Work Prophet
Chapter 223 - 71 Cooperation

Chapter 223: Chapter 71 Cooperation

"When you become the lord of the western territories, I will naturally submit to you," Ireya said, "but for now, you’d better stop indulging in such fantasies. However, if what you say is true, I can temporarily ally with you to deal with David."

"Is this your final answer? Won’t you reconsider? After all, you cannot possibly be loyal to my brother. Standing with me now and joining me after the dust settles will bring you benefits that are entirely different. Even if you don’t consider your own interests, don’t you care about the benefits for your family?"

"I don’t trust you," the girl’s answer was simple.

Hels raised his eyebrows, "Is it because I spoke ill of your father?"

"Exactly."

"Hasn’t your father ever told you that as a lord, it’s best not to let emotions influence your decisions?"

"He didn’t get the chance to teach me that before you all murdered him," Ireya replied coldly, "so I indeed don’t understand these things."

"......"

Hels first looked at the girl, then at Li Yu beside her, and finally he sighed.

"You know, before coming here I had already decided that if you refused either of the two conditions I offered, I wouldn’t hand Caroman over to you, but now... I’ve changed my mind. It’s always better to have more friends than enemies.

"Congratulations, Caroman is yours. I will tell you where I’ve hidden him."

"After we meet, I will also have someone bring you the recording," Li Yu said.

"I’m glad we’ve reached an agreement. When you’re ready to confront my brother, I’ll send you another gift," Hels replied.

Seeing that all matters had been settled, Hels did not linger any longer and hastily left the Grizzly Bear Tavern.

As he stepped out, a carriage, appearing from nowhere, stopped in front of him.

Once Hels got into the carriage, it quickly vanished down the street.

After changing carriages and clothes several times along the way, Hels safely returned to the place where he was previously hiding and without resting, went straight to Romero’s study.

Meanwhile, the Finance Officer of Rock Snow City was savoring a barrel of previously treasured wine.

Seeing Hels burst in, he pointed to another glass in front of him, "It’s prepared for you, to celebrate that you will soon see the light of day again!"

"You’re still in the mood to drink?!"

"Hasn’t the situation gone smoothly?" Romero asked, somewhat surprised, "Didn’t we analyze that the Arias family’s young girl shouldn’t have any other choice but to join us? Or did she get cold feet at the last moment and decide to give up avenging her father?"

"No, we’ve made the deal. She agreed to tell me the contents of the voice recording in exchange for Caroman, but she doesn’t want to work for me, and she even slapped me."

Hels’s expression was dark as he removed his helmet, revealing the four finger marks on his cheek. The girl had used considerable force when she struck him, as the marks were still clearly visible.

As a member of the Figrola family, Hels had never endured such an insult before.

Romero, seeing the marks on his face, was also taken aback, "Why did she hit you?"

"Because she thought I had spoken ill of her father."

"Uh... Is this new Family Head of the Arias family so impeturbable?"

"Romero, like everyone else, you are enchanted by her dragon-slaying achievements, but from my brief encounter with her, I can assert that the truly formidable one is that Prophet named Merlin who is by her side."

Having said that, Hels noticed that the Finance Officer’s gaze was somewhat strange, so he frowned and said, "What is it?"

"Honestly, your composure is a bit surprising to me," Golden Finger said, "That girl named Ireya hit you, then refused to ally with you, yet you still wish to cooperate with her...

"Although we indeed discussed that handing over Caroman to her was the best option. But for you to make such a big sacrifice for the greater good this time is surprising."

"It’s not that I am willing to swallow my pride, but that I have to swallow my pride." Hels said, "Merlin knows about the relationship between you and me."

"What?!" Romero’s reaction was almost the same as Hels’s when he first heard the news; both were astonished.

Hels continued, "You need to check the people in your mansion."

"Those who know I’m hiding here are my trusted aides; they would never betray me."

"There’s no such thing as absolute in this world, especially for people like you and me. You should understand this, Romero."

The Finance Officer was still shaking his head, "My trusted aides have no issues, otherwise you would have been captured by David by now, could it be the person who delivered your message last night who leaked it?"

"That’s even less likely." Hels stated firmly, "They are all specially selected loyal followers who have undergone exceptionally stringent training. No one can follow them without being noticed.

"Not to mention that I switched people midway, so even if someone was following them, they should have followed the wrong person afterward."

Seeing how resolutely Hels spoke, Romero hesitated before being convinced, "Alright, I’ll investigate everyone who knows you’re hiding here."

"Although Ireya probably wouldn’t betray me, just to be cautious, I need to change locations again."

The Finance Officer nodded, "I will arrange it."

"No, I’ll handle it myself this time." Hels was scared too, seeing that Li Yu knew about his relationship with Romero meant that he also knew about his whereabouts for the previous period.

That meant if it weren’t for Ireya beginning to doubt David, he would probably have been captured by now.

Moreover, the control over Grizzly Bear Tavern was far greater than he had anticipated; they had conversed for quite a while, yet David’s Cavalry had not yet appeared.

Hels even had a premonition that, had they not reached an agreement, he might not have been able to safely leave that tavern.

That’s also why he agreed so swiftly in the end.

Yes, Hels no longer had the full confidence he had before stepping out that the people Romero hid in the tavern were enough to protect him.

At Miss Rabbit’s side, following the address Hels had left, she also successfully found the long-missing Caroman.

It was indeed a twist of fate that rounded back the brag she had blown out for Li Yu and Saturday.

Looking at the direct murderer of her father, Miss Rabbit felt calmer than she had expected, perhaps because the current Caroman looked as disheveled as could be.

Not only had he been on the run in the wild for several days, but after being captured by Hels’s men, he had clearly not had an easy time. Hels was not a man of tender heart, and in order to extort information, Caroman had suffered a great deal. Perhaps to prevent him from striking back or escaping, the guards even cut off the master of Acorn Castle’s sword-holding right hand.