Not all the nobles in Abadan had an armory in their mansions. But it wasn't a big problem. There was no shortage of swords and knives in this world of mystery. They could be found anywhere.
Carefully entering the target's bedroom, Lin Sheng took out the whetstone that he had hidden carefully and devoutly. Then, he put the knife and stone next to the sleeping target's ear and began to grind them! Occasionally, the Cassette Cutting on his back would make strange, ear-piercing noises. It sounded like nails scratching a blackboard or scratching glass. Even Lin Sheng couldn't stand it.
Since he was observing from a close distance, after the target's brainwaves were separated from the alpha waves, Lin Sheng nailed the goblin's paper to the bed frame or the wall with the sword that he had stolen. Then, he flashed away.
Sometimes, when a couple shared a bed, the sound of sharpening would disturb the other half if they were too close. So, Lin Sheng changed his position and sat on his knees beside the bed. Then, he sharpened the sword in his hand with a serious look and 100% dedication. After that, he did the same thing. Before the target woke up, he nailed the goblin's threatening words to the wall or the bed frame with a mosquito net.
By the way, the goblin's writing was too boring at first, so Lin Sheng asked him to copy a few demonstration articles. Of course, the content mentioned the grudge between the two sides caused by the incident with the airship Sid. Then, there were all kinds of curses.
The reason why Lin Sheng didn't write the words himself or let the Lich and the two girls write them was that if a mage or a magic apprentice did it, the curses on the words could easily come true or produce some unknown effect. The curses of the land of mystery didn't work only according to the rules of the magic array. Some of the curses were actually resentment, which could cause a huge uproar.
The whole process was uneventful. It was like taking a stroll in a garden. After all, there were many targets. If someone was moving around on the map, Lin Sheng might be exposed if he flashed over recklessly. So, he would just skip over and pick the next target. There was nothing to worry about.
Also, since there were two people working together, they were more or less competitive. They thought that whoever messed with a few nobles couldn't perform too badly. Therefore, the operation on the first night progressed surprisingly fast. It wasn't even the second half of the night yet. Apart from a few nobles who were night owls who were still awake, everyone else had already visited.
Looking at the list of names that were almost completed, Lich, who had been busy for most of the night, let out a big yawn. He was sleepy. The two girls who were guarding the Reality Map had already fallen asleep with their shoulders leaning against each other. Looking at Fen who was forcing herself to be spirited and widening her eyes, Lin tried to cheer her up and found a topic to ask, "What did you do after you blinked over?"
"At the beginning, there will be some different patterns, such as destroying the furnishings in the room, looking for livestock like cows and sheep, and after slaughtering them, smearing blood on them, throwing cow heads and lamb legs everywhere. After a few times, he got tired of it and simply threw a Nightmare Spell at his target. Let those demons who could only cause trouble in other people's dreams come out and give them a good nightmare. Doing things this way made things a lot simpler, and the whole process was much faster. I mean, there are too many people. Why don't you kill them all? You can kill all the nobles in Abadan in one night. "
"Is there any benefit for me to kill them all? Besides, killing all the nobles doesn't guarantee that the workshops will cooperate with us obediently. So, it's meaningless. Isn't it? "
"That's true." Yawning, Fen was not in the mood to talk or the spirit to win an argument as usual.
Ever since she had regained this body, she had used magic to control her body's sensitivity, lack of coordination, and weak muscle strength, and so on. Slowly, she was able to live a similar life as before. However, it was different from Lich's era when he was an immortal. Back then, he didn't need to sleep at all except for meditation every day. Now, sleep was indispensable.
So, looking at the sleepy Lich, Lin said, "If you're sleepy, go to sleep first. There aren't many people left anyway, and they're not important targets on the list. I'll take care of them. "
Fen didn't say anything. Instead, she walked to the bedside listlessly and fell unconscious.
Lin Li, who was fighting alone, looked at the remaining nobles on the list. In the notes, he recorded the movements of these nobles in the past few days. In the past few days, they were strange people who slept late and woke up late for different reasons.
Some of them stayed in their study and buried themselves in documents. Although Lin Li didn't read the documents, he guessed that it might be related to the business of this noble from his daytime lifestyle.
Some of them had a colorful nightlife and always lingered in the rooms of several women. However, they didn't sleep in their rooms. Instead, they returned to their own rooms to sleep after they were done.
The most special one was none other than one of them. The reason this noble didn't sleep in the middle of the night was that he was holding an evil black magic ritual and sacrificing to an unknown evil god. Lin Li didn't know if he had sacrificed people. In any case, in the past few days that Lin Li had been spying on, he had sacrificed the flesh of animals.
So, he had to wait until these nobles fell asleep before scaring them. It was better to leave them alone. Or …
Suddenly, he thought of the noble who was holding an evil god sacrifice in the middle of the night and what Fen had said. Lin Li had an idea. What these nobles had in common tonight was that their respective bedrooms were empty. Secondly, these nobles were quite wealthy. There were stables in their mansions and horses.
Lin Li decided to do it. After he was done, he could go to bed early. Speaking of which, he hadn't stayed up to watch the stars for a long time. In addition, he had been traveling for a long time. Whether it was walking, riding, taking a boat, or taking an airship during the day, he was quite tired. So, he went to bed early at night.
Today, in order to greet these nobles, he had to stay up until now. Speaking of which, he was almost at his limit. It was better to get things done early. That way, he wouldn't have to insist on causing trouble when others were asleep.
He flashed and summoned, once again holding the Cassette Cutting in his hands. Lin Li first went to the stables of one of the targets' mansions, picked an unlucky horse, swung his sword, and beheaded it! Then, he took the horse's head to the target's bedroom and sprinkled the blood that flowed out of the cut. When there was no more blood, he threw the horse's head on the bed and was done with it. Next.
After doing this a few times, he finished his work for the night. Of course, a certain someone went back to the inn, climbed into bed, and fell asleep tiredly. It was estimated that he would sleep until noon again.
While a certain someone was sleeping soundly, the nobles of the Guevana Empire in the city of Abadan were not as comfortable.
What a certain someone and Lich were doing was not to let them sleep soundly. No matter if they were awakened by strange noises or from nightmares, when they saw the cursed words nailed to an obvious place, it was without a doubt a second shock!
In the midst of hysterical screams, the servants and guards of course ran into their master's room. Then, they saw an unbelievable scene. If it was just a piece of paper with the cursed words nailed to it, it would be fine. However, if it was like Fen destroying things everywhere, or throwing animal parts everywhere, and spilling blood everywhere, it would be enough to make people go crazy.
After this commotion, all the lights in the noble mansions lit up, and the people living inside all woke up. Of course, this was to find the assassin who had snuck in and thoroughly investigate everyone in the mansions.
Because of the severity of the situation, all the nobles ordered their subordinates to thoroughly investigate everything and do it as quickly as possible. No one could stand the thought of their life being threatened.
The nobles' requests could be thoroughly carried out in some of the smaller families. However, in some of the bigger families, it became another arena for conflict. All sorts of slander, slander, and other things were used as an excuse. It could be said that a certain someone's actions only lifted the lid off the pressure cooker of these nobles.
After all, there was no such thing as a tacit agreement between nobles in the Mystic Lands to not use assassination methods. What fear of being attacked by the crowd after breaking the rules? What a joke! If there was such a tacit agreement, why would they need to hire guards? Could it be that these burly men were just following the Patriarch around to bully men and women on the streets?
There was only one reason that prevented the nobles from using assassination methods: the benefits they gained would not necessarily make up for the losses they suffered.
In the situation of opposing families, assassinating one or two people would not necessarily change the policy of the entire family. Instead, it could trigger the emotions of the other side and cause even more losses. Unless the other side was so weak that killing one or two people could cause the collapse of the entire family. If that was the case, there would be no need for assassination methods.
If it was a fight for the right of inheritance, unless all the other people with the right of inheritance were killed, it was very likely that a third party would benefit. After all, no one was stupid. Everyone could tell who came up with the bad idea and who really did it. Especially when it came to this kind of thing, there was no evidence at all. It all depended on the mood of those who had the right to make the decision.
Another factor was that the assassins in the Mystic Lands did not have any professional ethics to speak of. After eating the next house, they would eat the next one. Eating both left and right was their normal way of doing things. They would not only take a small amount of reward because the target's status was low and their protection was lax.
When the assassins took action, they sold their skills, not the value of the target's life. Even if it was just a request to kill a beggar, which could be easily done, they would still ask for the most basic level of reward because it was the cost of 'doing it themselves'.
In this kind of situation, it was important for the client to find the right intermediary for the killer or the assassin. After assassinating the target, it was also important to see if the benefits they could obtain were higher than the killer's reward.
If they succeeded in assassinating the target, but the client ended up being harassed by the killer, it would definitely not be worth it.
If it were on Earth, the nobles and consortiums might not dare to send their trusted subordinates to do dirty work, for fear that they would be implicated. If there was a need, of course, it would be handed over to pawns that could be abandoned or professionals to do it.
But for this kind of dog that had done dirty work and intended to bite back, the nobles and consortiums on Earth would not hesitate to send their subordinates to take care of the other party. They could also silence the other party at the same time and pay less money. Why not? Even if the matter got out of hand, there would still be somewhere to reason it out. After all, Earth was a place where there was strength in numbers.
But in the Mystic Lands where individual strength existed, the assassins were not necessarily targets that their own bodyguards could take care of. No matter how many people there were, it was meaningless to those transcendent figures. From another perspective, only an assassin who could take care of the target and still avoid being silenced by the client could survive in the underground world of the Mystic Lands.
Because of this, someone used an assassination method to warn the nobles of Abadan City, which caused another uproar.
In the second half of the night, none of these people with noble bloodlines could sleep.
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