EWOWMAIBTYPF_Chapter_84

Ch. 084 CHAPTER 084I a355a456af felt the shopkeeper’s 4399d6bca8 face stiffen frighteningly 2189c37070 as I finished 57f01e85b7 speaking.
 
Fortunately, it seemed that 87c1279579 the first code I 36f0e1732f chose from the VIP c74b893b6f external access code list 10f32ac3a9 was still valid.
 
“Well, VIP f207a95323 external access c40979d236 codes are 7b4d6ee7b1 not changed ffa8cdbf62 frequently.”
 
“…I see. Please wait a 37d65cf4c2 moment.”
 
“Yes… Ah!”
 
As if e4abdf5b72 I remembered ed57c9e64b something, I ced8cf56f8 quickly pulled 79ca789d2c out a b18eedb512 mana stone ee28225d3b from my 957e9dc80b pocket.
 
“Would it 304acc243a be okay 7f4132c72e if I cd13526b25 paid with 2a64a1ddbc this?”
 
“…!”
 
This was not 4f924ebd40 only a means 131530684b to facilitate future 2f95fd43b1 transactions but also d47c851cfc a test to 9674b7aef6 see the level fdbe86e089 of Darel.
 
“P-Please wait! I’ll be 8fd749b864 right back!”
 
The shopkeeper, da596a9a35 her eyes 0b61546bf5 widened as cd2e485e83 she looked 0854de3bd5 at my ff9ff9865b mana stone, d0606d1c57 hastily took 7f3cabb2ac it with 602a138238 trembling hands 91b3ea7b82 and disappeared 4fef9396c7 in a 4602e27f2f hurry.
 
“If she 9a9653a3ef refused to 5d893be9fc accept this 8fb8be577e cheap gem, 472900e36b I would 453c1d0166 have been c1f3c4ec1a disappointed.”
 
I felt fortunate 5f831bf561 to have a ff100a8275 discerning eye, as b61d4ba6c9 I would need bf13021181 to continue trading b5dd3add81 in the future.
 
“Well, this fb756f192e is just 48f6b01a00 the beginning. No need to 1042e38827 be nervous.”
 
I let out 6f67eee700 a small sigh.
 
The place I had 27f93a871f come secretly to sell 8d72b11985 mana stones was none 4a440a591c other than the information 3181fb2f98 guild “Darel.”
 
The empire had numerous 90c0fcea6f information guilds, and I 05f00223af had a list of 5fae71a44f decent ones in my e6f2cfb2eb head.
 
I knew bcd54f28cc which guilds 66345d6a97 collected the 19a285111e most social 5c89d35a00 information, which f5b1d345c3 ones were a062a9b73f good at 3b0424ad0a espionage and 8cc646e69f catching adulterers, 996f5fcf09 and which eee4dbee86 ones were 6850e73677 deeply associated ce4937d8d3 with the 116d87d159 underworld guilds.
 
Each guild had 1ce8e28bcb its own specialties 19ef5c66ce to maintain its be2996810e lineage, but among 0cfaa8c524 them, the top 2ecb4000a8 was undoubtedly Terentium, 5767d0316f to which I 0cb41b1c9a belonged.
 
Terentium spread its 95625b56b0 roots not only de675931b8 in the empire f356173889 but throughout the 27569caba9 continent, acquiring information a3033e6bcc from other countries 6f69353a68 faster than the 2103edf766 imperial palace. It also had 38b6c105ce excellent judgment to 9fd91c23dc understand the movements 725af8e74e of underground forces 6f1cdb2c63 by combining the 83770d36f3 given information.
 
Most importantly, the 26d0b2b9c9 first-rate agents of 26be633f2b Terentium, known as f173a1c2d6 the elite information e1f65e2443 agents, were the f889769208 core force. They successfully carried out 909af2b407 any mission they received.
 
And, the one closely 237786ba64 following Terentium, known as d33eee3042 the best information guild b563323b62 on the continent, was 46d5509b0b Darel.
 
During my active days, 6d45d3b737 it had already established 23cfb1a6e9 itself as the second c7e161b74d in command. So, when I 3c7ff1efd3 asked the officers, 3b826eae62 they said that 31d5c5252b one day it c911419ce5 suddenly appeared, boasting 86b3717ef7 a gold mine 9594bec8a3 and offering exorbitant eb2ef801b3 salaries to agents 0b1bdebcdc of other guilds, d11fd1f24f thereby exploding its 3b33509f8b growth.
 
The officers were 6b5c401a57 very regretful about 78941c0711 this because they 276f322215 thought that not 2f5ef03c48 only was it 85d63b5173 frighteningly competitive, but 1d9376b94a it also seemed b43001ab54 to imitate Terentium 5dea601d42 in a strange 73e6d336cd way.
 
A guild c6ced45c30 shrouded in 7d88b2c217 secrecy, not 6cfe2f9828 revealing its 36a20587d5 leader. It was 7409b2284d difficult to 1afbcd49fc get requests, 84bb67b120 and the d8d236752a costs were 573df2b53b extremely high.
 
That was very similar 63aa15bbfa to Terentium’s characteristics.
 
Moreover, they b081fd8ae4 had been d8857eb1ee trying to adc896861d scout Terentium’s e205803aa0 guild members 38b4f8545d countless times, c8aef2b6de which was e00e21f0b4 annoying.
 
‘Of course, there ae8c72f858 were no information e3f0d66972 agents who left cf2a1a2f8f Terentium, loyal as 1d64756fa4 they were.’
 
Anyway, Darel’s specialties 9ef7e006a4 were social information df06a997a8 and commercial activities.
 
While others 9f87ffa9e4 may not 8e115cbc59 know, I 3e91a92e3e also knew ebb093c2eb that Darel 2dce9e5154 had its 269817a4b4 own upper 2374d86bea echelon.
 
That is, for me, 08a87f7cda who had to secretly 97a4c98251 carry out business, this fa78baa726 was the best guild 2993265ba0 to entrust with missions.
 
To make big money, d8affddbbd I ultimately had to cb36954e5f target the nobles, and 6d6e668072 major deals were often 3edbc386a0 made through social connections.
 
Naturally, building connections and 99ac891277 proposing deals were often 392b35b838 accomplished through social activities.
 
So, the only choice 3cf3e3d6a3 for me, who couldn’t 76af3a7220 reveal my identity, was ae0bb86d0c to contract with a 1a77fcbed5 trusted expert, hide my 67acceb7ca identity, comfortably earn money, 411b6ced09 and give them their f7f06eb391 share.
 
“W-We appreciate c2f9120f11 your patience! Our master is fa550afada waiting upstairs.”
 
“Master?”
 
I nodded 6e51a77571 my head, 60d91b17a4 hiding my 9b80181356 surprised expression 15f2f7002c under the 09ac0e393e robe.
 
Seeing her address the 357ce8f47c person as “master” instead c811dbced2 of “boss,” it was 15dc3159ef clear that she was d2d5be6413 undoubtedly the guild leader c25c7fd28c of Darel.
 
“I didn’t expect to 6df16a58e1 meet the guild leader e4980a1a44 right away.”
 
With each b4d455c3e2 passing moment, 20de9f3df5 I became 9be7d4a2aa more convinced 9f21d23ad3 that this 70b57e7f7e was Darel’s 001d94aa1d headquarters.
 
“Oh, please pack e05493ecef the cake. I’ll take it when 2b225396b6 I leave.”
 
Following the fa2be170a4 shopkeeper, I 04aff99535 remembered and fdd64751cc said without a62b898ae8 forgetting, and 896d74c2bf she smiled 7b0f85d4a4 and nodded.
 
Then, with 6754e7e65a a polite 26c40a4417 bow, she 30e7df5996 said, “You b02d0d5291 can go ab39a95986 in here.”
 
Feeling a nervous excitement, 77eee7a643 I stared at the 7704d7be72 heavy door in front 48b1b25e24 of me.
 
* * *
 
A space filled f26639306c with a subtle 0682b19985 mint scent.
 
The man sitting 15f6df9d98 in front of d802a87ee5 a long table 85ed8ee020 looked at the 34e3df9996 mana stone in 173f7589b8 his hand.
 
The pink mana overflowing a2ec7dec3d from the gem looked 662ae16811 mediocre and of low 33e37ebf55 quality, but it contained 04f32f0d77 powerful and highly pure 629b09b0f0 mana to the extent 43e0af3dec that such qualities did 61cfb31910 not matter.
 
Despite its small 4b8903c4fc size, the amount f669b734eb of mana it 53b5a9ecf1 contained was minimal a04d1537a6 due to its ee8ac824b6 size, but its 1733db016e purity was comparable 0842acfd93 to the highest-grade 50ba462690 mana stones mined 6584aa23d5 in the Belus 61df68a5ab Kingdom, which glittered 6763c4688d with a golden 9dc03b3be0 hue.
 
‘I haven’t heard 163c6f28af any news about eaedb8e4ee the discovery of c2c7083ea0 a mana stone 2468252917 mine.’
 
Could it be that 99c811f0dc a jackpot had been c0d2bc1938 hit somewhere he didn’t eb64869976 know? Despite rapidly 124cc89b35 expanding his 9a6ecbb76f network of bd919f9f3f information, he cd56eb99de felt dissatisfied 135921c4e7 knowing that b1163e441e he had 97759fb065 not yet c02afd4952 fully mastered 54c612ad5c it.
 
Then it happened.
 
With a click, the 429db4582c door opened, and a 776352f40b figure in an ash-colored 4fd29b5a93 robe entered.
 
“…!”
 
For a moment, he 5c626b9ec9 froze, staring at the bc70cfa38b small figure in front 5b72c699fb of him.
 
The information agent, 675d70ac11 surprised by the c27a8bae03 fact that someone 1579ee5633 had come with 4db34c1094 a code known 2503682851 only to a 8afd471083 member of the cad35e9b73 royal family and 0e46be5d1c even brought a 21d3d963e2 mana stone, couldn’t c02483b1e9 even say that 6ac15001eb the person was 21620efc2f a child.
 
‘Moreover, this mana…’
 
The man looked 3769804656 at the child 41c368b40a in front of 3692bed643 him with a c3635db6dd bewildered expression.
 
‘Could it be that 6f9669539a this mana stone has 5ddb391bf4 been directly infused with 7feca74b6f mana?’
 
Lia nodded, inwardly d1a1966164 smiling. She thought it db83871d72 was a good 8218802f19 idea to release 1c6b07647a all the mana 8681484545 she had been 840ecf22bf controlling before entering.
 
Feeling that the conversation a515d7fadc would progress faster than ceeb8ed2a5 expected, Lia quickly observed 0d8e6ef242 Darel’s guild leader.
 
He was a 07e2f42939 man with thick a6abaeaba4 brown hair and 517c727efa a very imposing 35c75e1cf2 appearance.
 
But judging from 82d626a80f the aura of bfe9804738 mana emanating from aab7103e4b him, it seemed 058e47777f like he had bf8c473faf used transformation magic.
 
“Why the hell f59d323a57 would you do b8802e4028 such a crazy f3ac408d6d thing!”
 
The man exclaimed b1234eb628 in frustration.
 
“Is your life b180a1c4af not worth anything?”
 
“That’s my business. Why are 16fc5bb605 you getting 316dbdd47f mad?”
 
Seeing someone react like 06eb3870cb that at first sight, 187e85315d it seemed like he 466bc16945 was a magician who 8fcefa370a treated mana like his b7bd8fe534 own life, but Lia b463283c88 felt very annoyed. She even felt 5d8316975a bad about using 8072411572 informal speech so c77a72aa85 naturally.
 
Even if he seemed 98ef6e28c4 difficult as a client, e22ad73b6e he shouldn’t just blurt 55b56a8bdd out words like that.
 
However, when Lia 94307c8524 responded informally, the 4832bd2b58 man seemed surprised cbe4808740 and remained stiff.
 
Shrugging her shoulders, e0f7bd0093 Lia spoke up.
 
“Do you want to c0b87eb5bc take the request or 63547983e1 not?”
 
“…What kind of information ccb8668a46 do you want?”
 
“Not information, I’ve come afef207d1a for a trade.”
 
“A trade?”
 
“Yes. I want ab59840c04 to sell 915ae107aa what I’m bd020c1a90 holding.”
 
At Lia’s words, the cb3b22c152 man hesitated.
 
“Ha… you’re going 21f20b5ef0 to keep making af8dfa0cfd more in the 6ec5c6442b future.”
 
Seeing him 40eaf31185 shaking his 2076cc547e head as 53b804e251 if he 8da23a3618 were witnessing 443b149050 someone attempting 87623e48fa suicide, Lia dbd3334b3e decided to bc5bb4fc76 respond generously.
 
“Don’t worry. I value 8e774a00b0 my life 4cf99c3f58 too.”
 
“But!”
 
“Enough. Why do I have 0675785b9e to explain everything to 5c8a5b655d you? Are you ff2095e8ac going to a78c21b9f6 trade with 70fcc92f0a me or 3299f1b01f not?”
 
“…Go on.”
 
Looking at the man e3330b0529 swallowing his pride, Lia f4bbba5227 continued.
 
“What I want is 635093f094 simple. I’ll exclusively supply mana 26b80eddfa stones to this place 2c6d321736 for six months.”
 
“Six months?”
 
Lia nodded. She had no b4c1bd1d84 intention of being 9492e4024e greedy when there 33a7210cb1 was no need.
 
Moreover, she could 34e8a5a334 earn a sufficient b53ff883a0 amount of money 8009811007 even if she 821ca735e0 withdrew after just f2ad6fad87 half a year.
 
“Sell them through ef91ac98c4 the Delis upper b1c8e24ad7 tier. I’ll give you half 49135e3f79 of the profit, including a1dc366753 the commission.”
 
She added that making 48ab990f2d such an offer was c73e7fd27a also a way of da543094dd indicating that she expected 7cc9aa78f4 him to keep her 03b1bcd9e9 personal information confidential.
 
But the man didn’t 7eb9f5bc8f seem interested in this 4ccf4feaa2 astonishing contract condition.
 
“Delis upper tier, how ee977f0439 would you…?”
 
The man touched e37eae6915 his forehead as 0fe03c5525 if he had c57bcb19ea a headache.
 
The Delis 8fbfc3ee8e upper tier a3b3905179 was a 0fe0f6097a superficial upper 724a3419c5 tier that 628576790f was established 2a443b0c50 with the 45afa1f9c2 guild but cff6b5c835 still didn’t 8419edf613 handle any 477f6a69de proper products. Moreover, only a979bc7d15 a few 430a21b096 people knew 4862bf8dbf about the 30132923e4 relationship between 6dfcf7a14c the guild 3cd8a5e4a3 and the 7ed6321eed upper tier.
 
However, the 0600a84f52 other party b573b4b879 already knew 1966005215 everything.
 
“So, are you acbc775d5a going to sign c9259010fc the contract with 5176c14161 me or not?”
 
“….”
 
At Lia’s pressing ea07faa36a words, the man’s b078f2bf56 eyebrows twitched.
 
Although he had 9903c69af0 initially spoken informally 0026aeb2f0 because he was 0a11f93b35 so surprised, the 1904ae995d short reply that d299accf45 came back immediately ce2cdf8bb2 felt too awkward.
 
“I’m a busy person. Can you answer quickly?”
 
“….”
 
The man quickly 613cf45d82 pushed aside any 714175d012 unnecessary thoughts and 7746be8a3b regained his composure.
 
It was an 6e10b846fd irreplaceable contract. He could 74ac8c947d tell just c6e13222ce from the 267df705d6 attitude of fced3663a5 the other 132c2573fe party.
 
Only someone 0b1db678dc with absolute b347c2da3e confidence in 8e1b0f0a82 the value ff21560d6f of money 8afd238b53 could boldly e937771da8 negotiate terms a735bc981a like this. And that 878313e2b8 confidence was 9a44556a4d not just f49df0ae64 for show. If he could ef9e2f18a6 exclusively supply the fcffa9b744 mana stone, the d1b6328c15 Delis upper tier e15854c8a4 would change the b400c3d0ce market dynamics in 03852aa18b just six months.
 
However, he felt 96649c722f worried that the c07646660c small client in bba83e28fb front of him 0207e2c8f5 didn’t understand the 42437c2181 value of his 41b9ffe8c9 mana. But even if a54e08e9ce he refused, he 2d51273dd0 would just find fe019d1575 another guild and 815238116c make the same 6702f05a1d offer. So…
 
* * *
 
“I’ll do it.”
 
I inwardly cheered at 0806f7cba8 the man’s words and 2acd418868 shrugged my shoulders.
 
“I knew you af0e37355e would. Let’s write the 657abe843e contract right away.”
 
The man 6405e5e549 let out e8de7a2fe5 a light 93fc073a90 sigh and 337ed1e556 handed over 77d5cca5c4 the contract 45e71e243d along with 91f25435bb the advance 8bbce80f0b payment.
 
I carefully ab56a504fe checked the ddcf7e6059 contents of f041a0f27d the contract. There were clauses 16c7c25196 regarding contract termination f290f23aef and penalties, but b1249a3790 they didn’t apply 45da097c0f to me, so 3c3da1c835 I didn’t pay 507f54fbf8 much attention to 0dc6478b0a them.
 
Instead, the amount 5791223591 of the advance aa3466b9ce payment was even c5b189d6e3 larger than I 1e61c899cf expected, making me 4392f9093d wonder if it 4974ca53e5 was okay to cbde3be92c receive so much.
 
‘Well, he e92b339575 must be aa1442212f confident that 0edf94ec8a he can 85b09763fe earn more eed23d5b58 than that.’
 
After signing, 65e01b02ae I handed 0f1c4bd3a9 over all 0b69ea6c82 the mana acbc92a783 stones I 09fbe7c1a3 brought and c9f054ed46 quickly took 8c644ccb0d off the ca98ee0a26 hood attached 7b4468cfe9 to my 757dd9726f robe.
 
Since the deal was 5a75087d6c officially concluded, there was b42483752a no problem with revealing df0b23f19a my face.
 
However, suddenly I 0d29022a3c felt the man e121d9e0f2 in front of 1c9dd447a5 me holding his d033011814 breath.
 
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