Following behind Fels, Rayleigh arrived at a secret room, also underground.
At this mont, there were already four people seated here.
More accurately—one God, and three mortals.
"Ah, young man, hello there," the God sitting on the sofa said.
Rayleigh glanced over the people in the room.
Although he was not looking at Fels, his words were clearly directed at him.
"So you made these arrangents on the assumption that I would accept the commission."
There was no emotion in his tone, and that, precisely, was how he showed displeasure.
Having others casually guess at your thoughts and predict your actions was always an unpleasant experience.
"Please calm yourself, Lord Yotosai. We simply felt that your strength made you the most suitable person for this commission."
By praising Rayleigh like that, Fels was taking the initiative to lower his stance, clearly not wanting to provoke him.
Just as he had said—they acknowledged Rayleigh's strength, so they did not want to leave him with a bad impression.
"The Guild will cover the intelligence fee in full. You may ask the Hers Familia anything you like."
Rayleigh raised a brow.
It was not that he could not afford the intelligence fee himself, but for the Guild, this was indeed a rather generous gesture.
Sitting on the other two single sofas were Asfi and another woman, while a beastwoman girl stood nearby.
If he rembered correctly, she should be Lulune Louie.
Rayleigh sat down across from Hers.
"Now then! Ask away! As for the Rakia Kingdom, we've already done a very thorough investigation!" Hers said confidently.
His eyes were shining as he stared straight at Rayleigh, making Rayleigh feel sowhat uncomfortable.
"Hmph. Then first of all—the map."
Before thinking about anything else, Rayleigh first thought of the key to this mission: that was to unlock the map.
The Rakia Kingdom was unexplored territory, a completely unfamiliar region to him.
Since it was a kingdom-type Familia, the royal capital would definitely be divided into districts, just like Orario.
The difference was that a kingdom had a class system—and a noble system at that.
There would definitely be areas ordinary people were not allowed to enter.
"Of course, of course, the map, right? Naturally, we've already prepared it~" Hers smiled and snapped his fingers.
Behind him, Lulune Louie imdiately took out a rolled-up map and handed it to Rayleigh.
When Rayleigh took the map, he felt that the beastwoman girl in front of him was very stiff, she even seed to be trembling slightly.
'What's wrong with her? Is she sick? Didn't seem like it.'
Rayleigh looked at her face.
This ti, the girl very obviously showed a panicked expression and imdiately turned her face away.
'Alright then, that confird it.'
This girl seed to be afraid of him? But why? Rayleigh found it rather baffling.
He unfolded the map and held it before his eyes, his gaze sweeping over it two or three tis.
Then he closed his eyes and replayed every detail of the map in his mind.
He found that it was as clear as if he were looking at the actual object, without the slightest vague part.
[Gif Blessings · Minor]
That Skill gave him a form of perfect mory.
With only two passes of his eyes, he had already morized all 735 marked locations nad on this map, he could even directly construct a three-dinsional model of the royal capital in his mind. Mm.
After confirming that he had completely morized the contents of the map, Rayleigh casually summoned a ball of fla and, in the blink of an eye, burned the map in his hand until not even ash remained.
"Oh?" Hers understood.
Rayleigh would not do aningless things, which ant that in just those two or three seconds, the contents of that map had already been completely morized.
How impressive.
Not only his Smithing skill and martial ability—his intelligence was extraordinary as well.
Hers lowered the brim of his hat, hiding his expression, especially his eyes.
Otherwise, that look of soone who had discovered a new toy might frighten the others.
Not that he minded being disliked—but if it could be avoided, all the better.
"This is the list of all subordinate Gods in the kingdom besides the Ares Familia."
"And this one is the list of the kingdom's nobility."
"And this one is the list of individuals inside the Rakia Kingdom who require special attention."
As Hers spoke, Asfi took out the corresponding docunts one after another and placed them on the table.
That was why having an excellent subordinate was so important, not only were they useful—they could also help you put on a show!
Rayleigh felt a bit emotional.
He picked up the three lists, morized all of them, and then burned them as well.
"And lastly, this." Hers suddenly took out a bottle filled with liquid.
He said, "This is a concealnt potion."
A puzzled look appeared on Rayleigh's face.
He had heard of unlock potions and update potions before, but a concealnt potion was truly sothing he had never heard of.
Still, even by instinct, he could tell this was definitely contraband.
An unlock potion was a potion that could ignore a person's will and peek at their hidden Status.
As long as the potion was poured onto soone's back, it could unlock the hidden Status and reveal the person's Familia, ability values, Magic, Skills, and so on.
This kind of potion was prohibited from circulation in Orario, but if it was rely manufactured and no one knew, then there was no problem.
Then there was the update potion: this was a potion that could update a person's Status without needing their patron god.
The price of a single bottle was enough to make even a core-class adventurer burst into tears!
Its raw materials were extrely mysterious, even before update potions were banned, the materials themselves had already involved severe contraband.
And now there was this concealnt potion. Rayleigh was hearing of it for the first ti.
Hers explained at the right mont, "This potion can hide the Status on your back, helping you disguise yourself as an ordinary person. The Rakia Kingdom checks the identity of those entering the city, especially whether they bear a Falna or not. If your identity as a mber of the Hephaestus Familia is exposed, it will imdiately cause an uproar. But with this kind of potion, it can be hidden."
At that point, Hers' gaze suddenly changed.
It beca sharp—and shrewd. "But be careful. At most, it only hides your Status. A true expert can judge a person's strength from the way they walk, their expression, their bearing, even their breathing. So you still need to be careful."
Seeing how seriously Hers was warning him, Rayleigh almost felt a little flattered.
This kind of treatnt—should have belonged to a certain rabbit, shouldn't it?
Why was Hers paying this much attention to him?
Could it be that this trickster God had taken an interest in him?
That was definitely not a good thing...
"I've prepared several false identities for you to choose from. You decide." Hers took out a set of cards.
Then he selected five from among them.
He placed the five cards in a row across the tea table.
Rayleigh lowered his head and looked.
Each of the five cards had a different design and a word written on it.
The first card: apprentice smith from the School District.
The second: wandering rcenary.
The third: bard.
The fourth: painter.
The fifth: musician.
Rayleigh looked at the five cards, hesitated for less than a second—then made his choice.
"I want all of them."
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