Chapter 152 Nicholas Odin

The military transport plane slowly landed in the suburbs of Minoia City. Jiang Xiao and Zhao Wenlong stepped out. To their surprise, Hou Mingming was there to meet them, quite a grand reception.

Watching Hou Mingming and Zhao Wenlong meet, Jiang Xiao was intrigued. He only regretted not bringing a bucket of popcorn.

Zhao Wenlong's eyes also lit up. It was the familiar recipe, the familiar taste.

A year had passed, but Hou Mingming hadn't had her edges smoothed out by her work.

Her pitch-black Night Watch uniform perfectly matched her temperament, even enhancing her aura from years past, especially her eyes, bright and fiery.

Zhao Wenlong saw a warrior, this time, no longer a contestant, but a true warrior in every sense of the word.

Both sized each other up, the scene quiet.

To Jiang Xiao's disappointment, there was no earth-shattering moment. Hou Mingming spoke first, only slightly raising her head and gesturing to Zhao Wenlong, saying, "You're here."

Such a light sentence left Jiang Xiao greatly disappointed.

Fortunately, Master was still reliable.

Zhao Wenlong picked up his package and said with a smile, "Seeking defeat?" (Qiu Bai)

The corners of Hou Mingming's mouth slightly turned up. Although they had only faced each other a few times head-on, they had truly fought for four years. This way of speaking seemed to awaken her old self.

Hou Mingming said, "Little Pi said that in the battles between us, perhaps I never lost, but I never truly won against you either. I'm skeptical about that."

Zhao Wenlong raised his eyebrows in surprise and repeated, "Seeking defeat?"

Hou Mingming still couldn't suppress the raging fire in her heart and said, "Now?"

Jiang Xiao was startled. This was an airport, and a foreign one at that. If two Night Watchers fought here, it would be enough to disgrace the Night Watch Army.

There was a time and place for sparring!

Jiang Xiao quickly said, "No, he didn't want to spar with you here. He just gave you a nickname, Hou Seeking-Defeat."

Hou Mingming: ???

Jiang Xiao grinned, pushing Zhao Wenlong into the military vehicle, and said to Hou Mingming, "Just be content, Seeking-Defeat sounds better than Never-Defeated, at least we're mentally and physically sound."

The fire of battle burning in Hou Mingming's heart instantly turned into the fire of annoyance...

As everyone got into the vehicle, the military vehicle slowly drove away from the airport.

Jiang Xiao sat in the back seat, looked at Hou Mingming in the passenger seat, and said, "You two need to be more careful in the future, especially Hou Mingming. You're a captain now, and the team members have to listen to your orders. If you act recklessly regardless of the situation, your team will be finished."

"Mm." Hou Mingming propped her head on the car window frame, giving an indifferent nasal response.

"Oh?" Jiang Xiao said, "Your wings have hardened? You've grown up, huh? I'm just saying a few words to you and you're already unhappy? I'm doing this for your own good!"

Jiang Xiao's words were the essence of essence. These short four sentences encompassed the central idea of a parent educating their child over a decade...

Zhao Wenlong's expression was a bit strange.

These words didn't sound like they were said by a friend to a friend, nor like an superior to a subordinate, but rather like...a father to a daughter...

Hou Mingming clenched her fists, her body trembling slightly.

Damn it!

So annoying!

Did this guy want to try my Wither Arrow!?

The military vehicle roared, quickly entering Minoia City, entering the military compound, and slowly stopping in front of the Cato Mansion.

Guided by the guards, Jiang Xiao went straight to the basement.

This place had been completely requisitioned by the Tail Feathers Regiment, and even had desks and sofas set up. When Jiang Xiao knocked and entered, Er Wei was sitting behind the desk, seriously looking at the documents on the table.

"Close the door," Er Wei said without looking up.

"Okay." Jiang Xiao obediently closed the door behind him, turned to look at Er Wei, and didn't find any joy of reunion on her face, only solemnity.

Jiang Xiao quickly walked over and said, "What happened?"

"Nothing." Er Wei's answer was straightforward, and asked, "The message has been sent out?"

Jiang Xiao had been with Er Wei for so long that he knew this guy spoke almost without inflection. The pitch of her hoarse voice was always flat.

Although her sentence sounded like a statement, it was a question.

Jiang Xiao said, "Yeah, it's been sent out, to Guan Chi, the vice chairman of the National Star Association."

"Not a bad entry point." Er Wei rarely praised, as the other party's status was high enough and qualified to access such secrets.

In the world of Star Warriors, the Star Association was a true behemoth. They would wait for Guan Chi and his group to research it and then see the results.

And the greater possibility was that within the groups discussing the research, there would already be dignitaries and soldiers involved. Those who could enter the core leadership of the National Star Association almost all held multiple positions.

For example, Jiang Xiao, this little minion, had been absorbed by the Star Association a long time ago. Although he was a Light Chaser, he was also a member of the Star Association, but his work focused not on the Star Warrior Association, but on the Night Watch Army.

Jiang Xiao curiously looked at the documents on her desk and said, "What are you worried about here?"

Er Wei stretched out two long fingers, pressed them on the documents, rotated her fingers slightly, turned the direction of the paper, and pushed it towards Jiang Xiao, "Nicholas Odin."

"Odin!?" Jiang Xiao was stunned. Names like Nicholas were like Jack, Mike, John, and so on, everywhere, but this "Odin" was not common, "Father of the Gods?"

"Heh." Er Wei sneered, "You overestimate him, he changed his surname himself."

Jiang Xiao looked at the document and saw a white man's headshot. He had ordinary looks, nothing outstanding. This common face made it easy for people to forget him after seeing him.

"Not bad aptitude, dual-wielding combat, looks pretty cool?" Jiang Xiao said with a smile.

Er Wei said, "Our side has interrogated the assassination organization, and has already achieved results. Facts have proven that remnants of the Dark Temple are involved, but the mastermind behind the scenes may not be a remnant of the Dark Temple. All clues point to this person. He is the one who organizes the assassination team and takes action, and can be regarded as the mastermind."

Jiang Xiao asked in confusion, "Why 'regarded as'?"

Er Wei: "He's just a tool. He's just a mercenary, taking people's money and doing things for them. Catching him is the only way to find the real mastermind behind the scenes."

"Catch him? Is that difficult for you?" Jiang Xiao had endless trust in Er Wei's ability.

Er Wei: "We've already taken action once. This person has extremely strong concealment and escape Star Techniques. And there are a large number of followers around him. The collapsed Konke Kinder is a paradise for these kinds of people.

He has cleverly used the Dark Temple organization's hatred for Konke Kinder, and a large number of Dark Temple remnants who are not afraid of death are protecting him and following him."

Jiang Xiao: "So?"

Er Wei raised her head and looked at Jiang Xiao and said, "Konke Kinder has requested our help, and the superiors have also given orders. I don't want any mistakes in the next mission. Vanity is his only weakness. Once he flees to other countries, this mission is likely to fail."

Jiang Xiao nodded.

Er Wei: "I'm going to follow their method. I want to build an arrest team, but build it with the mindset of an assassination team, only to take down this one point. As long as he is brought to justice, all problems will be solved."

Jiang Xiao curled his lips, "Assassination team, sounds pretty cool."

Er Wei looked at Jiang Xiao with burning eyes and said, "I need everyone on the team to have first-class mobility."

From Er Wei's eyes, Jiang Xiao already understood what she meant.

Jiang Xiao waved his hand, with a humble smile on his face: "Hehehe, I'm not good at storming fortresses."

Er Wei: "..."

Jiang Xiao rubbed the back of his head and smiled shyly: "I'm just a bodyguard material, you know the Tail Feathers Regiment is full of experts..."

*Bang!*

Er Wei slapped her hand on the table.

Jiang Xiao was startled and quickly said, "Do you think I can join your assassination team?"

Er Wei coldly glanced at Jiang Xiao and said, "Barely."

Jiang Xiao: "Thank you for giving me this opportunity, I will definitely live up to the expectations of the commander."

Er Wei "hmph-ed" and said, "I'll lead the team, with Da Sheng, Lang Xin, and you."

Jiang Xiao whispered, "What a miserable Shadow Crow, as the captain of the reconnaissance team, he was actually screened out by the condition of 'mobility', if it were me, I would commit suicide to apologize..."

The Tail Feathers Regiment was indeed full of experts, and not a single member of Shadow Crow and his reconnaissance team was selected!

Lang Xin was a member of the Tengu Team. The three members of Tengu Zhang Wenqing were codenamed Wolf Head, Wolf Heart, and Wolf Tail.

Jiang Xiao had met Wolf Head Zhang Chongfa and greatly admired his methods of interrogating criminals. This guy codenamed Wolf Heart could defeat a group of experts and be specially recruited into the assassination team by Er Wei, his strength was probably not ordinary.

"Okay, you're the boss, you call the shots." Jiang Xiao curled his lips. Since he couldn't resist anyway, he might as well change his mentality and try to enjoy it, "By the way, for this level of criminal, for this kind of mission, I want a Night Watch Medal, is that too much?"

Er Wei raised her eyebrows slightly. She didn't think Jiang Xiao was someone who craved credit, so Jiang Xiao's behavior didn't match his personality.

In modern internet terms, his persona had collapsed.

However, every cause has its effect, and your retribution is me!

(At this time, a black and white Candle Bear who only grows by eating Skill Points quietly passed by)

Er Wei said, "If you want it, I'll try to get it for you. What's yours, no one can take away."

Jiang Xiao: "Thank you."

After Jiang Xiao returned, Er Wei found the last piece of the assassination team puzzle, she seemed to be really relieved, and chatted, "What's the progress of the work on the alien planet recently?"

Jiang Xiao nodded and said, "I found a tribe of savages who have already opened their minds. Humans once taught them, instilled knowledge in them, and established rules."

Er Wei's eyes widened slightly: "Hmm?"

"Yo? Finally some inflection?" Jiang Xiao pulled a stool, sat across from the desk, and said, "I found that my profession is not a medical Star Warrior, but a wandering poet."

Er Wei: "How so?"

Jiang Xiao: "The story is wonderful, I don't know where to start... Oh right, before carrying out this mission, get me a halberd." (Fang Tian Hua Ji)

Er Wei frowned slightly and said, "You want to change your main weapon."

Jiang Xiao said, "It never hurts to have more skills."

Er Wei shook her head: "If your giant blade was an ordinary knife, a normal-sized knife, I would support your decision. But the giant blade is already a two-handed heavy weapon, and it overlaps with the so-called halberd."

Jiang Xiao scratched his head and said, "Listen to me, get me one. I'm not familiar with this place, and I don't need your help at home. On the other hand, I'm also reporting to you in advance that I might be carrying a halberd on the mission."

Er Wei spat out two words: "Reason."

Jiang Xiao grinned: "The human who enlightened the savage tribe is dead, but left a child. That child has already entered the Star River Peak, and her Star Chart is a halberd. I'll learn some skills, teach her, she only knows how to charge like a mad bull right now, she's very silly."

Er Wei: "Your time is precious, you shouldn't waste it on this."

Jiang Xiao shook his head and said, "People, living this life, just need to do what they think is right."

Life itself is meaningless, what is truly meaningful is what choices you make and what actions you take in life.

At the same time, far away on the alien planet.

He Zhongyang rolled up his trouser legs, holding a harpoon in his hand, standing in the river, a pair of big eyes staring at the clear river, his small mouth slightly open, looking nervous, looking for those eyeless, long-bearded strange fish.

"Little Zhongyang, it's time to go home for dinner!" Jiang Xiao's voice came from the shore.

"Ah?" He Zhongyang subconsciously responded, and the fish under his feet scattered and fled.

He Zhongyang stomped his feet in anger, splashing bursts of water: "I was about to successfully harpoon lunch!"

Jiang Xiao: "You've been saying that all morning."

Seriously, the agility attribute of this group of fish was really maxed out. He Zhongyang was a Star River Stage Star Warrior, and his physical fitness was above the standard line.

He Zhongyang ran ashore carrying the harpoon, muttering, "Say it again! Say it again and I'll harpoon you!"

Jiang Xiao grinned: "You harpoon me if you can't harpoon a fish, you're really promising!"

"Ya!" A harpoon really did fly over...