There are many dangerous Secret Organizations in Tingen.
Whether it's the Aurora Society, the Secret Order, the Witches, or Amon, who are as ubiquitous as Cockroaches, each of them could cause ordinary people to get involved in strange and dangerous situations.
Roger pondered for a moment based on the current time Node.
“The most restless Witch in Tingen is Triss, who uses the Sequence 8 ‘Instigator’ ability, causing the Clover, which had just been plundered by the King of the Five Seas, Naster, to fall into Internal Strife and Mutual Killing again.”
“Considering the current time, the Passengers on the Clover have not yet returned, so we can temporarily rule out the possibility of this ‘Instigator’ causing trouble.”
“So James is more likely to be involved in an event caused by the relevant Influence of the Secret Order and the Aurora Society…”
As for why it's not Amon, the reason is simple.
Because the Astrolabe didn't show any signs of James being killed or his Destiny being distorted, it only indicated that he was in a pressing environment related to Mysticism.
Roger considered his words, and then said:
“Mr. Willis, judging from the Trace of the Celestial Body's movement, your son should be in some kind of danger that is difficult for ordinary people to understand.”
“Danger that is difficult for ordinary people to understand? What do you mean?”
Mr. Willis immediately sat up straight, his eyes filled with anxiety as he looked at Roger.
“Specifically, it refers to the relevant events of those Secret existences belonging to the Spirituality level.” Roger pointed to the Copper Mirror beside him.
In a Realm like Loen, where religious Faith is quite common, the word Spirituality is not unfamiliar to most people.
“Spirituality… You mean, my son is involved in a Supernatural Event?”
Mr. Willis's second half of the sentence suddenly rose, containing a lot of disbelief.
He has always been a Profit-oriented businessman, not only often forcing the workers in his factory to work overtime, but also employing child labor.
Although Willis and his family claim to be Steam Believers, such people are the most worldly and materialistic.
As a family of Goddess believers, he later converted to the Church of Steam in order to get to know the relevant connections and facilitate his Business.
Therefore, although Willis has heard of Supernatural Events, he has always treated them as Rumor and never really believed them.
Now a Diviner suddenly told him that his son was involved in a danger related to this, he was naturally quite reactive.
Roger saw Willis's distrust of him, but considering that the other party was the first Patron willing to spend 8 Sol for his Divination, he still patiently replied:
“It seems so, but there is good news: James is still alive.”
Hearing this, Willis was stunned for a moment, and hope rekindled in his eyes.
He muttered a few words, and then said:
“Mr. Bonway, can you… find a way to help me find James?”
“You want me to also be a Private Detective? I am a Diviner.” Roger asked with a smile.
Although Divination also has the function of finding people, such a commission is somewhat counter-intuitive.
“You can understand it that way. Because I don't really trust these Police Officers in Tingen now, I have to prepare for both possibilities.”
After Willis finished speaking, he complained again: “If it were in Conston, I could directly find the Police Officer…”
Being a Private Detective, it's actually not impossible…
Roger ignored Willis's mutterings and thought to himself.
Although he knew that Willis was anxious to find his son and had the element of desperation, if the other party was willing to pay more Commission, he wouldn't mind helping out a little.
But this is also very risky.
The “Star of Judgment” Pathway is good at interfering with people's Spirit at Sequence 9 and does not have much combat Ability, which is similar to the “Diviner”.
Because it is a Supernatural Event, it is almost inevitable that a Beyonder is involved.
If he unfortunately encounters a Sequence 8 enemy or a Sequence 9 who is good at combat, he will likely To Capsize in a Gutter.
But… Roger still decided to accept this commission.
“Yes, but you need to pay more.” Roger nodded.
“Really?”
Willis was stunned when he saw the Diviner in front of him so readily:
“How much do you need? As long as it doesn't exceed 30 Gold Pound, I can.” he asked.
“30 Gold Pound…”
Roger's original idea was to collect 10 Gold Pound, which would not only clear his debt in the Divination Club, but also he wouldn't have to worry about the rent for a long time to come.
After all, for the first time taking on an “offline person-finding” commission, the price should be fair.
But who knew that the other party was so wealthy and said 30 Gold Pound right away.
But Roger didn't show any happiness at all, but rather frowned slightly:
“Generally speaking, commissions involving Supernatural Phenomena have Life Threatening, and no one will take them for less than 50 Gold Pound…”
The other party said 30 Gold Pound, so he naturally couldn't simply respond with 30 Gold Pound, but instead, he had to try to make this expense sound very worthwhile.
“Then 50 Gold Pound, find James within three days. Can you?” Willis replied without thinking.
“……”
Roger instantly felt that he was still not bold enough.
“James is very important to me. He is the only one among my three sons who has the Qualification and Ability to take over my company's affairs. 50 Gold Pound is very suitable.” Willis further added.
“This way of linking his own flesh and blood with value is really in line with my stereotype of most capitalists in Loen…”
Roger muttered to himself.
In this day and age, successful businessmen like the future Sherlock Moriarty, who are kind-hearted, are few and far between.
“…Yes.” Roger exhaled, and nodded.
Seeing this, Willis first paid 15 Gold Pound to Roger as a 30% Deposit, and then got up and left.
“I'll wait for your good news.” Before leaving, the other party instructed him.
Closing the door of the Divination Room, Roger held the one 10 Gold Pound and one 5 Gold Pound banknotes, feeling the faint special Ink fragrance.
“The taste of money… My first pot of gold is not bad, I don't have to sell those Jelly from my Ancestral Property for the time being.”
Roger made a joke of himself, and his mood was quite good.
Even Bandit seemed to feel his Abnormality, jumped onto the Divination table, and sniffed hard with his nose.
As for how to complete the commission, Roger already had a plan in his mind.
He put away the money, put on his Wide-brimmed Hat, and then beckoned Bandit to jump on his shoulder, and walked out of the Divination Room.
“Mr. Bonway, here is your 4 Sol.”
Angelica handed Roger the 4 Sol banknotes, which was his Share in this Divination.
“The first time Divining for a customer in Tingen, is it going well?”
Angelica paused, and then said: “Mr. Willis was still a little worried when he left just now, but he seemed to be much more relaxed than when he came.”
“Of course, you have to believe in my strength.”
Roger smiled politely, and then asked: “Where is Mr. Moretti's Divination Room? I have something private to ask him.”
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