Chapter 131: Behind the Scenes Organization (A tribute to Alliance Leader Yu Sheng Jiang Xiang Luan!)

"A Hidden Existence? Which deity did you worship, and did you truly receive a response?"

Vernon Duolun immediately ceased his dangerous actions.

He deeply understood the terror of divining such a great existence; even for a Non-human Grade diviner, divining matters involving deities or objects favored by deities would result in terrible misfortune.

"It is not a deity, but another Hidden Existence... I cannot express His honorific name to you, Father..."

Liliyat said anxiously, not wanting to speak the name of the Spirit of Falsehood because she did not want her father to be too deeply involved.

Furthermore, even if her father were to be informed, he should first obtain the permission of the God's Messenger.

"I know, I know..."

The pendulum rotated over the map, finally stopping at the same place as last time!

Bamian looked at the deep darkness of the wharf and swallowed hard.

Aaron did not find it strange; an Extraordinary must have a source, and it was perfectly normal for 'the Beast' to belong to some secret society.

"Father, don't worry about me; that existence is quite... kind... or rather, benevolent..."

"As for 'the Beast's' side, there might be some repercussions..."

"This still requires final verification!"

In his heart, he was secretly looking forward to the start of the next gathering, so he would occasionally go to check on the territory controlled by the Iron Fist Gang.

Aaron climbed out of the window, arrived at the wharf district, and put on the 'Shadow Ring'.

"So... there is an Extraordinary organization behind the excavation of those Sotos Ruins?"

However, he only paused for a moment before coming up with a solution, calling out Bamian, who was holding the package: "Keep the information about that woman confidential... Have any rival gangs been looking for you lately?"

A phantom appeared and walked toward the warehouse, while he himself remained hidden in the darkness, silently watching everything.

That afternoon, he saw the special symbol left by Bamian on the wall outside the warehouse, and he immediately felt reassured.

Bamian nodded, carefully placed the package on the ground, turned, and left, not daring to look back.

Night.

Bamian, who was holding a deck of cards, gave an awkward laugh: "My lord, the night is always long..."

New Calendar 1026, September 1st, Wednesday.

By then, the image and prestige of this mysterious person he had cultivated would likely be shattered to pieces.

He chuckled: "This theft case has caused quite a stir and even made the newspapers... Lord Rake has even offered a high reward for it... However, even if it can attract a few Extraordinaries, their level is likely low and not worth worrying about..."

Vernon's mouth curled into a bitter smile: "As for the matter of the 'Regicide' Solon Family, it is good that you have this intention, but remember, absolutely do not make requests to that Hidden Existence. I would rather continue hiding like a gutter rat than have anything happen to you!"

Liliyat comforted him.

"Additionally, you need to change the code periodically; this is the professionalism required for intelligence work!"

Aaron opened the package and found that it was indeed the replica of the Green Forest Ring.

'It must be Liliyat; did she send over that replica of the Green Forest Ring?'

He would occasionally visit exhibitions, dine at well-known restaurants, or visit Clark to discuss some Occultism questions, living quite comfortably.

"Do you believe those dream gods have a concept of benevolence? No... their perception and understanding of the world are completely different from humans, and they cannot possibly be bound by human morality or values... The moment you try to understand them, you have already gone mad!"

Well, she believed that the Spirit of Falsehood held goodwill toward her, and under the protection of the other party, she might be able to rapidly improve her Fourth Primordial Substance level and then resolve the 'great enemy' of her family!

"Hmm... you get some rest. Regarding your situation, I need to write a letter to discuss it with some other members of the Parliament..."

Regarding his behavior of seeking fun with his brothers, Aaron was noncommittal and asked: "Is there anything that needs to be reported?"

"Bamian..."

Vernon seemed to have his strength drained all at once, sitting back into a soft chair behind him: "Once a response from the Gods Beyond the World is obtained... we all know... you have some taboos, you don't have to tell me, I understand you... Heavens... I only had vague dream omens before, and my intuition told me that your attendance at the gathering this time would lead things in a good direction... I didn't expect... it would actually be like this! I really shouldn't have rashly trusted the results of divination and revelation... Divination before the Fourth Primordial Substance has too high an error rate."

Liliyat's eyes were slightly red, feeling her father's old age for the first time, and she comforted him: "At least... at least I have resolved the curse and will not die immediately... And perhaps, with the help of this Hidden Existence, I can make our family get rid of that kind of misfortune!"

Aaron continued his daily life of a rich playboy, occasionally hiring a carriage to stroll through various attractions in Green Forest City.

Aaron did not reach out to take it.

Aaron thought that if this batch of cultural relics was really sold to the auction house by 'the Beast', the income obtained would have been enough for 'the Beast' to become a wealthy man and spend the rest of his life luxuriously in Plymouth!

Yet the other party was still struggling to go to the gathering to trade, and easily resorted to murder for a little bit of profit!

Clearly, if the previous reasoning was correct, then unless 'the Beast' had a problem with his brain, or was just a spokesperson for some organization and could only get a small commission for selling the relics, with the bulk taken by the organization behind him, it could not be reasonably explained.

"Father..."

At least, that is how it appeared to a rational Extraordinary.

He put the Pseudo-Green Forest Ring on his hand, not at all afraid of the Evil Spirit curse attached to it, then took out a map and began to perform Pendulum Divination: "The origin of this item..."

This phantom instantly disappeared, and Aaron stepped out from the darkness, caught a tossed coin on the back of his hand, glanced at it, then picked up the package, his figure slowly merging into the darkness.

"A precious collection worth thousands of pounds, even though it's stolen goods, she gave it away just like that... Is Liliyat very generous..."

The phantom walked into the warehouse and saw a circle of gang members playing cards; everyone trembled upon seeing him and stopped what they were doing.

"A disguised woman came today and gave me this package, telling me to hand it over to you, my lord!"

Bamian took a small package from under the table, well-wrapped, and clearly unopened.

Golden Rose Street No. 33, inside the bedroom.

Vernon warned solemnly, his expression gradually becoming painful: "My daughter..."

Aaron exchanged the changed code with him, then said in a hoarse voice: "Place the package on the ground, you may leave..."

'If I had known, I would have come in my real body...'

"Come out with me, I have something to instruct you privately!"

His relatively rich knowledge of the Mysterious led him to know that most Extraordinaries who were noticed by the Gods Beyond the World did not have a good ending.

If he had reached out his hand, an awkward situation would have occurred where the package would have passed directly through the phantom's palm and fallen to the ground.

Aaron had long since secretly prepared a Raven Mask, which could perfectly disguise him as this Shadow.

Although the problem of the curse was solved, bearing the attention of a Hidden Existence because of it was not a good thing.

"No... nothing!"

"As expected..."

Aaron let out a low sigh.

(End of this chapter)