Mystery: A Spark

Just as Bonova and Bernadette thought Arthur was going to choose the witch trait, Arthur suddenly turned and walked to the side, picking up another item.

The object resembled a huge diamond, with countless facets reflecting light, each reflecting a different face.

Those faces looked so dense and layered that it was dizzying.

"...But I refuse."

Arthur tossed the human skin with the Shadow effect in his hand, looked at the somewhat stunned Bonova, and chuckled as he said:

“One of the things I love to do most in my life is to say ‘no’ to those who think they have the upper hand.”

"Human Skin Shadow trait? What do you need this for? To sell?" Bonova asked, somewhat surprised.

"You don't need to worry about that, Mr. Bonova. I have my own reasons." Seeing Bonova's puzzled expression, Arthur smiled happily.

At this moment, Bernadette suddenly spoke up:

"I suggest you get the Despair Witch trait instead. Even if you are very resistant to changing your gender, you can still use it to trade for the Iron Blood Knight trait with someone else."

"Although Bonova's intentions were not pure, he was right about one thing: this Despair Witch trait is indeed the best thing you can get from these gains."

“I’m pretty simple-minded,” Bonova muttered.

"But madam, the Iron-Blooded Knight's extraordinary trait is already a high-sequence trait. What kind of extraordinary gathering would produce something of this level?" Arthur asked in confusion.

He had naturally considered the possibility of trading with the Despair Witch trait, but Sequence Four people are already among the top in the world, and transactions at this level are not so easy to complete.

Even at the pirate conference he had attended, organized by the Four Kings of the Sea, there weren't many high-sequence items that appeared.

Besides, witches are generally disliked, let alone witches who are about to become demigods. They are even rarer, and it would be a long time before you could meet one.

Unless Arthur makes a deal with the Witch Cult, he'll most likely be stuck with this Despair Witch's properties.

But can there be good people in a witch cult?

How could an innocent young man like Arthur possibly defeat those cunning and scheming witches?

Therefore, he might as well choose the Shadow of Human Skin trait, at least he can still swindle some money from Klein.

“There’s no need to specifically seek out extraordinary gatherings; you can go directly to the Soren family,” Bernadette said calmly, resting her chin on her hand.

The Sauron family? Isn't that a hunter family? Arthur was stunned, momentarily unable to react.

Seeing that he didn't understand, Bernadette continued to explain:

"Just as you are very resistant to the idea of ​​becoming a woman from a man, the Sauron family, despite its generations of passing down the hunter path, also has women who are very resistant to becoming men."

"And this is your opportunity."

She glanced at Bonova beside her and said:

"You don't need to worry about the deal with them being unsecured, because you can use the background of the Steam Church. With the Steam Church backing you up, the Soren family will definitely not dare to cheat you."

Bonova chuckled dryly to the side, remaining silent, which was taken as tacit agreement.

That makes sense. I didn't even think of that before... Arthur nodded in realization.

However, this cannot be blamed on him, since in the original work, the Sauron family is actually just a background character and doesn't have a very high presence.

The only suspected member who has ever appeared is Elaine, the red-haired woman who had a lesbian relationship with the now-afflicted Tracy.

Therefore, without sufficient information, Arthur naturally couldn't imagine exchanging extraordinary traits with members of the Sauron family.

Hmm... Information, or rather intelligence, is still very important. I can't rely entirely on the information provided in the original work, otherwise I'll easily develop a cognitive bias... But if I want to build an intelligence organization, it's still very difficult for me right now, and I don't have any suitable people under my command to do this kind of thing... Arthur stroked his chin and fell into deep thought.

His understanding of intelligence organizations actually came from those renowned institutions in various countries from his previous life.

For example, the Imperial Guards of ancient times, the KGB of the Soviet Union, the MI6 of the Soviet Union, and the CIA and FBI of the United States.

It seems like something strange has infiltrated, but that's not important. What's important is that Arthur's current size isn't enough to create this kind of intelligence organization.

His career is just beginning, lacking both talent and money. He himself is only a sixth-ranked individual, so it's too early for him to be thinking about intelligence organizations.

However, forming an intelligence organization is still quite important, so I have to write it down. After all, it's not a good feeling to be blind and deaf... Arthur sighed and put down the Shadow Skin in his hand.

At Bernadette's suggestion, he decided to change his mind and exchange the reward he intended to receive for the Despair Witch trait.

As for the Human Skin Shadow's special properties, we'll just have to figure that out ourselves.

“Hmm… Mr. Bonova, could I use the Despair Witch trait as a reward and then use gold pounds to buy this Human Skin Shadow trait?” Arthur asked after thinking for a moment.

Having promised Klein, Arthur didn't want to break his promise, which was also his own fault for speaking too confidently in the first place; otherwise, he wouldn't be in this predicament now.

“Yes, that’s possible, but I’ll have to ask Khoramik for the exact price, since this is what he found while leading the expedition. But I estimate it shouldn’t exceed two thousand pounds,” Bonova gave a positive answer.

Arthur breathed a sigh of relief and put away the Despair Witch's Extraordinary Ability that had already been packaged.

"Ahem, well, now that I've chosen my reward, I'll head back first. Mr. Bonova, Madam, see you another day." Arthur, having gotten his prize, tried to slip away unnoticed.

However, the next second, Bernadette's voice rang out behind him:

"There's still something we haven't finished talking about, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"

"Haha, look at me, my memory's getting a bit fuzzy." Arthur chuckled dryly, then stopped in his tracks, somewhat helplessly.

He knew what Bernadette wanted to ask.

Because just the night before last, the Black Emperor, the Robin Hood, appeared in this world for the first time.

When Klein went to the East End to find his informant, Old Coller, to ask for information, he learned that Daisy, the youngest daughter of the laundry worker Liv, whom he had recently interviewed with reporter Mike, had gone missing.

Since Liv's family couldn't afford a detective, Klein decided to help them find their missing little Daisy for free.

After some investigation, he discovered that the disappearances of these girls were related to a wealthy man named Kapin.

After confirming through divination at the Source Castle that Daisy had indeed fallen into the hands of the wealthy tycoon Capin, Klein ultimately made a decision quite characteristic of his own in order to rescue the innocent girls who had been kidnapped.

That means we should just go straight to their door and beat them up.

So, just the night before last, the Black Emperor, the rogue thief, made his first appearance in the world.

However, unlike in the original story, before receiving Klein's free help, laundry worker Liv sought assistance from the sheriff's team, which already had a considerable reputation in the East End.

Because Hugh had many connections in the East District, which she developed while working as a bounty hunter, she quickly tracked down Capin.

In fact, this is not difficult to investigate at all. Their kidnapping activities were not concealed at all; they were blatant.

It's just that Kapin has someone backing him up, while most of the families of the missing girls are powerless and lack the strength to retaliate against Kapin.

Kapin was also prudent in his actions; he never kidnapped the families of high-ranking officials and nobles, but only targeted ordinary people.

So even though rumors were flying about Kapin’s connection to the disappearance, he was never punished.

If he dared to kidnap a noblewoman like Audrey, even just by touching her, he would probably be long gone.

After learning that Daisy might have been kidnapped by Capin, Hugh, unusually, did not act rashly. She knew that the current security force was relatively weak and not enough to go against such a wealthy person who was likely backed by powerful figures.

After all, without the backing of powerful figures, how could Kapin dare to be so blatant?

So Hugh quickly realized that such blatant kidnapping of people must be backed by a protective umbrella.

In Arthur's words, there's a big tiger behind them.

Since the current security team lacks the ability to crack down on corruption, Hugh did one thing: he called in reinforcements.

That is, to seek Arthur's help.

Kapin has a big tiger behind him, and Hugh has a big fox behind him.

Knowing that Klein was involved, Arthur naturally wouldn't personally go to rescue them.

Although he could easily kill Kapane's entire family if he wanted to, there was no need for him to steal Cthulhu's performance opportunity.

So he instructed Hugh to wait for the opportunity outside the Cappin villa the night before last.

To put it bluntly, she was sent to clean up the mess for the chivalrous Black Emperor.

Things went smoothly, and Hugh successfully met the Black Emperor, the chivalrous thief, and they easily reached a plan for one side to kill and the other to save lives.

The rogue Black Emperor severely injured the Extraordinary Ones who were aiding and abetting evil in the Cappin Villa, and even blew up the villa, delivering a fatal blow to those wounded Extraordinary Ones.

Hugh rushed in and punched all the survivors, then escaped with the kidnapped girls, also stealing Kapin's safe along the way.

The kidnapped girls were taken by Hugh to St. Hillan Cathedral, which was a little far from the Capin villa.

Although the St. Wind Cathedral was closer, Hugh didn't consider it, after all, she had heard about the temperamental old pigeon.

Moreover, she didn't have many connections within the Storm Church.

The Steam Church is different. Arthur, the boss, holds a high position in the Steam Church, and there is no gender discrimination there, making it a better choice than the Storm Church.

Since Hugh sent those girls to the Steam Church, Bonova naturally knew about it.

Since he knows, it's the same as Bernadette knowing.

“My father’s bookmark was stolen not long ago, and I was having dinner at your house at the time.” Bernadette gazed quietly at Arthur. “And when the Black Emperor appeared, your men happened to be there as well.”

"So, what is your relationship with this chivalrous thief?"

Chapter 181 Arthur: The Black Emperor, the Robin Hood, is my beloved friend, my brother!

Inside the large underground room.

When Bernadette asked Arthur about his relationship with the Black Emperor, Arthas silently moved away from Arthur's shoulder.

If things don't look good, it will retreat.

Get away from here first, so you don't get splattered with blood later.

"That ungrateful bastard, he really ran fast..." Arthur glared at Arthas, who had slipped to a nearby table.

Faced with his death stare, Arthas chuckled and squatted on the table, spreading his front paws as if to say that it couldn't be of any help either.

"Why are you yelling at it? It didn't do anything wrong." Bernadette stepped aside, blocking Arthur's death stare. "Tell me, don't tell me these two times were just coincidences. What's your relationship with that Robin Hood-like Black Emperor?"

Arthur touched his nose and adopted a tactical silence.

Huang Beibei asked him what his relationship was with the chivalrous Black Emperor.

That's a really good question.

If you really think about it, the Black Emperor was Arthur's closest friend and brother.

But could Arthur give that answer?

Of course it's impossible.