Sequence adventurers roaming between two worlds

Chapter 91 The Young Lady's "Sugar Daddy Deposit" The Duke's Daughter Visits (5.4k words)

"What's your decision?"

The voice, subtle yet strangely captivating, rang out once more.

Leo looked at the young woman standing in front of him, dressed as a female thief, yet inexplicably exuding an air of nobility and grandeur. He swallowed hard and smiled helplessly: "Do you think I have a choice?"

"I joined the Church of the Sun as a lamplighter simply to survive."

"So, if you can save me too, I don't mind doing things for you."

As Leo spoke, his eyes became sincere.

"Snapped!"

Fuerwei snapped her fingers, a smile on her face: "A wise choice, then—"

She strode forward, her civilian clothes transformed into an air of dignified elegance by the female thief. She stood before Leo, reached out, and gently pinched his chin, making him look up at her: "Show me your worth."

"I don't need trash."

"Of course, if you can satisfy me, you'll also get your share of the benefits."

She, being of noble birth, was well-versed in the "art of managing subordinates"—a combination of giving a harsh punishment followed by a sweet treat.

Well, they're quite difficult to please.

These days, becoming a "triple agent" is really not an easy thing.

Leo sighed inwardly, but maintained a "nervous" expression: "What kind of intelligence do you need?"

"Anything is fine, as long as it's related to the Lamplighter and I think it's valuable." After saying that, Fuerwei added, "No matter how big or small the matter is."

Clearly, in her eyes, Leo, who was just a slightly stronger "ordinary person," did not have the ability to uncover many seemingly small facts that could lead to major mystical events.

"Let me think—I've got it!"

Leo frowned, racking his brains: "I was once with a woman named Leona—"

He briefly recounted his experiences.

Of course, it's the version that the Church of the Sun knows.

"The Supreme Creator—the Oracle—the distant Southern Pearl City—needs the bloodline of the Hidden People—"

After listening to Leo's story, Fu Erwei's eyes suddenly lit up.

She just asked casually, never expecting to gain so much.

This made her realize that the handsome young man named "Leo" was also a rather "special" presence among the lamplighters.

The various arrangements made by the lamplighter afterward are very likely intended to make him act as "bait" in the open.

Therefore, Leo will be exposed to many things that ordinary lamplighters may not be able to do.

This is a huge benefit for her!

"You're very good."

Fuerwei was quite satisfied, and the more she looked at Leo, the more pleasing he seemed: "Tell me, what reward do you want?"

So, is the next step the "sugar daddy deposit" part?

Leo's mind raced.

Asking for something too "expensive" won't work; the other party will most likely not give it to you.

Asking for something too "cheap" is also not acceptable, as it would be unfair to the sacrifices made as a "triple agent".

Therefore, instead of asking for it himself, he should explain his current situation and let Fuli give it to him based on the circumstances. In this way, he can also see whether his "new employer" is generous or not.

Thinking this, Leo whispered, "Miss Fuerwei—"

"Outside, no matter when or where, never mention the name Fu Erwei. Call me Miss."

"Young Miss," Leo readily agreed, "as you know, I've been targeted by Leona."

"She's now a slave to fate," I worry that I'll still be targeted by her "master of fate." Do you have any artifacts here that can protect me—even just a warning against this kind of manipulation of fate?

Fu Erwei nodded slightly: "That is indeed a possibility."

"Then, I'll reward you with this."

After saying that, she stretched out her finger and lightly drew a line in the air.

Suddenly, a jet-black line, resembling the opening of a spatial pocket, appeared.

Without her doing anything, a scale, which had been made into a pendant, silently flew out of the spatial pocket.

Leo's eyes widened.

Is this just like casually opening a spatial pocket?

Which sequence is this young lady practicing? Is she that amazing?

Or is the ability to create space at will a capability possessed by all Sequence 7 beings?

Leo thought it was unlikely.

He had personally experienced the power of a Sequence 8 expert; he couldn't defeat them, but they were still a long way from being able to casually create space.

It seems this young lady has an unexpectedly powerful backer.

The invisible force binding him had vanished, and Leo raised his right hand to catch the scale pendant that floated towards him.

The chain itself is very simple, just a tough, thin rope. The key is the scales used as decoration. They appear to be black, but they change color when viewed from a different angle.

In summary, it's a multicolored black.

"What is this?"

The scale pendant feels slightly cool to the touch, and apart from its iridescent black color, there's nothing particularly special about it at the moment.

Leo asked directly.

This is money I earned by "selling intelligence," so I have to figure it out.

Although it was one piece of information, it was sold for two prices.

This is a win-win situation!

He won twice!

Fu Erwei seemed to have thought of something and was in a very good mood: "This is the Dragon Scale Pendant of Fate."

"Legend has it that there is a dragon called the Dragon of Destiny, which can see good and bad fortune and will try its best to avoid these calamities."

"And its dragon scales also possess similar abilities."

"Once a person wearing a dragon scale pendant is subjected to an externally imposed fate," the pendant will become hot; the hotter it gets, the heavier the imposed "fate."

"But the matter of fate is extremely mysterious. Once it is sensed, the probability of it being fulfilled will be greatly reduced."

"At the same time, this special artifact can also block the peripheral gaze of the [Great Sun] when it is actively activated."

"From now on, after you take the [Blood Burner] potion and practice the Sun Sequence, you can directly open the barrier before meeting me. In this way, our meeting will not be known to the Church of the Sun."

This is great stuff!

Leo's eyes lit up with surprise.

Just from the description of its effects, he knew how precious this Destiny Dragon Scale Pendant was.

The strange objects on the black market, whether natural or man-made, are not even worthy of being its shoes.

"This young lady may be a bit difficult to please, but she really knows how to give you good things."

Seeing Leo's delighted expression, Fu'erwei was very satisfied.

Don't get too excited yet.

She looked at Leo and said calmly, "The Destiny Dragon Scale Pendant is extremely rare and precious. Not to mention Stargazing Harbor, you won't find another one like it in the entire Kingdom of Auster."

"Giving you such a rare item comes with conditions."

"I have placed a 'binding oath' on it."

"Once you wear it, if you break your oath, you will be cursed to death within seconds."

"Take the oath."

"From this day forward, never reveal any information about me to anyone, and always remain loyal to me."

"If I break this oath, I am willing to be cursed to death."

A strange blue-purple light appeared on Fu Erwei's fingertips.

As her fingertips slid across the paper, a complex text of oaths emerged.

Leo's heart skipped a beat.

Sure enough, the item wasn't so easy to take.

The other party won't naively believe his verbal loyalty; they will definitely have measures to restrain him.

Leo's gaze fell upon the oath inscription, and to his surprise, the Primordial Mirror provided an explanation.

【Oath Curse】: If an oath made through the "Mother of the Night" is broken, the person will be watched by the Mother of the Night within ten seconds and will be subjected to the "Night Banquet," a death sentence.

Note 1: If the Mirror Master is in a fantasy adventure world, they can use the world barrier to isolate themselves before the gaze completely falls on them. However, please note that this method will be closely monitored by the Mother Goddess of Night.

Note 2: This oath is only effective for lower-order walkers (i.e., sequence 9 and 8). Walkers of sequence 7 and above will be injured when facing "The Night Banquet", but will no longer necessarily die.

Therefore, this "oath curse" is not unbreakable?

Leo's heart skipped a beat.

If it's an oath that's completely inviolable, he would never sign it, even if it meant running away now.

The potential risks are too great.

However, since the Primordial Mirror has already provided two ways to avoid this, there shouldn't be much of a problem.

Running away to Baihe Town is the worst possible option.

This Miss Furuvia is indeed difficult to please, but she's a real patron, and she really gives you all the benefits.

Moreover, as things stand, she has no reason to harm me, since she still needs me to find out information about the Lamplighter.

In addition, I also have intelligence that the black market is about to steal the Deep Sea Flame Pearl, so I won't have to worry about "performance" in the short term.

Thinking of this, under Fuerwei's increasingly dangerous gaze, Leo took a deep breath and reached out to touch the "Oath Incantation" in mid-air.

"I swear—"

He completed the signing of the oath as requested by Fuerwei.

As the oath incantation in mid-air dissipated, a sense of constraint settled in Leo's heart.

"very good."

Fuerwei was very satisfied.

Finding a high-value "spy" who also meets your appearance requirements is not easy.

Otherwise, how could she possibly take out something as precious as the Destiny Dragon Scale Pendant?

Leo held the Destiny Dragon Scale Pendant in his hand, then carefully hung it around his neck and covered it with his clothes.

He was extremely wary of the "master of fate" behind Leona, the Mother of Pleasure, fearing that one day he would fall into the "fate" woven by her.

He used to spend little time in the Western Pole, so it wasn't a big problem. But now that he needs to stay there for a longer period of time, he has to be on guard.

The pendant felt cool to the touch, a sign that it hadn't been triggered, which relieved Leo.

"Um, Miss, are we going to the Black Gold Casino next?"

Leo said in a low voice.

"I don't need it anymore, but you do." Fu Erwei snapped her fingers silently, and the next moment, a figure was teleported over.

It was a woman whose appearance was extremely similar to her current female thief attire.

"Next, you take her and continue the social practice survey in the outer harbor area according to the original plan. When it's time to finish at sunset, come back here to change her."

"Such an investigation will take five days."

five days?

Leo frowned slightly, but quickly relaxed.

While strolling around, he can practice his breathing techniques, so it's not a waste of time.

Moreover, five days is not enough to delay the auction six days later.

With the experience I've gained over this period, upgrading to a master-level skill shouldn't be a problem in the future.

No, even more than that!

"The ingredients and formula for the Sacred Heart Elixir should arrive tomorrow. I need to find some time to go back to Baihe Town."

"With the Sacred Heart Potion, I might be able to learn another master-level skill."

With his basic attributes improving, Leo now spends all his time practicing skills, except when he's sleeping. With the help of Tempering Potions and Moonlight Dew Potions, he can practice his skills about 1000 times a day.

It takes about 10 hours.

With the Sacred Heart Potion, the number of repetitions could be doubled to 2000. However, the problem was that at this level, it was no longer a matter of physical strength and energy, but rather that he couldn't keep up with the time.

You can't practice without sleep or rest, can you?

will die.

The only solution is to integrate breathing techniques into your daily breathing routine.

In this way, as long as he is still breathing, his skill experience will increase every moment.

Unfortunately, a breathing technique that has reached a certain level of proficiency cannot achieve this yet.

According to Leo's estimate, it would take mastering all four basic breathing techniques to achieve this.

Even if he distributes the experience of the Wolf Head Breathing Technique to the four basic breathing techniques, there will still be a shortfall of about 9000.

It seems unlikely that it will be ready in time before the auction house opens.

Unless, he can pull off something big.

However, after the beast tide, it will likely be difficult to find bronze-level monsters in Baihe Town in the short term.

and many more!

The thought of bronze-level monsters stirred something within Leo.

During the beast tide, there were two bronze-level monsters that chose to run away.

If we can pinpoint their location and complete the hunt, each one will provide an average of two to three thousand skill experience points, which will fill most of the gap!

The problem is, how do we find them?

Moreover, he still needs to find bronze-level teammates, as he is currently struggling to deal with bronze-level monsters on his own.

Besides that, there is another road.

That means getting the [Blood Burner] potion, converting the acquired trait skills, and instantly filling the skill gaps.

However, obtaining the potion recipe wasn't easy either.

You can do it with both hands simultaneously.

Leo pondered.

After giving her instructions, Fu Erwei disappeared, and Leo didn't even see how she left.

Sequence 7 is still too over-the-top.

He looked at the woman who had been teleported there: "Lianlu, let's continue."

The woman nodded gently.

And so, the two headed toward the casino.

As dusk fell, Leo, having finished a day of "social practice investigation," returned Fuliwei to their usual spot.

I don't know what this young lady did during that time, but she seemed a little tired.

But Leo didn't want to ask, nor did he dare to ask; he only needed to do his "duty."

After exchanging the real and fake lotus dew, he returned to the governor's mansion.

Veronica waited inside the governor's mansion, unsure whether she had returned or had been waiting all along.

"You've worked hard, let's go back."

The vice-captain adjusted his black-rimmed glasses.

"Mr. Leo, you've worked hard." The butler also expressed his appreciation to Leo and presented him with a tip for his hard work.

Not many, just one gold quintillion.

But it's better than nothing.

Leo accepted it with a happy heart.

Upon exiting the Governor's Mansion, a luxurious carriage that had been prepared in advance was already waiting.

In this era, the steam engine was just emerging, and horse-drawn carriages remained the preferred mode of travel for nobles for short distances.

Steam trains or ships were only chosen for long-distance travel.

Leo and Veronica got into the car one after the other.

The carriage moved forward smoothly and quickly.

Inside the carriage, Veronica smiled and said, "Mr. Leo, starting today, you don't have to stay at the Lamplighter's Hut every day anymore."

The combined test of the idol and the amplified desires of the night is enough to prove that Leo is definitely not a spy.

"This is your first week's salary, paid in advance."

Leo reached out and took the gold. It was a total of 2 gold coins. Including the 1 gold coin given by the governor's steward, he could now openly use 3 gold coins to live a life commensurate with his wealth.

A smile appeared on Leo's face.

Although he still had more than 800 taels of silver on him, it was inconvenient to use it openly, as it would easily arouse the suspicion of the lamplighter, and was considered "black money".

"It's late today. If you'd like, you can stay another night at the Lamplighter's Hut," Veronica said with a smile.

"I couldn't ask for more." Leo was definitely unwilling, after all, there were too many "eyes" in that place, but on the surface, he had no reason to refuse.

For the next two days, Leo lived a very regular life.

During the day, take the "real" and "fake" lotus dews out.

In the evening, I returned to my mid-range townhouse, which cost 5 silver dollars a month to rent.

On the third night, he returned to the rented room alone. After confirming that no one was "watching" him, he lay down on the bed and put a dummy under the covers to make it look like he was sleeping.

Primordial Mirror, activate!

In the blink of an eye, the world before Leo had changed.

"Coo coo coo————"

Outside the window, in the soft morning light, the lively chirping of unknown birds comes through.

"call----"

Leo let out a long sigh and stretched.

"It's so comfortable here."

The westernmost part of the country is full of pits and dangers; if you're not careful, you can easily be doomed. Unlike Baihe Town, which is practically a "Shangri-La".

Standing before the wooden table, looking at the opened letter, Leo knew that Miss Yotsuba and the others, and even the guild, were aware of his departure.

He smiled, turned and walked towards the door.

As for how to explain that he was not seen when he came back?

When I got back it was too late, and I was afraid of disturbing other people, so I just climbed over the wall and through the window.

For a professional, doing this is a piece of cake.

Good morning, Yotsuba-san.

As soon as Leo came down the stairs, he saw a graceful figure carrying a tray and running around.

Her full thighs were deeply encased in white silk camisoles, and with each step she took, her heart-shaped buttocks became even more alluring.

Upon hearing the sound, the maid froze for a moment, then turned around abruptly.

Seeing the figure standing at the top of the stairs, her eyes lit up: "Big Radish! You're back?"

"Yes," Leo said with a smile, walking to his usual seat. "The usual routine."

"Mmm~" The maid looked very happy, and her steps became much lighter.

After delivering the deluxe breakfast set, Yotsuba said, "By the way, Big Radish, the president needs to talk to you about something."

"It seems a very important person has come from the capital and wants to see you."

She leaned down and whispered in Leo's ear, "I heard she's the Duke's daughter."

The Duke's daughter?

Leo was stunned for a moment.

Why would such an important person seek me out?

But soon, he began to suspect something.

Perhaps it's related to "Dark Devourer"?

"I understand, thank you, Ms. Yotsuba."

"I saw this on my trip and thought it was quite beautiful and unique, so I bought it for you."

"I hope you like it."

As they spoke, Leo took out an exquisite women's mechanical watch and handed it to Yotsuba.

There is also a small four-leaf clover symbol on the back of the watch.

The maid stood there, stunned, staring blankly at Leo.

"What, don't you like it?" Leo feigned sadness.

"No!"

The watch was taken away by a pair of slender white hands, and then carefully cupped in both hands and pressed against her slightly heaving chest. Yotsuba turned her head away, not daring to look Leo in the eye, and said softly but firmly, "I...I like it very much."

"If you like it, that's good."

Leo smiled.

He saw this mechanical watch while strolling around the outer harbor area with the fake Lotus Dew.

It was bought from a foreign merchant.

It's not expensive, only 1 gold.

It happened to have a four-leaf clover pattern, which reminded him of four leaves, so he bought it on a whim.

This can increase the maid's "favorability".

perfect!

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