Apocalypse Regression's
Crack
“What do you mean, Ark?”
Jay stared at Ark with a confused and incredulous expression. For some reason, he thought that his best friend had changed since coming to this city.
“As I said. I will not give you anything without a corresponding value. Especially for that girl.
As a member, you know that in the main headquarters we use points. Such a system was temporarily removed because we went on an exploration mission. But now the situation has changed.
Once all the basics are settled, it's time to use the points system. If need something, everyone needs to use points as a medium of exchange.”
“...”
Seeing Jay only speechless, Ark shrugged with an indifferent expression on his face. The young man leaned back in his chair then continued.
“It seems that a comfortable life leaves you confused, Jay. So I'll say it one more time.
Whether in times of peace or chaos, there is never anything free in this world. If you need something, then you have to pay.”
“I understand, Ark. Sorry.”
Jay nodded with a complicated expression on his face.
“A-Anu ..”
Seeing the situation seem awkward, Chelsea ventured to raise her hand.
“Is there anything you want to say?” reply Ark while tilting his head.
“M-Even though I am an outsider, can I exchange something accordingly? I mean .. I know that such knowledge is valuable. So can Golden Maple Group make an exchange with Sword of Sufferings?”
“After I declined your invitation and tried to stay away from Golden Maple Group, you still asked? Aren't you afraid I'll cheat or act outrageous?”
“From what I caught, you said that everything has a price. There is also a price of ‘orang in’ in the form of points. That means, you also open a trade with ‘people outside’ who want it?”
Chelsea played her finger while looking down. He said with a nervous tone and expression. Not daring to look directly at the Ark.
“Attracting.”
Ark propped up his chin while muttering. Seeing a nervous Chelsea, he continued.
“Indeed, the Sword of Sufferings did not at all refuse to make such a transaction. Of course, what I mean is a mutually beneficial transaction without trying to use an emotional foundation to make a profit.
You understand what I mean, right?”
“S-I understand! I'll send your message to Mr and Madam!”
Chelsea bowed 45 degrees. It seemed that the young man was angry because of the actions of the Golden Maple Group who somewhat underestimated him for being young.
As a genius, Chelsea little understood what Ark felt. Just because of age, many people were looking at them one eye. Even if he only responded in silence, but he also disliked such behavior.
‘What a smart girl.’
Looking at Chelsea's performances and performances that did not disappoint his expectations, Ark felt interested enough to add him to the list of members who need to be taken in this city.
‘No. No need to rush to do everything. Let's see more before deciding.’
Ark shook his head lightly. Despite being interested in Chelsea's talent, he still needs to think about it many times because the girl could have been an unstable factor in his future plans.
“Then it has been decided.” Ark nodded. “Two groups can make corresponding trades. So, do you want to try trading now?”
“Now? T-But I don't have anything to trade.”
“Of course you have it.”
Hearing Ark's words, Jay and Chelsea felt somewhat nervous. The girl obviously did not bring anything. So, if there was anything that could be traded, it would have been on the body of the girl.
Realizing what they were thinking, Ark pointed to his own head while saying.
“You have the intelligence I need. You can sell it to me. Of course, what I mean is not your research.
I don't need any information about your research at all. Instead, I need information about other groups. As one of the big groups, your intelligence about the other group must be quite decent, right?
You can trade it for anything but an evolution potion. Of course, the information should be according to the price of the product you want.”
At that moment, Chelsea raised her hand with a doubtful expression.
“B-Can I exchange it for other information?”
“Oh?”
Ark tilted his head. Seeing a beautiful girl who looked innocent, but thirsty for science made her become more and more interested.
“Can.”
“Of course.”
Seeing that Chelsea intended to ‘trade’ with him, Ark immediately gave them both a signal.
“Then you two can sit down. Roxanne, get the notebook. Angelica, make them warm tea.”
“Understand,” answer the two in unison.
After a while, Angelica and Roxanne return.
Ark asked Jay and Chelsea for a drink and then asked directly to the point.
“So, what do you want to trade?”
“Information of which group do you need, Mr Ark?”
“Information of the three groups are Cursed Berserkers, Imperial Phoenix, and Golden Maple Group as those three groups are the largest and most powerful in the city.
Of course, leaking information from your own group is an act of treason, it must be eliminated. So, you can talk about two other groups. Just tell the members of the group you know, their headquarters, the actions they used to do, and other things.
The more detail the better. It also affects the final price of the information.”
“I understand.”
Chelsea nodded lightly. The girl began to tell him almost everything she knew about the two groups. As the best researcher in the Golden Maple Group, of course he had enough information even though he rarely went out to fight.
Chelsea said much of the information seemed simple, but Ark found it useful because there were several figures he knew on the group's list of members.
Since Imperial Phoenix was a government organization, Chelsea did not know much about it. A little less but still useful.
As for the Cursed Berserkers, the information was quite a lot as the two groups seemed to have rubbed together once. In addition, Cursed Berserkers also acted frequently, so information about them was far more than other groups.
Ark told Roxanne to take down all the information. Although he almost memorized all the words of Chelsea, the young man made sure he did not forget at important moments. If you can, use those notes to infer a few other things.
About an hour later, Roxanne finishes her notes.
Ark glanced at Roxanne's notes and turned his gaze toward Chelsea.
“What do you want in exchange for that information? If what you want is information, you need to find your own tools or choose to memorize everything directly.”
“It's okay.”
That answer means Chelsea are confident enough to memorize. Of course, Ark didn't really care if it was the girl that could do it or not. He just asked.
“What information do you need?”
“What I want to ask is ..”
***
About an hour later, Jay and Chelsea walked out of Ark's study.
Inside the room, Roxanne and Angelica felt somewhat confused. They felt they had seen a fool who wasted the opportunity for something trivial.
“Is the girl stupid, sir? Why would he ask such a thing?” ask Angelica.
“On the contrary, the girl is very intelligent.”
“Eh? You mean?”
“At first he was afraid whether ‘daging’ had a bad effect or not. But now he knew that the meat could also strengthen the physique little by little.
There were also three other ingredients, two of which were the basic ingredients to make a low level poison antidote. The berry he asked was a second-rate fruit that could strengthen the physique if consumed in accordance with the dosage.
You could say, with the detailed information I provided, the girl could concoct a low level poison antidote by herself. In addition, he also had a way of strengthening the body.
Despite having no way of breaking through the restrictions, with that information alone the power of the Golden Maple Group would skyrocket. At least much better than other groups in this city.”
Ark leaned back on his chair then let out a long sigh.
“You could say, in this transaction .. I barely get the advantage.”
Of course, Ark himself felt a slight loss. Not in the trade he did. But the actions and words that the young man gave to Jay.
In this way, their relationship will experience a slight crack.
Even so, Ark did it anyway because it did not want Jay to cross the line. So, forcibly create a bit of chaos to prevent a bigger mess from happening.
Sacrificing the small for the greater.
>> Connect.
