What were you doing before the end of the world? Are you going to be an assassin?

Connor was half a step behind Esdeath, stating his position while also thinking about how to complete the task.

Just now when the minister met him and Esdeath, Connor thought about whether he should directly use [Force Summoning Colossal Titan] and place a "nuclear bomb" in the palace and in front of the minister.

Unfortunately, Esdeath was right next to him. Connor didn't know whether this genius who had been immersed in the development of the Ice Imperial Tool for a long time had developed the Imperial Tool's hidden ability - "Mokopotmo", a terrifying ability that could freeze all time and space.

Although it consumes a lot of energy, for Esdeath, just one time is enough to defeat Connor when Connor's [Summon Force] is loading.

It is essential for an assassin to be lenient with his enemy. Even though he has gained some trust, Connor does not think Esdeath is a soft-hearted person.

"The only way is to approach the minister alone, or to let Esdeath remain neutral..."

As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning, in the middle, and at the end. Connor thought to himself that he had already accomplished the most difficult tasks of entering the imperial capital and the palace, so there would always be a way out later.

"Kitty, are you thinking about me?"

Esdeath's senses were extremely sharp. Just as Connor was thinking about how to get the Ice General to leave the palace alone, she had already turned around.

The sudden pause almost caused Connor to bump into the Ice General. Fortunately, Connor also had excellent body control, allowing him to stop in front of the Ice General.

"I'm wondering what kind of imperial weapon is suitable for me. It would be great if I could meet one as strong and handsome as the general." Connor said very seriously. Considering his previous experience of rejecting the double axes, this reason was at least logical.

Esdeath agreed with this reason, shook her long ice-blue hair, and began to educate Connor about the knowledge of imperial weapons.

"The imperial embroidery is not static. People certainly make the choices when choosing the imperial embroidery, but the imperial embroidery also selects its user. If other people use my imperial embroidery, they may not be able to unleash such great power." Esdeath said proudly. She was very confident in her fighting ability.

"For example, your eyes," Esdeath stared at Connor's eyes, "reminds me of a certain imperial weapon user in the imperial capital."

"His imperial weapon is called [Five-sighted Universal Observer], which has five abilities: clairvoyance, farsightedness, foresight, future vision, and illusion. It can see into people's hearts, observe far away, penetrate visual barriers, see the future, and activate illusions."

Overall, it is an imperial weapon with very strong auxiliary functions.

"Unfortunately, he was killed by the night raiders, and the imperial weapon was taken away. If those rubbish in the imperial capital can get the imperial weapon back, I think you can definitely use it better than the original one. The original person was too weak and didn't even have the courage to look at me."

Esdeath was talking about an imperial weapon user named "Beheading" Zanker, who died in a night raid shortly before Esdeath led his men back to the imperial capital.

Connor could only say that it was a good thing for him to die. Even if Night Raid hadn't taken action, he would have tried to cut off the madman's head if he had met Zanke. If Zanke had used his clairvoyance ability on Esdeath, she would have died long ago.

"Really? You also think he died because he was too weak?" Esdeath misunderstood Connor's expression. In her opinion, hunters in the wilderness should understand and agree with the concept of the survival of the fittest.

The forty-eight imperial instruments made by the founding emperor using a large amount of precious materials are equivalent to forty-eight weapon beasts, and there are also some imperial instruments that are worth a thousand of them. Unfortunately, many of them were lost in a civil strife. The empire currently only controls a part of them, and the number of imperial instruments is slowly decreasing due to defections and assassinations.

"Oh, by the way, you have never come into contact with an imperial weapon before. I would like to remind you in advance that people who do not meet the wavelength cannot use an imperial weapon. If you force yourself to use it, you will either fail to exert the power of the imperial weapon or you will hurt yourself."

"In addition, using one imperial tool already requires a lot of energy and physical strength, and using multiple imperial tools will increase the consumption. Basically, even I can't use two or two identical imperial tools."

"The rest is just garbage like my tools." Esdeath said with disdain.

Compared with imperial weapons, these things are not only less powerful, but also have more powerful side effects. Only those who have no other choice will choose subordinate weapons, just like the useless imperial assassination force.

If her little eagle fails to choose a suitable Teigu, she can go hunting for the Teigu users among the revolutionary army or the rebel army. This will not only recover the Teigu but also allow the little eagle to use the Teigu, killing two birds with one stone.

After walking for a while, Connor was finally brought to the treasury where the imperial weapons and ministerial weapons were stored. The moment he stepped into the treasury door, a new side quest was triggered.

Intelligence Mission: Understanding Teigu

Qualified persons are requested to touch and understand as many imperial weapons as possible. The number will affect the final settlement.

Without a data model, the prism cannot read out an Imperial weapon suitable for Connor out of thin air. Just like the 102 drops of dangerous blood stored in the prism, they are all preparations for the final Imperial weapon.

After entering the treasury, Connor did not immediately look at the three or four carefully preserved imperial instruments and some of the servant instruments that Esdeath called garbage. The reason they were placed here without anyone using them must be because the conditions of the imperial instruments were too harsh.

"Are there any catalogues or literature?"

The physical objects plus the documentary records will allow Connor to understand these imperial tools more quickly.

The waiter searched for a long time and finally took out a dusty parchment book.

Esdeath leaned against the door frame and looked at Kodak with satisfaction. He was not overwhelmed by the temptation of the imperial weapon and was able to remain calm. This was really getting to his liking.

Hurry up and get the imperial weapon, then come and fight me! Esdeath's eyes were burning with an inextinguishable desire to fight.

"this is not bad."

Connor's voice suddenly rang out from the treasure house, and Esdeath listened attentively.

"Although I really want that evil spirit to haunt me, there is none here. I can only make do with this for now."

After reading the documents, Connor had already touched all the imperial tools and vassal tools in the treasury, and finally picked up a mask-shaped imperial tool, [Super Force Spray - Balzac].

Imperial weapon effect: can bring out 100% of the wearer's potential.

"General Esdeath."

This was the first time Connor called Esdeath by both her name and her position.

“There are limits to human capabilities.”

Esdeath: ...What do you want to say?

"In your hunter career, the more you fight, the more you will discover your own weakness. If you want to become stronger, you must surpass humans!"

Connor held the mask in one hand, as excited as those who had the honor of touching a Teigu for the first time.

"I don't want to be a hunter anymore. I want to be a user of imperial tools that surpasses hunters! General!"

47. I have no limits

Masked Imperial Tool [Super Power Spray Balzac]: It can bring out 100% of the wearer's potential.

There are only vague descriptions in the documents. It was an inherited imperial weapon that originally belonged to the empire. The original user of the imperial weapon was the adjutant of former imperial general Nadezhda. When Nadezhda defected from the empire, he chose to follow Nadezhda. Later, the adjutant was killed instantly by Esdeath, and the imperial weapon was recovered.

The Empire selected several candidates, but some of them were not compatible with the imperial equipment or could not bring out the effect of the imperial equipment.

"The wearer's potential abilities are fully utilized" is itself a very vague effect. What is potential ability? Does the wearer have potential ability? What if the wearer has no potential and the effect of the mask cannot be measured?

"Are you sure you want to choose this?" Esdeath crossed her arms, "If you want the Imperial Tool [Devil Haunting], we can organize a hunt. It's in Night Raid's hands anyway."

General Ice did not take Brand, the "Hundred Man Killer" who defected to the Revolutionary Army and joined the night raid, seriously at all. The time to recover the imperial weapon only depended on when General Ice could meet Brand.

"I want it. It really feels cool after putting it on."

As soon as these words came out, Connor felt that the masked imperial weapon's rejection of him had completely disappeared, and it completely accepted him as the imperial weapon user.

Not every Imperial Tool User has the abnormal and ever-increasing strength like Esdeath. For an ordinary Imperial Tool User who does have a physical limit, the level they can reach when they unleash 100% of their potential is just that. Furthermore, the negative effects will make them stay at that limit forever, unable to continue to break through and become stronger, and indulge in the vanity of unleashing their full potential.

The more addicted you are, the more difficult it is to break through your upper limit, and your upper limit will even be weakened due to age, diet, injuries and other factors.

But Connor is different, he has skills and characteristics that people in this memory world do not have. After putting on the mask to activate the ultimate effect, all of Connor's skills that require magic power will become zero consumption during the duration of the effect.

Moreover, every time the Prism is added, it breaks through its own upper limit. The effect of the Imperial Tool [Super Jet Bakshim] can keep Connor at his peak, and once it breaks through, it will be fixed at the new upper limit.

The simplest example is that after putting on the mask, as long as you deal damage with a charged heavy attack, every attack thereafter will be a charged heavy attack.

In addition, Connor has an [Adaptive Defense].

Use [Adaptive Defense] to take damage, use Imperial Tool to record the upper limit, and [Regroup] to reset the status and continue to stack. Connor can even foresee that one day he will be completely immune to Esdeath's attacks.

Pinching a corner of the mask between his right thumb and index finger, Connor pressed the imperial weapon against his face and said:

"I have no limits!"

Click!

Dense cracks appeared on the surface of the Teigu. Depending on the situation of different users, the Teigu, which was forged with extremely dangerous species, ultra-rare metals and the world's top craftsmanship, would take on different appearances. At this moment, the mask that was in the same shape as the Imperial standard helmet used by the previous Teigu user had lost its inconspicuous appearance.

The eyes were covered with a layer of sharp golden flakes, which not only did not affect the vision, but also allowed the dust on the ground to be seen more clearly. The mask was more flamboyant and sharp in appearance, and it was obvious that he was a guy with unlimited potential.

clap clap clap!

Esdeath clapped her hands, unleashing the hidden form of the Imperial Tool. Even those Imperial Tool users with outstanding talents could not do this. Little Eagle was worthy of being her choice.

The mask imperial weapon is indeed much more pleasing to the eye after its transformation. Although Esdeath is not a general who would be picky about his subordinates based on their appearance, it is always good to have a vase that is pleasing to the eye, not to mention that this vase can even smash the head of a top-grade dangerous creature.

"Okay, if you want to play, go back and play. If you want to take a look around the imperial capital, do it while it's still early. Remember to come back to my general's mansion in the evening to attend the banquet together. This is my token. No one in the imperial capital dares to mess with my subordinates." Esdeath had a large mansion in the imperial capital and the palace, but Esdeath only used a small part of it. The rest was all used to accommodate her confidants and soldiers.

"The premise is that you don't do anything that makes me hate you, otherwise I will take action myself, do you understand, Xiaoying?"

"Hehe, I've got it, General!" Connor said happily to Esdeath while playing with the imperial weapon he had just obtained.

Pfft!

Esdeath's heartbeat suddenly quickened. Forget about being over the age limit. A man who gets a new toy will remain a boy until he dies!

I really want to take out the chain and tie it around the little eagle’s neck right now!

Esdeath suppressed her desires. Since she was training the eagle, she had to take it slow.

Is it possible that the mighty Ice General is not as good as an imperial weapon?

"Regarding your arrangements, I will compile them into a document and submit it to the emperor tomorrow. I expect to get a response this afternoon. Before that, you can wander around the imperial capital."

……

"Today's special offer! To celebrate General Esdeath's triumphant return, all items are 40% off today!"

"A giant bombing squid that's bigger and longer than my face!"

"Melons for sale! Melons for sale! Try them before you buy. If they're not sweet, you don't have to pay!"

Connor used the three-dimensional mobile device to randomly select a popular street in the sky above the imperial capital. Before he even landed, he was bombarded by all kinds of noises and felt a little lost.

It finally looks a bit like the world of the living.

I only stayed in the previous memory world for one afternoon, and basically spent the whole time fighting and killing giants. After returning to the main world, I continued running and killing. When I arrived at the second memory world, I killed dangerous species for another month. Finally, I came to a place where humans can survive.

He had a bounty for slaying a hundred dangerous species on him. Esdeath mentioned it to the Northern Governor and all of it was cashed in on the spot. The heads of the three level one dangerous species were still hung above the city gate as trophies. Connor now had some money in his pocket, so he could eat whatever he liked after landing.

By the time he arrived at the melon stall, he already had a lot of things in his hands.

"Hey, you wanna buy some melons?"

The owner of the melon stall wore a large straw sun hat that covered his face. He didn't stand up when people came, but just sat there.

The stall owner was the same height as Connor, but a little older, and his undisguised muscular lines could be seen under his thin clothing.

"Does your melon stay ripe?"

"I'm a small business owner. How can I sell you raw eggs?"

The stall owner raised a finger and pushed the straw hat slightly upwards, revealing his well-hidden crew cut.

And a healthy and philosophical pure smile.

48. Killing watermelons very skillfully

“Try before you buy. If it’s not sweet, you don’t have to pay.”

The crew-cut stall owner picked up a machete and stabbed it into the center of the watermelon. Without much effort, he cut the watermelon in half. He cut a piece for himself and ate it, then cut another piece and handed it to Connor, his eyes full of encouragement. “Look, I eat the watermelons I sell myself, so how can they not be sweet?”

Connor held down his raised eyebrow. How can he be so professional in killing a watermelon? He looked at the familiar crew cut and finally remembered who this person was.

Not long ago, I was coveting someone else's imperial equipment in the Imperial Equipment Treasury of the Imperial Palace, and now I've run into the person himself?

Brand, the Imperial Tool Master, controls a powerful Imperial Tool called [Devil Haunted Operation Armor], and is said to be second only to Esdeath in strength. Because he is on a wanted list, he rarely enters the Imperial Capital.

Trigger combat mission: Challenge Brand.

He defeated his own master, the strongest man in the former empire and the former user of [Evil Ghost], Brand, nicknamed the Hundred-Man Killer, and was very powerful.

Trigger side quest: Collect imperial tools

If you want to know more information about imperial tools, collecting them will be the best way.

Connor put the task aside and put it under the task of challenging Esdeath.

In the original book, three beast warriors fought against one, but Brand killed them all in seconds, one by one. If Riva hadn't thought of a move to die together, I'm afraid Brand would have killed all three.

An Imperial Tool User of this strength is not something Connor, who has just obtained the Imperial Tool, can currently handle, even if it is just a simple battle between Imperial Tool Users.

and so……

Connor happily paid for the watermelon and left.

Having learned his lesson in the slave factory, Connor did not expose Brand's identity right away. Exposing the truth without a beginning or an end would only cause more trouble. If he put himself in Brand's shoes, he would definitely want to silence him if his identity as an assassin was discovered.

What's more, although he and Yexiu have the same goal of assassinating Minister Onesta, Connor's official identity is still a new subordinate brought back by Esdeath. He was seen by many people when he was "parading on horseback" in the morning, and it is possible that Yexiu's little bird was among them.

The owner of the airplane-head stall looked at Connor's receding back, thought for a moment, and immediately closed the stall, not forgetting to put two pieces of watermelon rind into the small bamboo basket. Just as he closed the stall and vacated the door, there was a wanted poster of Brand on the wall behind him.

The most dangerous place is indeed the most dangerous place. If Brand was not worried about the assassination attempts of members of other organizations, he would not have risked going deep into the imperial capital.

The imperial capital was huge, and Connor was walking around when he walked into a dead end.