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Heishi City is a strategically important city. It is located near the border of the Mongol tribes, who were and are the main problem for the empire. Each of their major attacks ended with hundreds of thousands killed. They could also capture tens of thousands of people as slaves. Everyone is afraid of them, because if they attack, they cannot be stopped.
Heishi City is one of the few cities that put up a decent resistance. With an elite, albeit small, garrison of troops, it stands in the way of the Mongol troops and will be the first to be attacked. This gives other cities more or less time to prepare. Unfortunately, it will not hold out for long in the future.
Now back to the topic...
...The task...
Help Qin Manyu to take revenge. Sneak into Heishi City and help assassinate a noble named Cheng Hee, the head of the Hee House. If successful, Qin Man will acknowledge you as his master and will be willing to sacrifice his life for you. You will also receive a thousand points.
The quest was both attractive and intimidating because there were elites in the city. Although they would be weaklings for Qin Man, they could handle a crowd. Then, if they found out that the Toad Fortress was involved in the nobleman's murder, they could send a large punitive detachment to destroy the fortress.
After weighing all the pros and cons, I decided to take the risk. But first, I should buy something useful, and also drag the merchant's carriage with goods to the fortress.
After I decided everything, I turned to him and said:
Me: Qin Man, I want to tell you something.
Qin Man turned towards me and nodded his head, asking me to continue.
Me: Do you want to take revenge?
Qin Man looked at me, then clenched his hands and firmly replied:
— YES!
Hearing him, I continued:
Me: Are you willing to do anything for this!?
Hearing me, he straightened his back and replied even more furiously:
— YES! I WILL DO ANYTHING TO AVENGE MY WIFE!
Seeing the flames of revenge in his eyes, I nodded and replied to him:
Me: Okay, then listen: tomorrow evening, we will go to the city and sneak into Cheng Hui's residence at night. I will help you take him out.
Hearing me, Qin lowered his head and only said:
— Thank you, young master, I will serve you forever if you help me.
Me: Well, that's it. Now let's go back to the fortress first. I need to introduce you to everyone. There's another horse here, get on it and let's go.
After I said that, he approached the horse that the bandits had left behind, climbed on it, and followed me along the road.
On the way, we discussed various things, such as how many guards Chen had and where his bedroom or study was. Unfortunately, he didn't know much about him, so when we entered his mansion, we'd have to spend time searching.
We soon reached the fortress, and people's surprised looks greeted us. At first, I didn't understand why. Maybe it was because of Qin Man? He stood out a lot. More precisely, he looked very strong. But then one of them shouted:
Someone: Young Master was able to rob someone!
At first, I was stunned, but then I remembered again that the owner of the body basically did nothing, so their surprise was understandable.
After I looked around the crowd, an idea popped into my head: if I shared my goods with them, it could increase the number of people who would remain after my father's death.
Finding something like a chair, I placed it on the highest place and, standing on it, clapped my hands to attract attention. And after people's eyes were turned to me, I decided to begin:
Me: Dear brothers, I know that many of you have been here for quite a long time, and also the life of bandits is quite poor. Therefore, I decided to share my catch of today with you.
After I finished my words, at first it was quiet, but then everyone began to shout in unison with joy:
- Long live the young master!
- Long life to him!
- Happiness for all the years!
After these words, they pounced on me, lifting me in their arms and carrying me into the main hall. As I understood, they decided to drink.
The next four hours were spent drinking alcohol. By the way, they were terrible, but I had to drink. By the way, I couldn't introduce Qin Manya to them, but he himself blended in with the company. Many were surprised by his strength, as well as his muscles.
The next morning, I had a terrible hangover, and doing the daily training was even more difficult. After that, I called Qin Manya over to me to come up with a plan. We came to a conclusion on how to enter the city without being noticed. I showed him the fireworks, which I spent 300 points on, that is, more than half, and now I have 285 points.
The plan was this: we launch fireworks and thereby attract the attention of the guards towards the fireworks. At this time, while no one is paying attention to us, we enter the city, and then into the residence. I help Qin Manyu kill the guards, and he kills the head of the house. Then we just run out of the city as fast as we can so that the guards do not have time to react and send reinforcements after us.
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