418 Surprise Guess 2 (1/2)
Chapter 418: Surprise Guess 2
Garen also found out from his conversations with the two of them that they work at the Tax Department and Irrigation Department respectively.
The Irrigation Department, where Nini was from, was located on the street opposite the palace. Most of their casual conversation involved the nobles and officials moving in and out of the palace.
”Speaking of which, this morning I saw the First Concubine’s carriage leave the main hall and head towards the side hall. Last time I could still the Concubine’s flower-watching guards from afar, but now I haven’t seen them for a long time,” Nini said casually.
Garen frowned slightly. ”The First Concubine left the main hall today, but it’s Saturday, isn’t the ceremony the day after tomorrow?”
”So you know too.” Nini looked at Garen in surprise, he had just said he worked at the capital, but that his job was secretive and he couldn’t speak about it. She didn’t think he would know about these details.
”Normally, any preparations for large-scale ceremonies would only end at least the day before the ceremony itself, but something must have happened. The First Concubine is in charge of many systems, she has a lot of things to handle.” Nini said nonchalantly. ”If it wasn’t for the fact that I noticed how regular the First Concubine’s guards are, I might not have noticed anything different either.”
”Speaking of which, I heard someone mention, it seems that the First Concubine has indeed left the main hall early.” The other person, Dilan, added on.
Garen didn’t think much of it at first, but once Dilan mentioned that term, a possibility occurred to him.
If the Aegis Ceremony was so important, would Avic possibly go ahead with it secretly? In order to prevent outside intervention?
In that case, he would just need to put on a show during the official ceremony, and it would be enough. The ceremony had already been completed beforehand, there was no need to worry it would be disturbed.
The more he thought about it, the likelier it seemed to Garen.
If this possibility really existed, then… Obscuro’s assassination attempt would probably also be brought ahead!
His heart grew slightly cold. Although he wasn’t particularly fond of Avic, he didn’t dislike him either. The main thing was if the ceremony and even the assassination were brought forward, it would be highly disadvantageous to his hold on the situation, as Obscuro would be one step ahead, and constantly ahead.
As he thought that, he began to grow restless.
Glancing at Dani and the others in the distance, he stood up slowly.
”Sorry, I suddenly remembered something urgent.”
”It’s okay, go ahead.” The two of them paused for a moment but didn’t really care, politely indicating that they would take care of Dani and the others.
After paying the bill for Dani and the others, Garen walked out of the bar and looked at its name: Dewdrop Bar.
Calling a carriage immediately, he hurried towards the War Guild. He needed a couple more days of understanding and contact to teach Dani, but this matter couldn’t wait.
He needed to make the preparations as soon as possible.
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War Guild
It was still that Milvus Tide Bar.
As soon as Garen walked through the door, an attendant in black came up to lead the way.
The two of them went through the corridors and many sofa rooms, walking into a small corridor. The corridor had many lines of single rooms.
After knocking on a single room in the center, they found a child dressed in black sitting inside, together with two other people.
One was a pretty woman with blonde hair, who dressed extremely sexily, her shirt white skirt almost all the way up to the top of her thighs, but right now she was being totally ignored by Kid, her expression unbelievably awkward.
The other was that old forger from back then, holding a black box and frowning, thinking about goodness knows what.
”You’re here.” Kid watched Garen come in, smiling slightly.
”Yeah, is everything ready?” Garen looked at the black box in the old man’s hand.
”Of course! With two masters personally on the case, there’s no way anything would go wrong!” Old Man touched his beard with a smile, standing up and giving the black box to Garen. ”Just press it against the chain seal you had before.”
Garen nodded and opened the box. Inside was a diamond-shaped white-silver ornament, carved hollow.
Vaguely, he could hear the sound of dense approaching footsteps from outside the room, evidently the people here to protect this transaction. This was such a valuable item worth millions, even the War Guild had to take it seriously. Unlike Iron Tank City, this place wasn’t lacking in manpower.
He picked up the ornament, and held up his sleeves lightly, pressing it determinedly against the seal of the War Chain from earlier.
Something strange happened.
The ornament actually liquidized quickly, slowly melting into Garen’s skin, melting in the War Chain seal that was already on his arm.
Garen glanced at his attribute pane, and saw the minute changes as expected.
‘War Chain:
Effect 1 -- Eye of Isaiah. Effect 2 -- None. Effect 3 -- None. Effect 4 -- None. Effect 5 -- None. Effect 6 -- None. Effect 7 -- None. Effect 8 -- None.
Collaborator -- Angel.’
”Eight tactic spaces in total, are you satisfied, sir?” Old Man asked with a smile.
”Satisfied, very satisfied!” Garen nodded. ”You should have some Solidifying Tactics for sale here, right? May I choose some?”
”Of course, please come with me.” Old Man nodded, his expression telling of how good his mood was just then. It was rare for someone to want to upgrade a War Chain so much at once, and to buy Solidifying Tactics too, that would invariably be a huge profit for the man himself.
Garen and Kid followed Old Man out of the private room, heading deep down a corridor, protected by a host of totem users in black until they finally reach the wall at the end of the tunnel.
Old Man reached out and patted the wall once, white light glowing on his palm.
The wall instantly rippled, and actually disappeared before everyone's eyes.