Chapter 240 Alger gets paid
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Because Hobert had a commodore father, he had the confidence to cooperate with official Beyonders.
Most wild Beyonders do not have such opportunities because the official Beyonders' attitude towards wild Beyonders is to catch them whenever they see one.
So, if you want to cooperate with them, you must first prove your usefulness to the official Beyonders while hiding your identity as a wild Beyonder. Only in this way can you become their informant or external staff.
There are also some Beyonders like Carrie whose purpose in becoming Beyonders may be to escape this secular society, so they don't even plan to cooperate with official Beyonders.
Such a life is indeed free, but as Carrie encountered, they don't even have the confidence and power to refuse the recruitment of some unofficial Beyonder organizations.
Because besides being Beyonders, they are also "walking Beyonder characteristics". If they refuse too simply and are resented by those Beyonder organizations, they are likely to become Beyonder characteristics.
It can be said that the law of Beyonder characteristics makes the entire Beyonder world so cruel.
Hobert asked, "What is the strength of the other party?"
Carrie said, "They are a team. According to my observation, there is one Sequence 6, one Sequence 7, and two Sequence 8s."
"What pathway are the Beyonders from?"
"The Sequence 7 looks like a 'Death' pathway Beyonder, one of the two Sequence 8s is a 'Provoker', and the others remain to be confirmed."
Hobert was stunned. It sounded like a "ragtag" team!
For him, as long as they weren't Beyonders from the "Black Emperor" or "Justiciar" pathways, because that was likely someone from the Tamara family.
Hobert asked again, "What organization is the other party from?"
Carrie shook her head: "I don't know. I only heard that they have developed many members in Desi County and Southville County in recent years, but I haven't found out the name of their organization. I had a transaction with their members before, so they targeted me."
"Does the opponent have any Sealed Artifacts?"
"No!" Carrie's answer was firm.
Hobert pondered for a moment: "If they only have these four members, I probably don't even need to find helpers."
This wasn't Hobert being arrogant. With so many magical items in his hand, a Sequence 6 might not be his opponent, let alone a Sequence 7.
Once equipped with a knife, his weakness in close combat would be gone, and he even had the confidence to withstand a Sequence 6 and a Sequence 7 at the same time.
Hobert didn't believe that Carrie and Jessica couldn't deal with the remaining two Sequence 8s.
But the premise was that they didn't have any powerful Sealed Artifacts. Like the Tamara family's team, equipped with "Black Gloves" that could completely change the battle, Hobert was still not an opponent.
However, Hobert believed Carrie's judgment, because the Sequence 7 of the "Savant" pathway was called "Appraiser". As long as the opponent had a Sealed Artifact, she could discover it immediately.
And as long as she wore it once, she could basically know the approximate ability and negative effects of the Sealed Artifact.
Of course, "Appraisers" also make mistakes, such as when the opponent has a Grade 1 or Grade 0 Sealed Artifact, but Hobert had been a fake god for so long and hadn't even obtained a Grade 1 Sealed Artifact. It was impossible for a Sequence 6 in a Beyonder organization to carry a Grade 1 Sealed Artifact around.
Hearing Hobert's answer, Carrie and Jessica looked at each other. They had realized before that Hobert was a pretty good Beyonder, but they didn't expect him to be so strong.
Generally speaking, among wild Beyonders, Sequence 6 was already a master. And a Sequence 5, if he was willing, had the appeal to organize his own Beyonder organization.
Hobert added: "No matter what the outcome of the negotiation is, you have to prepare to move."
Carrie said: "We have been prepared for this."
Moving was an old skill for all wild Beyonders.
Hobert "hmm"ed and said, "Then make weapons for me as soon as possible. After I get the weapons, I will accompany you to negotiate with them."
The transaction was thus reached. The three chatted for a few more words and then left the law firm separately.
After returning to his residence, Hobert took a good nap and then went to Gar's Herbal Shop.
As he expected, by Sequence 6, auxiliary materials were already rare.
The "Baron of Corruption" potion required the blood of a dark-blooded behemoth, the sap of the Qiandali Elf Tree, dragon tooth grass powder, and aged white wine. Gar didn't have the blood of a dark-blooded behemoth in stock, and he wouldn't be able to give it to Hobert until tomorrow.
And the total cost of the blood and sap auxiliary materials alone would require about 400 pounds. Hobert immediately paid a 200-pound deposit and agreed to pick up the goods tomorrow.
Dragon tooth grass was relatively common. As for the aged white wine, Hobert returned to his home in Queens and took a bottle of Christian's vintage from the cellar.
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Berserk Sea, Bayam.
Alger had been in this small room for three days. Of course, he didn't stand on ceremony with Byron, and he demanded good wine and food for every meal.
Finally, on Sunday afternoon, Byron appeared at the door.
Alger knew that the "Admiral Hell's" operation was over. He clenched the crystal cane in his pocket to prevent Byron from double-crossing him.
In fact, on the first day Alger came to this house, if the other party hadn't prepared to kill him, the probability of double-crossing would have been relatively small, but of course Alger wouldn't relax his vigilance.
"The operation is over," Byron said. "It seems you know what's good for you. The information was accurate, so the general decided to pay you according to the originally agreed price."
With that, he threw a small package to Alger, which contained bundles of 10-pound banknotes.
Alger glanced at it roughly, it should be enough for 3,000 pounds: "Was the operation process smooth?"
Byron asked with a sneer, "How much money are you planning to spend to buy this information?"
Alger simply asked, "Can I leave?"
Byron made a gesture of invitation at the door.
Alger remained vigilant until he returned to his ship, when he realized that the transaction was finally over.
Then he sent crew members to inquire about the news and quickly learned about the "Hell Admiral's" operation process.
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The next day was Monday. Hobert worked all morning and, after having lunch at the office, first went to the bank to withdraw 300 pounds in cash, and then went to Gar's Herbal Shop to pick up the auxiliary materials he had ordered yesterday.
On the way back, Hobert also bought a set of beakers.
Around 2:30, Hobert returned to 192 Blanca Street, took the "Death" card from the "Nation of Disorder", and with everything ready, waited for the Tarot Gathering to begin.
Having participated in so many Tarot Gatherings, this was the first time Hobert was so excited.
But time was like that, the more urgent things were, the slower it passed.
Finally, at three o'clock, Hobert's eyes were covered by gray fog. He breathed a sigh of relief, and the urgency just now quietly dissipated.
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