kvmb Chapter 247 Anti-Bounty
Chapter 247 Anti-Bounty
Lin Tian roughly understood this counter-bounty mission. It meant that while the royal family had issued a warrant for his arrest, he could also obtain a large reward by killing enemy personnel.
This includes spiritual essence and spirit. The reward depends on the character killed; the higher the status of the character killed, the greater the reward.
Lin Tian was overjoyed, as he was currently short of resources, and this mission could greatly enhance his strength.
There are three primary objectives in this mission, and each one that is killed will yield an incredibly generous reward. Therefore, Lin Tian will continue to hunt down these primary objectives.
The first target is Jiga, which goes without saying. Lin Tian will fight him sooner or later. However, he cannot be the primary target for killing him now. Firstly, the royal palace is heavily guarded. If the hunt fails, he will have nowhere to escape. He needs to think carefully before making a decision.
The second target is a guy named Golden Hand. Lin Tian knows very little about him at the moment. If he wants to take action against him, he must at least gather information about him before he can begin to prepare.
The third target was a guy named Osian. Upon seeing this name, Lin Tian's expression became somewhat strange. Compared to the first person's tight security and the second person's covert presence, this person seemed to be a compromise.
First of all, it should be noted that his status is not low; he is considered a high-ranking official in the kingdom. However, despite his high status, he is not mysterious, as he is frequently featured in the newspapers, and the entire Sand City is quite familiar with his name.
Lin Tian's understanding of him was that he was an official who frequently amended the Slave Act and a staunch supporter of it. The resentment of the rebels, the support of the common people, and the admiration of the wealthy made his reputation grow as he rose through the ranks.
Now that Gija is hiding in the palace like a turtle and Golden Hand has disappeared, Osian is clearly the most suitable target for assassination.
Lin Tian silently memorized the name and prepared to start the investigation when he got back. As for the squad leader who was also a bounty target, Lin Tian put him out of his mind.
For a skilled angler, if they're going to fish, they'll only fish for big fish.
Speaking of which, after hiding for so many days, it's time to give Sand City a shock that belongs to Lin Tian.
Jiga, just you wait and see.
This is just the first one.
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"Hey, look who's here?"
"This isn't a future political heavyweight..."
"Lord Osian!"
"welcome!"
As soon as Osian stepped out of his bedroom and into the living room, he was greeted with applause from everyone present. He was quite pleased with this, and after flashing a greasy smile and making a few casual remarks, he sat down on a sofa.
His gaze swept around the hall, where people were clinking glasses and exchanging toasts, creating a lively atmosphere filled with joyful noise. However, despite the bustling scene, Osian did not immediately join in.
This was a gathering of high-society people organized by him. Of course, calling it a gathering was just a matter of eating, drinking and having fun. But eating, drinking and having fun varies from person to person. For ordinary people, eating, drinking and having fun is just eating, drinking and having fun. But for these high-society people, eating, drinking and having fun is based on consolidating relationships and gathering together to exchange ideas.
Those seated here are all family scions, business tycoons, and politicians from the capital. Any one of them would be at a level that ordinary people cannot reach. As the organizer of this gathering, Osian's status is naturally beyond question.
Don't be fooled by the fact that everyone here is of high status; 95% of them are not even worthy of being compared to Osian. This is one of the reasons why he didn't get up and join the gathering immediately.
If it were a state banquet at the royal palace, he would have been eagerly holding a wine glass and toasting everyone in turn.
Of course, we shouldn't look down on Osian because of this. No matter how humble he is, he is only relative to those sitting in the palace. To others, he is still a behemoth.
Moreover, it is a behemoth that is still growing.
As a behemoth, all it needs to do is sit here quietly and enjoy the fearful gazes of others; that's what the one in the palace does too.
"Lord Osian, why are you sitting here in a daze? Is the food not good, or the wine not tasty?"
"Perhaps it's about some beauties."
"Hahahaha!"
Suddenly, a somewhat roguish young man walked over with a wine glass in his hand. He was followed by several other young men, but judging from their positions, it was clear that this roguish young man was the leader.
Upon seeing his face, Osian's mind raced, trying to recall any information about the young man.
He was a member of a collateral branch of the royal family and had little power, but his father held an official position in the palace, which was slightly higher than that of Osian. He was also one of the few people present who were qualified to speak with Osian.
Osian looked at the young nobleman with a smile in his eyes and exchanged a few pleasantries with him.
The banquet invitations were sent out in bulk, so it wasn't surprising to see this noble young man, Osian. However, based on his understanding of the young man, he should be moving between several clubs at the moment and shouldn't be interested in this kind of social banquet.
Could it be that they have ulterior motives?
As Osian had expected, after only a few words of conversation, the young nobleman revealed his intention to find Osian.
"I've heard that Lord Osian has a large crocodile under his command?"
A giant crocodile?
Osian immediately understood why the noble youth had come to see him.
Speaking of this, we have to mention a game that circulated among these people.
Slave gladiatorial combat!
As the name suggests, it involves each side sending out two slaves, who are then forced to fight to the death in a confined space until one side emerges victorious.
The rules are somewhat similar to God Wars, but this slave gladiatorial combat is much bloodier and can be played almost anytime, anywhere, unlike God Wars where you have to wait so long.
The term "big crocodile" implies a powerful slave. Clearly, in this type of brawl, the winner experiences immense vanity, and driven by that vanity, people will undoubtedly try every means to win.
Having a large crocodile would undoubtedly increase one's win rate significantly. To put it simply, it's all about showing off, and these idle aristocratic youths are all about that.
Of course, large crocodiles are extremely expensive and rare on the market; sometimes even money can't guarantee you'll get one.
As for why this roguish young nobleman wanted to get the giant crocodile from Osian, it's because Osian had previously...
He was a slave trader.