Even ignoring the fact that it was simply such a good book, it gave him an idea he had never thought of before. It started with the issue of range.
When using poisons, it was more or less impossible to do so without being close. If you wanted to do it from afar, you would have to set it up in advance.
However, as the Weapon God had, why couldn't he use a bow and arrow? He simply had overlooked it before, as range had never been a major issue.
Though not an issue, it would surely help to be able to assassinate soone from farther away, without having to perfectly throw a vial of poison.
Skynder stood up and looked at Skyrge.
"What did you think?" Skyrge asked.
"It was one of the greatest things I've ever read in my life." Skynder said honestly.
Skyrge lightly smiled. "I know. My new book should be done in around a year. Prepare yourself."
Skynder nodded. He would absolutely co back.
Nearly a year had passed since he had started reading the book. Everything about him had advanced greatly. This included poison knowledge, money, and his assassination organization.
He had two things he needed to do. One was to begin practicing with the bow and arrow. He would not use it unless he was absolutely confident in his aim.
The other was to finally purchase so of the classified materials he now had access to.
He started with practicing the bow and arrow. He had one specially made, with his own money of course. It was high quality, powerful, long range, and fit perfectly to his current stature. He naturally had it made through an underground channel as he would end up using it for assassinations and being as careful as possible couldn't hurt.
With his current connections, he basically had full access to the underground of Sky city, and could even go so far as to be considered one of the most major individuals involved in it. This naturally included association with those he may eventually assassinate. Therefore, he had recently started a new business, where he was able to make even more money than before, and by a lot.
He called it assassination insurance.
He would give individuals who were interested an amount, and by paying that amount, they would be safe for an entire year, no matter how much he was offered to kill them.
Of course, the amount they paid would either go up or stay the sa after a year, depending on how much interest they garnered and how much others would be willing to pay to assassinate them. Along with making him far more money than before, this also actually saved a few lives, even those which the police had wanted dead.
They had tried to cause so trouble after his rejection, but the threat he posed made them very quickly calm down. If it happened again, Skynder may have to take action to let them understand that they were the lesser party in their agreent.
But for now, everything was once again calm, and they seed to understand the idea of assassination insurance.
Skynder spent a lot of ti practicing with the bow and arrow. He practiced both as Skynder and the Skygod. Perhaps it was his experience with weapons, but he progressed rapidly. He felt as if he had much more talent with the bow and arrow than he did with the sword.
After around a month, he was able to hit most of his targets at any range. Only extrely far targets had a lower hit rate.
However, he did not need to shoot that far. A hundred feet or so was more than enough for a majority of his targets. He would naturally continue practicing, as the further he could attack from, the better.
Just as Skynder had felt like testing his new bow and arrow skills by assassinating soone, he received a very interesting assassination mission from the hesitant informant.
"I'm not sure whether I should even give this to you, as it may get involved, but since we've worked so well together, here."
Skynder opened up the envelope, and was surprised. Indeed, it was a tricky situation.
The assassination target was a police officer, and not so corrupt one, but a truly positive aspect to society.
Naturally, one would be hesitant to even consider accepting it, but the price paid was sothing that nobody could ignore.
Skynder thought for a mont. The police's reaction may be an issue, but he believed that they needed to be put in their place regardless.
Skynder nodded. "I can take this mission."
The Informant nodded. "This is dangerous even for , as they will know it was I that gave you the mission. I can pay you to protect ."
Skynder nodded. "It's on the house this ti, Informant."
He breathed a sigh of relief as Skynder left.
That sa night, in the house of the police officer, an arrow shot through the window, piercing his heart. No poison was necessary.
The police were oddly silent about the matter in the morning and afternoon. However, the entire city could feel the tension in the air.
Skynder had an idea about their plans. That night, the police gathered and advanced towards the Informant's house. Since they had no idea who Skynder was or where he could be, they could only make a move on the Informant.
The Informant looked out the window for a mont before closing his curtains. He laid on his bed, possibly for the last ti. "It is up to you, sir Skygod."
The police, silently moving and hidden, soon entered the open yard. The house was surrounded.
It was as they neared that they stopped.
On the roof of the Informant was a silhouette, the moon high behind him.
Without a word, he raised his bow.
The police chief yelled out. "SKYGOD! RETREAT!"
But he was late. Skynder released his bow. Arrows coated with poison fell as he rapidly shot tens of arrows.
Poison mist sprang up as the police fled.
Like a god of death reaping the battlefield, tens of police officers fell to the ground, never to get back up.
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