Mystery: A Spark

He tapped the edge of the ancient long table lightly with his fingers and chuckled softly:

"I am going to issue a task."

Upon hearing this, the members of the Tarot Club all showed some change in expression, with Alger the Hanged Man being the most nervous.

Klein observed the changing emotions of the members below, controlled his tone using the Joker's abilities, and, using "I have a follower" as an excuse, issued the mission:

The assassination of Beckeran Jean Madan, the ambassador of the Republic of Intis to the Kingdom of Ruen.

When the task was issued, Audrey was immediately stunned.

She felt that such behavior would cause conflict between the two countries, and might even lead to war.

But Alger saw her hesitation and described Beckeron's dark side in detail, which eventually convinced Audrey to take on the task.

Besides her, Arthur and Alger also naturally took on this task.

Little Sun is in a land abandoned by the gods, and he can't do any quests even if he wants to.

Fors looked bewildered, not understanding how the topic had suddenly jumped to the assassination of a country's ambassador.

Chapter 125 Sheriff Hugh Deercha

Above the gray fog.

After issuing the mission and receiving responses from several members, Klein began to read Russell's diary.

In this diary entry, he saw the conversation between Roselle and Zarathustra, learned some information about the School of Life, and the sequence names of the Monster Path.

In addition, he learned from this diary about Sequence Two of the Diviner's Path, called "Miracleist," and that one could eliminate excess extraordinary traits from the body by giving birth, as well as Roselle's investiture of Savigny Solomon.

After reading this diary entry, Klein looked at the members below and said:

"You are now free to trade or communicate."

Just like in the original story, Audrey inquired about information regarding the Dragon Path from Derrick and learned that the young man had a need for the Sequence 8 formula of the Solar Path.

Because of the previous deal involving the Demon Hunter arcane arts, Derrick had received a promise from Colin that the Silver City would cover the cost of purchasing the subsequent sequence recipes for the Solar Path.

Therefore, this allowed him to purchase subsequent potion recipes without any scruples, not to mention that all Miss Justice needed was common sense from their Silver City.

Klein took this opportunity to give away the Lightbringer formula that he had obtained by spying on the Eternal Sun, thus initiating another three-way transaction.

After seeing Mr. Fool hand the Lightbringer's formula to Little Sun, Audrey considered for a moment and said:

“Mr. Fool, I have saved up some pocket money this week, so I can repay your servant five thousand pounds first, and the remaining ten thousand pounds will be paid to your servant in installments. Is that alright with you?”

Klein used his Joker powers to forcefully suppress his excitement and said calmly:

"You can do whatever you want, I don't care about it."

Audrey secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Arthur and said:

“Mr. Chariot, I will also pay you your five thousand pounds.”

“You are such a generous lady,” Arthur said sincerely.

Although his current economic situation has moved away from the initial stage of extreme poverty and has reached a relatively good level.

However, he couldn't be like Audrey, who could treat ten thousand pounds as pocket money; that was simply too extravagant.

Of course, Audrey couldn't have saved up that much money in just one week; she probably had some savings from before.

But even this level of financial power still made Arthur extremely envious.

The other members of the Tarot Club were also shocked by this extravagant gesture and were momentarily speechless.

After Audrey and Little Sun exchanged information about the dragons in Silver City, Derrick turned to Arthur and said:

“Mr. Chariot, our chief says that the secret technique you gave us before is effective. The elders have already begun to study how to use this secret technique.”

"Yes, you should be extra careful when using it, and prioritize stability. Don't rush things," Arthur gently reminded you.

When the transaction was initially made, the secret technique was exchanged for the special properties.

So Silver City actually bought the secret technique without being sure if it would work.

Now that Arthur knew the secret technique worked, he was pleased that he had maintained his credibility, and also felt a little proud.

Because he knew that the fate of Silver City had already taken a turn under his influence.

Although Arthur didn't know how far Silver City could go, at least they shouldn't suffer the same fate as in the original story, where their high-end combat power was crippled because of the quest to open the gates to the Forsaken Land.

……

The tarot session has ended.

Klein simulated the feeling of falling and returned to reality.

He also carried a bag of five thousand pounds of banknotes.

Just now, Miss Justice offered him two sums of money, each worth five thousand pounds, totaling ten thousand pounds. One of these sums was for the reward Arthur had accurately predicted.

The other sum was, of course, a portion of the fifteen thousand gold pounds that was nominally allocated to Mr. Fool's followers.

Klein had just informed Arthur above the gray fog that he could receive the five thousand gold pounds that belonged to him through a bestowal ceremony.

That huge sum of money didn't belong to Klein, so he didn't feel anything about it.

Now, Klein needs to figure out how to handle this 5,000 pounds in front of him.

He was filled with deep conflict and hesitation about the money he had in his hands.

Whether to tell Mr. Azik the truth about the bounty and hand the money over to him directly, or to keep a portion and only give Mr. Azik a certain amount of gold pounds, was the question that Klein was currently hesitating and struggling with.

In reality, Klein felt that he had only acted as a messenger in the matter of Zilingus's death.

Although he liked money and needed it to support his advancement on the path to the extraordinary, he still felt somewhat uneasy about simply keeping the money for himself.

So, should I keep these five thousand gold pounds for myself first, and then give the remaining ten thousand pounds to Mr. Azik after Miss Justice arrives...? Klein hesitated in his heart.

Because, on the surface, Zillingus's bounty is actually 10,000 gold pounds, not the 30,000 gold pounds that Miss Justice received from various countries.

If we keep the five thousand pounds and then give the subsequent ten thousand pounds to Mr. Azik, it seems that would be acceptable, and Mr. Azik would likely not find out about it.

That's a huge sum of money. If I had this money, my advancement on the Path of Extraordinary would not only be much easier, but I would also be able to provide a good life for Benson and Melissa in the future... Klein struggled to look away from the money.

It would be impossible for Klein not to be tempted by that large sum of money; after all, it was 15,000 gold pounds, not 15,000 pieces of paper.

Even if the money he just received was only a portion of the total, it was still a huge sum of five thousand gold pounds, money he had never seen in his entire life.

Although Klein acted completely nonchalant when Miss Justice offered him 15,000 gold pounds at the Tarot meeting, as if he had no interest in money whatsoever.

But that was just a way for him to maintain his high-class image.

And now, the five thousand gold pounds of banknotes were placed in front of him, the scent of ink wafting into his nostrils.

Who wouldn't be confused by this feeling? Which cadre could withstand such a test?

How could Klein, whose savings never even reached four figures, not be tempted?

Therefore, a voice kept tempting Klein to keep this large sum of gold and not hand it over to Mr. Azik—

“A big shot like Mr. Azik wouldn’t care about this money. Just keep it. He’ll understand and won’t blame you for it.”

“Keep it, Klein. Mr. Azik won’t even know about this. With this money, your life will be much better. Don’t you want Benson and Melissa to have a better life?”

"If this money hadn't passed through my hands, I probably wouldn't be in such a bad mood. Ugh, this feeling is so painful, it's heartbreaking..." Klein touched his chest and muttered to himself with a bitter smile.

He reached up and wiped his face, then pulled a piece of paper from his desk.

Klein picked up his ink-filled pen and wrote on the paper:

"Dear Mr. Azik, I am your student Klein. I died in an accident in Tingen, as you may already know."

"But now, due to some special reasons, I have been resurrected from the dead. I hope you are not surprised by this. In addition, I have obtained a portion of the bounty on Zilingus through some channel. This bounty totals..."

Klein paused, staring at the paper in front of him for a long time before finally making up his mind.

He continued writing on the paper in front of him:

"There are a total of 15,000 gold pounds. I have received 5,000 of them now, and the rest will be received gradually later."

"Since you killed Zilingus, this bounty should belong to you, and I will transfer the money to you in installments over the next few days through your messenger."

After writing these words, Klein let out a long sigh of relief.

Seemingly afraid of regretting it, he quickly took out the brass whistle that Mr. Azik had given him earlier from his pocket and blew it.

Klein first handed the letter he had written to the Bone Messenger.

Then he reached out and picked up the bag of five thousand pounds of banknotes that seemed to weigh over a thousand pounds, and handed it over with his eyes closed.

However, to Klein's surprise, he didn't feel the money in his hand being taken away for quite some time.

He opened his eyes in confusion and found that the skeletal messenger had disappeared, but the money was still in his hands.

Klein: ? ? ?

He felt a little dazed.

Why did the skeleton messenger take the letter and run away, leaving the money behind?

Or was it that the messenger simply didn't care about the money and couldn't be bothered to take it?

Klein looked at the bag of banknotes in his hand, which smelled of ink, and felt a bit amused and exasperated.

He had finally made up his mind to send the money away, but the skeleton messenger didn't take it at all.

This made him feel like he had just spent so much time struggling with his inner thoughts, and that he was acting like a clown.

Even at this moment, Klein felt that the potion in his body was actually being digested.

It is worth mentioning that Klein did not mention in the letter that he was currently in trouble.

Since he has already revealed Ian Wright's whereabouts to the forces vying for control, the most important thing for both sides now should be finding that crucial item.

So Klein was safe until that item was found.

Even if Ambassador Becklang wanted to send someone to retaliate against him, he wouldn't invite a high-ranking expert, because it's neither economical nor necessary.

Therefore, Klein is still confident that he can handle this matter.

Moreover, now that the Bone Messenger has left the money, Klein is more confident about hiring bodyguards.

Of course, Klein still hoped that Ambassador Beckeron could be eliminated by his Tarot Club members before the order to retaliate against him was issued.