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Chapter 1017: Chapter 313 Information Merchant_2

Chapter 1017: Chapter 313 Information Merchant_2

“Your Highness, I know of a lone adventurer in the camp who has in his possession a treasure map of the Highlands. It has been preliminarily confirmed to be an ancient tomb robber’s route map, pointing to some mysterious treasure. But the region is very dangerous, and the adventurer is recruiting people in the camp…”

“Reward!”

“Your Highness, I happened to buy a few pieces of mysterious metal that cannot be melted in the Adventurers’ Marketplace in the camp, which I suspect are the legendary [Arcanite]. I’ve inquired about their origin, and they were brought back by the Lynx Hunter Group. We have bought all the related intelligence, and none other knows…”

“Reward!”

“…”

Professional information merchants have their own sources of intelligence, holding onto some secrets not even known by the officials.

They are all shrewd, knowing that the prince was not interested in ordinary intelligence, they all revealed their most guarded secrets.

As they said, the majority of the intelligence was exclusive, unknown to outsiders.

It’s true, many were pieces even Leonard Churchill, who had inquired for so long, had never heard of.

Prince Salo was also very generous, handing out bags of gold coins on the spot as a reward.

This was far better than selling intelligence to haggling adventurers, the merchants talked for over half an hour, each earning a handsome profit.

The prince was satisfied as well.

Occasionally, Leonard Churchill also interjected with a few pieces of intelligence rarely known by others, never appearing too conspicuous throughout.

….

“Have you seen that Bounty Orders? Have you spotted any suspicious individuals?”

“Unfortunately, Your Highness, we have not.”

“…”

Soon, the exchange of intelligence concluded.

The merchants turned to leave.

If Leonard Churchill were to walk away just like that, he would miss the opportunity he had prepared for a long time.

He deliberately lagged behind at the end.

Prince Salo was obviously very perceptive and saw the complex expression of hesitation and eagerness to perform on his face.

Prince Salo, with a self-assured confidence as if he could see through people’s hearts, chuckled and asked, “It seems there’s some intelligence you haven’t finished sharing?”

A mere information merchant had no place to beat around the bush in front of him.

If the intelligence wasted time without value, he would not show a pleasant expression.

“Yes, Your Highness.”

Leonard Churchill also took the opportunity to speak, adding, “Forgive me for not speaking directly earlier, the intelligence I have concerns a matter of great importance…”

“Oh?”

Prince Salo looked interested.

In front of this person, Leonard Churchill knew he couldn’t keep him in suspense, and he dropped a bombshell, saying, “Based on my observation during this period, I suspect that the Rune Highlands may be related to the royal tombs of the Talun Era!”

“…”

Prince Salo’s expression remained the same, but a sharp glint that others would find difficult to perceive flickered in his eyes.

He seemed to show only casual interest as he said, “Your source of intelligence? Let’s hear it…”

…..

Leonard Churchill’s current abilities were particularly well-suited for intelligence work.

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Most other information merchants were involved in the trade of intelligence.

But he truly understood intelligence.

The Adventurer’s Guild’s task board was teeming with thousands of tasks, with a vast amount of new information updated daily.

This intelligence varied greatly in value.

There were those that were ineffective, misjudged, or fake…

Not everyone could discern the truth.

To deal with those fragmented and disordered bits of intelligence required incredibly meticulous thought, logical thinking, and sharp intuition.

All the intelligence in the Lament Valley Camp was about the Rune Highlands.

It seemed unrelated at first glance, each piece an independent message.

But viewed from a high enough perspective, by analyzing a large quantity of intelligence…

One could glimpse that these pieces of information were like puzzle pieces, eventually revealing the entirety of the Rune Highlands!

Previously, Leonard Churchill didn’t possess such abilities.

But “I Am the World” did.

Noah Wright was able to plan without fail largely because this ability gave him efficient and accurate analytical and deductive abilities to process intelligence.

These past few days, Leonard Churchill, using his shadow overtly and covertly to gather intelligence, had acquired a substantial amount of it.

Mixing all of them together and analyzing, he made some guesses that were almost close to reality.

…

Leonard Churchill directly took out a map he had drawn and began his explanation.

This was a map he had created recently from the intelligence he had gathered.

In the entire camp, it would certainly count as the most detailed and accurate adventure map of the Rune Highlands.

Such a map might not be unique to the royal family; they might even have more precise military maps and various ancient maps and relics left from thousands of years ago.

Rather than keeping it hidden, it was better to show its value.

Anyone who knew their stuff would immediately see that the drawer of the map was an expert in intelligence!

As expected.

Just by taking out this map, Prince Salo, looking at the densely drawn place names and annotations, also narrowed his eyes slightly.

For the first time, he seriously regarded “Sean,” the information merchant.

Leonard Churchill glanced at the prince from the corner of his eye and began his explanation.

“Seven days ago, the Iron Boots Adventure Team discovered a simple village ruin in the Red Rock Plateau Mountain Region. Although no valuable ancient items were found, in my view, the village itself is an important piece of intelligence… Even during the Talun Era, this wilderness was not suited for human habitation… so the identity and motives for their dwelling deserve scrutiny.”

“Three days ago, in a direction thirty degrees northwest of the highlands, a suspected ancient rammed earth layer of a road was discovered. I suspect it’s a road for transporting materials for some large construction. However, what’s strange is that so far, no large ruins have been discovered on the highlands…”