Chapter 125: The Deal

Gunie had just arrived at an area resembling a small courtyard at the end of the alley.

Two first-order超凡者, who thought they were well hidden, emerged from the corner.

"What are you doing?" The burly man on the left stared at Gunie with beast-like eyes and spoke in a low voice.

Gunie glanced briefly and noticed that both men had their hands on the weapons at their waists.

"Quite alert, aren't they."

Gunie's gaze swept over their faces, and he said softly, "I'm here to see Senior Riestan for business."

"You're the one who had 'Little Lake' contact us yesterday about a deal with our boss?"

"Little Lake... is that the child's name?"

"Yes." Gunie nodded.

The burly man looked Gunie up and down, then grinned, revealing stark white teeth.

He sensed no source power fluctuations from the other party, which precisely proved that this was a very formidable超凡者—the more so, the less one should provoke such a person.

"The boss is inside. Go on in!" After sizing him up, the burly man pointed directly at a small wooden door on the right side of the small courtyard.

Without further ado, Gunie walked straight toward the small wooden door.

Standing before the wooden door, Gunie narrowed his eyes and looked carefully.

The penetrating nature of source power vision allowed Gunie to see the situation inside the room.

Inside was a hall-like arrangement, rather spartan, with a blazing fire in the fireplace.

There were three超凡者 and several women who were scantily clad with impressive figures.

These women bore the distinctive features of Northern women of the Oya Continent: high nose bridges, broad foreheads, fair skin, open and fiery temperaments, and graceful figures envied by many Southern women.

The three超凡者 were playing a card game called "Full Moon Night," a battle between knights, witches, and werewolves. A single game could last at least an hour or two, making it a perfect pastime by the fire during winter.

Those women with impressive figures were snuggling up to the three超凡者, creating a rather adult scene.

Gunie gently rubbed his temples.

超凡者 had strong physical constitutions, and their abilities in that area were equally strong.

It was normal for a超凡者 to have three or four ordinary women.

Not to mention these ordinary超凡者; even in noble circles, the trend of keeping mistresses was very prevalent.

His gaze quickly swept over the three超凡者.

"Two second-order, their source power auras are very subtle—not wild practitioners, but true超凡者. They pose some threat to me."

"And the other... hmm, it's Riestan."

"No source power aura or fluctuation at all. According to intel, this guy is third-order, but being a local big shot in Sog Ruins City, he might be more than third or fourth order, possibly even higher. And he definitely has plenty of tricks up his sleeve."

After staring for a moment, Gunie pushed open the wooden door.

Creak!

With the creak of the wooden door, Gunie stepped inside.

The three超凡者 and the several women all looked over at once.

The Riestan that came into view had a rough, harsh face with a scar on his right cheek, and his overall demeanor was weathered like a pine on a steep cliff.

Riestan, who also looked over, gave a slight smile to the masked mysterious figure and said,

"Hmm, this round is almost over. Have a seat over there for a moment. You don't mind waiting a bit, do you?"

Gunie shrugged and replied in a hoarse voice, "No problem."

Then, without much concern, Gunie sat down alone in a corner five or six meters away from the group.

It seemed like a simple, casual exchange.

But Gunie was secretly on guard.

The three超凡者 were no different.

This mysterious figure who had suddenly approached them for a deal had put them on high alert.

This time, having Little Lake bring the mysterious figure to this place, the three of them had laid out many arrangements and contingency plans.

If the other party was genuinely here for a deal, that was fine—after all, Riestan himself operated through the black market. Getting good goods and selling them there earned real pounds.

If the other party had other intentions, on their turf, no one else was allowed to cause trouble.

Moreover, bringing the mysterious figure to their arranged location was itself a test.

If the guy didn't come, or demanded to go to a place of his choosing, then it was almost certainly a trap or some other scheme.

Since the other party dared to come, the likelihood of a genuine deal was greater.

After more than ten minutes, this round of Full Moon Night was nearing its end.

With Riestan, who had the powerful passive ability of the "Wolf King" on the BOSS side, unleashing a burst of cards, he defeated the "Clockwork Knight" and the "Hurricane Witch" to claim final victory.

The smile of victory on Riestan's face gradually faded, and then he looked toward Gunie.

What seemed like a leisurely pastime of over ten minutes was actually Riestan's covert probing to a certain extent.

The result was that he could not detect any fluctuation in the other party's source power aura. The other party's concealment ability was extremely strong—at the very least, a troublesome character.

After a moment's thought, Riestan fixed his gaze on Gunie and spoke softly.

"I feel like I've seen your mask somewhere before."

Gunie had only worn this mask and appeared in this form in one place: the black market.

Clearly, Riestan had also been present at the last black market exchange.

At that time, his sale of life spring water had caused quite a stir, so it was not surprising that someone remembered this ghost-face spiral mask.

"Since you've seen this mask, you must have some idea of what I'm here to trade with you this time, right?"

"Oh?" Riestan's eyes lit up immediately.

That life spring water had left a deep impression on him.

If the other party had come to sell life spring water this time, that would be wonderful.

In fact, he himself urgently needed life spring water.

The frenzied battles of his early years had caused him to suffer massive blood loss multiple times, limb reattachments, arrows and blades piercing his body, spells, curses, toxins, and various penetrating attacks.

The hidden injuries on his body were too numerous to count.

As he aged, he felt that the two- to three-hundred-year lifespan of a超凡者 was not manifesting in him.

At just over fifty, which should be the prime of a超凡er's life, Riestan felt his body beginning to age and decline.

Even during the coldest part of winter each year, he felt stiffness and coldness in his hands and feet.

The excessive severe injuries in his youth and the reckless consumption of large amounts of recovery potions had severely drained his life potential.

Last time, he had wanted to snap up that life spring water.

But he knew that the bidder was a descendant of the Sog Ruins City lord's lineage, which held shares in the mines of the Northern Otto Mountains.

Throughout the northern part of the Yulan Empire, they were a leading force.

A shady local boss like him naturally dared not compete with such official capital aristocrats.

Only those clueless foreigners would be so stubborn as to bid against them.

And everyone saw the result.

No matter how hard your head, it's no match for a big capital aristocrat with a mountain mine at home.

Unexpectedly, Riestan had now run into this seller of life spring water again.

Last time, this guy had bought up quite a bit of life spring water, and now he still had some.

Vaguely, Riestan felt that an opportunity to get rich had arrived.

Looking around, Riestan said in a low voice, "You all, leave."

The two second-order超凡er and the five or six women all followed Riestan's order and left through the side door.

The flames in the fireplace blazed fiercely, with tiny sparks flying out.

Then Riestan looked at Gunie and said,

"I think we can sit down and have a good talk."

"Very happy to." Gunie's hoarse voice was as calm as ever, revealing no unusual emotion.

If Riestan's channel could be opened, Gunie could quietly sell life spring water in multiple batches on the black market in the future.

Then the funding gap of tens of thousands of pounds would no longer be a problem.

And that was precisely the purpose of Gunie's visit to Riestan.