The alcohol content of the green fruit wine was not high, but Tang En drank quite a bit of it, accompanied by such delicious food. When he sobered up, he found that the sun was setting.
Tang En politely declined the old farmer's offer to stay the night and returned to his cabin in the forest. It wasn't that Tang En was being foolish, but the old farmer only had one living room, and Tang En naturally felt embarrassed to occupy the old farmer's bed. Furthermore, after the renovations over the past few days, his cabin had already taken on a touch of the airy feel, which was quite refreshing for Tang En, who was used to living in reinforced concrete buildings.
Tang En, who had slept for most of the day, naturally no longer felt sleepy. As soon as he returned to the wooden house, he entered the killer system space.
The space still resembled a forest, remarkably similar to where Tang En currently stood. Tang En suspected the old butler had simply used a real-life template to build it. However, there was one thing that was different from the outside: an exquisite wooden house perched on a tall tree trunk.
It was obvious that this exquisite cabin was renovated by the old butler. It was in no way comparable to Tang En's "masterpiece of genius." To say that the two were worlds apart was an understatement. Tang En's subsequent improvements to the forest cabin were heavily influenced by this exquisite cabin.
The old butler still stood in front of Tang En with a serious expression. If there was a camera to capture the old butler's current expression, image, and standing posture, Tang En was absolutely sure that when he compared it with the old butler's appearance next time, it would be exactly the same.
"Good evening, Tang En."
"Uh... good evening, old butler!" Tang En looked at the sunny forest in the system space and felt that the greeting was a bit silly.
Tang En got straight to the point: "Old Butler, quickly open the game! I want revenge tonight!"
The extraordinary performance at noon today gave Tang En great confidence. He was now eager to kill the vicious dog that had been hindering him for several days.
"At your service." The old butler waved his hand, and the scene transformed, revealing a richly decorated aristocratic manor. Tang En, eager for revenge, had no time to admire these magnificent buildings. He took a step forward, stepping directly into the game scene.
Facts proved that Tang En's stealth skills had improved greatly. This time he successfully climbed over the manor wall and got behind the vicious dog.
"I'll let you be so arrogant, so you look down on others. Oh, you dare to bite me..." Tang En excitedly stabbed the vicious dog with a dagger in hand. After all, he had the upper hand, and the vicious dog struggled for a moment before Tang En stabbed it to death.
However, after making such a big noise, the guards of the manor also surrounded him. Tang En was unconcerned and said "I will be back..." before being hacked to death by the guards who swarmed over him.
In fact, Tang En kept his word. After logging out, he once again entered the game scene that had returned to its original state.
moment,
"I'll let you be arrogant and look down on others. I'll chop you ten times if I say so..."
...
The usually expressionless old butler couldn't help but twitch his lips as he watched Tang En excitedly shuttle back and forth in the game space. "Hmm, this can be considered a talent. Should I train him to be a perverted killer?"
The old butler did not stop Tang En's antics. In his opinion, at least in this boring farce, Tang En's stealth skills were gradually becoming more proficient.
Finally, after several hours, Tang En successfully completed his great goal of chopping the vicious dog ten times in a row. The last time, he took advantage of his excellent condition and sneaked into the noble's bedroom and stole the sword from the sleeping noble.
"Haha..." Looking at the big golden words "Mission Completed", Tang En put his hands on his hips and laughed towards the sky.
The scene dimmed, and Tang En exited the game. Just as Tang En stepped into the system space, the system's synthesized voice came,
"Ding, congratulations to assassin Tang En for completing the mission of stealing the noble sword."
"Task difficulty: f, completion evaluation f"
"Experience gained: 25 points"
"Ding, the title system is activated. Get the title, Vicious Dog Nemesis. With this title, ordinary guard dogs will give up."
Vicious Dog Nemesis? Damn, what a piss-poor title. After hearing about the reward, Tang En was speechless.
The old butler said: "Well done!"
"Haha, that's okay." Tang En looked at the old butler's expressionless face and made sure that this was not sarcasm.
The old butler said seriously, "You really did a good job. System titles are hard to come by. And the title function is also effective in the outside world."
"Is it useful in reality?" Tang En was surprised.
"Of course, the power, skills, titles, etc. you obtain in the system space are valid in the outside world."
Tang En nodded in understanding. He summoned the killer panel and discovered a new title system, labeled "True Dog Killer." The experience points below also increased by 25. In the skill tree, the "Basic Concealment" skill was labeled "Mastered." The "Basic Strategy" skill was labeled "Beginner." The "Basic Killing Technique" skill was labeled "Crossbow Beginner."
"Old butler, do you have any other games? Bring them out quickly." Tang En tasted the sweetness of completing the task and couldn't wait to start the next game.
The old butler shook his head: "I don't recommend you continue playing games, because in a while, you will have a system task to complete."
"System task?"
"Yes, you've activated the Killer System for seven days. These seven days are the novice protection period. In a few minutes, the novice protection period will be over, and then there will be a system task that must be completed."
"So what is the content of this mission?"
"I don't know. This is a system issue."
"By the way, what did you mean when you said we have to do it? What if we don't do it..." Tang En suddenly had a bad feeling.
"This is a mandatory task for system-certified killers. If you don't do it..." The old butler didn't answer directly. After a pause, he said, "As I've said before, as a killer, you really don't have many choices."
Tang En asked, "He'll be killed, right?"
The old butler did not answer, but just looked up at the sky above.
The system synthesized voice sounded again,
"Ding, the 7-day novice protection period of the killer system has expired."
"Ding, the killer certification mission begins. Warning, warning. This mission is unique. If the killer fails to complete it on time, he will be eliminated."
"Killer Certification Mission: Kill Father York. Mission Completion Time: 72 Hours."
"The mission countdown begins, beep, beep, beep..."
...
Tang En opened his mouth and remained silent.
Although the old butler had previously explained the seriousness of the mission, Tang En still had a bit of a lucky streak. Missions come in many forms, like the theft missions he'd completed before. Even in real life, it was done and done, and at worst, he could just return it later. But now it seemed he was too naive. The assassin system, a place to train assassins, was definitely about killing people...
"Father York?" Tang En was a little dazed.
The old housekeeper said, "Yes."
"Damn it, why? He, he's a good man!" Perhaps irritated by the old butler's indifferent expression, Tang En clenched his fists, his face flushed red, and roared at the old butler fiercely.
The old butler said quietly, "First of all, this mission wasn't assigned by me. Secondly, judging whether a person is good or bad is something God should do."
"Damn God! You've met Father York, haven't you? Isn't he a good man?"
The old housekeeper asked, "Is giving you a piece of bread considered a good person?"
Tang En angrily said, "You're talking nonsense! Who in Xiaoshi Village hasn't received help from him? Who doesn't recognize him as a kind person?"
"A butcher provides food and shelter to his pigs. To the pigs, he's a good man? And, Tang En, don't you understand? You're a killer. Killers only care about their targets, not whether they're good or bad."
Tang En looked at the old butler with disdain: "Bullshit killer! You are slandering me."
The old butler said, "There's no point in arguing if you insist on dwelling on something you don't even understand. You've already mastered the basic invisibility technique. You can check for yourself if it's slander or not."
"Okay, I'll go tomorrow. I'll tell you with facts that you are wrong. I would rather be wiped out than hurt Father York."
"I'll wait and see."
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After a long silence, Tang En said, "Even if it wasn't Father York this time, I wouldn't kill anyone. I've said this before."
"You've never killed chickens or ducks before, and then..."
"This is different!"
Tang En interrupted the old butler and exited the killer system.
Huh... "Fuck!" Tang En let out a long sigh and punched the partition of the wooden house.
The bright moonlight streamed in through the window. Tang En lay back on his wooden bed, gazing at the starry sky through the cracks between the branches. The forest was very quiet at night, the faint chirping of insects and the calls of unknown birds deepening the stillness.
Such a quiet night gradually calmed down the angry Tang En.
"Can I only see such a beautiful night three more times?" Tang En thought blankly as he breathed in the fragrance of wood.
Tang En was naturally afraid of death. However... Tang En clenched his fists. Father York was a good man, and good people shouldn't be killed, at least not by him...