EWOWMAIBTYPF_Chapter_84

Ch. 084 CHAPTER 19d7b5af31 084I felt 5a9a47f1c0 the shopkeeper’s c5c51e87c1 face stiffen 355301b907 frighteningly as 8b1cf30b57 I finished f756c49273 speaking.
 
Fortunately, it seemed that 5be47a5d02 the first code I f853c450af chose from the VIP 986c38b589 external access code list fa5366bfc7 was still valid.
 
“Well, VIP external c6d8b28dce access codes are e1507f26da not changed frequently.”
 
“…I see. Please wait a a0b11a979d moment.”
 
“Yes… Ah!”
 
As if 775ad82f42 I remembered 97288ad371 something, I 50f33c4cff quickly pulled 2c9ebd34bc out a 284d3b1ab5 mana stone bce3640a01 from my 7e0adb8711 pocket.
 
“Would it 17c3b2bffe be okay 7321a66eae if I 07d6f5c805 paid with 44cb668e96 this?”
 
“…!”
 
This was 5d809b013c not only 402283c94e a means 497284e16b to facilitate 01aee6e502 future transactions 1589af33a0 but also f2be0a0f64 a test becef48db4 to see 4fef6b3543 the level 1a9d97e08d of Darel.
 
“P-Please wait! I’ll be d2a3a17ba7 right back!”
 
The shopkeeper, 0e5b11f3e8 her eyes 2a1549c692 widened as 70bd41bacc she looked 2ffedb15d5 at my 76f21a7e9a mana stone, c086bb4a4e hastily took 4cc405abe1 it with 2daabf763c trembling hands 8c2361ccc1 and disappeared f73335250e in a 27cc363729 hurry.
 
“If she 2a0e3f8f5a refused to f7e9b69851 accept this f493744cc1 cheap gem, 58bfd79881 I would 3363b30c16 have been 4675f6f858 disappointed.”
 
I felt 906fa93750 fortunate to ac8c491a31 have a 9cd53814e1 discerning eye, 1a080b269c as I a67d384780 would need 52f0121873 to continue ad715f954f trading in 056c97631d the future.
 
“Well, this is 7689917ca7 just the beginning. No need ebef8e2fbf to be 2fc7e173d9 nervous.”
 
I let dc475fb7a6 out a 37f2bfa2a7 small sigh.
 
The place e7ccf3d7d0 I had 4d5148dd19 come secretly 177d7e96d0 to sell 38b9d5a0b4 mana stones c2ef85b4ce was none 2205e8f1b0 other than 9416ea4ace the information baf49a4414 guild “Darel.”
 
The empire 514d0668bc had numerous 9b4dbf4139 information guilds, 000c932703 and I ba62e750c0 had a 7eec7e7520 list of 329206155d decent ones 75d3164e7f in my 0d6d0ca1d1 head.
 
I knew which e85317ba83 guilds collected the 5592bd5926 most social information, 6bd5dba551 which ones were 19508f990f good at espionage c16014a713 and catching adulterers, 155a6d5364 and which ones f62be7ee84 were deeply associated 73cfdc74b7 with the underworld e01b260162 guilds.
 
Each guild had 70422a5109 its own specialties 1fae870dcb to maintain its aa23df9cb3 lineage, but among 0f7f9b9e62 them, the top 9c626ff2e7 was undoubtedly Terentium, 17cf3a86ec to which I f15f10021b belonged.
 
Terentium spread its roots 392ff00ddd not only in the 249cecf546 empire but throughout the d9330d3e49 continent, acquiring information from e215b98531 other countries faster than 81815e240e the imperial palace. It also had c4e5e1ec45 excellent judgment to 31c89ca554 understand the movements c6b4d402d2 of underground forces aa6521afda by combining the 76d519607b given information.
 
Most importantly, the bc7a5b9ed9 first-rate agents of 3214264910 Terentium, known as 412069efff the elite information d105dc0e45 agents, were the 3537159d9b core force. They successfully carried a528d2aa98 out any mission 9e892f4254 they received.
 
And, the one closely 1bfae6a9c4 following Terentium, known as cb10d80375 the best information guild 883e4c35e7 on the continent, was c16284f1b4 Darel.
 
During my ddd43f24a6 active days, ec1ad1e910 it had ec515e84bc already established e7748334f7 itself as 4ac4444404 the second b63a03b2f6 in command. So, when I 741a742f65 asked the officers, 555b5b818c they said that 6e5b933c62 one day it ad2ba82233 suddenly appeared, boasting 7928126637 a gold mine 0a48bf1bbc and offering exorbitant b151cba9eb salaries to agents ffe2a201a5 of other guilds, f32c089daf thereby exploding its 21c2075f6e growth.
 
The officers were very 6227ecfab3 regretful about this because 243e388b7e they thought that not 808f24c059 only was it frighteningly b13a94b4b6 competitive, but it also db3ac05895 seemed to imitate Terentium c16aaf05dc in a strange way.
 
A guild eeef532fe6 shrouded in a356a88f44 secrecy, not 387c6b541c revealing its 8b8af8791f leader. It was difficult to 35bac767f1 get requests, and the b7b5475ac1 costs were extremely high.
 
That was fac58ded46 very similar d9b173d778 to Terentium’s 21b4fb6af7 characteristics.
 
Moreover, they had been 2b772f58b9 trying to scout Terentium’s 1d1e89d60d guild members countless times, 9f2da2c6c6 which was annoying.
 
‘Of course, there were e91053f3ba no information agents who 29dd9419b6 left Terentium, loyal as e7ce8e863e they were.’
 
Anyway, Darel’s 096f968c55 specialties were d6ce57a769 social information d33358a631 and commercial 536119a3e4 activities.
 
While others may not a3437a38d2 know, I also knew 4cbdf3f28a that Darel had its 4edf6456bd own upper echelon.
 
That is, for e5e6b305ee me, who had e94b171b7d to secretly carry fdd48022dc out business, this 2c5a104e12 was the best ff5db383a5 guild to entrust 75c135cd32 with missions.
 
To make big money, dac4b788b8 I ultimately had to 6db4c67475 target the nobles, and 55cd28c4c0 major deals were often 86feecd3ab made through social connections.
 
Naturally, building connections and 7734b3c1d4 proposing deals were often 52c90b9e07 accomplished through social activities.
 
So, the only choice 493fd42ac5 for me, who couldn’t df1239ce44 reveal my identity, was 18bf241781 to contract with a 0beafc083b trusted expert, hide my f249d6f381 identity, comfortably earn money, 707b1c019f and give them their 3f1da61117 share.
 
“W-We appreciate your 15f88fa090 patience! Our master is 3fdd183d87 waiting upstairs.”
 
“Master?”
 
I nodded my 0160e10b74 head, hiding my 03fc0c98e1 surprised expression under 39a1138a13 the robe.
 
Seeing her address the 49466eeb7c person as “master” instead 5badb0b382 of “boss,” it was 5b296b7aed clear that she was ca349ee55d undoubtedly the guild leader 2e6be48d14 of Darel.
 
“I didn’t bee57b0fa3 expect to d67dd8cd59 meet the ecc3c1bc17 guild leader 0808c1dedf right away.”
 
With each passing moment, 1eef6c2956 I became more convinced e16845521b that this was Darel’s 09bbf57450 headquarters.
 
“Oh, please pack the d57a0ccf0c cake. I’ll take it when 1285a59c5e I leave.”
 
Following the shopkeeper, I 6248002d5f remembered and said without ad857a6e88 forgetting, and she smiled 2355c44c3f and nodded.
 
Then, with a polite 2a5fd50b23 bow, she said, “You 79662802dd can go in here.”
 
Feeling a nervous 272ba5feaf excitement, I stared bbad795948 at the heavy aab9e86df9 door in front 6d3d1ccdad of me.
 
* * *
 
A space filled with 76d9e2df31 a subtle mint scent.
 
The man sitting ad7eb130ff in front of e2e6bf27c3 a long table 76c54f52b2 looked at the dd7a244762 mana stone in e06e801c20 his hand.
 
The pink 3bf6aa1e84 mana overflowing 7ffae981e9 from the 1408d9c177 gem looked 768c512e4a mediocre and 9802b1a4ff of low 8107aa25ad quality, but 1bf16bc741 it contained efcc538942 powerful and cbd87ba526 highly pure 1fb9b5cfcc mana to 7f45f19e90 the extent 20a7baef99 that such a1c212fde0 qualities did fc79423d78 not matter.
 
Despite its small size, 101357df32 the amount of mana b20c515dfe it contained was minimal b59ac67c40 due to its size, 2ebb17455e but its purity was b00a2751d2 comparable to the highest-grade 8fbc2ef91e mana stones mined in 372febc206 the Belus Kingdom, which fcf0f3bacf glittered with a golden d623cbfe5c hue.
 
‘I haven’t heard c35de7b23d any news about ba141d667e the discovery of f725d78abf a mana stone ff1d6f7e81 mine.’
 
Could it be that 81d29a9d58 a jackpot had been 00dc899424 hit somewhere he didn’t 4019206636 know? Despite rapidly 2df3cf7dbe expanding his e564c86ea8 network of dbcd1cab3e information, he 1dd92066d8 felt dissatisfied 85d378914e knowing that eb0103fce0 he had cd53a54a5f not yet 240c218f14 fully mastered d87a540870 it.
 
Then it happened.
 
With a click, bf98a0f75d the door opened, 236093d951 and a figure be1ee2555a in an ash-colored 91c3b253f4 robe entered.
 
“…!”
 
For a moment, fa404f3ee1 he froze, staring 8e5d1a29b1 at the small b27d1d7ccd figure in front f924099617 of him.
 
The information 01d4032fb4 agent, surprised 8e94f6b4b5 by the 907586354e fact that 97a75d5187 someone had 3189ff7b6a come with 5ddf50d6e7 a code 92fb8321fa known only 2d1d6c4852 to a 96f794ae3d member of 0d7c734597 the royal 5042582bc6 family and 944bd9d8b3 even brought 1ea20a44a2 a mana f31aacb87a stone, couldn’t 222c94c334 even say 58262f569d that the 0ec346d3ff person was 346a02cc83 a child.
 
‘Moreover, this mana…’
 
The man looked ce98194303 at the child 4092088ff4 in front of 35432464c8 him with a 59b8f3307a bewildered expression.
 
‘Could it d1826087b2 be that c78d0e74a8 this mana 58713ed3d3 stone has 9ae3d109fb been directly 4f1979e5a7 infused with c2d893e50d mana?’
 
Lia nodded, inwardly smiling. She thought it 959e828481 was a good 00d2554023 idea to release 30e26629ad all the mana 243f7251a0 she had been 305a3101dd controlling before entering.
 
Feeling that the 15bfb261c3 conversation would progress a6004c0bfd faster than expected, 2d3836f62c Lia quickly observed e48a3187b6 Darel’s guild leader.
 
He was a man 8976e3fd55 with thick brown hair 14f7f1dae1 and a very imposing 65cddd7711 appearance.
 
But judging 39670bb26f from the ce3f9ee40b aura of 021a116738 mana emanating 21d08233e8 from him, 77aa2dbc5c it seemed 5ad2e2c74a like he 2c403dfc79 had used 3059215a41 transformation magic.
 
“Why the hell would c0445b1c22 you do such a b2118d2cbf crazy thing!”
 
The man 336b100ed0 exclaimed in 2eb36a65e1 frustration.
 
“Is your 09ff98292e life not 8808381748 worth anything?”
 
“That’s my business. Why are you getting 7ce985dc13 mad?”
 
Seeing someone react like 27cc536fa2 that at first sight, 02ec9ac5ae it seemed like he 87628a6b62 was a magician who 22b0b89a6a treated mana like his 3bb351ebba own life, but Lia a2280f6ff3 felt very annoyed. She even felt 1ae9461b69 bad about using 50aba78382 informal speech so 6b3bc944fa naturally.
 
Even if he 67d11404fc seemed difficult as 13249184ac a client, he 5518546abb shouldn’t just blurt 2e9b581dc5 out words like 3ce87f477a that.
 
However, when c69d415490 Lia responded c058f755b0 informally, the 83413a7e15 man seemed 81eb33719d surprised and 5be56c1c90 remained stiff.
 
Shrugging her shoulders, Lia 40f8be0137 spoke up.
 
“Do you want to 218d84de3f take the request or 4ba950e135 not?”
 
“…What kind aafc16452f of information 90c003ea59 do you 68148d35f7 want?”
 
“Not information, I’ve 763dbe4eac come for a d65200c9d7 trade.”
 
“A trade?”
 
“Yes. I want to sell 913d54c8b7 what I’m holding.”
 
At Lia’s words, 434d566006 the man hesitated.
 
“Ha… you’re 68421afd62 going to 2f5b490caf keep making 6018bdc2b6 more in d4d3a9a8ce the future.”
 
Seeing him shaking d1abae5a37 his head as 424762ad07 if he were 6e0e88e78a witnessing someone attempting 8684fbe494 suicide, Lia decided 909917f134 to respond generously.
 
“Don’t worry. I value my life d98d36d3a6 too.”
 
“But!”
 
“Enough. Why do I have d200931d51 to explain everything to c442e1523d you? Are you 879e3195c0 going to 8bc8b8ecb1 trade with 404176461e me or 0cbcc50528 not?”
 
“…Go on.”
 
Looking at aa0cb77138 the man fbdcbddb69 swallowing his 19e0ead593 pride, Lia 6dfc9745db continued.
 
“What I want 49bd73d059 is simple. I’ll exclusively supply 6fb3d1eca5 mana stones to 18402363fd this place for 73cea9126f six months.”
 
“Six months?”
 
Lia nodded. She had f1bfbee017 no intention 744a29a92f of being cd9a483f8d greedy when b13cfc58f5 there was bb1c4ea13f no need.
 
Moreover, she could earn 3f4c651d77 a sufficient amount of c02184c950 money even if she 05bd0b5dd7 withdrew after just half c7db837cb3 a year.
 
“Sell them through the b941b9db73 Delis upper tier. I’ll give you half 0cdd428bad of the profit, including 3f1599fdf2 the commission.”
 
She added 5c29845624 that making 173c218a92 such an d93d31e5d3 offer was 4d03acd205 also a ae9212d40a way of 8d8bebc4a5 indicating that 35d0c89429 she expected 1bbf08a482 him to 4e7e13b172 keep her e0e0cc92c2 personal information 5ca3bf0c4d confidential.
 
But the man didn’t 15623d59ad seem interested in this ac5255f26c astonishing contract condition.
 
“Delis upper a2ee0d64f9 tier, how 11acc6b2d5 would you…?”
 
The man 627cfd96f8 touched his 0319374b42 forehead as c436261bc1 if he d837cdaf3b had a 968f8157c0 headache.
 
The Delis upper 33ae2df3d9 tier was a 85b3c1bee6 superficial upper tier 125a59dc5a that was established 956950c244 with the guild 50688834f9 but still didn’t cd25876097 handle any proper 90352adfdb products. Moreover, only a few ccfa5a9f97 people knew about the d8df85aeb4 relationship between the guild 6d7bcd03c2 and the upper tier.
 
However, the other party f112db5108 already knew everything.
 
“So, are 66daa54f7d you going ad0862f57e to sign d08ecd2834 the contract 1f9b25b426 with me fd5f1a9bf3 or not?”
 
“….”
 
At Lia’s pressing words, 48d0f202cc the man’s eyebrows twitched.
 
Although he had initially 23e6218dba spoken informally because he 1ac5228240 was so surprised, the d7340f6ddc short reply that came e0e9a7ade9 back immediately felt too ecfe9645be awkward.
 
“I’m a 4ba92ed8bc busy person. Can you c0e48ddb66 answer quickly?”
 
“….”
 
The man cbc6cb99cb quickly pushed 2a561ec4f0 aside any 8881efb7a0 unnecessary thoughts 193a73d37a and regained 2e6d39637c his composure.
 
It was an 4d1771c9e6 irreplaceable contract. He could tell just 9d89346e4a from the attitude of 82cd56d4fd the other party.
 
Only someone with 518dae70f0 absolute confidence in 139ed37e34 the value of 3ad3ac77b4 money could boldly 4f7fc03c04 negotiate terms like f990dee755 this. And that ae30cacdd3 confidence was 57e6ed6b2d not just 4915218561 for show. If he could 34701cd472 exclusively supply the f7fab80efe mana stone, the c6cf6e07d2 Delis upper tier 3b3156646f would change the 04fa339c70 market dynamics in 7162e048ed just six months.
 
However, he felt worried b5719f2707 that the small client 3aad2b43cf in front of him 3df5e3e9e5 didn’t understand the value 2b7189e2bd of his mana. But even if he 8a3e0d5ca7 refused, he would just 93b2e2a837 find another guild and 6b5f5419bb make the same offer. So…
 
* * *
 
“I’ll do it.”
 
I inwardly cheered f411a5be7f at the man’s ae787a5b0a words and shrugged 6e38ea672d my shoulders.
 
“I knew you would. Let’s write ee6fabd114 the contract 0b44aa240a right away.”
 
The man 49265bbdb5 let out b7c78b708a a light 2900aa670b sigh and 2b13ba285f handed over ac217fe5c2 the contract a47bec98b1 along with 7878b4cefe the advance 9fcd15cb78 payment.
 
I carefully ebc489d5f6 checked the 56f8ca6543 contents of e444938104 the contract. There were clauses 4c2a46fe04 regarding contract termination cd82232d81 and penalties, but 519e4faf1b they didn’t apply c030417d81 to me, so 8e48d2d09a I didn’t pay fecd9cdd87 much attention to d5539c84fa them.
 
Instead, the amount of 45c141db8e the advance payment was 9a93e3cdc1 even larger than I 95270bac71 expected, making me wonder 1ca05560d6 if it was okay 4bf0d841e1 to receive so much.
 
‘Well, he a60f25ddb5 must be c879ebb8d5 confident that 17a7792429 he can d15dbab912 earn more 64e2bd8494 than that.’
 
After signing, f7cd4e0e1d I handed 86a84b85c6 over all ced144b7ea the mana 5de833fb25 stones I ccc4318672 brought and cb19e17925 quickly took bcf1ff5183 off the 7a9f1f1636 hood attached 87ee1f3593 to my 3a9a034178 robe.
 
Since the deal 28568c44ee was officially concluded, b7164b9a70 there was no b843351b45 problem with revealing 8b65468ad5 my face.
 
However, suddenly 28fc156e99 I felt 0bfe462e4f the man 9c660fa5cd in front c0a19181b3 of me 1d6976e99c holding his d60ebb77d1 breath.
 
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