Chapter 262 Selling stolen goods and collecting rewards
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In the carriage on the way back, Klein examined the black mask in his hand, the black opaque crystal, imprinted with the symbol representing the "Creator."
The material of the mask was definitely good stuff, making him somewhat fond of it.
Hobert, who was next to him, smiled and said, "If you become a devotee of that one, you can also get such a mask."
Klein smiled: "I will make efforts for this."
In his heart, he was thinking: I am already a "devotee" of the "Fool", if I become a devotee of the "Creator" again, wouldn't I be a devotee of two evil gods?
What Klein didn't know was that he was actually also a devotee of the Evernight Goddess.
Saying this, Klein returned the mask to Hobert: "What if we didn't catch the target we were looking for?"
Although they killed two Sequence 6 enemies, they wouldn't dare to use their Beyonder characteristics and the formed sealed artifact in Backlund recently, otherwise Mr. A would easily find them based on the clues and come to collect the tolls.
Hobert smiled and said, "The owner of the sealed artifact also has a reward, and the bounty is 1500 pounds!"
As he spoke, he was very grateful that he became a Sequence 6 before carrying out this mission. If he had come to catch Heyman when he was Sequence 7, he could only guarantee that he could escape.
"With such a high bounty, it's not too much for me to charge 100 pounds for information, right?" Hobert asked with a smile.
Klein immediately replied, "Not at all!"
Although he found the person, and Hobert's information was wrong, Klein didn't encounter too much danger because of the misinformation.
Just as Hobert had promised before, he charged forward and Klein covered him, so Klein was very satisfied with what he got.
Hobert nodded: "Okay, I'll take 800 pounds of the bounty, and you take 700 pounds.
"As for that sealed artifact, we'll split it equally. If you want it, I'll give it to you, and you can make up the corresponding price difference. If you don't want it, I'll ask the Nighthawks team if they want it."
Klein was stunned: "This bounty mission wasn't issued by the Nighthawks team, was it?"
"You guessed it right." Hobert smiled and said, "I know you don't want to interact with them, so I'll come forward to collect and sell the bounty and the sealed artifact.
"As for the Beyonder characteristics of this 'Rose Bishop', although I have a channel to sell Beyonder characteristics, I think it's best to wait a while before selling it.
"In addition, I basically eliminated this enemy. How about I give you an extra 300 pounds and the Beyonder characteristics belong to me?"
The nature of Beyonder characteristics is different from that of sealed artifacts. Hillman, the owner of the sealed artifact, was found by Hobert, so he has the right to split it equally with Hobert, but Klein didn't contribute much to the battle against the "Rose Bishop."
Klein hummed: "The price you gave is very fair." To him, the 300 pounds was like free money.
Roughly calculated, he would earn more than 2,000 pounds from this not-so-dangerous commission, which was much higher than he had expected.
With these 2,000 pounds, he could consider buying the main materials for Sequence 6 in advance.
This made Klein couldn't help but sigh at the benefits of having an official background, being able to know in advance about some commissions with generous bounties and controllable danger levels.
"Okay, that's settled." Hobert paused: "How should I notify you to collect the money after I get the bounty?"
"You can send the letter to the Quelaag Club." Then Klein gave Hobert the address of the club.
Hobert said, "If you want to find me, still send the letter to the law firm."
After the two agreed on the contact address, Klein got off the carriage early.
Hobert looked at his pocket watch, it was only a little after nine in the evening, so he instructed the coachman to go to the Blackthorn Security Company in the Northern District.
At around ten thirty, Hobert glanced at the night sky obscured by the mist and knocked on the door of the Blackthorn Security Company.
Today, Borgia was on duty in the reception hall, receiving police officers who might come to seek help at any time.
Hobert told him that he was here to collect the bounty, and Borgia led him to the captain's office.
Captain Thomas, as a "Sleepless" pathway Beyonder, has not yet formed a family, and basically spends 20 hours a day in the Blackthorn Security Company.
Hearing Hobert's intention, Thomas's first reaction was: "You caught Heyman?"
"No, I killed Hillman."
Thomas looked Hobert up and down.
Hobert explained, "Hillman was in a very bad state, and couldn't even use many of the 'Rose Bishop's' abilities, and I also had a companion."
Thomas nodded, which made sense.
He knew that Hobert had advanced to Sequence 7, but he also knew that from Sequence 7 onwards, a large amount of acting would be required to digest the potion. He didn't think Hobert could be promoted to Sequence 6 so quickly.
Hobert took out the wooden box, and the heart inside was still beating, as if it still had a strong vitality.
"I think you should be able to confirm through divination that this is the sealed artifact left by Hillman. In addition to the bounty, how much are you planning to give for this sealed artifact?" Hobert simply didn't even look at the ability of this sealed artifact, it was too disgusting, he didn't want it.
Thomas asked with a smile, "What price are you planning to ask for? Well, I must remind you that you are a formal member of the Nighthawks team, and it is your duty to eliminate such extremists."
Hobert thought: Not bad, you're very skilled at using moral kidnapping!
But he was prepared: "You're right, Captain Thomas. If I killed Hillman myself, I would definitely hand over the sealed artifact to you free of charge, and I wouldn't even take the bounty.
"But as I said just now, I have a teammate. Hillman's whereabouts were all found by that teammate, who played a huge role in this commission.
"Precisely because I am a formal member, I thought of selling the sealed artifact to the Nighthawks at the first time, but if the price is too low, my teammate also has the right to change a buyer."
Hobert looked embarrassed: "This is the disadvantage of earning a bounty with someone!"
Thomas twitched the corner of his mouth: If I believed a single word of yours, I would have been a captain for so many years for nothing.
He waved his hand: "Alright, alright, name your price."
"One-fifth of a 'Judge's' Beyonder characteristics and 2,000 pounds in cash." Hobert had already thought about it.
Thomas nodded: "Okay."
To him, this price was very fair, the Beyonder characteristics of Sequence 6 were probably worth 2,500 pounds.
He added: "But this amount of money is too large, I need to report it to the Archbishop. Come and collect it at eight o'clock tomorrow morning."
Archbishop Anthony was even more dedicated than Thomas, spending 22 hours a day in his office. If everything went smoothly, the approval of this payment could be completed in the second half of the night.
Coming out of the Blackthorn Security Company, Hobert saw that the fog outside had become very thick. At this time, the entire Backlund seemed to have fallen into sleep, and only some homeless people were still wandering on the streets.
They didn't make any sound, just walking aimlessly, as if the streets under their feet would never end.
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