The Imperial Capital is indeed the largest city in the Thousand-Year Empire. Even on a moonlit night, there is still a lot of noise. Even though everything here is completely intertwined with modern and classical styles, the feeling of a bustling night market still makes Le Le Yuan felt more cordial.
"It's great. There is such a snack, but the taste is really strange. Is it the seasoning made from special products? Boss, give me two more!"
Although he had just finished dinner, Le Yuan's appetite was stimulated when he saw the various and unique snacks on the busy streets. For a person who has grown to his physical strength, digesting them depends only on his will. In the blink of an eye, the little food I had just eaten was completely digested.
"Cinema? The group of gorgeous women over there, are they a place to get drunk?" Le Yuan was wandering in the flower streets of the night market while observing the layout of the imperial capital. Although there was a map to guide him, only by looking at it in person can he truly understand the actual situation. chest.
Suddenly Le Yuan's attention was attracted by a unique store. On this street full of various entertainment venues, the store looked as awkward as possible - a blacksmith shop or a That very old-fashioned family heirloom style.
"It's so rare. In this deformed world, even firearms have developed to semi-automation. It's a miracle that this kind of family-owned blacksmith shop can still be opened." Le Yuan's sigh was not an unfounded sigh, although it seemed that it was still far away from the imperial capital. It wasn't obvious, but Le Yuan had seen more than a dozen people with guns within a few hours of arriving in the imperial capital.
Guns are not uncommon in this world. In addition to the specialized iron artillery units in the army, even the homes of private wealthy people will have gun guards. As long as the number of guns does not exceed a certain limit, even the people in power in the imperial capital will not The circulation of firearms is prohibited. Weapons are also one of the huge sources of wealth for powerful ministers.
As he walked, Le Yuan stayed away from the hustle and bustle of the crowd and came to an unusually quiet street. The doors of the shops on this street were all locked, and there was not a single sound of barking, except for the sound of Le Yuan's footsteps. It was eerily quiet.
Le Yuan stopped in front of the door of one of the buildings, looked at the large characters "Imperial Recruitment Office" written on the door panel next to the door and shook his head. People in this world are different from ordinary people. As long as a person with a little talent is trained, he will be better than a martial arts master. His speed, strength, and vitality are enough to easily defeat a civilian who can use a gun. And in terms of lethality, it can face these extraordinary beings who are not afraid of danger at all, fight them without losing, or even kill them. These are things that ordinary firearms are difficult to do.
"The army? Now that the army has been recruited, most people will be sent directly to the border areas. Then it is difficult to climb from a soldier to a captain. You have to constantly bribe your superiors, otherwise you will not even be able to save your life. The officialdom of the empire is too dark, except Use absolute force to intimidate him, otherwise he really won't be able to stay any longer." Le Yuan glanced at the recruiting station and left the place where he had lost interest.
When Le Yuan came to a block with no lights at all and only flat and low houses around, he suddenly stopped, turned his head and shouted to a corner shrouded in darkness on the right rear.
"Hey, that's enough of following me. You're already on the opposite side of the road from me. Don't ever say we're on our way!"
A minute after Le Yuan's voice fell, the street was still quiet, not even a person came out, as if Le Yuan was talking to the air.
"You can continue to follow if you want, but you will be responsible for the consequences!"
Having no time to pay attention to the guy behind him who was only slightly stronger than an ordinary person, Le Yuan planned to continue wandering around the imperial capital.
"Stop, don't force me to do it!"
Le Yuan had just taken two steps when a brown-haired man about 1.8 meters tall came out of the dark corner behind him. His face was extremely distorted, his eyes were red and bloodshot, and there was a little white saliva on the corner of his mouth. It looked like The whole person is in an abnormal state.
If this man's abnormal state alone couldn't stop Le Yuan, what's more important was that this man also held a revolver in his hand.
"You look like you can't even hold a gun. You might as well go home and sleep. Judging from your appearance, you could die suddenly at any time!" Le Yuan's words were not spoken casually. In addition to being in an abnormal mental state, the man walking across from him didn't even have a heartbeat. They all have a weird color, sometimes they are so fast that they explode, sometimes they are so slow that they are about to stop.
"Shut up!"
Le Yuan's words seemed to anger the gunman. He shook the gun in his hand, then pointed at Le Yuan excitedly and said: "Qian, hand over all the money you have. If you dare to resist, I will shoot you to death." !”
"I know, so what should I do now? Do you come and get the money, or should I take out the money and throw it to you?"
Le Yuan showed a trace of "panic" on his face, like a man who was being robbed for the first time. He raised his hand and stared at the man opposite.
"Ahem, you slowly take out your money bag and throw it at my feet. Don't play tricks. Today I only want wealth and not murder!" Although the night was dark and there was only a little bit of moonlight, Le Yuan still Through the darkness, I saw the unnatural blush on the face of the man with the gun.
"I know, I'll do it."
After speaking, Le Yuan reached out with one hand, took out a small bag containing money, and then accurately threw it at the feet of the man opposite.
When the man with the gun heard the sound of the gold coin bag falling to the ground, a look of joy appeared on his face. He couldn't wait to squat down and grabbed the money bag with his free hand.
The gun-wielding man touched the bulging money bag with a satisfied smile on his face. Then he looked at Le Yuan who still raised his hand and was too "scared" to move and showed a bloodthirsty smile.
"coming!"
Although Le Yuan raised his hands, he was secretly alert. The target was not the man in front of him but a faint breath behind him.
Compared with the gun-wielding man who was robbed by a low-class scholar, what really concerned Le Yuan was the third man following the mantis stalking the cicada. Not only does he possess super high hiding ability, but also weakens his sense of existence to the extreme. He even has perfect endurance and timing to strike.
Just when the man with the gun focused all his energy on Le Yuan, the third man came quietly behind him, and completely cut off the man's neck with a light-filled knife in an instant.
The knife that was still dripping with blood was wiped twice by a third person with a piece of cloth, and then the blood-stained cloth was thrown to the ground.
"Beautiful, a natural born killer!"
Yes, it was a woman who silently killed the man with the gun. A girl with purple shawl hair and glasses wearing a purple slit cheongsam. According to Le Yuan's memory, she should be one of the important plot characters.
I saw the purple-haired girl with glasses bent down and picked up the heavy purse from the ground, with a happy smile on her face and said: "Oh, it's really great. I didn't expect that I could encounter such a good thing just by wandering around. Then Passers-by, consider this a gift in return for saving your life!"
Le Yuan carefully identified the woman in front of him, and finally dug out the name of this purple-haired girl with glasses from the corner of his memory - Hill. However, when he saw that there were no other companions around her, and the only weapon she carried was a knife, Le Yuan realized that he had met Hill, the bespectacled girl, who had not yet joined the night attack.
"Hey, are you short of money? If I hire you, will you work with me?" Le Yuan asked the first Night Raid member to die tragically in the future.
"Eh? Aren't you scared? You looked like you were scared to death just now. Forget it, don't think about this anymore." Hill looked like he was naturally dazed. He stopped thinking about things he couldn't understand and turned around. Wanting to leave here, he murmured: "With this money, I can finally live a leisurely life reading."
Seeing Hill holding the money bag and turning around to leave, Le Yuan waved and the money bag flew straight into his hand.
"Ah, my money bag, you bad guy, please return it to me quickly."
Hill seemed to have completely missed the point. He took the money bag he had just obtained as his own and completely ignored the original owner of Le Yuan.
Le Yuan looked at Hill, who was pouting and responsible for himself, with a black line on his head. He waved the money bag in his hand and said, "Now do you want to consider the proposal I just made? I want to open a store in the imperial capital first. Can you come?" Will you be my shop assistant?”
"What, you want to recruit me as a clerk? I just killed someone, don't you mind? Do you want to take over the store that specializes in killing people?" Hill looked at Le Yuan with a scum look on his face.
"Where can I think of it! It's just a normal store. I just came to the Imperial City. I don't want to be blacklisted by the Imperial City Guard so soon."
The efficiency of assassination is still too low. In addition to causing commotion and creating opportunities, if you really want to kill someone faster than anything else, is it still worthy of assassination? Le Yuan sincerely planned to settle down in the Imperial Capital, have a serious identity, and then start investigating the Teigu users of the Imperial Capital. As for the assassins, let’s wait until later.
Facing Le Yuan's invitation, Hill clasped his hands together and looked very nervous.
"Well, I'm actually very clumsy. Although I worked in a restaurant, I often messed up things. Since I often do bad things, I won't cause you any trouble."
"I can give you the life you want! A relaxed life, free control of your time, all you need to do is look at the store. Don't you want this kind of job?"
Le Yuan tempted Hill like a devil. Everything Le Yuan said was precious to Hill, who had just lost his family and started to commit assassinations.
"What kind of store do you want to open?"
Hill's eyes were fixed on Le Yuan, as if he wanted to decide whether to stay or go based on Le Yuan's answer.
"The store has not been confirmed yet. But it probably sells some snacks, snacks and the like. I am the chef and boss, so you just help me sell it!" Le Yuan said, and then threw the money bag in his hand to Hill.
"This is the salary I paid you in advance. You are mine now. I will take you to claim the shop tomorrow. Have a good sleep and go greet your new life tomorrow!"
Looking at Hill who caught the money bag, Le Yuan turned around and walked to the body of the man whose neck was cut off. With a wave of his hand, he hit the body with a powerful corrosion technique. In five seconds, the entire body disappeared without leaving anything behind. There was a foul-smelling liquid underneath.
Patting Hill on the shoulder, Le Yuan turned around and left this secluded street. The real work will begin tomorrow.