Chapter 212

Ming Hu quickly walked over to Revill.
“Ah, you’re here.”
Revil, who had been waiting in his seat, heard the footsteps and turned to see Ming Hu, smiling. Then, handing over the scroll in his hand, he continued, “You’re welcome.
“Work.”
Just in case, it happened.
“Bye then.”
Ming Hu took the scroll, and Revil bowed quickly, as he always did, and disappeared out of the forge. Once Revil was gone, Ming Hu opened the scroll.
<First internal crackdown
The Emperor of the Helioca Empire, Alkan Helioca, is troubled by the corruption of his nobles. As he pushes outward to open up unexplored lands, he wants you to audit the nobility. Audit the nobles designated by the Emperor to determine the truth of the corruption and bring back evidence!
[Count Altoran: 0 / 1].
[Count Frank: 0 / 1].
[Torrent Author: 0 / 1].
[appendix author: 0 / 1].
[Baron Magnus: 0 / 1].
[Baron Debeck: 0 / 1].
Difficulty Level: A
Quest Reward: Helioca Merit 5 million + ???
"…Internal Audit?
To his surprise, it was an internal audit quest, investigating corruption among the nobility. It was a quest he couldn't refuse, so he tore the scroll open.
[You have accepted the quest].
As he tore through the scroll, an acceptance message appeared. Ming Hu looked at the acceptance message and thought.
"This is going to take a long time, isn't it?
There were six locations to investigate. It was going to take a long time to determine the truth of the corruption and gather evidence.
"Let's start with Baron Magnus.
After checking the quest to see which noble houses he should investigate, Ming Hu decides to start with Baron Magnus, as he is the only one of the six who knows its location.
Jumbled
Ming Hu exited the forge and began walking toward the warp gate.
"Wait…
As Ming Hu walked toward the warp gate, he stopped in his tracks, and opened his inventory to see the information on the item that was taking up one of his inventory spots.

The Assassins’ Guild, the Black Nails, is a special group of people, and when you have it, you can access the Black Nails for free at any time.
“If it’s a girl, she might know something.
Black Nails is an assassin’s guild. In order to make an assassination, you need to know everything about the target and their situation. Furthermore, according to Guild Master John, the Black Nails are not a place for barons.
That meant that the Black Nails were used by those with more power than a baron, and if they were, it was likely that they knew something about the six noble families he needed to investigate.
“Let’s go.
Ming Hu turned and headed toward the Third Square.
“It was Macadis, wasn’t it?”
Arriving at the Third Square, Ming Hu searched his memory and began to look for the Restaurant Macadis. After a while, Ming Hu found the door to Restaurant Macadis, which was firmly closed. It was still firmly closed, but not locked, so Ming Hu grabbed it and pushed it open.
Profit
As expected, the door was unlocked. Ming Hu opened the door and walked right in. As he entered, the eyes of the diners focused on him. Some of them resumed eating as if nothing had happened, while others cringed and began to look away. Apparently, not everyone who was eating now was a Black Nailed Assassin.
“That was it, wasn’t it?
Recalling the location of the room where John used to be, Ming Hu began to walk toward the back of the restaurant.
“…who is it?
As Ming Hu walked inward, he shook his head at the two stout men guarding the path. When he had come before, there had been no one guarding the path.
“Was that an exception?
It was strange to see no one guarding this place. Ming Hu continued to walk inward.
Swoosh swoosh
As expected, the two men guarding the road blocked his way. Ming Hu opened his inventory, pulled out the Black Nail Mark, and showed it to the men.
“…?”
“…?”
But the men’s reactions were strange. The man on the left looked at Ming Hu with a puzzled expression, while the man on the right looked at him with a furrowed brow.
‘….What is it?
At the men’s reaction, Ming Hu looked at them with a puzzled expression. Just then, the man with the furrowed brow on his right opened his mouth and said, “I’m sorry.
“What? What do you want me to do?”
Ming Hu frowned slightly at the man’s aggressive tone.
“Aren’t you a member of the Black Nails guild?”
“What?”
The man on the right’s brow furrowed even more at Ming Hu’s words. Then the man on the left quickly opened his mouth to speak.
“We’re not part of the guild here.”
“Oh, is that right, then…”
Realizing that the two men were not members of the Black Nails Guild, Ming Hu walked past them to get back inside.
Sigh
But as Ming Hu moved, the men moved as well, blocking the way again to prevent him from going inside. Ming Hu frowned slightly at the men’s behavior. Then the man on the left opened his mouth to speak.
“I’m sorry, but… May I know who you are?”
Ming Hu looked at the man on the left with a slightly furrowed brow at his question. Neither of them were members of this guild, so why would they ask who he was? Besides, this was an assassin’s guild. It was not the place to announce yourself to someone, and it was not the place to ask questions. As if reading Ming Hu’s reaction, the man on the right, who was still frowning, opened his mouth to speak.
“Hey, there’s someone in high places inside right now. Not just anyone can go in there, okay?”
The man on the left looked at the man on the right with a puzzled expression and exclaimed.
“Jackson, watch your mouth!”
“Aww, stop nagging me. Tom.”
At Tom’s exclamation, Jackson held out his hand.
That was the moment.
Jumbled
They heard footsteps coming from inside. When they heard the footsteps, the two men quickly stood up and looked inward, and Ming Hu naturally looked inward as well.
“Noble?
A sharp-featured man in his mid-50s with an air of aristocracy was walking out from inside. Judging by Tom and Jackson’s reactions, he must be their boss.
“…”
When he reached Tom and Jackson, the man stopped walking and stared at Ming Hu. Wondering why the man was staring at him, Ming Hu realized that he was standing in the middle of the street and moved to the side.
“Let’s go.”
As Ming Hu stepped away, the man started walking again. Jackson and Tom started walking after him. Ming Hu glanced at the man, Jackson, and Tom, then started walking back inside.
Arriving in front of John’s room some time later, Myung-Hoo could see the man with the same lithe build and impression as the one who had escorted him before.
“What? My lord, what brings you here?”
The man asked Ming Hu, slightly surprised. Ming Hu replied by pulling out a black nail marker from his inventory.
“To use.”
“Oh, I see.”
smart
At Ming Hu’s words, a man knocked on the door.
“Why?”
Then John’s voice came from inside. Sascha quickly opened his mouth to answer John’s question.
“Master, Minghu is here.”
“What?”
As the man spoke, John’s panicked voice came from inside. The man heard John’s voice, smiled slightly, and opened the door. Ming Hu stepped through the open door into the room and could see John with a look of half embarrassment and half surprise on his face. As Ming Hu entered, John opened his mouth to speak.
“It’s been a while, did something come up that you could use?”
Ming Hu nodded at John’s words.
“Uh, you manage your information to some extent, right?”
This wasn’t the time for small talk, so Ming Hu got straight to the point. John nodded in response to Ming Hu’s words.
“Not as much as the Information Guild guy, but… I do manage.”
At John’s comment about managing information, Myung-Hoo quickly opened his mouth to speak.
“Nobles, I need information about nobles.”
“…”
John didn’t answer Ming Hu’s question right away. After a moment of silence, John looked at Ming Hu, his brow furrowed slightly, and then he spoke.
“Can you tell me why you suddenly need information about nobility?”
“I’ve got some research to do.”
“…Hmmm.”
John cleared his throat and looked at Ming Hu for a moment.
“Why not?
Ming Hu thought as he watched John’s reaction. Given John’s reaction, it would not be easy to give him information about the nobleman. Just then, John opened his mouth and spoke.
“Which noble’s information do you need?”
Ming Hu smiled at John’s words. It seemed that giving information was not a bad thing.
‘First. I suppose we should start with the Baron?
Judging by his reaction, he shouldn’t have asked for information about the earls or viscounts in the first place. Remembering John’s dismissive reaction to the barons, Ming Hu decides to ask for information about Baron Magnus and Baron Deveck first.
“I need information on Baron Magnus and Baron Debeck.”
John’s expression brightened slightly at Ming Hu’s words. Seeing John’s face lighten, Ming Hu felt that he was about to receive information.
“What information do you need?”
“Reputation and rumors of noble families.”
“Rumors? What rumors are you talking about?”
“Rumors, good and bad. Everything.”