Chapter 1121: 346. Sea Monsters Envoy
While Noland Lee was discussing with the Assassin Angel and the Dusk Giants about leaving the Inner Cosmos, inside a guestroom of a hotel in Revival City, Tatis region.
Lamont, the undercover agent of the Pure Light Court, was engaging in a spirit connection with his superior—Elder Skimming Light.
He closed his eyes, leaning on the soft sofa by the window.
The clamor of the street outside, insulated by the thick glass windows, allowed only sunlight to drift in, while noise could not.
After maintaining his eyes closed for nearly half an hour, the undercover agent opened them, a trace of nervousness flickering in his eyes.
He sat up hurriedly, grabbing pen and paper, flipping through files, writing down the written report requested by Elder Skimming Light.
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The situation was as follows.
About two days prior, also the third day after the last transaction had concluded, Lamont received instructions from Elder Skimming Light and conducted another transaction with Friar Luo Fei.
During this transaction, undercover agent Lamont utilized his Extraordinary Trait—”Lie Perception”—to sift through the information in Friar Luo Fei’s words.
He subtly probed, indirectly asking how much more Soul Energy the Undead Cult intended to procure.
Friar Luo Fei provided a vague answer.
It was this answer that triggered Lamont’s Extraordinary Trait “Lie Perception.”
He could sense that Friar Luo Fei was lying.
The other party claimed to be busy for a good while longer before he could finish this work.
But in reality, “Lie Perception” told Lamont that the other party might complete the lacking portion of the procurement plan in the short term.
The feedback from “Lie Perception” was vague, and Lamont could only infer based on his experience, but that didn’t hinder him from reporting the matter to Elder Skimming Light.
The reason he had just connected with the elder in spirit was exactly to discuss this matter. noveldrama
Elder Skimming Light gave Lamont three commands.
First, all written reports related to this matter must be submitted as quickly as possible, including but not limited to the process of Lamont meeting Friar Luo Fei and encounters with other sellers, and so on.
Second, Lamont needed to find opportunities to visit Lophi more, trying to ascertain who was selling Soul Energy to Lophi frequently, and whether there had been sellers who sold a large quantity of Soul Energy recently.
Third, Elder Skimming Light wanted to know exactly how much Soul Energy the Undead Cult had secretly purchased from the outside world. Lamont must provide a fairly accurate number.
Three commands equated to three tasks, making Lamont feel the sudden increase in the weight he bore.
The process of writing the report was relatively easy.
As an undercover agent, Lamont had an excellent memory, recalling with ease the other sellers he had recently come across.
Wary of blowing his cover, Lamont had always maintained a low profile during the transactions and had never conversed with other sellers.
He could only speculate about the origins of those sellers based on his memory.
The Demon Brain Race, corpse thieves, Sea Monsters—these three extraordinary races were easy to identify; each bore a unique scent, nearly impossible to mask.
As for the other sellers, like the humanoid species enveloped in black robes, it was much harder to discern.
One by one, they emitted a faint scent of death, clearly being Undead Creatures, whether Skeletons, Shadow Souls, or Living Corpses.
Wait… Living Corpses…
Lamont suddenly remembered something.
Why hadn’t he encountered anyone from the Death Herald Guild during his transactions?
He had identified several individuals in the lineup of sellers who were likely from the Death Herald Guild.
They had smeared themselves with the signature Preservative Liquid of the Death Herald Guild; even if they weren’t members, they had some significant connection to the guild.
This group frequently traded with Lophi, and Lamont had almost always seen them every time he went there.
“But why haven’t I encountered them these past few days?”
Lamont frowned in thought but found no answers; he simply recorded this phenomenon in his report as it was.
After recording the identities and origins of the sellers in the report, Lamont began contemplating the second matter Elder Skimming Light brought up.
Had there recently been a seller who sold a large quantity of Soul Energy at once?
Friar Luo Fei’s lie about the procurement plan nearing its end had occurred two days ago.
This meant that, at some moment two days ago, Friar Luo Fei found a seller willing to sell a large amount of Soul Energy.
This seller might have crossed paths with Lamont or might have never shown their face.
However, judging only by the sellers Lamont had encountered, he considered it was most likely the Sea Monsters from the Deep Sea that could fulfill the Undead Cult’s entire demand for Soul Energy.
According to reports openly shared at the Wizard Council by the Deep Sea Branch, the Sirens Kingdom stood behind the Sea Monsters—vast in territory, rich in resources, and with powerful military strength.
If it weren’t for the Spinning Continent standing between the Suman Archipelago and the Sirens Kingdom, it wouldn’t be just two or three Sea Monsters causing trouble on the islands but an entire Sea Monster Army.
The incident some time ago when Sea Monsters bewitched the wizard forces of the Suman Archipelago to extort Magic Energy were a testament to their formidable strength.
Such a Magical Kingdom should be able to meet all the Undead Cult’s demands with ease.
Lamont wrote down his deductions in the report.
About an hour later, he finished writing the report, which was then dispatched by a Magic Messenger.
At the same time, Lamont received a small pouch of Soul Gems from the hands of the Magic Messenger.
With these Soul Gems in tow, donning a Magic Robe to conceal his face and figure, he set off to trade with Friar Luo Fei once more.