47. Private life(1/2)
Stannblad, a small border town of the Kingdom of Alterac, is an important area on the border of the Kingdom of Alterac. Before the war began, it was an important hub.
From here, head northwest and enter the Alterac Mountains.
It is one of the two passes of this large mountain range. The other pass is further north and has a more important location. Once you cross it, you can go directly to the Tirisfal region.
It is also the capital of the Kingdom of Lordaeron, which is currently the most powerful in the Alliance of Human Kingdoms.
The city is not big, and it only takes about an hour to go around the whole place on horseback.
The martial law in the old city has been lifted, and the big shots left here at dawn. When the people in the city began their daily lives, they did not notice any changes.
Except the city is still so crowded.
Since the war in the hills a month ago, too many refugees have fled here to escape the war. King Ayden accepted them, but he did not give these poor people much material help.
Some of them live in the homes of relatives, and some have to sleep on the streets. The orphanages in the city are full of people, and the public security has become chaotic.
Although the Barov family, a prominent family in Alterac, opened several of their residences in Steinblade City to accommodate homeless people, it was still a drop in the bucket.
In the words of a local, "truly noble bloodlines like the Barov family are too scarce in this hellish place like Alterac."
But during the war, people really can't ask for too much.
In the old old city hotel, after the big shots left, the place became vacant. The three Black people and Halduron Brightwing, the alien ranger, finally had a big room to live in.
Ravenholdt Manor generously provided them with what they needed along the way.
By the way, he helped four people pay the rent, and the envoy from the Kingdom of Lordaeron also left a royal priest to treat Nathanos Maris.
It is worth mentioning that the priest was also a familiar figure to Blake.
His surname is Whitemane, and he will give birth to a long-legged daughter who will bring disaster to the country and the people.
"We'll leave tomorrow."
Shore was leaning against Blake's door, playing with a knife and cutting fruit. In front of him, Blake was arranging his equipment.
He said to the pirates:
"You have free time today. Do you want me to tell you something about the city of Lordaeron?"
"My friend Xiaoer, do you think that because I was born overseas, I don't understand the customs and customs of the most prosperous city in northern Xinjiang?"
Blake arranged his leather armor and put on the new long hood. He reached out and pulled the hood down, covering the upper half of his face. He moved his wrists.
explain:
"There's no need to try to be a tour guide. I've been to Lordaeron before, and more than once."
"All right."
Shore didn't care either.
He watched Blake put the weapon on his body and cover it with his hooded cloak, then he raised his eyebrows and said:
"You want to go out? Continue to hunt the beasts?"
"No, just walk around the city."
Blake whispered:
"Although I have joined Ravenholdt now, the rules of our organization don't say that we can't take on private jobs, right?"
"Private life?"
Xiao pursed his lips and nodded clearly.
He turned sideways to make way for Blake, but the latter opened the window directly. In the early morning sunshine, he looked back at Shore and said:
"Take care of Maris. I'll be back in the evening. Also, do you mind if I ask, where is Ravenholdt's intelligence point in this city?"
"You have to find it yourself."
Xiao put away the knife and said seriously:
"I can't tell you, this is the rule."
"So, it does, right?"
Blake's eyes above the face mask blinked, revealing a smile. The moment he crossed the window, his whole person disappeared into the shadows.
Even under the sun, with shadows and clothing covering his body, it still made him feel like he was walking in the dark night.
The hook was thrown out silently and landed on the roof across the street.
Blake half-crouched by the chimney and glanced at his character card. The countdown of the death curse in the status bar showed that there were less than 4 hours left.
Yes.
Black didn't give any of the "experience" gained from last night's hunt to Hela. He felt from the bottom of his heart that the soul fragments of the Juggernaut were too precious and it would be too wasteful to throw them to Hela.
Then in the middle of the night, some time was wasted because of the summons of the big shot.
Now we can only seize the time and do things quickly, lest Queen Hela really goes crazy and drags his soul directly to Hades to endure eternal torture and pain.
"Go to your private work first."
Blake raised his gaze and glanced at the central area of Steinblade City, where the nobles lived.
The Kingdom of Alterac has only been established for fifty years, and its nobles are very few.
Therefore, that area is not as large as in other kingdom cities, so it is naturally easier to search for targets.
"The person Auriden Perenold hired to kill was his cousin, who he said was a vicious and cunning bastard. His manipulation of power resulted in him being expelled from the family, and he had to seek a career under Blackmoore.
"
Blake was running towards the aristocratic area like parkour, while recalling the contents of his private life in his mind.
"Although Auriden has now made up his mind to exchange his military exploits for his position of power in the Kingdom of Stromgard, he is still unwilling to give up the hatred of the past.
Even if that guy is his biological cousin.
Hmm... What a story that fits the setting of nobles. Fortunately, his enemies are not from the Barov family, otherwise this job would be very annoying."
Blake ran extremely fast.
The chaotic battle last night, especially the final assassination of the legend, allowed him to gain a huge amount of experience. The situation was critical at that time, and he didn't have time to think more, so he threw that experience into two classes at the same time.
The pirate and ranger classes have been raised by a total of 16 levels, which shows the huge rewards gained from desperate risks, and this is even when Old Dahl's soul is already weak.
If Black had assassinated a legendary swordmaster at full status last night, the "experience" he gained would have been estimated to be tripled.
But then again, as a legendary swordsman in full condition, Black was afraid that he would be chopped into four halves by someone else's sword before he even started.
So, there are gains and losses.
Moreover, both classes are agility-oriented, which allowed Black to feel that his physical fitness had increased again after a night's rest.
Endurance, speed, and reaction are all stronger than before.
Strength is not his strong point, but it has also been improved. He secretly tried it this morning. If he exerted all his strength, he could leave a clear fingerprint on the spoon.
Now Blake feels that he can easily defeat the three of him in the wetland.
But the bad news is that the Thief class is stuck at 99% of the experience bar at level 30. There is no way to improve it. Even the experience bar has turned gray, as if it was locked.
The character card does not specifically explain this situation, but Black can basically understand it, just like Shore was sent to undergo the "Shadow Trial" by his grandmother.
If the thief class that has reached level 30 wants to be promoted again, Blake may also need to pass his own "shadow trial", but he still doesn't know how to conduct this trial.
The problem is that the character card does not have a mission system, leaving him confused. Maybe he has to find it by himself? Or like other assassins, explore the mysteries of the shadows by himself?
"Well, I found you, Phils Perenold."
The first time I was hired to kill someone, it went incredibly smoothly.
Less than a minute after Blake entered the manor, he found traces of his target. The aristocratic boy who looked like he was drunk was standing on the second-floor balcony of his manor house.
Wearing a nightgown, holding a wine glass, and facing the morning sun with a coquettish expression.
"Knowing that they have offended someone, they still don't have guards around them. The security of the manor is so poor. Do these Alterac nobles really know that they are in a war?"
Blake shook his head.
He climbed up the wall, moving as lightly as a black cat.
He walked forward in the shadows and approached the main building of the manor. He squatted there and reached out in the shadows to hold the small dagger stuck in his belt.
There is a layer of green shimmer on the surface of the blade, which is quenched with poison, the classic blood ring poison.
"Whoosh"
Master Class Deadly Throw.
"puff"
The moment the flying knife was released, the shadow was broken.
Like a whistling arrow, it slanted upwards, without Phils Perenold noticing it at all, it pierced through his chin and went straight into his brain.
The wine glass in the noble's hand suddenly fell to the ground at this moment, and he himself fell to the balcony behind him with blood spurting out.
"Danglang"
To be continued...