Mr. Loren chuckled lightly with composure. “No need to be tense, Ms. Isha.”

“At that time, he was suffering from extremely severe injuries, and on top of that, he had been hiding in a trash bin for a long time.”

“This led to him, in a situation where death was certain, also enduring pain that ordinary people could scarcely bear.”

“In the end, after entrusting me with the task of delivering the intelligence out of the Dusk Star Domain, he requested that I end his suffering.”

After hearing Loren’s explanation, Isha frowned on her delicate little face.

Such an answer clearly exceeded her expectations.

“Whether you believe it or not, that is the fact of the matter.”

“Although I believe in the Natural Consciousness and intensely dislike every single one of you from the Energy Department.”

“Please remember, nature equally accepts the soul of every life that reaches its end.”

“Similarly, I personally hold great respect for that investigator’s noble soul. He was a gentleman worthy of admiration.”

Having said that, Loren stood up, put on his top hat, gave a slight nod to Investigator Isha who was still deep in thought, and directly took his leave.

The Raven also released the fresh fruit it had been clutching with its talons, flew to Loren’s shoulder to land, then turned its head to mock Isha:

“Adult human female, you are truly foolish. If my master really intended to be an enemy of your Energy Department.”

“Why would he have delivered the intelligence gathered by that investigator, attracting you natural traitors from the Energy Department?”

After speaking, the Raven snorted arrogantly and turned its head away.

The man and the raven left the fourth-floor restaurant just like that, with complete composure.

After Loren returned to his own lounge, he rather calmly closed the lounge door.

Then, leaning his back against the lounge door, he began to chuckle softly and continuously.

In all likelihood, the Energy Department would no longer actively provoke Loren in the future.

“Good acting, Raven.”

After finishing his own laughter, Loren, for once, praised the little creature on his shoulder.

“Likewise, my dear master.”

The Raven also let out a long sigh of relief.

Although Loren could resurrect it, the taste of death was something it wasn’t ready to experience again just yet.

Having only recently gained intelligence, it hadn’t yet fully experienced this world.

This vibrant, living world.

It was reluctant to leave it.

Most importantly, the energy required to accumulate for a resurrection was no small amount either.

Especially now that Loren had reached the Fifth Tier.

That would represent an enormous pile of Spirit Stones…

Loren took off his top hat and overcoat, hanging them on the coat rack by the entrance.

He walked leisurely to the sofa and sat down.

“Raven, I have an idea.”

“?” The Raven looked at Loren.

“I want to have the state of ‘Fortune’ constantly attached to myself.”

After this experience, Loren felt how wonderful it would be to have ‘Fortune’ attached at all times.

“A good idea, but it will consume a lot of energy.”

“Then we just need to find more Spirit Stones to devour.”

Loren provided a simple solution.

“Alright. Look into my eyes, Master.”

The Raven jumped down from Loren’s shoulder, landing on the wooden coffee table in front of the sofa, and gazed into Loren’s eyes.

Soon.

The bizarre operation between the man and the raven was completed.

Using its fifth ability, the Raven applied a conditionally triggered ‘Fortune’ to Loren.

“As long as Loren’s spirit exists, it will actively trigger ‘Fortune’.”

Loren stood up, sensing the state of constantly maintaining ‘Fortune’ upon himself.

Then, Loren closed his eyes to feel the consumption brought by this beneficial state.

After a long while, Loren opened his eyes, a satisfied smile evident within them.

Acceptable, not too great…

To maintain this state continuously and keep his own energy abundant,

the Raven would need to devour a Spirit Stone from time to time.

Roughly every three hours, it would need to devour one Spirit Stone to keep Loren in his optimal state.

“Let’s go. We’ll go downstairs to exchange for some Spirit Stones.”

Loren only had a few Spirit Stones left on him, reserved for use during combat.

The Raven possessed the characteristic of being able to devour Spirit Stones.

This meant that in battle, as long as Spirit Stones were sufficiently abundant and Loren’s spirit could withstand it,

the man and the raven could sustain combat for a very long time.

In the first-floor lobby.

Before the service window, Loren presented his Hunter’s license and withdrew the 200 Spirit Stones rewarded by the Association for recommending Ms. Thia.

1 Contribution Point exchanged for two Spirit Stones.

For Loren, all the Contribution Points he possessed were automatically converted into Spirit Stones in his mind.

And Loren had only ever exchanged for Spirit Stones; it was his absolute necessity.

His Psychic Ability was a major consumer of Spirit Stones.

After exchanging all his Contribution Points, Loren was just about to return to his lounge on the third floor.

Suddenly, Loren’s forward footsteps paused for a moment.

The fifth ability he had applied to the investigator named Isha had been triggered.

Back then, during their “intense” eye contact, Loren had quietly set two conditions.

“When Isha eliminates Loren’s threat level, it will trigger a momentary ‘Fortune’.”

“When Isha increases malice towards Loren, it will trigger a momentary ‘Misfortune’.”

This would allow Loren to determine the Energy Department’s true attitude towards him.

Rather than Loren judging based on the other party’s demeanor.

Double insurance is true insurance.

As for setting it to trigger only a momentary ‘Misfortune’ and ‘Fortune’, that was for concealment.

If the Energy Department people didn’t discover that Loren already knew their attitude through his own means,

in an unfavorable situation, it could buy Loren more time to respond.

Whether for escape or combat, Loren preferred to have some preparation.

Loren’s footsteps halted for an instant, then quickly returned to normal.

He leisurely walked towards the elevator in the lobby that led to the third floor.

Isha had triggered a momentary ‘Fortune’.

This meant the Energy Department had completely abandoned any dangerous ideas about Loren.

Loren was in a good mood, having managed to trick a behemoth like the Energy Department with a little trick.

Unfortunately, this feeling of exhilaration lasted less than 30 seconds in Loren’s heart.

Loren’s path was blocked once again.

“Hello, Mr. Loren. I am a special correspondent for the Stellar Daily. Could I trouble you for two minutes of your time?”

A man wearing a black suit and retro glasses blocked Loren’s way.

Loren’s good mood was interrupted.

A black Revolver appeared in Loren’s hand.

“You’d better give me a reason not to kill you.”

Facing Loren’s threat, this self-proclaimed Stellar Daily reporter remained remarkably calm.

He extended his right hand, using his middle finger to elegantly adjust his retro glasses.

“Ten minutes, 500 Spirit Stones.”

“Of course, you know, I’ve always had great respect for journalists.”

Loren said with a smile and put away the Revolver that had appeared in his hand.

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