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Chapter 471 Messenger, True or False Target
Chapter 471 Messenger, True or False Target
"Besides discussing the cooperation between the Aurora Club and the Horn family, there is another matter I would like to discuss with you at this time."
After giving Renette Tinicol, Robert, and Ms. Amanda their contact information, Evan tentatively spoke.
"What—what's going on!"
"I hope to recruit you as my messenger!"
This is the real reason why Evan decided to summon Renette Tinicol at this time.
Renette Tinicol's four heads stared intently at Evan, without uttering a word.
Seeing this, Evan simply stretched out his right hand, activating the power of the City of Calamity, causing the mark left by the gray mist on his body to reappear, the meaning of which was self-evident.
"I learned of your esteemed name from Gehrman Sparrow, and I also know that you chose to become his messenger because you valued his status as a follower of the Fool."
And coincidentally, I can also say that I am a follower of Mr. Fool.
When people like us recruit messengers, unpredictable accidents often occur.
"You are Miss Sharon's teacher, and you have already signed the contract under the witness of the underworld, which proves that you have no ill intentions. Therefore, I would like to take advantage of this and recruit you as my messenger!"
"Does Gehrman Sparrow know about this—thing?"
"Renette Tinicol's current existence depends on the spirit world," and with her angelic status, she can clearly sense the connection between Gehrman Sparrow and the great beings above the spirit world. She originally thought Gehrman Sparrow was a special being, but unexpectedly, just a few days later, she sensed the same "gray mist" and an aura she had never encountered before, but which made her even more terrified, from another person.
This caused a sense of confusion within me, but at the same time, I began to understand why Evan was able to become a follower of both the righteous god and the evil god.
The person in front of me has too many secrets and too many special characteristics.
Sleeve himself doesn't mind taking on an extra job, but he has an exclusive agreement with Gehrman Sparrow, which can be seen from the description of Sleeve being a messenger exclusively belonging to Gehrman Sparrow. There is no way to bypass this contract.
"I told him that he has no objections, and I also have ways to avoid you signing the contract!"
Evan had previously arranged to meet Klein again on the Gray Fog, using the phantom of the City of Calamity on his body and Miss Sharon's scheme against the Blood Cult as reasons to propose that Renette Tinicol also become his messenger.
Klein's initial intention in recruiting the messenger was simply to find someone who could easily communicate with people outside the Tarot Club.
The fact that Renette Tinicol, an angel, had taken the initiative to apply for the job as a messenger had put a lot of pressure on him. Now that he heard that Evan was willing to share this pressure, Klein was naturally more than happy to do so.
In Klein's eyes, Evan not only had a cheat code of the same level as him, but also had a better personality, strength and background than him, so he could handle things related to Renette Tinicol better than him.
So when Klein heard Evan's request, he readily agreed.
Renette Tinicol was unaware of the story behind it, but she was curious about the method Evan mentioned that could circumvent the contracts witnessed by the underworld.
"What—method?"
Evan flipped his hand and took out a card that looked very much like the Blasphemy Card. The card looked ordinary, and even Renette Tinicol could not detect anything unusual about it.
"This is a communication tool I made. When it starts flashing red, it means I'm summoning you. And by holding this card, you can also sense the location of the person I'm sending a message to, because they will also be holding another card that I've given you!"
These playing cards were created by Evan using the power of the City of Calamity and his control over the "Mirror World." Essentially, they are a passage connecting to the Mirror World.
In theory, Evan could use these cards to send messages in the Mirror World without using Renette Tinicol as a messenger, but this is problematic considering that his main adversaries include the "true ruler" of the Mirror World—the Primal Witch.
In the end, Evan still honestly sought out Renée Tinicol as his messenger, using the playing cards only as waypoints!
Renette Tinicol stretched out her arm, and a head stepped forward and bit the card in Evan's hand, feeling it for a moment before looking at Evan with a puzzled expression.
Evan chuckled sheepishly and said somewhat embarrassedly, "I just made these playing cards myself, and I haven't distributed them to the people I want to contact yet. When you deliver the message, please give them these cards as well!"
As he spoke, Evan not only took out two more playing cards, but also opened a drawer on his desk, took out a map of Backlund, marked Hugh and Fors's apartment with a red pencil, and then handed it to Renette Tinicol.
Renette Tinicol then used her other head to bite the map, and with her last two heads, she said, "Ten gold coins for each message delivered!"
"How about Felkin from the Republic of Intis?" Eben instinctively wanted to take advantage and asked directly.
The Felkin of the Republic of Intis has the lowest market value among all currencies, with an official exchange rate of 19.4 against the Kingdom of Rune.
1, but in reality, the exchange rate on the black market reached 20:1.
If Renette Tinicol accepts Evan's bargain, then each of his deliveries will cost him half a Rune pound.
Renette Tinicol remained silent, coldly staring at Evan, making him feel embarrassed. He scratched his head, flipped his right hand, pulled out ten Rune gold pounds from "Amon," and handed them over, saying, "I was just kidding! How could I give you gold coins with such low gold content? Even if you agreed, I wouldn't!"
Renette Tinicol gave Evan's right hand a long look, then a meaningful glance, before finally biting down on the ten gold pounds with one head and asking with her last bit of head, "If they're not home, may I leave the letter and cards in a prominent place in their living room?"
Rene Tinecole felt much better now that she didn't have to talk to the other heads, which made the other three heads glance at her sideways.
"Of course! I've written everything down in the letter, but they might reply to me immediately after reading it!"
Fors's unusual behavior was also the main reason why Evan decided to contact Renette Tinicol ahead of time.
Evan hadn't originally planned to contact Renette Tinicol so soon. He had intended to work together on the Blood Cult before they officially started contacting each other.
Only with a history of successful collaborations can both parties have better opportunities to discuss matters.
But Fors's change was too unusual, and he wanted to know the details as soon as possible, so he had to make contact with him in advance.
"Replying to a message also costs money!"
Rene Tinicol was impressed by Evan's bargaining earlier and didn't want to give him any chance to take advantage of her, so she quickly started patching things up!
Feeling his image had been damaged by his earlier loose tongue, Evan quickly tried to salvage the situation, saying, "Of course, but I require payment upon delivery for any reply!"
Considering that Fors and Hugh were not exactly well-off and hoped to salvage their previously damaged image as much as possible, Evan did not choose to have the recipient pay like Klein did!
The reason he chose to pay upon delivery was mainly because he no longer had gold pounds, but he had a lot of paper money. However, Renette Tinicol clearly needed gold.
Seeing Evan's quick agreement, Renette Tinicol's impression of him improved slightly. She then took a step back and disappeared into the captain's cabin.
"It seems my guess was right; Renette Tinicol does indeed view gold as a spiritual material that can be obtained in large quantities."
The purity and quantity of gold are related to the amount of power it can exert!
Unfortunately, we cannot directly ask Xiu how much gold he needs, otherwise it might arouse His suspicion.
Let's wait until Miss Sharon's operation is successful and both sides have gained a certain level of trust before discussing this issue!
However, although it's unknown how much gold Ms. Renette Tinicol needs to unleash the power of an angel, she should start stockpiling it now.
"With chaos looming, the value of gold will skyrocket. Stockpiling some won't depreciate, not to mention it now has a more practical use!"
In fact, several months ago, when Robert and Irwin were dealing with family assets, they had already begun to sell off assets other than their core assets on a large scale.
The core assets they identified included factories in Backlund and Tingen, and the Tingen newspaper, among other industries that could play a vital role in the war.
Non-core assets include land and financial assets such as stocks, securities, and insurance.
They also bought some gold and other assets that hold their value, but not too much.
Now that they've figured out that Renette Tinicol needs gold, they've naturally intensified their gold acquisition efforts.
The nobles and capitalists who own most of the gold have already sensed the risk of war, and it will be extremely difficult to extract large amounts of gold from them!
Forget it, let Robert worry about this himself!
Bribing Renée Tinicol with gold is one way, but finding a better way is to get more of her body.
We need to find out how many pieces Renette Tinicol's body was cut into, and who has them.
If the opportunity arises, we could pull off a heist, both to strike at the Rose School and to bring Renette Tinicol onto our side!
Evan has an insatiable interest in cracking down on the Rose School, and he has already figured out how to gather relevant information. He will leave this matter to the Aurora Society, since he is one of the leaders of the Aurora Society after all, and it is the superiors who should be responsible for this!
What I fear most is that Renette Tinicol's body is in the hands of angels like Siea and Baranca!
dong dong dong.
Just as Evan was lost in thought, there was a knock on the door.
"Enter!"
Eisinger Stanton walked in with a document in his hand and said excitedly, "Just as you expected, Bayam's telegrams have been very active these past few days, mainly concentrated on the military base, the city lord's mansion, and the Storm Church!"
An unidentified signal appeared at a military base, which, although well concealed, was still detected by us.
Strangely, after the mysterious signal appeared at the military base, the Governor's Mansion received the exact same, but clearer, signal.
Evan took the documents from Isengard Stanton, glanced at them, and a smile appeared on his face, clearly having anticipated this situation!
"You've worked incredibly hard these past few days. Large-scale conflicts have broken out on the border of Wintershire, the Fusaksunian Navy has been mobilized, the situation around Pasu Island has escalated, and the volume of telegram exchanges has surged to 20 times the usual amount. It's truly remarkable that you were able to sift through all that to find the signal we're looking for. I doubt even the newly established communications department of the Ministry of National Defense is as capable as you!"
The telegraph was still in its early stages of development, so although the military attached great importance to it, it did not have a dedicated force to develop it.
The Department of Defense established a special communications department, which Robert set up after taking Evan's advice. It had only a few staff members and not many professional experts. Naturally, it couldn't compare to Esinger Stanton, who had become a "polymath".
Eisinger Stanton was a little overwhelmed by Evan's praise. He really didn't feel that he had done anything groundbreaking. After all, most of his practical ideas came directly from Evan. If he couldn't achieve anything with that, then he shouldn't even think about getting promoted. He could just retire peacefully.
"It's nothing. Most of the groundbreaking ideas came from you. I just grasped them a little faster than others!"
By the way, what are your thoughts on the similar signals appearing at military bases and the Governor's residence?
Eisinger Stanton has never been one to back down when it comes to intelligence, but this time he was genuinely impressed by Evan, hence his respectful tone.
"What kind of thoughts could there be? One of these two must be true, and the other must be false!"
The Fussac Empire values this person so much that it will surely take precautions, using a mix of truth and falsehood to quell any potential suspicions.
Of course, it's also possible that both are real, using a small target to cover up a real big target, which is a common practice in intelligence warfare!
By the way, is Catherine Grey back?
Looking out at the sky through the cabin glass, Evan asked with a mischievous grin.
Today is the day that Ivan Bratov arrives in Bayam with his warships and flags. Admiral Emilius Levitt and the Governor will be there to welcome him with people from all walks of life in Bayam, and a celebratory banquet will be held at Bayam's largest hotel. This was reported by all the newspapers in Bayam yesterday!
Ivan sent Catherine Grey out yesterday to check on the reaction at the scene!
"I just got back!"
Seeing Evan's expression, Eisinger Stanton also suppressed a laugh.
"How was it? Wasn't a celebration without the main character quite interesting?"
"Very interesting, so interesting that Admiral Emilius Levitt stormed off in front of everyone!"