Although Dadatis did not tell Zhang Heng where he left the gift, it was not difficult to guess. Dadatis was a very cautious man. The two usually met at night, and they did not go to many places. So, Dadatis could easily figure out where he left the gift by elimination.
So after sending Dadatis away, Zhang Heng turned to a small bathhouse. This small bathhouse was very close to where he lived, and it only opened during the day. Hence, Dadatis chose it as a temporary training ground for the two. It was also the place where Zhang Heng figured the gift was most likely to be hidden.
Zhang Heng was already familiar with this place. He climbed over the wall and bypassed the guard's sleeping place.
The bathhouse was not large, but there were still plenty of places to hide things. Considering that he might not be able to find the gift in a short time, Zhang Heng decided not to put it in a place where ordinary people would find it. So, Zhang Heng filtered out the places where the guests who came to take a bath might reach.
After that, the first thing he thought of was the locker. Ordinary guests would store their clothes in the locker, but they could only store them for a day. When the bathhouse closed, the items would be cleared out. If you were a regular guest and did not lack money, you could rent a long-term locker.
Zhang Heng walked to the long-term locker and checked the name on it. However, to his surprise, he did not find Dadatis's or his own name. To be safe, he opened the locker door and checked again. In the end, he confirmed that Dadatis's gift was not placed there.
So Zhang Heng could only continue to consider other possibilities. He walked around the bathing area, and when he walked to the cold bath, he noticed the twelve pillars there. Eight of them supported the roof, while the other four served as decorations.
Zhang Heng tried to move his feet, and he found a crack on the top of a decorative pillar.
"Oh, you're already so old. Don't tell me you're still not satisfied with your old age?"
Zhang Heng tested the sturdiness of the pillar. After that, he climbed it with his hands and feet and put his hand into the crack. The next moment, a system prompt rang in his ears.
[Game item found – Heart of Kreis (unidentified)]
After retrieving the item, Zhang Heng slid down the pillar. After that, he looked at the fingernail-sized sapphire in his palm. Although he hadn't appraised it yet, Zhang Heng had already figured out the function of this item the moment he landed. With his current keen five senses, he could clearly sense that the sound he made when he landed was much softer than before, and he could barely hear his breathing.
If I'm not mistaken, this thing's function should be to conceal the movement of the wearer when they move and hide. As expected of the God of Assassins, this equipment is a perfect match for an assassin.
After that, Zhang Heng unfolded the papyrus that wrapped the Heart of Kreis.
There was only one sentence on it. "Do you believe me now?"
Zhang Heng smiled. After so many rounds of the game, he had a better understanding of the nature of the gods. Instead of saying that the gods created humans, it was more accurate to say that humans created the gods to satisfy their various needs. In the early days, when productivity was not so developed, many people worshiped the gods to strengthen the royal power, out of fear of death and disease, and to ensure the stability of the social structure.
The existence of gods could explain many unknown phenomena. With the development of productivity and the spread of popular culture, more and more mysterious things in the past could be explained by science. Humans no longer relied on prayer to win a war or obtain a harvest. So a group of ancient gods began to weaken, and on the contrary, new gods rose. For example, the God of Science and Technology that Zhang Heng suspected he encountered in the Apollo quest, and the God of Lego behind the Lego quest …
However, Zhang Heng did not expect that an unpopular existence like Kreis could become a god. It seemed that there were more assassins in ancient Rome than he imagined.
Zhang Heng put away the gift given to him by Dadatis, and then left the small bathing place.
…
The patrol team's integration of the low-level forces continued.
While Soap stopped to rest, the anti-patrol alliance on the other side was in full swing. During this time, the small forces in this area began to take sides actively or passively. As a result, the public security situation worsened. Sometimes, two groups of people would fight on the street for no reason.
However, Zhang Heng did not control the situation. Instead, he used the conflict between the two sides to secretly eliminate some unstable factors that needed to be eliminated. This way, the people on his side could better control their forces.
His plan had been going smoothly, even faster than expected. However, in the second week, an accident still happened.
When Zhang Heng and Marcus were patrolling the street, they suddenly received news that a patrol member who was on vacation was stopped by a group of masked men when he was buying bread at the bakery. However, the patrol member was no longer a pushover. When he saw that, he immediately threw away the bread and drew his weapon.
However, despite his heroic performance, the other party had an absolute advantage in numbers.
A few of them rushed up and quickly snatched his weapon. After that, they began to gang up on the patrol member. After Zhang Heng and Marcus got the news, they put down what they were doing and rushed over to the patrol member as soon as possible.
When they arrived at the scene of the incident, Zhang Heng and Marcus found that the bakery was surrounded by onlookers.
So Marcus took the lead, and Zhang Heng squeezed into the crowd, trying his best to move forward.
At this moment, a dagger quietly stabbed at Zhang Heng's back.
At this moment, Zhang Heng was surrounded by people, body to body, and the surrounding environment was very noisy. Logically speaking, he should not have noticed it, nor could he defend himself against this fatal attack.
The assassin was obviously very satisfied with his stab. In his opinion, the target was already dead. He had been an assassin for so many years, and he had never failed. He was confident in his strength. Initially, he wanted to attack the target directly, but his employer repeatedly emphasized that he should be careful. So, he finally came up with this plan.
In terms of controlling the environment and the target's psychology, it could be said to be perfect.
However, he didn't expect that this perfect strike would fail in the end.
A second ago, Zhang Heng was still in front of him, and the next second, Zhang Heng disappeared from his sight. After that, he felt a pain in his wrist, and the dagger was transferred to Zhang Heng's hand.
"Who is your teacher? Didn't he teach you not to stare at the target before you attack? Your intentions are all exposed. Besides, your heart is beating too fast when you attack. "
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