47 Strategies (1/2)

Christian contemplated his decisions.

From his previous experiences he knew that an enemy that had yet to be completely uprooted would come back to haunt him.

If he made one mistake then that could take his life.

It was a mistake he didn't wish to do once more which was why he acted with a lot more precautions

Realizing that the hidden troubles weren't worth it, Christian threw out a pink rock from his space ring.

N couldn't help but exclaim in surprise

”Aphrodite's heart!”

Quickly grabbing and inspecting it, N nodded in joy as he passed it to the subordinate behind him.

”Take the pictures. My mouth is zipped.”

Two scrolls slid towards Christian as he scrunched up the paper in his hand and placed the pouch of gold inside his Space Ring

”Our business is done, it was nice working with you.”

Bowing and excusing himself, Christian's group left with the transaction lasting less than 20 minutes.

The psychological warfare was dangerous as a careless word or low price could cause the other party to be offended.

Although N interrupted Christian multiple times, he still gave reasonable prices and had yet to be grossly aggressive against him.

The subordinate behind N took advantage of their leave to question N's decisions.

”Sir, what should we do next?”

N smiled at the question as he reminded them of their motto

”We're just neutral. If we get hired then more money.”

Shrugging it off, N slept on top of the nearby bed while the subordinates left.

”If I get a day off school, might as well enjoy it.”

...

As a sign of goodwill, Christian booked around 25 rooms of the motel they had just been to.

It was an indirect way of thanking the Shadow of the Night while keeping it reasonable. If Christian shamelessly asked for free rooms and food, the risk of offending N outweighed the short term benefits.

Christian had made sure to prepare to do his job like a leader should.

Any rations that appeared to be running out would be bought and he made sure to compose any strategies on a few pieces of paper.

The equipment that his men held were just slightly sub par to his but it would still be durable enough against the Horned Viper Murderer.

Since he fulfilled his role as a leader then his group should fulfill their role as subordinates.

As expected, the list full of missions had been crossed out with only one subject left

Horned Viper Murderer Slaying mission

Pests were hunted, herbs were gathered, trees were harvested and now Christian's underlings were exhausted.