1092 The Miasma of the Lake Valley (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
Mo Fan looked at Mu Ningxue, Mu Ningxue looked at Ayleen, and Ayleen pondered for a moment before she finally said, ”I did hear something about it, but I'm not too sure, either.”
”Hehe, so it turns out that you guys are the well-behaved ones. The truth is, before the treasure hunt, many students were collecting information about the greatest treasure through their factions or third parties, since any information will give them a head start over the others. Some teams did not even bother searching for the other treasures after the treasure hunt started. They are all focusing on finding the greatest treasure,” the plump businessman from Sweden went on.
”Does that mean the treasure is more valuable than everything else?” Mo Fan said excitedly.
”Absolutely!” Tony chuckled. His eyes would occasionally sweep across Mu Ningxue and Ayleen in a perverted way.
”Say, do you know where this treasure is?” Mo Fan asked.
”I only know something about it, I only learned it from eavesdropping on the team that came to me. They weren't aware that I'm a Sound Mage,” Tony chuckled.
Mo Fan looked at the man. He was having trouble understanding why a plump, greedy man like Tony was a representative of the Swedish team, when most of their members looked well-educated with an imposing appearance. Somehow, whenever the man smiled, Mo Fan had a strong urge to beat him up!
”So tell us about it...” Mo Fan said.
”Everyone likes good stuff, and my small business here isn't going to bring me much profit, so I was thinking, if you're willing to help me get the treasure, I'll split the profits with you. Of course, as your teammate, I'll be more than happy to heal your injuries for free...” Tony smiled.
”So how are you going to split the profit?” it was what Mo Fan cared about the most.
”I'll be taking half of the profit, and you can split the rest however you want,” Tony said.
”Then I guess I would prefer to disqualify the both of us,” Mo Fan summoned a flame with his other hand and waved it in front of Tony.
”(sigh) Why do you always have to use violence? We can negotiate further if you don't agree...” Tony obviously did not want Mo Fan to force him to use the teleporting scroll, since he had not earned as much as he had hoped for.
”If you join us, it means our team is going to have four people. Once we acquire the treasure, we'll split the profit evenly!” Mo Fan said.
”Brother Mo Fan, don't you know the person with the information is supposed to take… alright, we'll do it your way, but you all will have to try your best to retrieve the treasure. Since it's the greatest treasure that the Hunter Union has prepared, it's going to be difficult to secure it if we don't work together. Besides, we're competing against other maniacs too, who won't hesitate to fight us over the slightest conflict,” Tony said.
”That's more like it, you should just have said that right from the start, look at the time we've wasted,” Mo Fan lowered the fist that he was initially going to throw out. He glanced at Ayleen and said, ”Sign a contract with him with the Psychic Element, just in case he's trying to set us up.”
Ayleen nodded. They could not guarantee that the cunning Mage was not plotting against them, thus it was necessary to sign a Spirit Contract.
A Spirit Contract was fairly simple. It involved a Psychic Mage planting a Psychic Spell in the mind of the person after obtaining their consent. The spell would only activate when the person violated their promise. Only those from the ancient, renowned clans in England like Ayleen knew how to cast the spell. Not every Psychic Mage had learned it.
”If you lied to us, or do anything to betray the team, the Spirit Contract will reveal your location to me, meaning that I can hunt you down no matter where you run to,” Ayleen warned Tony.
”Don't judge a book by its cover! I've sincerely offered you a chance to be rich, and I do understand the importance of teamwork. I won't go against my own words!” Tony said seriously.
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Tony did resolve the desperate situation that the trio was in by joining the team.
Despite how unreliable the man seemed to be, his Healing Spells were fairly impressive. Mo Fan's hand that needed to be healed recovered in no time under the man's Healing Spells.
Mu Ningxue and Ayleen fully recovered from their injuries, too. The trio soon found themselves in healthy condition. As for their energy that was depleted, they could only wait patiently for it to regenerate.
Tony's primary Element was Healing, his second Element was Sound, and his third Element was Poison. He had managed to obtain useful information from the people that asked him to treat their injuries, including the information about the greatest treasure.
”I heard it's located in a lake valley. Unfortunately, I haven't been exploring, so I have no idea where it's at,” Tony said.