Secrets: Priestess

Chapter 127 Reward
Hillston District.

This is the economic, commercial and financial center of the Kingdom of Loen.

As the daughter of a big banker, Audrey was no stranger to this place, but it was also the first time for Audrey to know that there was a Soledad Club here.

The name of the club sounds a bit unconventional, but the building's exterior is very stylish, with deep red brick walls adding a touch of elegance to the delicate carvings on the window frames.

An elegant copper chandelier hangs over the porch, casting a soft glow.

Audrey, wearing a hooded black robe, walked into the club. The waiter, a beautiful lady with brown hair, was not surprised to see her disguised attire.

"Ma'am, are you here to join our club?"

After a few brief exchanges with this polite lady, "mind reader" Audrey was able to confirm that this was actually a private club that specifically recruited female members.

Is the founder's mental state truly okay for opening an underground Beyonder black market in a women's club? Audrey couldn't help but wonder inwardly.

But this also has its advantages. For example, someone like her who is dressed suspiciously will not look out of place here.

There are often women dressed like Audrey who come here to visit friends.

"I'm here to pick up something that a friend left with me." Suppressing her curiosity, Audrey said to the brown-haired lady.

"Then can you tell me the password your friend left behind?" the brown-haired lady asked skillfully.

Do I need a password here?
Audrey hesitantly looked at the brown-haired lady in front of her from under her hood before she uttered the command in Hermetic: "Death Gaze."

The brown-haired lady nodded after hearing this, as if she had a good memory. She took out a card from the wooden box under the bar and handed it to Audrey. "Go to the corresponding room number three now. Someone will be there to greet you."

Audrey picked up the cards and, under the guidance of a female waiter, turned several corners in the club corridor and arrived at the so-called Room 3.

Room No. 3 was furnished with exquisite furniture. Behind the dark brown counter, a woman in a sexy open-back evening dress leaned against a high-back chair, fiddling with a delicate-looking mechanical device on the table.

The door closed quietly as the female waitress left.

Audrey came to the bar and said, "Hello, I'm here to pick up something my friend left here."

The woman glanced at Audrey's hand, then looked up at Audrey, who was hiding under her hood, and said, "You finally came to pick up that troublesome deposit."

Under Audrey's gaze, a mechanical arm popped out from the secret door that opened beside the woman's body, holding a silver tin box in its palm.

The robotic arm is embedded with a dial ring engraved with numbers, which shows "53".

The woman in the evening gown knocked on the table and said, "Storage fee: 53 pounds."

Audrey took out the corresponding amount from her coin purse and paid while the robotic arm handed the silver tin box to her.

The woman turned back to fiddling with her mechanical creation, and warned, "Just a reminder, in four hours at most, this item will need to have its tin box replaced again."

Audrey held the silver tin box in her arms and followed the waiter outside Room 3 back the way she had come. After returning the cards, she left.

After returning to the carriage that was not engraved with the family crest, Audrey felt relieved to open the reward left by the "Queen".

The tin box contained a giant golden pupil.

Audrey felt as if she could see her own inner thoughts from those golden pupils.

Furthermore, Audrey felt a hunger in her heart to devour the golden pupils in the tin box.

There was also a typewritten note inside.

"The extraordinary properties of 'Psychiatrist'!" Audrey, who had been influenced by the rich and high-end information of the Tarot Club, knew that this was a precious extraordinary item that was equivalent to the 'Psychiatrist' potion!

"But... unfortunately, I haven't digested the Mind Reader potion yet."

Audrey suppressed the urge to devour this Beyonder directly and placed it back into the tin box. "No wonder it's so troublesome to keep...it's actually a Beyonder that suits me."

Then, doubts arose in Audrey's heart: "Where did the Queen find this extraordinary characteristic?"

Thinking of the Queen's madness, Audrey pursed her lips and stopped thinking about it.

"But the Queen would use such a troublesome method of depositing... Does that mean the Queen hasn't prayed to Mr. Fool yet? So she doesn't use the more convenient Tarot card for sacrifice and gifting?"

"Ms. Queen, you seem quite lonely..."

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"Audrey, she's a member of a secret organization."

Quinn was stunned when he heard Claire's words.

Miss Audrey? A secret organization?

Hugh had a hard time connecting the two.

Claire said, "The secret organization behind Miss Audrey is very well hidden, so this commission is quite difficult. I only ask one thing of you, and that is to report to me immediately if you discover anything suspicious."

"Then what if I haven't found anything?" Xio felt a little guilty. How could she find a clue that even the Red Glove Captain in front of her couldn't find?

The key point is that she has not achieved any results. Will she be deemed worthless and be deprived of her team member status by the captain?
Claire noticed Xio's concerns and said with a smile, "Don't be stressed. If I find that you are truly unsuitable for this mission, I will promptly assign you a new one."

The captain is a pretty good person...Xiu's impression of Claire has changed significantly.

"Can I still continue to contact the man wearing the golden mask?" Xio scratched his messy and unruly blond hair and asked again.

Claire responded tolerantly:

"Of course, the sequence path of MI9 is ​​'Arbitrator'. You may need to find a way to obtain the potion formulas and materials for your future promotions from there."

"But you must remember that you are a follower of the night."

Xio nodded quickly. She suspected that the man with the golden mask and tuxedo was also a member of the Church of Evernight, so she certainly wouldn't think of betraying him.

"You must keep this badge safe. It's your only proof of identity. Because you need to continue lurking around Audrey as a bounty hunter, you can't reveal your Nighthawk identity at this time."

"However, I will disguise your salary as commissioned compensation. Your current weekly salary is 3 pounds, plus an attendance allowance. The fact that you're lurking around Audrey in disguise also counts as an attendance allowance. There are also various reimbursements..."

As Claire spoke of this, she recalled how Dunn and the others had said many similar things to her when she first joined the Nighthawks.

The current team members include Daly and Xio.

It seems that Dunn is still undergoing training in the temple. Who knows, there might be a chance to recruit Dunn into the team in the future and make him the captain?

Claire gathered her slightly scattered thoughts and looked at the short-statured Quinn in front of her. Seeing his slightly chubby face but rather serious expression, she encouraged him:

"And all your gains from the mission will be recorded as merit points, which will greatly speed up your purchase of extraordinary potions or extraordinary materials."

"If you can uncover the secret organization behind Miss Audrey, the merits you gain will be enough to get you promoted!"

(End of this chapter)