"Find out what happened before dawn tomorrow. Everyone involved in this matter must die."
The old king's hand was beneath the table. He held a small pendant—a lion carved from gold. To some extent, it represented the old king himself.
Su Xiao took the golden lion pendant, and a notification from Reincarnation Paradise appeared.
Notification: Hunter has activated a side mission. Side Mission: Shalin's Death Difficulty Level: Lv. 23 Mission Description: Find the murderer who killed Shalin Herbert within 18 hours. Mission Duration: 18 hours. Mission Reward: Gem of Wisdom (Pale Gold) Mission Penalty: Slight decrease in the old king's trust.
Su Xiao activated the side mission again. This made him suspect that helping the old king with something had a certain chance of triggering a side mission.
Su Xiao had spent a full 16,000 World Merits to exchange for the identity of the Iron Hand. The Iron Hand had neither financial resources nor military authority. Now, it seemed that exchanging for the Iron Hand's identity had benefits beyond its relatively high status. Perhaps it also increased the chances of triggering missions.
Princess Shalin Herbert had been murdered. Ordinarily, it was normal for several princes or princesses to die or be injured in a power struggle. However, the old king had sealed the capital, sent Hurslet to the front lines, and even granted Su Xiao temporary authority over life and death. It was hard not to feel that he was making too much of a fuss.
But that was not the case. If another prince or princess had been murdered, the old king might have turned a blind eye. Princess Shalin Herbert, however, was different. It was not because the old king cherished Shalin Herbert