Elite adventurers who were related to the Northlands factions, an incarnation of a Chaos Main God, a Holy Knight squadron that suddenly appeared, and they were even prepared to sacrifice themselves … Perhaps it was a coincidence that a single factor had appeared in this city, but it would be far too naïve to think that it was a coincidence when all the information was gathered together.
But if I needed information, which organization in the world could compare to the fairies in front of me? I had a deep-rooted alliance with them …
"This is my Diamond VIP card. I need the latest local information. Yep, not only about this mortal plane, but also the most recent important news in the Chaos Abyss."
The fairies in front of me hurriedly led me into the shop when they saw my VIP card. Inside, fairies wearing small dresses and red necklaces were running around. They looked no different from their brethren in the mortal plane.
The manager who received me ran off with my card. Several minutes later, he returned with a serious expression.
"… Apologies, your unlimited information service has expired. Your Diamond VIP card has also been canceled. You're now only a Gold level 1 user."
I paused in surprise, but Harloys chuckled.
"What a solid alliance. How does it feel to be burned after you've outlived your usefulness?"
"… As expected of the gnomes' distant relatives (nonsense). They're already burning the bridge before we've even crossed it."
The fairies had already established an alliance with me for a long time, probably around the time that I returned to the Northlands. They gave me this VIP card which represented the unlimited information service.
Although I didn't really trust these information organizations that delivered themselves to my doorstep, it would be a waste not to use this free information. Time proved that their information was far more accurate and spread far faster than any other information organization. Naturally, we established a long-term alliance.
"Although you're no longer our Diamond member, we can still provide you any information below SSS rank. We'll even give you a 30% discount compared to other users."
Alright, it was quite clear now that Harloys' free trial period had ended. If you wanted to continue using our services, you'd have to pay more.
Looking at this dark-skinned little fellow, I felt that he was related to the gnomes by blood. He was also good at tricking people. When you didn't need him, you would see his advertisements everywhere, offering all kinds of free benefits. But when you needed him, he would suddenly raise the price.
"Your Highness, please don't think that we are targeting you. Your Gold Three Stars is still the highest level of service. It's just that the headquarters cleaned up all the diamond clients some time ago. Now, there are no diamond clients who can get free services."
"A while ago? How long ago? "
"Five years ago."
Well, looks like I'm not the only one whose promotion has expired. Everyone's promotional trial period has ended, and now everyone has to pay.
Judging from the timeline, it was probably after the Hades had completely stabilized. It was also probably after the Holy War had been averted that the fairies were destined to be wiped out. Thinking about it this way, the fairies felt like they were burning the bridge after crossing it.
"Can I use spirit coins?"
"Sure, this is the hard currency of the lower planes. We accept it."
Still, even if the fairies charged me a fee, I didn't really care. After all, I felt disgusted by the fact that the fairies scammed the dwarves for their soul coins.
Now that I heard that they were starting to charge me a fee, I secretly decided to visit them more often in the future.
After all, for me, free services would only make me feel even more uneasy.
This wasn't because I had some strange fetish. It was just that the world was so difficult. Apart from bait and traps, there didn't seem to be anything free. It was inevitable that people would overthink things.
Even if the fairies truly wanted to help me, the favor they owed me would be even more difficult to repay than money. It would be quite troublesome if the fairies wanted me to pay them back in the future.
If the fairies had another motive or standpoint, even if my previous information was always accurate, it was possible that the most important information I received this time would be wrong.
I would always be on guard against these fairies whose backgrounds I didn't know. It would always be better to have one's own information organization. Relying on others would only cause major problems sooner or later. Most of the time, I only used the fairies' information to verify my own information sources.
But now that I was in the Chaos Abyss, I obviously couldn't count on the Northlands or the Church of Law's information organizations. I could only rely on the fairies that were everywhere.
I tossed out some soul coins as I watched the surveillance and sipped some tea. The fairies were as outstanding as ever. In less than half an hour, my desk was filled with important information from all over the Chaos Abyss.
Harloys's incarnation had also arrived at the Dragontail Tavern. She told me that Adam and the others had already arrived. This was already quite a pleasant surprise for me, but she mysteriously told me that there was another surprise waiting for me.
Based on my many years of understanding of Harloys, this surprise would likely be something that could scare someone to death. Considering how my luck had been becoming scarier and scarier lately, I had Harloys think of a way to contact the more reliable Marguerite. I also decided to buy an escape route from the fairies …
The fairies were quite generous to those who were willing to pay in gold.
However, the very first piece of information gave me a huge blow to my head …
"A certain Dracon ranked tenth on the Calamity Rankings committed another crime in the mortal plane and angered everyone. Several dozen Gods and SemiGods are hunting him down, and he's now vanished without a trace."
Yep, a certain Dracon ranked tenth on the Calamity Rankings? I would be an idiot if I didn't know who he was. Another piece of information told me that he had recently appeared in the Chaos Abyss …
"What did he do that caused the Gods to group up together to hunt him down … Forget it, don't tell me. I don't want to know at all."
I lay down on a soft sofa and calculated the odds of me "coincidentally meeting" that Dracon. Considering the size of the Chaos Abyss, this should have been an astronomical number, but when considering my luck stat … I decided to buy another escape route. It would be far too embarrassing to die because of someone else's involvement.
Harloys and I split up to read through all the information in front of us. Obviously useful information wouldn't be so easily discovered. I only memorized all of it for now. Perhaps I would be able to use it in the future. Many rumors that seemed like nothing more than gossip could possibly reveal important information.
As expected, I didn't have any information on Cavendish that I cared about the most. It only said that he suddenly appeared and killed off that unfortunate Devil Lord. This was no different from the simple news reports.
For Main God level existences, even the fairies who were everywhere would find it difficult to gather useful information.
However, apart from buying information, I also had some other trivial matters that I needed the fairies' help with.
"Two letters. One for the Church of Law, and one for the Southern Sect."
Since I had promised the Snake God and received a reward, it was only natural for me to be loyal to him. This was also fulfilling my promise.
Originally, I had better channels to communicate with the Gods of the Hades Faction … But when I thought about how that annoying Undead Emperor was still forcefully occupying my personal world, and considering that she was a Main God, I could only endure it for now.
"… Once we have enough powerful teammates, we can start the Undead Emperor dungeon!"
The second thing I needed to do was to use the fairies' organization to gather all sorts of Myth-ranked materials and related information. Although I didn't have high hopes, it was possible that I would be able to obtain some if I offered a large reward.
"Concepts related to the concentration and dispersion of light, Concepts related to pure negative emotions such as pain and despair, and top-level ice-type materials. It would seem that you're about to enter the Myth rank … Your Highness Roland, forgive me for being direct, but apart from the last ice-type material, it'll be quite difficult to find any other ice-type materials. And if it's ice-type materials that we can find, they might not be as good as yours."
"I'll do my best."
I nodded. This was within my expectations as well. If spending money could solve all problems, there wouldn't be so many unlucky individuals who would be stuck at the Myth rank for their entire lives.
Any precious material that could be used as the core of a "Myth-ranked weapon" would be something that all Myth, Saint, and even SemiGods would desire. If they were lucky enough to obtain such a material, they wouldn't casually use it to strengthen their opponents, even if they didn't use it themselves.
Powerful existences at this level would rarely lack money. Exchanging for their own necessities was the most common choice. But when considering the scarcity of materials and the mistrust between both sides, even if both sides were willing to trade, the final success rate would be incredibly low.
"Right, help me look for information on this adventuring team as well."
Casio's adventuring team was shown in my memory sphere. Since the adventuring team members were quite strong, they should be quite famous.
But this time, the fairies named Didi fell silent.
"… Do you need more money?"
"No, just the information about this adventuring team appearing in this city is enough for us to ask for more money from you. But this time, they've truly caused major trouble, major trouble. We don't want to get involved at all … As long as you're willing to deal with this trouble, I'll give you all the information for free. "
"Please don't tell me! I suddenly don't want to know anything at all!"
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