In American TV shows: Get stronger by spending money!

Even if it were possible, the effort and time required would be enormous, and even if she had endless life and time, Su Shi did not want to waste it all on such a thing.

Spending money casually, checking off supernatural events that interest you, and picking up girls—isn't that great?

Chapter 418 The Gold Exchange and Kakuzu Reappear!

Jessica returned and shook her head at Sue, reporting, "I searched the town and surrounding areas but couldn't find Damon or Loganfeld. I suspect Damon took him away from Mystic Falls."

"It is highly likely that he will be turned into a vampire by Damon."

Given Damon's personality, if he killed Loganfell, he wouldn't take the body with him. Firstly, there was no need, and secondly, leaving the body behind would serve as a warning and deterrent.

Sue agreed with Jessica's assessment and took out her phone to call Liz and Carol Lockwood to tell them the news.

Liz didn't say anything, but Carol Lockwood made up her mind to issue a commission to the Su family.

After hanging up the phone, Su posted a mission in a ninja group on WeChat.

Mission objective: Damon Salvatore.

Identity: Vampire.

Abilities: High movement speed, skilled in hypnosis, and the immortality of a vampire.

Weaknesses: Verbena officinalis, sunlight (without a Sun Ring).

Mission Requirements: Capture (Free team formation allowed)

Client: Mysterious Falls Town: Carol Lockwood.

Mission reward: $30.

Yes, $300,000. It's a small amount, but Carole Lockwood should be able to come up with that much. After all, $300,000 is a huge sum for an ordinary person or family.

Su, who treats money like it's nothing—that's a different story.

Not long after the task was posted, people accepted it. Su glanced at it and saw that quite a few people had accepted it.

Elena and Jessica, who were already in Mystic Falls, accepted the challenge. Nidi and Chris, who ran the supermarket in the neighboring town, also accepted it. The werewolf Ricky and Aunt Nagini also accepted it. The two of them were among the top ninjas under their command.

"This is quite a large-scale ninja event, isn't it? Tsk tsk—Damon really got himself saddled with this mess. If we don't help him out, he won't have had a chance to escape at all."

Su's lips curled slightly, and sensing the location of the Flying Thunder God mark on Damon's body, she instantly teleported to the vicinity.

Sure enough, Damon had already left Mystic Falls and was now in the neighboring town of Amherst, the same city where Nidi and Chris run the Ichiro Supermarket, though they were some distance apart.

Loganfeld is also here, and judging from the perception results, he has been transformed into a vampire.

"Oh!"

Suddenly, white mist burst from Su Shi's body, and then his appearance changed, transforming him into Kakuzu wearing the Akatsuki uniform.

He originally planned to use the pseudonyms of other Akatsuki members. After all, it was an organization, and it seemed a bit embarrassing to have only one person active outside. So far, the only Akatsuki member who was truly known to the public was Kakuzu.

(The vampire authorities in True Blood know about Kakuzu of the Akatsuki organization.)

But then I thought about it again and realized that no one else was as suitable as Kakuzu, since Kakuzu is greedy for money!

"boom!"

Sue kicked open the door to the house where Damon and Loganfeld were hiding. It was a house near the suburbs, and the owner was an old woman who must have been hypnotized by Damon, otherwise they would not have been able to enter without the owner's invitation.

The loud banging of the door startled Damon and Loganfeld, who had just transformed into a vampire. Damon frowned at the stranger who was dressed in a black robe and wore a headband, with only his eyes showing, and asked in a cold voice, "Who are you!"

"Akatsuki, Kakuzu."

Akatsuki organization?

Kakuzu?

Damon had never heard of such a strange organization name or person. Judging from his attire, he probably had nothing to do with the Mysterious Falls committee.

After all, Loganfeld had already explained the committee's situation; they shouldn't have any special forces to help them, and he now had the pocket watch that could pinpoint the vampire's location. It was unlikely they would find him so quickly, unless…

Damon thought of Sue.

Su family?

and many more!

Damon suddenly widened his eyes and looked at the headband on the mysterious Kakuzu's head. Yes, it was a headband. Although there was a scratch on it and the pattern was different, Damon recognized it. Elena also had the same headband.

So Kakuzu was also a ninja?

Is he a member of the Su family?

Is Sue planning to help the committee arrest him?

Damon felt a sense of despair, but... it was impossible for him to give up. He had already obtained the crystal and given it to Bonnie. As long as Bonnie's ancestor Emily Nebette appeared or Bonnie's witch powers became proficient, he would be able to rescue Catherine.

Therefore, he will not give up now, no matter what.

"Are you a ninja? Did the Su family send you to capture me?" Damon asked in a deep voice.

"They recognized me as a ninja? It must be because of my headband," Su thought to herself, but said coldly, "...No, I'm here to make money, oh, I'm here to help you."

Damon's face darkened. "I heard you say you came here to make money."

"The committee has already put a bounty on your capture through the exchange, with a reward of $30. Several ninjas have already accepted the mission, and I am one of them," Kakuzu said slowly.

“What is a gold exchange?” Damon asked.

"The underground black market."

Damon had not heard about the gold exchange from Loganfeld, meaning the committee should not know about it. So either someone on the committee knew about it, or they knew about it through Sue.

Based on what Kakuzu said, this gold exchange should be an underground black market targeting ninjas.

And the ninjas all seem to be related to the Su clan.

I don't have any direct conflict with the Su family, and we've gotten along fairly well before. Even if I gave the crystal to Bonnie, it shouldn't have angered the Su family. So it must be someone from the committee who found the Su family, and the Su family helped or introduced me to the gold exchange and issued the task.

It has to be said that Damon's guess was very accurate. The only thing he didn't guess right was that there was no gold exchange at all. It was just a task that Su took on and then posted in a certain WeChat group. As for the gold exchange, it was a name that Su just came up with. It would be strange if Damon guessed it right.

"I'll give you 30. Can you just pretend you didn't find me and leave?" Damon asked in a deep voice.

"Can you come up with $300,000 in ten minutes?"

"No, but give me a few days, and I..."

"Impossible!" Su refused outright: "Rather than waiting for you for several days and still not getting the money, it's safer and simpler to just grab you and have you complete the task. So... we need to add money, Zhu!"

Damon was taken aback; the rejection from this angle was so decisive that he thought he had no chance, but then came the unexpected comment: "You'll have to pay more!"

Chapter 419: What is the identity of Xiao's intern?

"For $50, I can pretend I didn't see you and walk away. For $100 million, I can help you out once if you're in danger!"

Su was very serious about portraying the 'Kakuzu' persona: "1000 million US dollars, I can sell you the identity of an Akatsuki intern!"

Damon was taken aback and asked curiously, "What's the use of being an Akatsuki intern? Can you, or any other Akatsuki member, guarantee my safety?"

Su scoffed, "What are you thinking? Our Akatsuki organization doesn't accept trash. If you die, it just means you were a useless piece of trash!"

Damon scoffed at the harsh reply, "If that's the case, what's the use of this identity?!"

"You can post or accept hiring missions within the Akatsuki organization or at the gold exchange; that will make you a lot of money!"

Are you fucking kidding me?

make money???

I'm a vampire, a vampire!!!

What would I need so much money for? Besides, do I even need to do tasks to earn money? If I want money, wouldn't it be better to just find a rich person and hypnotize them?

Damon was unimpressed, but Su scoffed and continued, "Didn't you want to break the seal on the Mysterious Waterfall Town Cemetery? As long as you pay the price enough, you can issue a bounty within the Akatsuki organization or at the Gold Exchange."

"Not only that, but the 400 can do everything from killing, saving, sheltering, providing intelligence, to even trying to resurrect the dead."

Damon was somewhat surprised, but still retorted, "Even if I'm not an intern of Akatsuki, I can still post bounties at the Exchange."

"But there's no guarantee anyone will take your bounty!"

Su sneered, "You should know that not all ninjas are without a moral compass, especially racial ones. They are ninjas, but most of them are also human. And you, you are a vampire, a vampire who has killed countless people! The God of Ninjas allows us to have different stances, but that doesn't mean he will support them or the people at the Gold Exchange will support them."

"Although interns are not considered official members of Akatsuki, and are not qualified to receive ninjutsu bestowed by the God of Shinobi through Akatsuki, being an Akatsuki member will qualify you to participate in the gold exchange, which will prevent you from being easily killed by other ninjas!"

Damon was somewhat tempted. If what Kakuzu said was true, the identity of an Akatsuki intern would indeed be very useful, but—he wanted more.

"You just mentioned the God of Shinobi, so all your ninjutsu were bestowed upon you by him? Are there any other ways or methods to learn ninjutsu?"

Su sneered, "What do you think ninjutsu is? Like some common cabbage?"

Damon's eyes flickered slightly. If all ninjutsu originated from the God of Ninjas, he had already guessed the God of Ninjas' identity.

The Su family!

He is definitely the god of ninjas, and the origin of all ninjas.

"Three days. Give me three days, and I'll raise ten million to buy the Akatsuki intern status!" Damon made his decision.

You can find yourself in this corner, and other ninjas who have accepted bounty missions may also find you.

He was already one step away from success in what he was doing, and at this point he would never give up, nor would he allow anyone to stop or sabotage him. So even if the status of an Akatsuki intern only provided limited convenience, he was determined to get it.

As long as he rescues Catherine, he doesn't care if he's chased by ninjas. Once he leaves Mysterious Falls Town, the world is vast, and he doesn't believe those ninjas can find him.

"Me too, I also want to buy the identity of an Akatsuki intern." Loganfeld, the newly recruited vampire who had been invisible since entering the Su family, listened for a long time. Although he didn't know much, he could tell that having this identity was beneficial, especially since he had just become a vampire.

Sue glanced at Loganfeld, not liking Jenna's ex-boyfriend, especially since they had a verbal conflict when Jenna used him as a shield last time.

"The Akatsuki doesn't want useless people. You're not even qualified to be an intern. But if you're willing to hand over all your inheritance, I can make an exception and give you an intern status. Anyway, you won't need it for long."

"..."

What do you mean by "not long"?

Also, that's property, not an inheritance!

Loganfeld was furious, but... of course he agreed.