"Charles, the Assassin Brotherhood has been wiped out. How do you plan to claim this loot?" Cross pointed to the ashes on the ground and the surrounding factory buildings.
As Charles gazed at the ashes on the ground that Cross referred to as loot, he thought to himself: I've already claimed my loot, you just don't know it.
"Cross, the textile factory is yours to manage. Since you came from here, it's only fitting for you to take over."
Hearing Charles's intention to hand over the textile factory to him, Cross was taken aback for a moment. He believed this was Charles's loot, especially since they had agreed before that the loot belonged to Charles.
Upon hearing Charles's words, Cross expressed his gratitude, "Thank you then. I'll tidy up the place and check if Sloan had any hidden cash or similar things. I'll call you when I'm done."
Seeing Cross' willingness, Charles nodded in satisfaction, "Sure, handle it yourself. The mission is completed now; go pick up your son."
The two of them left the textile factory and returned to where they had parked. Charles tossed the car keys to Cross and said, "Wesley is at my agency. You drive on the way back."
Cross took the keys without questioning Charles's request and immediately opened the car door, starting the engine.
Charles opened the passenger door, got in, and after sniffing the still lingering smell of rats, which reminded him of the sewer, he opened a window and closed his eyes to rest.
Seeing Charles closing his eyes as soon as he got in, Cross drove the vehicle smoothly towards Charles's agency on Forest Hills Avenue 71, Queen's District.
By now, Charles's consciousness had entered the system interface. He glanced at the gold coin interface displaying 1730 and began checking the recharge records.
He discovered the message: Detected special energy. Recharge is available.
Recharge successful: 840 gold coins. Initial recharge, gold coins doubled, totaling 1680 gold coins.
Seeing this, Charles Doyle finally understood that the Fate Weaving Machine didn't directly recharge him with so many gold coins. Instead, it leveraged the system's first-time recharge reward to double the amount.
However, while 840 gold coins were a substantial sum, the fact that it only raised his VIP level by one seemed exaggerated.
Achieving only a one-level upgrade for the VIP with 840 gold coins left him slightly frustrated.
Thankfully, even VIP1 had its corresponding benefits.
Charles opened the VIP1 privilege package and gained 12,000 copper coins, 70 prestige, and one Ninja Recruitment Scroll.
Seeing another recruitment scroll, Charles was quite satisfied. This scroll was worth 168 gold coins—almost a tenth of his gold coin total.
Including the five scrolls he had previously, Charles now had six Ninja Recruitment Scrolls. Glancing at his remaining gold coins, he generously bought four more Ninja Recruitment Scrolls, making a total of ten.
This cost him 672 gold coins, leaving him with 1058 gold coins.
Instead of immediately conducting ninja recruitment, Charles started contemplating.
Since the Fate Weaving Machine could convert into energy for recharging, what else could he recharge with?
Dragon Bones? Ten Rings? Heart-shaped Grass? Frost Casket? Eternal Fire? Or Infinity Gems?
Although Charles didn't possess these items and wasn't sure if they could be successfully recharged, he wanted to give it a try.
With a goal in mind, Charles Doyle felt more confident about the future.
Putting these thoughts aside, he opened the mission hall and saw that the mission to exterminate the Assassin Brotherhood had been completed. He immediately chose to claim the reward.
5000 prestige points, 500,000 copper coins, and an exquisite treasure chest.
He opened the treasure chest, and after a flicker of light, a ninja shard popped out. It was clearly labeled "Uchiha Sasuke" from the anime. This Sasuke had just finished his training under Orochimaru.
Seeing the ninja shard appear, Charles was somewhat satisfied. However, it was unfortunate that there was only one shard for Uchiha Sasuke. One should note that a B-rank ninja required 40 identical shards for combining, unless directly recruited.
In an instant, Charles felt a sense of fear being dominated by collecting shards. He didn't want to think about the time and cost to gather all 40 shards for this Sasuke. Thus, he exited the system space.
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After Cross had driven for a while, he arrived near Charles's agency.
Charles raised an eyebrow. It seemed an assassin had come to their door and was dealt with.
Cross also noticed something was amiss. He quickly pulled up to the front of the agency. As soon as the car came to a stop, Charles got out and walked towards the office.
Currently, Charlie was overseeing the cleanup of traces. When he saw who had arrived, he greeted, "Good evening, Mr. Charles!"
"Good evening, Charlie." Charles exchanged greetings and then looked inside the office. The lobby was a mess—bullet holes, marks of grenade explosions, and evidence of chaos were everywhere.
Charlie's cleanup crew was busy picking up debris, wiping away bloodstains, and preparing to dispose of the bodies.
At this moment, Charles's expression grew darker. These assassins were too audacious, directly attacking his agency and even using grenades.
"Charles, has the Assassin Brotherhood been eradicated?" The person speaking was Ginny, who had come down from the second floor.
"They've been eliminated. Is everything okay on your end?" Charles inquired.
Charlie, who was busy directing his men in the cleanup process, seemed to hear something incredulous. His pupils contracted momentarily, his body stiffening, before he resumed commanding as if nothing had happened.
"Everything's fine. Nobody was hurt." Ginny replied, then turned to Cross, who had just walked in behind Charles, and said, "Cross, Wesley is upstairs. You can go get him."
"Thank you, Ginny!" Cross expressed his gratitude before turning and heading upstairs. This was his first time meeting face-to-face with the son he had always lived without seeing.
Seeing Cross leave, Charles's tone remained calm as he asked, "Ginny, please explain the situation."
Upon hearing Charles's request, Ginny immediately began recounting the events, "Since this morning until now, a total of six waves of assassins have come. Just paying off Charlie for cleaning up has already cost us thirty gold coins, not to mention the expenses for renovating the agency."
"However, the strength of the assassins who came to the door was quite weak. While they didn't cause us much harm, it's getting tougher as more come. Some have already used grenades, and who knows if they might resort to using RPGs next."
Upon hearing Ginny say that nobody was hurt, Charles's anger didn't diminish in the slightest.
Especially upon hearing the mention of RPGs, his anger flared even more. However, he noticed that Iruka and the others were missing. Thus, he inquired, "Ginny, where are Iruka and the others?"
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