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Chapter 271: Unwavering Resolve [Extra Chapter for the Silver Alliance's Original Intent]
Chapter 271: Unwavering Resolve [Extra Chapter for the Silver Alliance's Original Intent]
Fang Che was rather perplexed.
Putting aside the matter of blades and spears, just considering Zhao Wushang and the others, he had initially only wanted to eradicate them all, but... following the flow of the situation, he had somehow ended up becoming the Chief Escort.
Moreover, his thoughts had also undergone some changes.
He had been contemplating whether it would be better to kill them or cultivate a relationship with the headquarters. However, this matter seemed to contradict his original plan.
There were also those four Martial Commanders who had attacked him; he had wanted to get rid of them for a long time.
But he had been putting it off for four days, and still hadn't found an opportunity.
"This Zuo Guanglie is so slow in finding someone..."
Fang Che thought to himself.
He never expected that these past two days, Zuo Guanglie had been frantically searching for him.
That day, when he mentioned the possibility of a big catch, Zuo Guanglie only thought of merits.
As a result, just one day later, a notification regarding the Guardian quota came down.
Zuo Guanglie's eyes immediately turned red.
And the expert he had found had even redder eyes.
This damn... could it be that the branch Fang Zhishi mentioned was a branch? And it just so happened to be a branch of the Night Demon Sect? That would be perfect.
Even if it wasn't, it would still be a huge merit.
So he eagerly awaited Fang Che every day, but Fang Che had been busy these past few days and hadn't gone.
Zuo Guanglie had been standing at the entrance every day, almost becoming a gatekeeper.
Otherwise, it wouldn't have been such a coincidence that he directly brought in Xing Mang and Zhao Wushang...
...
The next day.
Fang Che arrived for his shift exceptionally early.
The atmosphere in the hall felt somewhat oppressive for no apparent reason, and he was curious about what had happened. Jing Xiuyun approached him to clear up his confusion: "It's said... the Southeast Chief Officer Zhao Shanhe was severely scolded by the Ninth Lord... and now he's going to rectify the Guardian Hall..."
"What happened?"
Fang Che was bewildered: What did Zhao Shanhe do now?
"It's said that due to the severe snow disaster in this area, all industries are withering, so Zhao Shanhe proposed a Smile Service Policy in the Guardian Hall of the Southeast to vigorously develop the people's livelihood. But when the Ninth Lord found out, he flew into a rage."
"You mean to say that the Guardian Hall is a violent institution, and you want to implement a Smile Service? You want to communicate with the demon sect's evildoers with a smile?... Zhao Shanhe didn't mean it that way, but... anyway, he was scolded mercilessly."
Fang Che understood.
Since he had already handled the escort agency's matters, the Smile Service wouldn't be of much use?
Could it be like that?
"Commander Zhao is really unlucky."
Fang Che made a face as if he were gloating over someone else's misfortune and said, "A narrow-minded commander like that deserves to be disciplined by the Ninth Lord!"
"Shh!"
Jing Xiuyun raised her finger: "You can't talk recklessly."
She smiled and returned to her seat.
Zhao Ying'er approached him intentionally and asked, "What were you and Jing Zhishi talking about just now?"
"We didn't talk about anything." Fang Che was a little dazed.
Why was she asking this?
Zhao Ying'er said, "Jing Zhishi has a family, you should be careful. Your brother-in-law is very capable. Didn't you see what happened to that fat guy who provoked Jing Zhishi a few days ago? En, Hong Erpang is now Hong Erci, crippled by a beating!"
Fang Che was shocked: "Ah?"
"Staying away from her is definitely the right choice."
Zhao Ying'er smiled and turned to leave.
As soon as Zhao Ying'er left, Jing Xiuyun approached him: "What did Zhao Ying'er just say about me?"
"..."
Fang Che was completely defeated.
Women, oh women...
Then someone came to notify him: "Fang Zhishi, go to the Merit Hall to calculate your merits."
So Fang Che went to the Merit Hall.
"In total, 7,910 merits. Congratulations, Fang Zhishi. You only need another 2,000 merits to be promoted to a Second-Tier Zhishi."
"Oh? I remember that the last time we calculated merits, it was 7,800. How did it increase by 110?"
"Today is the end of the month, so it's a unified settlement. One day of being on duty counts as a little merit. Being intercepted by four Martial Commanders also adds merits because you have enough merits to provoke their killing intent, and it also counts as drawing out their four Martial Commanders, even though they haven't been captured yet. So, adding it all up, it comes to this amount."
"Oh... I see."
Fang Che understood: "If it's calculated like this, then without doing anything and just accumulating experience, can't you also become an Elder after a few hundred years?"
"The maximum merits for being on duty can only be accumulated up to the First-Tier Zhishi. If there are no merits for slaying demon sect evildoers, and it's only the merits for being on duty, then even after ten thousand years, you can only reach the Zhishi rank."
"That's very fair."
"Indeed."
As Fang Che came out, he happened to meet Zuo Guanglie, who grabbed him and said, "Fang Zhishi! Fang Zhishi! You must wait for me to come out!"
He hurried inside, still turning his head and shouting, "You must wait for me to come out!"
Fang Che sighed and had no choice but to wait for him.
Then he heard Zuo Guanglie inside: "Hurry! Hurry! Just tell me the number... okay... let's go!"
Then.
Zuo Guanglie came out in a hurry, looking anxious as if his butt was on fire.
He grabbed Fang Che: "Fang Zhishi, has the nest you struck hatched?"
Fang Che smiled bitterly: "How could it hatch so quickly? But the fish inside should still be there."
"Then let's go catch the fish."
"We need a net. It won't work if the net isn't strong enough."
"What about Archduke-level?"
"Not guaranteed."
Zuo Guanglie froze for a moment: "Not even guaranteed with Archduke-level?"
"If it's three or more 9th-rank Archdukes, we should secure them."
Fang Che spoke.
Zuo Guanglie froze, his excited expression somewhat rigid.
Three 9th-rank Archdukes? He had only found one 6th-rank Archduke so far.
Three 9th-ranks... Where the hell are we going to find them? Do we have to go to the Pavilion Master or the various Hall Masters? But if we do that, where's my share of the merit?
"Captain Zuo, actually, for these matters, the merit doesn't have to be monopolized. It's not necessary to take the lion's share!"
Fang Che calmly said, "The most important thing is to eliminate the threat for the people."
"You're right, Executor Fang."
Zuo Guanglie said, "Then I'll go find a few Battle Hall Guardians. With the Chief Executor leading, we'll act together. Brother Fang is right, I was too narrow-minded."
Fang Che said, "Hehe... It's not that I'm narrow-minded. But being able to share the benefits is still better than losing your life."
He raised two fingers and said, "After the mission is accomplished, I want 20% of the merit."
"No problem at all! This is the nest that Executor Fang discovered, so this 20% is a must!"
According to the rules.
If one doesn't take action personally and only provides intelligence, they can receive 10% or 15% of the merit. But Fang Che directly asked for 20%, and Zuo Guanglie readily agreed.
Because at this moment, after the Guardian quota was announced at the headquarters, everyone went a little crazy.
It was now extremely difficult to obtain a significant amount of merit!
That night.
Jinjiao Jiao led the way.
Fang Che took the lead, guiding the way.
Zuo Guanglie and seven others followed closely behind.
Three Archduke-level experts, four high-ranking Military Lords, Zuo Guanglie was a 3rd-rank Commander of Martial Arts, and Fang Che was a 2nd-rank Handsome Rank.
This team was already considered to have very high strength.
They moved quietly, traveling in the shadows.
From the city, they circled around to the north, and it felt so far that they couldn't help but look at Zuo Guanglie with some sympathy: This guy has to make this trip every day.
Including patrols, they basically had to sprint over 2,000 li every day.
Zuo Guanglie's face darkened.
What's a little running? As long as there's merit, it's fine.
In life, one must climb the ranks, get rich, and marry a wife!
Zuo Guanglie's heart was filled with resentment: You guys don't understand anything.
At first, I volunteered for the farthest route, and now it seems that the Northern District indeed has the most big fish!
The Drum Tower was in sight.
Fang Che stopped.
"Are we there?" Zuo Guanglie asked anxiously.
"Yes."
Fang Che pointed to the Drum Tower in the night: "Inside here, there are probably around twenty people."
Twenty-seven people, this was the accurate data obtained by Jinjiao Jiao's daily reconnaissance, and now, all twenty-seven of them were inside.
Among them, there was a leader. Additionally, there were four Military Lords, the same four who had attacked Fang Che.
It was the perfect time to catch them all in one net.
"Good."
The several Archdukes nodded silently.
"This Drum Tower has underground passages, and the windows above are interconnected, and the surrounding environment is complex, making it easy to escape."
Fang Che reminded them.
"No problem."
An 8th-rank Archduke frowned and said, "Is the information reliable?"
"Absolutely reliable."
"Then let's go in and take action, don't give them a chance to escape."
The group immediately made up their minds.
Fang Che didn't participate in the action; he stayed outside to keep watch. Zuo Guanglie insisted on going in with them.
He wanted to earn some merit.
So they had no choice but to agree.
Under the night sky...
"Go!"
With a shout, eight people split into four directions, soaring through the night sky like giant birds.
The tranquil night was suddenly shattered by a deafening explosion.
Boom! One of the Drum Tower's windows was completely shattered, and screams immediately followed.
All eight of them attacked together! The booming sounds were like continuous muffled thunder.
Screams rose and fell, and the clashing sounds were intense.
Boom!
One figure roared and broke through the window, exchanging a palm strike with a Guardian Archduke in the air. He wildly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood and then flew out like a shooting star.
His speed reached an extreme.
"Blood Ignition Technique!"
Fang Che watched from a distance, unable to hold back a sigh.
I had already warned you, how could something like this still happen? Two figures flew out from the Drum Tower, giving chase with all their might.
But the person had used the Blood Ignition Technique, and despite their speed, they couldn't catch up.
They were all dejected.
Fang Che was stunned.
Because he saw that figure heading straight towards his direction.
"Damn it!"
Fang Che glanced behind him.
Buildings stood tall, and not far away was a forest. Beyond the forest was a residential area for commoners, densely packed like a spider's web...
"This is fcking..."
The person was already almost directly above Fang Che's head, and Fang Che could clearly see blood flowing from his body.
His expression was ferocious.
Blood constantly flowed from the corners of his mouth...
Fang Che wanted to dodge, but the person was an Archduke, and even if he was heavily injured, he wasn't someone Fang Che could handle!
But when Fang Che turned his head, he saw the densely packed residential area behind him, and the person's target seemed to be...
Suddenly, he thought of Ren Chang.
"Go to hell!"
Fang Che roared, a surge of hot blood rushed through his chest. He drew his sword and fearlessly soared into the sky!
The sword's light shone like a meteor, illuminating the night sky.
(End of Chapter)
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