Leaving the Factory, Louis walked through the city, heading for his mansion.
Jessy followed closely behind him, and it was only when they were in a completely secluded spot that he stopped and looked at her.
"I have a mission for you." He spoke.
"What do you need, Lord Louis?" She asked, interested.
"I don’t trust those guys, so I need you to play spy for ."
"You want to spy on them?"
"No. Not them. Do you know where the Sunday Run will happen?"
Jessy nodded. "I do. It’s in Velfasth, west of here. It’s a city that belongs to Velharthe and has been developed to be a Gaming, Gambling, and Amusent City."
"Good." He smiled. "Then I want you to go there and do so spy work. You’ll reconnoiter the terrain and investigate the places where they’re holding the horses of the Ancient Moon and those of the House of Shadows."
"It’s not a difficult mission, Lord Louis. But I can’t go too far into the Awakened’s grounds. They have specialists in finding spies."
"That’s fine. You just need to find out where they are beforehand. Besides, if you can find out about possible hiding places and feints they might be causing, it would be enough."
Jessy nodded. "I understand. Anything else?"
"Yes." Louis leaned close to her ear and whispered. "Buy a pencil and a pen and write down the way the locals in that town dress and what culture they have most present." It was such a low whisper that even Jessy had trouble understanding it.
But she nodded softly.
"I will."
"Good." Louis patted her on the shoulder. "You must leave imdiately. We don’t have much ti."
He grabbed her hand and put a money card there. "Take this to go there. It’s a difficult mission, so be well prepared."
"Thank you, Lord Louis." She seed touched by his gesture. "I’ll go drop off the money from earlier with Mr. Gon and leave imdiately. Would you like to accompany you to the mansion?" She asked.
"That’s not necessary. You go first. I’ll catch up with you on Saturday."
"All right, Lord Louis. I’ll see you soon then."
After those words, they both set off for different places.
After walking for quite a while, Elliot seed to take a detour and was soon near Mr. Gon’s house.
He appeared from behind three onlookers, looking towards the door, waiting for Jessy to co out, and smiled.
’Looks like you’ll have a smooth ride.’ He thought.
Approaching from behind, he strangled one, choked another, and cut off the head of another.
They were normal people who had been following him before. When the two split up, they followed Jessy. They didn’t expect to be followed as well.
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Upon returning to the mansion, Louis t Dan at the door and let him in.
"Uncle, I’ve got work to take care of for you." He said, as soon as he entered.
"What is it about, Young Sir? Did you do well studying with Sir Hardrial?"
"The study is fine. But I need to know information about the House of the Ancient Moon. Do you know anything?"
Dan was taken by surprise. However, according to the information that had reached him, Louis had already registered with the House of Shadows.
’Has he started moving already? That’s really fast...’ He thought.
"The House of the Ancient Moon is one of the Four Underworld Houses within the Velharthe Industrial District. They have strong connections to the Great Houses of the High District. I don’t know much about them, as they belong to the 2nd Castle..." He said, and he put a hand on his chin.
"The second Castle?" Louis inquired. "The Priestleys? I hear they’re Bankers."
"That’s right, they’re bankers of renown throughout the Empire, and they get into argunts over who makes the Top 5 richest people in the Empire. That’s why getting information on those guys is so hard, but I got so of it."
Dan imdiately started giving him the information he had. It wasn’t too much but crucial—just the information he needed.
"That’s enough information." He smiled. "I need you to sabotage one of those factories you’re telling about. Specifically, the one to the northwest. You told it’s a textile factory, right?"
Dan nodded. "That’s correct. But, even though it’s a textile mill, a lot of contraband moves through there as well, thanks to the proximity of Priestley’s Pharmacy in the Industrial Zone. Although these Houses do not smuggle illicit drugs, they smuggle authorized drugs. In that way, they have controlled much of the public health; they are a hard cancer for royalty and the Church to catch, but that allows us to move ourselves."
"Haha, I’m glad you understand their importance," Louis said. "I want you to sabotage them—especially that one, but if you can and have people free, also the one near here. The sabotage must be intense, but avoid getting caught, as we don’t want to antagonize the Priestleys. And it must be over by Sunday morning."
Dan seed to take so ti to think about it.
"It’s not a problem that you ask of , Young Sir. Sabotaging factories is pretty simple right now, but... it depends on what your goal is."
"I just want you to make them lose money."
Dan smiled broadly. "That’s what I’m a specialist at, Young Sir. Don’t worry, I’ll give you good results. I just want to know, what do you need it for?"
Louis sipped so of the coffee he had brewed before answering. "I’ll be taking on the House of the Ancient Moon. I need them to be as distracted as possible, as I will hit them with everything."
Dan’s eyes flashed with intensity. "How do you plan to do that? They are very powerful and rich."
"Hahaha, I have my thods. I discovered so things recently, so I must practice them. If it goes well, it could be a big footfall on my part in the world inside Velharthe."
Although Dan couldn’t understand what he was referring to, seeing him with such a confident and dangerous smile filled him with confidence as well.
’Looks like he inherited the sa guts as my brother.’ He thought.
Right now, he couldn’t understand what had happened up there, nor did he understand why he was sent here. But he did understand that Louis wanted to make a na for himself.
Although he was worried about his well-being, facing a house of mobsters, he felt more at ease when he decided to involve him in the plan. That would allow him to protect him in case sothing unwanted happened.
"Good. Then it shall be done as you wish, Young Sir." He spoke.
And continued. "I ca here to inform you of sothing important. First, I’m fighting with those two old n to take back one of our most important companies. I have contacts, so I’m sure I can do it in two weeks."
"The second thing is that I have prepared an authentic identity for you, following the laws of the Empire. It’s been signed by important people, so you don’t need to worry about this one getting out." Dan pulled out so docunts and handed them to him.
Louis wasn’t expecting it. But it was with history and all, even got him a "family".
"Louis Von Habsburg? Are they nobles?"
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