Secrets: Priestess

Chapter 218 Information Trading
Inside the captain's cabin of the Future.

Claire easily saw the specialness of the "Admiral of the Stars" glasses. They were a kind of "seal" for the pair of purple peeping eyes.

It seems that this "Admiral of the Stars" is also suffering from the torture and influence of "knowledge chasing people".

Seeing Cattleya come in, Nina, who was leading the way, took the initiative to walk out of the captain's room, but did not go far, and stood guard at the door outside.

"Ms. Flora, these two materials are not cheap. I wonder what price you can offer?" Cattleya, with her black hair loose, placed the material box engraved with symbols on the wooden table in the captain's room and observed Claire's expression.

The Star Pirates' income came in part from selling extraordinary materials and items. Not only did they have to maintain their massive fleet, they also had to hand over a portion of their revenue to the Moss Ascetic Order behind them.

As a seemingly glamorous pirate general, Cattleya was under considerable financial pressure, so she was happy to trade extraordinary items.

However, Cattleya rarely sells the extraordinary materials of the "Mystery Peepers" path. Although the main crew members of the Star Pirates are from other paths, Cattleya is also working to cultivate extraordinary people from the "Mystery Peepers" path who truly belong to her own faction.

This time she sold the rare material of a higher sequence, "Professor Scroll", because her crew members were still too far from Sequence 6, and because she was very interested in the two mysterious women who wanted to buy this material.

In this era, Sequence 7s were already the core members of major factions, and Sequence s were almost at the core. Cattleya was curious about where this Beyonder, who needed the "Scroll Professor" Beyonder materials, had emerged.

"You can pay directly or exchange goods." Claire stated her attitude. The latter is the usual trading method for higher-value materials because for mid- and high-sequence Beyonders, wealth is not as important as useful Beyonder items or urgently needed materials.

Tessa beside him said with a playful tone, "I have the recipe for the 'Shepherd' potion. Ms. Cattleya, would you consider a deal? I see that sickly gentleman is now the 'Rose Bishop'..."

Rose Bishop...

Claire frowned slightly. She had only seen extraordinary people from the Secret Prayer Path in the Aurora Society, and they were all complete lunatics and executioners.

Since it is almost impossible for wild secret praying people to "listen" to the true whispers of the Creator, it is almost impossible for them to exist.

And Cattleya's crew member turned out to be the "Rose Bishop" of Sequence Six?
This "Admiral of the Stars" is also connected to the Aurora Society?
When Tessa pointed out the crew's sequence, Cattleya looked at her in surprise and explained slowly:

"You're talking about my second mate, Heath... It seems you're not from the sea. You don't even care about the bounty on us pirates."

"Heath is known as the 'Bloodless One', a name derived from his mastery of flesh and blood magic. However, he is not a follower of the 'True Creator'. He is an ordinary person who was accidentally infected by the 'Rose Bishop'. Therefore, unlike the lunatics of the Aurora Order, he is not contaminated and does not suffer from delirium. As long as he does not actively use his extraordinary ability 'Listening', he remains a normal person."

Not only did he not go crazy after being contaminated with the "Rose Bishop" potion, but he also possessed corresponding extraordinary abilities... For the first time, Claire felt that the extraordinary cases she had seen were not enough, and there were actually such lucky people in this world.

"But... if you truly possess the Shepherd's potion formula, I'm willing to buy it." Cattleya, who had found a way to "notarize" it, pointed to the materials on the table and said briskly, "I'm willing to double the price based on this material."

"Deal." Tessa said with a smile.

Claire hesitated to speak. She couldn't refuse Tessa's "bribe" in front of Cattleya. Moreover, Cattleya's eagerness for the potion formula made it easier for her to find out the information.

I can only go back and make appropriate compensation to Tessa.

As long as that woman doesn't make unreasonable demands...

After thinking for a moment, Claire finally said to Cattleya, "Ms. Cattleya, I would like to exchange your excess value for information about joining the Moss Ascetic Order." Cattleya looked at Tessa, who looked like she was the main person in the group.

"Information about joining the Moss Ascetic Order?" Cattleya smiled faintly. "Yes, the Moss Ascetic Order welcomes all Beyonders of the Mysterious Peepers path. But... ladies, have you ever considered joining my Star Pirate Ship?"

Hearing this, Claire raised an eyebrow and said, "The Star Pirates are affiliated with the Moss Ascetic Order. This is probably no secret. Why should I join the Star Pirates instead of their parent organization, the Moss Ascetic Order?"

Cattleya said frankly, "In the Morse Ascetic Order, the truly trusted ones are those wizards who grew up in 'Utopia'. For those of us who joined midway, even with the advancement of our Sequence, it's difficult to enter the core layer."

At this point, Cattleya paused, adjusted her glasses, and said, "Do you want to know more information? But first, you need to give me the formula so that I can get it notarized."

No wonder the Moss Ascetic Society is so low-key, they actually have a special base for training reserve forces?

This behavior has the shadow of the Orthodox Church.

Unfortunately, the hidden sage they believed in was a true evil god, so that the entire organization completely lost the morality and precepts it adhered to in the early days, and also lost its connection with the righteous church. Now it has become a cult organization that endangers social order.

Tessa wrote down the recipe for the "Shepherd" potion and gave it to Cattleya. Cattleya took it and went out, not knowing where to go for notarization.

Only Claire and Tessa were left in the captain's cabin.

"Are you going to contact the Moss Ascetic Order?" Tessa asked in a low voice after confirming that Claire used the holy coffin to block any possible prying eyes from the outside world.

Claire shook her head and laughed. "I just happened to run into this 'Admiral of the Stars' and took this opportunity to get more information. Actually... if there's another opportunity after I finish dealing with the Kapin case, I'd like to contact this 'Secret Prying Man' faction."

After all, her research on the "Secret Peeper" pathway is related to her future growth, although... Claire is also unsure whether she still has a future as she is involved in the increasingly murky Capin case.

Tessa's eyes flickered, and she remained silent. She had long since sensed Claire's desperate determination. She'd seen similar situations with Dunn and others back in Tingen.

That's why she risked being exposed in the witch sect and chased after him...

Cattleya quickly returned to the captain's room with a relaxed look on her face. Satisfied, she pushed the box of materials on the table to Claire and said, "The headquarters of the Moss Ascetic Order, 'Utopia', is not located in reality. If you want to join, I can help you find a contact."

"Oh?" Claire asked in surprise, "Can't you introduce someone new?"

"Yes, I don't have the authority to recommend. As I said before, the Moss Ascetic Order doesn't trust outsiders. Once you actually join, you will also feel this sense of exclusion." Cattleya's tone still showed an attitude of not recommending seeking out the Moss Ascetic Order.

After a moment of silence, Cattleya smiled sincerely and said, "So, I'm not kidding. If you just want to find and join an organization of Beyonders on the Mystery Peepers path, joining my pirate group is actually a better choice. With me, I have the ability to help you explore the path ahead."

Claire pondered for a moment, then asked, "So, what about the Dawn of Elements? Do you know anything about this organization, Ms. Cattleya?"

Following Claire's question, Cattleya's expression turned grim, and the atmosphere in the captain's room suddenly became cold and tense!
And no one knew how Cattleya gave instructions, but the powerful men from the Star Pirates outside also gathered around and came closer.

(End of this chapter)