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On Friday, a new day, Klein slept until he woke naturally, then leisurely got up, washed, and went downstairs.
He did not hurry to prepare breakfast. Instead, as was his habit, he opened the front door and, bathed in the thin mist, took that day's newspaper out of the mailbox.
As soon as he opened the paper, he saw this headline:
"Aurora Order hideout discovered, terrorist organization suffers heavy blow!"
"I hope Mr. A died in this raid." Klein solemnly traced a Crimson Moon over his chest.
"What's this?" Suddenly, he noticed a thick envelope tucked inside the newspaper. It was fairly weighty.
Pinching its surface, Klein immediately recalled the fresh scent of ink on banknotes. His spiritual intuition told him that it contained a considerable amount of cash.
He carefully opened it and pulled out the stack of gold pound notes.
After counting them, he confirmed that there were 1,000 pounds in total.
"The bounty from the Machinery Hivemind... so this is what they meant by delivering it discreetly? How could they be so unconcerned? They just left it in the mailbox? What if someone stole it?" Amid his delight, Klein could not help complaining.
With this money, his savings had reached the astonishing sum of around 3,500 pounds. Not only could he pay in full for his Sequence 6 potion ingredients, but he would also have over a thousand pounds left, enough that he would not have to worry about making a living for quite some time.
He could go to the Vampire Emlyn White and complete the transaction right now!
There was no time to lose. He had just finished digesting his Magician potion and could immediately begin preparing for his advancement. After breakfast, Klein promptly put on his overcoat and hat, picked up his walking