Inside the room, hearing the words spoken by the Spider-Man on his hand, Berlit's expression suddenly sank. He hadn't expected the very thing he was just worried about to have already come true at this moment.
'As expected, after those guys bought 'Qi' (Awakening/Enlightenment) first, they immediately turned around and used divination to attack us. No, action must be taken now...'
Berlit thought seriously to himself, then he immediately spoke to the Spider-Man on his hand.
"Now, some other unexpected issues have arisen on my end. The original procurement plan is obstructed. If I want the procurement to proceed smoothly, I'm afraid I'll need additional support. We still underestimated those guys too much."
Berlit said seriously, and then the Spider-Man also asked curiously.
"Additional support? What happened? What kind of support do you need?"
"Funds, I need more funds! Those guys acted faster than us, and their financial resources are more substantial than we imagined. They were a step ahead of us and purchased quite a bit of 'Qi' (Awakening/Enlightenment) from the White Stone Craftsmen's Guild. Now the price of 'Qi' (Awakening/Enlightenment) over there has soared, and the money I have here can't handle it anymore!"
Berlit continued, they hadn't initially thought that mysterious society was a very large organization, so they just used divination. But they didn't expect the opponent's foundation and financial resources to be so substantial, far exceeding their imagination. Driving the price of "enlightenment" up so high in one go, they must have spent a lot of money to buy it all at once.
"It actually turned out like this... It seems our initial misjudgment of them was quite serious..."
"It was overly serious. Now we must pay ten thousand percent attention to them! I hereby request a Dream World assembly. Everyone must know the current situation. We are now facing a new test and need to immediately discuss a new countermeasure."
Berlit said so seriously. He knew that the society's information security was currently facing a severe test. To ensure information security, he needed to persuade his colleagues and even superiors to mobilize the entire society's power.
"Dream World assembly? Alright, I will immediately inform the Priest to prepare for the assembly..."
With that said, the Spider-Man on Berlit's arm also fell silent. Seeing this scene, Berlit didn't say anything further. He pulled his sleeve back to its original state, then found a chair to lie down on, and took out another papyrus talisman from beside him. After sticking it onto his forehead, it quickly burned up.
After that, silent silence filled the space. After using the dream anchor talisman, Berlit sat in his seat and fell into a deep sleep, motionless. At this moment, he was meeting with important members of the society through the channels of the Dream World, informing them of the situation, and seeking assistance. The core members of the Eight Point Nest held a secret meeting in their dreams.
And after this kind of sleep lasted for a while, Berlit slowly opened his eyes again. This time, in his gaze, there was much more determination.
The newly awakened Berlit stood up silently, took two steps forward, and walked directly in front of the masked man who was still kneeling on the ground. He slightly glared at his still blank eyes, and instantly, the hypnotic effect on the masked man was removed. He immediately supported himself with his hands on the ground and began to gasp loudly.
"Hoo... hoo... Berlit, this is..."
The masked man who had just been freed from hypnosis focused his blank gaze on Berlit, and Berlit spoke indifferently.
"I have received the full support of the society. Let's go... We will go to the Golden Contract Bank now. For the information security of the society, we must acquire the remaining 'Qi' (Awakening/Enlightenment) on the market at all costs. We cannot let them fall into the hands of the enemy and pose a threat to us."
"To build a secure anti-divination defense, we need to acquire at least about 8 to 10 'Qi' (Awakening/Enlightenment). Do you understand?"
Hearing Berlit's words, the masked man was slightly stunned, then nodded vigorously and said.
"Understood!"
...
The moon set, the sun rose, and the night gradually receded.
Outside the East Gate of King's College, Royal Saint Crown University, Green Shade Town.
In the afternoon, inside Green Shade Town No. 37, Dorothy was sitting on the soft sofa, leisurely eating a small dessert placed on the coffee table in front of her, while across from her was Beverly, who was drinking engine oil tea.
"Then, Madam Director, may I take the liberty of asking now? On Tivian's extraordinary market... what is the price of 'Qi' (Awakening/Enlightenment) storage items?"
Tasting a bite of the dessert, Dorothy smiled and said to the mechanical girl in front of her, while the other party, after putting down the tea cup containing engine oil, yawned and replied lazily.
"Ugh~~~ The current price, let me think. About an hour ago, the 'Qi' (Awakening/Enlightenment) inventory used for transactions at the City stronghold was close to being sold out. The transaction price for these 'Qi' (Awakening/Enlightenment) storage items at that time was 5000 pound per item. If you want to buy now, you should hurry, we don't have much inventory left here~"
Also smiling, Beverly replied to Dorothy, and hearing Beverly's words, Dorothy couldn't help but think to herself.
'Whoa, good heavens, even at 5000 pound per item, they almost sold out. Those guys are quite fierce, they bought a lot in one go...'
Dorothy said with some amazement in her heart. She could well understand the thoughts of the people from the Eight-Pointed Nest. The surge in price of "enlightenment" storage items was likely due to her side buying in large quantities. Facing enemies who had already seized the "initiative" and were the first to snap up a batch of "enlightenment", in order not to fall into a disadvantage in future divination battles, they had to bite the bullet and buy these storage items no matter how expensive they were.
"So much, business is good for you..."
"It's not bad. It's a rare large order in the past two years. Thanks to you, we made quite a bit this time." After taking another sip of engine oil tea, Beverly continued to speak to Dorothy.
"According to our previous agreement, based on this income, we will pay you a corresponding information fee. How about a total of 5500 pound?"
"5500 pound..."
Hearing Beverly's words, Dorothy's already smiling lips couldn't stop curving upwards. Since she had transmigrated, this was the first time she had instantly possessed so much money.
Dorothy knew that in this transaction, Beverly's side definitely earned much more than her. This information fee was likely only about one-eighth or one-tenth of the total transaction amount. However, the money they earned also had to deduct the cost of the goods. After all, they also sold a bunch of "enlightenment" out. And she only provided the information. Moreover, this income didn't entirely belong to Beverly personally, but mainly to the Craftsmen's Guild itself.
Regardless, for Dorothy now, this information fee was already a huge sum of money, much larger than any amount she had gotten from robbing. This made her mood uncontrollably joyful.
'It seems harvesting leeks is even more satisfying than robbing...'