Chapter 59: Destiny's Laborer

I’ve Met Many Geniuses, But They All Call Me a Genius

Tap tap tap—

Olivia arrived beside Jonas at this moment.

Jonas spoke to Olivia behind him: "These are assassins sent by the Destiny Army. First search their entire bodies including their teeth to prevent suicide attempts. Then lock them in the dungeon - use whatever interrogation methods necessary, just don't kill them."

Then Jonas looked at the unconscious Katdera before him and continued: "As for this one in front of me, I'll handle the interrogation personally."

Inside the room, Jonas observed Katdera who was tightly bound. He clapped his hands in satisfaction, admiring his handiwork. He'd been getting increasingly skilled at this recently. Her particular physique was especially suitable for tying up. Perfect~

Looking at the information about Katdera provided by the system, Jonas found himself growing more and more interested in her.

The Nightshades were a unique race. Their innate racial talents made them naturally exceptional assassins. By age 15, Katdera had already become one of the most outstanding members of her race.

Once, when Destiny Army leader Deslar was being hunted by Imperial forces, he was rescued by Katdera who happened to be outside her tribe. She brought him back to her people. Seeing so many terrifying assassins there, Deslar realized if he could recruit these killers, his Destiny Army could rise to power easily. So he invited the Nightshades to join his cause.

But only Katdera wanted to utilize her talents and agreed to join. The other Nightshades refused. They simply wanted to live peaceful lives in this chaotic continent, staying away from conflict and bloodshed. With their natural abilities, as long as they remained hidden, no one could find them. They were even displeased with Katdera for saving Deslar.

Though they refused, Deslar couldn't let this opportunity slip. At that time, his Destiny Army was like a fleeing rat before the nobility. If he didn't seize this chance with the Nightshades, Destiny would surely perish. So he orchestrated a scheme - first having his subordinates poison the Nightshades to weaken them, then disguising his own men as Imperial troops to kill several tribe members, forcing the Nightshades into conflict with the Empire so he could manipulate them for his goals.

But Deslar miscalculated one thing - while the Nightshades had strong assassin talents, their resistance to toxins was extremely weak. The poison, though not particularly lethal, ended up killing most of them. The few strongest survivors were immobilized and slaughtered by pursuing Imperial forces.

Katdera, who had followed Deslar, barely survived and witnessed this tragedy. With Deslar pinning all blame on the nobility, Katdera's personality completely transformed, developing unprecedented hatred for Imperial nobles. She even changed her name to Yaoluo, the grim reaper as her people called it, swearing to help Destiny exterminate all Imperial nobility!

To help Jonas gain Loyalty points, the system provided exceptionally detailed information. Reading this account, Jonas couldn't help but sigh. "Truly Destiny's laborer! Harmed by others yet working for them all these years." Among all the people Katdera had killed, the only life she ever saved turned out to be the murderer who caused her entire race's extinction.

Thinking this, Jonas momentarily felt some sympathy for Katdera before him. Ah, so pitiful. Maybe he shouldn't put ten collars on her after all - five would suffice. With this thought, Jonas took out five different collars from his ring, fastening them around Katdera's neck, ankles and wrists. These self-adjusting collars instantly conformed to her body.

Just as he finished, Katdera groggily regained consciousness. The moment she woke, she found herself suspended in midair in an extremely awkward position. Her usual icy gaze immediately wavered with panic as she struggled violently, the ropes tightening further with each movement until she nearly suffocated. She tried using energy bursts to break free but found herself completely powerless.

Jonas waved his hand dismissively. "Save your energy. See those rings on you? They suppress your energy bursts. And don't think about suicide either - I've searched every inch of your body. Poison needles, toxins... ahem... I've removed them all."

Hearing about the body search, Katdera's eyes widened in shock before completely losing composure. "You damned noble!!! How dare you touch me with those filthy hands!!! You deserve death!!! Death!!!!"

Jonas: "Actually just wanted to prevent your suicide~"

"Stupid pig! Dead dog! Trash!!"

"......."

Katdera hysterically hurled every insult she could think of at Jonas. Watching her outburst, Jonas shook his head. "So we can't have a civilized conversation then?"

"Bastard, damn you... cough... idiot!"

As she tried to continue, Jonas abruptly covered her mouth with his hand.

"Mmph— mmph—"

Jonas said leisurely, "I heard Nightshades have low toxin resistance."

Katdera's eyes instantly widened in terror.

With that, a small white pill was forcibly shoved into her mouth.

"Ugh! Mmmph!"