Chapter 165 A World in the Palm of Your Hand (2/2)
If that happened, his head would be the first one to fall
The only reason why he hadn't tried to run away yet, was because he had a faint hope that Daniel wouldn't put hi by a thread made out of the words ”I'll be in touch”
Suddenly, the broker turned once again to look at the shadows present in his closed shop, from which a faint voice could be heard say ”Why did you call ot tricked” Said the broker with a er, and irritation
”What are we risking?” Asked the shadoith a faint voice ”What do they have on you?”
”That fucking kid The bastard took the logbook”
Suddenly, a third voice could be heard coe red sign with the word 'CLOSED' written on it, dangled quietly ”I would be careful if I were you”
The broker immediately turned to look at the entrance of his shop, and there, he saw Daniel slowly appear from nowhere
”As I've said, here I am” Said Daniel with a faint smile on his face
”What do you want?” Asked the broker with a defeated tone It was clear that losing the logbook would spell death for hi proof that he was a broker for killers, which there was no need to al also for the fact that he had gathered inforuaranteed pure privacy
The smile on Daniel's face widened, as he said ”Well first of all, you've played a part in ruining my business' name So now, you work for me”
”What do you mean?” Asked the childlike broker in confusion
”You are going to keep doing your job But nohenever you receive a new contract, you'll take it to me, and I'll tell you hoe'll handle it Butelse I want you to tell me if any other contracts that require you to disrupt my business arrive” Explained Daniel patiently
”What stopsaway?” Asked the broker with increased irritation He see to make a bit of resistance, but Daniel could see that that wasn't his real intention
”If you run away, I'd siovern tells me that you don't have the connections or power to request a passage to another world And even less, escape the eye of The Keeper of Key Why not work for e your business Give you some more protection”
Daniel had decided to use both the stick and the carrot with the broker After all, he wanted him to fear hiist of what Daniel wanted to do, was to exploit the man's reputation as a broker for killers, to direct each and every contract that went through him
He would not let innocent people die, and based on the type of contract, he would be able to decide how to handle certain situations
For exa the member of another company, he could tip off the side of the victiainst them The broker could simply return the money back, and Daniel would have a new ally in the city
He could even avoid pointless death by staging the attacks, like when the attack on his co a fire result, he would be able to trick people into thinking that the attack had succeeded
The broker would keep doing his job, gain reputation, and at the same time, Daniel would have a spy into the dark side of the city
”What do you say?” Asked Daniel with his ever present smile
The childlike broker said with a conflicted face ”I don't have a choice now, do I?”
”Hehe No you do not But I'd rather think of it as the beginning of a wonderful collaboration” Responded Daniel casually, before looking at the dark corner of the shop, and raising his hand
A powerful light started to shi+ne fro the dark side of the shop to be lit up coht beam, was a dark cloud that floated in mid-air
”A dark elemental How rare”
The shape of the dark cloud becae butterfly, which changed into the silhouette of a small huh level dark elemental Even rarer” Muttered Daniel in surprise
The dark elemental turned to look at Daniel, and it said with evident shock ”There aren't nize my level I'm impressed”
”You would be surprised by the experience I have gathered by dealing with your kind Tell me if one day you want to broaden your horizons” Said Daniel while s at the human-like shadow
”Yeah that's all fun and dandy But why don't we get back to the matter at hand? What do I do now?” The broker suddenly burst out saying
Daniel became pensive for a few seconds, then, he said ”Tell me about 'A World in the Palm of Your Hand' What are they up to these days?”
”Mhh If you are thinking about coive up I've researched your cooods, it's impossible for you to defeat the collective” Responded the broker plainly
”I don't want to compete I want to do what they expect me to do after the attack I'll join the a faint desire for vengeance
A confused frown appeared on the broker, as he said ”The collective is coroups, and operate on a planetary scale They can even afford to hold gah prizes at stake” Responded the broker plainly
”Interesting Tell ames, and how can I join the collective” Responded Daniel with curiosity
”In order to join, you si that is required is of you is to keep the prices at a fixed level You are only allowed to coh advertisearoups that want to participate, have to chip in in order to create a suitable reward for the winner of the competition” The broker explained patiently
”What is the reward for this event?”
The broker became pensive for a moment, then, he turned to look at Daniel, and said ”A perfect fire treasure”