"News? Heh... interesting..."
Inside the room at Green Shade Town Number 37, Beverly chuckled softly as she listened to Dorothy's words, then touched her chin with interest.
"Our White Stone Craftsmen's Guild is considered one of the most well-informed groups in the hidden world. It's truly interesting that you're confident you have news to sell us."
"Tell me, what kind of news do you have?"
Beverly crossed her legs and spoke to Dorothy, who replied calmly,
"Based on some signs I've observed, some societies in Tivian seem to have lost a considerable amount of 'Qi' recently. They are very likely to purchase a significant amount of 'Qi' Spirituality storage from Tivian's hidden market to replenish their consumption. For merchants like you, this is an opportunity."
After Dorothy finished speaking, Beverly paused slightly after hearing her words, then asked Dorothy.
"There will be societies purchasing a significant amount of 'Qi' storage? How did you get this news?"
"I have my own channels. You don't need to worry about how I know~ You just need to know that some people in Tivian currently have an urgent need for 'Qi' storage," Dorothy said indifferently, and Beverly continued.
"If the news you mentioned is true... it is indeed quite valuable, but can you provide corresponding evidence to guarantee the authenticity of this news?" Beverly asked Dorothy with interest, and Dorothy spread her hands in response.
"I'm sorry, I can't provide any evidence to guarantee the authenticity, but if you always demand evidence for this kind of preliminary news, you will miss business opportunities... Therefore, on this matter, I hope you can believe me, Miss Beverly, after all, I am someone Aldrich can trust."
"Besides, even if my news is false, you won't suffer too much loss, right?"
Dorothy said quite earnestly. Listening to Dorothy's words, Beverly thought for a moment, then slowly nodded and spoke.
"Alright, then I'll believe you this time. I will adjust the price according to your news, and I will also actively acquire other 'Qi' in the city..."
"If your news is truly accurate, we will make a profit. Based on the final earnings, I will give you a corresponding reward as an information fee, is that acceptable?"
"Yes, that's exactly what I want." Facing Beverly's proposal, Dorothy smiled and then extended her hand to Beverly.
"Then, I wish us a pleasant cooperation~"
"Of course, pleasant cooperation~"
Saying that, Beverly also smiled and extended her hand, shaking hands with Dorothy.
...
King's Campus East Gate, Green Shade Town.
In the evening, in the study of Green Shade Town Number 17, Dorothy sat before a small table, sipping a cup of black tea while admiring the distant sunset outside the window. She had just left Beverly's house not long ago.
"Beverly has agreed, now we'll just slowly wait for the price of 'Qi' storage in Tivian to rise."
Taking a sip of black tea, Dorothy murmured. Originally, Dorothy went to Beverly's to inquire about the value of 'Qi' storage, but she didn't expect it to turn into selling information later.
After Dorothy learned that she couldn't produce 'Qi' storage and her money-making plan was unfeasible. She immediately thought of another plan to make up for her losses, which was selling information.
It was obvious that after losing 6 pieces of 'Qi' storage in one go, the Eight Point Nest would definitely start thinking of ways to acquire some other 'Qi' storage on the market as a supplement.
And now, Dorothy had informed Beverly, informed the White Stone Craftsmen's Guild, of this news in advance. This way, the Eight Point Nest would inevitably face a price attack from the White Stone Craftsmen's Guild.
At this time, Dorothy could already foresee the price of 'Qi' storage in Tivian skyrocketing under Beverly's adjustment. 'Qi' storage is the most important necessary resource for divination and anti-divination.
Therefore, for any society of a certain scale, sufficient divination and anti-divination resources are a rigid demand. This is also true for the Eight Point Nest. Even if the price of a rigid demand item increases, it must be bought. What if important information is divined because of insufficient anti-divination resources?
This move was Dorothy utilizing the convenience of communicating with the higher-ups of the White Stone Craftsmen's Guild to proactively set a trap for the Eight Point Nest, a trap to strike at the Eight Point Nest's economic situation.
If it weren't for Dorothy's own weak capital, she could have also pushed up the price of 'Qi' by directly purchasing it, and then selling it later to make a large profit, but unfortunately, even at the current low price, she couldn't afford it. However, it was fortunate that she could still get an information fee even now.
"So... when will you go buy 'Qi'? Oh right, how about creating a little pressure and a sense of crisis for you now?"
Murmuring, Dorothy put the black tea aside, then opened the magic box, took out a large piece of paper with a magic circle drawn on it, and placed it on the table. The center of the magic circle was imprinted with the symbols of 'Light' and 'Qi' Spirituality. This was a magic circle used for divination.
Afterward, Dorothy took out a map of Tivian and placed it on the magic circle, placing two 'Light' gold coins at key positions.
Next, Dorothy took out a string of crystal pendants. She held one end of the pendant, letting the crystal dangle over the map, assuming a pendulum divination posture.
Then, Dorothy swung the pendant, letting the crystal dangle back and forth over the city map, and then spoke the divination words.
"I want to know the location of the Eight Point Nest's largest current stronghold in Tivian."
After speaking, Dorothy felt the consumption of two points of her inherent Spirituality. The two 'Light' storage gold coins on the magic circle also lost their luster.
Spirituality was paid, but the swinging crystal pendant was not swayed by any mysterious power, stopping at the place indicated by fate, but stopped quite normally, the pendant hanging vertically over the map quite naturally.
Obviously, Dorothy's divination failed, blocked by anti-divination measures. Although the divination was unsuccessful, there was not a trace of disappointment on Dorothy's face, because she had anticipated this situation.
The purpose of Dorothy's divination this time was not to find the location of the Eight Point Nest's stronghold, but to give the Eight Point Nest psychological pressure, to let them know that she was not just a sandbag that only knew passive defense and no counterattack. Dorothy wanted to make it clear to the other party that she still had enough divination resources to fight a divination counterattack.
Dorothy's divination this time was a direct declaration to the Eight Point Nest—
"Is your 'Qi' reserve still enough?"
If it's not enough, hurry up and buy some!