Chapter 492: [Bonus Chapter] 492 | The Exchange

If the timing was right then Ye Tian Yun was sure that the Nightcrawler Surveillance Network, henceforth NSN, only had one base.

Unlike other information organizations from the distant past, the NSN didn't hide its location.

They were built in the Third Floors of certain restaurants and taverns and were already available to sell or buy information.

The first base was actually in one of the Kang Clan's restaurants.

This never brought any suspicion on Gao Xuan, and the Kang Clan, for some reason, never revealed anything about the Nightcrawler.

Nightcrawler was the pseudonym Gao Xuan was given by the people of the Lower Heavens.

"This name suits that bastard."

Ye Tian Yun smirked and roamed through the city, looking for the most expensive restaurant owned by the Kang Clan.

It took him about half an hour to reach the right place after asking directi0ons and roaming through half of the city.

As he stood in front of the three-floor building, he couldn't help but let out a sigh.

'This place speaks rich.'

Everything, even the trashcan, was expensive.

'Let's head in and see what they have to offer.'

Ye Tian Yun pursed his lips and stepped inside the building.

As soon as he stepped, he immediately felt the temperature drop, and a cold air surrounded him.

'An air cooling array?'

Ye Tian Yun was surprised upon noticing this.

This array could change the temperature and keep it constant, no matter what the weather was outside of the tavern.

Ye Tian Yun stepped towards the bartender near the far end of the first floor.

As soon as he reached it, the first thing he noticed was a huge board with something written on it.

[There are two rules of life:]

[1. Never give out all the information.]

Ye Tian Yun smiled and shook his head.

'It must be Gao Xuan who put this quote here.'

"What would you like, Master?" The Bartender asked Ye Tian Yun with a smile on his face.

Ye Tian Yun stared at him for a moment before saying in a rather deep voice, "I would rather sell something on the third floor."

The Bartender was taken aback by Ye Tian Yun's words.

He immediately called another staff to take the position as the bartender, and then gesturing at Ye Tian Yun, he asked the latter to follow him.

Ye Tian Yun smiled and followed behind.

Soon both of them were walking in the spiral stairway towards the third floor.

"What would you like to sell, Master?" The Bartender asked as they entered the third floor.

Ye Tian Yun looked around without replying.

Unlike the second and first floors, the third floor was not an open hall-like area.

Rather, there were small cabins with soundproof arrays.

As the bartender waited for Ye Tian Yun's response, the latter finally said, "I will sell you exactly something that is worth what you tell me."

The Bartender was confused, "Apologies, master. But I do not understand what you're trying to say,"

Ye Tian Yun smiled, "Tell me the information I want, and then I will give you information that will be equal to the value of your answer."

"This…"

The bartender hesitated.

He had never faced such a weird situation.

In the NSN, there were two ways to get information - one was to buy it, the other was to exchange it with information of similar value.

While almost all the customers used the first option, there were rare cases when the second option of payment was used.

Mainly because it was hard to judge the worth of the information.

As for its validity? The Nightcrawler Surveillance Network has its own ways of verifying the truth.

Ye Tian Yun wanted to use the second method even though he had enough to pay for the information because of a special reason.

'This incident will help me quite a bit in the coming future.'

Ye Tian Yun waited for the bartender, who was confused about what he was supposed to do.

Just then, someone walked out from one of the cabins and said, "What happened Number 341?"

This person was covered from head to toe. However, the most unique thing about this person was that it was hard to evaluate the gender based on the voice.

The voice was quite weird and felt cracked.

It was rather too unique and unforgettable, and not in a pleasant way.

The bartender bowed at the mysterious person and then explained to him about the situation.

The person listened carefully and then said, "341, you should head back to the first floor. I Will handle the situation from here."

The bartender bowed once again and left.

The person then turned his head towards Ye Tian Yun and, cupping his fists, said, "Welcome to Nightcrawler Surveillance Network, Master. I am number 3."

"Oh?" Ye Tian Yun nodded and asked, "So, what do you think of my proposal, Number 3?"

Number 3 said, "I will have to first know what kind of information you are asking, and what kind of information you have. This will be the only way to evaluate everything."

Ye Tian Yun frowned, "What's the point in it if you evaluate after knowing the information?"

Number 3 shook its head and said, "You don't have to tell us the exact information that you're willing to exchange; rather, just tell us what question that information will answer."

"Oh…."

Ye Tian Yun kind of understood what Number 3 was trying to say.

Telling them the question would allow them to evaluate the value of the information more accurately.

After thinking for a moment, Ye Tian Yun said, "I want to know every major incident that has happened in the last months. I am talking about every major incident in the whole Lower Heavens. Especially related to the war between the Xin and Wu Kingdom."

"Oh!" For the first time, Ye Tian Yun felt emotion in Numer 3's voice.

Number 3 was surprised.

"What information are you willing to sell in exchange, Master?" Number 3 asked.

Ye Tian Yun smiled and said, "I will tell you the names of the people responsible for the assassination of the Second Young Master of the Gao Clan."