Mystery: Chaos Path

Hugh naturally had no idea what the young man in front of her was thinking. Having learned some basic information about William's abilities, she sized up the person before her and quickly came to some conclusions:

His background should be quite good, at least from the so-called middle class. His profession is impossible to determine, but it shouldn't be a physical job, and he doesn't seem to have any malice.

Also, there's no one else around who seems to be with him, so it seems there are no problems.

Hugh breathed a sigh of relief. Although she didn't think anyone would deliberately come looking for trouble, and she had some confidence in her abilities, she was still wary of people who suddenly approached her. Now that she was sure the other party shouldn't be a problem, she nodded and said, "I'm Hugh. You must be Jack Jones. Let's go out and talk."

If she wasn't waiting for someone, she wouldn't have stayed in this bar.

Lorraine naturally had no objections. The two then left the bar and went to a nearby coffee shop, where they found a booth and sat down.

After ordering coffee, Hugh put down the menu, looked at the young man in front of her, and asked bluntly, "What do you want to commission me to do?"

"I'm hoping to join some gatherings of Awakened, and I'm hoping Miss Hugh can help introduce me," Lorraine said just as directly.

Hugh instantly narrowed her eyes, and her hand under her sleeve gripped a certain stiletto. She sized up the young man again and said in a cold voice, "Who sent you to find me?"

"Miss Hugh is quite famous in the bounty hunter circles of the East End," Lorraine said, seemingly unrelated, before explaining, "My ancestors were once Awakened and left behind some records. Although my generation has declined, I still have some understanding of some Awakened, such as the Arbiters."

Lorraine didn't continue to say more, but Hugh already understood what he meant—the other party had probably heard some things about her, so he guessed that she might be an Awakened of the Arbiter pathway.

This made Hugh feel a little helpless. She pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Which pathway are you on?"

"Seer. I am a Seer. If you know anything about this sequence, you should understand that I don't have any combat ability, so Miss Hugh doesn't need to be too wary of me," Lorraine said, revealing a helpless smile, as if what he said was true.

"Seer…" Hugh muttered, and some information she had once learned about Seers flashed through her mind.

Awakened of this pathway were very rare, but Hugh's father used to be an official, so Hugh had a rough understanding of some Seers, knowing that Awakened of this pathway were commonly found among the Nighthawks of the Night Watchers, and it was indeed a pathway with little combat power.

This made Hugh less wary. After thinking for a few seconds, she said, "I can introduce you to some Awakened gatherings, but what can you give me? You need to know that helping you join the gathering is also a risk for me."

Lorraine had naturally prepared for this and said, "I can give you 50 pounds as a reward."

Although the money in his hand was not too much, only about 1,000 pounds, Lorraine was never stingy when he should be generous. Leaving Hugh with a generous impression would be more conducive to their future contact.

"Okay." This time, Hugh nodded almost without hesitation. 50 pounds was definitely not a small amount of money for her. She wouldn't refuse to get it just for introducing someone to an Awakened gathering.

"Then it's a pleasure to work with you." Lorraine smiled at this point, counted out ten pounds from his purse and handed it to Hugh, then said, "This is the deposit. I will pay you a portion of the remaining money each time I join a gathering. If there is one that particularly satisfies me, I will add some extra money."

Generosity is not equal to being a fool. Necessary vigilance must naturally be shown to some extent.

Hugh took the ten pounds, not surprised by Lorraine's choice, nodded, and asked, "How do I contact you later?" Thinking of something, she gave an address and said, "If you have anything to look for me, you can leave a message here, and I will know."

Lorraine then also gave an address, saying, "You can write a letter to this address."

After the two confirmed how to contact each other, Hugh also relaxed. She now basically confirmed that the person opposite her had no malice towards her and was not threatening. Thinking of the other party's identity as a Seer, she couldn't help but curiously asked, "Can Seers divine everything? Can you predict the future?"

"How should I put it? Divining a small matter is no problem, but if it involves something bigger or a more powerful person, the divination may be inaccurate," Lorraine smiled and said, seemingly complaining:

"Moreover, even if the divination result is accurate, sometimes it's quite坑爹. For example, if I divine whether investing in something will make me money, the divination result may be that I can make money, but the fact is that I may lose a lot of money in the short term, and only make money after 10 or even decades."

"嘶, that is indeed quite坑爹." Hugh understood the坑爹 of Seers for a moment and gave Lorraine a sympathetic look.

"But Seers are not without benefits. At least they can help me avoid most dangers," Lorraine smiled and said, "For example, before coming to see Miss Hugh, I actually divined and confirmed that there was no danger in this transaction."

Hugh raised her eyebrows upon hearing this, and her eyes showed more curiosity. She thought for a moment and couldn't help but ask, "Then can you divine for me?"

"Sure, what do you want to divine?" Lorraine naturally wouldn't refuse. He nodded and asked.

"Well, then divine whether I will be in danger in the next two months. That should be possible, right?" Hugh thought for a second and said.

One mistake, one first, one first, one inside, one content, one at, one look, one look!

Lorraine nodded and took out a crystal pendulum from his pocket, which he had prepared before coming to see Hugh—since he was prepared to pretend to be a Seer, he naturally had to pretend to be in place.

Moreover, Lorraine's Awakened abilities themselves included divination, and he himself needed to skillfully use various divination techniques.

Lorraine then skillfully used the pendulum to divine. After seeing the arc of the pendulum's swing, he frowned and said, "The divination result tells me that you will encounter a life-threatening danger in the next two months."

This was not Lorraine lying. He really divined that Hugh would encounter a life-threatening danger in the next two months.

Hugh's eyes widened instantly. She looked at Lorraine, then at the pendulum in his hand. Her first reaction was, "Could it be that I've encountered a swindler?" "Could it be that the other party wants to swindle the money back?" But then Hugh dismissed these thoughts and asked seriously, "Can you divine where the danger comes from?"

"I can try, but I can't guarantee the result." Lorraine also nodded with a serious expression. He didn't use the pendulum to divine again, but took out an astrolabe. After asking Hugh some necessary questions, Lorraine began to inscribe on the astrolabe, and finally said:

"The divination result tells me that the danger you encounter is related to money and the ocean, but I'm sorry, there's too little information, and I can't divine more."