Ace didn’t know his own talent, but Mike sure did!
Thinking about this, Mike’s mood suddenly lifted. He returned to his dorm and greeted the shadow at his feet, “Shadow Three, I’m heading to the Trade Secret Realm to buy some info about you.”
Shadow Three nodded, “Alright.”
Their communication was straightforward, without any barriers.
A flash of lightning, and Mike’s figure vanished from the spot.
Inside the Trade Secret Realm, Foreskin was already waiting for Mike. When Mike appeared, he could hear the continuous rumbling of thunder overhead.
“Still thundering?” Mike asked curiously.
Foreskin forced a bitter smile and waved his hand, unwilling to elaborate.
In the matter of Shadow Nine deceiving Apollo, Foreskin was neither guilty nor innocent. He didn’t help Shadow Nine deceive their boss, and even when it came to the final message, Foreskin was just the messenger.
But from another perspective, Foreskin was Apollo’s trusted aide, fully managing the Mystic Market. Or rather, Apollo only had this one aide.
His boss got played, and Foreskin was completely in the dark. If that’s not dereliction of duty, what is?
The most crucial part is… Foreskin really had the chance to see through Shadow Nine’s plan beforehand!
Foreskin noticed the unusual activity in Shadow Nine’s account. He detected the movements of the top-tier Guardian Shadows. He was fully aware of Calderon’s plan!
All the clues were laid out in front of Foreskin. If he wanted to, he could have seen through Shadow Nine’s intentions! In fact, apart from those involved in Shadow Nine’s plan, Foreskin was the only one with the resources and ability to see through it!
But he chose to do nothing.
Foreskin sighed deeply, feeling a mix of emotions.
Mike, on the other hand, was intrigued, sizing up the other man. Foreskin wasn’t as simple as he appeared.
Shadow Nine, Cedric, Foreskin-these were the three agents chosen by the Supreme Beings. The first two were top-notch in both strength and character. Foreskin couldn’t be a fool. A fool wouldn’t catch Apollo’s eye.
Maybe Foreskin had a vague idea of what Shadow Nine was up to from the start. By not looking closely at Shadow Nine’s plan, he wouldn’t see through it.
Foreskin knew that if he saw through Shadow Nine’s plan, his boss would too, and things would get ugly. By choosing to do nothing, he was making a choice.
Afterward, Apollo naturally saw through Foreskin’s little scheme. He just found it boring.
“These people are really something,” Mike sighed, then got straight to the point, “I need the most detailed information on Shadow Three within my access level.”
“No problem!” Foreskin nodded and took out a card reader. “That’ll be 99.99 million Lord merits. Card or cash?”
Mike: …
“Give me a free trial version first!”
“No problem, just a moment.”
Soon, Foreskin handed over a document. Mike glanced at it and rolled his eyes.
“You call this a free trial version?”
The document had just one line: “Codename: Shadow Three.”
Even a porn movie knows to put something enticing in the trial version to get viewers to pay up. What’s the point of this trial version?
Facing Mike’s questioning, Foreskin felt a bit awkward, “Well… the price isn’t set by the Mystic Market; it’s consigned.”
99.99 million Lord merits, an astronomical price Mike absolutely couldn’t afford. Even if he could, he wouldn’t want to pay it.
The only person familiar enough with Mike to set such an outrageous price was the old fox, Shadow Nine. He anticipated that Mike would be concerned about Shadow Three and come to the Mystic Market for information, so he prepared in advance.
Mike fell silent for a moment. No way he was paying that. fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cm
Seeing Mike’s attitude, Foreskin tentatively suggested, “Actually, you don’t always have to pay for information and intelligence.”
Mike’s eyes lit up, urging, “Quick, tell me how to get it for free!”
Foreskin explained seriously, “Information can be exchanged for other information, as monetary value can be inaccurate.”
Mike immediately understood and asked, “You want information on Ace?”
“To be precise, Ace wants it,” Foreskin clarified. “Ace wants to know about his own talent and is willing to exchange information about Shadow Three for it.”
Before Mike could ask, Foreskin added, “Ace will swear under the witness of the Trade Secret Realm wisp to provide everything he knows about Shadow Three. I’ve seen Ace’s materials; it covers about 20% of the complete information.”
20%, which is equivalent to 20 million Lord merits! Ace’s talent selling for that price was absolutely acceptable to Mike!
“Deal!”
Following the transaction process, Mike swore and provided the corresponding materials.
“Ace’s talent is called [I Want to Be the First], currently at tier: F…”
“It’s an extremely rare growth talent that evolves when conditions are met…”
“To advance, he must defeat opponents with the same or higher tier talents. The growth limit
is: SS tier…”
After writing down everything he knew, Mike stopped.
[I Want to Be the First] could only upgrade to SS tier because Calderon, in his lifetime, had only defeated opponents with SS tier talents or below, but never those with SSS tier talents. Including Thor, the four potential Supreme Beings he encountered all had the ability to one- shot him. Therefore, Ace’s [I Want to Be the First] was capped at SS tier.
The specific abilities of [I Want to Be the First] would change with its tier. For example, the F tier [I Want to Be the First] had an effect called [Not Afraid of Challenges], which increased damage by 0.5% against opponents with higher tier talents.
Yes, 0.5%. That’s the mind-blowing aspect of an F tier talent. Sometimes, looking at the effects of an F tier talent could make you want to tear your hair out.
After delivering the information, Mike received the intelligence on [Shadow Three].
It was just one short line: “Shadow Three is collecting demon god bones. Once he gathers a complete set, he can attempt to break through to level 1000.”
Reading this, Mike fell into deep thought. Demon god bones weren’t particularly rare. It was said that the Maxen family had a set, and Mike had been eyeing it for a while.
The question was, why was Shadow Three collecting them?
This information was indeed valuable. But Mike wasn’t sure how to use it just yet. Should he trade the demon god bones with Shadow Three? Or find a way to stop Shadow Three from
breaking through to level 1000?
Mike put away the information. Since his business was done, he prepared to leave the Trade Secret Realm and head back to his private space.
“Fourth Bro, wait up.”
Foreskin caught up, his face showing a rare expression of unease.
“Um…”
Seeing his hesitant look, Mike said generously, “We’re good friends, just say it!”
After all, Mike wouldn’t take a penny less from him.
“Um… this isn’t me speaking as the Mystic Market Manager, but as a personal favor,”
Foreskin carefully chose his words. “I need a small favor from you, Fourth Bro.”
Mike nodded, understanding, “I’ve heard that the Mystic Market values fairness and justice in
its dealings.”
Foreskin nodded, “Yes, why do you mention that?”
Mike gave a friendly smile, “I mean, if we’re trading privately, we don’t have to be fair and
just, right?”
Foreskin: …
This was the first time he’d heard someone put “ripping off” so delicately. Fine, rip me off
then. This matter could only be handled by Thor.
“Just a small question.”
Foreskin asked cautiously, “Is my boss in a better mood?”
Mike shook his head.
Foreskin guessed, “Not good?”
“No answer without payment.”
Foreskin handed over a black card, “This is 10,000 Lord merits.”
Mike opened his pocket while pretending to refuse, “No, no, I can’t take this.”
As he spoke, he slipped the card into his pocket and revealed the answer, “Not good.”
Given that Foreskin had paid 10,000 Lord merits, Mike added helpfully, “Your boss plans to kill all the demon gods except the first, second, fifth, ninth, and thirteenth.”
Hearing this, Foreskin breathed a sigh of relief. “That’s a relief.”
Mike: ???
“One more favor.”
Foreskin said, “I hope you can chat with my boss every now and then. It doesn’t have to be
often, just once every three days.”
Uh, what?
Mike hesitated, not agreeing immediately.
Foreskin said seriously, “I’ll give you a money tree, one that rains gold coins!”
