Chapter 491, Am I an Investor in the Assassin's Court?

The mastermind behind the assassination attempt on him must be Norberto.

But the mastermind behind the assassination is no longer important. What Gu Hang cares about is the executor of the assassination: the Assassin Court.

It is true that they are just a knife, but this knife is very important.

They are professionals in assassination.

Gu Hang kills these elite assassins like killing chickens. These elite assassins have only so-so frontal combat capabilities. Let him free his hands and kill them with ease.

But the problem is that the most important thing for assassins to carry out assassinations is to create unfair and non-positive actions.

The most important actions of the assassins today are all arranged around the means of blocking Gu Hang's psychic power. First, they use the existence of the Black Stone Bracelet to carry out long-range sniping; after failing, the raid is also to block the psychic power and then use the hot melt.

This is a means to deal with powerful psychics like Gu Hang; and if it is to deal with some powerful warriors, even the top space warriors, they will have other means.

Accurate intelligence, sufficient targeted means, powerful technology, elite reformed assassins who are fearless of death... these are the secrets of the Assassin's Court's success.

They failed this time because of insufficient intelligence. But next time, after having experience, they will definitely not treat Gu Hang with Alpha-level specifications. They may turn to poison, blow up the spacecraft and other methods. Even if they detect the interference and intervention of the subspace when investigating the failure site, they are likely to come up with some black technology, either from aliens or from prehistoric archaeological findings, to temporarily block the subspace and carry out the next action.

In short, if the Assassin's Court wants to kill someone, if it does not care about the cost, the success rate is very high.

Gu Hang can get it done once, but it is impossible to get it done all the time in the future.

However, the Assassin's Court is, after all, a clear institution in the empire, and their actions are not in vain.

The leader of the Assassin's Court, known as the 'Grand Mentor', is also a candidate for a seat on the Supreme Council. Although there is no such person in this term, throughout history, they are often listed as one of the high lords.

Even in a certain obscure period of imperial history, there was a period of time when the Grand Master of the Assassin's Court used assassination, violence, and terrorist spy rule to completely control the entire Supreme Council.

Although that period was short, after all parties rose up in resistance, the Assassin's Court was blown up by positive forces such as Space Marines and Astra Militarum, thus quickly ending their rule. But this incident still left a relatively far-reaching impact.

Since then, the Assassin's Court can no longer act independently.

In theory, the Assassin's Court needs to be authorized to work. Depending on the specific situation of the target, the required authorization strength is also different.

This means that it is not easy to send the Assassin's Court as a knife.

Gu Hang can think of three possible ways for Norberto and the interest group of Iron Fury Stone to let the Assassin's Court work:

Otherwise, this is Norberto himself independently authorized, and the Assassin's Court took action.

This situation is the simplest, but the least likely.

Norberto should have certain authority. After all, he is one of the high lords, and the Assassin's Court is relatively weak now.

But the target cannot be Gu Hang.

For someone like Gu Hang, an appointment has to be voted on by the Supreme Council. Now he is considered the focus of the imperial political arena. The decision-makers of the Assassin's Court have a little political sensitivity and know that they can't do it.

This possibility is relatively low.

Second, there are changes in the Supreme Council. It may be that after the last meeting, another meeting was opened, or there was a secret resolution, and the previous resolution was overturned. Multiple high lords signed and authorized at the same time. Even if Ou Juren and Gallardo did not sign, they tacitly abandoned Gu Hang.

But Gu Hang quickly ruled out this possibility.

He had previously analyzed that targeting the interest group of "Iron Fury Stone" and Norberto was the general trend of the empire's fundamentals. Whether there is Gu Hang or not, it will not affect it.

Without an alliance, it is just a matter of changing the knife to do the work.

Gu Hang's existence is beneficial to the advancement of the general trend. Otherwise, the Supreme Council would not have conducted a special approval and passed it with a high vote when he became the Marshal, which was obviously not in compliance with the regulations.

In a few days, the fundamentals were reversed and Gu Hang was abandoned? This is unrealistic and unreasonable. It does not conform to the situation in the imperial political arena.

Third, Norberto has his own power or collaborators within the Assassin's Court. He skipped the original process and directly ordered the assassination through his collaborators.

This is of course against the rules, but... Gu Hang does not believe that since the other party dared to do it, he would leave a particularly obvious handle that is easy to be caught.

I am afraid that everything that should be cleaned up will be cleaned up.

After thinking through these possibilities carefully, Gu Hang felt relieved.

As long as it is not the second worst case, he should not be chased and killed by the Assassin's Court. If this is the case, Gu Hang will have to consider escaping from Holy Terra at the speed of light, or even escaping directly into the Kingdom of Storm God, and then find a way to return to his old nest from the subspace, and then prepare to raise the flag of rebellion.

But the probability is extremely low.

The first scenario is also low. The third most likely scenario is that the assassination should be a one-time thing.

The Assassin's Court illegally carried out a mission, which not only failed but also caused a big mess. In this case, Norberto will definitely pay the price for this. No matter how strong his relationship is in the Assassin's Court, it is impossible for him to work for him again in a short time.

Of course, these are all speculations. Although Gu Hang has a good grasp of it, he cannot be careless about his own life.

He will be very cautious for a long time.

...

While waiting, the people who should come came one after another.

The fastest one was the Imperial Guard, with a centurion coming; then, the people who were at the Star Platform or were supposed to go to the Star Platform also arrived.

Gallardo, Ou Juren, and Xue Yongsheng, the Supreme Marshal of the Star Army, came here.

The faces of the three people were very heavy. The five assassins' bodies lying on the ground were very iconic after the camouflage failed. Of course, they all recognized what was going on at the first time.

Gallardo strode forward, walked to Gu Hang, and looked around: "Are you okay?"

"It's okay, I'm standing fine, don't worry too much."

"That's good." Gallardo breathed a sigh of relief, "I was very angry when I heard the news, but the best news is that you're okay."

Speaking of this, he still couldn't suppress the anger in his heart, and cursed: "Some people who break the rules will definitely pay the price!"

On the other side, after chatting with the centurion of the imperial guards for a few words, Ou Juren also came over, with a gloomy face, and said to Gu Hang: "Galardo is right, someone will definitely pay the price."

Knowing who he was talking about, Gu Hang just smiled.

The attitudes of Gallardo and Ou Juren probably showed that he was not abandoned in this matter, and the most terrible second situation could basically be eliminated.

He was quite relaxed.

Gu Hang looked at the imperial guards next to him again, with a questioning look in his eyes.

"Ahem..." Ou Juren was a little embarrassed, as if the communication with the centurion of the Imperial Guards was not smooth.

He originally wanted to send the Imperial Guards away directly, but obviously, the Emperor's Imperial Guards ignored him.

The High Lord is not helpful either!

"Gu Hang, you may have to go with this centurion of the Imperial Guards. This matter is quite a big deal, and the Imperial Guards need to investigate it carefully, and you have to cooperate. However, I promise that there will be no problem. The Psychic Order will issue you this psychic examination certificate, and the Supreme Council will not sit idly by."

"Besides, going to the Imperial Guards now is also a good choice. If someone wants to make any small moves in the Imperial Guards, it will be even more impossible to succeed."

Gu Hang nodded slightly: "Okay, no problem."

He was mentally prepared for this. After exposing his psychic power, the Imperial Guards would definitely not turn a blind eye.

In fact, the matter of psychic power exceeding the registered level is not a trouble, not a big deal. Under normal circumstances, he is only S-level, the level of a legal psychic. He applied for A-level because he had not updated his information in the Psychic Order for some time.

This may be a crime for others, but it is not for Gu Hang.

As for the Alpha level required to break free and shatter the Black Stone Bracelet, I don’t know. Maybe I was excited between life and death just now. Now you can check casually, I am definitely not Alpha level, and I definitely can’t reach the level of constant monitoring in the black prison.

However, what Gu Hang least wants to face is the problem of the subspace rift.

Although he only opened a small hole, the Imperial Guards came too quickly and Gu Hang had no time to deal with the traces.

However, the Imperial Guards are not psychic experts. Under the conventional high-intensity psychic power display, I hope they did not find the breath left by the subspace.

In the conventional concept, the subspace = demon.

If he is involved, Gu Hang will have a lot of trouble in the future. The Inquisition may even intervene.

But for now, it seems okay.

Gu Hang comforted Lacroxia and others, and followed the imperial guards obediently.

Among the few people left on the field, Xue Yongsheng's eyes flickered.

He was not guilty, he really didn't know about this matter, and he didn't participate in it.

But like everyone else, the mastermind of this assassination was too obvious. He had a good relationship with Norberto, but he still didn't expect that the old guy could skip the Supreme Council and launch such a high-quality operation.

These five dead assassins should be considered the top players in the entire assassin court, and they are quite precious.

Norberto is very capable.

But that Gu Hang is even more capable!

He was able to survive such an assassination, and he was able to make five top assassins all die on the spot without escaping.

This ability is a top psychic.

Moreover, Gu Hang was not killed, and the assassin's body was lying here. Xue Yongsheng looked at the faces of Ou Juren and Gallardo beside him, and knew that a bloody storm was about to ensue.

He shuddered.

I decided in my heart that I would draw a clear line with Norberto in the future.

Although everyone has a good relationship and has some tacit understanding on some things - such as voting with Norberto in the Supreme Council this time. However, they are not political allies with deep ties.

Seeing that Norberto was in big trouble, Xue Yongsheng decided to stay away to avoid being splashed with blood.

After thinking about it, Xue Yongsheng did not rush to say goodbye, but went forward and chatted with Ou Juren and Gallardo for a while.

During the conversation, he expressed some meanings obscurely.

First of all, this matter has nothing to do with me. Don't blame me for the injustice.

Secondly, I have no opinion on Gu Hang. You see, I came to his inauguration ceremony. If there is another ceremony later, I will still come, and I will help to settle some of the dissatisfaction of Marshal Gu Hangsheng within the Star Army.

Third, I am also indignant about what Norberto did. If you need any help, you can say a few words.

This is undoubtedly a gesture of goodwill.

Ou Juren and Gallardo responded politely.

After Xue Yongsheng left, Ou Juren said to Gallardo: "I didn't expect there would be unexpected benefits. Norberto... Haha, this time you shot yourself in the foot."

Gallardo didn't smile at all, he emphasized: "That old guy must pay the price!"

"I know you are angry, but calm down." Ou Juren said, "Be patient, the rope will get tighter and tighter, but not now."

Gallardo turned around suddenly: "Gu Hang almost died! You asked me to calm down? How can I calm down!"

He seemed to feel that he was a little out of control, but his emotions could not calm down. He added: "He is an important part of our plan. According to our idea, he will fire the first shot and destroy the Fury Flame Regiment! If he dies, based on my understanding of the situation in the Dragon Eagle Star Region, the alliance will inevitably collapse and all plans will be disrupted!"

"We must make Norberto pay a sufficient price, otherwise, the next target will be you and me. Are we sure we can stop this level of assassination?"

This time, it was Ou Juren who was silent.

After a moment of silence, he said: "Okay, I will think of a way. Clement is also involved in this matter. He has to give an explanation."

...

Although Jefferson Clement is not one of the high lords, as the Grand Master of the Assassin's Court, his status is still very noble and special.

He is capable of getting a seat. And even if there is no such seat, the Assassin's Court cannot be ignored.

But even with such a person, he can only sit in front of Gu Hang and apologize to him.

Of course, it is not servile, Gu Hang has not reached that level yet.

But at least the attitude is sincere.

"Marshal Gu..."

"Not yet."

Clement smiled and said, "It will be soon. I have to admit to you that this operation was caused by a major problem within the Assassin's Court. An Assassin mentor named Naldo Cro violated the Assassin's Court's regulations and issued an action order without authorization, which led to this accident."

"I will not shirk the responsibility that the Assassin's Court should bear, and I will give you corresponding compensation."

"On behalf of the Assassin's Court, I sincerely invite you to become a sponsor of the Assassin's Court. From now on, you can donate funds to the Assassin's Court, and the specific amount is up to you. "

"You will also automatically obtain the authority to issue tasks to the Assassin's Court. Of course, you still need to abide by the imperial decree. The Assassin's Court will examine whether you have the authorization to issue tasks to the target according to the target situation. According to your level, the Imperial Marshal and the Star Region Head - of course I know you are not yet, but soon - you can let the Assassin's Court choose the target, which is actually quite wide. "

"And the Assassin's Court has an iron rule: do not kill investors. "

"I don't know if you are satisfied with my sincerity?"

Gu Hang did not express his opinion at the first time.

But in fact, he was quite satisfied.

The identity of this "investor" does not require much money to invest, only a few million or tens of millions, and the symbolic meaning is greater than the actual meaning.

The Assassin's Court is not short of this money.

The attached power is the most important: Gu Hang can give the Assassin's Court tasks after "investing".

To put it bluntly, it is to hire a killer to kill.

Although Gu Hang wants to let the Assassin's Court go out to work, it is still limited by the authority of the assassination target. For example, if he now gives the Assassin's Court a task to kill Norberto, it will definitely not work, no matter how much money he has, because he does not have enough authority; but after he gets the rank of marshal and establishes the position of Dragon Eagle leader, he will order people to kill the former leader Tan Jiuyi, and that will definitely be enough.

Moreover, the use of the Assassin's Court is not just in internal fighting.

If he encounters a green tide of the level of the Iron Tooth War again, he can give the Assassin's Court a task to let them assassinate the greenskin leader.

The Assassin's Court has this ability, and there are also successful cases.

Of course, the Assassin's Court will pay a big price for this, and Gu Hang has to pay for it - this is the concept of investors. If you pay, the Assassin's Court will help you kill everyone you have the authority to kill.

Although you have to pay and are restricted by authority, the Assassin's Court does not take on anyone's work. Many people want to have this channel but don't have the opportunity.

This is an extra gain.

Although they can't kill the person Gu Hang wants to kill now, this rare channel may be used later.

Gu Hang has personally experienced the "service" of the Assassin's Court once and was quite "satisfied".

What's more, the iron rule of "the Assassin's Court does not kill investors" also makes Gu Hang very concerned.

Although, this does not mean a complete amulet. After all, there is another subtext: you can kill if you are not an investor.

It does not say that investors are irrevocable.

However, the news of revoking the investor's qualifications will be sent to the person himself. If there is a higher level will in the future, and the Assassin Court wants to take action against Gu Hang, the Assassin Court cannot refuse, then they will also inform Gu Hang first that your investor qualification is gone.

It is also a disguised advance notice: I have no choice, I must take action, take care of yourself, let's compete.

This is actually very disadvantageous to the Assassin Court.

The best way to complete the task list is, of course, that the task target does not know that he is going to be assassinated; on the contrary, with defense, the difficulty of the task will naturally increase significantly.

But even if Gu Hang is actually quite satisfied, he did not express his opinion at the first time.

He also cares about another thing:

"So, Master Clement, where is this Naldo Crowe now?"

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