Endless Sea.
Bounty Departnt office.
The Deputy Minister’s face showed a mont of surprise.
"Electric Eel Wizard?"
The staff nodded, obviously also finding themselves in a bit of a bind.
Hundred Flowers maintained a calm deanor, her mind seemingly preoccupied.
"We were still uncertain who the culprit behind Master Fire Dragon’s assassination was... But now it seems so people just can’t wait to show their true colors."
There was no doubt.
It was the Electric Eel Wizard who conspired with the Eight-Ard Demon Witch to assassinate Master Fire Dragon.
After the Master killed the Eight-Ard Demon Witch in self-defense, the Electric Eel Wizard, worried that the Master would claim his reward and grow even stronger, preemptively took the only Burning Sect oddity. .c
Of course, there were other possibilities, but the suspicion towards the Electric Eel Wizard couldn’t be excluded.
Hundred Flowers understood all of this, yet she held back from acting.
There would be no point, it would only spook the suspect.
Clavier spoke with a tone of slight dejection, apologizing as he said,
"Elena, would you consider choosing another oddity?"
Hundred Flowers shook her head.
"Sorry, I only want that Burning oddity."
Clavier thought for a mont, then said,
"Just wait a mont."
He temporarily left the hall to go to the Minister’s office.
The Minister was a middle-aged wizard with a small, wispy goatee and a lean figure. He might look unremarkable, but his strength was at the Sixth Circle Perfection.
The Deputy Minister asked,
"Minister, about the reward for killing the Eight-Ard Demon Witch, that Burning artifact... Is there any way to get it back? After all, it belongs to our Bounty Departnt and now Elena only wants this oddity, she’s not interested in anything else."
The Minister frowned.
"Why does soone from the Ocean Sect want a Burning oddity? Take it or leave it, she really thinks too highly of herself. What, is it just because she’s a bit talented?"
As a wizard who was approaching the end of his lifespan, he despised people like the Flower Witch the most.
He had worked so hard in his cultivation, investing so much ti, yet he could only look up to the seventh circle, unable to advance even an inch.
Why should that be?
The Deputy Minister asserted,
"Minister, I think it’s inappropriate for the Electric Eel Wizard to take away that Burning oddity... Firstly, our Bounty Departnt, though part of the Law Enforcent Departnt, has autonomous rights over its property. Secondly, according to the ’Reward Money Standard Act’, killing a Sixth Ring Senior simply does not warrant a Morning Star-level oddity. Morning Star artifacts are extrely rare;
only by killing a seventh-circle wizard or a top-level talent of Sixth Circle Perfection does one qualifies to obtain one."
The Minister waved his hand dismissively,
"Enough, don’t co quoting the law at . How many years have I been in the Bounty Departnt? Don’t I understand it better than you? It’s no use talking reason with here, you ought to take it up with those higher up."
The Deputy Minister, left speechless, turned and left.
Back in the hall.
Hundred Flowers communicated the situation to Levi and received a simple response.
"Then just choose another one, go for that Frost Artifact."
Given the situation, she let go of her insistence. But still, she felt a strong displeasure towards the Electric Eel Wizard.
She even considered calling Lady Witch over to argue with these people.
But then she thought better of it.
Star Tower was a joint venture established by the Sea of Six Towers, and the Letney Family was just one part of it.
As in all places, one raven will not peck out another’s eyes;
with the Letney Family having undue influence in the Law Enforcent Departnt, it was only natural that other departnts were controlled by other top-level organizations.
In such a climate, no one was flawless, it was best to accept bad luck with grace.
In the end, Elena left with a blue crow-shaped oddity in her hand.
But then she saw soone in a golden robe stepping in.
His golden hair fluttered, and lightning flickered around him;
who could it be if not the Electric Eel Wizard?
The Electric Eel Wizard smiled and said,
"Isn’t this Elena?"
Elena replied with a smile,
"Isn’t this the Electric Eel?"
The Electric Eel Wizard’s face twitched, insulted that she didn’t address him as ’wizard’ or ’sir’.
He smiled and asked,
"What brings Elena here?"
Elena replied,
"Nothing."
She walked past the Electric Eel Wizard with a calm expression and even let out a disdainful sniff.
The Electric Eel Wizard suppressed the urge to react and turned to watch as Elena walked away, his thoughts darkening.
"Heh, let’s see if you can still smile once Levi is dead."
He refused to believe that Elena had killed the Eight-Ard Demon Witch. Although Elena was strong, she had only recently advanced to Sixth Circle Perfection, with her spiritual force barely reaching four thousand points, whereas the Eight-Ard Demon Witch had a spiritual force near the maximum of five thousand points.
Both at Sixth Circle Perfection, there was still a significant gap between them.
He was certain it was an ally of Master Fire Dragon who had killed the Eight-Ard Demon Witch, then collected the bounty under Elena’s na.
As to whether this ally was Master Fire Dragon’s friend Levi, that remained unknown.
Levi’s displayed realm and power seed even less than Elena’s, but he seed to have so strength hidden.
In any case, neither Master Fire Dragon nor Levi were ordinary opponents.
He would deal with these individuals with the utmost caution.
As for the Burning oddity, it was already in his possession.
Even if he couldn’t refine it, he could still trade it with others.
These recent setbacks only fueled the Electric Eel Wizard’s competitive spirit.
"What a monotonous life, at last, there are so ripples."
...
Ancient Dragon Continent.
Levi looked at the blue crow artifact in Elena’s hands and said,
"This is the ’Branch Cold Crow,’ indeed an excellent Truth Oddity, thank you."
Elena asked,
"How do you know the nas of so many oddities?"
Levi replied,
"Ms. Lucy gave a guide."
Elena then asked,
"What about the ’Fla King’s Arm,’ what should we do with that?"
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