Chapter 306 Seed of Contract
A few days later, at the border.
"Boom boom boom."
Rhythmic knocking sounded on a shabby wooden door. After a while, a deep voice came from inside the door: "Who is it?"
The knocker answered, "I am Lyle, the copper merchant."
After a while, the door opened and a man with a hooked nose poked his head out. He looked behind Lyle and nodded after making sure that no one was following him: "Come in."
Lyle followed the man. There was a long and narrow staircase extending downward in the room. There was almost no light, and it was very depressing to walk on it.
But after reaching the end, the view suddenly opened up. A huge underground tavern appeared in front of Lyle, filled with black businessmen dressed the same as him.
Lyle paused for a moment at the stairs, his expression unchanged, but he said anxiously in his heart: "This is it, Lord Visas."
When he heard the faint "hmm" in his mind, Lyle breathed a sigh of relief.
And in Lyle's body, Bai Wei also looked at this underground tavern of black businessmen through his eyes.
The reason why he asked Lyle to give him the finger was not because he was bored and wanted to play a trick on him, but because of Lyle's identity as a black marketeer.
In the game, the black marketeers are just a random addition to the fixed game flow of the players by the designers, which is a bad taste of the production team. But in reality, the black marketeers can be said to be the most powerful force in the world. Its network of relationships can easily connect the eight major churches, and their shadows can be seen all over the world, including the Land of Contract.
When the Land of Contract was founded, it had an iron rule of not caring about worldly affairs. However, due to the tireless exploration and corruption of black businessmen who were as numerous as cockroaches all over the continent for thousands of years, a gap was opened in the Land of Contract. Although it was not big, it did exist.
So what Bai Wei has to do is to find this opening through Lyle.
"I thought you wouldn't be coming back." The hook-nosed man who brought Lyle into the house suddenly said.
After being stunned for a moment, Lyle immediately understood something and turned his head to look at the hooked nose: "Do you know that Kroy was plotting against me?!"
"I didn't know it originally, but he has been bragging about it since he came back." The hook-nosed man looked at the black merchants who were drinking, "Well... he was here just now, talking about it while drinking, and now everyone knows it."
Lyle clenched his fists instantly.
Chloe was the colleague who sold information to Lyle and sold him as bait.
And he was almost killed because of this... No, not almost.
Lyle subconsciously lowered his head and looked at the fingers on his right hand that did not belong to him at all.
If he hadn't met Lord Visas, he would have died there... But fortunately, he met Lord Visas. From this point of view, he should thank Chloe very much.
Thinking of this, Lyle couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth, which surprised the hook-nosed man who had thought he would be hysterical.
"Are you going to settle the score with him?" The hook-nosed man raised his eyebrows, looking as if he was eager to see the world in chaos.
"Oh no." Lyle said with a smile, "I have more important things to do... Is Daddy here?"
The hooked nose frowned slightly.
He did feel that Lyle was a little different from before, and he even dared to look for his father, but he didn't say much, just nodded: "He's here, at the old place, go find him."
"Thank you very much."
Lyle straightened his messy collar and walked forward very gentlemanly. This unusual attitude naturally attracted the attention of other black businessmen, who turned to look at him with puzzled expressions.
After all, Lyle was quite famous here. He was a fool who was crazy about money and status, but he had no ability or courage, so he was fooled by them. When he came here later, he didn't even dare to raise his head and looked timid.
And now he dared to walk through everyone without changing his expression and stood directly in front of "Dad".
"Daddy" is the highest manager of each black market division, often the most experienced black marketeer, who naturally has the most extraordinary means. It is very likely that he can kill ordinary black marketeers with just a look or a word, just like what Chloe did to Lyle before.
Therefore, the black marketeers are all afraid of the "big daddy" in their respective regions and dare not offend him at all. Most of them don't even have the courage to look him in the eye.
But now, the young man who was the most cowardly and stupid in their eyes was standing in front of his father and looking at him without fear.
"Dad, I have a business I want to cooperate with you on."
He even had the nerve to say so.
Are you looking for death? How dare you be so arrogant!
Why do you do that?!
This thought popped up in the mind of every black businessman present.
The old man, who was taking a nap, slowly opened his eyes after hearing Lyle's voice.
In fact, judging from his appearance, the old man does not pose much threat. He is just an old man so thin that you can see the bones. However, his eyes are very vicious. When you look into his eyes, you will feel like being stared at by the most ferocious poisonous snake in the world.
So even though he had made sufficient mental preparations, when Lyle was stared at by those eyes, his calves couldn't help but tremble, but soon returned to normal.
It's just a partition daddy, what's there to be afraid of?
I am Visas's running dog!
Lyle encouraged himself in his heart, and the effect was really good. His calves stopped shaking instantly and he allowed his father to look at him.
I don't know how long he was silent. After failing to see anything from Lyle, the old man slowly said, "What business?"
"It's a business deal involving the top brass of the Rhine North Church." Lyle said, "According to the rules, I can't tell you the details. I'll split the profits with you 50-50 after the deal is done."
This is indeed the old rule of black marketeers. They will not reveal the details of a transaction to anyone before the deal is concluded, so as to avoid having their business snatched away by other black marketeers.
It’s just… about the big business of the Church North of the Rhine?
Dad frowned slightly.
If it were in the past, he would not believe that Lyle could get any big business in the North Church of the Rhine. After all, the business there had been nailed down by black marketeers from another area. It was difficult to find opportunities because everyone was in a different position.
But things have been different recently. Bishop Fig of the North of Rhine and his most elite knights died in a wildfire, causing the Church of the North to fall into considerable chaos.
After all, when someone dies, someone else should take over. But Fig's death was too sudden, and the successor had not been chosen, so who would take over became a big problem, and the deployment of the black businessman there was also disrupted.
So the big deal proposed by Lyle at this time is credible from the perspective of timing, but judging from Lyle's personal resume...
Dad narrowed his eyes slightly and didn't ask Lyle what he was going to do. He just said, "Prove it to me."
And Lyle was well prepared. He immediately pulled out a well-made dagger from his backpack. The dagger was still stained with bright red blood, as if it had just been splashed.
Dad's pupils suddenly froze, and then he took the dagger from Lyle's hand.
He naturally knew to whom the dagger belonged—the Knight of the Rhine.
And the blood on this dagger...
Dad touched it with his hand and found that the blood was still hot, as if the dagger had stabbed someone just a few minutes ago, but the blood obviously did not splash there just a few minutes ago.
There is only one possibility that could cause such an effect, and that is that the Rhine Knight who was killed was in a state of "God's blessing" and was then pierced through the heart by this dagger.
This is simply... incredible.
The reason why the black merchants can only do business in secret and can never shake the position of the churches is because the fighting power of both sides is not in the same order of magnitude. For example, the knights of the Rhine, when blessed by God, can only be harmed by divine magic, so no matter how powerful the black merchants are, they can only run away when they encounter the knights of the Rhine, after all, there is no God above their heads.
But Lyle brought such a dagger that killed the Rhine Knight in front of him, so there are only two possibilities. One is that Lyle has the ability to kill the Rhine Knight in the state of God's blessing. The other is that someone inside the Rhine helped him and killed the divine magic with divine magic.
Obviously, this can only be the latter.
The fratricide among the Rhinelanders did not surprise my father, because it was a very normal thing. The Knights of the Rhineland were only loyal to the God of the Rhineland, and the Archbishop and the Pope were just God's spokespersons. If you can be the spokesperson, why can't I be one?
Especially when the total number of knights in the Rhine has been restricted to a certain number and cannot grow, those who want to rise to the top naturally need some direct means.
But what Dad didn't expect was that such an opportunity was seized by the idiot Lyle.
So who is this person related to Lehr? Could he be the new bishop of the Church of the North of the Rhine?
Dad really wanted to ask directly, or simply force Lyle to leave and do it himself. After all, once he could get in touch with the next bishop of Rhine, the rewards would be too great, and there would be no need to split the profits 50-50 with Lyle.
But after thinking for a moment, the old man gave up the idea. After all, the risk was quite high. Instead of taking the risk himself, it would be better to let the idiot Lyle explore the way. If he succeeded, it would not be too late to make plans for the next step.
Thinking of this, the old man handed the dagger back, and then said calmly: "What do you need?"
Lyle answered without hesitation: "The Seed of the Contract."
Yes, the Seed of Contract, this is Bai Wei’s real purpose.
When he was in Shengyin, he encountered a seed of contract. It was a prop that Ivan, Hevinia's apparent father, took out in order to control his apparent daughter Hevinia. It was a "Contract of God" that all those who were connected to the seed had to abide by.
Its origin is naturally the Land of Contract. It can be said to be the most valuable commodity exported by the Land of Contract to the outside world, and it is also the most important means for top black marketeers to ensure their own safety and interests. With it, even bishops of various churches cannot violate the signed contract.
After all, it is impossible for them to pray to their respective gods for such a contract.
The only black marketeer in this area who possesses a contract seed is Dad, but he only has one.
"I can help you." Under the gaze of everyone, the old man took out the golden apple from his arms and held it in front of Lyle, "But not this one. This one is the contract between you and me. After you sign it, I will recommend you to the headquarters and make you a temporary gold merchant. Then you can go to the headquarters to take away the contract seed that belongs to you. How about it?"
Gold Merchants...
When he heard this title, Lyle's heart skipped a beat.
After all, this can be said to be his lifelong pursuit. Only by becoming a gold merchant can he be considered truly successful.
But that was only in the past.
He is different now than he was before.
Lyle took the golden apple from his father's hand and smiled calmly: "Of course no problem."
He thought to himself as he felt the heavy weight of the Seed of Contract.
What gold merchant or not, he is now Lord Visas's dog...servant.
One day he will get everything with the help of Lord Visas!
Thinking of this, his smile became even brighter.
"As you wish."
…
Bai Wei withdrew his gaze and began to think.
The black marketeers have already driven their nails in. If nothing goes wrong, they should be able to find the entrance to the contracted land along this line.
In fact, the safer way is to directly follow the representatives of the major churches. After all, they are also going to the Contract Land to attend the rally. However, Bai Wei's current condition is not good. He has not recovered from the negative state of [Visas Phantom]. It is too risky to rashly follow the representatives of the major churches.
At the same time, dispersing the body parts is also a protective measure, because things have developed to this point, even the contract land has been entered, so previous experience is not that important.
After all, in the game, he could beat the levels one by one, and each church was a separate and unrelated map. But now it is different, all the churches are mixed together, and he can no longer rely on the game's plot as easily as before. If he is not careful, he will lose everything.
Moreover, it is only an alliance between churches now, and has not yet risen to the ultimate level, which is the alliance between the gods.
The gods do not care about worldly affairs, and a person who already has five body parts is not enough for them to deal with personally.
But Bai Wei knew very well that once his real body broke out of the prison, the gods would definitely not sit idly by.
In addition to Lyra and Wildfire, there are six other gods, and they are all in their prime.
Bai Wei still didn't know how much power the broken body could unleash after it welcomed back the corpse.
Even though Bai Wei had made a plan, there were still too many unknown factors.
And he has not yet found the most critical step in this plan.
That is a person who is willing to burn everything for him and go straight into the abyss - a fire starter.
(End of this chapter)
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