"Information? Heh... interesting..."
Inside the room at Green Shade Town No. 37, Beverly chuckles softly after hearing Dorothy’s words. She then strokes her chin with a curious expression.
"Our White Craftsmen’s Guild is one of the most well-informed organizations in the mysticism world. You actually believe you have information worth selling to us? That’s quite intriguing.”
"Go on, what kind of information do you have?"
Beverly crosses her legs and looks at Dorothy, who responds calmly.
"Based on some signs I’ve observed, it seems that several secret societies in Tivian have recently lost a significant amount of Revelation. They are likely to purchase a considerable amount of Revelation storage items from the hidden market in Tivian to replenish their losses. For merchants like you, this is an opportunity."
After Dorothy finishes speaking, Beverly pauses for a moment and then asks.
"Secret societies will purchase a large amount of Revelation storage items? How do you know this?"
"I have my own sources. How I know this isn’t something you need to worry about. All you need to know is that there are people in Tivian who have an urgent need for Revelation storage items."
Dorothy replies nonchalantly, and Beverly continues."If what you’re saying is true... this is indeed quite valuable. But can you provide any evidence to guarantee the authenticity of this information?" Beverly asks with interest, and Dorothy shrugs.
"Sorry, I can’t provide any evidence to prove its authenticity. But if you always demand evidence for early-stage information, you’ll miss out on business opportunities... So, in this matter, I hope you can trust me, Miss Beverly. After all, I’m someone Aldrich trusts.”
"Besides, even if my information turns out to be false, you won’t suffer any significant losses, right?"
Dorothy speaks with a serious tone. After hearing her words, Beverly ponders for a moment and then nods slowly.
"Alright, I’ll trust you this time. I’ll adjust our prices based on your information and actively purchase Revelation items from the market.
"If your information is accurate, we’ll make a profit. Depending on the final gains, I’ll give you a corresponding reward as a fee for the information. Is that acceptable?"
"That’s exactly what I want."
Dorothy smiles at Beverly’s proposal and extends her hand.
"Then, let’s wish for a pleasant cooperation~"
"Of course, a pleasant cooperation~"
With that, Beverly also smiles and extends her hand, shaking Dorothy’s.
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King’s Campus East Gate, Green Shade Town.
In the evening, inside the study of Green Shade Town No. 17, Dorothy sits at a small table, sipping a cup of black tea while admiring the sunset outside the window. She has just returned from Beverly’s place.
"I’ve convinced Beverly. Now, all that’s left is to wait for the price of Revelation storage items in Tivian to rise."
After taking a sip of tea, Dorothy murmured to herself. Originally, Dorothy went to Beverly to inquire about the value of Revelation storage items, but it unexpectedly turned into selling information.
After realizing that she couldn’t produce Revelation storage items herself and that her money-making plan wouldn’t work, Dorothy quickly thought of another plan to make up for her losses—selling information.
It was clear that after losing six Revelation storage items in one go, the Eight-Spired Nest would inevitably start looking to purchase other Revelation storage items on the market to replenish their stock.
Now, Dorothy had preemptively informed Beverly and the White Craftsmen’s Guild about this. As a result, the Eight-Spired Nest would undoubtedly face a price surge orchestrated by the guild.
At this point, Dorothy could already foresee the price of Revelation storage items in Tivian skyrocketing due to Beverly’s adjustments. Revelation storage items were the most essential resource for divination and anti-divination.
Therefore, for any secret society of considerable size, having sufficient resources for divination and anti-divination was a necessity. This was no different for the Eight-Spired Nest. Even if the price of a necessity rose, they would still have to buy it. What if they were unable to obtain crucial intelligence due to a lack of anti-divination resources?
This was Dorothy’s plan—using her connections with the higher-ups of the White Craftsmen’s Guild to set a trap for the Eight-Spired Nest, targeting their financial situation.
If Dorothy’s own capital weren’t so limited, she could have directly purchased Revelation storage items to drive up the price and then sell them later for a huge profit. Unfortunately, even at the current lower price, she couldn’t afford it. However, she could still earn a fee for the information.
"So... when will you go buy Revelation? By the way, why not create some pressure and a sense of crisis for them now?"
Murmuring to herself, Dorothy set her tea aside and opened her magic box. She takes out a large piece of paper with a magic circle drawn on it and places it on the table. At the center of the circle are symbols representing Lantern and Revelation. This is a divination circle.
Next, Dorothy takes out a map of Tivian and places it over the circle, positioning two Lantern coins at key locations.
Then, she takes out a crystal pendant. Holding one end of the pendant, she lets the crystal dangle above the map, assuming the posture of a pendulum divination.
After that, Dorothy swings the pendant, letting the crystal sway back and forth over the city map, and recites the divination phrase.
"I want to know the location of the Eight-Spired Nest’s largest current base in Tivian."
As she finishes speaking, Dorothy feels the consumption of two points of her inherent spirituality. The two Lantern storage coins on the circle also lose their luster.
The spirituality is paid, but the swinging crystal pendant isn’t influenced by any mysterious force to stop at a fate-determined location. Instead, it comes to a natural stop, hanging vertically above the map.
Clearly, Dorothy’s divination has failed, blocked by anti-divination measures. Although the divination wasn’t successful, Dorothy’s expression shows no trace of disappointment, as she had anticipated this outcome.
The purpose of Dorothy’s divination wasn’t to find the location of the Eight-Spired Nest’s base but to apply psychological pressure on them. She wanted them to know that her side wasn’t just a passive punching bag that didn’t know how to fight back. Dorothy wanted to make it clear that she still had enough divination resources to launch a counterattack.
This divination was Dorothy’s direct declaration to the Eight-Spired Nest—
"Do you still have enough Revelation reserves?"
If not, hurry up and buy more!