requirement for helping you break through to the Third-Order will be void. This needs to be written into the contract."
Everyone nodded in agreement upon hearing this, then all looked at Fang Che.
Fang Che knew very well that without an emergency, the Blue Sky Group would not agree to his harsh conditions.
Therefore, Fang Che nodded calmly and agreed, "No problem, but let's be clear first, if Slaughter Saber Academy doesn't allow us to carry out dangerous missions, Blue Sky Group members cannot use the materials I provide to break through to the Second-Order."
Ling Jie smiled slightly and said, "We need to hide our strength as much as possible right now to lower Slaughter Saber Academy's evaluation standards.
Only after the mission is issued will I ask everyone to break through to the Second-Order. This will increase our chances of survival. You can give me the resources after the mission is issued."
Fang Che nodded and said, "Okay."
Ling Jie stood up and said, "Fang Che, I need to go negotiate with others. To prevent you from being assassinated, stay at the base today."
Fang Che nodded again and said, "Okay, I'll wait for your news in this room."
"That's good." Ling Jie looked at the others and said, "Everyone, help Yun Tian recruit Professionals. Let's all get to work."
Then, Ling Jie left first, and the others also walked out of the room one after another.
Only Fang Che remained in the room.
Fang Che closed the door, took the elixir, and cultivated quietly.
At the base, Ling Jie went to find the Professionals who were about to break through to the Second-Order to discuss contract issues with them.
The other Second-Order Professionals were with Yun Tian, learning about the list of Professionals who were close to breaking through to the Second-Order, and arranging for their subordinates to invite the people on the list.
However, they did not leave, but stayed at the base to prevent being assassinated.
At the same time, Second-Order Professionals from other groups also quietly went to areas under the jurisdiction of other academies, persuading them to pressure Slaughter Saber Academy.
Lü Jing was also looking for familiar mentors, working hard to facilitate what was desired.
All parties were striving to achieve their goals, while only Fang Che was cultivating quietly.
Time flew by, and soon it was the next day.
"Knock, knock, knock."
A knock on the door sounded, Fang Che paused his cultivation and opened the door.
Fang Che stepped aside, invited the serious-looking Ling Jie in, and asked, "Did those Professionals who are about to break through to the Second-Order agree to my request?"
Ling Jie nodded lightly and replied with a serious expression, "Everyone doesn't believe that Slaughter Saber Academy will arrange for Blue Sky Group members to carry out missions in the Tiger-man Plane.
So, I made a betting agreement with them: if Slaughter Saber Academy arranges a mission for the Blue Sky Group, they are willing to carry out Slaughter Saber Academy's mission and fully assist you in breaking through to the Third-Order.
If Slaughter Saber Academy doesn't arrange a mission, the Blue Sky Group must prioritize supporting them in breaking through to the Second-Order. They believe they will win, and all of them have signed the contract!"
Upon hearing this, Fang Che's face broke into a brilliant smile. Everyone signing the contract was a good thing for Fang Che.
The more people who signed the contract, the faster Fang Che would break through to the Third-Order in the future!
If Slaughter Saber Academy didn't issue a mission to the Blue Sky Group, it didn't matter either.
Anyway, if they lost the bet, Ling Jie would still provide the resources, which wouldn't affect Fang Che.
Ling Jie, who was beside him, continued to speak with a serious and somewhat anxious expression:
"Now is a good opportunity to expand. I used the betting agreement to recruit many Professionals who wanted to take advantage.
Currently, the number of people who have signed the contract has reached sixty-four, and the materials you prepared are simply not enough.
I suggest you collect as many resources as possible before Slaughter Saber Academy issues the mission. We will definitely recruit more people to join the Blue Sky Group."
Upon hearing this, Fang Che looked at Ling Jie with some surprise and reminded her:
"If Slaughter Saber Academy issues a mission to the Blue Sky Group, I am confident I can gather enough advanced materials to help these people break through to the Second-Order.
However, if Slaughter Saber Academy doesn't issue a mission, these people you recruited who are about to break through will become a burden. They won't help others collect materials.
At that time, you can only issue missions to weaker Professionals. If they find the missions too numerous or too tiring, they might leave the Blue Sky Group. You're betting a bit too big."
Ling Jie rubbed her temples, comforting herself, "If Slaughter Saber Academy issues a mission, you will become the master of the Blue Sky Group. The Blue Sky Group will not develop for a period of time, and may even decline. I must seize this last opportunity for development to bind them to the Blue Sky Group.
If Slaughter Saber Academy doesn't issue a mission, these people who are about to break through won't necessarily become a burden. As long as we endure, the future is still bright!"
I'm afraid you won't be able to endure!
Fang Che thought this to himself, but he didn't continue to persuade Ling Jie. In the current situation, it was beneficial to him.
Fang Che stopped dwelling on this issue and asked, "Is the contract ready?"
Ling Jie immediately took out a contract from her storage ring and handed it to Fang Che.
Fang Che took the contract, carefully checked it, and after confirming that there was no information unfavorable to him, he said,
"The contract is fine, but you need to add one piece of information: after the contract is signed, no members of the Blue Sky Group can harm me, nor can they hire others to harm me. If I am harmed by others, you must fully protect me."
The demands Fang Che made were too harsh for others. Fang Che was worried that others would exploit loopholes in the contract to harm him, so he needed to add a clause.
Ling Jie glanced at the timid Fang Che, shook her head helplessly, took the contract, added Fang Che's request, and then asked, "Are there any other requests?"
"No more." Fang Che shook his head, condensed curse energy, and injected it into the contract.
Ling Jie also took out the Blue Sky Group badge, representing the entire Blue Sky Group in signing the contract.
After the contract was completed, Fang Che said, "If Slaughter Saber Academy issues a mission, they will give us preparation time. I'll go out and gather resources now. Notify me when the mission is issued. Now, please take me to the Curse Master Mission Hall."
Ling Jie nodded, then suddenly thought of the ten Curse Masters who had refined the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book, and said,
"I hope you can prioritize collecting Curse Master advancement resources. Let's go, I'll take you to the Curse Master Mission Hall."
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Chapter 48 Fire Play Academy Area
Under Ling Jie's guidance, Fang Che quickly arrived outside the Curse Master Mission Hall.
Ling Jie stopped and said, "You should first collect the Curse Master advancement materials. After a while, I will compile the advancement materials needed by others and inform you through the communication token. Farewell."
Fang Che nodded and said, "Walk slowly."
After bidding farewell, Fang Che entered the Mission Hall and left the cultivation room.
Subsequently, Fang Che left the area where Slaughter Saber Academy was located and headed to the areas belonging to other academies.
The current Slaughter Saber Academy was too weak, with not many missions available.
To quickly gather advancement resources, he could only accept missions in areas governed by other academies.
Fang Che walked until he reached an uninhabited place, then took out two accelerative jade stones from the Second-Order female Curse Master's storage ring, placed them in his shoes, and infused them with curse energy.
The next second, Fang Che felt his body become much lighter, and his running speed instantly increased dozens of times.
After running wildly for three hours, Fang Che saw the strongest academy nearby: Fire Play Academy.
Fire Play Academy's founder was a Fire Manipulator, and its establishment was later than Slaughter Saber Academy.
Since the decline of Slaughter Saber Academy, Fire Play Academy slowly developed, and its current strength had already surpassed Slaughter Saber Academy.
After casually strolling around the area under Fire Play Academy's jurisdiction, Fang Che discovered two or three dozen Second-Order Professionals, and even four Third-Order Professionals.
If he were in the area governed by Slaughter Saber Academy, he would only see so many strong individuals within the academy itself; they would not be seen on the streets.
And places where strong individuals gathered surely had a massive amount of missions!
With anticipation, Fang Che walked into the Curse Master Mission Hall.
The Curse Master Mission Hall here was very spacious, its size equivalent to five Curse Master Mission Halls in the Slaughter Saber Academy area.
The mission tokens on the wall were tightly packed together, with no empty space whatsoever.
Whenever someone accepted a mission, a new mission token would emerge from within the wall, occupying the empty corner.
Fang Che walked to the Second-Order Curse Master mission area, took a quick glance, and found that many missions rewarded Curse Master advancement materials.
However, Fang Che noticed that there weren't many assassination missions here; most missions involved group actions.
Fang Che couldn't figure out why, so he casually accepted an assassination mission and prepared to register it with the administrator.
At this moment, a group of Second-Order Curse Masters suddenly blocked Fang Che.
The handsome and refined Curse Master leading them slightly cupped his hands and said expressionlessly:
"Friend, the mission you accepted is currently undergoing negotiation for reconciliation and will be canceled in a few days. Could you do us a favor and choose another mission?"
Fang Che was slightly stunned, not expecting that assassination missions could also be negotiated.
No wonder there were so few assassination missions here.
Fang Che looked at the Curse Masters in front of him, and not wanting to cause trouble, he handed the mission token in his hand to the handsome and refined Curse Master leading them.
The handsome and refined Curse Master took the token, cupped his hands, and said, "Thank you, brother. If you wish to accept an assassination mission, you can look at the fourth row. The assassination targets in the fourth row cannot afford the reconciliation fee, so killing them is fine."
Fang Che nodded silently, turned to check the information in the fourth row, and accepted a new assassination mission. This time, the target was a Second-Order Poison Master.
This time, no one stopped Fang Che from accepting the mission.
Fang Che did not rush to register the mission, but instead wandered around the Mission Hall, finding the various rules stored in a corner.
After reviewing all the rules, Fang Che learned that Fire Play Academy did not want to see internal strife, so they formulated a special set of rules.
If the conflict between two individuals was irreconcilable, they needed to simultaneously post assassination missions in both the Assassin Mission Hall and the Curse Master Mission Hall.
If the conflict was not significant, one could individually post an assassination mission in the Curse Master Mission Hall.
At that time, Fire Play Academy would send people to mediate the conflict.
The assassination mission Fang Che had just accepted was a conflict that could be mediated.
Fang Che suddenly understood, turned around, and went to an administrator, waiting in line.
After the person in front of him registered their mission, Fang Che handed the mission token and some money to the administrator, saying, "Please help me register this and also give me a cultivation room."
The administrator took the mission token, collected the money, and after completing the registration, handed Fang Che a notebook and a cultivation room token.
Following the local rules, Fang Che placed the cultivation room token on the ground. A crack instantly opened on the ground, sucking Fang Che into the cultivation room.
After confirming that he had not been left with any special marks, Fang Che directly pushed open the door and left the cultivation room.
The next second, Fang Che appeared in a desolate forest.
And the area governed by Fire Play Academy was over five hundred meters away from Fang Che!
Previously, when Fang Che accepted missions, he was always teleported to an uninhabited alley.
However, accepting a mission here teleported him to a forest, which likely meant there were no uninhabited alleys in that city, indicating its prosperity.
Fang Che changed into a cloak and mask, and ran towards the city, seeing many Professional hiding themselves along the way.
Upon entering the city, Fang Che found a hotel to stay in. He closed the doors and windows, then took out a detection gem to ensure no one was watching, before finally taking out the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book and beginning the assassination of his target.
After completing one prostration, Fang Che tore up the white paper with the target's name written on it.
The next second, the leftmost black bamboo slip of the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book suddenly turned green and emitted the aura of a Poison Master.
This was the improved Nailhead Seven Arrows Book stealing the Professional energy of the deceased target. From now on, Fang Che could use this Professional energy for slaughter!
Fang Che was slightly excited for a moment, then took out the target's portrait and placed it on the Corpse Seeking Compass. The compass instantly displayed the body's location.
And this location was in the central area of the compass, which meant the target's corpse was near the hotel where Fang Che was staying!
This was truly a coincidence.
Fang Che was slightly surprised. He then left his room, knocked on the door to his left, and then quickly returned to his room.
A moment later, Fang Che heard the left door open, followed by a string of curses, and the door was slammed shut.
It seems he's not on the left.
Afterward, Fang Che went out and knocked on the other doors in turn.
After a period of probing, Fang Che finally found a room upstairs that received no response.
Fang Che pried open the door and walked in, discovering the target's corpse!
Fang Che smiled slightly, collected the corpse, plundered all resources, then cleaned up the traces he left, and quickly left the room.
Afterward, Fang Che ran to the Curse Master Mission Hall, submitted the mission, received his reward, and then accepted a new mission.
Immediately after, Fang Che used the cultivation room again to arrive in an uninhabited forest.
After leaving the forest and walking for a short while, Fang Che suddenly noticed a familiar figure.
By the person's profile, Fang Che recognized him as the leader of a certain group in the Slaughter Saber Academy area, who was targeted for assassination by the Blue Sky Group.
What was he doing here?
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Chapter 49 The Help of the Seven Stars
Fang Che stared at the enemy group leader's figure, and after a moment of thought, quickly took out a piece of paper and the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book. He wrote the enemy group leader's name on the paper and prostrated himself in worship.
After the prostration was complete, the characters on the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book condensed into seven long nails.
These seven long nails pressed against the leftmost bamboo strip, which was dyed green, and instantly became green themselves, emitting a Poison Doctor aura.
The bamboo strip that had been dyed green, however, returned to its original appearance.
Immediately after, the seven long nails pierced into the white paper.
Fang Che took the white paper and left the woods. Looking at the enemy group leader's figure, he tore the paper to shreds.
The enemy group leader, who was walking, suddenly fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth, his skin turning gray. The next second, he lost all signs of life.
Immediately after, the leftmost bamboo strip of the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book turned purple and emitted a Lightning Master Professional aura.
Fang Che quickly went to the corpse and, after careful Observe, found that the Poison Master aura on the corpse was terrifyingly strong.
Moreover, this Poison Master Professional aura was continuously spreading outwards, poisoning the surrounding weeds.
Anyone who saw this corpse would believe that this person was killed by a Poison Doctor, and would never suspect Fang Che!
Fang Che was slightly excited for a few seconds, then took out a poison-proof gem, thoroughly looted the corpse's treasures, collected the corpse, and returned to the inn.
In the following days, in addition to accepting missions to assassinate targets, Fang Che was constantly searching for target corpses, not resting for a moment.
And Fang Che also quickly accumulated a large amount of resources through his continuous missions.
Unfortunately, more than 80% of the assassinated targets' corpses were discovered by others, making it impossible to collect resources.
On this day, after completing an assassination mission, Fang Che came to the Curse Master Mission Hall, queued up to submit the mission, and claim the mission reward.
Just as he was about to accept a new mission, a group of people suddenly blocked Fang Che.
And these people were the same ones who had previously prevented Fang Che from accepting assassination missions.
The handsome and unrestrained Curse Master leading them stared at Fang Che's eyes behind his mask, a fake smile on his face, and cupped his hands, saying:
"Friend, I am from the Seven Stars Group, the only organization in this area. I would very much like to get acquainted with the Assassin organization behind you. Please help us, and we are willing to pay a meeting fee."
When Fang Che heard these words, he understood that the disguised assassination method of the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book had caused others to misunderstand.
Fang Che shook his head and replied in his disguised voice, "We do not meet anyone."
Fang Che did not intend to clarify the misunderstanding. Being mistaken for an Assassin organization was a good thing, because no one would casually provoke a mysterious Assassin organization.
As long as others had not thoroughly investigated all the Assassin's information, Fang Che was very safe.
The handsome and unrestrained Curse Master was slightly disappointed when Fang Che refused his request, then spoke:
"It's fine if you don't meet. I'm just here to understand if you have any purpose in coming here.
Of course, I'm not prying into your secrets; I just want to see if you need any help. Our Seven Stars Group loves to help others."
Fang Che understood that the Seven Stars Group was afraid of being targeted by an Assassin organization.
Moreover, Fang Che believed that these people must have investigated the Assassin's situation before coming, but they must not have found any traces of an Assassin.
If the Seven Stars Group had the ability to find traces of an Assassin, they would not be so proactive in offering help.
After all, the Seven Stars Group was the only organization in the area, and they still cared about their reputation.
Fang Che calmly said, "Everyone, rest assured, there are no targets for us here. We are just passing through and will not provoke your organization."
The handsome and unrestrained man immediately breathed a sigh of relief when he heard these words, and the smile on his face became much more amiable, unlike the fake one from before.
The handsome and unrestrained man took out a storage ring and smiled:
"Since you have traveled so far, as the only organization in this area, we are truly sorry that we cannot host you.
Before I came, I specifically selected some gifts for you. Please accept them."
Fang Che was worried that there might be special tracking methods left in the storage ring, so he did not accept it and shook his head, saying:
"We do not accept unearned favors. We only earn assassination bounties. If your organization has enemies, you can post assassination missions. We need various materials for advancing to Second-Order Professionals."
The handsome and unrestrained man pondered for a moment upon hearing this, then tentatively asked, "Can you perform Fourth-Order assassination missions?"
Fang Che did not want to expose his true strength, so a lie blurted out: "Our leader is not here; our small team only accepts Second-Order assassination missions."
The handsome and unrestrained man nodded and said, "No problem. Our Seven Stars Group has many enemies. We will compile a list tomorrow and then post the missions."
Fang Che nodded lightly and said, "Then I will take my leave."
Afterward, Fang Che walked towards the wall, looking for new missions.
After the Seven Stars Group watched Fang Che leave, one man quietly asked the handsome and unrestrained man:
"Captain, do you think the leader he mentioned exists? Is he trying to fool us?"
The handsome and unrestrained man put away the smile on his face and said:
"I'm not sure if the leader he mentioned exists, but one thing is certain: we can't find these Second-Order Assassins, and these Second-Order Assassins have the ability to threaten us.
Given that, there's no need to provoke him. Report to the group leader as soon as possible and prepare some missions. This will also be beneficial to us."
The man next to him spoke, "Many of our enemies are far from here. Can they find people?"
The handsome and unrestrained man smiled slightly and said, "Didn't he say that the ones passing through were just a small team? If their organization is strong enough, they must have organizations in other places as well.
We will use distant enemies to test them and see how large their organization truly is!"
The surrounding people all spoke up, "Good idea."
"Captain is brilliant."
On the other side, Fang Che walked to the wall and found that only two assassination missions remained.
Fortunately, the people from the Seven Stars Group arrived in time. For the next period, there should be no shortage of assassination missions, so Fang Che would not need to go to other academies to look for missions.
Of course, if the Seven Stars Group targeted Fang Che and left various tracking methods on him, then Fang Che would have to leave as soon as possible to avoid trouble.
Fang Che took a mission with a relatively high reward, completed the registration with the administrator, and entered the training room.
Fang Che looked down at his body and did not find any smoke formed by the destruction of tracking methods.
This completely put Fang Che at ease.
It seemed the Seven Stars Group had not targeted him, and he would not need to leave here for now. He could continue to cooperate with the Seven Stars Group.
With the Seven Stars Group's capabilities, they should be able to provide many resources!
Fang Che happily put on a new cloak and left the place, returned to the inn, and began the assassination.
After completing the assassination, Fang Che used the Corpse Seeking Compass to observe the corpse's location, but found that the corpse was moving.
Fang Che immediately gave up on finding the corpse, lay on the bed, and cleared his mind.
These days of non-stop assassinations were truly exhausting; he needed to rest.
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Chapter 50 Stolen Plane Coordinates
Early the next morning, as soon as Fang Che woke up, he felt his communication token heating up.
After injecting a bit of curse energy, Ling Jie's slightly anxious voice came from the communication token: "We've compiled information from all sides and listed the materials we're lacking. Write them down…"
Fang Che quickly took out paper and pen and recorded the information.
After writing down all the information, Fang Che realized that his assassination attempts over the past few days had only gathered a small portion of the materials.
However, Fang Che was not disappointed.
The mission rewards were set, and Fang Che couldn't change them just because he wanted to.
Fang Che could only do his best with assassinations; beyond that, it was up to luck.
Afterward, Fang Che put away the note, donned his cloak and mask, and went to the Curse Master Mission Hall to submit his mission and check for new mission information.
Fang Che quickly saw a dozen new assassination missions, each offering rewards that surpassed those of his previous missions, with a variety of advancement materials as rewards.
However, the mission token clearly indicated that the last known location of the assassination target was quite far from the current location.
Fang Che didn't care about the distance; as long as he knew the target's appearance and name, the target couldn't escape.
Fang Che casually accepted a mission, registered to receive the target's information, and then returned to the inn, where he wrote the name on a piece of white paper and began to kowtow.
After one kowtow, seven long nails pierced the white paper, but Fang Che was not in a hurry to tear up the paper; he simply took a pill and cultivated.
This target was too far away, and even sending a message would take some time.
Completing the mission too quickly would arouse suspicion.
After cultivating for several hours like this, Fang Che finally tore up the white paper, then eagerly pasted the target's portrait onto the Corpse Seeking Compass.
The Corpse Seeking Compass flickered with light for a while, but it did not display the corpse's location.
This meant the target was already dead, but the target's location was beyond the Corpse Seeking Compass's sensing range.
It seemed this mission target had not approached this area.
Fang Che was slightly disappointed, then set off for the Mission Hall to submit the mission and accept a new one.
In the following time, Fang Che completed a mission every one or two hours.
A day later, Fang Che arrived at the Curse Master Mission Hall, and just as he submitted a mission and received his reward, a member of the Seven Stars Group from nearby walked over.
The handsome and dashing man looked at Fang Che with some apprehension, cupped his hands, and smiled, saying,
"Your organization is the most efficient assassin organization our Seven Stars Group has ever seen. We would like to cooperate more deeply with you!"
Fang Che had no organization, so he could only continue to fabricate: "Assassin organizations are hated by everyone; countless righteous people want to exterminate them.
Our organization has survived until now precisely because our members are scattered everywhere and never cooperate deeply with anyone."
The handsome and dashing man was slightly disappointed, then said, "If deep cooperation isn't possible, could your esteemed organization privately help with something?"
Fang Che dared not accept private missions, as the risk of exposure was too great, so he continued to fabricate:
"Given my rank in the organization, I can only accept missions issued by the Mission Hall and cannot accept private missions. I apologize, I cannot help you."
The handsome and dashing man hurriedly said, "This mission of mine is very simple; it's just to find a Second-Order Professional. Could you please help?"
Upon learning that the man wanted to find someone, Fang Che unhesitatingly refused: "I'm sorry, we are not good at finding people; we are only good at killing people."
The handsome and dashing man shook his head helplessly and said, "Please don't joke, sir. The reason we issue assassination missions is because we cannot find these enemies.
But your esteemed organization easily finds people and kills them. Such a talent for finding people is almost unrivaled!"
Fang Che knew his own business; he could kill people entirely thanks to the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book, and he had no idea how to find people.
If he could find people, Fang Che would have already brought back the corpses of the deceased targets.
Fang Che did not want to talk too much about the issue of finding people; discussing something he was not good at too much would easily expose him.
Therefore, Fang Che directly changed the subject: "We are an assassin organization, only responsible for killing, not finding people.
If the target you are looking for is your enemy, you can directly issue an assassination mission, and I guarantee he won't live!"
The handsome and dashing man frowned and was silent for a moment, then gently waved his hand, and the other Seven Stars Group members quickly left.
Only then did the handsome and dashing man speak: "Our Seven Stars Group had an important item stolen. The reason we sought your organization's help this time is to find the thief and retrieve the item."
Hearing this, Fang Che finally understood why the Seven Stars Group was unwilling to issue an assassination mission and was insistent on finding someone.
According to common practice, after an assassin kills a target, all of the target's items belong to the assassin and do not need to be handed over to anyone else.
If a mission to find someone is issued, then the target must be kept alive, and there is no need to worry about lost items.
However, Fang Che quickly realized a problem.
Fang Che thoughtfully asked, "Now that you've told me the specifics, aren't you afraid I'll feign compliance, agreeing to find the person but actually embezzling the treasure? Is that important item about to expire?"
The handsome and dashing man sighed and nodded, "That's right, that item is indeed about to expire, otherwise I wouldn't have told you."
Fang Che curiously asked, "What is it?"
The handsome and dashing man replied, "A Plane coordinate!"
Fang Che's eyes widened instantly.
Plane coordinates can lead to a Plane, revealing a massive amount of resources.
If a group monopolizes a Plane, even the smallest Plane, they can cultivate five Six-Order Professionals through extreme exploitation!
After a slight shock, Fang Che asked with a puzzled expression, "The Emperor Plane Will loves to enslave and devour Other Planes. With your strength, how could you possibly keep Plane coordinates?"
The handsome and dashing man replied, "That was a reward issued by the Plane Will after we completed a difficult group mission."
Fang Che nodded in sudden understanding. Different Planes have different energies, and some of them contain energies that the Emperor Plane Will dislikes.
Before these energies dissipate, the Plane Will be given as a reward to Professionals to enhance their strength.
At the same time, the power of Professionals can be used to consume these energies that the Emperor Plane Will dislikes.
To maximize the development of the Plane, the Emperor Plane Will sets a deadline. After this deadline, it will reclaim the Plane or devour undeveloped areas.
Immediately after, Fang Che thought of another question.
Fang Che curiously asked, "How could such an important item be stolen by a Second-Order Professional?"
The handsome and dashing man shook his head and corrected, "He hadn't awakened his profession when he stole the Plane coordinates."
Fang Che was somewhat shocked, "How is that possible?"