Chapter 90 First Assignmen (1/2)
Hotel Victoria was a 43-floor-tall luxurious hotel, and it had branches in every major city of the Six Nations. It was owned by the Dark Net Organization, and it only permitted members of the organization to stay. The hotel would use the excuse of 'no available rooms' to deny normal people from staying in the place. While it acted as a safehouse for the members, it was also the transaction hall for people from different camps. No fighting was allowed in this place, and anyone who broke the rule would receive endless assassinations.
After obtaining the pass, Han Xiao went to Hotel Victoria. It had a classic interior, with various types of aged dark-brown wooden furniture, which had a beautiful luster. A sense of serenity was overflowing in every corner of the hotel.
Han Xiao came forward to the front desk before revealing his Blood Pact Society coin. Then he was brought to the 23rd floor by a servant.
23rd to 25th floors belonged to the Blood Pact Society. The 23rd floor was the resting and transaction areas for all the assassins—they would get employed or paid here. The floor also had numerous entertainment facilities such as a bar, café, and restaurants.
After he handed his dark golden coin to the receptionist on the 23rd floor, another server wearing a white glove came to receive Han Xiao. They sat down at a semi-private table in the corner. The server took out a notebook with black leather covers and started recording the personal information of this new member.
”What will your code name be?”
Han Xiao thought for a moment, and he decided to use an enchanting name, which might help his Universal Reputation in some ways.
”Apostle-level Observer No. 9527 from the Crimson Dynasty stationed in Couton Group.”
The server was stupefied.
Assassins usually had minimalist names like 'Silver Fox', 'Devil Snake', or 'Ghost', the kind that was more appreciated in the age when reduced attention spans were the norm. Such a 'unique' name would really intrigue employers, but it way too long.
The server coughed. ”Can you shorten the name?”
What? I've only ever heard of others complaining about short names. I didn't know people would dislike name for being too long.
Han Xiao pondered for a while before he came up with another name. ”Black.”
The server was briefly rendered speechless.
”Your name is too short now. A single-world code name is permissible, but code names that are just colors have long been taken by other assassins. All the names like 'Red', 'Blue', 'Orange', and so on were mostly names of the honored assassins of the previous generation who have passed away. The organization will not allow someone else to reuse their code names.”
Han Xiao smacked his lips in irritation. It seemed him to him that naming was a troublesome affair anywhere he went. He then came up with the final name. ”Mr. Black.”
”Mr. Black… Alright.”
This name was much more ordinary. The server quickly recorded it.
”You are now a Reserve-level assassin with a blank resume. You can only rise to Scorpion-level upon the completion of your first assignment. Employers will usually pick from our whole list of assassins. If someone chooses you, we will contact you. Until then, you can take up assignments that are open to everybody on the market or assassinate wanted personnel.
”Of course, you can also accept private jobs. We do not have any hard requirements for our assassins, but we will take five percent of the reward as our commission. If you have any questions in the future, you can always call up our reception at Hotel Victoria.
”Sounds reasonable.” Han Xiao nodded his head.
There were two reasons for him joining the Blood Pact Society. First, he wanted to take on all the wanted personnel that warranted high bounties, and these missions would trigger high-reward quests. Secondly, he could earn some Universal Reputation by becoming one of the top ten ranked assassins on the Dark Net.
There were only three months till the open beta. He needed to accumulate a large base of resources using the remaining time he had.
”All of these are 'wanted' assignments.”
The servant took out a tablet and opened a page on the Dark Net before passing it to Han Xiao.
Han Xiao instantly saw the most popular personnel on the list—himself.
”Zero. Five Million Dollars Reward. Dead or Alive. Location: West Capital, Stardragon. All the best.”
If he had returned to the West Capital, his movements would have been heavily restrained. Fortunately, he had escaped early. Han Xiao sniggered. It would take a long time for the Germinal Organization to realize their efforts were all in vain.
He was the most popular target on the wanted list as the Germinal Organization had spent a lot of effort in chasing him down and hunting him recently, but he was not the most wanted. Some of the accumulated prices had even reached tens of millions—they were mostly impossible assignments such as stealing top-secret intelligence from a certain country. Based on the security and defense around Division 13's underground database, this mission's success rate could go as low as 0.001%, with the probability of death being 99.999%. This assignment only looked good on the list; no one would really attempt to do it.
Han Xiao scanned further down the list. He soon settled on a wanted assignment.