After getting into the settlement, Dan didn't head directly towards the inn. He went to Nalan's apothecary first and bought a cheap healing drug. He put the drug in his leather bag and started returning home. On his way, he came across a shabby-looking abandoned house.
People die every day here. So, there is nothing special about an abandoned house. But what is special about this house is that it is just a decoy. Beneath the house is actually the storeroom of the richest person in the whole chain of settlements. Nobody noticed that an invisible thing came out of Dan's body and entered that shabby house.
Dan underestimated Cauli's knowledge. Cauli was actually a ranger. The richest person in the whole chain of settlements is actually a woman named Jelena. Using her business talent, she gained terrifying connections and status. Cauli worked for that woman, and he was one of her stress relief partners.
Jelena created a group of rangers that ventured into the forest to specifically look for those rare fruits and flowers. Rangers will collect those and sell them to Jelena. Jelena will then sell them to the othersiders.
Cauli was the captain of one such team. And by a stroke of luck, his team found a small body of water full of Tors lotus. Cauli killed the other three members of his team to keep everything secret. He reported the incident to Jelena but didn't tell her the location. Jelena was fine with the deal as long as he offers her flowers every month.
Since then, he has been Jelena's partner. He will tribute Lotuses once a month and be paid handsomely. But as they say, Greediness is Human Nature. Cauli made the same mistake.
After one of the night sessions with Jelena, Cauli sneakily went through some secret information that was in her room. Jelena have secret underground storages in all settlements.
Cauli tried to blackmail Jelena using those Information. But, alas, he underestimated her too much. Using her connections, Jelena framed Cauli. The peacekeepers killed him after making him spit out every piece of information about Tors Lotus pond. The peacekeepers and Jelena were in cahoots the whole time.
The peacekeepers will get what they need, and the secrets of Jelena will remain hidden. while the world would not have a single question about the whole situation. A perfect Ploy.
But not everything goes as Humans want it to. An oddball named Dan got his hands on those Information. That day, when he absorbed Cauli's knowledge, he not only gained the location of those flowers but also got to know about the secret storerooms of Jelena.
Bypassing the abandoned house, Dan went directly towards the inn. After entering his room, he started monitoring the Nanobots. "Legacy show me what is going on?"
A Panel appeared before him and now he can see the Interior of the abondened house through Nanobots. Nanobots passed through ground and arrived at a cave like structure underground.
The cave had a single passage in a certain direction. Nanobots proceeded that way. Nanobots encountered a lot of tarps but went past them without even activating a single trap. At the end of the passage was a metallic door. On the other side of the door is Jelena's secret storage room.
When Dan saw what was in that room, he couldn't contain his joy anymore and started laughing Maniacally.
"That Jelena is a total Nut job. Who hides their things under the residence of an Evoker. The secret storage room is right beneath the central hall of the 7th Settlement." Legacy said in an amused tone.
"Hahahahah, Look Arut fruit, Tors Lotus, scripts, Coins this room has everything." Dan laughed looking at the panel.
"Not only that, but Nanobots are sensing three Nav-crystal signatures from this room, but no Life signatures. Do you understand what that means?" Asked Legacy.
" That Means those Blessed Weapons we saw the other day are also there and with out anyone guarding it." Dan Exclaimed.
"It will take too much time getting them here through Nanobots. Let's use Teleportation. I will Teleport you where Nanobots are now. We will put everything in my Inventory and leave. Nobody will know anything." Suggested Legacy.
"Good. But I have a better idea. Legacy Activate CAMOUFLAGE." Dan ordered.
Legacy Activated Camouflage and Dan completely vanished from the room. This is the 1st time Dan used CAMOUFLAGE and this is an interesting feeling. Nobody could see him, Nobody noticed he was there a moment ago.
Dan came out of the Inn. Nobody in the Inn noticed him or sensed anything. Dan felt amazing, so he started walking towards the abondened house. On his way he encountered Hesta. Hesta still had that "He lost everything in his life" face.
Dan remembered how Hesta dislocated his arms and smiled. He silently approached him and gave a good smack on his head. Hesta's dejected face completely disappeared as he started looking around in Confusion. "What the heck? There is no one. Am I getting delusional for that fruit?" Hesta thought in his mind.
Dan was laughing his stomach out and Suddenly a terrifying Idea started brewing in Dan's mind.
"Stop playing around. CAMOUFLAGE Costs Energy. Let's go and get those Items. I am using TELEPORTATION." Legacy stated.
But Dan stopped him and asked,"Wait, is the TELEPORTATION going to produce any light as the other day, When you guys came to our world."
"No. That will only happen if I use Long Distance TELEPORTATION. For short distance Teleportation it won't happen. So are you ready?" Asked Legacy.
"Wait, if that's the case, Teleport me to the Dumpster pit first. I have a plan." Ordered Dan.
Legacy didn't understand what is going on in Dan's mind but still he followed his order.
Dan arrived at the Dumpster pit. He walked to the Black tree where he buried Cauli. He checked and the Half-rotten body of Cauli was present there. He directly put the body in Inventory and asked Legacy to Teleport them to the Secret Storage room.
"I hope you have a good reason, why you put that disgusting thing in my Inventory. If not I will fry your brain." Legacy complained and teleported Dan.
Appearing inside the storage room Dan took out the corpse of Cauli and threw it on the ground. He put everything present inside the room in the Inventory including the Blessed Weapons that were in a Metal Vault. After taking away everything he made a giant hole in the middle of the room and hid the body there.
"Legacy make this room as this was before we came. Do not leave a single trace behind."ordered Dan. A lot of silvery substance came out of his body and spread throughout the room. Few seconds later they returned inside his body.
The once full room now have nothing left. But there are no traces of Human infiltration. As if everything disappeared on their own.
Dan studied the empty room and pointed at a wall. Then he ordered Legacy to do something and Legacy also started laughing Maniacally. Nanobots came out of his hand and marched towards the wall Dan pointed. After a few seconds they returned and something could be seen written on the wall.
It was " THY..WHO UN.FAIRED..ME .. BE PREPARED..AS. I..WILL RETURN.. HAVE..MY .. REVENGE. I WILL.. COME.. FOR..YOU.
Legacy wrote those sentences in the creepiest way possible in the local Language of this planet. Soon a Rumour about the "Revenger Ghost" will spread throughout the chain of settlements.
As they say, Greediness is Human Nature. Stealing is an Art. Dan Made a beautiful Combination of them.