Chapter 1165: Chapter 1151: The Accountant
Baiyu had no intention of getting involved in the Nanxi incident.
Now, the whole of Abida was on the eve of a violent storm, and there was no need to make things more complicated.
Only
Just as Baiyu was about to start his meditation cultivation, he suddenly discovered that the Sealing Object he had previously put in his pocket had turned into a worthless item with no Spirituality.
Baiyu paused, his face showing a hint of oddity.
Switched?
Impossible, that girl simply didn’t have the Ability to switch items without being noticed by me.
In other words.
Either it was due to the characteristics of the Sealing Object.
Or the girl had a special method.
Interesting.
It seems the president of this Hunter Guild has some tricks...
A smile appeared on Baiyu’s face, and he extended his hand, Spirituality surged around him.
The surrounding space condensed into a colorful passage.
...
Huff, huff.
Nancy kept running forward, not turning her head back, as if a monstrous beast was chasing her.
However.
She hadn’t run far before she suddenly came to a stop, crashing into someone and falling to the ground.
Nancy looked up.
She saw Baiyu standing in her escape path like a wall, with a faint smile on his face.
"You... Hello, I didn’t expect we’d meet again so soon!"
Nancy forced a smile on her face.
Baiyu replied easily, "Yes, what a coincidence.
You now have five minutes to give me a reason to let you go.
For example, what method did you use to take back this little thing from me without me noticing."
Baiyu reached out with his right hand.
A rectangular wooden box was pulled out from the girl.
Intense Spirituality emanated from inside.
Clearly.
This was the Sealing Object from earlier.
"It’s just a trick, a little trick, it’s my Extraordinary Ability," the girl immediately said honestly: "My Extraordinary Ability is called ’Thief’, which gives a certain chance to steal items from others.
The more familiar and well-understood the item, the easier it is to succeed.
Because this Sealing Object was originally mine, I could easily succeed in stealing it, even if you are stronger than me."
This time.
Baiyu didn’t hesitate, and instantly used Spirituality to invade the other party’s Spiritual World, confirming she wasn’t lying.
The Extraordinary Path has many variations.
The Galaxy Imperial records the most Extraordinary Paths, followed by the Great Churches, the specific number is unclear, but all sorts of Extraordinary Abilities basically exist, and the ’Thief’ ability isn’t considered bizarre.
She was able to take it back from Baiyu, clearly because she was familiar enough with the Sealing Object.
Creak.
Baiyu applied force with his finger, gently pressing, and the wooden box containing the Sealing Object automatically popped open, revealing a pen.
It is intricately carved and finely crafted.
Clearly high-end among high-end goods.
The pen emitted a rich Spirituality, which Baiyu could detect now that the wooden box is open, proving it wasn’t a mere piece of junk, but at least a Level One Sealing Object.
"What is this?"
Baiyu looked at her.
The girl said honestly, "A pen."
"I know it’s a pen, I’m asking what its effect is."
A Sealing Object with such strong Spirituality.
Its effect must be formidable, Baiyu was cautious and vigilant.
"Its only function is to write in a notebook,"
The girl reiterated.
Baiyu’s Spirituality confirmed she wasn’t lying.
"You probably don’t want me to use memory reading to figure out how to use this pen, do you?"
"It... it can leave marks in a specific ledger, only it can!"
The girl’s eyes showed some panic: "Can you let me leave? Staying on Abaida’s streets for too long, I’m sure to be found. Those pursuers won’t let me go!"
Baiyu grabbed her shoulder, "Your home’s coordinates."
The girl did not hesitate and immediately conveyed the coordinates to Baiyu using Spirituality.
In an instant.
The surrounding space rippled, rainbow colors quickly formed a passage, swallowing the two.
In the blink of an eye.
Baiyu appeared in a somewhat cluttered small room.
The room consisted of only a bathroom and a living room, with a bed and a wooden table in the living room, next to a stove and a chopping board for cutting vegetables.
On the other side against the wall, there were two wall nails with a thread stretched across, hanging all clothes including women’s underwear.
In another corner, two stacked wash basins.
This was the entirety of the room’s assets.
Of course.
Although the room was sparsely furnished, the walls were covered with various symbols and markings, with a large map hanging in the center marked by the girl with red pen.
These symbols and markings were clearly related to secrecy.
The location of this room should not be divined or tracked by Extraordinary Power.
Quite the professional fugitive, it’s no wonder the Hunter Organization was wiped out, yet she hadn’t been caught.
"Are you truly being chased by the Hunter Organization?"
Baiyu sat on the edge of the bed, noticing the girl in a state of anxious panic, "Or rather, the Hunter Organization is just one of the forces chasing you, and there are other even more powerful forces chasing you, right?"
The girl’s face slightly froze, then said, "The Reckoners."
"Reckoners?"
Baiyu squinted his eyes, hearing of this organization for the first time.
"They serve Immortals and Named ones, even deal with Divine Spirits to a certain extent.
I used to be one of them."
Nancy had already divulged the news and spoke frankly: "Reckoners also do business within the Galaxy, but they only trade one thing—time, or lifespan."
Lifespan...
Can lifespan actually be traded?
Baiyu remained skeptical but considered the strange Divine Spirits, feeling that this wasn’t impossible.
But he hadn’t heard of any Divine Spirit in charge of time and age, whether True Divine or Evil God.
"They can take away people’s lifespan, and also grant it. This is how they run the business of trading lifespan.
However.
I stole the Pen of the Years and the Ashen Ledger.
Only by writing in the Ashen Ledger with the Pen of the Years can lifespan be granted or reduced."
Nancy spoke candidly, calmly stating: "I need a large sum of money, enough to live the rest of my life, and a place where I won’t be found, a completely new identity, from every conceivable aspect.
If you can solve this.
I can give you the Ashen Ledger too.
But, you will also be pursued by the Reckoners, among them... there are Immortals."
