Part 3 The Traveler Chapter 138 The Stand-In Mission
Inside the room, hearing Bilt’s sigh, Sotos pressed the edges of his eye sockets and spoke in a hushed voice:
”Chief, that big shot is arriving the day after tomorrow.”
Bilt looked back with a grave expression:
”I know.”
”We only have two choices, one is to entrust the mission to Germaine Sparrow regardless of whether he is trustworthy or not and hope for the best, the other is to immediately give up our properties in Oravi, take the cash and jewels with us and leave this place, and go to the ocean to become pirates, and I have the certainty that the ‘Pirate Hunter’ will have the most of the sailors and adventurers to follow us.” Sotos paused and then added, “Chief, when you were an adventurer and led us to steer the ship and hunt pirates, you were so resolute and decisive, I think you have already made up your mind, and don’t need me to do anything else.”
”Haha, no need to compliment me.” Bilt laughed bitterly twice, “I’m no longer the former pirate hunter who was undaunted in blood and cannon fire, the long life of ease has unconsciously corrupted my will, I don’t even quite want to continue to seek opportunities for advancement, and it’s as if that one companion who turned into a monster is still living in my mind.”
Hoo…… he exhaled, his expression turning serious for a moment:
”However, you are right, we don’t have time to hesitate anymore, we must make a decision immediately.”
Saying this, Bilt turned his head sideways and pointed at the window with his chin.
Sotos was first stunned, and then realized what the chief meant.
……
After leaving the “Sweet Lemon” bar, Klein strolled down the street, ready to go to the crossroads to hire a rental carriage.
Just then, he heard a window clang upstairs and saw a figure fall.
Perhaps as a result of experiencing such horrors as the Antigonus family notes and the bizarre telegraph office in Banshee Harbor, Klein’s first thought was that Billet Brando was dead, having died suddenly after his own visit to him, and falling from the upper floors to land on the ground with his eyes rounded.
It was the same as when he had first opened the door and seen Rielle Beebe’s mother dead in a comfort chair, her body highly decomposed, her eyes snapping to the floor from an external vibration.
A similar thought flashed through his mind, and Klein got a good look at the figure falling down the stairs as Sotos Young, not Bilt Brando.
And the other party was in normal condition, obviously still alive.
Crap, trouble is coming to the door …… Klein inwardly thumped, and had a more accurate judgment.
If he were himself, he would have pretended not to see Sotos-Young jumping to intercept himself, and before the other party opened his mouth, he turned around and left, running wildly until he lost the other party, just like the state of the “General above the stars” when he was being chased by the knowledge.
Unfortunately, I am now Germaine Sparrow, a crazy adventurer who can not run away because of such a small thing …… Hey, more aware of their own is also a bonus …… Klein stopped in his tracks, looking at the linen shirt, wearing a brown jacket Sotos landed firmly on the ground, pressed his hand to his chest, and saluted:
”Mr. Germaine Sparrow, we have a very important matter we would like to entrust to you.”
Came …… Klein’s outwardly calm response:
”I am not free these days.”
”It won’t take too much of your time, you can hear exactly what is to be done before considering whether to refuse or accept.” Sotos, who had a black beard on his mouth and under his jaw, said sincerely.
I’m just afraid that I’ll have to accept it after hearing …… Eh, it’s actually okay, if Bilt Brando and Sotos Young dare to threaten me and force me to take the mission, I don’t mind realizing them into gold pounds and extraordinary materials …… Klein thought about it seriously, and actually found himself It seemed like he didn’t need to worry too much at sea, and his Pirate Admiral level strength could basically walk sideways in most places.
He pulled out the gold-cased pocket watch on the inside of his clothing and pressed it open to look at it:
”I’ll give you five minutes.”
”Good, that’s enough.” Sotos pointed to the entrance of the Sweet Lemon bar behind Klein.
Returning to the previous room, Klein looked at the wall clock and said with a cold expression:
”Three minutes and twelve seconds.”
Such an attitude of his inexplicably made Bildt become settled inside, and began to believe that Germaine Sparrow was absolutely capable of accomplishing the task.
”Mr. Germain, I heard that you can change into anyone’s appearance, just like the past ‘Hurricane Lieutenant General’ Zilingus.” Bilt grabbed his mouth and asked.
Who leaked this matter? Klein’s eyebrows jumped and his gaze at Bilt instantly turned dark.
If word of Germaine Sparrow’s ability to change into anyone spread, it would be a big or small problem for Klein, because it would either remind people of the “Creeping Hunger” and the death of Zillinger, or it would be suspected by the extraordinary people who possessed a certain amount of secrets as the “Faceless Man”, the former would probably lead to the suspicion of “The Faceless Man”. “The former may attract the attention of the Dusk Hermits, while the latter is likely to attract the attention of the Church of the Goddess of the Night and send people to investigate.
Of course, the Church of the Goddess of the Night is not strong in the sea, Klein is not too worried, just not willing to clash with the Night Watchers.
When the time came, he would have to give up the identity of Germaine Sparrow, at the critical point where the image of the adventurer who was crazy and powerful and had a soft heart was becoming more and more widely known and recognized, and gaining more and more feedback.
Bilt felt the change in Gelman Sparrow’s gaze, and the whole thing tightened up for a moment, grinning:
”This is the news from the Black Death.”
Tracy …… She is getting back at me, ah, one day, I will complete the hunt for her …… Klein nodded gently and said:
”You can take this news as true.”
He didn’t deliberately try to explain where the ability to change others came from, because it didn’t fit Gelman Sparrow’s persona.
Bilton breathed a sigh of relief and said after two seconds of calm:
”We’re helping a big shot find a double.”
Under the gaze of Germaine Sparrow’s meaningless gaze, he explained in detail:
”That big shot needs to act alone to deal with a secretive matter that cannot be known by others, so a double must take his place to deal with his daily affairs, meet with different guests, and maneuver around his mistress without revealing the slightest problem, while he can return in about three to five days.
”We had found a man who resembled him, spent a great deal of time correcting his manners and accent, and reported the good news to the great man, when, to our surprise, the vagabond overdid it by overeating and passed away the night before last from a sudden illness.
”That big man is about to start his own operation, and we don’t have enough time to find another person who looks like him, and have to turn to you.”
Isn’t this the real playing opportunity I wanted …… Klein’s heart thumped as he listened.
But he was also keenly aware of one thing:
Can be “Adventurers Mutual Association” leader Bildt called a big shot, must be a really big shot, around the big shot things, often are not simple, contains a small risk!
Klein thought for a moment and asked in a low, rhetorical voice:
”Do you think this matter is dangerous?”
”No, as long as you are not exposed, there will not be any danger, all you need to do is to represent that big man in the open, huh, no one dares to assassinate him, hmmm …… I know what you’re worrying about, afraid that that big man will kill all those who know about it afterward? Don’t worry, the pirates made up a lot of vicious rumors about him, so as long as it ends successfully, how you leak this matter afterward, no one will believe it, it will only be treated as those joke-like rumors.” Bilt spread his hands and laughed.
Klein didn’t dwell on that much and turned to ask:
”What kind of payment can you offer?”
”One thousand pounds in cash, plus three chances to ‘craft’ the production, huh, and I’ll help you pay for everything but the materials.” Bilt started with Germaine Sparrow’s previous commission and made an offer he thought the other party couldn’t refuse.
It’s okay …… but the most important thing is the chance to play for real …… Klein looked at the wall clock and said:
”I’ll go back and think about it, and I’ll give you an answer tonight.”
Regardless, going above the gray mist first to divine how dangerous things were was a must!
–Considering that Bilt and Sotos were Sequence 7 or even Sequence 6 Extraordinaires, Klein didn’t make the request to go to the lavatory face to face, lest the other party notice the problem.
Since he didn’t divulge who that big shot actually was, Bilt didn’t worry about it and nodded:
”Good.
”I hope we can work well together.”
……
On Williams Street, a sturdy and robust Forsak who was nearly two meters tall was searching for clues.
Suddenly, he lifted his head in a touch of inspiration.
A morning glow had surfaced around him, illuminating the surrounding houses and gas streetlights as if they were hallucinations.
At the same time, fires were rising in the streets and all sorts of supernatural phenomena were bubbling up.
Sure enough, the House of Sauron had also sent someone …… The same Vossack who had had his suspicions before cast his eyes to the front of the street.
He saw a red gloved or black gloved night watchman appear, and saw a deep, dark, complicated patterned gun muzzle sticking out from the roof, aimed at himself, while the pedestrians around him seemed to be unaware of it.
He also saw Archbishop Horamik, the Archbishop of the Diocese of Berkland of the Church of Steam and Machinery, and he saw St. Anthony, the Archbishop of the Diocese of Berkland of the Church of the Goddess of the Night.
Immediately afterward, out of the corner of his eye, he saw the Solons raise their hands above their heads.
The …… powerful Forsak spies followed to make the same movement.
They made a snap decision and chose to surrender!
Fighting back would only result in death on the spot, surrendering had a chance of being redeemed!
……
At 6:30 in the evening, Klein once again came to the “Sweet Lemon” bar and met Bildt and Sotos.
He said without much expression:
”Pay 500 pounds in advance.
”Then tell me who I need to turn into a target.”
Bilt couldn’t help the obvious smirk that escaped his lips and said in a hushed voice as he signaled Sotos to the safe:
”He is the Kingdom’s Supreme Naval Commander in the Central Sunian Sea.
”His Excellency Admiral Emilius Levitt.
”A true demigod!”