Catastrophe Card King
Chapter 1740 - 528: How to Relieve Worry, Get Rich by Robbery!_3

Chapter 1740: Chapter 528: How to Relieve Worry, Get Rich by Robbery!_3

"These ’Forty Thieves’ might just be the believers He bolstered up."

Sophia Jones agreed with this idea as she listened.

....

But it doesn’t matter which Outer God it is.

Looking at the armor, with sparkling eyes, Sophia said, "This armor contains very strong Law of War. It’s precisely what I greatly need!"

The Law of War can only be comprehended in the heat of battle, risking one’s life between moments of life and death.

Now, this armor already possesses it, and it has even condensed into Divinity. This is simply a Supreme Treasure that Sequence Card Masters of [War] could only hope for!

As long as one isn’t afraid of Contamination, one could absorb it directly.

And Sophia’s [God Stealer] Sequence is not at all afraid of any Outer God Contamination.

Leonard Churchill also chuckled, "Hehe, Divine Material is indeed good stuff."

He had rapidly grown in the past by digging into the corner of the Silver Moon Sect, so, of course, he knew the benefits of these Divine Materials.

If it were someone else, they might be wary of such Outer God items, but the two of them had no hesitation whatsoever.

Offending one Outer God counts as an offense, and offending several more is still an offense.

Since they are determined to follow the path of a card master, they are bound to clash with the Outer Gods.

Sophia Jones took out the White Family’s secret treasure, the [Lamp of Ten Thousand Immortals]. The Immortal Aegis promptly suppressed the set of armor that was enshrouded in black air on the altar.

Then they sealed the entire armor inside it.

While Leonard Churchill was collecting the rune stones that contained powerful magical power from the altar, his mind quickly scattered with thoughts.

Suddenly, he thought of something else and muttered, "Heh, interesting. These Forty Thieves actually have a connection with the Lord of Soldier Calamity, and they are the hidden puppets of the Rainbow Consortium. Could it be... that there are actually believers of the Lord of Soldier Calamity within the Rainbow Consortium?"

Sophia Jones also expressed her opinion, saying, "It’s highly likely. The Lord of Soldier Calamity needs large-scale wars. It’s impossible for Him to just support a few small gangs of thieves and be done with it."

"Mmm."

Leonard Churchill nodded his head.

He remembered that ’Old Bible’ had mentioned before that this Outer God’s schemes were tremendous.

Originally, they had only come in search of treasure, but it seemed they had also triggered some surprises.

It appeared that within Giant Spirit City, the Lord of Soldier Calamity also had plots in motion.

.....

There were continuous surprises in the treasury, and the trio, Leonard Churchill, did not inspect them carefully and quickly plundered everything in the treasury.

When leaving, Leonard Churchill did not forget to mess up and lock the magic door.

In this way, even if someone came, they couldn’t open it.

Once a magic door is locked, it may take ten days to half a month to open it again.

And those people wouldn’t think that the intact treasury had been completely emptied already.

The most important piece of news that Count Misty Mountain was an Outer God Follower would be delayed as much as possible from exposure.

This would cause much less trouble.

Leonard Churchill and the others couldn’t stay in the city for much longer; dragging it out for ten days would be perfect.

The trio left the Manor openly and unhindered.

Before leaving, Leonard Churchill also didn’t forget to tell the steward that he "needed to go on a long journey."

He guessed that there weren’t many who knew the identity of the ’Count Misty Mountain’ was a disguised identity of the ’Forty Thieves’ leader.

And since he didn’t leave any clues when killing before.

This way, perhaps it would make some who were familiar with Count Misty Mountain truly believe he had gone on a long journey.

Originally, there was no need for such trouble.

After all, their plan was to leave Giant Spirit City after rescuing Barre Shepherd.

But in Leonard Churchill’s deduction, he always felt that the Lord of Soldier Calamity might make some big moves.

Tying up the loose ends properly could save a lot of trouble.

They were not afraid of that Outer God, but it’s best not to get involved if they can currently avoid it.

....

After dealing with the matter of Count Misty Mountain, Leonard Churchill and his companions quickly made a trip to East City.

He hadn’t forgotten that he was ambushed this time because he was betrayed by the old woman from the Black Market’s "Owl Magic Shop."

Dealing with this character was far too easy.

Although she was the owner of a Black Market shop and surrounded by a group of formidable armed forces, her identity was much easier to investigate than the Forty Thieves.

Leonard Churchill had been mingling in the Black Market for half a year and had figured everything out.

His clone had been watching closely, not giving her any chance to escape.

He went straight to her door and dealt with her.

Then came the joyful part of collecting the Spoils of War.

Not only did Leonard and his team reclaim what they paid for their purchases, but they also looted the backer gang’s warehouse.

Unfortunately, the Black Market mostly deals with goods on consignment, selling as they buy, so inventory costs are high, and the good items are sold off, so they can’t accumulate too much.

Although they did become a bit richer, it was nothing compared to Count Misty Mountain’s collection.

There weren’t any particularly surprising items either.

However, possibly stocking up for some major powers involved in wars, the warehouse contained a lot of Demon Crystals, Curse Cards, and other strategic materials.

Sophia Jones’s Revolutionary Army could make good use of these.

This amounted to another small fortune.

....

Just as Leonard had predicted.

After they left, whether it was the assassination scene, Count Misty Mountain, or the Black Market old woman’s place, people of unknown identity came to check things out.

Unfortunately, the trio’s work was so clean that no one could guess what had happened.

Moreover, with a large influx of foreigners into Giant Spirit City every day, gang turf wars and assassinations were nothing out of the ordinary.

Nobody knew whether this was a random incident or something else.

Moreover, the "Forty Thieves" were an infamously notorious gang, and even their backer, the Rainbow Consortium, would not dare to publicize the incident.

They wouldn’t dare to speak out, and they even had to conceal the truth.

After all, it involved the Outer God Followers, and no one knew for sure whether it was exposed.

The destruction of the thief gang occurred in less than two hours from the start of the ambush.

Leonard and his two companions went to South City to meet up with the cadres.

The cadres were still relaxing in the pub, unaware that their leader and Leonard had already pulled off a big heist and returned.

....

Since Leonard and his companions were outsiders, they had no significant social connections, making it difficult to link any clues to them, even if there were any.

Moreover, they didn’t leave any clues.

The only thing of investigatory value was the "subordinates of Marquis Herman" and the "broker Kulan" identities they had used, but unfortunately, those were fake.

After waiting for two days and no one came looking for them, Leonard knew they were completely safe.

Leonard also deliberately used his clone to inquire, and found that the demise of the Forty Thieves gang had not made any waves in Giant Spirit City; even the closure of the "Owl Magic Shop" went unnoticed.

Currently, during this special period, the Black Market in Giant Spirit City was immense and profits were high. With many external gangs eyeing it, having one less tough competitor was welcomed by everyone.

Leonard, Sophia Jones, and Kong Que spent their days strolling around the city, enjoying food and drink, and then returning to their rooms to count the Spoils of War.

There were so many precious items that the more they sorted, the more continuous surprises they found.

Sophia Jones originally felt it was a pity not getting suitable advancement materials in the Southern Continent, but she found excellent Eighth Rank advancement Material—[Soul Fire of the Sun Bird (Epic)]—in the Necromancer thief leader’s Storage Ring.

It was the same mythical species of bird they had seen in the Sun Disc in the Netherworld Channel before.

This divine bird had been extinct for countless millennia.

But somehow, that Necromancer had excavated a complete skeleton from some ancient tomb, or maybe he had plundered it...

The bones, buried for so long, had undergone mutation and contained unique Undying Features and light-based Extraordinary Traits;

This was unexpectedly compatible for Sophia Jones.

Her Immortal Aegis could digest those Undying Features, and since she herself was aligned with light, the Profession Cards she forged could possess certain Undying Features, which was a surprise beyond expression.

Sophia Jones had all the Material she needed and was busy preparing for her advancement to the Eighth Rank.

Meanwhile, Leonard immersed himself in those collected Classic Books.

Before they knew it, ten days had passed.

The atmosphere in Giant Spirit City was becoming increasingly lively, with not only refugees from various places in the north streaming in.

But also many wealthy individuals.

Because the finals of the "King of the Gladiators Challenge" were about to start.