At this time, the special reporters from various countries have basically arrived at the 21st Circle.
Although the most stringent selection process was carried out, there were still more than 100 reporters who finally entered the scene. Even though all the reporters tried their best to keep quiet, there was still a slight noise in the extremely silent temple.
Alice is among them.
This year’s papal election ceremony has made an exception to allow reporters to enter - this is an opportunity for the entire media industry, and it is also a difficult test.
Because there are more than one newspaper invited, it is really difficult to make a report that is eye-catching, interesting, and fair at the same time when the Church is so prestigious that reporters are afraid to talk nonsense. News with unique perspectives - in fact, they are basically mutually exclusive, and you can usually only do two of the four.
Especially the Iris Kingdom.
As a country with the largest number of private newspapers, their news media industry has developed extremely rapidly. And good development usually means the arrival of involution - when buying newspapers becomes one of the important entertainments for civilians, how to take advantage of the other party's market becomes the first thing to consider.
And Iris people are never stupid.
They soon realized the most cost-effective solution: instead of improving themselves, attack their opponents.
It is difficult to do your own news well, but it is much easier to attack the news of other newspapers.
This is also the reason why Alice, as a young reporter who is not very senior, has only worked for a year and a half, but was promoted three levels in a row and temporarily became the chief reporter.
As one of the few official newspapers in the Iris Kingdom, the "Iris Gazette" has always been besieged by a number of private newspapers. And this news is too big... because the Theocracy and the Pope are so powerful that even the editor-in-chief of the "Gazette" dare not take the blame.
Although there may not necessarily be problems, but what if?
——As for the news written by the youngest daughter of the most beloved young lady of the Harcourt family and military minister Duke Harcourt, no matter what it is written, no one must have the courage. Dare to attack.
It is precisely for this reason that Hawkeye will give this task to Alice, who has just left the newcomer category.
Because she is indeed the most suitable to take on this task - Alice has only undergone simple training and has not officially started killing people. Her cleanliness can pass the review of the Theocracy.
As for her being accompanied by an assassin full of shadow power, this is normal.
After all, she is a noble lady of the Harcourt family. It is normal for a person to travel to such a far place on a business trip and be surrounded by high-level security forces - and there is no doubt that those who are adapted to the road Extraordinaries are almost the most suitable to serve as guards, only slightly worse than those on the authoritarian path.
It would be better to say that if she really came here alone without bringing anyone, it would make people feel uncomfortableI feel strange. Not to mention, their whereabouts were covered up by the Theocracy's internal forces...
Everything is very reasonable.
Now Alice is nervously picking up her notebook and writing something. She kept writing out a few sentences, and then erased a large part of them. Write a few words and draw a few cartoon patterns next to them. When I really don't know what to do, I just let the tip of my pen poke the paper to cover up the anxiety and tension in my heart - although it doesn't cover up anything, it's just right.
It is particularly suitable for her.
This is what a newcomer who is suddenly pulled up by his leader to take the blame should be like. None of the reporters around her had any doubts. Only a few people looked at her with some sympathy, while a few others had ridicule and sarcasm in their eyes.
"...I wonder what's going on with the mentor."
Alice murmured in her heart.
No one can understand her excitement and uneasiness at this time.
It is said that among this generation of pope candidates, there is this eternal saint.
If you round it off, it is equivalent to assassinating the Eternal Pope in advance!
Honey Badger is the assassin mentor who teaches her camouflage and poisoning techniques, and is one of only four fifth-level members in the Hawkeye organization. With the death of Lars Graham, the high-end combat power of the Hawkeye organization has been reduced by one-fifth... If something happens to the Honey Badger, the Hawkeye organization, with only three people left, will no longer be able to deal with the Moon Child. Forming a strangulation trend.
There are six official fifth-level extraordinary beings in Iris, five of whom are sons of the moon. Previously, the Hawkeye organization was able to form a balance of power with them, but after Iris's extremely unreasonable "war reparations" to Avalon, the Hawkeye organization's support among the people dropped sharply.
Just two months have passed this year, and three strongholds have already been demolished. It is said that they were betrayed by previous collaborators. Now the Hawkeye organization is urgently reviewing all collaborators and has therefore scaled back its operations.
To support an organization, you need money.
With relatively insufficient funds, they had no choice but to accept the difficult task from the Theocratic Cardinal.
Once the mission is successful, they can completely open up the Theocracy market. At least they can establish a stronghold on one of the floors... If Iris's strongholds are all removed, at least they can have an overseas stronghold to reorganize their strength and continue to fight against the Sons of the Moon's erosion of human power.
And...
The money given by this task is really, really, really large.
So much so that as long as the money is received, the organization can continue to shrink for more than a year. This time is enough for Hawkeye to catch all the betrayers and update the safe house.
—In other words, the mission must succeed.
Alice is just a "ticket", just like the "collaborators" they used in the past. She does not need to participate in the assassination operation, let alone the honey badger's plan andmeans. The difference between her and her collaborators is probably that they also have to take risks.
Although she dresses very mature, in fact she is just twenty-three years old and has just graduated from college for one year.
For a young girl from a noble family, this kind of dangerous and exciting spy mission with a noble sense of mission, which can prove her ability and change the situation of the entire world, she is obviously the right one. Irresistible.
But until now...
Her face was as red as drunkenness, and the fingers holding the pen were trembling. Although everyone else would be considerate and laugh at her because she was a newbie taking the blame... but Alice was smart. She knew that as soon as the honey badger's assassination mission was completed, she would almost immediately come under suspicion.
But no matter how she told herself not to be nervous, it was difficult for her to control her inner anxiety.
——She also roughly guessed her result.
If I could survive, it was probably because my employer was powerful enough. If nothing else happens, I'm afraid I will die here, today.
Just like the newspaper uses itself as a shield...
The Hawkeye organization also uses itself as a victim.
Time passes minute by minute, and nine o'clock is getting closer and closer.
When it was nine o'clock in ten minutes, Alice suddenly saw... the Eternal Saint picked up the wine glass in front of her and took a sip.
—almost immediately.
The Eternal Saint suddenly covered her eyes and let out a small cry.
"Gray!"
Yannis' anxious shout came.
At that moment, there was a sudden buzzing in Alice's ears - there was a long and distant metallic sound.
She had tinnitus due to excessive nervousness.
She watched the cardinals stand up nervously and come over one after another. The crowd where the reporters were standing exploded almost instantly, and people were whispering and discussing something.
She looked at everyone's expressions and became extremely excited, but everything was like a mime, without any sound, and looked so funny.
I saw Yanis suddenly pulling out the pure white cloth belt of the pure white saint.
Her left eye is still a beautiful sky blue...
But her right eye is as gorgeous and dark as the starry sky in the universe. The amber in her eyeballs spread to her eye sockets, making her look like a delicate sculpture with one corner broken off.
——That is a terminal disease for elves!
Alice’s mind buzzed.
There is no doubt that that is the effect of the special poison they got, "Tears of Time"!
Mrs. Honey Badger really succeeded!
Their plan... actually succeeded!
At this moment, the honey badger in the 18th ring is looking at everything on the live crystal screen in disbelief.
She looked down at her pitch-black gloves soaked in a special liquid—this was an assassination prop she specially modified for this assassination operation.
- It's not even ready.
"...Could there be a companion?"
The honey badger looked at the screen with half confusion, half confusion, and ninety-nine points of astonishment: "The boss still keeps looking for me. A family?"
That is indeed the "post-poisoning performance" described by the employer to himself.
But you haven’t taken action yet?
Why did you fall?
...In this case, will you pay me back?
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