"Ronald, the people in the south have indeed contacted my father."

"You actually didn't lie to me!"

Dragging Ronald into the tavern, Xie Si Ta's mood was somewhat uplifted. Getting in touch with Bapulor was great news both for her and for the entire cult of magicians.

Ronald replied nonchalantly:

"I have no reason and no need to lie to you about this."

"Anyway, the people of Bapulor are there, and given that guy's personality and capabilities, you'd have received news sooner or later."

"Hehe..."

Xie Si Ta chuckled softly.

The young cult magician led Ronald through the tavern's front desk corridor to an inner part of the building, finally entering a room that looked like a living quarters.

Then, an awkward situation appeared before their eyes.

On the bed of this living room, a man and a woman were currently sleeping peacefully.

When Xie Si Ta led Ronald in, the woman immediately opened her eyes and respectfully tried to stand up to greet her.

"Shush—"

However, Xie Si Ta gently waved her hand, indicating her to lie back down.

This quiet negotiation then quietly disappeared.

The young girl on the bed was clearly Xie Si Ta's subordinate; looking at the sleeping man beside her, completely unresponsive to the outside world...

It became somewhat clear how the cult magicians had taken over this tavern.

"..."

Having dealt with this minor episode.

Xie Si Ta then walked confidently to a corner on the right side of the bedroom, pulled open a drawer, and took out a small box.

Then, the girl turned to look at Ronald.

Perhaps due to the item in her hand, her expression even showed a hint of anticipation:

"Ronald, I heard you were collecting these, right?"

"Come, take a look at my goods. I got this by chance in Waterfall City, and I think you'll be satisfied!"

"..."

Ronald stared at the wooden box in Xie Si Ta's hands.

He didn't feel any Magic Fluctuation from it, nor any other special reactions.

So... what is this?

Even if she were a slightly abnormal cult magician, as a member of the mystical side, Xie Si Ta wouldn't be using something mundane like money to curry favor with him, would she?

With slight wariness.

Ronald took the wooden box from the girl and flipped open the clasps.

Snap—

The lid opened, inside a box no bigger than a jewelry case.

Several stones of different shapes but uniformly dark in color quietly lay inside.

"This is..."

"Wait! Are these meteorite fragments?"

The very stones he was collecting.

Realizing this, Ronald immediately knew exactly what the items in front of him were.

"That's right, they are meteorite fragments." Xie Si Ta immediately confirmed his guess.

Seeing Ronald recognize the origin of these items, Xie Si Ta's expression was very pleased; she even immediately took the meteorite fragments out of the box, holding them up in front of Ronald like a treasure.

"How about it? Isn't it a wonderful surprise?"

"..."

Needless to say? Of course, it was a surprise!

"The spells of 'Astronomy Master' have always held a significant weight in Ronald's capabilities; however, due to the original spells' requirement for various types of meteorite to be activated, Ronald's progress in this area had always been heavily limited.

At this moment, the opportunity to advance this series of spells lay right before him.

Ronald simply sensed briefly and understood that among the meteorite fragments in Xiesta's hands, there was indeed one type he had never collected before.

However, he couldn't immediately give into the temptation before him—

After all, from any perspective, this was a tremendous favor...

Thinking of this, Ronald stepped back slightly.

He looked seriously at the girl before him, and spoke just as seriously,

"Xiesta, are you planning on having me do something?"

"Since you can tell that I can use it to activate new spells, then you should also realize the true value of these things to me. Even if you magicians of the cult have some issues in your heads, you wouldn't inexplicably come to curry favor with me, right?"

"Hehehe..."

Seeing that Ronald hadn't immediately accepted the meteorite, Xiesta chuckled naively and placed the meteorite on the cabinet beside her before continuing to explain:

"Well... it's actually not any major issue, you just need to help us out a little!"

Ronald became even more wary!

If it were a transaction with a usual mystical caster, then it would be fine.

But what he was facing now was a magician from a cult that could be ranked as one of the most dangerous in the world!

If he carelessly fell into a trap today,

Then the troubles he would encounter afterward would definitely not be few.

The original spells indeed held some appeal for Ronald, but if it meant bearing such consequences, then it really wasn't necessary!

"Ah?"

Xiesta was already an expert at manipulatings and toying with emotions.

The moment Ronald's slight movements and expressions came out, the girl immediately realized this man's wariness before her.

Xiesta immediately grew anxious:

"Hey, hey, hey! Don't be so quick to refuse!"

"Just because we don't have a great reputation on the mystical side doesn't mean you should react like this? These are original spells! Just like any regular caster would be moved and then obtain the materials, can't you consider it properly?"

Ronald frowned:

"Just say what your purpose is directly, don't beat around the bush!"

"Tsk—"

Seeing Ronald's firm stance,

Xiesta then continued with a somewhat regretful expression:

"It's really not any big issue, just helping to solve a troublesome opponent."

"The R'lyeh side is also constrained by identity issues, so they can't make a move; and for us to take him down, the cost is not acceptable; hence the final result was just to consider a powerful external ally like you, Ronald."

Xiesta very straightforwardly stated her purpose.

Then, seemingly recalling Ronald's character, the cult girl quickly added another line:

"Of course, you can be assured regarding this target."

"That guy is a super villain involved in human trafficking. Even with someone like you, Ronald, taking action against him would definitely not be an issue!"

"In that case... I have no objections." Xiesta spoke plainly, and Ronald agreed straightforwardly.

Because of previous encounters, Ronald was actually still operating a spell to detect lies at that moment, combined with his ability to sense emotions, he was quite certain Xiesta before him had not yet deceived him.

Thus— the deal was struck.

Ronald then actively grabbed the meteorite fragments on the table.

The results were as he had sensed before.

Although most of the fragments were already within Ronald's collected range, there was still one exception.

The familiar operation mode of magic power casually unfolded.

Ronald immediately understood he had gained a new spell— "Precession"."

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