ATPnovel Chapter 4124 Little Angelica's "Opportunity"
Chapter 4124 Little Angelica's "Opportunity"
Chapter 4124 Little Angelica's "Opportunity"
【Marindo】, in a private club in District 1.
After undergoing numerous verifications, Sherman returned to the dimly lit room.
Today, the "Queen" was not in the mood for fun. She wore a gray-black suit, but still managed to show off her domineering figure.
Sherman swallowed hard.
"Why are you in such a hurry to see me? What is it?" The Queen's indifferent voice rang out in the room.
"【Black God's Blade】has confirmed the target and made an offer..." Sherman took a deep breath, "but the price is far beyond what we expected."
"What's the price?" The Queen's voice remained calm.
Sherman said helplessly, "They're asking for 20 billion source units..."
Upon hearing this, the Queen fell silent for a moment before finally asking, "The reason?"
Sherman quickly replied, "According to our investigation, Livi Titus is currently being protected by His Highness's [Brocade] troops. In addition, he is also being protected by highly skilled individuals, at least high-ranking [Radiant Moon] level..."
The Queen remained silent. She only found out later that an entire combat squad from the Jinxiu unit had been dispatched... Jinxiu was a force completely under Li Guo's control, and had never been used to protect others.
As expected, the price of the Black Blade would be higher—but she didn't expect it to be this high.
High-ranking [Radiant Moon] level guard?
The Queen frowned. Even the god of the Titus family probably didn't have the strength of a high-level Moon God.
This [Levi Titus] is becoming more and more mysterious.
That high-ranking [Radiant Moon] is most likely the mysterious man in the tuxedo who easily defeated the Fourth Princess and held his own against Francis at the Royal Academy.
Although she wasn't present at the time, and the events that occurred in Hall 6 of the Royal Academy were quickly suppressed, they couldn't be hidden from those truly capable in [Marindo].
It's naturally possible to find out about [Black God's Blade].
I think her name was Venus?
The main one should be this person named Venus... The Queen is very clear about the price of the Black God's Blade. Assassinating a [Radiant Moon] level enemy usually starts at 5 million small world origin units.
20 billion, this Venus is indeed very dangerous.
However, since [Black God's Blade] dared to make a bid, it means that the other party has the ability to complete the mission... after all, they are a killer group known for their zero failure rate.
But 20 billion is just too much.
If Levi Titus were merely the son of a second-rate deity from the magical side, he wouldn't be worth this price at all.
If assassinating Levi Titus was truly worth the price, it would mean that the assassination was a losing proposition—Levi Titus himself was worth the price, but what about the people behind him?
This was something the Queen was considering, and it was also Sherman's first reaction after receiving the offer—mainly because he was frightened by the offer.
“Your Majesty, perhaps…we should think of another way?” Sherman tentatively suggested. “Actually, we don’t necessarily have to hire the Black God’s Blade. They’re only famous because they’re ancient, which is a bit like a big company bullying its customers. I know some other assassin groups that may not be as famous as the Black God’s Blade, but their strength is not much different…we could even hire lone wolves.”
"Have you found it?" the Queen asked abruptly.
Things have come to this point, and Sherman is unwilling to give up. The thought of returning to the princess's mansion is like a poisonous insect gnawing at his heart!
“Not for now.” Sherman gritted his teeth. “But I plan to check out the Ghost Market in Marindo… You know, there are quite a few people doing this kind of business there.”
"Come again next time," the Queen said calmly. "You'd better bring good news."
“I certainly won’t let you down!” Sherman said quickly, “I’ll be going into the Ghost Market tonight!”
Sherman felt that assassination didn't need to be a direct confrontation... poisoning, creating chaos, sniping from the shadows—there were simply too many methods. Although the high-ranking [Radiant Moon] guards sounded intimidating, there were always times when they made mistakes.
Assassins often only need one opportunity... They might not even need hundreds of millions, or even tens of millions, to complete a mission. In the Ghost Market, there are plenty of people who would rather die than spend money.
If all else fails, just find a few more.
If he really had that 20 billion, there are so many things he could do. He could leave the "science side," run off to one of the other three major areas, and live a much more comfortable life than he does now...
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【Marindor】, 【Babilon】, the Prime Minister's Office of the Empire.
Lord Papillon has returned from the Fourth Princess's embassy. Although his face is still ashen, he is at least less angry.
"Father, what about the Fourth Princess?"
Mercedes arrived immediately. In the past twenty hours, the massive family machinery had been running at full speed, and thousands of orders had been issued in their own [star system] territories. All the garrisons had been mobilized and were on high alert.
If we really go to war with the Fourth Princess's army, it will be no laughing matter.
The people on the various planets of their own star system were still unaware of what was happening, but the garrison troops were already on edge.
His two elder brothers had already personally gone to the scene.
In those short twenty hours, Mercedes also did her best without any breaks. She has already contacted a group of imperial nobles to prepare to support Lord [Babilon]. After all, they are all in the same camp, and if Lord [Babilon] falls, it will not benefit them either.
"We've broken even," Lord Papillon sighed, rubbing his temples. "After this, all our secret investments in Atlantis have been wiped out. We also have the 100-year mining rights to thirty resource planets..."
Mercedes' heart skipped a beat; the price was far too high.
The assets secretly held in Atlantis are not just assets; behind them are the connections and influence the family has built up over the years, which is equivalent to cutting off most of the family's informants there.
As for the mining rights of resource planets for a hundred years, it may not sound like much, but if the other party adopts a destructive mining method during these hundred years, those thirty resource planets will probably be ruined in less than a hundred years.
"This...did the royal court not intervene this time?" Mercedes frowned.
"This is the result after the royal court intervened." Lord [Babilon] waved his hand. "Resource planets can be found again, and the assets of the empire over there can be reinvested. As long as I don't fall, none of this matters."
Mercedes nodded. "May I call my two elder brothers back?"
[Babilon] shook his head, "Let them stay in the territory for a while. Although the Fourth Princess agreed to the withdrawal, there's no guarantee she won't do anything underhanded. We still need to be careful... Have you been to Li Guo's side yet?"
Mercedes smiled wryly, "No, I know her personality very well. Even if I went, she wouldn't see me. She's never been insulted like this before, and she definitely won't let it go."
“The Queen will keep her in check.” [Babillon] thought for a moment, then suddenly looked at Mercedes, “Go and prepare to come with me to see Francis tonight.”
As if she hadn't noticed the look in Lord Babylon's eyes, Messiah nodded slightly. "Father, how do you plan to negotiate with Francis?"
“We’re offering him a huge business deal he can’t refuse.” [Babilon]’s gaze deepened. “We were planning to drag him into this anyway… this is just a matter of bringing it forward a little earlier.”
A huge business deal you can't refuse?
This made Mercedes secretly curious.
She suddenly remembered that when they were at the manor last time, [Babilon] proposed a duel, the purpose of which was to give Francis a resource-rich star... Perhaps, it was the prelude to this very thing.
Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned, and the planet eventually fell into the hands of Levi Titus.
Two days ago, she found out that Li Guo had sold that planet to Li Wei for 1 Empire [Faro]. As for Li Guo's boundless favoritism towards Li Wei Titus, Mercedes had nothing to say.
It was because of the planet's affairs that Papillon officially made up his mind to assign Inbas to him, but because of Leonardo's affairs, the family was plunged into an unprecedented crisis.
Thinking about it carefully, it seems that things have been going wrong for my family ever since this Levi Titus appeared.
Mercedes quickly left Lord Babylon's study. She naturally understood the look in her father's eyes—this kind of thing was nothing new in noble circles.
If we could capture the president of the Void Bank on the scientific side...
Unfortunately, Inbas's spell had already been used on Livy Titus, and it's unknown how long it would take him to recreate it, if...
"Inbas, have you found any trace of Leonardo?"
She quickly summoned her old sorcerer.
“I was just looking for you, young lady.” Inbas had already found what he needed at Leonardo’s residence and successfully cast the spell. “I regret to inform you that Leonardo is likely dead.”
"Dead?" Mercedes frowned. "Are you sure?"
Inbas said calmly, "I guarantee he's dead beyond any doubt. But as far as I know, in a family like Leonardo's, the genetic sequence should have been preserved from birth, right?"
Not only the gene sequence, but even the memories are backed up every once in a while, just to prevent any family elites from dying unexpectedly.
Any noble family with even a little wealth would do something similar... it just depends on how many "backups" of descendants they can afford.
However, individuals "resurrected" through cloning in this way can never reach the level of a real person, as if something is missing.
This is a taboo that the scientific community has been unable to cross to this day.
Now that Inbas has confirmed Leonardo's death, it may not be a bad thing for the current situation.
Mercedes thought for a moment, "Inbas, how long would it take you to recreate that spell?"
"The refining process doesn't actually take long, just three days," Inbas said directly. "The main problem is that collecting the necessary materials takes a long time. Some materials can't be found simply by having a lot of people; luck also plays a role."
"Make a list."
That's a good thing!
Upon hearing this, the old wizard knew that the young lady was planning to do something naughty again, which suited his purposes perfectly.
He smiled slightly and decided to double... oh, triple all the materials, since you wouldn't understand anyway.
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Princess Anle's Residence, Starry Sky Palace.
"What? Li Wei has been taken away?"
Li Guo, who was processing documents, suddenly changed his expression. This was a message from the [Jinxiu] team stationed outside the hotel—the people who took Li Wei away came from the Princess's residence.
Because they were from the Princess's residence, the [Jinxiu] team did not immediately appear to stop them—but if Li Guo gave the order, the [Jinxiu] team would not hesitate to take action and snatch them away immediately.
With someone like Venus, whom even I can't see through, protecting Li Wei, there shouldn't be any problems...
Li Guo narrowed his eyes, thinking to himself that Lucia was probably after Bai Zhi, but what did she want to do?
headache.
"I understand. Just keep following us. There's no need to hide anything."
"As ordered!"
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The Princess's Residence.
The eldest princess has already arranged a fine banquet, which was agreed upon during the last expo.
It's just that we don't know when we'll be able to get this mysterious Li Wei divine son to come and visit us.
She wasn't one to wait; she'd take the initiative. It would also be a good opportunity to probe the Royal Academy—the full story of this matter could be kept secret from most people, but clearly not from her.
A powerful guard who defeated the Fourth Princess and withstood Francis... At first, the Eldest Princess thought it was the guy who forced her to summon [Starlight] that day.
But it was later discovered that it wasn't him, but a man who called himself "Venus".
This is interesting.
The body of a mere second-rate deity is actually guarded by two such powerful experts.
"Your Highness, Divine Child Li Wei has arrived," the maidservant reported.
Lucia asked, "Whom did he bring?"
The maid quickly replied, "Mr. Li Wei only brought that maid named Bai Zhi with him."
"Just one?" Lucia was quite surprised, then chuckled. "Very confident, or rather... has a lot to rely on? Heh, the man Li Guo has chosen this time is quite interesting."
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"We meet again, Divine Child Li Wei."
Lucia appeared dressed in a white and gold knight outfit, her long hair tied up, looking dashing and capable.
Bai Zhi was somewhat stunned. Looking at her "aunt" like this, she felt as if she was seeing her "perfect self"—if she could become as strong as this "aunt," she wouldn't be bullied by Li Guo!
When Boss Luo got up, he buttoned up his suit jacket. The maid had put this men's suit on him.
With a smile, Boss Luo exclaimed, "Good night, Your Highness Lucia, this outfit suits your temperament very well."
Lucia simply chuckled and gestured for him to take his seat. She was no stranger to the admiring look in the man's eyes.
Bai Zhi followed silently without saying a word.
—As expected, Master still prefers the eldest princess type—powerful, capable, and beautiful…
—Just like Miss Yuya, all-around talented…
Dinner was arranged in the courtyard at a round table.
Boss Luo then asked Bai Zhi to take a seat as well.
“Divine Child Levi, this is a specialty of Marindo.”
It's actually quite simple; it only includes an appetizer, a main course, and dessert, plus a bottle of wine, but the taste is good.
"A very unique flavor."
Bai Zhi quickly handed over a napkin, which Boss Luo used to wipe his lips. Seeing this, Lucia frowned slightly but said nothing.
"Your Highness seems to have something on your mind?"
Lucia thought for a moment and said, "Presumably, Divine Child Levi should know what Angelica means to the royal family of Abriel."
Boss Luo said casually, "I heard that Princess Raphael has officially returned, and the Empire will announce it in the next day or two, right?"
“This is not the same,” Lucia said in a deep voice. “There has never been a case before where a clone could awaken the royal crest. Since Bai Zhi can awaken the royal crest, she is no longer a simple clone, but an independent member of the royal family.”
Little Baizhi had her head down and her little hands nervously clutching the hem of her skirt.
She knew she couldn't escape it... This time, the princess would probably really ask to "take" her away.
“I hope that Divine Child Li Wei can give Bai Zhi a brighter future…” Lucia suddenly glanced at Bai Zhi, a cryptic smile playing on her lips, “However, this child doesn’t seem willing.”
Bai Zhi subconsciously raised her head.
Lucia calmly said, "Raphael has just been recognized by the Royal Family Association. It would be inappropriate to introduce Bai Zhi now."
Boss Luo smiled and said, "Your Highness, please speak plainly. There's no need to beat around the bush."
“I want Bai Zhi to enter the ancestral home of the [Abriel] royal family once,” Lucia said directly. “She has awakened the royal crest, so she is qualified to enter and choose a [God-Slaying Armor]. I hope that Divine Son Li Wei will not stop her.”
Bai Zhi looked at this "aunt" in disbelief... Could there be such a good thing? Could it be some kind of conspiracy?
But the princess's calm expression betrayed a certain emotion, or perhaps she was already certain that the matter would not be rejected.
In fact, the eldest princess's thoughts were not complicated.
She didn't trust the unreliable "Star Witch," and bringing Bai Zhi along was just an extra layer of insurance for inheriting "Nebula."
If Raphael is eligible to inherit, then as her clone, Bai Zhi should theoretically also have a chance...
"Bai Zhi, would you like to go?" Boss Luo asked, casting a glance his way.
"I..." Xiao Baizhi gritted her teeth, "I'm willing to go!"
Whether it's the domineering "aunt" or the despicable Li Guo, they are both people who possess the [God-Slaying Armor]!
Now, they all have a [White Wolf Dragon]... but didn't they also raise their own [White Wolf Dragon]?
Even though it's just a baby still drinking milk...
They have royal crests, and so do I!
and so!
I want to get the same configuration for myself!
Little Bai Zhi secretly clenched her pink fists. "In my life, Bai Zhi has never been inferior to them..."
come on(_)!!