225: Chapter 225 The Duke is not short of money

A stream of light descended from the high sky, and Tang Long dropped straight into the Frozen Soil Camp.

Then, when the radiance of the Starlight Monument swept over, he dashed out of the safe zone at maximum speed.

This was also a dangerous experiment, but fortunately, he already had experience, so it was a close call without any real danger.

The teleportation scrolls in this game had always been criticized by players because they not only required a casting bar when used, but their effective range was also limited.

When used within a certain range, it could instantly return one to the designated camp.

But beyond this range, it had no effect.

When players needed to travel long distances, the cost would be quite exorbitant.

Tang Long had already hoarded quite a few in his hands; he had them for all five camps in the Dongyu Kingdom, as well as some for Yuanwu, Chilin, and the Nanhe Kingdom.

So, if he wanted to run away now, I'm afraid even a Spirit Map expert wouldn't be able to catch up.

However, it wouldn't come to that.

He had already made plans for troubles at the level of Governor Xu, the Grand Secretary of the Imperial Academy, and even the Emperor and the Pope; what did a mere assassin amount to?

Even if he didn't encounter him beforehand, with his Fire Eye and current strength, he wouldn't be so easy to kill.

However, this matter... was actually quite interesting.

He had originally intended to focus on improving himself for the time being and delay provoking the Wei Family.

But now they had actually delivered a little tail into his hands; if he didn't pull it, wouldn't that be a bit unreasonable?

After a moment of thought, he immediately sent a message to Red Hand.

"Investigate one person immediately: Hu Fei, male, about 50 years old, has a military background, and has been imprisoned."

Messages were severely delayed after nightfall. It took over an hour, and he had already cleared two level-ten dungeons, before he received a reply from Red Hand.

"Hu Fei, currently 48 years old, served in the military for thirteen years, experienced the Sangyu War and 411 small-scale engagements against the Chilin Kingdom, reaching the rank of Lieutenant Colonel Staff Officer in the Song City National Defense First Division."

"This person excels at assassination and possesses highly sophisticated disguise abilities, hence the nickname Phantom Fox. He reached the mid-stage of Open Origin in his thirties and was once listed as a candidate for Hu Xiao."

"Fifteen years ago, he was arrested for selling military supplies and multiple major theft cases, sentenced to life imprisonment, and served his sentence in the Songyin Prison in the Old Town."

"My Lord, five of the cases he committed were related to the Wei Family, and Songyin Prison is also controlled by the Wei Family. According to the information I found, he died of illness in prison at 8:12 last night."

Tang Long immediately replied, "This person is not dead; Wei Zhuang let him out. It's directed at me."

This time, Red Hand's reply was quick, "This person is very dangerous! Where are you? I'm coming over immediately!"

"No need! I'm not in the city at all; he can't find me."

"What! You are still outside the city? ...Alright then, I will immediately deploy the Hand of the Red God to control the entire city and strive to ferret him out as quickly as possible!"

"What are you panicking for! Don't make such a big scene yet. Keep investigating. He had a wife and daughter back then, and it is said they are currently in Feng City. Their distinguishing feature is silver-green heterochromatic eyes. Use all your connections to find them for me, and then take them into custody."

"Yes, My Lord."

Ending the call, Tang Long continued his journey of exploring maps and clearing dungeons.

The huge harvest from the first dungeon made him feel his luck was too heaven-defying; it seemed as though a force was truly helping him from the shadows.

Therefore, he had to suspect that the Alien God indeed came from Earth and was watching him, granting him heaven-sent luck.

But after clearing a dozen locations and nearly a hundred dungeons, he felt he might have overthought it.

Apart from the harvest in the first location, the Misty Monster Forest, he hadn't obtained anything of value in the other dungeons.

He hadn't even managed to assemble a full set of purple healing gear; half of it was still blue, and the equipment's bonus healing barely broke one hundred.

Better than nothing.

So he felt discouraged.

If there was no divine help, so be it.

There were no dungeons that could improve the cultivation progress of his lightning-attribute techniques either.

There were ice-type ones, so he took his two clones and sat in the dungeon for a while longer.

Then Red Hand sent another message.

"My Lord, there is a situation I must report to you."

"What situation?"

"Phantom Fox's woman has passed away. We did find his daughter, but she has become a peripheral member of the Fengcheng Sect. While my subordinates were trying to take her into custody, they were inadvertently discovered by the Fengcheng Sect, and now my people have been detained instead."

Tang Long's face twitched.

He had originally thought Red Hand was quite reliable in getting things done; he hadn't expected him to screw up like this.

"Tell Bishop Lu to step in and coordinate."

"Bishop Lu already knows and has already negotiated with the Fengcheng Sect, but the results were not very good."

"Last time, Bishop Lu had a very unpleasant falling out with the Duke of Fengcheng and the Fengcheng Sect over demanding the Juling Breathing Technique."

"Bishop Lu wants me to ask you how important this woman is, and whether he should personally make a trip to Song City tomorrow?"

Damn it!

Tang Long was so angry he laughed.

It seems that one really shouldn't be too greedy.

Originally, the harvest today was good; if he had packed up and returned to camp early, it would have been quite a happy day, but he just had to be unsatisfied.

Now look, he had busied himself until late at night and stirred up a pile of trouble.

At least the three hundred million-plus on his account kept him from being too depressed.

Brother Shan is truly a good guy!

It's a pity that after this one go, I'm afraid there won't be any more money in that little treasury in the future.

However... Feng City?

Feng City doesn't seem that hard to deal with, does it? Isn't there that Guard Captain Han who also serves as a Blasphemer?

Swapping for just a little girl would definitely be a loss, but the Blasphemers had their Song City branch ruined by him, so they must be plotting to kill him right now, right?

Adding some trouble for them wouldn't be bad.

And then there's that Elder Xie, known as the Thunder Leopard, a lightning-attribute Spirit Map expert; he is a real old treasure!

Constantly riding The Sect's unicycle is unstable.

This isolated plate that is Song City will sooner or later become difficult to make a move on.

Perhaps it's time to look outside.

After a little thought, he replied to Red Hand.

"Tell Bishop Lu to curse the eighteen generations of ancestors of those idiots in Feng City right now—the harsher the cursing, the better!"

"Then have Bishop Lu tell them that a Blasphemer has already infiltrated the upper echelons of Feng City."

"If they want to ferret this person out, they should obediently send that little girl over to me."

"Also! I want ten thousand thunder spirit stones, plus ten billion in cash!"

After a long while, Red Hand sent another message.

"My Lord, the Feng City side has agreed to hand over the person. But they refuse to agree to ten thousand thunder spirit stones and ten billion in cash, saying they cannot produce it. They believe they need to know the person's identity first before discussing the price."

"They must be dreaming! Tell Bishop Lu to say that we don't want the person anymore, and end the conversation!"

"My Lord, the High Priest of Feng City has just personally stepped in. He will order the two bishops, Guo Mo and Ren Jianwen, to personally escort the girl to Song City to discuss this matter with us in person."

"He hopes we will not act on impulse and requests that you assist in eradicating the Blasphemer forces in Feng City."

"He promises that afterwards, he will pay sufficient remuneration based on the results, but he also asks you not to make exorbitant demands."

This time Tang Long was happy, "The Feng City High Priest's face must indeed be given."

"Reply to them, tell Feng City to prepare 1,000 thunder spirit stones and one billion in cash first; anything less and it won't be worth my trip."

"And tell the High Priest that since the person is in the Dukes Mansion, this money shouldn't be paid entirely by the Fengcheng Sect."

"The Duke has mines; he is not short of money."

The Feng City side was clearly quite urgent about this matter, and the actions of the Spirit Map experts were faster than imaginable.

Less than an hour later, the two bishops from the Fengcheng Sect, Guo and Ren, along with Liu Zhiming, Lv Yang, and Red Hand, found Tang Long near Dajiao Mountain.

Under the protection of these five Spirit Map experts, Tang Long secretly entered Feng City and met Xie Jin again in a secret residence.

It had been less than two months since they parted, and the little mine slave from back then already had such status.

As an old acquaintance, how could Xie Jin not feel moved?

"Lord Tang Long, I didn't expect us to meet again so soon."

Tang Long also smiled in response, "Elder Xie, I hope you have been well."

Guo Mo, who was beside them, snorted, "Since you and Elder Xie know each other, that's all the better."

"Lord Tang Long has quite a big ego; Old Ren and I made a round trip to Song City just to barely manage to see him."

"Now he wants one thousand thunder spirit stones plus one billion in cash, and since the problem originated in the Dukes Mansion, you figure out how to handle this payment."