Chapter 363

Spy

“No problem…”

Looking at Gregor in front of him, the man’s eyes were complex, filled with both reverence and suspicion. Taking advantage of that suspicion, he hesitated for a moment before cautiously asking Gregor.

“Congratulations on Adeline successfully completing his mission. However, why didn’t you knock on the door with the agreed signal when you returned just now, but instead opened the door directly? This really startled me.”

With a strange glint in his eyes, the man asked the young man in front of him. Although from his previous behavior, this young man should be Adeline in disguise, the man still felt something was off, causing him to doubt. The main source of this doubt was that “Mr. Adeline” did not use the specific knock code when entering the compartment.

Hearing the man’s question, Gregor’s expression tightened, and his eyes became sharp as he looked at the man. He spoke in a domineering tone.

“I don’t need to consider the feelings of the worker insects. As a worker insect, you just need to do your job…”

Gregor sternly told the man in front of him. At this moment, the man felt an overwhelming pressure from the “Mr. Adeline” before him. Though not profound, it was familiar. Only true upper echelons within the society could give him this feeling.

“I’m sorry! Mr. Adeline, I shouldn’t have asked such questions! This is my mistake!”

Facing Gregor’s words, the man immediately bowed and apologized, instantly dispelling all doubts about the “Adeline” in front of him, no longer harboring any suspicions. All of this was due to the pressure he had felt just now.

Seeing the man’s actions, Dorothy, who was controlling remote operations from her bed far away, also breathed a sigh of relief.

‘Phew… The effect of the “Queen of Insects” is indeed useful. These guys are truly from Eight Pinnacle Nest… Looks like we’ve blocked them correctly.’

Dorothy thought to herself. After witnessing the assassin’s ability to change appearances, she immediately suspected that these people might be sent by Eight Pinnacle Nest.

Back then, when dealing with the vampire in school, Dorothy had already seen the infiltration capabilities of the Shadow Faced Men. She knew that the only society in Prite that seemed to hold this path was Eight Pinnacle Nest. Therefore, the assassination attempt against Gregor on the train was highly likely orchestrated by Eight Pinnacle Nest. And just now, Dorothy confirmed this through the “Queen of Insects”.

Eight Pinnacle Nest would give all members a special secret transmission called “Queen of Insects”. This transmission has many chapters, ranging from the lowest “Worker Insect Chapter” to the highest “Queen Insect Chapter”. Those who read the next level chapter will revere those who read the previous level chapter and be unable to resist their authority.

Initially, Thistle, a Black Tier Shadow Faced Man, read the “Soldier Insect Chapter”, making all students of Secret Knowledge Society read the “Worker Insect Chapter”, thereby controlling the society mentally through the secret transmission.

After completely eliminating Eight Pinnacle Nest’s influence in King Campus, Dorothy found a detailed annotation book of “Queen of Insects” on a White Tier vampire. To annotate, one must first list the original text, which revealed the function of this series of secret transmissions. It contained a large amount of original text, including the “Worker Insect Chapter,” “Soldier Insect Chapter,” and parts of the “General Insect Chapter.” After reading the annotations, Dorothy also finished reading the original texts of these chapters.

At this moment, although the so-called Adeline’s subordinate was talking to Gregor, he was actually facing Dorothy. Dorothy could use the Spiritual Thread to transmit the state of reading the “Soldier Insect Chapter” to Gregor.

This time, Eight Pinnacle Nest sent a Black Tier member for the assassination attempt on Gregor, while another accomplice who helped carry things out was clearly a non-Black Tier Extraordinary Being.

The scale of Eight Pinnacle Nest was not small, but Black Tier Extraordinary Beings were not numerous. Since Dorothy had wiped out three Black Tiers and one White Tier in a series of events at King Campus, they would definitely be short-handed in Tivyan. Therefore, they wouldn’t send too much strength for this plan. A Black Tier and an Apprentice should be enough to handle an Apprentice like Gregor.

When Dorothy saw the accomplice, she judged from his tone and reaction that he was of lower status than the assassin, possibly an Apprentice. Within Eight Pinnacle Nest, if Thistle, a Black Tier, read the “Soldier Insect Chapter,” then this Apprentice must have read the “Worker Insect Chapter.”

Thus, after Dorothy transmitted the “Soldier Insect Chapter” buff to Gregor, the man who read the “Worker Insect Chapter” immediately developed a sense of reverence toward Gregor.

Although for this man, there were many suspicious actions from the “Mr. Adeline” in front of him, after seeing the effects of the higher chapter, he immediately dispelled his doubts and no longer had any suspicions about the “Mr. Adeline” in front of him.

“Alright, alright, remember to be more careful next time.”

Hearing the man’s apology, Dorothy controlled Gregor to wave his hand, and the man sighed in relief again.

“Thank you, Mr. Adeline, for your leniency…”

The man thanked Gregor, and Gregor, leaning on the sofa, changed the subject and spoke silently.

“Now, it’s time to discuss the matter at hand. Although things went smoothly here, there were some unexpected situations. After killing the Black Dog, I went through his documents and found a problem…”

“A problem?”

“According to the documents he carried, if I go to Tivyan under the identity of this Gregor Black Dog, I will be directly taken to the Black Dog Bureau for review. This review seems to take longer than we estimated.”

With a meaningful glance, Dorothy controlled Gregor, speaking as Adeline to the man, who frowned upon hearing this.

“The review will take longer? So… Mr. Adeline, you’ll get your freedom later, right? Then, should we change our meeting time?”

The man said with a frown. Hearing this, Dorothy’s eyes lit up, and she immediately made Gregor speak.

“Yes, we need to change it. And since the time has changed, let’s change the location as well. How about we meet at Harlen Restaurant at the intersection of Stone Bridge Road in East District at 5 PM on the 25th?”

Gregor directly told the man, who nodded immediately.

“East District on the 25th? Understood… After getting off the train, I will convey your message back. The review of Black Dog has become stricter this time. Please be extra cautious.

“On the 25th, if nothing goes wrong, I will be the one to meet you. At that time, I will bring you the tools to contact the society. During this period, please be very careful.”

The man solemnly told Gregor, who nodded in response. Meanwhile, far away, Dorothy smiled.

“It worked… With the contact details sorted out, Gregor can successfully infiltrate Eight Pinnacle Nest.”

Sitting on her bed, Dorothy whispered with a smile. Her recent manipulation successfully turned Gregor into a double agent.

Facing this opportunity, Dorothy didn’t expect to get valuable intelligence from this minor player. But if she could replace Adeline’s identity and turn Gregor into a spy planted within Eight Pinnacle Nest, the intelligence value she could obtain in the future would be significant.