"Bait?"
Xio didn't comment on the suggestion. She hadn't known Jane for long, and they couldn't even be considered friends. She didn't trust her in a plan that involved her life and death.
"Yes, bait." Jane nodded. She clearly knew what Xio was worried about, so she continued,
"I don't need you to participate in the battle with that monster. All you need to do is lure him out.
"In addition, I will entrust a friend to watch over you in secret. Once that monster appears, she will immediately take you out of the battlefield.
"Of course, if you're worried about my arrangements, you can also do it with that friend of yours who has the powers of Teleportation… Yes, it's Fors, right? Let's do it together… But don't worry, I'll still let that friend watch over you. I won't let you really encounter any danger."
At this point, Jane stared into Xio's eyes and said in a sincere tone, "I don't think you're willing to put Ebner in danger for your own sake, right?"
Xio fell silent for a moment when she heard that. Clearly, Jane's last sentence had moved her… Or perhaps, she had had similar considerations in the past. Unfortunately, she wasn't strong enough, and reporting it to the officials might expose Mr. Fool's secret, so she didn't take any action.
"Are you really confident? According to what I know, you're only a Sequence 7 Spirit Medium, right? That baron had previously eliminated an entire MI9 team, including a Disciplinary Paladin," Xio asked after a while.
However, raising this question itself meant that Xio was inclined to join Jane's plan.
Jane had obviously thought of this as well. A smile appeared on her face as she replied, prepared, "I have a powerful Beyonder item that can allow me to temporarily control the power of a Sequence 5… Furthermore, I'll get a powerhouse to help me.
"In short, with the strength displayed by that monster, I have a seventy percent chance of eliminating him."
Through her Interrogator senses, Xio determined that Jane wasn't lying. Hence, she nodded slightly. After some deliberation, she asked again, "When do you plan on beginning this plan?"
"Next Monday or Tuesday, after the expert I mentioned arrives," Jane estimated the time and replied.
"I agreed to join your plan…" Xio nodded at first, then she looked at Jane and said bluntly, "But I don't trust you… So, I need to sign a Notary Certificate before I take on the role of bait."
"Reasonable suggestion." Jane had already expected this, and she said happily, "Before the operation officially begins next week, I'll think of a way to get a Notary Certificate."
As she spoke, she paused and asked, "What other questions do you have? Speak them all out."
Upon seeing this question, Xio clearly hesitated for a moment, but she still deliberated over her words. "According to Ebner's inference, that Baron Convais actually your ancestor, right… Can you really do it?"
After hearing this, Jane subconsciously moved her long hair that was originally hanging in front of her chest to her back. Her eyes were a little adrift as she said, "Ignoring how many generations I was away from that ancestor of mine, we didn't have any feelings for each other… Even if I really cared about family ties, I should've personally ended his pain when he was corrupted by the black spots and sent him back to the Underworld and to God, right?"
It's no wonder you've been using the word "monster" as a pronoun to refer to Baron Conva… Xio immediately came to a realization and didn't ask further.
…
After Xio left the Bravehearts Bar, Jane sat quietly for a while before sighing. Then, she took out a pen and paper and bent over a nearby table to write.
When the letter was finished, Jane put the letter in an envelope but didn't send it immediately. Instead, she walked out of the bar and strolled into a warehouse at the dock area in the night.
The moment she entered the warehouse, a strange Spirit Body flew over and circled her twice, as though it was trying to claim credit before vanishing.
This was where she and Miss Sharron had agreed to store their transaction items.
After checking the materials and items she had purchased and confirming that there were no mistakes, Jane set up a ritual and summoned the huge humanoid skeleton whose eye sockets were burning with black flames.
After handing the letter to the skeleton messenger, Jane pointed at the materials in the warehouse and instructed,
"Pass the letter to Captain first. You should still remember her, right?
"In addition, ship these materials to the Future in batches…"
After the skeleton messenger reverently received the letter, it quickly vanished.
Seeing the messenger leave, Jane ignored the items in the warehouse and sat on a chair. As she thought, she muttered to herself,
The next step is to convince Miss Sharron to visit Xio for a day…
Yes, there's no need for her to fight for it. It's just to leave the battlefield with Xio when the monsters appear… In that case, some news I heard in the Rorsted Archipelago might garner her interest, making her willing to help…
…
Cherwood Borough, in the gardened villa on Kingst Street.
At this moment, Ebner was sitting at a desk in the study, writing a letter.
With regards to the possibility of a threat from Baron Conva , Jane and Xio could imagine it, so he naturally didn't ignore it.
However, compared to the two ladies, Ebner had a deeper understanding of the baron's strength.
After all, the other party had suffered underground corruption!
And the essence of underground corruption was a sefirah!
Furthermore, compared to the baron who could occasionally maintain his lucidity and suppress his madness, Ebner's intuition told him that the lady named Lady Aston was more terrifying.
Because of the baron's diary, Ebner suspected that the so-called "Lady Auceptin" wasn't the "Auceptin" that the baron believed to be. Instead, it was some kind of terrifying thing sealed behind the underground door of the ancient castle…
Even the large amount of knowledge the baron obtained from behind the door didn't come from corruption but from her.
After all, Sefirah Castle's orientation was too obvious. It didn't seem like knowledge obtained by coincidence.
Due to this, Ebner believed that if he wanted to resolve this problem, he would probably need demigod-level powers.
And awkwardly, other than the Sanguine Duke who stopped him in East Chester County, he didn't know any demigods… much less anyone who was willing to help him…
Furthermore, he had already been to the Church of Earth Mother, and he hadn't received any additional hints, so he probably wouldn't receive any additional help.
As for the God of Knowledge and Wisdom… there's no need to mention it.
However, as he was thinking of countermeasures, he suddenly recalled the true Wheel of Fortune card he had obtained from the snake.
Lucky, good timing, not rich or noble, good at improvisation, promising promotion, a chance encounter, love at first sight, happiness in marriage…
Let's not talk about the last few events. Where do luck and good timing come from?
Is there any suitable opportunity to resolve the problem at hand?
Following this train of thought, Ebner quickly thought of a person, a person who might've just arrived in Backlund—Mr. Azik.
Baron Conva was a Sequence 5 Gatekeeper of the Death pathway, and no matter what Madam Aston's essence was, she existed in the form of an undead.
As a Death Consul, Mr. Azik was probably able to suppress them greatly.
Even if the two of them were corrupted by the sefirot and might have a certain level of resistance, they would definitely be greatly weakened.
Therefore, Mr. Azik's arrival does match the principle of a good opportunity in the Wheel of Fortune…
But it's still the same problem. Ebner doesn't know him…
As he thought about it, he suddenly recalled that Cullen had once mentioned in his letter that the first time Silika was in Baron Lamud's ancient castle… Perhaps it had something to do with Mr. Azik.
Thus, with the intention of getting to know Mr. Azik through Silika, Ebner wrote a letter to Cullen, hoping to get his permission.