Chapter 35：Ron’s Visit

Sean wrote a reply to Professor Boni White's invitation letter. After he had finished writing, Sean let the matter go. He stopped thinking about what consequences it might bring him.

Those kinds of thoughts were another way to express "intelligence." Once a decision was made, no more thoughts would go into the gains and losses.

Cecilia witnessed the entire process. She did not know what to think about it, but she could tell that Sean was worked up about it.

Although she had heard about the Helson Research Institute, she did not know much about the special organization from the Wisdom Divine Temple. She had only heard about it from her family. However, Cecilia was sure that she had never seen Sean deal with anything so seriously and cautiously. Even when they were asked to cross through the Starfall Forest, something that everyone thought was ridiculous, Sean had casually agreed to it.

"Is the matter very troublesome?" It was the first thing Cecilia said to Sean after he finished writing a reply letter. She had a worried look in her eyes.

"It's not that troublesome. It's just a little bit tricky." Sean smiled. He completely relaxed after he finished writing. "I have gotten rid of the problem, but how things will turn out next is out of my control."

It was not something that Sean could control right now. He did not say it out loud and instead thought it in his head.

The unexpected invitation from the Helson Research Institute had deviated entirely from what Sean was expecting. When Sean had been on his way to the Scholar's Hall to take part in the Scholar's Examination, he had thought he had already considered all types of situations that could occur. The only thing he had not thought of was the invitation letter. Sean had not expected the special organization to emerge. After all, Sean couldn't come into contact with them in his current stage. Things like the Helson Research Institute should not have existed in a small territory like the Tindus Domain, according to Sean's memory of the game.

Those were the main reasons why Sean had ignored the existence of the Helson Research Institute.

However, after Sean analyzed the matter, he immediately figured it out. Although the Tindus Domain was a small territory, and the old Marquis Perot did not have any power, the land still had a unique geographical factor. The Starfall Forest was next to Tindus Domain. Even if the Wisdom Divine Temple did not have a robust martial power, their knowledge sometimes was much more terrifying than ordinary martial power. That was why the Wisdom Divine Temple had dared to capture a rank seven demonic beast to study it.

It also became a wake-up call for Sean. A lot of the development and changes in the world had started to deviate from what he knew. He had to be more cautious in the future. Fortunately, the Helson Research Institute was a scholar's organization. If the Heresy Trial Institute paid a visit to Sean, then he could only use his fists to speak.

As Sean's current strength was only rank two, everyone would look down on him.

From the results of his analysis, he concluded that it was best if he increased his strength as soon as possible.

Fortunately, Sean had already received his profession as a [Scholar]. His experience had not increased by a lot due to the profession side-effect, but it was not a problem for Sean. He was convinced the idiots from the Black Cat Business Guild would find him soon. However, even if the Dog-headed People's Camp dungeon could not allow Sean to meet the conditions of the development stage, he knew where the other dungeon was inside the Tindus Domain. The dungeon was one of the main reasons why Sean had come to the Tindus Domain.

After reassuring Cecilia so that she would not be distracted by the matter, Sean began to mind his own business.

First of all, he had to take care of the Dog-headed People's Camp dungeon that was coming up next.

The dog-headed people were humanoid creatures around one meter tall. Although they had the words "dog-headed" in their name, they were not dogs. Dog-headed people looked like lizards that stood on two legs. They looked like a miniature version of human-shaped raptors. Even though they were a type of humanoid creature, they were not accepted by humans. The dog-headed people had their own culture and heritage.

Due to their size, the dog-headed people were a lot weaker and had less endurance than humans. Their wisdom and will were also a lot worse than humans because of the relatively short history of their race. However, as there are intelligent people, there would also be ignorant people. The statement applied to the dog-headed people as well. They also had the existence of magicians.

Humanoids were intelligent groups and had a relatively perfect professional system and its related divisions.

As a result, within the Dog-headed People's Camp located on the outer edges of the Starfall Forest, there were two dog-headed magicians. They had real rank-three professions. Regardless of whether they were human or not, the lineage of a magician had a set regulation limit. For all official magicians, their profession was at rank three. There was also a large number of other professions, such as dog-headed spearman, dog-headed outpost surveyor, and dog-headed guard. Even though the professions were all rank-two professions, once a sufficient amount of them were formed, it would produce a qualitative change.

According to Sean's knowledge regarding the history of the dog-headed people, those inside the Dog-headed People's Camp were ready to form a new dog-headed people's tribe.

However, the group of dog-headed people had not done such a thing. Instead, they continued to live on by strictly following the model of a camp.

Humans did not want to recognize the ethnic history of the dog-headed people. However, if they encountered a dog-headed people's tribe, then the right actions to take was to create a scene through a "conflict." However, if the humans only encountered a dog-headed people's camp, then a team of adventurers with a lot of experience would be enough to face them and deal with them. Of course, the condition was that it had to be a real camp.

Sean only hoped that the Black Cat Business Guild would not go and attack the camp.

Reality was often quite cruel.

However, hidden behind the cruel reality was Sean's mysterious smile.

Ron sat in the lobby on the first floor of the inn. He found himself very reluctant to enter. After all, his previous two experiences were by no means pleasant. When he left after seeing Sean the second time, Ron's thoughts were that it would be best if he stayed as far away from Sean as possible. He even vowed that he never wanted to see Sean again.

But unexpectedly, only five days had passed since he last saw Sean, and he had come to the inn again. Before he arrived, he had prayed that Sean was still in Arthur City.

Of course, in contrast to Ron's inner struggles and predicament, Sean had looked at Ron in a different view.

According to his original estimation, it would have taken Ron two days at the most to look for Sean again. However, he did not expect Ron to find him five days after they last met. Looking at Ron's haggard appearance, Sean knew that the Black Cat Business Guild had already launched an attack on the Dog-headed People's Camp. Also, the result of that attack had not gone the way that Ron had planned. The attack had resulted in heavy losses for them.

Otherwise, there would have been no need for Ron to find Sean. As long as the Black Cat Business Guild continued their attacks, they would be able to take control of the Dog-headed People's Camp sooner or later.

Judging from the current results, the Dog-headed People's Camp was probably not in a much better state either.

"I did a bit of research based on your reminder from the last time we met. In the end, I found the place where the Medusa Business Guild had hidden the Square Tipped Crystals." Ron glanced at Sean. He could not help but wonder if Sean had known about the Dog-headed People's Camp but had not given any hints. However, since Ron was here to ask Sean something, it was naturally not a good thing for him to continue guessing with the evil thoughts. "That place is a dog-headed people's tribe."

Ron purposely emphasized the word "tribe" when he spoke. "However, it looks more like a camp. I suspect that the dog-headed people were raised and trained by the Medusa Business Guild." Ron said.

Sean nodded, and then he motioned for Ron to continue. In his head, however, he secretly praised Ron. He was indeed the future heir of the Black Cat Business Guild. His observation skills were different from other people. In the game, even if the official introductions and information on the background and habits of the dog-headed people were released, players would still wait until they had entered the camp and faced the final BOSS before they realized what Ron had noticed. It was impossible that Ron had met the final BOSS, because if he had, then he would not have come to look for Sean. Therefore, Ron had deduced all the guesses himself.

"You guys have launched an aggressive attack on the tribe of the dog-headed people?" Sean asked with a look of surprise. He was not actually surprised, but he was impressed with Sean.

"Yes." Ron could not find any clues on Sean's face, so he could only smile bitterly. "The Black Cat Business Guild has suffered a huge loss. Also, because we launched a direct attack, it has made a lot of people nervous. Both the Medusa Business Guild and Arctic Silver have branches in the Tindus Domain. The branches suddenly started to suppress and harass us. Now, to control the situation, our attacking troops have retreated."

A hint of anger appeared on Ron's face. "Damn it! We were so close. If we just had three more days…No, two more days, then we would have been able to take over the tribe completely!"

"I can understand." Sean comforted Ron, but in his heart, he was a little scared. It was lucky that they had not succeeded; otherwise, the work Sean had put in during the last couple of days would have been in vain.

"Please lend me your help again." Ron was silent for a long time, but in the end, he still asked, "The dog-headed people have set up camp within the fog around the Starfall Forest. The fog is filled with traps and mechanisms. During the battles in the last few days, we have suffered massive losses due to the interference of the fog. I know you have crossed through the Starfall Forest, so I think you must have a solution in solving the issue of the fog!"

"So, you are saying that you want me to help you get the Square Tipped Crystals back?" Sean raised his eyebrow. The central part of the show was coming.

"Yes." Ron nodded. "I think you are the only one who can solve the problem because I don't have many people left who I can mobilize…Of course, as long as you are willing to help me, we can discuss the reward."

Ron clenched his teeth before he decided to throw out a large number of his profits. Since the Black Cat Business Guild had already suffered a massive loss from the attack, he did not care about money anymore. As long as he was able to get all the Square Tipped Crystals back, the massive losses could be regained quickly. Arctic Silver and the Medusa Business Guild had paid an enormous price as well, but they would not be able to recover in a short period. The Black Cat Business Guild would have a bit of an advantage over them.

Ron had already worked out all the details of profits for the business.

"If you want me to help, I can." Sean pretended to be silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "However, I want to be in command of the battle troops. The people must obey my orders. If not, then I will not help you.

"This…"

Before Ron could respond to Sean, another middle-aged man who had come with Ron and Fox on the visit, suddenly jumped in and said, 'You want the command of the troops? With just your ability? You should know your strength! You are only a rank two [Warrior]. What qualifications do you have to command a team? Just continue to be a good guide. Who knows, maybe your journey through the Starfall Forest was just a scam! Young Master, you must be careful with that kind of person. He might be here just to scam others out of their money! How can a rank two warrior pass through the Starfall Forest? Haha."