Chapter 52: Your Luck Is Not Bad

The next day, Chen Zhi met that Evans Brown as he had hoped; this gentleman was wearing a tuxedo suit, looked to be about thirty years old, and had slightly curly, dark brown hair.

This was the first Awakened Chen Zhi had learned about, but he was not worried about this Awakened; it was very clear that he was different from the Awakened in those sects.

"Great Lord of Calamity." Evans Brown's attitude was very much like Saina's; he was not that respectful, though of course, not looking up was something he had to observe.

Those who have already awakened must even less casually look directly at a god, and they must not even look too much at those hands, otherwise, if the other party has malicious intent, it could very likely be a disaster for the Awakened.

He was honest enough, and Chen Zhi nodded with satisfaction, "What type of Awakened are you?"

Can't you tell? It was just as Saina had said.

Evans hesitated for a moment, but still said truthfully: "I am a Thief."

"A Thief?" Chen Zhi said with some surprise, "Can one awaken as this too?"

"This kind of awakening does not require the permission of a god; it is just an ability, so I have no room for advancement." Evans also regretted awakening; when he learned that a Thief could never become a more powerful Awakened like a Master Thief, he regretted it very much.

It was just that he was ignorant when he was young, otherwise he would not have been expelled by his family.

"No wonder." Chen Zhi's words made Evans feel as if he had been choked.

Although a Thief is not a mainstream Awakened, and there is no way to become a more powerful Master Thief or the like, at least he had awakened!

No matter what, he was still more powerful than an ordinary person, at least stronger than that witch named Susan!

And yet, he had arrived at such a conclusion.

If it weren't for the fact that the other party was a god... forget it, the God of Calamity was still quite powerful, it was just that He didn't have any bad thoughts toward him.

"How did you awaken?" Chen Zhi asked.

"At a wine party. My original family was relatively well-off, and as the youngest son in the family, I had the conditions to come into contact with all kinds of people. Once, at a friend's wine party, I met a mysterious person who stole the handkerchief from my pocket and displayed it. From then on, I felt that awakening was a very interesting thing." The more Evans spoke, the more he gritted his teeth.

He was too young back then; he actually didn't know this was a temptation directed at him.

A thief was afraid that his lineage would be cut off, so he found a young man who had the opportunity to steal more valuable things, passed his craft to him, and made him awaken.

Chen Zhi did not think so; he just said dryly: "Then you are quite lucky."

Evans wished he could look up and ask this god, where exactly was it lucky?

"How does one become a Thief?" Chen Zhi did not know Evans's inner thoughts and just asked this blandly.

Originally, he thought that with Susan, he would be able to know how to become a witch.

Unfortunately, Susan only had a half-understood knowledge.

Now that he knew Evans, he should be able to know how to become a Thief.

In this way, those players who were anxious to possess a profession could awaken to become a Thief.

In the current environment, things seemed easier to do as well.

The most critical thing was that, according to Evans, a Thief does not need to have faith; they only need to awaken, isn't that great?

"Use a pair of Three-eyed Frog eyes, half a tael of gold, and for auxiliary materials, 5 grams of Wenxiang Grass, 5 grams of Soul-bewitching Grass, and a handful of Mandrake leaves. Put them into a Pure Silver Crucible, no need to heat, wait thirty minutes, and then drink it. Do not exceed one hour, otherwise it will be ineffective." Evans did not know why the God of Calamity wanted to ask about such things, but what did that matter? To him, this secret recipe was completely useless.

Even if he sold this recipe, not many people could afford half a tael of gold, and those who could obtain half a tael of gold, how could they possibly go back to awaken the Thief profession?

Even if those nobles wanted to raise some thugs, they would not give them the opportunity to awaken as a Thief, because a Thief might also steal from these nobles!

So this recipe was really of no use.

Accepting this recipe, Chen Zhi continued to ask: "Besides this, are there any other places with such trading channels for Awakened?"

"The only ones I know of are the trading channels among nobles, but please do not tell Saina." Evans said hesitantly, "I am very afraid that she will be like me, and there is great risk in becoming an Awakened."

"Risks like mine?" Chen Zhi couldn't help but chuckle twice.

Evans was silent and dared not speak. Indeed, becoming like the God of Calamity was also possible, but most people were more miserable than the God of Calamity; they would not possess things like sanity and would be directly wiped out by the church.

Tana City had very few, but in the inland, there were many cities where this kind of thing happened.

This was mainly because the people in Tana City had no consumption power, and those who had the ability were basically subordinates of the church.

Therefore, underground trading places basically circulated among the nobles, rarely among the commoners.

"Alright, just tell me where they are. I am only doing this to understand. If Saina wants to awaken, it won't be possible without my permission." Chen Zhi gave this promise, "At least I need to know what underground organizations are nearby. I do not wish for any more Believers of the Red Moon to appear, nor do I wish to have any threats."

"Very well." He hadn't expected the Lord of Calamity to be so reasonable. It seemed Saina was right; this God of Calamity finally had sanity, though it was very likely He had lost something.

For example, those manic memories, and for another example, He was a bit too rational and did not adopt the threats and intimidation commonly used in the past.

It was hard to tell if it was a good thing or a bad thing.

Susan recorded a whole page of paper, on which were written three different ways for Awakened to gather, but none of them were ones Chen Zhi could participate in.

For example, the Shooting Club next to the Emond Theater was a gathering spot for Awakened, but ordinary people couldn't get in, and it required a member to refer a new person to enter.

For another example, Viscount Philip's castle was also a place for gatherings, and he would provide women and all kinds of drinks, some of which contained Spiritual Substance.

Finally, at the newspaper office near the Clock Tower, there was also a small cafe for Awakened gatherings, but without someone to introduce you, it was very difficult to get in to ask for information. The items inside were relatively common, but it was not a place where commoners could come.

After all, not all commoners were literate, and even fewer could afford to buy newspapers, and even fewer could run to this cafe to make purchases after learning information from the newspaper. According to Evans, there were only about ten people at each gathering here, and there were not many materials.

(End of chapter)