The Truth About the Mercury Family

As Old Zheng's voice rang out, all the surviving dignitaries in the room, including Nightless Sky Huo Le, suddenly fell into a deep sleep.

Lin Yu let out a long sigh of relief.

"Phew, no serious consequences—although the plan was changed at the last minute, this part will still proceed as scheduled."

Regardless, now that he has acquired some of Old Zheng's abilities as a "Tier 3" Player, Lin Yu feels he can handle any unforeseen circumstances.

Of course, after all the Noble Entering Dream and before proceeding with the next step of the plan...

Lin Yu began to patrol the auditorium, searching.

"Berner ... well, he's dead."

"The Marquis Kren and his family are also dead."

"Oh, this one's not dead."

Lin Yu would occasionally crouch down and finish off any fish that had slipped through the net.

Only half of what I said to Nightless Sky Huo Le was true.

Lin Yu wasn't indiscriminately killing innocent people—it's just that those who died were all bargaining chips in a transaction.

The bargaining chips used in the deal with the Nightless Sky Family Head at that time.

"I also have some guys who come in and I really hate, but aren't worth killing myself. If some evil and chaotic 'outsider' accidentally kills them all, I'd probably be quite pleased."

The Nightless Sky Family Head provided a list of more than thirty people.

This is why Lin Yu was impressed by Nightless Sky Huo Le; on the one hand, she was indeed much more humane than his own mother.

On the other hand... if Nightless Sky Huo Le Leng Jing and observed the dead more carefully, she would find that, excluding irrelevant distractions, the Noble who died were basically those who had blocked the Nightless Sky Family's path in recent years, or those who were naturally opposed to her Nightless Sky Huo Le.

In other words, although it may seem that she will suffer a setback in her reputation at this banquet, Nightless Sky Huo Le day or a few months later.

Everything she does will go much more smoothly now!

Certainly...

These are just part of the deal.

After dealing with the last few unlucky individuals on the list who had offended the Nightless Sky Family Head, Lin Yu began to focus on his own tasks.

He carried Old Zheng and swayed as he approached Arter Mercury, then reached out and extracted a wisp of Mental Power, injecting it into the other's body.

Old Zheng was quite surprised. "Damn, you learned that fast!"

Lin Yu pursed his lips. "It's not difficult."

Old Zheng paused for a moment after hearing this, then said, "Yeah, that's right, it's not difficult at all. Actually, I figured it out in no time back then, haha, it's been so long I've forgotten."

Then, Arter Mercury slowly woke up.

Looking at Lin Yu squatting in front of him, Arter Mercury sat up.

After a moment's hesitation, Arter Mercury said, "It seems the rumors about the assassination of Royal Nobles are true, and that I am the target, is that right?"

Seeing the surprisingly calm old man, Lin Yu nodded in surprise.

"Indeed... I was entrusted to take Arter Mercury's life."

Arter Mercury looked at Lin Yu and asked the same question as Nightless Sky Huo Le.

"Is it really necessary to go to such lengths just to kill me?"

"Of course," Lin Yu replied readily, sitting cross-legged opposite Arter Mercury. "After all, you're involved in a 50-year-long scam."

Hearing Lin Yu's words, Arter Mercury was somewhat surprised.

"Am I part of a 50-year-long scam?"

The old man quickly recalled the most significant event of his life at this sensitive time.

"Could it be related to my succession to the Mercury Family?"

Lin Yu nodded slightly.

"Yes, to be honest, this secret was so well hidden that I didn't even understand where the problem lay at first."

"However... based on some 'higher-level' reasons, I've always been 80-90% certain that there's a 'deception' involved in the commission concerning you or the assassination of you."

Lin Yu said calmly.

The "Tier Advancement" quest is always related to the "Profession".

Just like a door that can't be opened in a puzzle Game, Player will inevitably suspect that something is hidden inside.

Lin Yu still remembered that his "Profession" was "Fraudster," not "assassin"...

Why then does the [Personal Instance] section of my "Tier 2 Trial" require me to complete an "assassination" quest?

This was like showing Lin Yu a locked door.

As Lin Yu gets closer to the assassination, he finally gathers all the "fragments of the Truth," and finally... with Nightless Sky Fire Apricot, he finally understands what the deception was.

"Fifty years ago, why did Arlan Mercury disappear in the Great Wilderness? Why did you succeed as the Family Head of the Mercury Family...? Although such brotherly affection is very rare, which is why the people of City That Never Sleeps talk about your story with great interest, as an outsider, I feel that something is a little off."

"The Nightless Sky Family Head once told me that Arlan Mercury cried to her, saying he didn't want you to die... How strange, Arter Mercury, even if you risked death by stepping down as Family Head, why did you drive Arlan Mercury to the point of 'crying'?"

"Furthermore, your 'Chosen of Life' seems like a secret... but anyone with a modicum of sense can deduce that you are the Chosen of God of the God of Life."

At this point, Lin Yu paused for a moment. "It was truly a colossal lie. Only now do I understand the real difficulty in completing the assassination mission against you."

Arter Mercury pondered for a moment and said, "I don't understand. I don't remember telling any blatant lies."

Lin Yu shook his head.

"Of course you don't understand, because this lie... your dear brother, Arlan Mercury, had no intention of letting you know."

"Because he knows that if you knew, you would never agree to his actions of risking the entire family just to keep you alive—no wonder the Nightless Sky Family Head looks down on him so much, because Arlan Mercury, as the Family Head, is the complete opposite of him."

"You two brothers are, after all, blood brothers. The people of City That Never Sleeps praise your benevolence, but Arlan Mercury is no less so... Tsk, especially after seeing so many brothers from Nightless Sky and Saint Lan kill each other, I can't help but sigh, you two are truly a breath of fresh air."

Upon hearing this, Arter Mercury had a vague understanding of what was going on.

"You mean..."

Lin Yu nodded and calmly revealed the Truth.

"Arter Mercury... you are not the Chosen of God of the God of Life at all."

"You're just a dead man who died in an accident fifty years ago."