111: Intelligence refresh, Fular's necklace

It was midnight.

Ever since returning in the afternoon, Roan had been engrossed in studying the new magic book he had acquired.

Because he was now a One-Ring Mage, his learning efficiency had also increased.

Within a few hours, he had mastered all dozen or so apprentice-level spells.

Now, he was attempting to cast the newly learned One-Ring Spell, the Shield Spell.

Buzz!

At this moment, Roan chanted the incantation, drew runes in the air with his left hand, and his Mental Energy bloomed from his mind.

A circular, semi-transparent shield, about twenty centimeters in diameter, appeared at the tip of his left index finger.

“Uh…”

Looking at the small shield in his hand, slightly larger than a fist, Roan's mouth twitched involuntarily.

According to the magic book, the size and defensive power of the shield depended on the mage's mental strength and the amount of mana.

Generally speaking, a shield conjured by a One-Ring Mage would need to be at least half a meter in diameter to be considered successful.

And his shield… it was barely enough to be a chest protector.

“It’s fine, it’s the first time casting it, so success is already pretty good…”

Roan comforted himself, then intended to continue practicing.

But at this moment, it was already past midnight.

The system prompt sounded, and the intelligence was refreshed again.

“Ding! Today’s intelligence is as follows—”

“1. Because you used a perfume potion to remove the pistil spray from the Alchemy Golem, Clay cannot track you.”

“2. After the Alchemy Golem left, Beruke hesitated, then finally decided to endure for now and share the credit with you.”

“3. Beruke believed your words and did not verify your identity with the Windwhisper Plains headquarters.”

“4. Beruke possesses a Fourth-Order alchemical item, a necklace named Fral, its effect is—click to expand.”

“5. Beruke’s alchemical necklace was given by his lover Fral, hoping he would see the object and think of her, not forget her, and that it would protect his safety.”

“6. Before Beruke fled, in order to forcibly improve his strength in a short period, he secretly learned his father’s Fourth-Order Breathing Technique Secret Art, which resulted in a backlash and internal injuries.”

“7. The treatment method for Beruke’s backlash internal injuries is—click to expand.”

“8. The Kura City Thieves' Guild branch has now rented a large commercial shop in the Wealthy District, deciding to use it as an external trade liaison department, the specific location is as follows—click to expand.”

“9. The Kura City Thieves' Guild branch’s startup capital still has five thousand gold coins remaining, most of which are in Beruke’s hands.”

“10. Monterey, the Adventurers' Association administrator, is currently thinking about how to expand the association’s scale and obtain moreDelegation tasks, in order to receive rewards from his superiors and break through to the Honor Knight realm.”

After hearing the prompt, Roan temporarily stopped cultivating and began to browse the intelligence.

“Heh, sure enough, just as I expected…”

After seeing the first piece of intelligence, Roan’s lips curled into a smile.

After the intelligence about Clay's tracking method was revealed yesterday, he had been on guard all day today.

However, because the Alchemy Golem was only level one.

Its observation and perception level was very ordinary.

Therefore, before he fired the gun during the day, he didn't know if Clay had made a move against him.

However, for Roan at that time.

Whether Clay made a move or not was actually no longer important.

What was truly important was that Roan had completely taken control of Beruke.

Therefore, even if Clay hadn't made a move.

Roan could freely decide in his mind and claim that he had long seen that Clay harbored ill intentions and had other designs on him.

And the reason he didn't act was not that he didn't want to, but that he didn't have time!

So, even if Roan fired the gun, it was a prophetic act, giving Clay a warning in advance!

Of course, this reason sounded quite absurd.

But under the absolute suppression of status, no matter how angry Beruke was, he could only grudgingly accept it in the end.

However, fortunately, at that time.

Clay did indeed make a move, and after being bluffed by Roan like that, he was unprepared and directly admitted it in public.

Now Roan firing the gun was not wronging him, so his attitude became even more self-righteous.

“Oh? This Beruke, is he really willing to humble himself and share the credit with Uz?”

Roan raised his eyebrows after seeing the second and third pieces of intelligence.

He had originally thought that even if his performance today completely brought Beruke under his control.

However, as long as Beruke had a hint of unwillingness.

Even if he didn't dare to openly defy him, he would definitely try some small tricks behind the scenes to test him.

Roan had considered this point and had already planned several coping strategies in his mind.

As a result, it seems they might not be needed?

“Did I underestimate the prestige of Uld and his son, or overestimate Beruke’s courage?”

“Or… is the person Beruke offended truly so feared by him that he doesn’t dare to risk even the slightest exposure??”

Roan narrowed his eyes, feeling a bit uncertain.

However, at this moment, the corner of his eye caught the content of the next two pieces of intelligence.

His expression immediately became somewhat strange, and he couldn't help but laugh wryly.

“Good heavens, it looks like they even found true love through their affair?”

According to yesterday’s intelligence, the reason Beruke volunteered to come to Kura City.

Was because he had stolen a woman he shouldn't have, and was afraid of retaliation.

That’s why he used the pretext of establishing a branch to temporarily hide.

More than a month ago, due to a mission, Beruke left the headquarters and came to the Treasure Crown Hotel.

There he unexpectedly met a beautiful woman, and they fell in love at first sight.

So, on that moonless night, Beruke, unable to bear the loneliness, actively sought her out.

After some preparation, he secretly came to the place where she lived, a courtyard named “Rose Garden”.

Under the witness of a floor covered in crimson roses, the two poured out their hearts to each other and spent a wonderful night.

However, Beruke later learned that this woman’s identity was extraordinary.

Her name was Fral, and she was the woman of Auston, a Six-Order powerhouse in the Thieves' Guild known as the “Head-Chopping Butcher”.

Although Fral was just one of Auston’s many lovers, she was very much doted upon by him.

However, Fral had originally been forcibly taken by Auston.

Therefore, she had only reluctantly submitted to him.

Perhaps it was for revenge, or perhaps she had met “true love”.

In any case, that night, Fral did not refuse Beruke.

But later, when Beruke learned her identity.

He was instantly scared out of his wits, almost fainting.

He regretted it immensely, if he had known she was Auston’s woman.

Then even if he had ten times the courage, he wouldn't have dared to be so presumptuous.

However, since the deed was done, his regret was useless.

So, after some thought.

Beruke made a decision.