After seeing Lin Qing leave, Zhao Hai returned to his room. He took out the piece of paper that Lin Qing gave him and looked at it. Then a strange smile appeared on his face as he muttered, "He's really ruthless." The reason why Zhao Hai said this was because of the name written on the paper, Lin Xiang.
Lin Xiang was also a famous genius of the Lin Family. His reputation wasn't below Lin Qing's. Naturally, the most important thing was that Lin Xiang was a direct disciple of the Lin Family. Moreover, his reputation was much better than Lin Qing's. In other words, Lin Xiang's status in the Lin Family was higher than Lin Qing's. Even the Lin Family considered Lin Xiang to be the Young Master of the Lin Family.
The piece of paper that Lin Qing gave to Zhao Hai was an order for Lin Xiang. He wanted Lin Xiang's life. However, this task was a bit special. Although he wanted Lin Xiang's life, he didn't want Lin Xiang to die immediately. This was an open-ended task. Moreover, it was stated that after Lin Xiang's death, if other people were to investigate, they would only know that he died of natural causes or in an accident. The reward for this task was a Magic Staff, a staff with 13 layers of formations on it.
Although the refining techniques of the Five Spiritual Realms were very good, their Magic Staffs could only be engraved with three or four layers of formations. This was already considered a very good Magic Staff. If one could engrave five or six layers of formations, then it would be considered a top-notch Magic Staff. If one could engrave seven or eight layers of formations, then it would be considered a top-notch Magic Staff. If one could engrave nine or ten layers of formations, then it would be considered a rare item. A Magic Staff engraved with 13 layers of formations was definitely a good item. Even a Great Clan wouldn't necessarily have a few of these Magic Staffs. It can be imagined that once this Magic Staff was taken out, adventurers would go crazy.
Zhao Hai was actually quite curious. He really wanted to know where Lin Qing's staff came from, and why he was willing to use it as a reward, but didn't keep it for himself.
Zhao Hai couldn't be blamed for thinking like this. A staff with 13 layers of arrays was equivalent to being able to instantly release 13 spells. As for an ordinary staff, it would already be good if they had four or five layers of arrays. Think about it, if you were facing an enemy and released a layer of defensive arrays, then the enemy would directly attack you. More than ten attacks would be sent out in an instant. That would be an overwhelming advantage.
However, Zhao Hai also discovered a flaw in the Magic Staff. It was that the Magic Staff didn't have any defensive formations. The 13 formations were all offensive formations.
Magic Staff's arrays were generally divided into three types. Offensive, Defensive, and Evasive. Most people's Magic Staffs, even if they could only engrave four layers of arrays, would still engrave all three types of arrays. This was for the sake of balance. When facing an enemy, they could attack, defend, and escape. They would prioritize saving their own lives first.
However, this Magic Staff didn't do that. It only had one type of array, and that was an offensive formation. It seemed like it wanted to maximize the power of an attack. Besides attacking, there was nothing else.
Although this Magic Staff had so many shortcomings, it was still very precious. This was because in the Five Spiritual Realms, the defensive formations used by ordinary people could only block 4-5 attacks at most. However, this Magic Staff could release 13 attacks in an instant. In other words, when the person using this Magic Staff fought against an enemy, it was very likely that the enemy would be killed in an instant, not giving the enemy a chance to retaliate at all.
If your enemy is a family disciple, then the Magic Staff might not be very useful. After all, family disciples usually have some artifacts on them. They might be able to block these attacks, but they might also be able to dodge them. However, if this staff was used by an adventurer, then it would be very powerful. Adventurers weren't as rich as family disciples, so they would generally have a staff in addition to one or two magic artifacts. Among the adventurers, they would be considered rich. If an adventurer's enemy had such a staff, then there was a high chance that the adventurer would lose his life.
In addition, the origin of this Magic Staff was somewhat shady. If Lin Qing took it out and used it himself, he might get into trouble. Therefore, he simply used this Magic Staff as a reward. It just so happened that he could get rid of his biggest opponent.
Of course, Zhao Hai didn't know about this. He just felt that this Magic Staff was very useful, especially for those who weren't strong. This Magic Staff was equivalent to a great killing weapon. But Lin Qing took it out and didn't keep it for himself. It could be seen that Lin Qing had invested a lot in it.
However, this wasn't what Zhao Hai was concerned about. Now that the Lin Family had internal strife, this was a good thing for Zhao Hai. In fact, if Zhao Hai wanted to control Viper Trio, then he wouldn't be able to do anything about it. If he could control the entire Aurora City, then it would be much better than controlling Viper Trio.
However, it wasn't easy to control Aurora City. Zhao Hai already knew that Aurora City was a small city in the Arctic Continent's Extreme Ice Nation. The Extreme Ice Nation was a large country. There were more than three hundred large and medium sized cities, and countless small cities. A city like Aurora City could only be considered a small city. The entire Extreme Ice Nation had an army of more than two million people. The strength of these people wasn't weak. Although the Extreme Ice Nation's jurisdiction over the cities seemed to be very loose, the City Lords of the other cities were still able to control them. Although each city had its own family, none of these families dared to go against the Extreme Ice Nation. Therefore, it wouldn't be easy for Zhao Hai to control Aurora City.
This was because Zhao Hai was very clear that if he wanted to control Aurora City, he would have to deal with the large families first. Then, he would have to deal with the City Lord's Mansion. Only then would he be able to control Aurora City. However, if he did this, it was very likely that the people of the Extreme Ice Nation would know about it. When that time comes, he would have to face an attack from the Extreme Ice Nation.
Right now, the Wu Family was planning to expand in Aurora City. If the Lin Family were to become chaotic because of this matter, then Aurora City would really be in chaos. Then, his opportunity would come.
However, Zhao Hai wasn't in a hurry. Right now, he had to take it step by step. He couldn't let others discover his plan. Otherwise, he would be in danger.
After sending Lin Qing away, Zhao Hai sent someone to invite Viper Trio to the store that night. Viper Trio led the Ice Wolf over. When the two of them arrived at the small courtyard, they immediately cupped their fists towards Zhao Hai and said, "Mister, why did you call us over?"
Zhao Hai said in a deep voice, "Let's go inside and talk." After that, he turned around and entered the house. After the two of them sat down, Zhao Hai turned his head and said, "Lin Qing came today. You should know that the reason why the store wanted to do this Adventurer's Mission was because of Lin Qing. I didn't want Lin Qing to cause trouble for us, so I could only do this. Today, Lin Qing came to deliver the mission. Take a look." After saying that, Zhao Hai took out the piece of paper that Lin Qing gave him and handed it over to Viper Trio.
Viper Trio received the piece of paper with a puzzled expression. After reading the contents of the paper, his expression couldn't help but change. Then he looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Mister, is this really the mission that Lin Qing sent over?"
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "It's true. He personally handed it over to me. There's no mistake."
Viper Trio's face paled as he said, "What does he mean by this? Mister, we can't release this mission. Once we release this mission, then we'll be finished. After Lin Xiang's death, the Lin Family will certainly do their best to investigate. When that time comes, we'll be finished. "
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Although Lin Qing said that the people who act must die by accident or natural causes, Lin Xiang's position in the Lin Family is not ordinary. If Lin Xiang dies, the Lin Family will certainly investigate. As long as we release this mission, there will be clues. When the time comes, the Lin Family will find out, and we will be in trouble. Today, I asked you to come here to ask for your opinion. How can we not offend Lin Qing without releasing this mission?" Zhao Hai nodded and said, "That's right.
Viper Trio thought for a moment, then he said, "Mister, I think we can suppress this mission. It's impossible for Lin Qing to send people to keep an eye on us. Moreover, there's no time limit for this mission. Moreover, the difficulty of this mission should be very high. So even if we suppress this mission, Lin Qing shouldn't know about it."
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "Although what you're doing seems good, Lin Qing isn't a fool. As long as he has people pretend to be adventurers or bribe a few adventurers, then he'll know if we release this mission or not. At that time, we'll have offended him. Therefore, we can't do this."
When Viper Trio heard Zhao Hai's words, he couldn't help but frown. He didn't have any good ideas right now. If he didn't release this mission, then he would offend Lin Qing. If he released this mission, then it would be equivalent to offending the entire Lin Family. If the Lin Family really found out about this matter, then they would be finished. It could be said that they were now in a dilemma.
Viper Trio looked at Zhao Hai, his eyes flashed with a cold light as he said, "Mister, how about we make a move first and eliminate Lin Qing? In any case, no one knows about his relationship with Mister. If we eliminate Lin Qing, then even if the Lin Family wants to investigate, they won't be able to trace it back to us. This way, we'll be safe."
When Zhao Hai heard Viper Trio's words, he looked at Viper Trio with some surprise. He really didn't think that Viper Trio would have such courage. One must know that the Lin Family's influence in Aurora City was very big. Viper Trio actually dared to make a move against Lin Qing. This was really out of his expectations.
In fact, what Zhao Hai didn't know was that the reason why Viper Trio had such courage was all because of him. He was the one who gave Viper Trio such courage. Since Viper Trio already knew that Zhao Hai intended to establish a country, then he naturally believed that the strength behind Zhao Hai was very strong and wouldn't be afraid of the Lin Family. This was why he made such a suggestion.
Zhao Hai looked at Viper Trio and faintly smiled, "Although your method is feasible, it won't benefit us at all. I have a way to solve this problem, and it should be beneficial to us. Why don't we sell this information to Lin Xiang?"
When Viper Trio and Ice Wolf heard Zhao Hai's words, they were both stunned. Then their expressions changed. They didn't think that Zhao Hai would actually think of such a method. Sell this information to Lin Xiang? This seemed feasible, but wasn't it too risky?
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