After the reforms were issued, Zhao Fu personally inspected their implementation and was fairly satisfied with the results. He then returned to government affairs.
For several more days, Zhao Fu continued reviewing memorials, finding it exceedingly tedious. Suddenly, he remembered there was still a relic he had not visited in a long time—the Assassin Relic. He had never passed its final stage.
Now, he felt there would be no problem. Even if he could not clear the stage, Zhao Fu could forcibly break open the relic and obtain its final reward. With his current strength, he could still do that.
The Assassin Relic could be considered one of the earliest relics Great Qin had obtained. The Ghost Demon within had given Zhao Fu quite a hard time back then; at the time, Zhao Fu did not even possess a Small City Seal.
Times had changed. Zhao Fu was now the lord of an eleventh-tier Marquisate, possessing strength beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
Upon arriving at the Assassin Relic once more, he directly entered the final stage and activated the ultimate trial.
Slowly opening his eyes, Zhao Fu found himself in a gloomy marketplace. People streamed past all around him, each with a Western face and tall build, dressed in clothing resembling that of ancient Europe. The atmosphere was somewhat oppressive, and Zhao Fu had also become a fifteen- or sixteen-year-old boy.
Zhao Fu already had experience with several trials and understood this one rather well. Originally, his mission had been to help an important figure deliver a letter, then assassinate the city lord here, allowing that important figure to seize power and give the common people better lives.
That was not all. He also had to assist that person in spreading his influence across the entire country, thereby stirring