Inside the carriage, Dorothy, who had just finished eavesdropping on the conversation between Brandon and Buck and obtained important information, was sitting in the carriage contemplating this information.
Obviously, this time the Holy Communion Society wanted to kill two birds with one stone, luring out the An Yin Bureau's Hunter Squad in the name of the "Mysterious Society", creating conditions for the mole to steal things, and also being able to ambush the Hunter Squad and severely injure them. As long as the operation was handled properly, they might even be able to pin the blame on the "Mysterious Society" when avenging Abbott, creating obstacles for Dorothy's subsequent actions.
Dorothy had to say that the Holy Communion Society's plan this time was indeed quite good, but as for Dorothy herself, she actually didn't need to worry about the Hunter Squad and could just focus on intercepting Brandon. The extent of the Hunter Squad's losses was actually irrelevant to her. Even if Grego fell into an ambush, in order to corrupt Grego in the future as a new mole after Brandon, the Holy Communion Society would most likely spare Grego's life.
Therefore... the safest approach for Dorothy this time was to simply intercept Brandon without worrying about the Hunter Squad, ensuring a guaranteed profit without loss. Even if the Hunter Squad was ambushed later and the An Yin Bureau's attitude towards the so-called "Mysterious Society" changed due to suspicion, it wouldn't affect her for a while... But if Dorothy's personality was to prioritize safety in everything, then she wouldn't have launched a surprise attack on Burton immediately after her promotion, or taken the risk of pretending to be corrupted.
"Hoo... it feels like it would be very unpleasant to completely ignore this wave." Dorothy said with a long sigh of relief. Now, she had decided that in the upcoming operation, she would not just simply intercept... she decided to help the Hunter Squad.
But the problem now was how to help... she didn't even know the enemy's ambush point yet, and Buck couldn't possibly reveal such information unrelated to himself to Brandon.
"Forget it, it's getting late, time to go back now. Let's get home before Grego goes crazy, and then slowly figure out a way while lying in bed."
With a thought, Dorothy woke up the coachman Corpse Puppet leaning against the carriage as if asleep, then drove the carriage slowly away, heading back.
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The next day, in the Yi Gewen West Suburbs, Saint Amanda School.
In the morning, in the basement of Saint Amanda School, dust was swirling. Dorothy, using a scarf tied around her head as a dust mask, walked down the stairs into the basement and saw Aldrich, who was working on a new round of sculptures there.
"Oh... it's Miss Meisihuos. Did you bring any new business this time?" Seeing Dorothy walk into his workshop, Aldrich stopped the carving knife in his hand, put down his tools on the table, and said humorously.
"Let me guess, is it the Encyclopedia of Occult Problem Consultation? Or the Year-Round Leave Service?"
'This guy actually has time to joke.'
Dorothy thought this irritably, and then asked directly.
"Do you have any reserves of 'Light' Spirituality here?"
"'Light'? There's more of this stuff in the Church. I also do business with the Church, so I have some stock, but not too much. Tell me, how much do you need?" Aldrich didn't hide anything and spoke directly, and Dorothy immediately responded.
"Not much, just a little is enough. Hmm... probably the minimum amount needed to complete a small ritual." After thinking for a moment, Dorothy continued.
Listening to Dorothy's words, Aldrich nodded and then turned around, opened the door and entered a room. After a short while, he came out of the room with a small box about two fingers wide in his hand.
"'Light' Spirituality reserve, minimum requirement for a standard ritual, 150 pounds..."
Aldrich said slowly. Listening to his words, Dorothy couldn't help but complain inwardly.
'Damn... so expensive. Buying Spirituality directly is too much of a loss compared to extracting Spirituality from secret transmission.'
While thinking, Dorothy took out a small booklet with a faint """Cup""" mark printed on it from her bag. There were also several banknotes inside. Holding the booklet and banknotes, Dorothy continued.
"This is a """Cup""" secret transmission, a fragment of the Saintly Body Dissection Art, and a 10 pound appraisal fee. Give me a price estimate." As she spoke, Dorothy placed the book on the table in front of Aldrich. Aldrich glanced at it and said with a smile.
"Saintly Body Dissection Art, hehe... I've heard of it. It's a required introductory course for most """Cup""" societies now. It seems Miss Meisihuos has quite a connection with the Holy Communion Society."
As he spoke, Aldrich took the secret transmission and went to a workbench. After taking out the banknotes, he placed the fragment of the Saintly Body Dissection Art in the center of a magic circle drawn with a """Stone""" mark. After lighting two incense sticks around the magic circle, he took out a pair of reading glasses from a drawer. There were dense mysterious runes carved on the lenses of the reading glasses.
When the incense smoke curled over the magic circle, Aldrich put on the rune-engraved reading glasses and quickly flipped through the dark red booklet. Every page was only glanced at roughly, not read carefully.
'Is this to guard against Spirit Sight?'
Looking at Aldrich's actions, Dorothy couldn't help but think to herself. Having never been troubled by Spirit Sight, she was also very curious about Aldrich's operation at this moment.
After a rapid rough glance, Aldrich closed the Saintly Body Dissection Art. As he finished glancing at the last page, the right lens of the reading glasses he was wearing suddenly made a "crack" sound, and several cracks appeared, which startled Dorothy.
"Hey, that..."
"Hehe, it seems this pair has also reached its limit..."
Aldrich chuckled, then took off the rune-engraved reading glasses he was wearing and spoke to Dorothy, who was somewhat surprised on the other side.
"It's nothing serious, just normal wear and tear. Don't worry, I won't charge you extra for this."
Listening to Aldrich's words, Dorothy also breathed a slight sigh of relief. It was the first time she had seen someone crack their glasses by reading a book, and she also gained some understanding of the dangers of so-called Spirit Sight.
Although it was completely ineffective on her, it was indeed a danger that other residents in this world had to take seriously.
"The profundity of a secret transmission can generally be determined by the strength of its Spirit Sight. I just casually sensed the Spirit Sight of this one... Hmm... I can offer 350 pounds for it." After assessing the value of the Saintly Body Dissection Art fragment, Aldrich said directly. Dorothy also nodded after hearing this.
"Okay, it's a deal. Give me the 'Light', and give me 200 pounds in change."
"No problem." As he spoke, Aldrich took out the money from the workbench drawer and placed it along with the small box in front of Dorothy.
After putting away the money, Dorothy picked up the small box, examined it for a couple of seconds, and then thought silently.
'After getting this thing, I can also perform divination...'