pertwk Chapter 436 Creating Demand
Chapter 436 Creating Demand
Chapter 436 Creating Demand
Bernadette's eyes flashed with a sharp light as she turned to look at Klein, asking uncertainly, "You can pinpoint Agaritou's location?"
In order to find out Klein's whereabouts from Evan, Bernadette had no choice but to seek his help, even though she was still in debt.
Evan's condition was the Immortal King—Agaritu.
After openly killing Prince Grove right under George III's nose, Bernadette returned to sea and has been looking for an opportunity ever since.
Despite her current status as an angel and the number one pirate, her counter-surveillance abilities as a demonic pathway extraordinary individual are not to be underestimated.
Bernadette failed to pinpoint Agaritou's location during this period, and even revealed her hostility towards him, causing Agaritou to become wary and avoid her.
For some time, both sides had been circling around the Misty Sea, and only recently arrived at the Sunya Sea.
Bernadette temporarily abandoned her pursuit of Agarito in order to see Klein, who had just set sail.
Klein hadn't expected Bernadette to be so sensitive about the Undying King. He was both puzzled and excited, but could only shake his head and say, "I can't pinpoint the Undying King. I just received news that he's active around the Forsaken Lands again, collecting the so-called Fountain of Youth."
Bernadette was not disappointed by Klein's words. Instead, she pondered and said, "The Forsaken Land is filled with the residual divine power from the war between the gods. It is a naturally hidden place with anti-prophecy and anti-spiritual intuition."
So that's why Agaritu didn't realize my malice during this time, thinking I had already left the Sunya Sea, and that's when he started his deceptive ritual again?
The "malicious perception unique to the Demonic Path" is extremely troublesome, which is a major reason why it is so difficult to eradicate Demonic Path extraordinary individuals.
Based on Bernadette's tracking and understanding of the Undead King during this period, the strength of this Undead King's "malicious perception" is definitely at least at the level of a "Sequence 3 Speaker".
Without the cover of the mixed divine power of the Forsaken Lands, Bernadette's whereabouts would absolutely not have been concealed from him.
Because of the existence of the ability "malicious perception", Bernadette's pursuit of Agaritou became a situation where Bernadette was in the open and Agaritou was in the shadows.
The unique nature of the Forsaken Land and Klein's intelligence reversed this situation.
The situation has now shifted to Bernadette operating in the shadows while Agaritou is in the open, effectively turning the tables.
This could be the best chance to take down Agaritou recently, and Bernadette doesn't want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Bernadette, who had never been in debt before, experienced the helplessness, frustration, and anxiety of debtors after meeting Evan. Therefore, she would do everything in her power to alleviate the pressure of debt.
As Bernadette pondered how to hunt Agaritu flawlessly, Klein recognized her voice and asked curiously, "Ms. Bernadette, have you ever hunted the Undead King before?"
Pirate kings generally rarely clash, each having their own territory, and often cooperate against the various countries of the Northern Continent.
Bernadette, however, clearly showed murderous intent towards Agaritou.
Upon hearing this, Bernadette looked at Klein with a half-smile and said, "You'll have to ask your fellow countryman, Evan Horn. He really ripped me off a fortune when he was trying to find you!"
What? Didn't he give you a share of the profits from this?
Bernadette only realized this afterward. Since Klein was Evan's classmate and fellow townsman, and also someone who knew of the existence of "Mr. Fool", how could he not see Klein's value? How could he so easily sell Klein to her and thus offend "Mr. Fool"?
Therefore, Evan must have informed Klein beforehand about selling Klein to her; at the very least, Klein definitely knew about Evan's visit beforehand.
After realizing this, Bernadette was so angry that she couldn't sleep all night, feeling like she had been made a fool of by Evan.
Klein looked embarrassed upon hearing this. He did know from Evan that Bernadette had come to visit, but he had no idea that Evan had sold his whereabouts for a pirate king's exorbitant price.
On one hand, he was alarmed by Evan's audacity, after all, his actions were deceiving an angel. Anyone who knew the whole story would think Evan had gone mad.
At the same time, he was also filled with regret. If he hadn't been so stubborn and suffered for it, he might have achieved financial freedom by now and avoided several years of hard work.
Who told him to explain his reckless behavior at the museum as part of Mr. Fool's plan to seduce Bernadette in order to save face and status for "Mr. Fool"?
This led to Ai Wenming taking the opportunity to sell himself to Bernadette for an exorbitant price, yet he didn't owe Mr. Fool or Klein any favors and didn't have to share any profits with them.
On the contrary, Mr. Fool and His follower Klein should thank Evan for his help in achieving their goal.
Where can we go to seek justice?
The thought of Agarito's bounty made Klein feel like his face was about to contort with jealousy, rage, and regret.
"Um, I admit I knew he would reveal my whereabouts to you, but I really didn't expect him to make such an outrageous request!"
Klein temporarily put aside his resentment towards Evan and quickly distanced himself from the previous events. He couldn't bear the blame for nothing; he wasn't that magnanimous.
Bernadette looked at Klein, and Klein raised his head and met her gaze without flinching, appearing completely innocent.
Bernadette, who couldn't see any flaws, finally realized that the whole thing was a case of Evan taking advantage of both his upstream and downstream partners, causing him to incur such a huge debt.
Although she was furious, Bernadette was unwilling to show it in front of Klein, as it was too embarrassing. She simply changed the subject, saying, "I'm currently in the Forsaken Land, using its unique environment to shield myself from Agaritu's malicious perception. Combined with the information you provided, we do indeed have the conditions to scheme against Agaritu, but there are still two difficulties!"
"What are the two difficulties?"
The understanding Klein naturally wouldn't expose Bernadette's attempt to change the subject, and he didn't want to dwell on the matter, so he went along with it and asked.
One is how to determine the location of the Fountain of Youth trap arranged by Agarito.
If I don't encounter Agaritu right after leaving the ruins of the God War, he will likely discover my presence again, let alone hunt me down.
Another issue is how to protect your safety.
Based on the intelligence I've gathered over this period, I suspect that the so-called Immortal King Agaritu is actually just a puppet, and the real Immortal King is actually the ship called "The Death Ship".
These kinds of sealed artifacts are often more difficult to deal with and more unpredictable than ordinary demigods. I might not be able to protect everyone on this ship then.
Since entering the Fifth Age, the frequency of demon activity has decreased significantly. The rampant activities of demigod-level demons are only known to the Undead King Agarito. Therefore, Bernadette has no experience in dealing with such demons and does not know their specific abilities. It is understandable that she cannot guarantee the safety of the Golden Dream.
Moreover, she also wanted to take this opportunity to further test the strength of the so-called "Fool" Mr. Moxia.
Since Klein proposed the idea of hunting the Undead King, he must have already considered the subsequent plans and was confident in his ability to make the proposal.
So, as soon as Bernadette finished speaking, Klein said directly, "The first problem is easy to solve. We need to rely on the Law of Convergence of Extraordinary Characteristics in mysticism. Only the power of this kind of rule is the most unpredictable!"
As he spoke, Klein pulled a card from his breast pocket and presented it to Bernadette. It was the blasphemous card that Klein had just taken out of the gray mist—"Abyss"!
"As the daughter of Emperor Roselle, you should know some better ways to use the Blasphemy Card, right?"
For example: How to amplify the appeal of the Blasphemy card to related matters!
Bernadette raised an eyebrow, looking at the blasphemous card before her, and said somewhat speechlessly, "I'm starting to believe you're a follower of Mr. Fool. You're just as cunning as Evan Horn!"
In response to Bernadette's sarcasm, Klein simply scratched his head sheepishly, his gaze drifting elsewhere, without offering any explanation.
This is also why, even knowing that Agarito was around the ruins of the God War and unaware of Bernadette's hunting plans, he insisted on persuading her to take action—he wanted to create demand before selling the goods.
Ever since obtaining the "Abyss" Profane Card, Klein has been racking his brains trying to figure out how to monetize it.
If it's a blasphemous card obtained through other means, then monetizing it is incredibly easy. You can make a lot of money just by selling the recipes. High-sequence recipes can also help you build relationships with many extraordinary individuals.
However, this blasphemous card happens to be the blasphemous card of the "Criminal" pathway, which is clearly a chaotic and evil pathway. The extraordinary individuals on this pathway are all antisocial elements and terrorism-mongers who want to destroy the world.
Given Klein's character, he would rather let this blasphemous card rot in his hands than spread the potion recipe on it.
Therefore, the most valuable part of this blasphemous card is completely unrealizable to Klein.
It wasn't until the Hanged Man reported the news of the Immortal King to him that he remembered another function of this blasphemous card: its attraction to things of the same kind.
This led to his idea of luring Bernadette to hunt the Undead King, and then selling the "Abyss" card.
During their conversation, they discovered that Bernadette herself had been commissioned by Evan to hunt down the Undead King, which was an unexpected bonus and made it all the more logical for him to sell the Blasphemy cards!
Bernadette thought for a moment and decided that this was indeed the best tool for hunting Agaritu. So, although she was a little annoyed, she didn't throw a tantrum. Instead, she calmly said, "What do you want? Let me make it clear beforehand, I can't afford to pay too high a price for this blasphemous card. Its use to me is limited to this operation!"
If possible, Klein would naturally like to get rid of this blasphemous card completely, and it would be even better if he could get a new blasphemous card in return.
However, Klein knew this was wishful thinking, so after a brief moment of thought, he said, "A primary material I'll need when I advance to Sequence 4, or assistance in hunting a demigod!"
Klein now knew that Bernadette did not have the potion recipe he needed.
"make a deal!"
Bernadette assumed that Klein had set his sights on the Secret Order, so she readily agreed.
However, after agreeing, Bernadette thought for a moment and then reminded him, "If you want the 'Trickster' potion recipe, you could ask Evan. He should have some clues, though maybe not!"
Robert and Evan did not hide their scheme against the Secret Order from Bernadette, after all, the Secret Order was located in Intis, and Bernadette, the former princess of Intis, still held considerable power there, and they might need her help in this matter in the future.
However, neither of them revealed anything about Palez Zoroaster to Bernadette, since secrets are the best policy, and leaks will ruin things.
"I understand, thank you for reminding me!"
Klein responded with gratitude to Bernadette, even though he knew more about the actions and details than Bernadette did.
After all, it was nominally him who entrusted Evan to contact Leonard's "Angel," the thief.
I'll have to ask about Evan's progress at the next tarot reading.
Unaware of the truth, Bernadette accepted Klein's gratitude and then continued, "So, do you have a solution to the second problem?"
"Yes, Evan has a magical item from the Witcher pathway. I originally wanted to rent it from him for a while."
"But now that we know from you that the Undying King is also his target, then there's no need to rent it; we can just borrow it from him!"
At this point, Klein didn't forget to continue to distance himself, saying that he had no intention of colluding with Evan to frame Bernadette.
Bernadette also knew about the extraordinary item in Evan's "Witcher's Way" possession; it was his trophy from hunting Burk Einhorn, which she learned about from Mr. Collins.
She had originally planned to borrow this magical item from Evan after leaving the ruins of the God War in order to continue her pursuit of Agaritu. Now that Klein had joined the operation, she was happy to keep quiet.
Bernadette believed that if she asked to borrow something, there was no guarantee that Evan wouldn't take the opportunity to continue deceiving her.
After discussing the details of hunting the Undead King, Klein hesitated for a moment before saying, "It's said that the projection of the Giants' Court in the dream is the legendary Forsaken Land!"
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