In somewhat shocking fashion, Yang Qi just directly asked for information about the headquarters of the House of Shadowblight.

In response, the eyes of the Myriad Consortium vice-president glittered brightly.

“Senior, you want to buy information about the House of Shadowblight? Don’t tell me that they offended you somehow?”

“Not per se,” Yang Qi replied coolly. “They’re heretical wretch-devils. Anybody has the right to punish them. Considering the Myriad Consortium is a group of honest and upright businessmen, you would surely be eager to help rid the world of devils and demons. Am I right? These three demon cores are precious treasures from Quinary Lifeseizing fiend-devils. Considering how much vital energy is stored in them, it would be hard to find a better treasure to insert into a spell formation. This should cover the cost of some information about some wretch-devil heretics.”

“Demon cores like this are definitely very valuable, but details regarding the headquarters of the House of Shadowblight, well…. that’s no inconsequential information. I need to check with my superiors to see if I'm allowed to directly sell top secret information...