"Ah, what a pity. I've never heard of this person, and I'm not a member of the Demoness Sect, so I'm afraid I can't help you."
After a pause, she covered the side of her mouth and "whispered" loudly enough for everyone to hear, "Tell me in secret, what reward were you planning to offer for this information?"
"How about a Sequence 2 Demoness of Catastrophe Beyonder characteristic?"
Of course, Edward didn't have a Demoness of Catastrophe Beyonder characteristic, but by now he had roughly figured out some of the Twilight Hermit Order's "rules." Whether he had it or not, he could make something up first and worry about the rest later.
"..."
The Demoness froze for a few seconds, then licked her lips. "Now I see why she wants to kill you. If it were me, I certainly wouldn't be able to resist either."
Edward glanced around at the others. "If anyone else here can provide any leads, I'm also willing to pay a corresponding reward."
Yet no one responded, especially the two who hadn't spoken a word all along. They seemed uninterested in everyone's topics from beginning to end.
"All right, then I'll just have to take my time investigating it myself."
Seeing that no one had anything more to say, Hermes spoke again. "Over the coming period, we have two things to do..."
Chapter 470: Dubois and Matilda
"First, we need an assassination targeting Grand Duke of Loenclu. He vehemently opposes most of the technologies introduced from Intis because they would harm his interests. And he holds real power in Loen. With his interference, Loen's development will inevitably be affected."
"Second, we need to use this reform in Loen to support a number of rising nobles."
The Hunter asked in puzzlement, "So what if Loen opposes it?