readytorunbook Chapter 490 Fulfilling Our Promise
Chapter 490 Fulfilling Our Promise
After showing Sally the photos he had taken, Xu Ning went back to his room to rest.
Although the rooms here were indeed luxuriously furnished, Xu Ning still couldn't get used to the smells inside and outside the rooms, and continued to rest in the Dust Concealment Cave.
During the day, he would occasionally come out to sit in the lobby, but he wouldn't eat; he would just sit there and drink.
Even Old Man Shapur couldn't help but sigh, "Xu Ning and Da Huang are indeed from the same caravan background; they even drink at the exact same time."
Two days passed in the blink of an eye. According to the agreement with Dolly, she should have obtained the information she wanted by now.
At the same stall in the old town, Xu Ning walked over and began reciting.
"Not sweet at all, it's a mourning flower, congratulations..."
"Guest, guest, please don't read it anymore. I still recognize you. Please don't read it anymore, I'll take you there right away."
Dolly's assistant was terrified when he saw Xu Ning. He wiped the sweat from his brow and quickly led the way.
Xu Ning discovered that he had brought a different person with him this time, and his cautiousness made it clear that Dolly wasn't doing any legitimate business in Ormus Port.
"Oh, you're very punctual, sir. I like people who are generous and keep their promises."
Xu Ning noticed that Dolly seemed even more enthusiastic about his visit this time than last time.
"It seems you've obtained the information I wanted?"
Dolly pulled a photo out of her handbag and handed it to Xu Ning. “I took a huge risk to infiltrate the transaction site and took a picture of the moment of the transaction with a phonograph. Look, the canned knowledge emitting a dazzling red light in this picture is the ‘God Canned Knowledge’.”
Xu Ning held the photo in one hand and examined it closely. With a tilt of his gourd in his left hand, hundreds of Mora coins clattered into the box that Lord Sangmahabai had prepared long ago.
Whose hands received the 'divinely packaged knowledge'?
Dolly stared fascinated at the Dust Concealment Gourd in Xu Ning's hand, murmuring, "Mr. Mizri, the leader of the Eye of Ahmal, and his gilded guild, who fanatically worship the Crimson King, have given up almost all their savings to obtain this divine jar of knowledge that may contain the Crimson King's power..."
Ahmar is really generous, Xu Ning thought with a sneer. But it's better this way, his Mora on the other side wasn't wasted.
After putting away the Dust Concealment Gourd, Xu Ning took a sip of wine and suddenly remembered something else.
"Then whose hands were those that were extended?"
Dolly turned her gaze away from Xu Ning's gourd and smiled slyly, "That person is very mysterious. He didn't reveal anything except his eyes from beginning to end."
Xu Ning smiled slightly, "Didn't that Mr. Mizri consider using some means that could both gain money and goods? The Gilded Troupe probably doesn't have the same reverence for contracts as we in Liyue, which stems from the soul?"
Dolly nodded. "Of course, but that mysterious person seems to be quite powerful as well. His guards are clearly much stronger than Mizri's men."
In Sumeru, there are many groups with greater strength than the Gilded Brigade.
After a moment's thought, Xu Ning had a guess in his mind.
"I'm really starting to hate them more and more! That guy must have noticed by now, ugh, this feeling is really awful..."
"It seems you guessed it, my friend. Consider this message a gift of our friendship. Next time we meet, please remember to bring this proof of our friendship—those weighty, golden bonds of friendship!"
After saying goodbye to this money-grubbing little rascal, Xu Ning felt he should still share the information with Elhesen.
"Why does it seem like there are quite a few more people from the Order of the Fathers here?"
When Xu Ning found Elhesen, he was still sitting calmly in the room reading a book. Xu Ning casually flipped through the books on his table and thought, "Hmm, they don't seem to be things I can understand."
"Whether it's Old Man Shapur's inn or the Vikara Trading Post here, they are both institutions under the management and supervision of the Council of the Church, only their focus is different."
"However, most of the business at the Vikala Trading Post is normal official business, and no one will deliberately inquire about our meeting, since I also have official business here on the surface..."
Xu Ning handed the photos he had bought from Dolly to Elhesen, saying, "The knowledge in the divine jar has already fallen into the hands of the Eye of Akhmar. We have no time left."
Elhesen took the photo and examined it carefully for a few moments, then asked casually, "Didn't you make an appointment with the people from the Eye of Akhmar? They'll naturally take you to see this divine jar of knowledge in a few days..."
"How many days will it take?"
Xu Ning sneered, "If I were the leader of the Eye of Ahmar, and I firmly believed that it contained the divine power to revive the Crimson King, and even sacrificed all my wealth to obtain it, do you think I would have the patience to wait a few days?"
"Or is the scribe simply waiting for me to leave so he can go off alone to seek out that divine knowledge in a jar?"
Ehrlich finally looked up from his book and glanced at Xu Ning.
"Actually, you can get the result you want effortlessly just by sitting and waiting. Why wade into a quagmire that has nothing to do with you?"
Xu Ning laughed and said, "Maybe it's because I'm like you, we both like to keep things under our control!"
Elhesen said nothing more, stood up and began packing his things.
When Xu Ning saw that he had even paid for the room, he knew that this guy had indeed made plans long ago.
If I foolishly wait a few days, by then it will be too late, and even the Eye of Ahmar will be completely lost.
After leaving the Vikala Trading Post, to Xu Ning's surprise, Elhesen did not take him to find the guy with the red turban, nor did he head towards the direction of the Pharos Lighthouse.
Instead, they went straight north along the road to the port, then turned east after leaving the port, and entered a mountain valley.
Then Xu Ning saw the red-headed woman who had taken his Mora and with whom he had made a one-week agreement.
"How did you find your way here? Weren't we supposed to meet next week... Elhesen! It's you again!"
Xu Ning looked at Elhesen and curled his lip, saying, "What did you do to them? Look at how cowardly they are."
El-Heinz paused for a moment, then said, "We just beat up a few guys who were swindling people at the port and helping them amass funds."
Xu Ning shook his head, stepped forward, and shouted to the man in the red turban, "Brother, that's not right. Now that you've obtained the knowledge of the divine jar yesterday, shouldn't you fulfill our agreement?"
The man in the red turban sneered, "You've got some nerve, daring to come here. But seeing you hanging out with that Elhesen guy, you're probably a troublemaker too. Sorry kid, you'd better go feed the fish in the water with him!"