Ring of Fate

Chapter 718 "Shadow Merchant"

Jebus reorganized his words and said:
“We can be more sensitive to certain needs, find the right people to meet them, and facilitate the corresponding transactions through language and relationships.”

Lumian, who had the mind of a "conspirator", thought seriously for two seconds before he fully understood what Jebus really meant. He said with a smile:
"In simpler words and in a way that is closer to the occult."

Jebus glanced at Franka and Janna, and explained attentively:
"I have two main abilities. One I call 'sensing gray', which allows me to more acutely perceive the gray between white and black, including the willingness and need to enter the gray area.

"Another is excellent eloquence, which includes the art of language and the ability to observe other people's expressions and guess their words."

“No more?” Lumian asked, raising an eyebrow.

"No more." Yebus shook his head frankly.

“The broker doesn’t charge any commission?” Lumian asked with a smile.

"Before a deal is concluded, compensation will be agreed upon with both parties. Sometimes, no compensation is required. This is mainly to establish and maintain relationships." Yebusi answered seriously, "None of this involves supernatural powers."

I thought the Beyonder ability of the Broker was that it could gain corresponding benefits from every deal it facilitated, including improvements in the Beyonder level. However, this is indeed too exaggerated and obviously does not belong to Sequence 9... The two abilities that Jebus mentioned are very close to the level of Sequence 9. From this point of view, the Broker is more like an Audience and can hardly directly participate in the battles between Beyonders. It is an auxiliary among auxiliary... Lumian nodded with understanding.

Franka asked with great interest:
"What is Sequence 8?"

"It's the 'Shadow Merchant'." Jebus looked at the face of the "Witch of Joy" and answered with a smile on his face.

Without waiting for Franca to ask again, he took the initiative to explain:

“We can discover mysterious creatures and dangerous beings hidden in darkness and shadows, and avoid being attacked by them, thus reaching certain deals with them.”

"Avoid attacks from hidden mysterious creatures and dangerous entities?" Janna couldn't help but ask.

Is this trait too strong?
Jebus smiled and replied:
"That's normal, but you can't attack the opponent first or secretly exert unfavorable influence on the opponent. You can't have bad intentions when making a deal and be discovered by the opponent. In addition, you will receive indiscriminate damage if you directly get involved in the battlefield. You can't make creatures in combat stop on their own initiative."

“What if I see something I shouldn’t see?” Lumian asked thoughtfully.

"There will be corresponding pollution." Jebusi did not try to brag.

"So it seems that the 'Shadow Merchant' has an aura that prevents surrounding creatures from harboring any ill will?" Franka suddenly realized.

Jebus praised:
"Ma'am, you summarized it better than I did. However, it's not that there will be no malicious intent, but that their malicious intent will be reduced to a certain extent. The higher the status of the other party, the worse the effect. In other words, if you want to contact those mysterious creatures and dangerous beings to make a deal, there are risks and courage."

At this point, Jebus laughed:
“The courage to take risks is a necessary quality for a successful businessman.”

"It looks like you have?" Lumian asked provocatively.

"Of course." Jebus answered proudly, "I have made deals with many dangerous creatures and obtained some valuable things. Then, through new deals, I used them to exchange for more useful items from the believers of the Great Mother, the believers of the Mother Tree of Desire, and other Beyonders. These include bullets that can absorb life, bullets that can cause the target to implode, bullets that can make a human pregnant, and so on and so forth."

A bullet that can make a human pregnant... Lumian was suddenly reminded of his psychological trauma and was extremely glad that he did not give Jebus the opportunity to shoot that kind of bullet.

Franca and Janna were also inexplicably frightened and felt cold. Even Anthony's expression changed slightly.

Jebus glanced at Franca, Janna, Lumian and his friend Anthony, and said solemnly:
"With connections to various creatures, the 'Shadow Merchant' can help you get anything you want, as long as you pay enough.

“Of course, we can’t guarantee that every transaction will be successful.”

"I want the formula for the Hunter Path Sequence 4 potion." Lumian smiled.

Jebus was silent for a moment and said:
“It takes a very long time to go through the cycle and find someone who can provide the corresponding formula.

"The person you end up trading with might even bring you danger."

Lumian was just joking. He sighed deliberately and said:

“Then put it aside for now.

"What other abilities do 'Shadow Merchants' have? You are definitely not limited to reducing the hostility of surrounding creatures and discovering hidden entities."

Jebus finally looked Lumian in the eye:
"I have used them when I fought you, including hiding in the shadows, transforming into shadows, and using false shadows. These abilities are more inclined to protect oneself. I collectively call them 'using shadows'."

"The 'Shadow Merchant' can not only use shadows in a symbolic sense, but also use shadows in reality." Franka sighed.

Jebus continued as if encouraged:
"We can also sign a contract with our shadows as witnesses, which is directly linked to each other's souls. If it is violated, the shadow will bring harm to its own soul, which is like a severe curse."

"I see..." Franka thought of the guy she met before.

The man, who also seemed to be a member of the "School of Truth", said that he had a way to ensure that the contract was binding on both parties.

"And then?" Janna asked.

Jebus suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and coughed twice before saying:
"We can also rely on the symbolic power of the shadow to quietly modify key terms at the moment the contract is signed, so that the other party pays more or gets less."

"No wonder..." Franca finally understood how the man who was suspected to be a member of the "School of Truth" wanted to deceive herself and Janna.

No wonder he showed his abnormality when he heard that he had to divine the contract in advance!
The Shadow Merchant is very suitable for dealing with Beyonders of the Thief Path. Who knows who will suffer in the end... Lumian did not give Franca a chance to blame the Shadow Merchant. He laughed and said:

“Where’s Sequence 7?”

"Sequence 7 is the 'Public Prosecutor.'" Yebus introduced directly, as if he wanted to make up for the damage to the image of the 'Shadow Merchant' that was too dark. "The 'Public Prosecutor' has two abilities. One can see what crimes the target has committed, but cannot see the process of committing the crime. The other is based on the previous ability. It first declares the other party guilty, and then points out the specific crime..."

Hearing this, Franca suddenly had a doubt:
"How is this crime determined?
"It can't be Intis's law, right? If we meet in Loen Kingdom, then you won't be able to use this ability, right?

“Automatically adapt to local laws?”

It seemed that this was the first time that Jebus was asked this question. He thought for more than ten seconds before answering:
"It should be the behavior that the vast majority of human beings agree is a sin, including blasphemy, murder, rape, fraud, theft, etc. There is no more detailed and detailed crime."

"That's not right." Franca was still not convinced. "Suppose, let's say we are in a ridiculous world where we can do whatever we want, including killing people and blasphemy. Then, wouldn't you be able to declare the target guilty?"

She was thinking of the "Dream Festival" that had just ended.

Jebus was silent for a while before he answered:
"I have no idea……"

“Perhaps those charges come from something more fundamental.” Lumian tried to guess.

The Jebusites cannot be identified.

Franca could only look at him and said:

"Go on."

Jebus took a moment to recall where he was:
"After the crime is pointed out, the target will receive a corresponding punishment, which comes from the world itself or some existence. The specific punishment is related to the severity of the target's crime. We cannot know it in advance. In short, according to my experience, the most terrible punishment is direct death and loss of control on the spot.

"In addition, for crimes that are currently taking place, we can directly declare that the target is committing a crime without specifying the crime, which effectively saves time."

Franka nodded slightly, gaining a new understanding of the battle.

"What language did you use when announcing the charges?" Lumian recalled the relevant details.

"It's the 'Word of Order', which I learned automatically when I obtained the gift of 'Prosecutor'." Jebus did not hide it.

Lumian said, “Hmm.”
“Where’s Sequence 6?”

"It's 'ambitious'." Jebus' eyes seemed to have flames burning, "The inexhaustible ambition has brought us a strong physique, keen perception, and outstanding spirituality, which drives us to constantly pursue the improvement of combat capabilities. The burning ambition makes us not want to stop for a moment. Unless we are ready to sleep, no one can force us to fall asleep or faint..."

"In other words, can it effectively resist the ability of forced sleep, coma, etc., or is it immune?" Lumian immediately understood why Jebus was able to wake up quickly when facing the "Hum Ha Technique".

"It's confrontation." Jebus was very frank.

Lumian asked a few more questions about "ambitious people" and then said:
"You should be Sequence 5, right?"

"Yes." Jebus puffed out his chest slightly in front of the two witches.

Franka asked curiously:

"What is Sequence 5?"

Jebus smiled and replied:

"It's 'Camera Obscura'."

"Darkroom"? Franca, Lumian and others all thought of the "darkroom of the powerful" that they had obtained from General Philip.

Is that the power of the Broker Path Sequence 5?
Lumian looked at Jebus, not eager to learn about the capabilities of the "Dark Camera", and asked thoughtfully:

"What is your relationship with the Carbonari?"

(End of this chapter)