Ake Town awakened in the morning amid the clamor of passing merchant caravans. Li Wen walked through the streets of the West District, her gaze constantly sweeping over the people in those caravans.
She was not picking targets to rob. She was looking for someone.
According to Pastor Mog, the Moon Worshippers' contact operated a certain merchant association, marked by a crescent moon split in half. If she wanted to gather the sacrifices needed to advance to Witch Disciple, perhaps only they possessed them—not just in Ake Town, but throughout the entire Black Dragon Territory.
The caravan that had transported the Moonlight Potion had also belonged to them.
To avoid the risk of exposure, they had no fixed base in Ake Town. So if Li Wen wanted to find them, she first had to find their caravan.
Just as she was wondering how long this search might take, a distant figure made her eyes light up.
Wasn't that Take?
Take was alone at the moment and appeared to have just returned from outside. Judging by her direction, she was likely heading for the church, perhaps hoping to find Li Wen there. After all, the promised reward had yet to be delivered.
Li Wen walked straight toward Take. Rather than speaking to her directly, she bumped into Take like an ordinary passerby in a hurry, then turned into an alley corner.
After waiting around the corner for a while, she heard footsteps approaching, just as expected.
"I thought you died in there."
Take scratched her cheek, looking especially relieved. Of course, she might not have been relieved that Li Wen was alive, but that the promised reward was still obtainable. If Li Wen had died, there would naturally have been no one left to pay it.
Li Wen naturally did not