I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means - Chapter 227

Chapter 227: Chapter 219: Endgame and Harvest

“Ande, we can’t let him go!”

“This is the true leader of Winter Snake, Seth.”

Not far from the scene, Lis did not intervene but spoke up to remind Ande.

Hearing Lis’s voice, Ande hit even harder.

The existence of Winter Snake in the Dillon Kingdom was beyond doubt, and if this really was the leader of the organization, then it was indeed a big fish.

Seth felt like he wanted to die. What was this situation!

He was just following Lord Anna’s orders to retrieve the information from various Winter Snake locations; how did it turn into this?

He thought he had concealed his identity well, and only a few leaders within Winter Snake knew of his presence, so why would this Lis directly call out his name?

There must be a mole!

Just wait! When I get back, I’ll find you and kill you.

But soon, Seth had no more time to be distracted.

Ande’s assault was like a storm, using simple and well-rounded punches and kicks to suppress him to the point of almost being unable to breathe.

Actually, Lis standing to the side was also somewhat surprised.

He didn’t know why the leader of Winter Snake, Seth, would appear in Northwind City.

After all, in his previous life’s main storyline, Seth was stationed at the border of the Dillon Kingdom in Megar City.

But now that he was here and Lis had discovered him, there was no way he was going to let him escape.

As for whether or not the future story would change, Lis did not intend to worry about that.

The changes he had brought were already enough.

As a prophet who held knowledge of the “future”, being bound by fear of change and not attempting or striving would be the true embodiment of incompetence and cowardice.

It seemed that the battle would soon come to a close.

Lis watched as a deep grey light erupted on the battlefield, which was quickly suppressed by the blue aura flickering around Ande.

Seth was fighting desperately, but unfortunately, it was futile; he couldn’t make a splash in the hands of Count Solo.

After all, this was the future Count Solo tasked with guarding the northern border of the Feis Kingdom.

If he couldn’t even handle this, the old fox of the Feis King would not entrust the responsibility of the Northern Territory to him.

Soon, the dust on the battlefield settled, and Ande, grabbing Seth by the leg, dragged the unconscious Seth over.

Throwing Seth next to Uer, it seemed that all of Winter Snake’s powerhouses in Northwind City were neatly knocked out.

“Take these two down, guard them well, don’t let any slip-ups happen.”

“Let Clozer take care of it personally, I want to know everything they have!”

Ande ordered his soldiers, it seemed he planned to take the two unconscious individuals back for a thorough interrogation.

Lis, watching Seth’s battered and unrecognizable face, suddenly felt quite merciful.

At least Uer, aside from a face that was almost smashed into a pig’s head, didn’t suffer too much… at least he still looked human.

I really am a kind person!

After arranging the follow-up interrogation and the handling of matters with the Cold Pine Chamber of Commerce, Ande turned to Lis and said sincerely,

“I don’t know how to thank you, Lis.”

“I will arrange for people to clean up the Cold Pine Chamber of Commerce’s locations in other cities of the Northern Territory.”

“Once the entire assets of the Cold Pine Chamber of Commerce are cleared, I will have them sent directly to your residence in Bright City.”

Knowing that Lis was leaving tomorrow, Count Solo said without hesitation.

“I will report everything in Northwind City to His Majesty the King, and I believe His Majesty will agree and reward your contribution.”

“There’s no rush for that.”

Lis waved his hand; he really didn’t care that much.

After all, the essence of the Cold Pine Chamber of Commerce was already in his storage ring, and he suspected there wouldn’t be much in the way of other fixed assets.

“Instead of that, the two people you just brought back, Seth and Uer, they’re quite important.”

“Being high-ranking members of the intelligence organization Winter Snake, they might have special seals or restrictions on their bodies and souls. If you want to extract information, you’ll need to be extra careful.”

Lis kindly reminded.

“…Indeed, I’ll get in touch with Bright City straight away, and ask the King to send professionals.”

Ande had indeed overlooked this detail; he frowned and thought for a moment before making the suggestion.

The information could wait; these two couldn’t afford to die.

“This is naturally the best.”

Lis nodded and then bid his farewell, preparing to return to the inn.

“You have a lot of things to keep you busy, so I won’t disturb you further. I’m heading back to the inn now.”

Ande hesitated for a moment and then nodded, holding back his words of invitation for Lis to stay at the castle.

He was indeed very busy; the storm was about to come!

…

After returning to the inn, Lis noticed that there were not many people in the lobby, guessing most had gone out.

Fink was there, however, standing at a distance, hesitating and seemingly lost in thought.

Lis didn’t bother with Fink; he had more important matters at hand.

He went back to the top-floor room of the inn, the most luxurious one, and locked the door.

After washing his hands and face and lighting incense in one smooth sequence, Lis casually placed Acadia’s lucky brooch on the table in front of him.

Although it wasn’t a draw, and the rewards for the mission were already determined, Lis always felt that doing this would give him a bit better luck.

Having made his preparations, Lis unhesitatingly called up the panel and clicked to complete the time-limited challenge mission.

———-

[Limited Challenge Mission Triggered]

[Objective: Defeat the Silver Assassin, Uer]

[Reward: To be determined based on the completion of the mission]

…

[You used Weakness Technique on Uer]

[Judgment successful, Uer is now in a state of Confusion and Out of Control!]

[You attack Uer with the special heavy iron hammer!]

[You defeated Silver Assassin Uer LV80!]

[You have gained 100,000 Experience Points!]

…

[You have overwhelmingly defeated the Silver Assassin Uer, completing the limited challenge mission]

[Judgment: Cross-level challenge… Judgment failed, reward unchanged]

[Judgment: Full-force fight… Judgment passed, reward increased]

[Judgment (Hidden): Complete domination… Judgment passed, reward increased]

[Mission completion 150%, distributing rewards…]

[You have gained 1,500,000 Experience Points]

[You have gained the specialties Dual Hand Mastery and Shadow Concentration]

[You have gained the skills Shadow Cloak and Deceit]

[You have gained an item: Uer’s Diary]

———-

The rewards… not bad I suppose!

Looking at the information on the panel, they were all good skills and specialties, but Lis felt they were not as great as he had imagined.

[Specialty Dual Hand Mastery: Your non-dominant hand is equally dexterous, you no longer suffer damage penalties when using a weapon with it]

This specialty is quite important for those with the Dual Blade Style Profession, as it can greatly increase their combat strength, but its effect on Lis was average, not very useful to him.

[Specialty Shadow Concentration: When you utilize Shadow Power to Stealth, the cost is reduced by 30%, and affinity with the Shadow Plane slightly increases]

This specialty… the effect of increased affinity was actually more important to Lis.

Deceit, of course, is a skill that is essential for any assassin or thief to learn.

Shadow Cloak is a Divine Skill for assassins, instantly removing all negative magic effects on yourself and increasing your magic resistance by 50% for 5 seconds.

This skill allows you to break free from control and briefly increase your magic resistance, making it a core skill for assassins to counter mages.

Looks strong, doesn’t it?

Unfortunately, Lis had already learned these two skills from Joyce, and gaining them this time could only improve the proficiency of these two skills a little.

Well, today’s gains have already been quite substantial.

Touching the ring on his finger, Lis thought to himself.