Chapter 682 - Late Night and Next Morning, Ending the Business Meetup and Leaving the Outpost (1/2)

Day 150 - 2:45 AM - Forest Area, Military Outpost, Santo Domingo Elementary School, Barangay Santo Domingo, Municipality of Virac, Catanduanes

Val Flora received the shock of her life in this meeting. As Mark handed his downpayment to her, she received the item with her shaking hands.

A single small crystal to have a value equivalent to a thousand kilos of gold bars. It was an extremely valued item. However, the price was not the crucial thing here, but the rarity of something that was not supposed to exist in the current times.

With the crystals in her hand, Val Flora moved the crystals in front of Odessa. The [Wise Owl] then began to judge the value of the crystals.

To her surprise once more, the crystal with a similar size to the first one had the exact same value. It was as if the crystals were mass-produced. On the other hand, the small crystal was priced at seventy-six thousand points.

The value of the three crystals was far more than enough as a downpayment.

Receiving the intended payment, Val Flora took a deep breath, returning to her business behavior.

”The value of the items exceeded the intended downpayment. Is it fine for the exceeding points to reflect into the final price of the information?” Val Flora asked. ”If not, I can establish a temporary point account in which you can store the remaining points.”

”Is that point account similar to a bank account?”

Mark inquired.

”Rather than a bank account, it is more of a point storage for future transactions.” Val Flora answered. ”It is a service open to VIPs and possible long-term clients.”

Mark nodded, understanding the explanation.

”Then, just reflect it to the price of information I needed.”

”If you wish.” Val Flora vowed. ”With, the transaction between I, Information Gatherer: Val Flora, and the Client Mark, had been finalized.”

Val Flora then put her left hand on the mark on her neck once more, causing it to glow. At the same time, the [Wise Owl], Odessa, flew off from Val Flora's shoulder and circled above her.

It was when a large feather from Odessa's wings fell in front of Val Flora, who caught the feather calmly.

”Please, accept this.” Val Flora handed the feather to Mark as Odessa landed on her shoulder once more. ”Put a drop of blood on the feather, and it will serve as the proof for this transaction.”

Being told that, Mark received the feather from Val Flora. Without hesitation, he let a drop of his blood trickle onto the feather.

CRACKLE!

Suddenly, the feather released red sparks like an electrical appliance that suddenly short-circuited. That even obviously caused Val Flora to panic a little, although she tried her best not to show it. She only heaved a sigh of relief after the sparks were gone and the mark of the organization appeared on the feather with a golden glow.

”That's not supposed to happen, right?”

Mark turned to Val Flora.

”Dropping blood to the feather should only make the mark appear. Only the red sparks are unexpected.” Val Flora explained. ”Your blood might be special for such a reaction to happen.

”I see.” Mark played with another drop of his blood, feigning curiosity on his face. ”Don't you think it might be because I'm a demon?”

”No.” Val Flora shook her head. ”We had transactions with different kinds of races. Only people with special blood are likely to cause an unexpected reaction like that.”

Hearing that, Mark shrugged. He did not want to continue with the topic and expose himself in the process.

”Anyway, since I already gave the downpayment, how long will it take for me to get the information?”

Mark changed the topic.

”My apologies but the scope of your request started from six years ago. It would be hard to estimate the timeframe.”

Val Flora replied.

Mark understood that. Even with a worldwide information network, it would not be easy to trace things all the way from six years ago. Nonetheless, Mark was not rushing.

”Then, how can I check if the information I wanted is ready?”

Mark asked another question.

Here, Val Flora pointed at the feather on Mark's hand.

”There's no need to find me. As your commissioned agent, I will find you instead.”

There was no need for more explanation. Mark understood what Val Flora was implying.

”So, this feather also serves as a tracker?”

”In a sense, yes.” Val Flora replied. ”Normally, we would ask our clients if they wanted such service. However, we did not have such luxury at the moment. I believe you also know that.”

Mark nodded. This transaction was abrupt anyway. Furthermore, Mark would not have much time to check every now and then. It would be better if the results were delivered to him instead when it was ready.

Of course, there was the risk that came alongside this situation. After all, Val Flora would be able to know his location at times. However, as Mark could not detect any hostility from Val Flora, he began to think that there would be no risk this time around.

Furthermore, Val Flora's group was afraid of Mark. It was seen when Felix immediately fled with Emellynn after his threat.

In any case, Mark was now their client and someone with a fat wallet. They would definitely not want to lose such a client that could provide rare items.

Although there was a chance that Val Flora would double-cross him in this deal, it was rather low considering the confidence that she and Felix showed towards their organization.

Anyway, it was not like Mark was afraid of being double-crossed by these people.

”So we are done here, right?”