At first, Vale had thought of teaming up to use Barney's identity for both fundraising and information gathering. However, since Barney had refused and introduced him to the Night Society, Vale decided to change his plan. On the one hand, he would raise funds by selling insights into the cultivation of spirit plants. These funds would then cover the expenses needed to gather information on the Diagon, Verti, and Horizon families.
"I have invested heavily. I must ensure that the return I receive from Frida is equally substantial," Vale remarked. Without Valentine's help, Vale might have given up on helping Frida.
"50,000 Val."
"Thank you."
Vale accepted a bag of money from a mage who offered to exchange magical radiation stones. 50,000 Val was the rate set by the Val Kingdom for black-quality magic radiant stones. Converting magic radiant stones into Val currency was easy, but the reverse was tricky.
