"That person just now was your usual source of information? I feel like he's not even an adult."
After entering the alley, Angel asked Sherman curiously.
"It is true that they are not adults. There are many half-grown children like East Borough. They are flexible and observant, and they are not easy to attract attention. The most important thing is that compared to those gangsters or specialized Bounty Hunter, the price is much lower."
Sherman whispered, glancing to both sides from time to time, observing the people walking outside the alley.
Seeing the rapid growth and transformation of Sherman from a submissive victim to a qualified assassin, Angel nodded with satisfaction, took out the last bottle of Communication Potion and handed it to him, quickly explaining how to use it.
"... If you have any emergency in the future, use this to contact me. Use it sparingly. It's very expensive."
She had already explained the preciousness of her blood twice today. At this time, her mouth was dry and she didn't want to repeat it again, so she summed it up with "very expensive". After hearing this, Sherman carefully put the glass bottle away, and then continued to report today's harvest.
"I have collected clues about Baelen. Unfortunately, what is more troublesome than not being able to find any clues is that there are too many clues. There are at least three named Baelen that match your description. Their appearance cannot be compared based on oral description. I plan to 'visit' each one next week. Maybe there is the real one among them."
"Be careful. If you encounter the real Baelen, don't alert him and report him directly to me."
Angel feels more and more like Sevillea who sits at home and gives orders every day. The only difference may be that he is poorer and cannot afford expensive pastries.
Cursing his superior, Angel followed Sherman back to his house and watched him turn on the gas lamp on the wall. There was a clicking sound, but the heartwarming light did not appear.
"... It seems that the payment is in arrears."
Sherman smiled awkwardly, walked to the door and put two coins into the gas meter, turned on the gas lamp again amidst the sound of the gears turning, and successfully lit it this time.
"Have you started looking for the first assassination target?" In order to alleviate the poor and embarrassing atmosphere, Angel found a topic, "My only request is not to point the dagger I gave you at innocent people. There are no other restrictions. Anyone who has done something to you, bullied your friends, or is notorious in the neighborhood is fine."
After returning home, the assassin returned to his obedient demeanor. He shrank up hesitantly after hearing this, and answered after a moment:
"We've found him. He's a guy who often captures children nearby to get information for him, but never pays him. He even robs them of the little money they earn... Well, when I do it, do I need to tell you in advance?"
"Just choose your own target. I won't help or monitor you. But you must be careful not to mess with other Beyonder. Although the Sequence 9 of the 'Assassin' Pathway is a combat Sequence, but they are not the strongest group. Many Sequence 9 also have good combat abilities, such as warriors, such as Criminal, such as Arbiter."
Angel cited several Potion Sequence who also had excellent melee capabilities, and introduced their Beyonder Ability so that Sherman could identify them and avoid direct conflicts.
But when she mentioned "Arbiter", which could make people nearby obey involuntarily, she noticed some changes in the other person's expression.
"Do you know Beyonder from 'Arbiter' Pathway?"
"Yes, yes, I have a friend, a Bounty Hunter who has helped me many times. She is very powerful. She can punch anyone with one punch, and she can Intimidation the whole audience with just one sentence... Only after I learned about Potion and extraordinary power did I know that it was Beyonder."
There was a hint of longing in Sherman's eyes. It seemed that he originally thought that Beyonder should be that kind of person. No wonder he was a little uncomfortable with the behavior of the "assassin".
"You can also try to be like her, punishing evil and promoting good, 'everyone can be dealt with with a single blow.'" Angel guided the newcomer with a smile, "But remember, no matter whether the target is an ordinary person or a villain, you are the one who brings Calamity to them."
Calamity, this is the unavoidable theme of "Assassin", or "Demoness" Pathway.
Angel Thinking of this, he also realized something.
On Monday afternoon, Angel participated in the regularly held Tarot Club as scheduled.
A crimson light flashed in front of her, and she appeared in the towering palace that she was already extremely familiar with. On her left was Miss Justice, who was greeting everyone politely, and on her right was a hazy figure, Mr. Fool, sitting at the head of the long table, hidden among Gray Fog.
Miss Magician presented her first Emperor Roselle's Diary since participating in Tarot Club. After the reading time of Fool, everyone began to communicate freely.
"Miss Empress, I have contacted the Artisan. He has just completed a nearly perfect Mystical Item and has rested long enough to be willing to take this order."
Hanged Man said in a calm tone.
"The only question is, which piece of Beyonder Characteristic do you want to use as the raw material?"
Angel had already made up his mind. When he heard Hanged Man's question, he answered without hesitation:
"Beyonder Characteristic of 'Shepherd'."
She knows how powerful Ms. D is. The "Creeping Hunger" that the previous "Vice Admiral Hurricane" Qilingus became famous for is also a Mystical Item made with "Shepherd" characteristics, and those of Grazing Beyonder's ability makes Wind-blessed Qilingus who is only Sequence 6 almost become feared, one of the strongest Beyonder below Demigod.
These two are living advertisements for "Shepherd", although they are both dead now.
Moreover, the Beyonder Characteristic of "Faceless" and "Dawn Paladin" have been initially combined with foreign objects to form items that can be used directly. Although the former should be able to be made into some kind of Mystical Item that can change its appearance, and the latter can even become a powerful weapon under the skillful hands of Artisan, they are not what she urgently needs at the moment.
Even if I really need it, I can just put "Faceless" on my face...
So she repeated again, "Just choose 'Shepherd'."
"No problem, Sequence 5's 'Shepherd', that Artisan will charge a production fee of 1,700 pounds."
Hearing that this was not an "integer" number, Angel frowned, and before he could speak, Hanged Man added:
"Five hundred pounds of it belongs to me."
His words were frank, as if he was talking about what he had for breakfast today, which made Angel feel relieved.
This is the information fee, or introduction fee, that he deserves.
Sequence 6's Beyonder Characteristic can be sold for more than 3,000 pounds at the Beyonder party. A few rare ones may even reach 4,000 pounds. It is not a problem for the price of Sequence 5's "Shepherd" feature to double. Including the production costs, the total price of the entire transaction reaches 9,000 pounds. The 500 pounds required by Hanged Man is not a high reward.
"No problem, the price is very reasonable." Although he said this, Angel still felt a throbbing pain in his chest, which was the heartache of money leaving him. "I think this should be Tarot Club's largest transaction, right?"
There was an awkward silence at the long table.
"Ahem, actually, during the time when you were on leave, Miss Justice accepted the commission of a certain favored person from Mr. Fool and bought the head of a certain ambassador from Backlund for 10,000 pounds. This was part of the bounty of 'Vice Admiral Hurricane' Qilingus. He is worth 30,000 pounds."
Hanged Man said with a rare smile in his tone.
30,000 pounds?
The total number of Mystical Item and Beyonder Characteristic I have on my body should be sold for less than 30,000 pounds...
Angel The joy of winning the first prize was instantly shattered like soap bubbles under the scorching sun.
"Then, Mr. Hanged Man, I will give Beyonder Characteristic to you through sacrifice after Tarot Club is over."
She quickly changed the topic to ease the awkward atmosphere here.
"There are also production fees. You can pay for my part after you get Mystical Item, but not those belonging to Artisan."
Hanged Man added.
The production cost of Artisan is 1,200 pounds, but Angel now only has less than 700 pounds in cash, which even includes the 600 pounds obtained from the "Sheriff" feature sold to Miss Magician a few days ago.
She suddenly felt dizzy.
She originally thought this was a one-hand payment and one-hand delivery transaction, but the 1,200 pounds in cash proposed by Hanged Man stumped her.
"Miss Empress, I can already repay part of the debt I owed you last time. I will pay for the production costs this time."
As if feeling her embarrassment, Miss Justice said softly.
Hanged Man immediately moved his gaze to Justice, and then nodded. "Okay, you can just make sacrifices to Mr. Fool later."
"Thank you, Miss Justice," although Justice said "pay off the debt", it solved Angel's urgent need. She still expressed her gratitude sincerely, "Also Mr. Hanged Man, thank you for contacting Artisan for me."
After reaching the deal, several people began to share their experiences of the week. "The World", who had not spoken for a long time, looked around, and then said in a low and hoarse voice:
"Backlund has been uneasy recently. Some people are looking for cases involving 'Tarot Cards' and the organization that uses them as code names. This organization believes in 'Fool'."
Everyone sat upright, even Miss Magician, who seemed to be deserting. They looked at Mr. Fool at the top of the long table, and when they saw that he had no reaction, they quickly looked away.
"Some people in the royal family are also paying attention to this matter. Although they have not used official power, they have mobilized many private Detective and Bounty Hunter. As far as I know, the scope may not be limited to Backlund."
Miss Justice also added.
"Also, there is that 'Aurora Order'. They are offering a high reward to find people who believe in 'Fool'."
This hesitant voice came from "Magician".
As one of the members who reported to Mr. Fool, Angel was mentally prepared to discuss this matter at the Tarot Club meeting. However, he did not expect that after several people supplemented and compared it, he discovered that most of Backlund, and even surrounding cities, were looking for "Fool" and "Tarot Club".
They are famous!