Thomas's offer was generous: 1400 pounds!
He told Hobart, "If you obtain any Extraordinary Characteristics or Sealed Artifacts during future expeditions, you can come to me to cash them in. I'll generally pay you the base price.
"This money is all legitimate, and you won't even have to pay taxes on it. You also won't need to worry about being robbed after the deal.
"Especially Extraordinary Characteristics from the 'Corpse Collector' and 'Warrior' pathways. I can even help you secure a premium for those."
Hobart asked, "Do you also buy Extraordinary Characteristics from the 'Arbiter' pathway?"
"We do." Thomas smiled. "However, according to certain agreements, we'll resell them to the Royal Family. Rest assured, we'll definitely conceal your information."
This was another good channel for Disposing of Stolen Goods.
After seeing Thomas and the others off, Hobart returned to his office and felt that his preparations for leaving Backlund were nearly complete.
All that remained was finding a time to put on his mask and visit the Giant Bishop, then cause a scene in Backlund.
However, now that he had the ability to travel, it would be even more exciting to leave Backlund first, then return and cause a scene.
After work, Hobart deliberately took a rental carriage back to his home in Queens.
For the past two days, he had gone to Blanca Street 192 after work, then used travel to return to Queens. The next day, he would use travel to return to Blanca Street before leaving there for work.
Without the hour-long carriage ride each way, Hobart felt as though he had gained quite a bit more time.
But he could not keep doing this forever. Otherwise, the servants in Queens would notice that Young Master Hobart seemed to have lost his job. After breakfast each morning,