landbeastnovel Chapter 137 Huge Bounty
Chapter 137 Huge Bounty
Chapter 137 Huge Bounty
After agreeing on the terms with Evan, Marich explained their plan.
"We will deliberately leave some openings to lure the selected target away from the East District, after which you will need to seal off the East District."
Alternatively, you could directly involve others in dealing with other Rose School members besides your target.
In short, the goal is to separate them, preventing them from supporting each other and exposing us to MI9. We will only cooperate with you; we don't trust anyone else.
"It seems you've learned a painful lesson from cooperating with official forces! So why do you trust me and are willing to cooperate with me?"
Evan sensed Marich's distrust of official Extraordinary organizations, especially MI9, so he casually asked.
"Because you discovered my existence last time, but the Brave Ones Bar has never been investigated by any official Extraordinary, nor has it been extorted by you or anything like that, we know that you are relatively lenient towards Extraordinary who do not pose a threat," Miss Sharon suddenly said.
Evan chuckled. He generally ignored anything that didn't threaten him or bring him merit. The reason he was willing to establish contact with Sharon and the others was because she had an angel behind her.
Although the angel's condition is not right, an angel is an angel, and the investment now will definitely yield high returns in the future.
Moreover, the Rose School was an enemy that Evan had identified long ago, and it had always been a key target for him.
In addition, it also means thinking about the future.
Since arriving in Backlund, Evan has been able to access a lot of information that outsiders cannot, thanks to Robert's position as a senior Conservative Party figure.
He always felt that although the countries of the Northern Continent had many conflicts, the world was still in an era of growth, and everyone was squeezing the Southern Continent to develop itself, so they shouldn't have time to deal with their neighbors.
The era's benefits brought by Russell have not yet disappeared; this has been arguably the most peaceful period in the Northern Continent in the last hundred years.
This situation is actually disadvantageous for Evan, who is an extraordinary individual with both "hunter" and "assassin" abilities. How can he digest the potion without turmoil and war?
Therefore, Evan's plans for the future are mainly focused on the Southern Continent, and Sharon and Marich are obviously very familiar with the Southern Continent, so they can be his good helpers when he conquers the Southern Continent in the future.
However, Evan's strength level is still too low to recruit him as a subordinate, so the only way to strengthen the connection between the two sides is to exchange help for a promise.
Because it would take time for Evan to coordinate the forces of MI9, it was finally agreed that Sharon and Marich would handle the preliminary preparations, and Evan would inform them of the specific time to take action.
"By the way, you know this area well. Keep an eye out for this man. He's a conman who supposedly swindled hundreds of thousands of pounds from Tingen in Akhova County, and he's involved with a lot of big shots."
If you can find him, then you will have fulfilled one of your promises to me. However, I must remind you of something.
He possesses the divinity of a true creator; even if you find him, do not act rashly.
Before leaving, Evan took out a sketch of Lanius from his person, showed it to Sharon and Marich, and gave them a brief introduction.
Sure enough, when the amount of hundreds of thousands of gold pounds was mentioned, Marich opened his mouth wide and took a deep breath. Sharon, who had been expressionless, also swayed and her pupils contracted, which made Evan chuckle to himself.
It wasn't until Evan mentioned that Laneus possessed the true divine nature of a creator that they were pulled out of their fantasy, realizing that this person was a tough nut to crack. They nodded to indicate that they wouldn't act recklessly, and then rolled up the sketch.
This morning, MI9 issued a mission to all intelligence officers: find Lannus at all costs. Whoever finds Lannus will be promoted one rank for colonels and three ranks for lieutenants.
The reward was unprecedented, which immediately tempted Evan, who had only come to MI9 to gain a rank.
However, Evan could understand the urgency of MI9, or the big boss behind MI9. The plan to use the Lannus deception to cover up the debts was going smoothly, but it went wrong when they tried to control Lannus.
If some powerful force were to capture Lanius at this time, and if someone were to stir things up, none of the bigwigs connected to the military would escape, and even bigwigs like Duke Negan and Earl Hall would lose face.
As far as Irwin knew, the Duke of Negan, the Earl of Hall, and Robert met directly with George III in a room in Parliament after the closing ceremony.
What exactly was discussed is unknown, but it is known that after the talks, George III dismissed a deputy captain of the Royal Guard—clearly a scapegoat—and MI9 subsequently issued what is considered the most powerful and rewarding bounty in history.
Evan heard that MI9 was in an uproar, with all the agents using their connections and resources to frantically search for Lanius's whereabouts.
There are even rumors that MI9 is going to use a very powerful sealing artifact to predict where Laneus will appear out of thin air.
Evan found this both amusing and absurd, but he wasn't worried that Lanius would be found beforehand, especially by occult means.
Because Lanluus possesses the divinity of the true creator, his use of this divinity to break the rules might have allowed the true creator to gain even deeper control over him. Any mystical methods targeting Lanluus would be aimed at the true creator, and they would not only be unable to avoid being corrupted, but also fail to obtain any useful information.
What puzzled Evan was that, judging from the actions of MI9, they really had no idea that Lanluus possessed the true divine nature of a creator, otherwise they wouldn't have gone to such lengths to search for Lanluus.
"Is it that the person severely injured by Mr. Z is unable to reveal the true nature of the Creator, or is someone concealing the relevant information? If it's the former, that's fine, but if it's the latter, then it can only be that George III is hiding the information."
Evan felt that George III intended to use Lanluus to conduct a rehearsal of the Great Smog of Backlund, or rather, if the true creator had successfully descended upon Backlund through Lanluus's body, then the Great Smog of Backlund wouldn't even have needed to happen.
"But why was George III so certain that Ránus would come to Backlund?"
Although Evan had only unlocked half of the content of Lord of Mysteries in his mind, he was basically certain that Adam was on George III's side. Both the two assassinations of Duke Negan and the demigod "spectator" from the Psychological Alchemy Society stirring up trouble proved this point.
Therefore, Evan has reason to believe that George III was a member of the "Twilight Shroud" and that his conspiracy was supported by Adam.
"So, is it his plan for Ránus to come to Backlund this time?"
Regardless of whether it was Adam's arrangement or not, Evan decided to find Lanluus and kill him, not for any other reason than to prevent the future plot from deviating too much from the plot he knew, and to weaken his control over the future plot.
As for how to find Lanluus, Evan had already figured it out: he would find him through the Aurora Society. Now that Lanluus was exposed to various forces, his safety had become a major issue. The true creator would definitely send people to protect his divine body.
Sending a demigod would be too drastic and might expose them even faster. The strongest being below the demigod level—Mr. A—would be the best choice.
Next, Evan will take advantage of the fact that others are unaware that Laneus possesses the true divine nature of a creator, and keep his eyes firmly fixed on Mr. A.
"This might also be an opportunity. I've always wanted the Aurora Society to notice Triss, the vessel for the 'Primordial' Witch's divine descent, but I just can't say it outright."
If we find Lanius and bring Triss before him, I refuse to believe that the true Creator would fail to see Triss's special qualities.
Then I won't have to rack my brains to come up with a solution; both bosses can just snipe each other from the middle. Just thinking about it is exciting!
Evan had a sudden inspiration and thought that if they could achieve a historic meeting between Triss and Lanius, the scene would definitely be spectacular.
However, Evan can only think about it for now. The first thing to do is to keep a close eye on Mr. A. Even Evan might not be able to do this well, let alone others.
After thinking for a long time, Evan decided that before he became a Sequence 7, he would trouble the Gnostic to keep a close eye on Mr. A. The reason was easy to find: the Witch Cult was going to reach a strategic cooperation with the Aurora Society, to take the blame for each other and support each other, and Lanius was the key figure.
Evan didn't believe that the Gnostic witch could suppress her curiosity and explore the secrets.
The main reason for not involving the Witch Cult was the fear that their close ties with George III might lead him to discover that Lanius's secret had been leaked.
Having made up his mind, Evan walked to a secluded alley and knocked on a door.
Today is also the day that the Eye of Wisdom—Iisinger Stanton—is holding another gathering of extraordinary individuals. Evan wants to know if the lawyer girl has brought any extraordinary items made by the demigod craftsmen.
As Evan entered the living room, he overheard the lawyer girl promoting the weapons she had brought that day:
"This weapon is called the 'Warrior Gauntlets.' Wearing it will instantly transform you into a skilled warrior, granting you superhuman strength and agility, mastery of various fighting styles, and proficiency in a wide range of weapons."
As for the side effects, they are minimal. They will make you very aggressive and prone to solving problems with your fists, which often leads to unnecessary trouble.
I'd like to trade this weapon for a solid unicorn horn crystal from the Earth Rhino, or at least 500 gold pounds. Prioritize materials for this extraordinary weapon. It's very effective, but its usefulness is minimal, especially for low-sequence extraordinary users who aren't good at combat. It's the perfect extraordinary weapon for them.
So the bidding became fierce right from the start, but unfortunately no one could produce any evidence, and the lawyer could only accept the 800 gold pounds with tears in her eyes.