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Chapter 1729 - 525: Forty Thieves_2

Chapter 1729: Chapter 525: Forty Thieves_2

She felt as though she was being hunted in the forest.

"Hmm."

Leonard Churchill listened but was not at all surprised; he smiled, signaling not to worry about it.

Sophia Jones didn’t say anything, as she guessed what Leonard was going to do.

However, the peacock lacked the complex thoughts of humans and didn’t understand why not just kill the malevolent person.

Leonard saw the peacock’s puzzled expression and thought it best to explain, "They’re a gang, there are more behind him. Let’s deal with them all when they arrive."

The peacock, having heard this, made no further comment.

After all, the human beings catching up were just a flip of the hand away from death for her; nothing worth noting.

Leonard was still leisurely rowing the boat.

Sophia Jones, however, thought of something and asked with interest, "What’s the background of those following us?"

If they could not be discovered by conventional methods, it means that the trackers are not weak, at least Sixth Tier, and they also have Relics to hide their Air.

This must be a large professional gang.

She was not at all surprised; no idiots could survive on the Black Market, and if they knew what they had bought and still dared to follow them, the perpetrators were more than petty thieves.

Leonard nodded, "Yep. They should be people from the ’Forty Thieves’."

"Forty Thieves?"

Sophia Jones, not very familiar with the situation in the Southern Continent, asked, "Are they very famous?"

"Indeed, quite so," Leonard said.

"This Thief gang has been active for decades near Giant Spirit City, robbing Commerce Guild caravans and Adventurers in the Magical Beast Forest, without being eradicated. They have some capability. It is said that the leader is a very mysterious Necromancer who has never been seen, because everyone who has seen them is dead. These guys never leave any survivors when they rob."

"..."

Sophia Jones also showed a playful expression upon hearing this.

No matter how strong a robber is, they’re just that in the end.

But she knew Leonard’s character; he must have known this already, otherwise he wouldn’t have been so ostentatious earlier.

Sure enough, Leonard revealed something more intriguing, "However, I suspect those guys are most likely ’official thieves’."

Sophia Jones’ eyes narrowed, suddenly greatly intrigued, "Official thieves?"

"Yep. According to the current clues, it’s likely that these robbers were covertly nurtured by an Alliance of several large Commerce Guilds like the Rainbow Consortium. They usually rob the goods of their rival commerce lines and engage in some disgraceful assassination deals. Of course, they’ve been careful enough not to give anyone a handle on them."

Leonard chose this shop not only because of its wide variety of goods.

The most important reason was that he knew this shop was connected to the ’Forty Thieves’."

Having stayed in Giant Spirit City for over half a year, his favorite pastime was analyzing various pieces of information, deducing Cause and Effect, and improving his proficiency in ’I Am the World’."

As robbers, they must have stable channels for fencing stolen goods.

The Black Market was the natural choice.

Leonard originally had little interest in robbers, but because he had paid attention to some high bounties at the Bounty Guild before and had seen many Commerce Guilds issuing bounties for murder after being robbed.

Because the ’Forty Thieves’ gang had a strong modus operandi and had never been caught, he became interested in studying why these robbers were so special.

Although they were careful, in Leonard’s current ability to deduce, every trace has its Cause and Effect.

He traced the origin of the robbed goods and then pinpointed the ’Owl Magic Shop’."

And then, he deduced that it was backed by the Rainbow Consortium.

Although it was not previously clear to Leonard whether the shop and the robbers had merely a simple supply-and-demand relationship, he now confirmed that they were on the same side.

Those guys dared to follow because they must have received accurate information from that old crone.

Leonard never considered himself to be a blind do-gooder.

But when trouble came knocking, he would not be polite.

"I see..."

Upon hearing Leonard’s explanation, Sophia Jones also became interested.

She looked at Leonard and said with a smile, "So from the beginning, you were targeting the Rainbow Consortium?"

Leonard looked toward the dark parts of the waterway, saying, "Yes. This time, only a small part of the good stuff leaked from the Royal Academy reached the Black Market, and most were scooped up by a few large Commerce Guilds. Plus, with the Three Great Kingdoms at war everywhere, a lot of treasures were piling up in the city’s warehouses unshipped... And then, the ’Gladiator King’s Challenge’ is hosted by the Rainbow Consortium. It’s time to make contact."

Although he had previously felt a bit distressed about spending a huge amount of money on purchases, it now seemed that there was no need for concern.

The ’Forty Thieves’ had a reputation for leaving no survivors, targeting their prey.

And so was Leonard’s temperament; he was never soft on enemies.

...

Leonard and his two companions left the Black Market and reappeared in the city.

The teeming crowd completely concealed the Air of the person who had been following them.

But it didn’t matter to the three of them.

Leonard was fairly certain that the leader of the ’Forty Thieves’ would not exceed Eighth Rank, perhaps with some special techniques...

But as long as they were not Ninth Rank, it was all the same to them.

The three of them casually wandered through the city.

The peacock had never been to human society, and Sophia Jones had also left in a hurry without a chance to thoroughly explore the city last time she was here.

Leonard estimated that the robbers might need to investigate their identities and might make a move later in the evening.

So, he acted as an exemplary guide, taking them to various shops in the city and tasting many local delicacies.

It is worth mentioning that the peacock had been icy all along, not having a good impression of humans.

However, upon tasting the myriad of exquisite pastries at the bakery, she suddenly discovered a New World.