The Necromancer is amassing troops like crazy in the apocalypse - Chapter 444

Chapter 444: Chapter 366, Huge Reward

Hearing that “Philippa” had also received a blank envelope, Wu Heng’s brow furrowed as well.

She had been placed among the pirates primarily to collect information on their movements and plans, including those pertaining to blank envelopes.

During this period, she had indeed been inquiring about the blank envelope.

Now, it had been delivered directly into her hands.

“What was written on it?” Wu Heng asked once more.

Philippa spoke with a casual tone, “What else could it be? Just that the Water Chestnut Trade Group’s fleet is passing near our route, telling us to get ready to intercept and rob their supplies. Also, your bounty has been raised to 500 Gold Coins.”

Wu Heng was startled, and his frown deepened.

Shit!

I’ve been raised to 500.

Five hundred Gold Coins, for a Vice-executive like myself, it corresponds to a level 12 Fugitive.

A bounty is normally priced at a few hundred silver coins, and you’ve set it at five hundred Gold Coins.

They were overvaluing me far too much.

“How about you join me in staging a play, so we can make this money?” Philippa’s voice came again.

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“How would we stage it?”

“We’ll spread the word that I killed you, and then wait and see who comes to deliver the money.”

“If we announce my death to the outside world and no one pays, what then?”

Philippa said, “If no one pays, then just forget it. Later you can say you came back to life, and there’s no loss for us either.”

“If we do that, wouldn’t others realize we’re just acting? You’d be exposed as well!”

There was a pause from the other end, then a voice said in surprise, “You’ve got a point.”

“Don’t worry about that for now, let me think about what to do. As for the trade group passing by, what do you think?” Wu Heng continued.

Philippa crunched away at some food as she spoke, “There’s been some rumors in the pirates recently, claiming that the association has been implanting a lot of spies among us. I’m worried they’ll suspect me. Moreover, the Pirate Group hasn’t been active lately and the crew has been complaining a bit. I was thinking about conducting a raid.”

“Has anyone suspected you?” Wu Heng leaned on the table.

“Just worried that they might suspect me, but so far, no one suspects the captain, despite some issues leaked among the crew,” Philippa explained.

Only I and ‘Imilo’ knew about Philippa’s situation.

‘Imilo’ was a Steward, and he wouldn’t leak this sort of information to the pirates, nor had I disclosed it.

It’s very likely that other association branches had placed spies and inadvertently let slip some information.

The associations in coastal cities were all assigned missions to capture pirates.

Engaging spies and buying intelligence was not out of the ordinary at all.

The important thing now was to prevent the pirates from suspecting Philippa over this matter.

“Did you fall asleep?” Philippa, seeing his silence, spoke up again.

Wu Heng said, “You can’t go looting merchant ships on your own initiative, or it will be difficult for you to land in the future.”

“Shit, I’m a pirate, hey~!”

“You’re a fake pirate.”

“Then what should I do? Should I take the crew out fishing?” Philippa’s tone showed some dissatisfaction.

The crew was recruited, and all the equipment on board was prepared.

Not allowing them to fight was just nonsense!

“You will follow the instructions in the letter and rob as usual, and then I’ll arrange some matters to let them go,” he instructed.

“You really think I’m a theater actor or something, to act however I want,” Philippa continued.

Wu Heng said, “If a real fight breaks out and people are killed, hang the flags of other Pirate Groups.”

“Uh, okay, I got it,” Philippa agreed, then continued, “About the money you said you were sending me, when will it arrive? I’ve been a little strapped for cash recently, and I’m afraid to spend anything.”

Wu Heng was somewhat speechless.

This one is a gold-swallowing beast.

Out of all my maids, Philippa was the biggest spender.

I could give her buckets and buckets of silver coins, and in just a few days, she’d still be clamoring that she’s out of money.

But I rely on her to gather intelligence; I can’t just not pay her.

“Once this is over, I’ll arrange for a disguised trading ship to come your way so you can rob it. The supplies will be placed on the ship as well,” Wu Heng said immediately.

“Oh, that’s a good plan. That way, I can also boost my prestige outside,” Philippa said cheerfully.

“I’ll arrange it then, don’t talk about it outside for now.”

“Understood, I’ve always been careful in my work.”

“Think about what you’ll need in the next few days so I can prepare it.”

“Sure!” Philippa agreed, then continued to inquire, “How’s my mother doing?”

“She’s doing quite well. The tavern is running smoothly, and she even helped me capture a Fugitive.”

“She’s that amazing?” Philippa’s tone was somewhat skeptical.

“She’s not as weak as you think, quite thorough in her work.”

“You’re not falling for her, are you? If you became my dad, well… that wouldn’t be too bad, it would be easier to ask you for money.”

Wu Heng was somewhat speechless; her way of chatting was really quite uninhibited.

“Stop talking nonsense.”

“Hehe, got it. Well, I won’t keep you, I still have things to do here.”

“Okay, take care of yourself!”

“Got it!”

After ending the communication, Wu Heng also put the receiver back in its place.

…

Leaning against the edge of the desk, he pondered the information ‘Philippa’ had relayed back to him.

The blank envelope appeared under the pillow once he woke up from sleep.

Such a method of delivery was truly difficult to trace back to any pattern.

How did they confirm “Philippa’s” location, was it based on the pirate ship, or the captain’s identity?

There were two messages conveyed by the letter.

One was about one’s own bounty, which had reached an astronomical figure.

This made him even more suspicious that it was the Secret Cultivation Hall playing tricks.

After all, it was members of the Secret Cultivation Hall who instigated the plot against him to resign and the assassination from behind the scenes.

Even if the adversary died at the hands of Kalemah, the outside world might not know, and it would surely be attributed to oneself.

But this was just speculation, whether it was the Secret Cultivation Hall or not was still uncertain.

In the intelligence, the Secret Cultivation Hall was an organization formed by a group of wealthy merchants, so saying they relied on pirates to issue bounties seemed a bit far-fetched.

The second point was about spies within the pirate group.

It definitely wasn’t leaked from his side, but he also feared that “Philippa” would root it out.

There are many things that can’t be dug too deeply into.

Especially because “Philippa” had brought people out from Gold and Silver Island, and if one were to really scrutinize, there were quite a few discrepancies.

“Given Philippa’s character, she probably wouldn’t let people get suspicious,” he said.

Philippa’s temperament was too much like a pirate’s.

It wasn’t an act; it was natural.

Standing there, her personal image was that of a pirate thug.

“I’ll go to the association tomorrow, but I should still inform ‘Imilo,’” he decided.

After making up his mind, Wu Heng walked straight out of the room.

…

At the door, Mini saw him come out and said, “Master, your bath water is ready, and yesterday sister Shanaela brought some petals. Would you like to use some?”

“Petals? What are they for?”

“After bathing, you’ll smell nice. Sister Wei’er and I both used it yesterday, and it was quite effective,” Mini said with a smile.

“Keep it for yourselves to use. As a man, it would be hard to explain going out smelling like flowers,” Wu Heng said as he walked into the cubicle and started removing his armor and coat.

Mini helped him take off his clothes, and as she undressed herself, she said, “It smells so nice.”

When Mini had removed her clothes, revealing her slender and toned figure,

Wu Heng embraced her as they walked into the innermost bathroom.

They sat together in the tub, with Mini leaning back in his arms.

He softly stroked the Bunny Girl’s flat, smooth belly and her increasingly full figure.

Enjoying the smoothness of the young girl’s skin,

It was like caressing a warm, smooth piece of jade.

If it had been the old him, Wu Heng wouldn’t have dared to even dream of such a life.

Having power, young maids, and the ability to change oneself.

Any one of these was something he used to yearn for in novels and movies.

Now he not only possessed them, but things were getting even better.

Mini turned around to face him, sitting in his arms with her arms on his shoulders, and asked softly, “What are you thinking about, Master? You’re not being serious.”

“Just thinking, meeting you all was truly wonderful,” he replied.

With a smile, Mini cradled his face and said, “That’s not true. Wei’er and I should be the ones grateful for being bought by you. Sometimes I wake up from sleep, afraid that all this is a dream, and that you didn’t buy us.”

“We’re both very lucky!”

“Mhm,” Mini smiled and leaned in for a kiss.

…

As dusk approached,

Andre Willow returned from the association, with a tiny owl perched on her head.

Seeing Wu Heng sitting on the sofa, she too smiled, “Master!”

“Mhm, is there any big news at the association?”

“There isn’t, just the usual.”

Wu Heng nodded, it seemed that word of Kalemah’s deed hadn’t reached Gold and Silver Island yet.

Based on that ship’s voyage, even if someone discovered ‘Kalemah’ was missing, they would have to wait until docking to pass the message to the local association.

Then, after inquiring and investigation, they would disseminate the news further.

By the time it reached Gold and Silver Island, quite some time may have passed.

By then, it would be even harder to trace anything back.

As long as he didn’t reveal any Special Item from ‘Kalemah’, there shouldn’t be any problems.

“If all’s well, dinner will be ready soon. Just wait a bit!” said Wu Heng.

Andre Willow nodded, took off her jacket, and leaned into his embrace.

They chatted about some amusing stories she had heard.

…

The next day, Wu Heng and Andre Willow went to the association together.

He first sent Andre Willow to the Steward’s Office, while he went to the Vice-executive’s Office.

After a light knock, he stepped directly inside.

Inside the room, two employees were reporting on matters, and he stood aside and waited.

After the employees left, only Imilo, Moya, and himself remained in the room.

“What brings you here so early today? What’s the matter?”

“The bounty for me among the pirates has been raised to 500 Gold Coins,” he revealed.

Imilo was taken aback, and from a distance, Moya also looked over in confusion.

To think that killing a Vice-executive warranted such an exaggerated amount of reward.