Chance for a revenge
Joan Of Arc monitored the thin mercenary, while Liang Lidong went out of the hotel and headed for the North City District.
The North City District was different from the other three districts. The streets here were narrow, the sewage flowed, and the place was filled with an unpleasant smell. Little children squatted or stood in the sewage. Their faces were sallow and their clothes were shabby. They looked at the passers-by with blank eyes. Perhaps the children looked pitiful, but Liang Lidong knew very well that almost all of these children had 'three hands'. If you were not careful, they could steal your money without anyone knowing.
However, Liang Lidong had never worried about his money. He believed that no thief could put his hand into a player's space backpack … Those who had this ability would not be a thief.
As Liang Lidong went deeper, the children around him became fewer and fewer, turning into thin and weak adult poor people. The sound of men and women's breathing came from the surrounding houses … This was the slum area. For some reason, every city would set the slum area in the north. It seemed to be the practice of this world.
The people in the slum area were pitiful and abominable. People often starved to death here, and there were often outsiders who mistakenly entered and inexplicably died or disappeared. The people here were like poisonous snakes. As long as they saw suitable prey mistakenly entering their territory, they would secretly take action. Usually, the prey did not live to the next day. In order to survive, they would do anything, including abandoning their already limited kindness.
Liang Lidong walked on the street, and no one dared to trouble him! Even the most powerful poisonous snake would know how to choose its prey and avoid danger.
Soon, he stopped in front of a shabby shop. The shop in front of him was very, very old. The signboard of the shop said 'Black Iron Sharp Blade', and there was only a lazy old scoundrel yawning at the door.
Liang Lidong walked into the shop. This was a shop that sold all kinds of weapons. Unlike ordinary blacksmiths, the quality of the weapons in this shop was very good, but none of them were produced by themselves. Every weapon was stained with the blood and tears of the original owner.
Liang Lidong walked to the front of the counter and picked up a long sword in a black scabbard. The scabbard was made of the best black bear skin. He pulled out the long sword. The surface of the sword was smooth. Judging from its appearance, it should be a good weapon. Liang Lidong opened the system and projected the weapon's data into his retina.
Name: Fallen Emperor Sword (High Imitation)
Type: One-handed Sword
[Sharpness: 6]
Sturdiness: 5
Sword Length: 115cm
Weight Note: Although it is a fake, it is still a well-made weapon.
Seeing that Liang Lidong had picked up the item, an attendant in an old grey robe walked up to him and said with a smile, "This is the Emperor's Fall. It's very sharp and very expensive!"
"How much?" Liang Lidong asked.
"Two hundred and fifty gold coins!" The waiter was a middle-aged man with a long, horse-like face. Liang Lidong had never thought that someone could smile at a guest in such an unsightly manner!
"That's too expensive. Since the trauma won't disappear, give me a discount!" Liang Lidong said.
The attendant put away his hideous smile and asked, "What's your ideal price?"
"Ten percent!"
As soon as Liang Lidong finished his words, the old scoundrel outside closed the door, plunging the shop into darkness.
"That's too low. I can't make the decision!" The attendant walked out from behind the counter. "But our manager is upstairs. I believe he can talk to you and give you a satisfactory answer."
Liang Lidong followed the grey-clothed attendant to the second floor and entered a windowless room. The attendant left and closed the door. The room was so dark that one couldn't even see their fingers. However, thanks to the Cloud Dragon's blue eyes, Liang Lidong could not only see things, but everything around him was as bright as day.
A secret door on the left side of the room opened silently, and a man in black walked out. He wore a clown mask with red eyes and slowly walked to a chair opposite Liang Lidong and sat down. Then, he took out a blue gem the size of a thumb from his clothes. He gently pinched the gemstone a few times, and blue light emitted from the inside of the gemstone. Finally, there was a faint light in the pitch-black room.
"I didn't expect my first job after spring will be from a spellcaster!"
Liang Lidong also smiled. "I didn't expect the person to receive me to be a female assassin! What's more, I didn't expect the secret code of the Guild of Assassins hadn't changed for over three hundred years. "
"You sound like you're a long-lived species!" A rather pleasant voice came from the man in black's mask. "But it's true that the secret code of the Guild of Assassins hasn't changed for hundreds of years. Sir, are you here to commission us to kill someone, or to obtain some intelligence? "
"Intelligence!" Liang Lidong outlined the skinny mercenary's appearance with magic elements. "You help me find out everything about this person, including his height, weight, social relations, and hobbies!"
The man in black looked at the light blue portrait in the air and said calmly, "What a pure magic control technique, as expected of the red priest. This task isn't difficult. Let's move on. Now let's talk about the commission for the task. "
"How much!"
The man in black stood up. "If it were an ordinary person who came to the Guild of Assassins to commission a task, we would naturally accept gold coins, but it's rare for a spellcaster to come this time. How can we let go of such a good opportunity … I heard that the red priest helped Karl resolve his mental instability and then killed him because of a conflict of positions. After our investigation, we learned that you made three Space Anchor scrolls for him. Although it's a level-three spell, such scrolls are rare because of the lack of spatial Mages. Now, you have two ways to pay the commission. "
Liang Lidong moved his lips. "Speak!"
"The first way, you give us the magic model of Space Anchor. The second way, you make ten Space Anchor scrolls for us. "
Liang Lidong thought for a moment and said, "I choose the second way, but this task isn't that valuable. How about five scrolls? "
"Seven. I can't go any lower!"
"Deal!" Liang Lidong thought for a moment and said, "I want to see all the information about this person before tomorrow night. In the meantime, I'll give you seven scrolls. As for where I live, I believe that with the capabilities of your Guild, you should already know. "
"Please rest assured! Before tomorrow night, we will definitely deliver all the information to you. "
Now that the deal was done, Liang Lidong turned around and left the room. When he left, he also took the fake Emperor Fallen Sword with him. This was a small benefit given by the Guild of Assassins. Anyone who made a deal with the Guild of Assassins could take away one item from the Guild of Assassins. Usually, the Guild of Assassins was disguised as a weapon shop, and the shop owner was usually a Black Iron Blade. This was an open secret among the professionals.
The name Guild of Assassins sounded evil, but it was actually a group of people with integrity. They had three iron rules: they would not accept missions to assassinate spellcasters.
No matter when, they would not sell their employer's mission times or information. They would not accept reverse assassination missions.
The so-called reverse assassination was when the victim asked the assassin to kill their employer before they died. The Guild of Assassins would not accept such a mission. Because of these three iron rules, the Guild of Assassins had always had a good reputation. Although they weren't always honorable, at least they weren't too annoying.
For some reason, the Guild of Assassins would not accept missions to assassinate spellcasters. Therefore, the professionals Ackerman found to deal with Liang Lidong must be from the Guild of Mercenaries.
Liang Lidong returned to the inn and asked his familiar through the Mind Channel, "Joan Of Arc, how's it going?"
"He met with a few mercenaries and seems to be confirming your location."
"Understood! Come back and rest. You must be exhausted after a few days of work. "
"Master, I've been waiting for this for a long time."
Liang Lidong closed the Mind Channel and began to create the Space Anchor Scroll. Seven scrolls wasn't a lot, but he had to consider the possibility of failure. If he wanted to complete the mission by tomorrow afternoon, he had to race against time.
While Liang Lidong was concentrating on creating the scrolls, Joan Of Arc flew back from the window. She greeted Liang Lidong, but the latter was too focused and didn't respond. She didn't care either. She jumped onto the bed, rolled over, and fell asleep. After a few days of watching Liang Lidong, she was indeed exhausted.
Liang Lidong had been creating magic scrolls. After a total of four failures, he finally created seven Space Anchor Scrolls. He stretched himself delightfully. It was well past midnight, and he went outside, summoned the sleepy-eyed waiters, and had them bring him some supper. Liang Lidong shook Joan Of Arc awake. The man and the bird had a passable supper.
"Master, it seems that there are a lot of enemies this time. Do you have a safe way to deal with them?"
"They won't dare to do anything to me in the city. After I get the information tomorrow, I'll deliberately lure them out of the city, "Liang Lidong replied slowly." As long as they're in the wilderness and the environment is complicated, it won't be difficult to deal with them with our abilities. The only problem now is how to cover up our actions. After all, Ackerman belongs to the Goddess of Life and is a priest. If he dies, it will definitely attract the attention of the Goddess of Life. Rose is a vengeful woman, and her followers have completely inherited this bad habit. If we can't clear our names, we'll face endless pursuit in the future. "
Lu De swallowed a piece of fatty meat and asked, "Do you have a good idea now?"
"I'm thinking!
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After eating supper, Liang Lidong wiped his mouth and said, "I suddenly thought of a good way, which can not only muddy up the water in Winterwind City, but also drag the city lord Uther into the said water. The forces in Winterwind City will all be on the move. Compared to that, the death of a priest is nothing. Hehe, half a year ago Uther slapped me at the banquet, and now it's my turn to take revenge on him."