Newspaper Boy

Chapter 13: The Path of Espionage

“Free Covenant? The backer of the bounty hunters is actually the Free Covenant...” Zhang Yuanqing recalled the organization’s information and suddenly gasped, "Bounty hunters are neutral organizations, spread all over Europe and America, with an unimaginable number of registered members. The relationship between these hunters and guilds seems cooperative, but hunter guilds can completely manipulate The Way of the Extraordinary all over the world through missions.”

“As long as the reward is high enough, even members of orderly or evil organizations will pursue interests and be manipulated by hunter guilds. No wonder the chief prosecutor of the Celestial Punishment almost died in the Free Covenant's assassination back then. Such an organization is too dangerous.”

His expression became more and more serious, and he said, "President, the purpose of you promoting me to Gold Hunter is to hope that I can infiltrate the bounty hunter guild, find a way to contact the high-level officials of the guild, and thus infiltrate the Free Covenant?"

“Smart!” The president, wearing a pure black suit, clapped his hands gently.

In the applause, he said in a low, timeless tone, as if reciting beautiful poems, "Lost sheep, I will guide you to the sacred and victorious kingdom. You are one of the most promising Night Wanderers in the world. Your future is the stars and the sea, not the tenderness of Chinatown.”

“The war has already begun. Under this calm sea, there are turbulent undercurrents, sea beasts that devour three people, and whirlpools that devour everything. Follow the great president and advance towards victory together. You will be redeemed in hymns and applause.”

What a mess, this is the most unpretentious and unreliable demigod I have ever seen... Zhang Yuanqing slandered in his heart, while also hearing the meaning in the president's words, and said in a deep voice, "The war has already begun?"

President Xin held a goblet in his palm and took a sip of red wine and said: "Do you think the war between the Dionysus Club and the Merchant Guild is really just because of conflicts of interest? Don't be silly, the market competition between the two major organizations has been settled decades ago."

“Then...” Zhang Yuanqing asked humbly, “What is the real reason for the conflict between the two organizations this time?”

“A battle between camps! The Way of the Extraordinary Administrator War!" The president was rarely exaggerated, his tone low and solemn: "The Dionysus Club and the Merchant Guild are just vanguards in this war, a tentative move by both sides, and the beginning of a global disaster."

Seeing Zhang Yuanqing frowning and thinking, confused, President Xin said: "There are as many The Way of the Extraordinary organizations in the world as there are hairs on a cow, but in the final analysis, there are only two major camps: orderly and evil! Which camp do you think the Free Covenant belongs to?"

Zhang Yuanqing's tone was a little low: "Evil!"

“That’s right!” President Xin snapped his fingers and said, “The The Way of the Extraordinary all over the world think that this world belongs to the orderly camp. The powerful Celestial Punishment, the powerful Five Elements Alliance, and other major orderly organizations divide the world and maintain order. Evil organizations are just smelly rats in the gutter. At most, they can only rule the world in the shadows, far from being comparable to the orderly ones."

Zhang Yuanqing said: "Isn't it?"

“No!” President Xin shook his head and said a shocking piece of information: “The two major camps of orderly and evil have actually had a duel. The time point was a century ago.”

Zhang Yuanqing blurted out: "The Battle of the Destruction of the Holy See!"

The president nodded slightly: "The Holy See was destroyed, and the Free Covenant was born. The orderly camp had already lost in the first confrontation between camps. The overall strength of the evil professions is stronger than that of the orderly professions. If this situation cannot be reversed before the second confrontation between camps arrives, then the orderly professions will definitely lose."

“So, after the high-level officials of the Celestial Punishment got the information from Hades and knew that the backer of the bounty hunter guild was the Free Covenant, they chose to support the Merchant Guild?”

Zhang Yuanqing immediately understood, but suddenly frowned again: "Since the evil camp was the winner a hundred years ago, why didn't the Free Covenant hold on to the fruits of victory, but instead hid? Although they can still develop their power by hiding, they are ultimately inferior to the major orderly organizations that control official resources."

President Xin explained: "Because the time has not come yet. The characteristics of the evil professions determine that they cannot stand on the stage and dominate the world. All things are born towards the sun. This is the law. If the Free Covenant really dominates the world, then in the past hundred years, they will continue to experience the resistance of the people and the orderly professions, weakening themselves time and time again. So they hid and developed secretly, while dominating the direction of the world."

Zhang Yuanqing had some guesses in his heart, but still asked: "What opportunity are they waiting for?"

Sure enough, he heard President Xin say: "Waiting for You Yuexing to return! The The Way of the Extraordinary game does not yet have an administrator. In the past hundred years, it has been running according to a fixed program, without being controlled by anyone. The ultimate goal of the Night Wanderer profession is the supreme administrator authority. No matter which side controls the supreme authority, it will be a devastating blow to the other side. Therefore, the node of the second confrontation between camps is the time when You Yuexing returns."

“Now you understand why the fallen Night Wanderers must die, and why the Soldiers Sect wants to support Ling Tuo.”

Zhang Yuanqing suddenly realized: "So, the Free Covenant threw out the Compass of Light back then, and single-handedly directed the global demigod war, just to forcefully push the process forward, let all high-level The Way of the Extraordinary know the special nature of the Night Wanderer, and give birth to a supreme administrator."

President Xin nodded: "Now, the Star Lord and the Lunar Lord have returned. As long as the Sun Lord appears, the war will begin. And the time for the Sun Lord to appear is not far away."

He stared at Zhang Yuanqing, his eyes hidden under the mask with deep meaning.

I feel like I'm bearing pressure that I shouldn't be using at this age... Zhang Yuanqing smiled self-deprecatingly.

President Xin continued: "Of course, there is a personal reason why the Merchant Guild became a pawn in this war. First of all, I snatched the Phantom God item and occupied a demigod spot in the evil camp. In addition, I am the only person in the world who can use the Myriad Worlds Mall authority. From the perspective of the evil camp, there is no orderly profession more disgusting and troublesome than me in the world."

"Well, the Star Lord is on par with me. And then, the evil camp suspects that the core fragment of the Compass of Light is on me. They want to take back the fragment and create a Sun Lord."

It seems that no matter where or in what group, nitrogen-filled players must be killed... Is the core fragment of the compass the key to becoming the Sun Lord? So much information! Zhang Yuanqing's heart moved: "So you have been hiding in the second district, and you are reluctant to return to the Merchant Guild because you are forced to, and you are afraid of being sent back to The Way of the Extraordinary by the Free Covenant?"

President Xin snorted: "I can enter The Way of the Extraordinary at any time!"

He held the wine glass, leaned against the desk, and said in a deep voice: "The Free Covenant is different from the evil camp. It is composed of evil professions and orderly professions. The reason why it was able to overthrow the Holy See back then was because various large and small organizations and rogue cultivators joined forces. Most of those orderly professions who overthrew the Holy See were purely unbearable of the Holy See’s tyranny, and a small number were fallen ones. These fallen ones have been integrated into major orderly organizations, enduring and lurking, and there are many who are in high positions of power. I don’t trust the Merchant Guild. There must be people from the Free Covenant in it, so naturally I can’t return.”

Zhang Yuanqing nodded: "So you formed the Society of Helping the World. That's your confidant. Tsk, tsk, no wonder you are a demigod. You can make Chen Shu, such a stubborn person, work for you."

President Xin also "tsk, tsk" twice: "I can hear the resentment. I promised Chen Shu that I would find a way to revive Zhang Zizhen in the future. In addition, I will help you become the Sun Lord. She believes me, so she will help me wholeheartedly."

Help me become the Sun Lord... Zhang Yuanqing suddenly became silent. Most of the resentment in his heart disappeared, and he asked, "President Xin, can becoming a Gold Hunter get you in touch with the Free Covenant?"

The president nodded: "One of the tasks of the Hunter Guild is to scout out evil professions with potential and orderly professions that are easy to fall, and deliver fresh blood to the Free Covenant. Therefore, as long as you show enough potential and become a Gold Hunter in a short period of time, they will come to investigate you. Don't worry, I have already asked Fu Qingyang to make a fake identity for you. His current status and power are fully capable of creating a person out of thin air. I will send you your identity and information later. The Free Covenant has planted spies in the orderly organizations. Of course, we can also. This is a werewolf kill between The Way of the Extraordinary."

"Hey, this move was originally pending. I would rather invest in an excellent Night Wanderer and support him to become the Sun Lord, so that he can wipe out those evil hidden in the shadows with the most domineering and violent posture. But Wang Shi Wu Hen and I have disagreements. He knows that once he tries to advance to demigod, he will die, but the role of a ninth-level peak dominator is actually limited. When the real catastrophe comes, the peak dominator may be a good combat force, but it cannot become a key to victory or defeat."

"So he decided to sacrifice himself and forcefully take the Phantom God item." Hearing this, Zhang Yuanqing suddenly understood: "The ever-changing ability of the illusionist is the most suitable profession for a spy."

The president nodded lightly: "Yuan Shi, you are the only one who can infiltrate the Free Covenant, because you have the relics of Wang Shi Wu Hen. Well, having the Phantom God item is not enough. When necessary, you must know how to use the Perfect Human Skin reasonably."

So I am an intelligence agent in a large war... Zhang Yuanqing found an accurate position for himself. He immediately twitched the corner of his mouth: "You were planning this a long time ago? You gave me the Perfect Human Skin, just waiting for today?"

The president laughed: "I said this move was pending, but the chess piece had to be placed in advance."

When I become a demigod in the future, I will also be a chess player and play you guys to death... Zhang Yuanqing asked without joy or sorrow: "I will advance to Gold Hunter as soon as possible. Well, what if the mission assigned to me by the Hunter Guild is to kill the high-level officials of the Celestial Punishment and the Merchant Guild?"

The president stared at him: "This is a choice between the big picture and personal feelings. You shouldn't ask me. You have to ask your own heart."

In other words, you decide for yourself, and you bear the consequences yourself. Zhang Yuanqing twitched the corner of his mouth, and his eyes fell on the goblet in the president's hand, and said, "Mr. Landlord is a Void profession, your man?"