Chapter 256

Chapter 243 Price

“Hmm… Interesting…”

Inside Room 37 of Green Shade Town, Beverly chuckled at Dorothy’s words and then curiously stroked her chin.

“Our White Stone Craftsmen Guild is among the most well-informed in the Secret World. You actually believe you have information to sell us? How intriguing.”

“Tell me, what kind of information do you have?”

Beverly said with her leg crossed towards Dorothy, while Dorothy calmly replied,

“Based on some observations I’ve made, it seems that some Societies in Tivyán have lost quite a number of ‘Enlightenment’. They might acquire a significant amount of ‘Enlightenment’ Spirituality Storage Items from Tivyán’s secret market to replenish their losses. This could be an opportunity for merchants like you.”

After Dorothy finished speaking, Beverly paused slightly before asking,

“Are there Societies acquiring a significant amount of ‘Enlightenment’ storage items? And how did you come to know this?”

“I have my own sources. You don’t need to worry about how I know; all you need to know is that some people in Tivyán desperately need ‘Enlightenment’ storage items right now,” Dorothy said nonchalantly. Beverly continued,

“If your information is true… this could indeed be valuable. But can you provide evidence to ensure its authenticity?” Beverly asked with interest, and Dorothy shrugged in response.

“I’m sorry, I can’t provide any evidence to guarantee its truth. However, if we always demand proof for preliminary information, we might miss out on opportunities… So, I hope you’ll trust me, Miss Beverly, since I am someone Odric trusts.”

“And even if my information is false, you won’t suffer much loss, right?”

Dorothy said seriously. After listening to Dorothy’s words, Beverly thought for a moment before nodding slowly and saying,

“Alright, I’ll trust you this time. I will adjust our prices based on your information and actively purchase other ‘Enlightenment’ items in the city…

“If your information is accurate, we will make a profit. Depending on the final earnings, I will give you a corresponding reward as payment for the information. Is that acceptable?”

“Yes, that’s exactly what I want.” Facing Beverly’s proposal, Dorothy smiled and extended her hand.

“So, let’s wish for a successful cooperation.”

“Of course, successful cooperation.”

With that, Beverly also smiled and shook hands with Dorothy.

…

East Gate of King Campus, Green Shade Town.

In the evening, inside the study of Green Shade Town’s 17th house, Dorothy sat in front of a small table, sipping a cup of black tea while admiring the sunset outside the window. She had just left Beverly’s house not long ago.

“Beverly has agreed. Now, let’s wait for the price of ‘Enlightenment’ storage items in Tivyán to rise.”

Taking a sip of tea, Dorothy muttered, “Beverly has already agreed. Now, let’s wait for the price of ‘Enlightenment’ storage items in Tivyán to rise.”

Originally, Dorothy went to Beverly to inquire about the value of ‘Enlightenment’ storage items, but it unexpectedly turned into selling information.

After realizing she couldn’t make ‘Enlightenment’ storage items and her money-making plan was unfeasible, Dorothy immediately thought of another plan to compensate for her losses: selling information.

Clearly, after losing six ‘Enlightenment’ storage items, the Eight Pinnacle Nest would surely start looking for other ‘Enlightenment’ storage items to supplement their losses.

Now, Dorothy had informed Beverly and the White Stone Craftsmen Guild ahead of time. As a result, the Eight Pinnacle Nest would inevitably face a price attack from the White Stone Craftsmen Guild.

At this point, Dorothy could foresee that under Beverly’s adjustment, the price of ‘Enlightenment’ storage items in Tivyán would soar. As the most essential resource for divination and counter-divination, these items were a must-have for any sizable Society. This applied equally to the Eight Pinnacle Nest. Even if prices rose, they would still need to buy them. What if a lack of counter-divination resources led to important intelligence being compromised?

This move was Dorothy leveraging her communication with the upper echelons of the White Stone Craftsmen Guild to set a trap for the Eight Pinnacle Nest, aiming to strike their economic condition.

If Dorothy’s own capital wasn’t too weak, she could directly buy ‘Enlightenment’ to drive up prices and later sell them for a substantial profit. Unfortunately, even at lower prices, she couldn’t afford it. However, fortunately, she could still earn some payment for the information.

“Now… When will you buy ‘Enlightenment’? Oh, how about creating a bit of pressure and a sense of crisis for you first?”

Muttering, Dorothy placed the black tea aside and opened the Magic Box, taking out a wide piece of paper with a magical array drawn on it and placing it on the table. The center of the array depicted symbols of ‘Lamp’ and ‘Enlightenment’, used for divination.

Then, Dorothy placed a map of Tivyán over the magical array and placed two ‘Lamp’ gold coins at key positions.

Next, Dorothy took out a crystal pendant, holding one end of the pendant and letting the crystal dangle over the map, adopting a pendulum divination posture.

Then, Dorothy swung the pendant, causing the crystal to swing back and forth above the city map, and spoke the divination words:

“I want to know the location of the Eight Pinnacle Nest’s current largest stronghold in Tivyán.”

Upon finishing, Dorothy felt the consumption of two innate spiritualities within her body, and the two ‘Lamp’ storage item gold coins on the array lost their luster.

The spirituality was paid, but the swinging crystal did not sway under any mysterious force, stopping naturally over the map, hanging vertically.

Clearly, Dorothy’s divination had failed, blocked by anti-divination measures. Although unsuccessful, Dorothy showed no sign of disappointment because she had anticipated this outcome.

Dorothy’s purpose in this divination was not to find the location of the Eight Pinnacle Nest’s stronghold but to exert psychological pressure on them, making them aware that she wasn’t just passively defending but could also launch counterattacks with sufficient divination resources.

Through this divination, Dorothy was directly declaring to the Eight Pinnacle Nest:

“Is your reserve of ‘Enlightenment’ enough?

If not, buy it quickly!”