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"That guy couldn't possibly expose such an obvious flaw!"

Although Marinda said this, her steps didn't stop, and she took out the Messenger Stone again.

This lady once again contacted her loyal coachman Edwin, instructing him to not only thoroughly investigate No. 6 White Bird Street, but also to increase manpower and keep a close watch on her properties in the Docklands.

Clearly, this lady had guessed something from Arthur's words.

Arthur wasn't surprised by this.

Marinda was always so clever.

Thus, the young 'Spirit Medium' didn't hide anything and directly confessed about his people being attacked on Rat Street—

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"It must be that guy from the Death Poetry Society who has a certain fondness for me, right?

He instigated the remaining forces on Rat Street to siege my grocery store.

He even sent out 'Blazing Wind' Greta as a backup.

This guy must be one of those whom Old Lion allocated to his team, though I'm not sure where the rest are now?"

Saying this, Arthur just shrugged.

In face of the clever Marinda, Arthur was more than willing to give her a bit of a challenge.

It wasn't out of any malice.

It was simply because his forces in South Los were too few, and he needed to borrow this lady's manpower to 'suppress' the other side's recklessness.

It was just a simple 'suppression'!

Definitely not revenge!

As a 'Spirit Medium', how could Arthur be petty?

If not being petty, naturally, he couldn't afford to give too much!

But, if he were to bring it up proactively, this lady, although she wouldn't necessarily ask for a fortune, would definitely require him to give up something in return.

This was something Arthur absolutely didn't want to see.

Being weak and without savings, Arthur couldn't afford this.

Thus, he could only make this lady take the 'initiative'.

Listening to Arthur's words, Marinda frowned.

"'Blazing Wind' Greta?

This guy has actually sided with Old Lion!

What about the rest?"

As she spoke, she gave Arthur the middle finger.

Marinda had already guessed what Arthur was up to, but she couldn't ignore one fact—a 'Blazing Wind' Greta was, of course, not something to focus on.

This lady was more concerned about what the appearance of 'Blazing Wind' Greta implied.

You know, in the thirty years since the Seven Years' War ended, the number of well-known bandits who disappeared wasn't just limited to 'Blazing Wind' Greta.

There were those weaker than 'Blazing Wind' Greta.

And there were those stronger than 'Blazing Wind' Greta.

If Old Lion really gathered these guys together, that would be a real problem.

No!

Even gathering half would be enough to make sleep elusive.

Marinda, who achieved her position today through caution, knew her anxiety was somewhat excessive, but despite Old Lion possessing the 'Lion Group' Talent, it was improbable he would achieve that.

Nevertheless, relying on caution, the successful Marinda absolutely could not be careless.

Therefore, this lady asked Arthur—

"Can your backup plan still be used?"

"Of course!"

Arthur laughed and nodded.

Fujin and Wuni, who had risen in rank through the 'Breath of Death', bore feathers that were the best carriers of the 'Pit of Death'. After the crazy accumulation of Death Qi during the day, Arthur generously infused 'Deathly Fire', 'Death Qi Slash', 'Control Corpse', 'Minor Curse Technique', and other 'Technique of Death' into Fujin and Wuni's feathers, enchanting not just one feather. Besides 'Death Qi Slash', Wuni had two more, and the remaining 'Technique of Death' were even more.

"Good, send your backup to the Docklands—regardless of whether the worst happens or not, I'll send you a brand-new Kirk Sailboat.

If the worst does happen, I'll decide based on the situation and provide you with the appropriate compensation!

Also, I heard about the 'Bloody John' incident before, for this information, I'll also compensate you with two brand-new Kirk Sailboats."

Marinda said straightforwardly.

Why Arthur liked to cooperate with Marinda.

This generosity was really hard to refuse.

A brand-new Kirk Sailboat cost as high as 25,000 Gold Coins.

Moreover, it required quite a long time before it could be launched.

If he could obtain three brand-new Kirk Sailboats from Marinda, then he only needed to buy a few second-hand ships to start coastal trading immediately—unlike the twenty ships cooperating with Marinda, taking twenty percent of the profits, these would be completely his own.

This was how the two had finally settled on the number of ships and the division of profits when they were setting new terms at their last meeting.

However, Arthur did not mind earning more.

Of course, Arthur was more aware of the dangers involved.

'There is no such thing as having no worst-case scenarios.'

In the Docklands, the worst could always happen.

Otherwise, why would 'Death Poetry Society' members collude with pirates?

But Arthur was very willing to see such things happen.

As for Wuni, Arthur was very confident.

Perhaps this move by Wuni could earn him back an entire fleet.

'You can do it, Wuni!'

Arthur thought to himself, yet he turned to look at Marinda—

"Pleasure to cooperate."

Arthur said with a smile.

Afterward, Arthur did not ask any further questions.

He would not ask what Marinda had placed in the Docklands that made her decide to pay such a price.

Sometimes, knowing too much was not a good thing.

Watching Arthur continue to walk away, Marinda pursed her lips.

Although she knew that Arthur was unlikely to inquire further, his swift decisiveness still left the lady feeling somewhat helpless—she had set a trap here.

If Arthur had asked, she could have mentioned it and made Arthur pay dearly.

After all, the 'Tower of Mist' ruin was enough to interest anyone.

Its value was immense.

So, had she mentioned it, Arthur would have had to give her some compensation.

100,000 Gold Coins was not excessive, right?

It's a pity that this fellow had not a tiny bit of curiosity.

'Wait!

How could this guy not be curious?

Could it be that he knows something already?'

Marinda thought, her gaze towards Arthur becoming conflicted.

A secretive family rooted in a place for decades, knowing some secrets wouldn't be surprising.

Even the very reason they had settled here could be because of some secrets.

Like that ship.

Like this ruin.

Arthur astutely noticed Marinda's change.

'Did this guy find something good in the South Los Docklands?

Hmm...

Let Wuniduo pay more attention.

Maybe there'll be a pleasant surprise!'

Arthur thought to himself, then he switched to Fujin's perspective.

When the young 'Spirit Medium' used Fujin's perspective to see everything in South Town clearly, he was immediately surprised—

Can it really be like this?