’Guang Ling opened another temporary channel?’

Lin Qi immediately joined the temporary channel.

Master Ma, Capitalist, and King Arthur entered the channel one by one.

King Arthur was the first to ask, "Why set up another temporary channel? Are there more Credit Points to be made today?"

Master Ma followed right after. "If there’s a Mercenary mission today, I can guarantee I’ll be there. I’ve already shaken off that old woman from the Assassin Alliance."

King Arthur instantly replied to Master Ma, "Master, how did you do it? How does a Tier Four Martial Artist shake off a Tier Four Blood Robe? You didn’t seduce her, did you?"

Master Ma: "[Cyber Ghost emoji]"

King Arthur had once again been subjected to Master Ma’s emoji-based silent treatment.

Lin Qi and Capitalist remained silent, waiting quietly for Guang Ling to explain.

Guang Ling didn’t keep them waiting long. "As always, thank you to Capitalist for providing server support for this temporary channel. Now, I’ll explain why I’ve set it up."

"Yesterday, we completed two assassinations targeting Tier Three Knights from the Round Table, earning a bounty of one hundred million Credit Points."

"After our assassinations yesterday, the Round Table has planned an evacuation from Greenfield City. It’s scheduled for two hours from now, via the Iron Curtain orbital train."

"Tonight, we have one last chance to wipe out the remaining four Tier Three Knights and complete the bounty mission for good."

’Wipe out the Round Table?’

’A two-hundred-million-Credit-Point bounty!’

After splitting it five ways, that would be a full thirty-two million Credit Points per person.

Add that to the sixteen million from yesterday’s mission, and it totals forty-eight million Credit Points each.

If one had the right channels to spend that many Credit Points, it would be almost enough to afford over 40% of an S-Class Prosthetic Body implant.

Most of the time, S-Class is considered a taboo level of combat power, restricted by numerous factions.

A fortune like this was enough to tempt even a Tier Four Martial Artist like Master Ma.

King Arthur was the first to respond. "Let’s do it! I agree to the operation."

Master Ma followed right after. "I still can’t get involved directly, but I can act as your final safety net. Even if the mission fails, I’m confident I can get you all out safely."

Capitalist: "I only provided server support. If the operation is a success, I can take a smaller share of the Credit Points."

As the leader, Guang Ling didn’t need to state their position.

That just left Lin Qi, who hadn’t responded yet.

Whether it was to counter the Witch Hunt or to protect Liu’s Heavy Industries, Lin Qi had no reason to refuse.

Lin Qi sent a single word: "In!"

Taking out this group of Tier Three Knights would significantly reduce the pressure Lin Qi was facing from the Witch Hunt.

Furthermore, the bounty from the mission would become a crucial source of startup capital for Lin Qi’s future.

Seeing that Lin Qi agreed, King Arthur immediately typed, "Guang Ling, what’s the plan? With Master Ma not making a move, it’s just me and the Wizard. I don’t think we can take them. This time, the four Tier Three Knights are sticking together."

"As everyone knows, for the Knight Extraordinary Profession, their combat effectiveness in a one-on-one fight versus a group brawl are two completely different things."

Seeing King Arthur’s message, Lin Qi’s eyebrow twitched slightly.

’As everyone knows?’

’How come I don’t know?’

Lin Qi knew very little about the various Extraordinary Professions. His knowledge was deepest regarding the Wizard Profession, and even that was limited to Tier One and Tier Two.

Recently, he had learned a bit more about Martial Artists and Knights.

Those two professions were basically a death trap, set up by corporations. Their members were perfect for being dismantled into parts, processed into Extraordinary Materials, and ultimately made into Potions.

But as for the other characteristics of these two Extraordinary Professions, Lin Qi was largely in the dark.

For instance, the fact that Knights excelled in group fights was a complete blind spot in his knowledge.

’I remember that day, when the Tier Two Knights attacked Liu’s Heavy Industries, they used a technique to form a Spiritual Energy Particle Broadsword. Eight Knights combined to form just one, but it seemed to have a mind-shocking effect.’

’Could this be what King Arthur meant by Knights being good at group fights?’

Lin Qi pondered this for a moment but didn’t voice his question like King Arthur had.

Lin Qi trusted Guang Ling to lay out a detailed plan.

Guang Ling quickly replied to King Arthur, "In a frontal assault, you alone as a Tier Three Knight definitely can’t win."

With that first sentence, King Arthur felt like he was being looked down on.

’What does that mean? Looking down on a Tier Three Knight?’

But after glancing at the other four members in the temporary channel, King Arthur found he couldn’t refute it.

Needless to say, he definitely couldn’t beat the Tier Four Master Ma.

The Wizard? The scene of the instant kill on a Tier Three Knight was still fresh in his mind. King Arthur still hadn’t managed to wash the smell off himself.

As for Guang Ling and Capitalist?

King Arthur suspected that direct combat was probably the least noteworthy of their skills, especially for Guang Ling.

King Arthur chose to remain silent and continued reading Guang Ling’s messages.

"The core of this plan isn’t a direct confrontation. Our goal is to trigger an explosion powerful enough to destroy this team of Tier Three Knights."

"According to my intelligence, the Iron Curtain train was built by the Si Clan themselves. Its scale and technological level can’t compare to the Red and Green, which was built by the Liu Clan."

"I looked up the equipment manifest from the Iron Curtain’s construction. I discovered that the train’s power supply is a medium-sized cold fusion reactor, manufactured by the Modi Group. It’s a forty-seven-year-old product."

’The Modi Group?’

As an engineering researcher, the name Modi Group was legendary to Lin Qi.

And not because of their excellent product quality, but because...

"The Modi Group? The one from New Reid City in the southwest corner of Asia? The same Modi Group whose Prosthetic Bodies self-destruct?" King Arthur reacted quickly.

Or rather, the name Modi Group was just as legendary to Knights and Martial Artists.

All Knights and Martial Artists had a certain standard they lived by.

They would rather die than ever use a product from the Modi Group.

Their quality control was so atrocious that even their M-Class Prosthetic Bodies would self-destruct.

Their product qualification rate was less than seventy percent, and every few years, a major accident was guaranteed to happen. If it wasn’t exploding, it was on the verge of exploding.

The reason New Reid City was called "New" was because the original Reid City had been blown to smithereens.

Lin Qi frowned slightly and typed out a question: "Why would the Si Clan use a Modi Group product?"

Such an obvious oversight... Lin Qi felt there was more to it.

Before Guang Ling needed to explain, Capitalist provided the answer.

"Because Modi Group products have no serial number tracking and can’t be networked. They’re a staple of the Black Market for equipment."

"The Iron Curtain train that Guang Ling mentioned doesn’t exist in the Big Business Alliance’s intelligence databases. It’s a secretly constructed train."

"Additionally, I found that fifty years ago, Si Pharmaceutical had a large number of employees from Reid City."

"Half a century ago, labor from Reid City was the cheapest in the Asian Administrative Region. Many corporations chose to hire from across cities."