"What?" Fors touched her earlobe, suspecting she had misheard.
Miss Audrey, who was beautiful, naive, curious, and innocent, had actually given an assassination mission!
And the target was the ambassador of Intis, a powerful nation in the Northern Continent!
Xio, who was relatively slow on the uptake, hesitated before replying, "Our strength... is not enough to accomplish this task."
What she measured first was the difficulty of the task!
Audrey ignored Fors's question, letting them figure out the reason for themselves. With a shallow dimple, she said, "I'm not asking you to take the commission yourselves. I hope you can find a Beyonder capable of handling it, such as Mr. A. I will pay a reward of 4,000 gold pounds for this. Of course, this is just my initial offer; the specifics can still be negotiated."
"If it ultimately succeeds, I will give you a fee of 500 pounds. Even if it fails, you will still get 200 pounds, because you are bearing the risk."
The annuity balance she had accumulated but not yet invested, plus the remaining bounty, was around 13,000 pounds. However, if she moved too much at once, it would definitely attract the attention of Earl Hall, and even the Bavart Bank might conduct a certain investigation. After calculation, she believed that 5,000 pounds was the critical point, and it was best not to exceed it.
4,000 gold pounds... Xio heard her own heavy breathing, but she quickly became dejected. She knew very well that she could not take on this task herself.
Just by using our name to invite another Beyonder and keeping it secret, we get a reward of 500 pounds... Miss Audrey is the most generous, most magnanimous, and most beautiful girl I have ever seen! Xio quickly returned to reality.
As for Fors, besides feeling tempted, her mind was full of confusion: Why did Miss Audrey commission such a task? Conflicts within the aristocratic circles? A prelude to deliberately provoking a war? Some important figures represented by Earl Hall hoping for a chaotic situation? ... ...
The two of them quickly contacted Mr. A through their appointed channel. At three in the afternoon, when the rare sunlight pierced through the fog and illuminated all of Backlund, they arrived at the house where they had previously participated in the gathering. They saw Mr. A, wearing a hood, sitting cross-legged with his legs crossed, yet giving off a condescending vibe.
"You said you had something important to discuss with me?" Mr. A's gaze moved back and forth between the two ladies.
I've heard that some female Beyonders have exchanged their bodies for potion ingredients from Mr. A... What a disgusting pervert... Fors smiled with a slight upturn of her lips. "There's a big deal. I wonder if you're interested?"
Mr. A swept his gaze over Xio's face and chuckled softly. "Go ahead, let's hear what this big deal is."
Suppressing the urge to pull out her triangular spike, Xio said in the tone of an Arbiter, "Assassinate the Intis ambassador to the kingdom, Beckron Jean Martin."
Mr. A fell into silence. However, because his expression was hidden by the shadow of his hood, Xio and Fors could not guess what he was thinking.
After a while, he leaned back slowly and said in a deep voice, "So, what is the reward?"
"4,000 gold pounds. Besides, we will provide relevant intelligence. For example, Ambassador Beckron is a Sequence 6 'Conspirer' of the 'Hunter' pathway, and he has an assistant who is possibly Sequence 5. For example, his weakness is beautiful women." Xio tried her best to make Mr. A feel that this task was achievable.
Mr. A chuckled softly. "I can take this job, but the reward must be increased."
"First option, the potion formulas for 'Lightless', 'Disaster Priest', 'Prophet', or 'Manipulator'. Of course, their value all exceeds this task; they don't need to be complete, just partial will do."
"Second option, 10,000 gold pounds. Ha, this is the bounty for the 'Hurricane Rear Admiral' Zielgros. Beckron's strength is certainly not as great as his, but he has a formidable assistant, and trust me, he absolutely has mystical items on him."
A reasonable price, but also an exaggerated price... Xio and Fors exchanged a glance and said, "We'll go back and discuss it. We'll give you our answer here tomorrow at this time."
"Alright." Mr. A made a gesture of seeing them out.
After being led out of the house by the attendant, Fors whispered in confusion, "Are those all formulas for high sequences?"
"Frankly, I'm surprised. I thought Mr. A would only ask for formulas or potion ingredients. Money shouldn't be a necessity for him."
Xio turned her head to look at her friend. "Fors, you really are just a simple clinic doctor and writer. You have to know that Mr. A must have many subordinates. They need houses to sleep in, need to fill their stomachs, buy clothes, and vent their desires. All of these require money. Furthermore, for some destitute nobles, as long as there are gold pounds, what can't be sold?"
"Without subordinates, Mr. A would be just as formidable, but his sources of information would be very limited."
"This is something all the little gangs in the East Borough know."