In the Army Commander's office in Black Star Palace, Lothaire's remote projection stood in the middle of the room. Han Xiao walked around him, sizing him up and sighing from time to time.
"Young man, although you've successfully escaped this time, don't be too happy. I still have to settle the score with you."
"What instructions do you have?" Lothaire accepted the lecture calmly.
Han Xiao stood in front of Lothaire, stood with his hands behind his back, and reprimanded him, "Although the operation was successful, it was your own decision after all, so I had to help you deal with the aftermath. Those who didn't know would think you were the boss. You should have asked for my permission before taking action on such a huge matter, got it?"
"Definitely next time." Lothaire was a man of few words.
Han Xiao snorted, paused, and said, "The impact of this assassination is huge. The Modo Civilization has given up on the Flickering War to deal with internal affairs, so they won't let this go easily. Therefore, all the activities of the Assassin's Society will be temporarily suspended. Go into hiding and wait until this is over before I allow you to come out again."
"How long do I have to wait?"
"A few decades," Han Xiao said. "You have to make good use of this time to train."
"Okay." Lothaire did not complain and agreed calmly.
It just so happened that the huge impact of this assassination gave him a new understanding, and he wanted to digest this experience in peace.
Assassinating the leader of an advanced civilization was undoubtedly a legendary event, bringing him subtle changes. It was like some kind of promotion opportunity, increasing the possibility of him reaching the Beyond Grade A level. However, Lothaire did not have an interface, so he could not know all of this clearly. He only had a vague feeling.
After giving some more instructions, Han Xiao ended the communication. His purposefully serious face relaxed, and he smiled.
This time, Lothaire had acted first and reported later, which gave him quite a fright. However, the result was very good. As the Modo Civilization compromised and withdrew their troops, the second request of [Kunde Race Leader's Last Wish] was displayed as completed in gold.
If not for Lothaire's assassination, there would not have been such a huge change in the upper echelons of Modo. If that happened, he would have had to spend more effort and pay a higher price to defeat Modo. Furthermore, the chain of chaos caused by the leader's assassination was also included in the mission progress, which dealt a heavy blow to Modo.
Although Lothaire acted on his own initiative this time, the results were still reliable. Han Xiao had always thought highly of Lothaire. In his eyes, Lothaire had the potential to become a Beyond Grade A Super, and he had much more room to nurture than someone like Hardaway.
Freezing the actions of the Assassin's Society would allow Lothaire to have more time to explore the opportunity to advance.
Putting away his thoughts, Han Xiao opened the mission list on the interface and looked at the two golden missions.
[Escape] and [Kunde Leader's Last Wish] were both 'unlockable'. He had already completed one of the two mission requirements for the latter. [The Enemy], [Proof of Leadership], and [Kunde Wrath] could now be extracted.
Han Xiao thought about it and temporarily suppressed the desire to complete [Kunde Leader's Last Wish]. This was because the first mission requirement was to 'provide protection to the Kunde Race during the transformation period', which had not been completed yet.
This Grade S mission was a complete mission, not a chain mission. Therefore, once he completed the mission, all the mission requirements would be calculated together. If he completed the mission now, he would not be able to obtain the reward for the first requirement. He really wanted the four Political Asset reward for the first requirement. Anyway, he had the initiative to complete the mission, and he could obtain the three abilities at any time, so he was not in a hurry.
"Let's get Lothaire's mission reward first."
[Escape] completed!
-3,000 Modo Civilization Favorability. Current Relationship: [Mortal Enemy]
You have received 800,000,000 EXP, 2 Random Rewards, and Milestone: [Civilization Leader Assassin].
[Civilization Leader Assassin]: -10 Favorability of all civilization leaders. Your declaration will be more likely to be taken seriously by the various civilizations.
"This milestone is for the wanted criminals of the Evil Faction, right?" Han Xiao's eyelids twitched.
To a wanted criminal, the Favorability of a civilization leader was nothing. However, he was someone with status, and the Favorability of a civilization leader was still useful.
However, he did not care too much. The only advanced civilization leader that he had a good relationship with was Uranril. The other advanced civilization leaders were the President of Radiance and the Pope of Ethereal. All of them had negative Favorability, but they still chose to cooperate with him. As long as the benefits were there, the influence of the Favorability of a leader would be negligible.
Furthermore, the value of the ten Favorability of a civilization leader could not be compared to the effect of the milestone at all. Although the range was not high, the range of the effect was extremely exaggerated. It covered an entire civilization and could weaken the resistance of all the armies of an enemy civilization.
Han Xiao immediately realized that this ability could give the entire explored universe an innate advantage when facing the World Tree Civilization!
Compared to that, the loss of favorable impression points was nothing.
"This is what they mean by 'if I don't go to hell, who will?' I'm so great."
Han Xiao was almost touched by himself.
He calmed himself down and continued to look at the Ability Extraction interface.
You have received: Draw one of Lothaire's abilities (Ability/Talent).
Tip: Lothaire's class is a Pugilist. Some of his abilities do not match your class. Some of the abilities have been adjusted.
Randomizing … Randomizing complete!
Please select one from the following five options as the reward.
1. [Concealment Master] – Talent: Greatly reduce your presence in the eyes of others, greatly reduce the chances of enemies discovering you, and greatly reduce the clues left behind during your activities. You can easily find all the elements in an area that could expose you (including but not limited to all kinds of surveillance devices and detection spells).
2. [Assassination Mark] – Ability: Mark a target. Your next attack on the target will increase damage by%, Critical Rate by 45%, and Critical Damage by 100%. Cost: 150 Energy. Cooldown: 48s.
3. [Lethal Strike] – Ability: When your next attack successfully hits the target, immediately perform an Instant Death Judgment. The judgment basis is the target's HP, END, Instant Death Resistance, LUK, and the level difference between the two sides. If the Judgment passes, the target will die immediately. If the Judgment fails, an additional 280% damage will be dealt. Cost: 500 Energy. Cooldown: 1200s.
4. [The Way of the Assassin – Understanding] – Ability: Inject energy into the next attack, accumulating an additional attack bonus. 10 Energy conversion, 1% attack bonus, up to a maximum of 300% attack bonus. Cooldown: 150s.
"Wow! This young man! "
Han Xiao's eyes lit up.
What is a Master Assassin? This is a Master Assassin!
All these years, Lothaire was not around, so Han Xiao had not looked at his interface for a long time. He still remembered that among the five options, other than the second one, the other four were abilities that Lothaire did not have back then.
"Looks like this kid has not been idle for the past twenty years. He has learned quite a few new skills."
Han Xiao was pleasantly surprised.
With such a strong learning ability, he felt that he could compete with Nero. He had really picked up a treasure.
After browsing through it carefully, he would not choose the second or third option. Although the instant death judgement of [Death in One Hit] was quite tempting, Han Xiao eliminated this ability without hesitation when he saw that there was a Luck attribute in the judgement.
Even his nickname had the word 'Black' in it, so how could he not know?
The fourth option, [The Way of the Assassin – Understanding], was quite powerful, but after some consideration, Han Xiao also eliminated it. This ability could only provide an additional bonus for the next attack. Mechanics played with fire coverage, and attack frequency was the way to go. Although the 'Iron Head Doll Charge' that he had obtained from Yin Ying could be used together with this ability, the path it took was too different, and there were not many opportunities to use it.
Han Xiao was mainly hesitating between the first and the fifth option. [Stealth Master] was a functional talent that greatly strengthened one's stealth ability. It would be of great use in espionage operations, hiding behind enemy lines, stealing intelligence, and so on. Although it would not increase one's combat strength, it would provide another type of support.
However, the bonus from [Fearless Heart] was too great!
This was not a single attack bonus but a passive ability. Any attack from him and his mechanical army would be able to enjoy the bonus effect of this talent.
Furthermore, it was not an external bonus but an increase in basic attack. This meant that the percentage increase could be directly used to increase the actual damage dealt!
"Right now, those who are qualified to be my opponents are all peak Beyond Grade As. This talent is most suitable for people of my level!"
Han Xiaoxin's emotions surged.
[Fearless Heart] would become stronger when facing a strong opponent. However, to Lothaire, the buffs from the third level and above were useless because it was impossible for him to defeat a Beyond Grade A with his current strength. Only a Beyond Grade A could fully utilize the power of this talent.
You have received the talent [Fearless Heart]!
"Feels good."
Han Xiao exhaled. He felt a warm current being released from his brain and quickly spread throughout his body.
After tasting it for a while, his expression suddenly became strange. He suddenly realized something.
This talent lived up to its name and brought him a strong sense of confidence. Han Xiao felt that the respect he had for the strong instantly disappeared by more than half, replaced by disdain.
Manison? Crispy Skin, kill him!
Three Universal Civilizations? Stinky brother, kill him!
World Tree Civilization? What the hell, kill him!
He wanted to kill whoever came to his mind. His heart was filled with the fearlessness of 'I'm second in line to the heavens' and 'I won't submit to anyone'. He had the illusion that he could go through everything recklessly.
He quickly suppressed his emotions and took a few deep breaths. Only then did he calm down and come to a realization.
"No wonder Lothaire dared to assassinate the Modo Three Kings. So, it's the side effect of this talent. Case solved …"
Han Xiao rolled his eyes.
What Fearless Heart? Bullsh * t, it's clearly the Reckless Heart!
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