Jacob fell into deep thought; he was expecting to think much, since the Dark City wasn't much different than the three hegemonies in regard to their member recruitment.
But it was still far stricter than the three hegemonies because they give ranks according to a person's power and occupation. However, in the dark city, everyone has to start from the bottom, and their rules also can't be taken lightly.
At least Jacob was expecting something like that bronze invitation. Still, it seemed even if Dark Marquise wanted to do the same, she probably could only do it with the outer member, or she might have already found the matter between him and Ellie and don't dare to play tricks.
Whatever the case was, at least she was telling the truth, so Jacob couldn't play any tricks.
"Alright, I'm choosing the personal member slot. Send me an invitation." Jacob stated. He didn't want to be an outer member, since his potion might not be enough to dig into the matter of legendary plains.
The Dark City greatly interested Jacob for a long time, but he didn't dare to join before because of his misgivings, but now things are different.
"Very well! You won't regret this decision." Dark Marquise sounded very ecstatic since she had a very high opinion of Jacob, and she quickly said, "Please come to the Dark City for registration because a personal member has to join directly through the city."
'Now, this is unexpected.' Jacob frown slightly since he thought he could join through Star Network. He didn't want to leave this ship, afraid those guys might rebel and flee with the ship.
This ship was over 4000 meters large, and he couldn't store it in his storage treasures. Even Captain Free Sword's advanced unique rank space rings were only 1000 cubic meters large.
"Alright, I'll pay a visit in a few days," Jacob answered and sighed as he would rather take a risk here than in the unique plains.
"I'll wait for your arrival, and you don't need to worry about any enemy attack in the dark city. I'll also discuss further business here. In the meantime, please look out for an Old Man with a Black Moon symbol on his forehead.
"Although I'm confident in your stealth ability and prowess, this person is not normal either. If he finds you, it will be very problematic. You need to hurry." Dark Marquise sternly warned before the call ended.
Jacob's frown deepened as Dark Marquise's voice was quite grave just now, "An old man with a black moon symbol?" He muttered with narrowed eyes as he was quite curious why this guy would come after him.
'Is it related to the three hegemonies obstructing the trial?' He wondered, but he wasn't overly worried since his power was not to be looked down on, even in unique plains.
Even if this person was a unique rank being, he was still confident in hexing him to death.
Now that he was done with the Dark City matter, he contacted the Society Killer to hear what he had to say. Furthermore, he was about to leave, so he might never contact this person again.
The Society Killer quickly received his call, and his jolly voice sounded, "My friend, what took you so long to contact?"
Jacob coldly replied, "I'm very busy."
"Haha, you should be. After all, you are a celebrity now. Why would you have had time for a low life like myself?" His tone was filled with teasing.
Jacob scowled, "What do you want?"
"Always straight to business, huh? But this is the quality I like about you." The Society Killer chuckled before his tone turned grave as he said, "From my sources, I heard you have acquired something you shouldn't have. You have provoked a calamity, my friend."
It was his second time hearing the same thing from two different persons. Although the Society Killer wasn't straightforward, his meaning was the same as the Dark Marquis.
Now, he was really curious about just what kind of calamity he had provoked by acquiring the Unique Star Ocean Medallion. Furthermore, how did the Society Killer know so much, and how deep was his network?
"Just get straight to the point. I don't like beating around the bush. Just don't tell me only you can save me." Jacob stated as he was getting impatient.
The Society Killer didn't mind Jacob's tone as he replied, "I won't overestimate myself. Alright, since we are old business partners, I won't hide it from you. The ocean paths towards the Unique Plains are guarded by an organization that even three hegemonies and a dark city didn't dare to provoke easily. They call themselves Zodiac Night Guardians, tsk, those hypocrites. Just mentioning them makes me sick.
"Those bastards won't let anyone enter the Unique Plains' ocean channels unless they didn't have any ties with Unique Plains. Simply put, people like you and me who are either from epic plains or lower plains.
"According to my sources, those hypocrites would stop anyone who want to ascend under the pretext of their safety. What I heard is that the Zodiac Night Guardian is a mysterious organization as old as the dark city, but they rule the star ocean, and many star pirates have secrets dealing with them.
"Furthermore, there is a secret hidden within the Unique Star Ocean Medallion which only those hypocritical bastards know, and they stopped anyone from acquiring it. They use the three hegemonies to do their bidding in return for providing safe passage between unique and epic plains. So, you can understand that now you have acquired it, they won't stop until they claim it." His tone was filled with anger, and a hint of helplessness was present in it.
Jacob was astonished now that he heard it and finally understood why Dark Marquis said his life was in danger.
'So, the danger lies in the path to the Unique Plains.' Killing intent shone in his eyes, as this was completely unreasonable.
"What if I join the dark city?" Jacob probed as this matter suddenly became more complicated.
"That's a good idea, but you have to hand over the medallion to Dark City no matter what. Although the dark city will compensate you with a safe passage to the unique plains, I would advise you against it." The Society Killer gravely stated.
Now Jacob was surprised, "Why? Isn't this a good thing? I won't offend the Zodiac Night Guardians and also get what I want. I don't see any problem with that."
The Society Killer snickered playfully before replying, "Heh, let me tell you a secret; from some ancient texts I've gathered, the medallion is also a key to going beyond the Unique Plains!"