It was evening, and after dinner, Saifei'er set off with a backpack full of packaged Gold Dragons.
She had counted them carefully that afternoon and found she had taken 489 Gold Dragons from Viscount Brown's treasury.
She kept 89 Gold Dragons for emergencies and planned to give away the remaining four hundred.
Before leaving, she specifically bought a map of the area around Stone Pine City, which clearly marked the distribution of nearby towns and villages.
Since people living in the city were undoubtedly wealthier, those in small towns and villages clearly needed more relief.
However, Stone Pine City's gates would close at night, so Saifei'er had limited time.
She had to deliver all the money and return before it got completely dark.
For ordinary people, this would clearly be an impossible task, but for Saifei'er, for 'Flash Cat Cat,' it was not a big problem.
Standing at the city gate of Stone Pine City, Saifei'er interlaced her fingers, palms upward, raising them above her head, and her tail behind her stretched straight up to the sky.
She had spent the afternoon sitting in a chair, bending over and drawing simple sketches, and her body was already aching.
Now, with a stretch, she immediately felt extremely comfortable.
"Alright~ Let's go!"
She first deliberately moved a distance away from Stone Pine City, and only after the guards at the city gate could no longer see her did she activate Godspeed.
Her entire being instantly transformed into a flash of lightning, disappearing from the spot.
When passing through villages, she would place a wrapped Gold Dragon at the entrance of every household.
When passing through towns, she would specifically choose those who lived in more secluded areas with somewhat dilapidated houses, and she would place the Gold Dragons inside the houses instead of at the doors.
In just a moment, after passing through five villages and two towns, Saifei'er had distributed all four hundred Gold Dragons.
One Gold Dragon was definitely a huge sum for an ordinary household!
Thinking that four hundred households would have their quality of life significantly improved because of her actions, Saifei'er's mood also brightened.
Helping those in need was truly a joyful thing, and it was even better if she also benefited while helping others.
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Watching her 'popularity' on the system page occasionally jump, Saifei'er lightly hummed a tune from some song from her previous life, her tail gently swaying, as she returned to Stone Pine City.
However, she did not immediately return to the Adventurers' Guild.
It seemed too unbelievable that she had delivered all the Gold Dragons in such a short time.
She planned to keep her Godspeed a secret for now, as it was her trump card.
Although Ailiya, Douglas, and Fei were all very kind to her, it was normal for everyone to have their own secrets.
So, Saifei'er first wandered around Stone Pine City.
Well, that's what she said, but she actually headed straight for the snack street.
Although she had just eaten dinner not long ago, buying a little snack now should be fine, right?
"It shouldn't... make me gain weight, right?" Saifei'er touched her belly, feeling no undulation whatsoever.
Then, as Saifei'er was hesitating about what to buy, two men dressed in leather armor, appearing to be soldiers, also passed by.
They were walking and chatting.
These two were guards from Viscount Brown's mansion, perhaps on a shift change, who had come out to buy food.
However, the content of their conversation caught Saifei'er's attention:
Guard A: "Do you know? I heard the thief who snuck into the Viscount's house last night was extremely ugly.
He directly scared the guard at the treasury door unconscious, which allowed him to successfully sneak in and steal the Gold Dragons."
Guard B: "Ah? Is it that outrageous? Where did you get this information from?"
Guard A: "Where else could it be from? I overheard it from Viscount Brown!
I was right there when he was talking to the detective, and I heard it perfectly clear!"
Guard B: "But he wouldn't be scared unconscious, would he? Is the treasury guard's psychological resilience that bad?"
Guard A: "No, no, no, this isn't a matter of psychological resilience.
Think about it, in the middle of the night, it's pitch black all around, and suddenly an incredibly ugly big face appears in front of you.
Wouldn't you be scared?"
Guard B: "Ah, this? You're right, but I didn't expect that thief to steal money using such a method, did I? That's truly terrifying..."
Saifei'er, who had been listening to the entire conversation, frowned.
The two guards were speaking very loudly, to the extent that even other passersby around her could hear them.
At this moment, many passersby were already casting curious glances at the two.
Saifei'er was not stupid; she could clearly see that these two were most likely doing it on purpose, and the source of all this was Viscount Brown.
Whether it was the wanted poster for the 'Round-faced, Pointy-Mouthed, Bald Thief' or the current rumor of 'incredibly ugly,' to put it bluntly, wasn't he just cursing her in different ways?
Rats could tolerate it, but cats could not!
She decided that she would write a theft notice and send it over now, and make another move tonight!
She didn't even buy snacks; Saifei'er immediately went to the vicinity of Viscount Brown's mansion, took out a pen and paper, and started writing on the spot.
After finishing, seeing no one nearby, she folded it into a paper airplane and threw it into the mansion.
A moment later, the paper airplane was discovered and delivered into Viscount Brown's hands:
"Respected Viscount Brown, I don't know how the rumors of the 'Round-faced, Pointy-Mouthed, Bald Thief' and 'scaring the guard unconscious to steal money' came about, but I am very, very unhappy!
I am clearly a super strong man, dashing and peerless!"
"Please immediately stop those baseless rumors.
I am very angry, and the consequence of my anger is that I accidentally spent all the Gold Dragons I took last time.
Now I have no choice but to come and take money again."
"I will visit your humble abode at exactly ten o'clock tonight to take the second batch of Gold Dragons.
Please pay close attention, Viscount Brown, and don't miss it because you're having an affair with your mistress in the secret room of your study on the fourth floor, okay~"
Although Saifei'er was undoubtedly a beautiful young girl now, a cute and alluring Catgirl, this did not conflict with her fabricating that she was a strong man.
Even now, Viscount Brown still thought the thief was a male.
Finally, in the corner of the paper, there was a very classic cat head drawing.
After reading this 'theft notice,' Viscount Brown's entire face visibly 'reddened' at a speed visible to the naked eye, like a ripe tomato.
He gritted his teeth and, 'in a fit of anger,' directly tore the paper in his hand to shreds!
"How dare you, how dare you! Damn it!!!"
At the same time, a woman with a few wrinkles on her face next to Viscount Brown, who was his wife, Lady Brown, patted Viscount Brown's back and softly said, "Calm down, what did that thief say to make you so angry?"
Little did she know, the moment he heard this question, Viscount Brown froze.
His mind raced, "N-nothing, just some very insulting words!"
After explaining for a long time and finally appeasing (and fooling) his wife, Viscount Brown couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
Then he began to give orders, telling all the guards to strengthen their vigilance.
Viscount Brown was, after all, a noble with high status and power; he was certainly not stupid.
After his initial anger gradually subsided, he also realized that the detective's reasoning, while seemingly plausible at first glance, simply couldn't withstand closer scrutiny.
Everything was too presumptuous.
So Viscount Brown went to find the detective again, only to discover that the detective had vanished into thin air.
It was then that Viscount Brown realized he had been deceived!
However, although the detective's reasoning was full of flaws, the general idea was not wrong.
Since the thief would leave a note, it proved that the thief himself must be a very arrogant fellow.
So, after much thought, Viscount Brown decided to play along, continue issuing false wanted posters, and even further spread other insulting rumors.
Viscount Brown was gambling that the thief was definitely still in the city, and once he saw the wanted poster and heard the rumors, he would definitely get very angry and then commit another theft.
Viscount Brown only needed to set up a net and wait for the other party to take the bait.
The only thing Viscount Brown didn't expect was that the thief would be so bold as to issue a 'theft notice'!?
But this was undoubtedly a good thing for Viscount Brown.
He couldn't help but laugh, "Heh, if you really dare to come today, and I can't catch you, I'll write my name backward from now on!"
As the de facto ruler of Stone Pine City and its lord, Viscount Brown summoned a full two hundred soldiers, who gathered around the Viscount's mansion, surrounding it tightly.
Even inside the mansion, soldiers stood everywhere—at every corner, at the entrance of every room, and even beside every window.
Viscount Brown himself, accompanied by his most trusted subordinates, directly entered the treasury.
He sat on a treasure chest, legs crossed, "I refuse to believe it; that damned thief can't possibly steal my Gold Dragons from right under my butt, can he!?"
The large-scale movement of soldiers in the city naturally attracted the attention of both commoners and adventurers.
Many showed curious expressions, discussing what exactly the Viscount was planning to do.
Time slowly passed: nine o'clock, nine-thirty, nine-fifty.
Viscount Brown would check his pocket watch every now and then and ask the soldiers outside if anything unusual had happened, but the results were always 'very normal.'
Another five minutes passed, bringing it to nine fifty-five.
At this point, there were only five minutes left until ten o'clock, as stated in the 'theft notice.'
The guards around Viscount Brown even drew their weapons from their waists, their eyes fixed on the tightly closed treasury door, showing expressions of readiness.
One minute, two minutes, until nine fifty-nine, still nothing had happened.
Viscount Brown couldn't help but frown, starting to wonder if he had been tricked.
Was the 'theft notice' fake?
Did the thief have no intention of coming at all?
After all, there was less than a minute left now; the thief couldn't possibly instantly arrive at the treasury, instantly take all the Gold Dragons, and then instantly leave, could he?
Just as Viscount Brown was about to curse, he suddenly felt a flash in front of him, as if something had passed by, but he saw nothing, as if it were just an illusion.
As Viscount Brown was puzzled, he then realized that he was supposed to be sitting on the treasure chest, but somehow he had stood up?
As he opened his mouth in surprise, he also discovered that, at some point, his index fingers were inserted into his two nostrils.
Viscount Brown, "???"
He hastily pulled his hands out of his nostrils and said in horror, "Just now... did something happen!?"
At this moment, the guards around him finally shifted their gaze from the treasury door.
When they looked at Viscount Brown, they all showed surprised expressions, "Viscount Brown... Your, your face... why is there a turtle on it!?"
"What!?" Viscount Brown was shocked.
He hastily reached out and wiped his cheek.
Then, when he looked at his hands again, he found his fingertips were stained black; it was still wet ink!
Finally, Viscount Brown tremblingly looked at the treasure chest beside him.
After opening it, sure enough, a portion of the Gold Dragons inside was missing, and... a brand new note had been placed within:
"Thank you very much, Viscount Brown, for this grand welcoming ceremony~ However, I'm in a bit of a hurry, so I won't stay as a guest.
I'll take my things and leave."
"Also, I hope that after tomorrow, I won't hear any more strange insulting rumors, otherwise I might really get angry, oh."
And at the end of this paper, there was a cat head drawing that Viscount Brown was very familiar with.
"Thud—"
Holding the paper, Viscount Brown's legs gave out, and he directly knelt on the ground.
This was purely out of fright; intense fear swept through his entire body.
In that instant, he deeply realized that this thief—no!—this legendary thief was absolutely not someone he could afford to provoke.
The other party could take the Gold Dragons in an instant, and even had time to draw a turtle on his face.
The subconscious message was very clear: his life and death were entirely at the other party's whim.
"Viscount Brown! What's wrong?"
"Viscount Brown! Are you alright!"
After Viscount Brown knelt down, the guards around him frantically helped him up, and Viscount Brown said with trembling lips, "Quick... revoke all wanted posters!
Prohibit all rumors about the 'Round-faced, Pointy-Mouthed, Bald Thief'!"
As for Saifei'er, she was leisurely walking on the street outside, lightly tossing her refilled shoulder bag and catching it, tossing and catching, repeating the action.
Listening to the crisp sound of the coins clinking inside, a joyful expression couldn't help but appear on her face.
No matter how many people Viscount Brown arranged, it was meaningless.
At the appointed time, she would use Godspeed to go in, take the items, and come out.
In just the blink of an eye, the Gold Dragons were hers.
