Death Game: Starting as a Trickster, Pretending to Be a God

Chapter 554: The Flow of Information Asymmetry

"Benefits? What benefits? Tell me all about them!"Lin Yu looked directly at Paris as he asked.

After all, he was currently Fu Luo, and Fu Luo was never one to hold back on such matters.

President Paris picked up an orange from the fruit bowl, rolling and rubbing it in his hand. "As you know, all these years I've been sitting in the president's seat, backed by Her Excellency Sleepless Sky Huole, I've done quite a few things for her and the Sleepless Night Family, cleaning up quite a few people..."

Lin Yu frowned. "Get straight to the point, skip the background."

President Paris sped up his speech. "I once wiped out a noble family. The records of their family's inherited alchemy fell into my hands—I can't practice it myself, but if you, Mr. Furbollo, are interested..."

He clenched the orange in his palm and looked at Lin Yu.

"Of course I am," Lin Yu nodded. "But, what level is it?"

The nobles of Sleepless City divided alchemy into four tiers: Inferior, Intermediate, Superior, and Supreme.

Supreme Alchemy was all bestowed by the gods. This type of alchemy, after being simplified and weakened, would become Superior-level. Superior-level simplified became Intermediate, and Intermediate simplified further became Inferior-level.

Of course, there were also many Superior-level alchemies that weren't derived from simplification but were directly created.

Inferior-level alchemy and a small portion of Intermediate-level alchemy were what company researchers could freely study. Moreover, Inferior-level alchemy was also called Universal Alchemy, forming part of many universal "scientific technologies."

Most of the product development by the Three Major Corporations involved the development and utilization of these universal alchemies.

As for most Superior and Intermediate-level alchemies, almost without exception, they were exclusive to noble families.

As for Supreme Alchemy, currently there were only nine known paths in all of Sleepless City... Only the Peerage Nobility had the qualification and capability to pass them down through generations. There were also a few exceptional members permitted to study and use them, but absolutely forbidden from spreading them outside.

These nine paths of alchemy, plus over twenty self-created Superior-level alchemies, constituted the entire intricate and bizarre alchemy system of Sleepless City.

The alchemy Paris was offering couldn't possibly be Supreme-level, but it should be extremely precious and powerful Intermediate or Superior-level.

Hearing Lin Yu's words, Paris lowered his voice.

"It's Superior-level. And not a Superior-level simplified from Supreme, but an 'original creation Superior-level.'"

Hearing Paris say this, Lin Yu understood the preciousness of this thing.

"That much I do understand... But, this matter probably isn't as simple as just taking someone in to steal some stuff, right? There must be other risks involved?"

Paris nodded. "There are risks, but rest assured, I won't screw you over... You can personally talk to the person who needs to be taken in!"

As he spoke, he looked at Stiller.

"Bring the person in."

"Understood."

Stiller gave a slight nod, turned, and walked out of the office.

Soon, Stiller returned, bringing someone else in with him.

Lin Yu looked at the person who entered, and the person who entered also looked at Lin Yu, both showing expressions of surprise.

"Furbollo?"

The red-haired woman placed her hands on her hips, a look of astonishment on her face.

Lin Yu also nodded in greeting. "Well, Your Excellency, never expected it to be you."

Subsequently, both of them simultaneously looked at President Paris.

"This is the reliable inside contact you mentioned, Furbollo," the red-haired woman gestured with her thumb towards Lin Yu's direction. "Is he really reliable?"

"How is he not reliable? This is the current favorite in front of Her Excellency Sleepless Sky Huole, and we share a very close personal friendship—we two are life-and-death friends!"

President Paris stated with absolute certainty.

This statement wasn't exactly wrong... After all, he had almost killed Furbollo once, which could indeed be considered a kind of "life-and-death friendship."

The red-haired woman nodded with a mix of belief and doubt. "Alright... Furbollo it is then. At least his strength is guaranteed."

Lin Yu raised his hand. "Hey, don't just decide things over my head. Even though Superior-level alchemy as payment is very tempting..."

"What, Superior-level alchemy?"

The fiery-red-haired woman interrupted Lin Yu, looking at Paris in surprise. "You're giving him Superior-level alchemy? Where did you get—what are you trying to do, Paris!"

Lin Yu was also quite shocked. "You didn't know his payment to me was Superior-level alchemy?"

President Paris sighed. "I didn't know before, but I do now..."

"For a commoner to privately possess Superior-level alchemy, to trade in privately held alchemy, is a very serious offense... No noble would tolerate such a thing."

"Intermediate-level, one might turn a blind eye. But Superior-level... Do you want the Family Head to come have a talk with you personally?"

The fiery-red-haired woman said coldly.

President Paris raised both hands. "Have mercy on me... I've already done plenty of illegal things for the Sleepless Night Family. Isn't this Superior-level alchemy also for the sake of your commission?"

"Your Excellency Huo Ming, there's no need to take this matter to your mother."

Lin Yu suddenly spoke up. "Wait a minute, Sleepless Sky Huoming?"

This time, it was Lin Yu's turn to be surprised, Paris to be shocked, and the fiery-red-haired woman to sigh.

"You didn't know she is Sleepless Sky Huoming? I thought you knew each other?"

"We know each other, but he didn't know my identity," the fiery-red-haired woman sighed. "But now he does."

Lin Yu spoke with keen interest. "So you're Sleepless Sky Huoming... Ha, now everything makes perfect sense!"

No wonder this person said she was someone forgotten by the family. No wonder she said most people didn't know her.

Lin Yu clearly remembered the Sleepless Night Family Head once saying—she had placed Sleepless Sky Huoming in the Great Wasteland... And from the context, it seemed she had been sent out at a rather young age.

After being tempered in the Great Wasteland for so long, she indeed didn't seem like those Peerage Nobles—she even had a completely different temperament from nobles who had long lived in the Inner City.

Most importantly...

"You probably didn't return to Sleepless City through normal procedures, right?" Lin Yu looked at Sleepless Sky Huoming. "The Sleepless Night Family Head probably doesn't know you've returned from the Great Wasteland, does she?"

Hearing Lin Yu's words, Sleepless Sky Huoming fell silent for a moment, then spoke again. "Yes, but... even if this matter is exposed, Mother would merely laugh it off."

"But this mission doesn't sound like just taking someone with a slightly special identity to steal something, as you said, Paris. This is Sleepless Sky Huoming going to assassinate Alt Mercury. You really were planning to screw me over big time..."

As Lin Yu spoke, he suddenly saw Sleepless Sky Huoming's expression turn extremely grim, then looked at the shocked Paris, and also spoke in surprise.

"Oh, this time, the fact that she's going to assassinate someone... is something you, Paris, didn't know about, right?"

Sleepless Sky Huoming sighed. "Yes."

"But now, he knows."