"Why was this baby taken away? Is there anything special about her?"
The boy who was controlled by others could not understand Mingdie's request.
"It's just a mission request. I just accepted this interesting mission at the sub-helm."
The tasks that the boy and Mingdie are referring to are the tasks assigned by the killer organization "Smiling Puppet". However, the tasks issued by the killer organization may not always be to kill someone, but occasionally there are also tasks with the purpose of seizing a certain item.
Of course, the live "Smiling Puppet" will also handle things like kidnapping.
It seems that the mission Mingdie received was to take away Nia's sister. There should be no one to kill in the mission, otherwise she would have gone on a killing spree from the beginning.
But regarding what this elf said, the young man still wanted to complain: You are really... idle.
The tasks released by the "Laughing Puppet" organization will be divided into six levels: white, green, blue, purple, red and the highest "black" according to the difficulty and amount of the object. The types of tasks are generally divided into two types: bounty tasks and named tasks.
Killers of Mingdie's level are usually busy with designated tasks, which are tasks that employers pay a lot of money to hire one or more designated killers to complete.
Named tasks will allow the commission to go to the named killer to a greater extent, and the fee for naming is usually quite generous, which is not comparable to the bounty tasks posted on the "death pole".
However, this kind of task is generally the only one that top killers can't shirk. After all, named tasks are not common. Many unknown killers never receive a named task until their death. Killers who can be named are generally famous (notorious).
Yuanyang)'s executioner, "strong in strength and cruel in his methods" is the common denominator of that group of bloodthirsty demons.
Ming Die is a killer ranked in single digits. All the above conditions are met. Logically speaking, she should have many designated tasks.
But according to her own words, it seems that she really hasn't had any tasks recently? Otherwise, she shouldn't be doing such low-end tasks.
"No!? I've been very busy. In addition to bringing in some 'new people', I can't even finish the nominations myself."
Mingdie sighed, seeming really troubled by these trivial matters.
"I originally had three designated tasks. The tasks were relatively simple and the rewards were pretty good."
Then go and do your business!
The young man really wanted to get rid of this scourge, and he did not want to have anything to do with these killers under any circumstances.
"Because this mission is more interesting...I put aside all other things and came here specifically."
"Uh? How did you..."
The young man finally noticed something unusual. He didn't speak from the beginning, but Mingdie was still answering his questions.
"It's just mind reading."
Mingdie's lips almost touched the young man's ears, and the two of them looked like close lovers talking about love.
"I can read the thoughts of the beings I touch. Now I will know all your thoughts. For example, you seem to want me to leave now?"
Mind reading exists in this world, and Ming Die is not bluffing.
Since your thoughts have been completely understood by the other party, there is no need to hide it.
"Yes, how can I satisfy you?"
"Hand over the baby."
"I'm talking about other methods. I know there are rules in the organization."
Buying life with money is the iron rule of "Smiling Puppet".
In the killer worldview of "The Smiling Puppet", anyone's life can be clearly marked with a price. Whether it is a high-ranking noble or a lowly commoner, as long as someone wants these people's lives and pays enough commission, those killers will be happy.
Meet the requirements of employers.
But the target of the assassination can also become the "customer" of the organization. As long as the target is willing to pay a sufficient price, the killer who performs the mission can be let go, and the organization will be tolerant of the results of the mission.
"You can't afford it. Counting all the things in your hand, you can't afford this price."
The young man was not surprised by this decisive reply.
"What about including my life?"
"Your life? Who is this baby to you? Could it be the child of you and this little sister?"
Mingdie was a little surprised. She had no idea that this young man would actually use his life as a bargaining chip.
It was not that she had never encountered such a situation. She once wanted to kill a woman because of a mission. The woman's husband was a poor boy, so naturally she could not afford the "life money" that would satisfy the organization.
But the man still knelt on the ground and begged Mingdie to let his wife go, even if it meant taking his life in exchange.
Mingdie cut off the man's head as he wished and spared the woman who was supposed to die.
The second time Mingdie saw the task of assassinating the woman on the "Death Pillar", Mingdie took it on. She just wanted to see the follow-up of the matter. As a result, she found that this woman had obtained a good salary due to her beauty.
In life, women wander around several rich men and play ambiguously.
But on the night of the attack, the man beside the woman's bed did not offer his life in exchange for the woman's life, and was not even willing to pay for her life, so Mingdie cut off the woman's head.
No one with a little bit of brain would do a loss-making business. If love is not something that exceeds life, who would be stupid enough to exchange it with his own life?
"Don't you know that she and I are still just children? How is that possible?"
The young man was confused by Mingdie's sudden remarks.
"Your human lifespan is so short and fragile. I don't think you humans know the rules of rabbit reproduction."
Ming Die removed her hand from the young man's shoulder. She was no longer interested in prying into the young man's thoughts. Anyway, no matter what the young man had planned, he could not escape from her hands.
"And your life is of no use."
"Isn't it true that my life is worthless?"
"That's not to say...the organization's rules only apply to tasks below blue level. Tasks above blue level must be carried out according to the employer's requirements."
"The task of snatching a baby is actually blue level?"
Although I was a little happy to hear that my life was not worthless, there was another piece of information that was even more important.
Naturally, the employer's information and motivations for this mission are not known to the killer who is the executor. The young man does not expect to get too much information about this mission from Ming Die. After all, she probably doesn't know it herself.
However, the targets of blue-level missions are often closely protected wealthy businessmen or powerful warriors, which are missions that may make it impossible for those weak killers to return.
"Not blue level, but a higher level."
"Purple level?"
Only those "powerful people" with certain power and influence are qualified to be the targets of purple-level tasks, which often require the cooperation of multiple experienced killers to complete.
"It needs to be higher."
"Red level?"
Red-level tasks use a piece of red paper with a special material to record the task content. It is also called a "red-headed document."
This "red-headed document" is passed on to a group of elite killers selected by the organization.
The content of a red-level mission is top secret. Only a few key members will know the identity of the client. The killer responsible for executing the mission will not know anything extra except target information and mission requirements.
The targets of red-level missions are often some "big figures" and may even involve national politics. It is said that the death of the Orc King is related to a "red-headed document".
But even so, Ming Die still shook his head.
"It can't be a black level, right?"
"That's right, it's 'black level'."
After receiving the affirmative answer, the young man felt a chill in his heart.
Because he knows that the organization's black-level mission is - absolute.