King of Assassins

Chapter 70: Chapter 69: Sales

Divine Shield Mansion stands 108 floors high, with an overall height close to 500 meters.

President An Shirong’s office occupies the entire 108th floor, and security measures here are exceptionally tight.

Not only is high-level access authorization required to use the elevator, but the elevator itself also has precise scanning functions.

Even if a mosquito flies into the elevator, it would be detected.

Gao Xuan relies on the Six-winged Celestial Cicada, which can interfere with various scans and probes.

The Stealth function of the Celestial Dragon Eye can almost block all optical sensors. With these two special powers, Gao Xuan dares to wander around in Divine Shield Mansion.

As the Divine Shield Company’s office headquarters, most floors are basically empty after work hours, with various security robots on duty.

Gao Xuan took a tour of each floor, spending three hours to wander through the entire mansion from bottom to top.

With his immense mental power and the special capability of the Six-winged Celestial Cicada, Gao Xuan recorded the entire internal structure of the Divine Martial Mansion, creating a detailed 3D electronic map.

Gao Xuan dares to claim that no one in the Divine Shield Company knows the internal structure and personnel distribution of this mansion better than he does.

Nuwa followed Gao Xuan for three hours. Even though she couldn’t see how Gao Xuan’s mental power operated, she guessed his intentions.

She said, "You’re really wasting your time. I have the structural map of the Divine Martial Mansion and can give it to you directly. Free of charge."

Gao Xuan leisurely replied, "I don’t want to trouble you with things I can do myself."

"Humph, I’m doing this for your own good."

Nuwa pointed to the entrance of An Shirong’s office and said, "You better not go inside. This room is installed with sensors everywhere, and the floor has precise measurement functions. Even a one-gram weight change will trigger an alarm."

"What unspeakable things are hidden in this guy’s office, with such strict security measures?"

Gao Xuan was a bit puzzled, thinking if it’s really necessary to make an office so extravagant.

"I’ve told you, there’s a 99% chance that An Shirong is from the Spirit Race. Many of his secrets cannot see the light of day."

Nuwa said, "As for the secrets of the Divine Shield Company, they are all hidden in the underground laboratory. There’s not much important stuff up here."

The double doors of the office are made of rosewood, with gold-plated handles, and the door is carved with beautiful dragon patterns.

Inside the solid wood doors is a special metal interlayer, which has a certain shielding effect against mental power.

Only because Gao Xuan’s mental power is strong can he penetrate the doors to observe the internal situation.

The office’s interior is over 400 square meters, filled with various antiques and even a sizable pond, containing some beautiful large fish.

There is also a three-legged incense burner in one corner. Although only ash remains, Gao Xuan recognized it as top-grade Dragon Saliva Fragrance, a top-notch incense from the mother planet.

"Very tasteful," Gao Xuan complimented inwardly.

"The walls of the office have special material interlayers that can block all electronic signals. Source Power cannot penetrate either. The outer glass has six layers of explosion-proof glass."

Nuwa proactively introduced the internal situation to Gao Xuan: "Even with your Kun Gunir Sniper Rifle, it’s difficult to penetrate the six-layer explosion-proof glass. Even if a bullet pierces the glass, the ballistic path would greatly deviate due to the different material densities of the glass."

"So?" Gao Xuan cooperated by adding a sentence.

"So your chances of assassinating An Shirong are very low. Also, the security level at his home is even higher. Your only chance to take action is when he is traveling by car. His car is also custom-made."

Nuwa shook her head: "An Shirong can counteract your mental power, nullifying your greatest advantage. His Source Power level is higher than yours, and he has more combat experience. You have no advantage in close combat. How will you fight?"

Gao Xuan amusingly said, "With the way you put it, I seem to be doomed. So tell me, why are you helping me?"

Nuwa confidently smiled: "As long as you tell me the future information, I will help you deal with An Shirong. I can also assess the value of your information and compensate you with corresponding points."

Nuwa said, "Since you are a Reincarnator, you surely know that I would not deceive the Sage. Everything I do is to protect all of humanity. Our goals are the same."

"Heh, you make a good argument. But I simply don’t want to do it this way." Gao Xuan firmly rejected Nuwa’s proposal.

The Heart of Data is absolutely rational, bound to fate and humanity, but if it learns future information, it will surely make adjustments and changes.

These changes are uncontrollable. Gao Xuan’s greatest advantage lies in holding future critical information, capable of changing human fate.

If destiny takes a turn, he might also lose the opportunity to change it.

Gao Xuan is tempted by the resources in Nuwa’s hands, but he can’t risk it for small gains.

The risk is too great, too great for him to bear.

Nuwa apparently couldn’t understand Gao Xuan’s caution. She pouted, putting her hands on her hips, her curved eyes glaring straight at Gao Xuan.

Gao Xuan didn’t want to explain anymore. He used his mental power to draw a precise structure map of the office.

It is so precise that even the brand of the pens on the table and their placement angle were meticulously recorded.

The powerful mental power and the special ability of the Six-winged Celestial Cicada allowed Gao Xuan to reconstruct the entire Divine Shield Mansion in his mind’s eye.

He can conduct battle training within this Divine Shield Mansion, achieving the effect of combat simulation.

Since the Divine Shield Mansion is constructed in the form of electronic information, Nuwa can also see this virtual mansion.

"Not bad, but the precision isn’t enough. Look at this paper; it appears obviously unreal. The details are lacking..."

Nuwa was quite surprised by the fictitious Divine Shield Mansion and accompanied Gao Xuan in wandering back and forth for a while.

Although she constantly nitpicked Gao Xuan, she also had some admiration for his mental power.

It’s known that due to structural issues, the human brain can never match up to a light computer in precise calculations.

Gao Xuan, simply relying on a marvel and immense mental power, actually reconstructed the Divine Shield Mansion in his spiritual world—it’s quite extraordinary.

Even the nine Sages could not achieve this.

Nuwa followed Gao Xuan around and then sighed, "This is all useless. The related data isn’t detailed enough, so it’s just a virtual map with no value for combat training."

"Sister, could you give me some data? Thank you very much."

"Forget it, I’ll help you out. I’ll guide you through the Divine Shield Mansion. But doing this doesn’t have much significance. The massive gap between you and An Shirong isn’t something this can bridge."

Nuwa thought Gao Xuan was wasting time. Gao Xuan just smiled without saying a word.

Although Nuwa has immense computing power, she doesn’t actually understand Mingjing City. Most critically, she can’t harness Source Power, nor can she wield Spiritual Power, so her simulated judgments are inaccurate.

With the detailed data Nuwa provided, the fictional Divine Shield Mansion Gao Xuan created was almost indistinguishable from the real one.

For example, how much power is needed to shatter the six-layered explosion-proof glass and what kind of damage it would cause can all be simulated in Gao Xuan’s mental sea.

Such virtual combat thus becomes meaningful.

Gao Xuan stayed overnight at the Divine Shield Mansion. The next day, when everyone went to work, he found a spot in an idle room on the 106th floor to hide.

Nuwa couldn’t quite understand Gao Xuan’s operation. Since he had already reconstructed the Divine Shield Mansion in his mind, why stay here all day?

Moreover, Gao Xuan’s patience was terrifying. He stayed at the Divine Shield Mansion for fifteen whole days, neither eating nor drinking.

Nuwa had been watching Gao Xuan all along, astonished by his focus and persistence.

In fact, it is ordinary boredom that most erodes a person’s will.

For fifteen days, Gao Xuan didn’t engage in any combat, nor did he confront anyone. He was consistently in a state of idleness and boredom.

However, Gao Xuan maintained a focus throughout, not distracting himself with games, chatting, or doing anything else.

He concentrated completely on observing, observing all the information he could.

If Nuwa hadn’t monitored Gao Xuan the whole time, she wouldn’t believe an eighteen-year-old could be so focused and determined.

Such willpower even impressed Nuwa. As long as he doesn’t go astray or die prematurely, he is bound to achieve something.

On the sixteenth day, Gao Xuan sneaked out of the Divine Shield Mansion through the sewer system under the cover of night.

Having stayed at the Divine Shield Mansion for half a month, Gao Xuan had become thoroughly familiar with the building’s above-ground portions.

As for the underground parts, Gao Xuan had no interest in exploring them. He was there to kill An Shirong, and whatever the Divine Shield Company’s underground laboratories were doing was irrelevant.

Gao Xuan returned to the villa, finding Xu Yin and Wei Zhenzhen both there. They sat in the living room, dressed in light pajamas, evidently planning to stay the night.

Gao Xuan quietly returned to his room, took a shower, changed into clean pajamas, and then went to the living room on the first floor.

"Brother, you’re back!"

Seeing Gao Xuan appear, Wei Zhenzhen excitedly jumped up and hugged Gao Xuan tightly, "I thought you had gone missing, I was so worried, sob sob sob..."

Wei Zhenzhen started crying as she spoke, soaking a big area of Gao Xuan’s chest.

"I’m fine."

Gao Xuan gently rubbed Wei Zhenzhen’s head and nodded at Xu Yin in greeting, "Sister Yin is also here."

Xu Yin stood up with a relaxed smile on her face, "We were all worried about you, afraid something happened to you."

Gao Xuan had been missing for over ten days, and Yun Qingshang didn’t know his whereabouts. Unable to contact him, Wei Zhenzhen was very worried, and even Xu Yin was a bit uneasy. They had been staying together at the villa for a few days, waiting for Gao Xuan.

"I just took a trip around Cloud Wood Mountain to relax..."

Just outside Mingjing City are the Cloud Wood Mountains, stretching for thousands of miles.

However, there are various alien beasts and Insect Races in the wild, making it unsafe. Few people venture alone into the mountains for pleasure now.

Gao Xuan said he went to the mountains, and Xu Yin didn’t doubt it. After all, there’s usually no internet signal in the mountains.

"It’s good that you’re okay. Don’t go out in the next few days; An Hu has recovered and is looking for you everywhere."

Xu Yin advised Gao Xuan, "There’s no need to have a conflict with An Hu. After the semester starts, An Hu won’t dare to be arrogant at school either."

Although she said this, Xu Yin was still quite worried.

Wei Yue’s situation is very precarious right now. If Wei Yue falls, no one will protect Gao Xuan anymore.

These matters are too complicated, and Xu Yin didn’t want to say too much to Gao Xuan. If it came to that, Xu Yin would have no choice but to ask Gao Xuan to leave Mingjing City.

"Thanks for your concern, Sister Yin. I won’t bother with An Hu. Don’t worry."

Gao Xuan really wasn’t interested in playing games with An Hu right now. Once he dealt with An Shirong, An Hu would be like a helpless dog. Without Gao Xuan’s intervention, others would naturally strike at him.

Seeing Gao Xuan return, Xu Yin intended to go home. Although this was her home, with Gao Xuan there, she felt a bit inconvenienced staying.

However, Wei Zhenzhen was particularly enthusiastic, insisting Xu Yin accompany her.

It was a bit late, so Xu Yin reluctantly stayed but quickly went to her room to rest, avoiding suspicion.

Gao Xuan caught a glimpse of Yun Qingshang, telling her he was back.

In fact, he had been in contact with Yun Qingshang these days. Since Yun Qingshang knew Gao Xuan was okay, she wasn’t worried.

Gao Xuan had a big meal and then took Wei Zhenzhen back to her room.

The two of them messed around for half the night, leaving Wei Zhenzhen deeply satisfied and asleep.

Gao Xuan, however, did not sleep. He contacted Wei Yue using the Ghost Spear ID.

At two in the morning, Wei Yue was already sleeping. But she had given this assassin special permissions, so she woke up immediately upon receiving a message.

When she saw the content of the message, she was suddenly startled, the grogginess from having just woken up dissipating completely.

The message was simple, containing only one line: "President Wei, I can help you kill An Shirong."