Chapter 371 The mission begins with a violent explosion
As for the skill [Eloquence], Mo Cheng was sure that he had not spent much time on it. He could even say that although the points in the skill tree of [Eloquence] might not be low, at least 60% of the points were invested in the branch skill [Trash Talk].
It was easy for Mo Cheng to use trash talk to disturb the opponent during a fight, or even to provoke the opponent's anger. After all, he had done this a lot.
But he was expected to convince Helena, who was already wary of him, with words without a prompter...
Dice girl, please give me a little success.
The time for thinking was not long, because Mo Cheng could keenly feel that Helena's vigilance was increasing little by little as time went by, and continuing to remain silent would only lose the opportunity to speak.
Something must be said!
"You..." When he said the first word, Mo Cheng had already sorted out his thoughts, "Do you still have any choice now?"
Helena Selanis, Baroness of Aundair, head of the merchant family Selanis.
The Seranis family is currently in the middle of a troublesome incident, which has put the situation of the Seranis family very difficult. The main manifestations are that a large number of ships in the fleet sank in accidents, resulting in the loss of one of the main sources of income; the personnel trained for many years died in the accidents, resulting in a talent gap; the families who invested in the fleet demanded compensation, resulting in a cash flow break.
In terms of status, as the leader of the emerging nobles, they were excluded by the old nobles. Also, because of the fleet's wreck, a large number of neutral nobles refused to help the Seranis family.
Even the neutral and extremely money-loving Viscount Nidas said during the conversation that Helena's situation was very troublesome and that it would be better for Mo Cheng to leave.
Even among the emerging nobles, it is unknown how many people still support the Serannis family.
There is also the riddle of Viscount Nanidas, and the unknown "trouble" behind it.
The wolves looked around, isolated and helpless.
The Seranis family is now like a drowning man. Helena has no choice but to grab a piece of driftwood or a straw.
At the same time, Helena is also the head of the Seranis family, which was a leading business family before becoming a noble.
For Helena, who may have been accustomed to the exchange of interests since childhood, instead of saying unnecessary words such as "you are here to help her and believe in her", it is better to remind Helena directly that she actually doesn't have many choices.
Thanks to his good reading comprehension, Mo Cheng quickly figured out the main idea of the problem. "At present, the trouble of the Seranis family is the sharp decline in economy after the sinking of the fleet, the compensation given to various nobles, and the large-scale death of skilled crew members in the fleet."
"At the same time, a captain who had sailed with the fleet and returned alive was also mysteriously assassinated after drinking."
Mo Cheng stopped and looked at the tall Helena, "Baron Helena, you are in a very dangerous situation now."
What kind of danger?
have no idea.
But you should take the initiative, plant the seeds of doubt in the other person's heart, and then guide her to think in a certain direction.
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms was performed that way.
But Mo Cheng's words seemed to have really worked. Helena stopped plucking the rose petals and looked at Mo Cheng without blinking, "So, Your Excellency the Earl, and the head of the law enforcement group, what do you want to get from the Seranis family?"
"Margaret just wanted to maintain public order in Fairhaven . If someone committed a murder in her territory, she would definitely investigate it thoroughly. In fact, if the shipwreck case had not been taken over by the Knights first, she would have already started investigating it by now."
"As for me..."
Mo Cheng paused. For a moment, he couldn't find any good reason to explain why he should get involved in such troublesome matters.
You can't say that I saw an exclamation mark above your head, and at the same time, Viscount Nidas's Riddler behavior made me very angry, so I plan to intervene?
Just as Mo Cheng was thinking about what excuse to use to fool people, the system's task panel popped up again.
[Ding, continuous mission detected: Old Ocean]
[Old Ocean Continuous Mission A: Shipwreck]
[A man-made "accident" caused most of the Seranis family's fleet to sink, and Seranis suffered heavy losses. ]
[Is it the unpredictable ocean weather, or the hidden malice of the old nobles, or is it the backstabbing of the new nobles ? ]
[There are too many answers, and each one seems to be extremely correct, yet each one seems to be missing something. ]
What is the answer?
[But one thing is beyond doubt, there is an exclamation mark above her head. As a habit, as an instinct, your obsessive-compulsive disorder makes it impossible for you to ignore the yellow exclamation mark.]
[Be careful, young dragon. The name Seranis represents more than just money.]
[Young and greedy dragon, have you decided to step into this vortex? ]
【whether】
Instinctively, without any thought, Mo Cheng chose to accept the task. He was in urgent need of skill points, so no matter whether the task reward was experience or skill points, he would accept it as long as there was a reward.
The moment he chose to accept, the words on the task panel changed again.
[Wow, a young, greedy, and brave dragon trying to touch the long-dead ocean.]
[The final reward of the mission is enough to satisfy the greedy appetite of any dragon. ]
[In this shipwreck, some people watched what happened, some watched the return of fate, and some wanted to fish in troubled waters in secret. ]
[However, once you enter the market, everything will be torn apart by your endless greed. Reality and illusion are not important. What is important is that you want to be "satisfied."]
[Destiny? The destiny you give is called destiny.]
[But before that, young dragon, please protect the "key" beside you. ]
[There are still 3 days until the "key" is attacked...]
Looking at the newly added tasks, I don’t know if this system has been infected by Viscount Nidas. The task descriptions are all about things that should be kicked out of Gotham.
But knowing that Helena would be attacked in three days, Mo Cheng felt that he should also prepare in advance, and at the same time thought about how to complete this task.
Before that, I have to think of a way to fool Helena.
Then he suddenly remembered that the numerical unit on the task panel just now did not seem to appear?
He quickly took another look at the task panel. The "3" on it had turned into "1", and then, in front of him, it turned into "0" without any sound.
"grass!"
Suddenly realizing something, Mo Cheng grabbed Helena and rushed out of the garden.
“BOOM!!!!”
There was an explosion that shook the earth, and Viscount Nidas's garden was engulfed in flames.
At the same time, a crossbow arrow was attacking Mo Cheng silently from behind.
