Assassinating Jonathan

"Then you're just going to do nothing? Just watch as your son is murdered?"

Canina glared at the beautiful woman. "Do you even know who Jonathan is?"

"He is the greatest magical genius the Ulada Magic Academy has seen in a hundred years. At sixteen, he is already a level-six mage. Once he graduates, the King will surely try to recruit him."

"A genius like him has long since caught the eye of the Dark Church."

"To deal with him, even if our entire Bred Family combined, we wouldn't be worth as much in the eyes of the Dark Church as a single Jonathan."

"Do you want the Bred Family to be wiped out?"

"I don't care if he's the number one magical genius or a favorite of the Dark Church. I only know one thing: a life for a life!"

Canina's face darkened. He shot a cold look at the woman and shouted, "Someone, take the mistress back to her room. She is not to step outside until I say so."

After the woman was dragged away, Canina pondered deeply. He was naturally furious that his son had been killed, but his words just now had been the honest truth.

Jonathan had to die, but no one could know that he was the one behind it.

After some thought, Canina left the house and waited for over half an hour in a hotel room.

Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. When it opened, a young man walked in.

It was none other than the man Jonathan knew: Cross.

He was the one who handled all contacts for the Saber organization in Black Phoenix City.

"Mr. Cross, long time no see."

"Not that long, it's only been two months."

"What brings the head of the Bred Family to Saber this time? Surely not just for a chat."

"There is someone I would like Saber to help me deal with. He killed my son."

"You are a long-time client of Saber, so you know our rules. The target's name, background, identity, and strength must all be provided in detail. If there are any discrepancies, Saber will not be held responsible, nor will we provide any refunds."

"I understand."

"The man's name is Jonathan Rhode!"

Upon hearing this, the teacup in Cross's hand paused for a moment. He raised an eyebrow before continuing to drink, listening to the rest of the account.

"He is seventeen years old, the number one magical genius of the Ulada Magic Academy, and currently a level-six mage."

"So it's him. I've heard of his reputation. Although his strength is only that of a level-six mage, his value far exceeds that of an ordinary one."

"Not only is the royal family watching him, but even the Dark Church has intentions of taking him under their wing."

"The cost of killing him is no less than assassinating a level-nine powerhouse. The repercussions are far-reaching. If we succeed, a dead genius is no longer a genius, but if we fail, our Saber organization in Black Phoenix City, or even the entire Bandas Kingdom, could be targeted and suffer heavy losses."

"Mr. Cross, what is your price?"

"If we were to take this mission, it would start at two million gold coins. I would need to report to my superiors before I can give you a specific figure."

"Saber must be extremely cautious about this matter."

"Besides, two million is no small sum for your Bred Family, is it? Once it's gone, many of your businesses will be affected, and it might even impact your existing capital chain."

"That much! He is only a level-six mage, after all!"

"Head of the Bred Family, you must understand that a person's value is not just based on their own strength, but also on the forces behind them and the influence they wield."

"It's like killing an infant; one is the child of a commoner, the other is the child of a king. Can the cost of assassinating the two be the same?"

"I understand. I will go back and wait for your news."

After Canina left, Cross took another sip of tea, muttered Jonathan's name to himself, and then left the hotel.

"Assassinate Jonathan?! A tiny Bred Family really dares to think big!"

"The person I personally groomed—do you think it's possible for me to have my own organization kill him?"

Cross smiled. "When you first met him, didn't you say not to let you catch an opportunity? Well, the opportunity is here."

Xue Yan glared at him. "I find your memory seems a bit too good."

He sighed and continued, "Setting aside his relationship with my Saber organization, the Old Instructor is arriving soon, and I don't want any trouble."

"Besides, do you really think the Dark Church is someone to be trifled with? They will absolutely take a genius like him into their fold and cultivate him into a sharp blade to use against the Light Church or to eliminate dissenters."

"I heard that over in the Holy Union, the Ernst Academy has also produced two peerless geniuses. One has talent even slightly higher than Jonathan's, and the other has an astonishing cultivation speed."

"They are two years younger than Jonathan, but their future achievements may not necessarily be inferior to his."

Cross said, "I wonder what kind of grudge the Bred Family has against Jonathan to go to such lengths. Why don't we call him over and ask?"

"He bought a house in Black Phoenix City. I wonder what he's up to?"

Xue Yan stroked his chin. "Go ahead, call him over."

At this moment, Jonathan was at the critical stage of imprinting a miniature magic array, so he naturally had no time to attend to visitors.

They could only wait patiently.

Over an hour later, Jonathan finally finished a magic weapon imprinted with both durability and fire properties.

Embedded in the hilt was a fiery red crystal—a magic crystal containing a vast amount of fire-element energy.

It was only around level five, worth over a hundred gold coins.

Jonathan had carved a miniature magic array inside that could automatically absorb the elements of heaven and earth.

Counting this one, this magic weapon had a total of three miniature magic arrays.

Jonathan examined it for a moment, "Looking at this appearance, it should at least sell for over a hundred thousand gold coins."

"Hilton, bring me a glass of water."

Hilton quickly entered, and after handing the water to Jonathan, he said, "Young Master, someone came looking for you earlier, but I didn't dare let him disturb you, so I had him wait in the living room. It's been nearly an hour."

"Looking for me? Fine, I'll go see him then."

As soon as they met, Jonathan realized it was Saber who had come for him.

"Hilton, watch the house well. I'm going out for a bit and will be back soon."

Upon arriving at the secret residence of the Saber organization.

Before even reaching the main hall, Jonathan shouted, "What do you want with me? If there's nothing, I'm going back; I'm busy!"

Xue Yan said irritably, "There's a mission, quite interesting. Do you want to take a look?"

Cross handed him the paper containing information about Jonathan.

"Assassinating me? The Bred Family, it seems they found out."

Xue Yan asked, "Did you really kill a direct descendant of the Bred Family?"

"Do you have a grudge against them?"

"I suppose so. It started because of a noble lady from their family, Sanita. She is Canina's sister, but Canina wanted to offer her to Duke Hanna for the sake of his own business."

"Sanita heard the news from somewhere and ran away in advance. She ended up in Blackstone Town, and later, a subtle relationship developed between her and my father."

"The day they came looking for her, I happened to return from the Magical Beast Mountain Range and dealt with the matter while I was at it. Then, to avoid trouble, I had them go to the Yulan Empire or the O'Brien Empire."

"I don't even know exactly where they are."

"So that's how it is. In that case, Saber won't take this mission."

"Don't!" Jonathan immediately stopped him.