Chapter 706 Honey Badger Is on the Move!
March 7, afternoon.
Ms. Honey Badger is reading quietly in her residence on Fifth Circle.
Although she was absolved of her sins by the Pope himself in a sense, this did not mean that she would be completely free. Her movement remains restricted and she is guarded by two papal guards. But other than that, her requests will be met as much as possible.
Alice was also informed of the situation facing the Honey Badger, and she would serve as a messenger to bring this news, the Honey Badger's personal letter, and the final payment promised by Cardinal Loki back to the Hawkeye Organization. Now she must have arrived at Iris and delivered all the things that needed to be sent to the people who needed to go.
With nothing to do, the honey badger wanted to try walking the path of the devotees. So I asked the papal guard who was guarding me for a few books, and read them quietly here.
For an adaptor, enduring loneliness and adapting to loneliness are basic skills. Whether it is an assassin who wants to remain silent in the dark, or a hunter who hunts in the forest, or those prophets and astrologers who have clearly seen the future but cannot tell anyone about it... Adapting to the path is always It is associated with silence.
Instead of worrying about the organization's economic and political situation, she didn't have to go out on difficult missions to make money with information full of loopholes, and she didn't have to wipe the butt of those stupid young assassins... On the contrary, she felt that her mental state was much better. .
Until this afternoon—the two papal guards guarding her suddenly asked her to go somewhere.
Her first reaction was that Aiwass had repented and the Theocracy was planning to execute her secretly...
It took her a while to realize that this was the Theocracy, not the Iris Kingdom she was familiar with. The elves were far less treacherous than she thought, and the new Pope really wanted to see her for something.
When she went to the 22nd Circle, she saw Cardinal Aiwass in black robes and the former Eternal Pope wearing the Holy Crown.
"...His Majesty the Pope."
She knelt down on one knee and bowed her head respectfully to the two popes: "Please give me your instructions."
Although Honey Badger has never become a private assassin, after all, she has lived for such a long time and has seen them all before - facing the two popes, she directly showed the attitude of those raised private assassins towards their masters.
"I do have something to entrust you with."
Aiwass said seriously: "I need you to leave the Theocracy temporarily."
Upon hearing the familiar task instructions, the honey badger, who was still hesitant and cowering at first, suddenly became energetic and a strong sense of self-confidence arose spontaneously.
Although she has been a fifth-level assassin master for a long time, she has basically never been exposed to high-level affairs. One of the reasons is because she doesn't like to use her brain. Many Adapters were also liars and schemers, but she was not one of them.
Rather than sitting around a long table discussing the headaches of personal political stances, partisan political ideas, the subtext behind special operations, social impact and public opinion, and the chain reactions that may occur after various actions... she would rather take the time to pick up... Kill someone alone, then run back to hear the final result.
And usually, by the time she comes back after killing someone, most of those people haven't finalized their plans yet.
"Is it an assassination mission?"
Honey Badger skillfully asked: "Or sneak in to destroy? Or steal information? Or escort important people and rescue hostages?"
"It's considered an escort."
Aiwass nodded and asked, "Does your Hawkeye have a branch in Star Antimony?"
"There is no branch...are you talking about the team that is performing the mission? There is indeed one."
"Is there anything you don't like? Or do you think you can't integrate into the members of the Theocracy?"
Aiwass continued to ask.
When the honey badger heard this, she immediately reacted - although she didn't like to use her brain, it didn't mean that she wasn't smart.
"In other words, do you need a group of Hawkeye members who can be discarded?"
"Yes."
"There are some."
The honey badger didn't even think before he answered without hesitation.
——There is no doubt that she has already thought of the candidate.
In order to eradicate the Moon Children, she and her companion Hawkeye can also betray - or, in other words, sacrifice. These thieves, killers, prostitutes, gamblers, swindlers, criminals and other people who live in the gutter gather together to a large extent to fight against the Children of the Moon.
In a situation where Moon Children will always try to penetrate upwards and continue to become elites, poaching people from the bottom of society is the safest way. This can prevent high-level people in the organization from being quietly transformed into children of the moon.
Because even if they want to betray the organization, the Sons of the Moon still look down on them. It is impossible for them to give the "gift of eternal youth and immortality" and their noble blood to these dregs among the dregs - the transformation of the Sons of the Moon requires love. In addition to the corpse of the path, the "fathers" who are the transformers also need to give a part of the origin of life.
Even if there are children of the Moon who risk everything and choose to accept these betrayers despite their disgust in order to find the traces of Hawkeye, they are only a minority after all.
And this inevitably leads to their organization not being pure enough... Although there are some righteous knights who quietly hide in the darkness, there are more confused people who stick together for warmth and survive today without tomorrow. It is 100% certain that villains with ulterior motives, fake tricks, and weak minds will sneak in, and even get to the top.
And there's no way to avoid it, and there's no way to try to change their thinking, or educate them.
Because a person who suddenly changes can easily reveal flaws in his daily life, attracting people's attention and being discovered by the ubiquitous Sons of the Moon and Blood Slaves - Hawkeye is not a secret organization, they have quite a reputation. Loud. Only a group of people who are rotten to the core and rotten in the mud can forever avoid those children of the Moon with mysophobia.
But things are different now.
Because even Hawkeye himself knew that it would be difficult for them to completely defeat the Moon Child. If the power of the Theocracy can be used to target the Children of the Moon, then most of the previous principles, practices, behavioral patterns... and even formal members can be abandoned.
Of course she also has feelings for those bad people who stick together for warmth.
But when it’s time to give up, she will never hesitate—
— for the greater good.
Honey Badger thought so, and suddenly there was a touch of red like the sunset in her pupils, which flickered like a cigar that was lit and extinguished in the dark.
"Well, listen up...honey badger."
Aiwass, who was wearing a black robe, ordered: "I ask you to take two people to Star Antimony. Send the target person safely to the designated location, and give her some information about the Eagle Eye stronghold..."
Aiwass didn't finish his words.
The honey badger suddenly sniffed and frowned.
She smelled a somewhat familiar smell...it was the smell of "Child of the Moon" that she had smelled from Aiwass before.
Immediately afterwards, Aiwass waved his hand.
A curtain of shadow beyond the honey badger's induction suddenly withdrew. That was the power of high-level magic. As a fifth-level adaptor, the honey badger didn't notice the curtain at all.
I saw a noble lady with long black hair sitting quietly in the corner of the room, with a crow on her shoulder. She looked to be only thirteen or fourteen years old... and the first thing that honey badger noticed was her pupils that were shining with blood-red light.
The crow's pupils are also the same blood red color.
——It’s the son of the moon!
"...Let her kill those Hawkeye members in a high-profile way, and then find a way to sneak into the local Moonchild circle."
At this moment, Aiwass said this.