Starting the Py Transaction
After careful consideration, Shiro decided to go to the nearest Exchange, the one where Shiro previously accepted the mission.
Actually, it's better to choose a location further away for greater security. However, unfortunately, the method that Shiro used for the transaction is very likely to fail if the distance is too far.
Therefore, we can only choose the one that's closest, but the difference isn't that big. Anyway, Shiro's plan is still a bit flawed, so we can't be too sure about it.
After setting up the Workshop, Shiro set off.
Shiro first left the Land of Rivers and bought some Explosive Tag on the Black Market in other countries. He kept a few on him, in case he couldn't use them as samples later. He didn't buy them in the Land of Rivers because he was worried that they might have kept records.
After that, Shiro went directly to the Exchange, talked to them first, and scheduled a trading time.
This time, Shiro used the Transformation Technique for the first time in a long time. He couldn't use Mo Zai's Noble Phantasm this time, as it was a bit too obvious and would only link the two identities together.
Although Shiro's Transformation Technique is rather poor, as long as it is not dispelled, they will not be able to discover Shiro's true face. Therefore, despite the poor quality of his Transformation Technique, Shiro is still incredibly reliable.
Inside the Exchange, the old man was sorting through the bounty lists, removing those that had already been completed, and increasing the amounts on some of the bounty lists with bonuses.
Actually, the latter is the main reason. Generally speaking, they rarely issue bounty notices across regions unless the target is a big shot who is famous throughout the Shinobi World.
Otherwise, they would each manage their own local areas, because their intelligence networks were mostly composed of refugees, who could only gather general geographical information, and transmitting information was also very dangerous.
Of course, we also need to sort out those things that are not in this area to avoid creating trouble for ourselves. In addition, there are many other things to deal with. After all, the larger the organization, the more detailed the management needs to be.
Just then, the old man placed the bounty poster down, a black halo suddenly appeared and then dissipated, and a person wearing a green cloak appeared in front of him.
The old man glanced up, and after noticing the signs of Transformation Technique on him, he continued tidying up his things, saying, "Is there anything I can help you with?"
"Are you putting away the Explosive Tag?"
"Sorry, we don't offer that service. You'll have to try the Black Market," the old man said without looking up.
There are 200,000 copies.
"!!!" The old man looked up in astonishment at the cloaked figure before him, paused for a moment, then squinted and said, "Really? The price of deceiving our Exchange is not small."
"Here are ten thousand Explosive Tag. You can take a look first." With that, the cloaked man handed a box to the old man.
The old man opened the box with some skepticism, took out the Explosive Tag inside, squinted at it, then put it back in the box and pushed it back.
"If we really have 200,000, that would be fine, but I don't have that authority. How about in a couple of days? After all, we need time to raise the funds."
"Okay, the transaction will be in three days. Goodbye." After saying that, a black halo appeared, and the person disappeared from the spot.
Seeing this, the old man narrowed his eyes again. He was starting to believe the cloaked man's words; someone who could use Body Flicker Technique to this extent wouldn't lie.
Thinking about it, he summoned a Ninja Hawk to send out a message: 200,000 Explosive Tag —that's no small sum of money. Even their Exchange would have to be prepared.
Of course, besides money, people were also prepared.
Meanwhile, in a grove of trees on the outskirts of the town, a flock of giant birds spread their wings and took to the sky as usual.
At that moment, a black halo Issen across the back of one of the birds, and the figure of the cloaked man appeared. At the same time, the strong wind blowing in his face blew off his hat.
A strikingly handsome face appeared! It was none other than Shiro!
No Face May King
Grade: C (Custom-defined)
type:?
Attack range:?
Maximum capture:?
illustrate:
Archer's cloak is a Magecraft artifact known as "Inherited Defense." Its effect is complete transparency (blending into the background) and granting the same effect as Assassin's "Presence Concealment" skill.
It is perfect in terms of optical and thermal invisibility, but it cannot completely hide electronic waves; if you touch it, you will know where it is.
This is Heroic Spirit Robin Hood's Noble Phantasm, a green cloak. With the help of this Noble Phantasm, Shiro can unleash Assassin-like stealth abilities.
This is the perfect time to use it; it can conceal one's identity and give the impression of being a good agent—why not?
Now that things are basically settled, Shiro just needs to wait in the Workshop. Of course, some preparations need to be made before the transaction.
Three days later at noon, everyone except the staff in the Exchange was temporarily asked to leave to ensure the smooth operation of the trading.
At that moment, the old man at the Exchange was talking to a middle-aged man dressed in a kimono in front of the counter.
"Has the money been received?"
"Yes, sir, everything is ready." The old man bowed slightly and said. He naturally knew what his supervisor wanted to ask, but after witnessing that strange Body Flicker Technique, he dared not speak frankly.
Therefore, his statement that everything was ready had two meanings. One was that the money was ready, a total of 150 million, which was arranged according to the highest price they could accept. Of course, they couldn't possibly ask for that price.
Another implication is that ninjas are already lying in ambush, ready to strike at any moment; if possible, they would prefer to take him down directly.
Saving over 100 million taels of silver is one thing, but more importantly, they want to know where those 200,000 Explosive Tag came from. Such a huge quantity is not something that just any ninja can produce.
If it's an organization, there's no need to trade with them. Explosive Tag are in high demand everywhere except in the Five Great Nations, so there's no need to sell them to them.
Therefore, they speculated that they must have found some treasure, such as a warehouse left behind in Yōen Village, or some efficient method for making Explosive Tag.
In short, taking him down would be very valuable, but they won't act recklessly. If they are strong enough, they will do their best to maintain this relationship and develop a long-term partnership.
After all, in this world, strength is everything!
Shortly after they finished their conversation, a black halo appeared, and Shiro, cloaked in a cape, also appeared.
Upon seeing this manner of appearance, the Exchange's supervisor felt a slight chill. This didn't seem like Body Flicker Technique; it was more like a highly sophisticated stealth maneuver!
Thinking of this, he secretly made a hand gesture, signaling the ninja in the shadows not to make any moves.
He has now given up on the idea of double-crossing. Ninjas who are skilled in assassination are the most difficult to deal with. Ninjas are supposed to be assassins, and this one is even more specialized in it!
Offending this kind of person will make you sleepless! He must be quite capable to become the head of the Exchange, but he just suddenly appeared without any suspicious signs!
Therefore, whatever thoughts he had before vanished at this moment. A person like him who dares to appear in front of them like this must be confident that he can leave.
This was something Shiro hadn't expected, since none of the ninjas he knew were skilled in stealth and assassination, so he naturally didn't know how terrifying they were.
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