Chapter 1259: Nathan's Ridiculous Suggestion

Chapter 1259: Nathan’s Ridiculous Suggestion

The moment he picked up the call, he heard the voice of Neyeid.

“Nathan!”

“What’s wrong? Are you under some sort of attack?” Nathan asked with a grim tone. He had just learned about Eleren, so he thought the other party had noticed their movements.

“No, I’m just asking where you are right now. I have arrived.”

“Huh?” Nathan was baffled. “What do you mean by that?”

“Literally. I’m outside the city right now.”

“…” Nathan was speechless. He didn’t want to believe it, but he hurriedly teleported to the city wall, only to sense a presence.

When he looked down, as the person said, he had arrived.

“Oi! I’ve arrived.” Neyeid waved his hand, noticing Nathan as well.

Nathan was flabbergasted. Neyeid was supposed to handle the merchant problem, so he wasn’t supposed to be here.

“What are you doing?” Nathan asked while jumping off the wall.

“Once I heard from you, I immediately dropped everything and came here.” Neyeid smiled as if he had done a good job.

“What?” Nathan blinked his eyes in disbelief.

“Don’t worry. I have done everything required. Thanks to that sacrificial pawn… I mean, the second prince, I was able to get my title fast. And now I have some free time.”

“Yeah, but you’re not supposed to be here, right?”

“What are you talking about? I should be here. I don’t know what you’re trying to do, but it’s clear that you’re trying to support this city.

“In that case, all I know is that you are trying to do something big. For something of this scale, I have to come here personally.

“Besides, observing this city allows me to know how many goods I should bring to this forsaken place.

“And for whatever you’re doing, you must need a lot of money. I believe it will also bring some money.”

Nathan’s eyebrows twitched. “But aren’t you supposed to handle the ingredients?”

“I’ve already secured the ingredients, so you don’t have to worry.” Neyeid waved his hand. “Since all that is left is the transaction, Revon can handle it. So, what do you have here?”

Nathan facepalmed before lifting his finger, activating the teleportation magic again.

“This is…” Neyeid was surprised, but because of the familiar feeling, he didn’t fight back. In an instant, they teleported into a room. He couldn’t help but gasp. “You actually possess a space element now?”

“That’s not really important.” Nathan shook his head. “But well, I guess you should hear this…”

Nathan directly gave him the information, especially about Eleren.

“Wow…” Neyeid was amused. “To think that we have to handle such a deep-rooted family… I guess my movements will be restricted severely if I don’t want to alert the enemy.”

“Yes, that’s why I think about creating something. Even though you have received the title and get to know a lot of information, they will find you if you probe carelessly, especially around the nobles.”

“Although their degree of corruption is different, yes, they are still a thorn.” Neyeid nodded. “Not something we can destroy, though.”

“Indeed. Hence, this thing I have in mind might help you to gather information.”

“So, you want to make your own intelligence network?” Neyeid frowned. “Although that can be done with the capital we have right now, it won’t be useful. After all, information can’t be bought solely with money. They need a certain level of maturity, including trained personnel.”

“I understand that much. What I’m about to make doesn’t require a high level of maturity.”

“Mhmmm. I’m listening.” Neyeid nodded, his expression turning serious.

“Do you know what things are abundant in the current world’s situation?”

“Ashes? But since we’re talking about information networks… brothels? I don’t think so. Without the economy, people don’t go to brothels. They simply have no money. High-level individuals? Not really, they’re good, but not too good. If we want a massive information network, we need a large number of people.

“And that kind of thing can’t be acquired so easily. Brothels are usually used as a source of information because people are often careless when visiting those places. Well, that was what I did on Gratzel. But I don’t think you’re talking about this.”

“Indeed.” Nathan had thought about it, but there was one information network he could build in this world.

It was precisely thanks to the volcanic eruption that he could make it.

It was very popular in murim stories. Nathan raised one finger. “The most abundant thing on this continent right now is beggars.”

“!!!” Neyeid widened his eyes in shock.

‘In that world, the Beggar Sect and the Hao Clan are the top two when it comes to intelligence networks. While the Hao Clan is more like a mafia who usually lingers around brothels, the Beggar Sect can stay in plain sight.

‘Hao Clan is good, but the most suitable one for this world is the Beggar Sect. After the volcanic eruption, a lot of people can’t do anything.

‘They will probably end up like beggars in major cities. If we can turn them into a spy, we will be able to access information from all over the empire. No, it might even stretch to the dynasty.

‘It will take a long time to create that kind of information network, but it doesn’t mean we have to reach that level if we want to utilize it.

‘This might be hard to do when the world is still alright because most beggars will only appear on the side streets or in the slums. The main street will probably get cleaned up by the soldiers.

‘But because of the volcanic ash, even the soldiers can’t do anything if the beggars flock to the main street.

‘Some nobles might clean them up, but that might result in rebellion.

‘If I want to create a beggar sect, I need three things. Food, people, and money. And I don’t think it will be a problem for us. I guess it’s time to make the Beggar Sect in this world.’

Nathan smiled as if everything had been planned in his mind. With a confident smile, Nathan pointed his finger at Neyeid. “You will take control of the beggars and turn them into an information network that can stretch to both the empire and the dynasty.”