Chapter 100 - Chapter 100: Chapter 96 Prelude to Chaos (1/2)

Chapter 100: Chapter 96 Prelude to Chaos

“I can exchange information related to the Spirit Realm as payment.”

Byrne finally decided to use knowledge of the Spirit Realm as payment for the exchange, having already thought of an explanation for afterwards.

“It is possible, but it might not be enough.”

The Chairman faced the newcomer “Mithril” and, without hesitation, simply gave a calm response.

Byrne nodded slightly and continued, “If the price is not enough, I can add more. If the other people also want to know this information, it will be one hundred Gold Coins per person.”

Clearly, for everyone present, a mere one hundred Gold Coins was not a problem at all; soon Byrne collected banknotes worth six hundred Gold Coins.

He noticed that the banknotes everyone took out were from Lorne Bank, basically exchangeable in any country, without revealing one’s true identity.

Unsure of their origins, the curious Byrne suddenly thought of something. Why would Viscount Bast be willing to share important matters about the Sea God Cult for free?

Could it be that Viscount Bast wanted to attract the participants of the Alchemy Council to the Sea God Cult?

It was like a fisherman who had deliberately scattered bait with forethought.

He pondered silently, put away the banknotes, and continued, “I have obtained knowledge related to the Spirit Realm from a heretic.”

When everyone heard he had contact with a heretic, they showed no reaction, and Byrne immediately understood that these people’s standards in this regard were not high.

The Chairman suddenly interrupted him, saying, “In the future, there is no need to inform us of the source of the information.”

Byrne nodded again, indicating his understanding.

He actually also knew that there was no need to explain to others; his previous explanation was actually for Viscount Bast to hear.

“There are four layers to the Spirit Realm, and the closer one gets to the inward islands of Spirituality, the more accurate and immense are the historical rifts they project.”

“It is said that the level of realism in the innermost layer is almost indistinguishable from the real world.”

“Moon River Stone” was the first to express doubt with a youthful voice, “There are four layers to the Spirit Realm? Are you sure what you’re saying is correct?”

Everyone felt surprised, as they had all entered the Spirit Realm, but until now, they had been unaware of the existence of a second layer.

“It’s true, he’s not lying.”

The Chairman nodded, and the rest of them stopped doubting.

Byrne had already guessed that the Chairman possessed a mysterious power to detect lies, and now it seemed he was right.

And what he had just said about obtaining knowledge of the Spirit Realm “from a heretic” meant Irene, so there was no lie at all.

“Your payment is enough.”

After hearing this, Byrne put away the purple-red stone, feeling the instability of the Spiritual Power within it.

The Chairman nodded slightly, then very calmly extended a hand and waved gently in the air.

“Dismissed.”

The next moment, everything before the eyes of those present changed; all things seemed to be reconstructing.

By the time everyone had disappeared, the Chairman gazed at a purple-red stone floating in mid-air, behind the Fog, his Black Eyes flickered with intense desire and reluctance.

He muttered to himself:

“Is it the content of knowledge provided by the Spirit Realm that’s flawed, or is it my crafting methods that are incorrect? Could the souls of three thousand six hundred people still be insufficient?”

——

When Byrne came to his senses, he realized that he and Viscount Bast were already standing in front of a floor-length mirror, as if what had just transpired were nothing but a dream.

He couldn’t help but ask, “Lord Viscount, could you tell me why you value me so highly?”

Viscount Bast removed his mask and said very calmly:

“You are very clever, Byrne. Indeed, there are reasons for my heavy reliance on you, but I cannot reveal the real reasons now. You will find out in the future.”

Despite the intense unease in his heart, Byrne had no choice but to accept Viscount Bast’s answer.

It was impossible for him to force the other party to reveal the true reasons, and after what had just happened, he could not refuse to become deeply tied with the Lion clan.

In short, he had some sort of special value that made him highly regarded by Viscount Bast.

Actually, upon reflection, Byrne considered it to be very good news for the Fischer family, at least!

Subsequently, Viscount Bast took out a red box from the ring on his hand, inside of which were several black Crystal Stones emanating Magic Power.

“Nasir Town still doesn’t have a barrier and would be hard pressed to defend against outsiders’ attacks. By placing them at the four corners of the town, you can form a basic defensive barrier to help you improve your ability to resist enemies.”

“Great, thank you for your care, Lord Viscount.”

Since Viscount Bast had made it clear he was valued for some utility, Byrne was even more at ease accepting the gift.

Nevertheless, Byrne couldn’t help but ask a question that had been weighing on his mind for a long time, almost the most important question of recent times.

“Is it true that the Sea God Cult is about to start a war on the East Coast?”

Upon hearing this question, a cold smirk appeared on Viscount Bast’s face, and there was a certain madness in his tone that made Byrne shudder: