Chapter 907 - Found a master (1/2)
~ France, Chateau ~
Sarah left the tech-room where her Sigma army is discussing latest hacking techniques. Her phone is ringing and when she saw that it's an incoming call from Jarred, Sarah decided to take it in a more private setting.
”Old man, to what do I owe this unexpected pleasure?”
”Hmph!”, Jarred grunted. ”What unexpected? You asked me to find information for you, and now it's unexpected?”
Sarah paused. ”Information?”
Jarred understood Sarah's confusion right away. ”You forgot? Then it's not important.”
”No, no, no… it's just that…” Sarah's brain was almost steaming while she thought how to get out of this. ”You know I like to ask for many things, so I'm not sure to which one you are referring.”
”Hmm… Not a very good excuse for forgetting, but I will take it because it is true that you ask for many things. And this time you asked me to find you something like a master for fighting and stuff.”
”You found one?” Sarah dashed upstairs to the office room on the second floor.
”I have some information on one. If you will be able to get him to help you with whatever you need, that is on you.”
”Oh, oh… tell me, please.”
Sarah was super-excited. They tried digging up information about any master, but everything was a dead end. So far, Jarred never disappointed. That man is well connected.
…
Aiden found Sarah in the office. She was blankly staring at the imaginary spot on the floor, and the desk surface next to her was littered with various printouts… maps, text, something that looked like magazine clips.
He pulled a chair and sat next to her. ”Looks like something important if it puts you in such deep thoughts.”
”Jarred called. He found information on the master, but even he is not confident that the information is legit. He sent what he has and left it up to me to decide what I want to do with it.”
”What do you have?” Aiden can tell that Sarah already started looking into it. That must be the reason she is missing for last few hours.
”A person. Known by name 'Master Hollow' . Of course, he is in the middle of nowhere, because why would anyone with any skills live in a civilized place with road access?” Sarah exhaled in frustration. ”And listen to this: If I want to even get considered by him to talk to me, I need to go through some trial.”
Aiden thought how that should be expected. ”It's not unusual for any expert to ask for some way to express your sincerity. Otherwise they will be swamped by wannabe trainees who give up halfway.”
”But I don't want a training. It's more like… a consultation.”
”And there are probably many who came with all kinds of reasons. He can't see them all. It's a waste of his time.” Aiden tapped Sarah's nose with his index finger to wake her up from her grumpy mood. ”OK. Nothing you can do about it. Move on. What else you got?”
”Well, the rumor is that passing the trial is just to get him to talk to me. To acknowledge my existence. If he will do anything other than that, it's up to me to impress him.”
”All this is too high level.” Aiden frowned while thinking. ”Do you have anything else?”