Vol 2 Chapter 1 (1/2)

Chapter 1 – Otherworldly a.s.sa.s.sin

Translator: Vitus

Editor: Brandon

Black Rock City, a southern city-state of t.i.tus kingdom, back by the economic artery known as “Lái Nǎo” River. Sea and Land transport is facilitated, economical business is well developed, and thus Black Rock City was given the t.i.tle of “Small Southern Pearl.”

A hundred miles to the west of Black Rock City, lies the former little stone village. Tang En left the forest, he was mostly devoted to training and didn’t travel much. During this period he did not excessively hurry along, he initially travelled on foot towards Black Rock City. After walking for 5-6 days, and he was still fluttering in the wild.

At this time, the system once again issued a mission.

The mission is to seek for an a.s.sa.s.sin organization, and join forces with them.

This was a mandatory mission, which was supposed to be completed within 72 hours. If a mandatory mission fails, experience obtained will be reduced to zero for the first time, HP will be reduced to zero at the second time, and he would lose his life at the third failure.

As this world’s information gathering system wasn’t so well developed, the old housekeeper couldn’t give any good suggestions, leaving Tang En with the only option to investigate in cities and towns.  a.s.sa.s.sin organizations are closely linked with business and money, so the probability of finding one in a city was certainly much greater.

Tang En rushed for two hours down the road, and stopped to find a magnificent city in the distance.

“Black Rock City?” Tang En couldn’t help but look at the large characters printed on the city walls. He wondered why this name felt so familiar… Yes, Father York had mentioned that Sethman pa.s.sed through here before coming to the Little Stone Village.

“It seems we might run past Sethman. Enhancing my strength is more important, let’s have him live for a few more days.” Tang En touched his axe bitterly.

“What?” he exclaimed, “I need to pay an entry fee of ten coppers to go in?” While entering the city gate, Tang En came across a difficult problem.

“Don’t have it? Then step aside.”  The armed guard deadpanned.

Tang En refused to accept: “Didn’t a horse carriage pa.s.s through here directly a moment ago?”

The guard looked at him with contempt and said, “Those people are aristocrats, how can a country b.u.mpkin with a rotten axe around his waist compare to them?”

“Step aside!” Tang En sullenly complied.

Tang En had blended in this new world for ten days, barely sufficing enough food and clothing in the wild, how could there be any money?

Come back at night and climb over the wall? Tang En flipped a switch in his head and though of an idea. But watching the ma.s.sive towering walls of Black Rock City piled up, and seeing the enormous crossbows mounted side-by-side, he gave up this thought sanely.

“Make way, Make way…..”

Just as Tang En was thinking about how to enter the city, there was an uproar at the city gates.  As he looked up, he saw a luxury coach pa.s.s by, a line of cavalry guards expelled the people who were lined up.

Well, carriage… Tang En walked quickly into the crowd, approaching closer to the cart.

Must admit at this time, you will see the outcome of the recent training. Although crowded, but Tang En moves past the crowd like a fish in water, like a windy breeze, he did not stop the pace of advance.

At this time, Tang En had also discovered his ability, he could not help but swell with emotion: “In my previous life with this skill, could have easily extruded into any crowded bus…”

While avoiding the clamoring knight he rode in the front, Tang En’s short stature, while continuously receding from the crowd suddenly jumps out, and instantly got below the carriage.

He waits calmly for a few seconds, there was no unusual reaction.  He let out a light breath, ha! great success! A broken gate tried to stop an a.s.sa.s.sin? Too naive…

“Xi Ya, did you have fun today?”

Uh… Tang En was surprised for a moment, a male voice suddenly rang in his ears, it seemed the man in the carriage was talking.

“Um, fortunately. Thank you for the invitation, Wen Sen.” A cold female voice sounded: “However, please call me Qiao Xi Ya, or Miss Ke Luo Yi.”

The man spoke in a helpless tone: “Well, Qiao Xi Ya, you are so sensitive.”

“If I have hurt you, I regret that. I’m sorry, I’m not used to people other than my family call me like this.”

“Never mind, one day I’ll stand up and righteously call you Xi Ya.”

“Haha, really…”

Tang En curled his lips under the carriage, forget it boy, this obviously a tone of unrequited love, spontaneously concise.

However, it is clear that this man does not think so, he confidently said: “Um, yes, I will definitely try. I know you like blue roses and autumn orchid. We saw an autumn orchid today, blue roses will have to wait till next season before blooming. But rest a.s.sured I have told a village to have them cultivated on their farm.”

There is no doubt that the cart’s owner is also a n.o.ble from the Black Rock City. The carriage did not stop at the city gate and went straight through the corridor into the city.

“Wen Sen, I really thank you for your kindness. But the farm is to be used to produce food, not flowers.”

“Ah but never mind, I couldn’t care less!”

“Uh… But the farmers do care.”

“Them? Why would they?”

Because they want to eat, to pay rent… ah, big brother… Tang En sighed darkly, taking advantage of the pedestrians along the road, he stood up from below the carriage.

Tang En felt lucky that no one cared about the sudden appearance of a pa.s.serby on the street.

Regarding that dialog a moment ago, Tang En did not care much… Although he empathized the bitter experiences of those farmers, he is currently unable to help them.

“Where should I go to find the a.s.sa.s.sin organization? I can’t just pull out any individual and ask about it….” Tang En walked along the roadside aimlessly.

Black Rock City, was also known as the small southern pearl, naturally, the city construction would live up to its name. At least Tang En sees that the city gate is very good. Compared to the modern metropolis of Earth, although there have been only a few of the tall old-fas.h.i.+oned buildings, the rich aesthetically cla.s.sic style of construction made Tang En feel very comfortable.

Smooth paved roads of green bricks extend in all directions; the horse’s hoof strikes the cobblestone with a distinct ticktack sound. Occasionally several mysterious statues could be seen alongside the street, which made Tang En stop from time to time.  Well, don’t get me wrong, Tang En wasn’t stopping to ogle at the open avant-garde statues of women… Of course, even if he looked like that, he held artistic perspective.  For example,

“Gee… this one is good, there really is infinite beauty in these dangerous mountain peaks!”

“So vivid, this isn’t a good position to place a flower sadly, such a luxurious gra.s.sland. I can only imagine the true the beauty of a bare flower of this sort, the hap-hazard attempt to cloak such sights only spoils the art…”

Ahem Ahem, down to business matters, I repeat, Down to business. Tang En stroked his chin: “This won’t do, where could I find someone to inquire?”

The profession of an a.s.sa.s.sin, no matter where it’s hidden, after all, is a matter of money, and potentially killing people to seal the deal.  Find them won’t be so easy, but the dragons speak with dragons, and mice with mice. Under those abysmal roads, people scooping up dishonest businesses tend to be well informed.  Although sometimes the accuracy cannot be guaranteed, one could at least get a clue.