Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Chapter 39 I still prefer pure money transactions
"Hey!"

Fors stared in amazement at how Xio and Yu Jin had finalized the matter. Her light blue eyes were filled with disbelief. "I'm still here! Don't you even ask for my opinion? And this is obviously my house!"

Xio glared at Fors in dissatisfaction and asked, “Who do you think I’m doing this for?”

If it weren't for the fact that you lose control every time there's a full moon, would she have invited a stranger who she had only met a few times and was an official Beyonder to live here?

"Hmm~"

Fors retreated under Xio's fierce gaze, shrank his neck, and muttered softly, "Okay, if you want to stay, then stay!"

She also knew that given her current situation, letting the other party stay would actually be an advantage for her.

After all, she was the one who needed to be alert to the appearance of the blood moon and receive treatment from the embers at that moment.

But this is her house after all!

She just lets a man live in like that. Doesn't she want to maintain her innocence?

"No."

Yu Jin suddenly shook his head.

"Can't live here?"

Xio hesitated and asked, "Is it because of any special request?"

"It's not that you can't live here, it's that you can't live here for free."

Ember shook his head and explained, "The rent of the house here is what I pay according to the market price."

Xio and Fors looked at each other with strange expressions.

She refused to accept the offer for free and insisted on paying for it...

"Are you sure you want to pay the market price?"

Fors thought for a moment and reminded, "Although the Hillston District is not as good as the North District and Queens District, it is still among the top three in Backlund. The average rent is at least 30 soli per week, plus the deposit and gas, water and electricity, the annual rent is at least 100 pounds! This is not a small amount of money."

"100 pounds?"

Yu Jin nodded thoughtfully, and then said, "Then let's calculate it as one hundred pounds per year. You count it."

Yu Jin took out the money, counted out ten ten-pound notes and handed them to Fors.

"Also, I'll return this to you."

After thinking for a while, Yu Jin threw a silver bracelet over.

Fors took the bracelet, which had three rough dark green stones on it.

This originally belonged to her, and now it is just being returned to the original owner.

"This……"

He had money in his hand, and it was a huge sum of one hundred pounds, equivalent to hundreds of grams of gold!
But Fors was confused.

This was the first time she had encountered such a situation. Why was she still rushing to give people money?
"correct."

Without waiting for her to respond, Yu Jin continued, "Remember to give me an invoice for 200 pounds."

"Uh-huh?"

Fors had a strange expression on his face. "Are you trying to defraud the church's allowance?"

"How can this be considered a lie?"

Yu Jin asked back, "It's something we both agree on. That's called a fair trade."

"But 200 pounds is too much."

Xio couldn't bear it anymore and questioned, "Will the church really not doubt it? This money is enough to rent a house in the West District. There are no such expensive houses in Hillston District!"

"Too."

Yu Jin hesitated for two seconds, then decided to give in a little, and said casually, "Then write 150 pounds. It's okay to make a little less. After all, I have a kind heart."

"Oh, yes. Also, according to Backlund's market price, the average price for hiring someone to perform an exorcism and purification ritual is about 20 pounds each time. This price should be reasonable, right? After deducting the 20 pounds, I still need to give you 80 pounds as rent."

"Of course, future treatments will be calculated according to this standard, 20 pounds per session."

"Eh?"

Fors was stunned for a while, and whispered, "But, didn't we agree on this before? I will be your informant among the wild Beyonders, and you are responsible for curing my curse!"

"Is such that."

Yu Jin nodded, but soon calmly continued, "But I regret it now because the rent is too expensive, so I need to make some extra money. The original deal is invalid. I will charge you a per-session fee for the treatment I provide you, and you can also charge me a per-session fee for providing me with information."

"You pay me 20 pounds for each treatment, and I will also give you a certain amount of compensation depending on the information you provide." After a pause, Yu Jin continued, "The premise is that I think the information is valuable."

Originally it was 'the cost of treatment and intelligence is offset', but this is equivalent to Ember paying the price himself to obtain the intelligence.

However, Miss Lorota reminded him——

The Church of Night can reimburse the fees for intelligence obtained by the Night Watchers from wild Extraordinary Beings.

If that's the case, then why would he save money for the Church of Darkness?

Of course, each one has his own account!

The former is a case of "offsetting merits and demerits", while the latter is a case of "win-win" -

If Ember wins twice, he can get money, information and reimbursement.

As for why you insist on paying rent?
That’s of course because the rent can be reimbursed!

Well, as a special practitioner, it is normal to have some privileges.

"Are you trying to take advantage of the Church of Darkness?"

Fors was completely stunned.

No insurance fraudster would cheat as badly as you do, right?

You are simply robbing!
How could the Church of Darkness have a talent like you? !
"Ms. Fors is a good person."

Yu Jin sighed in his heart.

Although he doesn't care much about money.

But the pure money transaction still made him feel that this would save a lot of trouble——

With the teachings of Al and the others, Yu Jin already knew that the expenses of obtaining intelligence from informants could be reimbursed.

So no matter how much Miss Fors asked for the information, he could ask the Church of Evernight for reimbursement at double the price.

Just like Miss Lorota said, don't miss any opportunity to take advantage of others... no, any opportunity to have the support of the Church of Evernight.

"That……"

Xio took a deep breath, knowing that he couldn't count on Fors, a pig, so he took the initiative to ask, "Since it's a separate transaction, how much can you pay me if I tell you the information about the gathering of wild Beyonders?"

Yu Jin made no secret of his intention to 'cheat subsidies' from the Church of Evernight.

In that case, Xio naturally didn't mind cooperating with the other party.

"I am not interested in this kind of intelligence."

Yu Jin shook his head and said frankly, "But I can report you to the church. If the church is interested, they may pay you a considerable reward."

"Not interested in wild Beyonders?"

Xio was a little surprised.

Because to official Extraordinary People, wild Extraordinary People are all hidden threats.

After all, once wild Beyonders get out of control, it is very likely to cause chaos and bloodshed.

The gathering of extraordinary people often means the gathering of multiple wild extraordinary people.

If the Nighthawks can obtain the corresponding intelligence, they can catch all these wild extraordinary people in one fell swoop.

For the official extraordinary people, this is undoubtedly a very cost-effective deal.

But Ember said he wasn't interested. Is he really a Nighthawk?

"So what information are you interested in?"

Xio wanted to share his friend's worries, but he couldn't suppress his doubts, so he asked curiously, "I know a lot of people, maybe I can try to help you collect it."

"Information?"

Ember pondered for a moment, then slowly asked, "How much do you know about the 'lawyer' path?"

"lawyer?"

Fors looked confused. She had obviously never heard of this.

After hearing these words, Xio's expression suddenly became complicated.

"If this is information about this..."

(End of this chapter)