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As a matter of fact, Dolez city was actually in danger, but Bahanger still turned a blind eye and concentrated on forging. This was enough to prove that the moral card was useless, so Punk didn't waste his time talking about righteousness and directly spoke about his intention and the possible gain. 

"Hello, Mr. Bahanger, are you interested in exploring a very valuable secret? After the completion of this exploration, the things related to fighting skills will belong to you, and the things related to magic will belong to me, and since I will provide the information, the gains will be divided into 40% - 60% share." 

Punk didn't even mention the Dolez city. He already figured out that this dwarf was from the neutral camp. He himself was also in the neutral camp. So he knew very well how neutral parties dealt with things. To put it bluntly, if One wanted a neutral party to do something, they had to mention the interests first, and it was entirely meaningless to use justice or righteousness for Emotional blackmailing. It was not because neutral camps hated justice and righteousness, but they just hated no benefits. So Punk defined their alliances as an interest-based transaction at the very beginning as only in that case the cooperation between neutral camps would be most reliable.

Hearing Punk's open and frank talk about interests, Bahanger put away his irritated expression and asked in a neutral tone: 

"What kind of secret is it? tell me more about it." 

"You should be aware of the recent plague in Dolez. According to my investigation, the perpetrator of this incident is an official-level professional named Ti Xiaer..." 

"Wait a minute, isn't Ti Xiaer a goddess? She has founded a church. How can she be only official-level?"

The dwarf hurriedly interrupted Punk and asked. 

Punk made a helpless look and said:

"This is what the secret is all about, and then there is also the wealth of a fourteenth-level professional. Don't tell me you are not moved." 

Punk clearly expressed his conjecture about the exploration; after all, he had to use a good bait to attract the dwarf warrior, but he did not explain Ti Xiaer's secret because only by keeping Bahanger in the dark, he could be used as cannon fodder. 

After listening to Punk's words, Bahanger fell into deep thought. One shouldn't think that because this dwarf warrior didn't care about the city, he was utterly ignorant about the whole incident, so he knew what Punk said was probably true. Although he couldn't guess how Ti Xiaer absorbed faith, he had a gut feeling that this method must be of great value. To be completely honest, the dwarf warrior was indeed very interested. 

Under Punk's deep gaze, Bahanger was almost about to agree. He could feel that the fire of adventure had once again begun to burn in his heart. 

But... Finally, Bahanger sighed and said helplessly:

"I will not lie to you. I really want to uncover this secret, but I once promised to do my best to protect the Hyde family, and our Hammer clan gives extreme importance to their promises. So now that Dolez City is in chaos, I simply can't leave." 

After speaking, Bahanger turned around and returned to the forging platform, then stared at the bright silver Mithril in a daze. 

Punk looked at Bahanger's lonely back and frowned slightly.

He could see that what Bahanger said was true. The dwarves in front of him obviously belonged to the lawful neutral camp, and they were very concerned about their words, so as long as Bahanger promised the safety of the Hyde family, even if he was directly given a legendary equipment, It would be impossible for him to abandon the Hyde family. And then, many lawful camp's official-level powerhouses had their own obsessions, and these obsessions were definitely not something that could be shaken by simple interests. 

Punk didn't continue to say unnecessary nonsense. He just took a last look at Bahanger, then turned around indifferently.

In fact, he was not surprised by this situation. As early as he was on the road to Dolez, he had figured out part of the vague information received from the prophecy spell. This was also one of the reasons he placed a trick on knight Casser, to have an efficient method to deal with people who took their duty and promises too seriously. 

"It now appears that this chess piece is really going to be useful."

Leaving the dark forging room, Punk went for a walk in the street. The brilliance of the setting sun coated the road with a layer of golden hue. Most of the residents of Dolez on the street were in a hurry. Since many people were faintly aware that this sudden plague was inextricably linked to the equally sudden Ti Xiaer church, Dolez city was under a curfew, and no matter whether it was the commoners or the lesser nobles, they all were very vigilant to those with spider badges. 

Most of the people on the street were walking in groups, and as Punk was walking alone in the middle of the road, he seemed very conspicuous. 

"If anyone whats to trade, you can show yourself now."

Punk previously used another prophecy spell. The information received this time was very clear, and he found out that the primary raw materials required for the "activation potion" might come from a nobleman who would come to him on their own initiative. 

So Punk simply swaggered a bit, just to see if the other party had the courage to negotiate on the open and also to test whether the Hyde family of Dolize City was organized enough to have a basic intelligence gathering system.

After all, a unified Dolez city and a divided Dolez would have different effects on his arrangements, so it was necessary to find out.

But it turns out that it was not the Hyde family who found him first; instead, it was…