Thud.
A wooden box was set on the bar counter.
The Undead Mage James smiled and said, "My dear Mr. Norton, I think you should take a good look at this gift."
Norton pressed his hand against the wooden box, briefly sensed its contents, and nodded.
"It is indeed something good."
"Then I would like to exchange it for information-you seem to have some information about the Immortal Kingdom," James said.
Norton glanced around.
The bar was deserted. Only Eudria stood behind the counter, mixing a cocktail.
Fei Lun had already bought this bar.
A "Closed" sign hung permanently at the entrance, so ordinary people would not come in.
"You will have to wait a little longer."
Norton lowered his voice as he spoke.
"How long?" James frowned.
"A few hours. I have to receive orders before I can sell the information."
"Haha, a few hours is certainly no problem-then I will be off for now and come back to see you later."
Reassured, James turned and walked toward the exit.
"Sir, you forgot your box."
Norton called out behind him.
Without looking back, James said:
"It is just a small token of goodwill. Keep it-but watch out for those fellows from the practical refinement layer. An important figure of theirs died, and they are going berserk everywhere-you might get caught up in it."
The bar door closed.
He was gone.
Norton pressed his hand against the box and, with a slight turn of his hand, put it away in his ring.
"What was inside?" Eudria asked.
"A crown," Norton said.
The two exchanged a glance.
"It seems they do not know the Royal Family's true reserves," Eudria said.
"These Descenders think we are easy to push around, but the entire Nightmare World has never been completely wiped out... They