Chapter 198: Idea x Use x Identity
Under Forkin's watchful eye, Harris left Rat Street, out of the Duo District, and back to the Shire, entering Moyle Street, four kilometers west of Elta Square, one of the new middle-class neighborhoods in the Shire District in the past decade, and unlike most of the middle-class streets that have just entered the Shire, the middle class here is more powerful, but there is still a certain gap between Xilin, Garden Street, Kirk Street and Moon Street.
Then, about ten minutes later, the new head of Rat Alley reappeared.
After changing clothes, wearing a wig, and doing a simple disguise, I left the back door at 71 Moyle Street and went straight to Garden Street, 'Haidt Furniture Store'.
Obviously, the other party also wanted to reconfirm the authenticity of Arthur's words.
After hurrying past the 'Haight Furniture Store', the other party with the answer returned to Moyle Street again, but this time it was no longer No. 71, but No. 81.
A well-maintained old Broome carriage was pulled out of the yard by a muscular horse.
Then, Harris began to move things up.
The two half-human-tall, boxy suitcases were loaded into the carriage by the other party, and Arthur could clearly see the carriage sinking down against the axle, even if it was just to borrow Fokine's vision.
The weight made Arthur's eyelids jump.
'This guy isn't going to take all of Isidore's gold off, is he?' ’
Arthur was amazed by Harris's greed.
But then I felt that it was wrong.
Judging by the awe that the other party showed to the countess, it didn't look like a person who could do such a big thing, unless, for a reason-
When Isidore was ready to unite with the old lion to make a crazy move to subvert the entire South Los region, Losec was the first to run away, and also swept away most of the treasures of the 'Rat Council', leaving only some inconsequential gold and the like, after the returning Harris saw this scene, he immediately had an idea in his heart, and he coveted all the gold in the name of the old lion Shadow One step ahead, and could even frame it for Lossic!
So......
What does he want so much gold for? ’
Arthur touched his chin and thought.
Although Harris is 'black close to ink' and has a fierce style, he is not insatiable, otherwise the countess would not have let the other party take charge of Srattail Alley.
'Wait, Rat Tail Alley!
Secret Gathering!
The other party couldn't be trying to trade the gold for something from someone at a secret rally, right? ’
Suddenly, Arthur's eyes lit up.
He thought it was probably the case.
Harris has taken a fancy to something in the secret gathering in Srattail Alley, and the person who holds this thing is something that Harris can't afford to provoke, so he can only choose fair trade - Arthur's own idea of 'robbing the rich and helping the poor', how can Harris, a person like Harris, who is 'close to ink and black', not have?
And, definitely more than Arthur.
As for affecting the business of Rat Tail Lane?
More unlikely!
The business in Srattail Lane is not a formal business.
Especially before the countess took over, it was too normal for a few people to die and go missing a few times a day, and even if the countess took over, it seemed that she had no intention of changing the mind of Srattail Alley, otherwise, Harris would never have been sent.
Even if you are worried about what will happen in Rat Tail Alley, you will definitely match Harris with a deputy, first let Harris help the 'deputy' make a smooth transition, and then let the deputy replace Harris.
'Malinda is in control of the business on the surface.
And Harris controls the business in the shadows.
It's good that you're sitting behind the scenes and collecting the money, Lord Earl...... However, the person in charge of your secret business will have to pick a new one. ’
Arthur wondered what Harris cared about, but couldn't ask.
Not only is it impossible to ask face-to-face, even if it is a cliché, with the degree to which the other party cares about this thing, he will definitely be alert.
So, it's better to kill the other party.
After killing the other party, the countess will definitely send someone to take over Srattail Alley.
And now the countess's staff group, the sixty-sixth staff group, and the sixteenth staff group have fallen into an inexplicable state of stagnation because of Freeman's confession that 'there are secret children in the sixty-six staff group'.
There aren't many people who can be sent.
Most likely, it was the guy with a round face and light blue eyes.
The other party can disguise himself as Malinda, and naturally he can disguise himself as Harris.
But the other party's ability, Arthur is skeptical, the other party will inevitably need someone to help at that time, and is there a suitable person by the other party's side than Freeman, who was born in the early years of the gang?
No!
The other party will definitely ask Feliman to help.
Who is Freeman?
That's his 'son'!
When the time comes, it will not be difficult for his 'son' to know that thing—it is a very conspicuous thing that requires so much gold.
Thinking of this, the corners of Arthur's mouth curled.
The young 'psychic medium' continued to follow Harris who was heading out of South Los through Fokine's vision, and picked up the three scrolls left behind by the other party.
One Fireball scroll.
One phantasmagored scroll.
One Ghost Scroll.
The fireball scroll, locking on the target and shooting a fireball that can explode and burn continuously, looks similar to a flame arrow, but the power is more than ten times stronger, and the shock wave generated by the explosion of a fireball has a significant lethality to creatures within a radius of 5 meters, not to mention the flame burning after that, ordinary people basically take one by one, and they have to become scorched corpses that are torn apart.
The Phantom Scroll, as before, can create an illusion that has no attack of its own.
The Ghost Scroll, it's different-
[Name: Ghostcraft]
【Type: Scroll】
[Quality: Hero]
[Effect: When you tear open the scroll, you can summon a ghost within a radius of 100 meters to serve you, the number of ghosts can be plural, but the upper limit cannot exceed 3, at the same time, each ghost can only give an order once, after that, the ghost will disperse on its own; And when you don't have ghosts within a radius of 100 meters, the scrolls don't work. 】
[Note: This is a scroll transcribed by one of the four wizards of the 'Tower of Mist']
……
Different from the previous arcane-level scrolls, the [Ghost Magic] scroll is the same as the [Death Touch] scroll, not to mention that it is a hero-level, and its effect is also very peculiar, and there is even a nullity.
Arthur, though, was more concerned with the previous effect.
'Ghosts?
Those dead alchemists, potions masters, and noble elders don't know if they have become ghosts?
If it becomes a ghost, it shouldn't be too much for me, a diligent and inquisitive 'spirit medium', to ask about alchemy recipes, potion recipes, and aristocratic secret arts, right? ’
Arthur thought silently in his heart.
In Arthur's opinion, if a scroll like [Ghost] is used for battle, it is a tyrannical thing to use for battle, and it is the right use to communicate with the souls of the dead to learn knowledge.
Of course, you also have to worry about 'backlash'.
But Arthur kept the Tower of Mists and the Four Wizards in mind.
'To be able to transcribe such a scroll, no wonder it would be feared by the Holy Empire!' ’
Arthur thought in his heart, and became more and more curious about the mysterious knowledge and rumors.
But as the leader of the current 'Black Cat' and the 'Cat Cave', and the future heir of the 'Credos family' bloodline, he must remain reserved.
Or in other words, in order to have the latter two identities, he must have known these knowledge and rumors to be reasonable.
The 'Cat Cave' has a long heritage, dating back to the 'Cat Disaster Era' before the Imperial period.
The 'House of Credos' bloodline is much earlier, and must have originated from the age of mythology.
If I want to meet the latter two identities, I have to find another vest to learn the mysterious side knowledge and learn more secret rumors.
Where are those two crooks now?
Do they still have any puppets or anything like that?
Or......
Where is the alchemy knowledge of the 'human puppet' left by that Robin? ’
Arthur pondered.
(End of chapter)