Chapter: 27 Task Summary and Release.
He Ping was sitting in the middle of the lobby, with only one candle lit.
She was still wearing emerald green clothes, her expression was soft and pretty under the light, with a bit of innate calmness.
Fang Bie chose to sit opposite He Ping and looked at her: "Sister Ping, what about the two messages?"
"One is a commendation, and the other is a task." He Ping said quietly.
"Sister Ping, have you read it?" Fang Bie asked.
He Ping shook her head: "Not yet."
As she said this, He Ping took out two red copper tubes from her sleeve and placed them on the table.
"They were sent at the same time, you can each pick one to read."
Fang Bie and Xue Ling looked at each other, and each of them picked up a copper tube, which was slightly cool to the touch, and then opened it.
After the copper tube was opened, there was a thin piece of mulberry paper inside, which was a little yellowed. On it was a black hairpin-shaped small regular script with such information densely written on it.
"Mission Xuan.
Successfully assassinated Ning Huaiyuan, a rebellious Huashan Outer Sect disciple.
Mission Rating: A-Class (Part-A).
Mission Reward: 50 Assassin Points, 100 taels of silver.
Note: Rewards will be increased based on mission completion.
Also: This group's War Bee Assassin rating has been upgraded from Wood Bee to Iron Bee, enabling them to undertake missions up to Di-level assassinations."
Xue Ling carefully reviewed the information and immediately understood why the accurate reward and mission rating had only just been issued, even though Ning Huaiyuan had been killed a month earlier.
The sabotage of the organization by the Imperial Guards and the imperial court was certainly a factor, but a more important factor was the organization's potential need to determine Ning Huaiyuan's life or death.
After all, Fang Bie had completely dissolved Ning Huaiyuan's body with corpse powder. If Ning Huaiyuan were released and a "resurrection" farce was staged, not only would Fang Bie be killed, but the organization would also suffer humiliation.
Therefore, determining Ning Huaiyuan's death would take time. Furthermore, this mission involved adjusting the War Bee's level. So, was this the reason for all this?
By the way, Fang Bie's pseudonym Gou Zazhong is now a well-known expert on the B list. After all, he is ranked 74th on the B list. On the one hand, this is due to Yue Pingshan's own propaganda in the Huashan Sect, and on the other hand, it is also the recognition of Fengchao.
However, Xue Ling is not sure how much Fengchao knows about this assassination.
After all, their direct superior is He Ping, but when describing the details to He Ping before, He Ping clearly stated that she is not interested in knowing.
Meanwhile, Fang Bie also finished reading the note in his hand and put it back into the copper tube in front of him. Xue Ling followed suit and exchanged the copper tubes with him before opening them to check.
He saw the following words written on Fang Bie's note.
"Level 1 Mission."
Investigate and monitor the movements of Kong Wu of Shaolin Temple.
Mission Description: Shaolin Temple's high monk Kong Wu has returned from preaching in India in the Western Regions. He is suspected of carrying a Buddha relic and several advanced Shaolin martial arts techniques. He will pass through Luo City in ten days. Please monitor Kong Wu's movements and report to the organization promptly.
Mission Reward: 50 Assassin Points, 120 taels of silver."
Xue Ling couldn't believe it after reading it, and looked at the task again - Fang Bie had clearly asked for information about this Shaolin monk in the Dragon King's Palace before, and now he really gave him a task, which was about Kong Wu. Whether Fang Bie was a prophet or just a blind cat catching a dead mouse, this requires further questioning of this man to find out.
However, in short, it is a good thing.
The organization has evaluated the last task and issued a new task.
This mission is not designated as an assassination, but only surveillance and tracking. The difficulty of the task is undoubtedly much smaller.
Maybe it is because this monk Kong Wu has a background in Shaolin Temple and his martial arts is profound, so there is no need for a rookie like himself to appear?
Xue Ling couldn't help but think so.
After reading the two messages, Xue Ling and Fang Bie both stuffed the notes back into the copper tube and handed them to He Ping. The woman in emerald green looked at them and asked, "What did they say?"
"The first note I read talked about the reward for successfully assassinating Ning Huaiyuan," Xue Ling said. "Because the mission was rated A, the reward was 50 assassination points and 100 taels of silver. This means the assassin's level has been raised from Wood Bee to Iron Bee, allowing him to undertake the highest level assassination missions."
"I have a new mission target," Fang Bie continued calmly. "The target is the Shaolin monk Kong Wu, who is passing through Luocheng on his way back to Shaolin Temple. He's suspected of carrying a Buddha relic, which has attracted attention from the Jianghu. Therefore, we're asked to monitor Kong Wu within Luocheng, but there's no explicit assassination requirement."
He Ping nodded. "Kong Wu is a top-tier expert ranked nineteenth on the Jianghu Ranking. Since Buddhists are not known for their competitive nature, there are relatively few records left, so there's a chance he's underestimated. I think monitoring a top-tier expert is a reasonable mission."
He Ping extended her hand to Fang Bie. "Since your assassin rank has been raised, I'll replace your assassin token."
Fang Bie nodded and pulled out the small wooden token from his pocket. Xue Ling followed suit, pulling out her own Bee Wing token.
This token was the identity certificate she had received when she was recognized as a Bee Wing. It was made of maple wood, a pale white hue, and tied with a red silk ribbon. It was engraved with a pair of ethereal bee wings.
But after just a few months, could he be promoted to Iron Bee? He had only completed one mission.
Of course, because the assassination of Ning Huaiyuan was a Xuan-level mission, and Ning Huaiyuan's abilities were greatly underestimated, the overall assessment gave him a lower-class rating. Therefore, 50 Assassin points were probably necessary for the promotion.
As He Ping pondered this, she produced two small black iron tokens and handed them to Fang Bie and Xue Ling.
Xue Ling took the black iron tokens. They were smaller than the maple wood tokens, but felt colder and heavier due to the material.
There was no information about Xue Ling's name on them either, only the same pair of beautifully carved ethereal bee wings that fit easily in her hand.
"By the way, of the one hundred taels of silver you received, I'll take ninety taels for public use, and Lin Xue and Fang Bie will each take five taels as mission rewards."
He Ping looked at Xue Ling and Fang Bie and unceremoniously took a 90% commission. Fang Bie nodded without a word.
Xue Ling thought about how Fang Bie had just unexpectedly recovered the 1,000 taels of silver he'd used to buy the black iron ore, and even reaped a substantial reward from that unexpected, vicious fight in the forest.
So, the 90 taels of commission he'd lost wasn't completely unacceptable.
And hadn't he usually felt like He Ping was someone who valued money so much?
"Also, what are you going to do with your respective 50 assassin points?"
He Ping continued.
(End of Chapter)