"Seven Kingdoms' Spy? Including the Shak Kingdom?"
"Including them..." Hanks smiled sheepishly. Speaking of which, that Mage Tower mission had been assigned to him by the Shak Kingdom.
It was just that, due to certain... accidents, the outcome hadn't met the Shak Kingdom's expectations. What could he do? The other kingdoms had offered more money.
That was Hanks's guiding principle as the Seven Kingdoms' Spy. When nothing was happening, he was the Seven Kingdoms' Spy. When something came up, he was the spy of whoever paid the most...
As An Kai looked at the hunched, aged Hanks before him, he had a hunch.
Being the Seven Kingdoms' Spy wasn't all there was to Hanks.
He kept feeling that this old bastard was definitely still hiding something.
But judging by the old man's expression, further questioning wouldn't yield anything useful.
"I never would've guessed you had that sort of identity."
"So the Shak Kingdom probably isn't hunting you because I gave you a fake envelope, is it?"
Hanks chuckled. "It's all in the past, all in the past. Let's not bring up old times."
Watching Hanks grin foolishly, An Kai was quite pleased. He was increasingly convinced that Hanks was perfect for his plan...
"Hanks, since you're the Seven Kingdoms' Spy, does that mean you speak all seven kingdoms' languages?"
"Actually, there aren't that many. You only need the Shak Language and the continental common tongue..."
"Oh? So you're fluent in the Shak Language?"
"Of course!"
An Kai smiled and patted Hanks on the shoulder. "Excellent. I knew you were a brilliant man, Hanks."
"I have an idea. Hear me out and tell me what you think."
"In a place as chaotic as Chaos City, bringing Widow Wang along..."
"Ahem... An Kai, I don't mean to interrupt, but what I wanted