[Comprehensive] The Last Assassin

Chapter 45 45

Egypt, Cairo.

Cairo is a magical city, in which ancient and civilization are intertwined, and change and decline are written together on one page.This is the economic center of Egypt, but it is also filled with the helpless decline of Egypt under the trend of the times.

Shen Qiong walked in the famous Khan Khalili Market in Egypt with a bag on her back. This is the place where the degree of erosion of the Arab | Arab | Muslim | Muslim culture to the ancient country of Egypt can be best reflected.Many of the merchants who set up the stalls to drink and sell were wearing headscarves and wearing national costumes, and the helping women were wrapped in robes, and the faces exposed under the headscarves were exhausted.Their hair was covered meticulously, and the weather in Cairo was hot and dry. Looking at their outfits, Shen Qiong couldn't help worrying whether they would faint due to heat stroke.

However, after thinking about it halfway, she stretched out her hand and pulled back Peter Parker who was standing in front of a shop selling clay figurines, trying to ask the shop for prices in English.She grabbed the boy by the collar and dragged him to her side, then glanced at the original shop owner, and asked, "Do you want to buy this?"

Peter nodded: "It's quite new. You know that the reason Mr. Stark asked me for leave this time was 'extracurricular practice'. I promised my aunt to bring her some gifts back."

Shen Qiong glanced at the shopkeeper again and again. The shopkeeper in traditional clothes obviously regarded the combination of the young people as the most suitable to be taken advantage of. He was opening the box to display the crudely made Egyptian figures inside.

Shen Qiong asked, "How much does he want with you?"

"Well, I asked him if he could use US dollars, and he said yes, but it would cost ten dollars."

Shen Qiong asked: "One box?"

Peter said kindly: "One."

Shen Qiong: "..."

She looked at Peter Parker with a complicated expression, and for a while, she still checked whether she brought him out by mistake.In fact, she should go back to Xavier Gifted School and borrow two people from the X-Men to help her complete this quest.

Three days ago, Shen Qiong retrieved the upgraded Hidden Blade from Tony Stark.Unlike the previous fully-wrapped armor, in order to allow her to move more freely, the armor only covered half of the skin in her palm, clinging to her palm like a bone bracket.

It doesn't look like it's going to help her stop bullets - but Tony demonstrates.

He made a diamond earring for Shen Qiong.This stud earring looks like a girl's decoration, but under the diamond is the most advanced AI technology of Stark Industries.This earring can capture Shen Qiong's brain waves through a black technology that Shen Qiong can't understand, so as to control the Hidden Blade.

There is no need to pull the mechanism anymore, as long as she wants.The new Hidden Blade will instantly stretch out the armor to wrap her right hand to block bullets, and it can also eject the sharp blade or zipline hidden under the wrist.

What surprised Shen Qiong the most was that the metal climbing on her knuckles was designed to imitate Peter Parker's climbing ability.Very fine burrs will pop up under control-these burrs will increase resistance and help Shen Qiong better climb rocks and walls.

"In order to reduce the burden and reflect better concealment. I made the stun potion into a bullet, and you need to use a gun to fire it yourself." Tony will hand her the ammunition box she prepared for sneaking and retreating, "You Have you contacted the Brotherhood in Egypt? The Avengers have their own responsibilities, and I have as much work as your uncle, so it is impossible to accompany you to Egypt."

Shen Qiong nodded: "I have contacted my father. As expected, the Brotherhood in Egypt was suppressed by the Templars. However, Egypt is a country with chaotic beliefs, and the Templars are not very powerful. This time I went to Egypt, if it goes well, should help the brothers in Egypt to assassinate the head of the group over there."

Tony nodded: "The Avengers can't help it, but I think another person may be available to accompany you."

Shen Qiong: "?"

Tony said: "I will help Peter take care of New York for a while, I think he should be very interested in 'extracurricular activities'."

Shen Qiong thought of Spider-Man's agility, and had to admit that an ally like him was definitely what the assassin wanted most.Whether sneaking or assaulting, Spider-Man is fully capable of it.

So Shen Qiong said without hesitation: "Will he come? This is my private matter after all."

"You don't know Peter Parker." Tony slightly turned his eyes away, looking at the blue sky, "He is a great hero, so he will help you."

"—for the freedom of New York."

However, Mr. Spider-Man, whose ability was admitted by Tony Stark himself, was standing in front of the roadside stall very tangled at the moment, with "people are stupid and easy to deceive" written all over his face.

Peter scratched the back of his head and sighed, "I'm trying to negotiate a cheaper price with him."

Shen Qiong glanced at him, then turned around and said to the vendor in Chinese: "Five knives, one box."

The peddler showed an expression of disbelief, and fiercely opposed Shen Qiong's proposal in Arabic, but seeing Shen Qiong's indifference, he emphasized in only a few Chinese sentences: "Twenty knives, one box."

Shen Qiong turned around and left.

Peter: "???"

Pulled forward by her, Peter couldn't help but said, "Do we have another time to go shopping? I promise Mei."

Shen Qiong said: "These things are worthless, not to mention twenty dollars, at most five dollars. I went to Yiwu with my father when I was young, and 20 yuan of these things can buy a big bag—"

Seeing Peter looking at him blankly, she paused and chose another way of explaining: "The workmanship is too rough, and it's not worth taking it back as a gift. I'll take you into the pyramid later and pick from there."

Peter Parker: "!??"

He was shocked: "Is this theft of cultural relics!?"

Shen Qiong stopped when she heard the words, she looked at Peter quietly, and asked, "Did I take you to the museum?"

"Uh, no."

"Are the pyramids the property of mankind?"

"Yes, but—"

Shen Qiong turned to look at the noisy and noisy streets of Cairo: "Egypt itself can't remember the words and beliefs of the past. Do you think there is anything left in the pyramid? Even if it is left, it is not due to the tomb robbers who sold out the European Union. Ya, they are hidden deep in the soil, turning into gravel together with their master."

Peter was at a loss for words, but he insisted: "But these are still the wealth of the Egyptian people and should remain in their land."

Shen Qiong stared at him for a while, and then asked: "Is the Templar collection OK?"

Peter: "...Huh?"

Shen Qiong said: "Then it's settled. If there is a Piece of Eden here, and it's not what I want, let Tony confirm that it's harmless, and then you can take it to your aunt."

“This travel souvenir is absolutely unique!”

"Of course if this one can't be delivered, I believe they have something else there."

Peter Parker: "???"

He's at a loss: "Hey, wait Joan, what's a Piece of Eden?"

The black-haired girl in a baseball cap had already kicked him into the pocket of her sweater with one hand, and pulled him with the other hand, heading straight for the messy residential area behind the street.

There are many unfinished buildings in Cairo. This seems to be because the government stipulates that only buildings with complete walls need to pay taxes. In order to avoid taxes, many people choose to live in such unfinished buildings.Although judging from the urban landscape, it is very messy and dilapidated, but the houses in these unfinished buildings are not lacking in elaborate decoration.

Shen Qiong pulled Peter through between the two unfinished buildings, and came to another small building that had only two floors repaired and the third floor was uncapped. According to the address Henry gave her, she rang the bell. The door of the house.

Peter followed her all the way, seeing that she didn't go to the hotel, but went to the residential area of ​​Cairo, so he couldn't help asking in a low voice: "Would we be reconciled if we don't go to Mr. Grayson? Mr. Stark said he is also our partner?"

"He has his way. We made an appointment to meet tomorrow, and today we will first find out."

Shen Qiong simply explained.

As soon as she finished speaking, the wooden door, which was painted with red paint and was already somewhat stained, was pulled open with a creak.

The person who opened the door was a young man in a baggy shirt and shorts. His complexion was wheat-colored, but he had a pair of amber eyes.Seeing Shen Qiong and the two, the young man hesitated for a moment, and then said uncertainly: "Hello, who are you looking for?"

Shen Qiong took out the envelope with her adoptive father's wax seal from her pocket, patted the young man on the shoulder, and led Peter into the door.

She said to the young man, "Joan Frye, you know who I am."

For a while, the young man hurriedly took off the envelope on his shoulder, and after comparing the wax seals, he took another look at Shen Qiong and said hesitantly, "I don't understand what you say."

Shen Qiong turned her head to look at him, and showed her Hidden Blade.

The Hidden Blade is an Assassin's unique weapon, unless it is a traitor among the Assassins, the Templars generally do not use such weapons.

Adding the wax seal to the Hidden Blade and adding her name seemed to finally win the trust of the young man.

He flusteredly waved his hand to signal for Apply to put the Hidden Blade away, and the other side hastily closed the door.

Seeing his behavior, Shen Qiong frowned and said, "Is the situation in Egypt already so tense?"

"Not really, it's just that the Templars are cooperating with Muslims here. There are too many eyeliners, so it's always right to be careful." He fetched two cups while talking, and asked Shen Qiong: "Drink water ?"

"Thank you." Shen Qiong said, "Then you are Shreve?"

"No, I'm Aria." The young man brought two glasses of water and shrugged. "Shrev is my father. He passed away some time ago."

Shen Qiong frowned: "Then why don't we know."

"Because I didn't report." Arya sighed. "I don't want to do this anymore. I thought you wouldn't come here again. After all—"

He shrugged: "After all, Egypt has nothing of value to fight for."

Shen Qiong's frowning eyebrows did not relax because of his answer, she said in a deep voice: "But you know my father's wax seal, you know who I am, and you still accepted the contact letter we sent. In this case, why do you Do not directly replace the assassin data in the Egyptian stronghold?"

"I said I don't want to do this." The young man said calmly, "I took this because my father taught me, I understand. In addition, even if I want to resign, I have to submit my resignation first, right?"

He got up and returned the wax-sealed letter to Shen Qiong: "I will wait for you here, but I just want to say that the Egyptian branch has disappeared and there are no assassins here. Please tell the higher-ups."

After the young man finished speaking, he was about to leave the living room on the first floor, but Shen Qiong firmly grabbed his wrist.

Shen Qiong dared not believe it: "You are the son of the assassin Shreve, the successor of the Egyptian stronghold. I came here to help you, but you told me that you want to give up your identity as an assassin?"

"What can the identity of an assassin bring me?" Aria asked calmly, "You have also seen the situation in Cairo along the way. Not only Cairo, but the whole of Egypt. Islam and Christianity Christianity has completely replaced Egyptian culture, and even the Egyptians themselves did not understand the meaning of the text in the Luxor Temple.”

"The country is in chaos, and the people live under the ignorant rule of the Templars and sects. Tell me, what can the assassins do? Can they recover the lost civilization, or can they change the country?"

"An assassin can do nothing but kill."

"It doesn't even bring in a pound!"

The author has something to say: The third sequence has begun!

Maps of Egypt!

But due to work, I didn’t have time to watch the original documentary. I just briefly read the travel notes recommended by my friends. Please forgive me if there are common sense mistakes, and then remind me to modify them. Thank you, little angels _(:з」∠)_