The Genius Assassin Who Takes it All - Chapter 162

Episode 162: Small-sized fish (2)

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Ganghu said as he looked at Lee Ye-rin, who personally came to meet him in front of Daejeon Station.

“The Daejeon Station area is quiet these days, isn’t it? “It seems like there has been a lot of stabilization.”

“The black lion is quiet these days. “Eclipse doesn’t want to get into trouble with us, so they tend to ignore us on purpose.”

“Can we say that Cheongan’s status has changed?”

“It would be correct to say that Eclipse has more to worry about. “There are more things to worry about externally, right?”

Kang-hu nodded as if he fully understood what she said.

Putting Kang-hoo on the kill list is just one of Eclipse’s many tasks.

Eclipse, which has been growing aggressively recently, has been experiencing many conflicts here and there.

Interest is like a drug; it is not easy to kick out the forces that are holding on to vested interests.

However, the areas that Kang Dong-hyun was interested in were usually places where hegemonic organizations were located.

As a result, there were many cases of expansion of power through fierce fighting rather than bloodless invasion.

Naturally, in the process, victims arose and people related to the victims became enemies.

Eclipse was constantly experiencing the karma that was inevitably accumulated.

So, I don’t want to do anything to cause trouble with Cheongan, with whom I have a bad relationship.

“Get on. “It’s a safety limousine.”

“thank you.”

Thanks to Yerin Lee’s consideration, I was able to safely travel to the Cheongan Building in a limousine.

We didn’t talk as much in the car as we thought.

However, there was a serious question asked by Lee Ye-rin once in the middle.

“Do you still keep in touch with Seoyeon often these days?”

“I did it a while ago, but not recently. “I don’t tend to contact you first.”

“okay. “There hasn’t been any news since Seoyeon joined the Jeonghwa guild.”

“Is that so?”

“yes. He doesn’t check personal messages at all and doesn’t answer phone calls. “I don’t think the number has changed.”

There are many reasons for people not being able to contact you, so it’s not a big leap.

Unfortunately, since he lost contact after joining the Jeonghwa guild, Kanghu’s thoughts wandered in a different direction.

When you think about Ahn Young-ho or Jeong Yu-ri’s case, bad thoughts inevitably come to mind first.

Of course, to be honest, Han Seo-yeon is not a very good hunter that the Jeonghwa guild would be greedy for.

Still, I couldn’t help but feel worried. It’s a separate issue from my feelings for her.

“Because I became a scout from the satellite guild. In some ways, the adjustment period may take a long time.”

Kang Hoo relieved the heavy atmosphere.

I thought it was most likely an adjustment period. In any case, as the undisputed number one guild in the country, there must be certain qualities and conditions required.

In the process, you will need time to shake off the freedom and lightness that you have become accustomed to as a member of the Haeeohwa guild.

I believed that I would handle it well. Because she is a meticulous person. You won’t make a big mistake.

“sorry. You stammered about something too personal. “It’s not even a story related to Mr. Kang-hoo.”

“It’s not a completely irrelevant topic. “As a close sister, I completely understand your concerns.”

Kang Hu shook his head.

Yerin Lee is a person who is attractive in this human aspect.

As the head of a mercenary group, there were too many human aspects to say that he only pursued business.

So, it may be a good fit for you. She is a person who is good at compromise and conciliation.

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After arriving at the Cheongan Building, Kang-hu talked in a recently newly created room under the guidance of Ye-rin Lee.

It was an exclusive VIP room created for guests, and I felt my body being restored from the moment I entered.

When I looked into it, I found that the barrier linked to the magic stone was constantly active, stimulating healing power.

The saying that money is everything applies everywhere. The same goes for the Hunter’s civilized world.

Just by entering the room, I felt a surge of vitality into my damp body.

“Are you okay in this room?”

“You must have lost a lot of money.”

“Only the VIP room was set up like this as a pilot, but now we will change the entire Cheongan building.”

“To the training facility?”

“Sure. “I plan to spare no investment to differentiate our Cheongan mercenary group.”

“It must be quite attractive.”

“Yes? “With this structure, it is possible to increase the amount of training at least twice compared to usual.”

Kang-hu was surprised that she had the financial resources to do so, rather than the fact that the Cheongan Building had such a facility.

Judging by its size alone, the Cheongan mercenary group is not that large. If you divide it by size, it would be medium size.

However, to be able to make aggressive investments, capital power greater than that of a large mercenary group was essential.

In other words, her resourcefulness in requesting requests is considerable.

This is because the capabilities of the Cheongan mercenaries are not widely known. The power isn’t overwhelmingly good either.

The cost incurred as a commission through a request or as a separate commission will probably be significant.

Because she is definitely not the only client she deals with.

“Let’s talk about overseas first.”

Kanghu changed the topic.

This was enough to check the current status, and today’s key issue was about overseas requests.

“In fact, attractive and lucrative offers usually come from two countries. “Can you guess it?”

“china. russia.”

“that’s right. Aside from the fact that the land mass is large. In fact, it’s because it is a place where battles and wars between guilds are active.”

“I guess there are a lot of interests that I want to take over or take away. “Even as a hunter, I am very curious.”

Kanghu agreed.

There are many unique dungeons in China and Russia that are rarely seen in other countries.

There are also many large-scale raid dungeons such as Judgment Hell.

Although it is kept completely confidential, there is also a story that there is a dungeon connected to another ‘dimension’.

A setting that never appeared in the original work. However, it was not an entirely absurd statement, as it was an unconscious memory that came to mind as the author of the original work.

“But Kang-hoo said he didn’t like this part, so I’ll completely exclude it. Requests from China and Russia are rejected.”

“I would like you to block all bypass-type requests as well.”

“Of course. Obviously, once a request related to China or Russia gets messed up, it can get out of hand.”

“If you are unlucky, you may be thrown into the middle of a conflict between cartels. “I don’t know.”

“That’s right. “It requires a lot of management skills, so I don’t feel like acting as an intermediary.”

Yerin Lee laughed.

It was a lip service statement.

Her resourcefulness has already been recognized by many hunters. It’s impossible for her to have a request that she doesn’t like.

Kang-hoo also realized that she had deliberately made a partisan statement in order to contradict his words.

“Except for these two countries, it doesn’t matter which country we receive the request from. Instead, let’s put some conditions on it.”

“Tell me.”

“If possible, I prefer dungeon exploration or strategy. And the more middle boss or main boss monsters there are, the higher the priority will be.”

“wait a minute.”

“yes.”

“Can you tell me why you prefer boss-centered strategies? “Rather than out of personal curiosity, I think it will help attract clients.”

“Do you think it would feel too vague if I gave the reason that it was because I wanted to gain experience?”

To tell you the exact reason.

This could be said to be because it is a condition that increases the number of skills to steal.

However, I cannot tell Lee Ye-rin the truth, so I am speaking in a somewhat circumstantial way.

“Are you very interested in loot?”

“That’s also true.”

Ganghu nodded.

If we replace it with the formula ‘loot = skill’. That’s quite true.

“all right. Then, I will focus on appealing that point and receive requests.”

“I’m presumptuously putting conditions on it, but I hope it’s as close as possible. “If possible.”

“all right. These days, overseas requests are active in Southeast Asia as well. “Please trust my connections.”

“I still believe in it.”

This is why Kanghu does not change his main clients. I believe in Lee Ye-rin’s resourcefulness and I believe in her skills.

As an alternative, there was Kim Soo-kyung’s mercenary group, but it definitely had a lot to be desired compared to Lee Ye-rin’s Cheongan mercenary group.

After that, Kang-hu talked with her for a lot longer than expected.

I carefully listened to as much information as I could get from her regarding the domestic situation.

Of course, I didn’t forget to pay the information fee first.

Although there was no set price, it increased the value and meaning of the information she had.

There was some obvious information that Kanghu knew, but there was also information that he had no idea about.

For example, it was news that Russia’s Karona Guild had failed in its attempt to steal secrets from the Jeonghwa Guild.

The Karona Guild was also famous as the next guild in Russia after the Kashmars Guild.

Since it was a guild whose name was mentioned only once in the original work, I was curious about the background of the plan to steal secrets.

Is that background really beneficial to you, is it the opposite, or is it meaningless?

Anyway, I was able to gather a lot of interesting information.

In addition, we were able to check the type and status of requests mainly coming from each overseas country.

There were quite a few requests that seemed like they would be really fun as long as they were secured reliably.

Honestly, I had high expectations. Does it feel like your desire for adventure and challenge is stimulated?

Just as I was about to wrap up the meeting with her, which lasted nearly two hours.

Yerin Lee brought up a topic that had never been mentioned throughout the conversation.

“There are Eclipse sniper hunters not far from the Cheongan Building.”

I wasn’t surprised because it was something I had expected to some extent.

“I guess they’re targeting Yerin Lee?”

“no. “I thought it was like that already, so I went out to try and shoot him a few times, but he didn’t shoot me?”

This means that the sniping was intentionally induced. I guess I tried it because I was confident.

“then.”

“They must be targeting one of our customers. But Mr. Kang-hoo happens to be on the kill list.”

“I will sort it out.”

“yes?”

“I’m fighting Eclipse anyway, so there’s no problem in dealing with a few small bugs.”

“I can take you in a safety limousine. “There won’t be any problem.”

“no. It’s time to take a look. “It’s time to warn Eclipse.”

Kang-hu planned to take care of the snipers outside, regardless of whether they were targeting him or not.

However, given the circumstances, the possibility of targeting him seemed quite high.

This is because, among Yerin Lee’s major customers, she is the only one who has a relationship with Eclipse.

Lee Ye-rin also had a long-standing conflict relationship, but now it has become dull as time has passed.

At this point, all I had to do was use my hands or glue.

but.

There was just one thing that bothered me.

So I asked Yerin Lee.

“But is it consideration for Cheongan not to step forward and handle it directly? Or is it intentional neglect?”