[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 235: Mission and Rewards

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"As I've said before. Noah and Felice will act as your informants. If you need anything, you can ask them. Do you guys understand? "

"Good! "

Everyone simultaneously answered Dolf. Then, Dolf took out a piece of paper from his chair.

"Noah, Felice, even though I said that you would act as informants, I will still give you assignments periodically. Look forward to it."

(Well, I expected it.)

Noelle knew this was going to happen. After all, Dolf knew that he had limited resources, so he had to exert everything he had before it ended badly.

Most likely, the additional tasks that Noelle and Felice would receive were those related to the missions they would run later. If by any chance their mission had something to do with that new task, then Dolf would not hesitate to send them both.

Noelle glanced at Felice, and realized that Felice did not seem to mind at all. He seems to be used to this.

"Next, Mona and Dexter will conduct an investigation in the area we have determined."

Dolf opened the paper circle he was holding, and showed everyone a map.

Based on his memories, Noelle knew that what Dolf was holding was a map of this city.

There was a circled section on that map, and the size was also quite large. The encircled section covers the university area, residential areas, and extends to agricultural land in the border area.

(There is no way two people can handle that territory .. )

While Noelle was thinking that, Mona and Dexter naturally also frowned.

"From the scale you set, what does it mean that we will cooperate with the other party? "

"Good question, Dexter. You're right, we're not going to work alone this time."

Dolf folded the map again, and kept it in his suit pocket.

"Because this is a large-scale mission, we have the support of several parties. All the churches in the city will also move to find the whereabouts of Feran Cerces."

"Mona and Dexter won't move on their own, but there will be some members of other church organizations."

Because the scale is only in this city, then maybe only the church in this city is moving.

That means, in addition to the Church of Goddess Zelica, there will be the help of the Church of the God of Knowledge Gerben, the Church of the Lumine Holy Goddess of Light, and the Church of the Goddess of Love and Hope Anastasia.

That's enough help. In fact, according to Noelle it was more than enough.

He was still confused, why to catch one person only needed four churches to move.

Dolf seemed to read Noelle's astonishment. He looked at Noelle for a moment, then asked, "Do you know how many members of the Swallow Life Order we managed to capture? "

Noelle was quite surprised by Dolf who suddenly asked her. Even so, he still answered calmly.

"No."

"In that case, the answer is 'nothing'."

Noelle immediately widened her eyes.

Indeed, the organization called Swallow Life Order was not known when it was formed. However, based on their influence, Noelle was convinced that they had nailed their throne for a long time.

But, this is really unexpected. Noelle never expected that their members had even been caught.

Noelle subconsciously began to raise her standards about the dangers the Swallow Life Order possessed.

"That might surprise you, but just so you know, we thought that at first. But, after repeatedly investigating about them, we were convinced that they were very good at escaping and hiding."

"Especially, with their strange magic," Tian said to connect Dolf's explanation.

'Wacky magic'. As soon as Noelle heard it, she was instantly reminded of the figure of Feran Cerces who suddenly melted into a strange blob of reddish-black liquid.

There are also cases like the one that happened to members of the Swallow Life Order around the Mist Garden. His body melted, and he would enter the corpses of others, then control it as if it was his own body.

"I think I understand .. They have many ways to escape."

Dolf nodded. "You're right. As of now, it was very difficult to catch their tails. Therefore, this opportunity cannot be wasted."

Tian turned to Dolf for a moment, then explained to everyone.

"The division of the group as Dolf has explained. For Louen and Rita, you two will come with me. It's a rather dangerous task, but it matches your abilities. We're gonna do some research on the west."

There was no more specific location, it meant they would browse through the entire area. Noelle felt this was a bit too heavy, but then she regained her senses.

The western part of the city of Fencen is an industrial area and is included in the slums. The size is not too big, but the place is too dense to do a detailed search.

(Is there something Tian is hiding? )

Noelle had quite grasped Tian's personality, and she was very confident that the old man would not bring others into danger. At the very least, he would not bring them into danger that they could not overcome.

Tian invited Rita and Louen directly, is there something on those two people? Naturally, Noelle started to think things through.

"Then, I'll be around gejera for some time, so you won't find me here." Dolf gave the announcement without any change to his expression.

"Then ... Do we have to go to church every time we want to see you? It was troublesome … "

What Dexter complained about was not without basis. If Dolf is really going to be in church for a long time, then that means he has another important task there.

Noelle didn't know too much because she had never really tried to meet someone there, but she had a hunch that the procedures required for it would be very troublesome.

While everyone was thinking, Tian went to the back, and took out a wooden box filled with strange objects.

The strange object was rectangular in shape, dark black in color, and had some bright white stones implanted in it.

Tian gave it to everyone one by one.

"You can use this to send me a signal. Simply channel your magic energy into it, and a telepathic bond with me will form. We can communicate with this."

"Also, you can send emergency signals to others using this thing."

Noelle watched the object closely, and at a glance she could feel how complex the magic structure instilled on this small object was.

"Wait, cast magic? You know I'm not good at doing that." Dexter unhappily began to protest.

Noelle was initially surprised when she heard it, but she soon regained her composure as it was a normal thing.

There are many people who are not born with a talent in magic. They couldn't control their magic energy well, and they couldn't channel it into something either.

Sounds a little sad considering most of the technological developments in this world are always related to magic. Fortunately, the Republic was a country that was willing to advance for the sake of everyone, regardless of their talent in magic, so they quickly developed many things that could be used by people without talent.

One of them, was the thing that Tian had just given away.

"You see for yourself, yours is a little different from the others. There are some stones that stand out, right? "

Dexter looked at the thing in his hand, and immediately nodded at Tian.

"For someone who can't use magic, you can instantly destroy one of those stones to send out an emergency signal."

"But, remember that there are only eight available stones. That's the limit to your emergency signal. Once that's over, you'll have to meet me right away to replace it with a new one."

The thing that Dexter has is made for disposable. Throwing away, then using another will be more effective than having to recharge, because the object can not be refilled freely.

"All right, I get it."

Although the mic is a little different, Dexter doesn't mind because the basic functions are still the same.

"In that case, I've said everything I need to say. I'll give you all the information about Feran Cerces later. For now, you better be prepared. This mission is a long-term mission, and it will start tomorrow morning."

(There's still time, but .. What should I do? )

Noelle did not know about her duties because she never served the role of informant.

Working as an intelligence agent sounds like an amazing thing, but Noelle really doesn't know what to do to be something like that.

All along, he had only collected information for him to use himself. Working to find information without knowing the time is common for him. But now, there was Felice who was on the same team as him.

He doubts that this will go smoothly, unless he and Felice go their separate ways and seek information on their own.

In short, he did not know how to cooperate.

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In the afternoon, after the meeting.

Noelle was behind the bar table, cleaning up some of the remaining items.

The meeting was over, and he could return to his house at any time. But, for some reason Noelle still wanted to be here.

One of the reasons why he hasn't come home, is because he's a little scared.

Her new home, the apartment room she was given, made her feel a fear she had never felt before.

That fear is not the kind that will make him squeak. The kind of fear he faced while there, was a feeling akin to loneliness.

There's no one there. There is only himself.

No Olivia, no Chloe, Levina, Stella, or even Cryll. There was no one, which was why Noelle hesitated to return there immediately. If he could, he wanted to stay in this bar until nightfall.

Going home early to a new place is scary.

Noelle smiled wryly as her gaze was fixated on the crystal cup in her hand.

At first glance, the shadow of everyone's figure appeared on the surface of the cup, but Noelle immediately put away the shadow and focused on her work.

Without him noticing, Dolf had been standing behind him.

"Noah."

Noelle's body stiffened instantly. If he did not remember that the voice came from Dolf, then his instincts and reflexes would definitely have taken out a sword from empty air to slash at the figure.

Fortunately, Noelle was still able to control herself. He calmly turned around, and smiled at Dolf.

"What's up, Captain? "

Dolf still did not show any expression. He then reached into the pocket of his coat, and took out a paper bag from there.

"I'm sorry if not how much. This is a welcome gift from me. Thank you for joining us."

" ……… "

Noelle didn't say anything. He was still confused about how to respond to this.

Meanwhile, Dolf who gave it to her only smiled wryly.

Dolf then took one of Noelle's free hands and placed the paper bag there.

For a moment, a smooth clinking sound from the metal appeared. Of course, Noelle noticed the voice. Only, he was too confused so did not know what to react to.

"It's been a long time since we've arrived. Your presence here makes everything so much more crowded. I'm so grateful for that."

"Take this little gift, I hope you like it."

After saying that, Dolf turned around and walked away towards the exit.

"Then, I'll go first. You're the only one still here, so lock the door later. Don't worry, I have a spare key."

Leaving that sentence, Dolf waved his hand and left. Noelle was no longer able to sense her presence thanks to the barrier that limited her detection ability.

For a moment, Noelle was completely silent without knowing what to say.

For her, this was the first time she had received a gift from someone else sincerely.

Before this, she had only ever received gifts from those closest to her, and one of them was Olivia.

Aside from that, there were only parasites trying to seduce her with many gifts that she did not actually need.

" ……… "

Noelle's gaze then turned on the paper bag in her hand.

For some time, there was nothing he did but stare at the paper bag. However, a moment later, a small smile formed on his face.

He then subconsciously squeezed the paper bag with his hand, as if he was keeping the gift from going away from him.

"You're too kind to strangers, Captain."

His eyes narrowed sharply, but not because of any cunning or evil thoughts, but rather because of the sentimental feelings that suddenly rose.

" … Cryll never even gave me a gift. He must learn from you … "

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Arriving at the apartment, Noelle does not immediately prepare herself for tomorrow, but instead continues to sit on the sofa, and her gaze focuses on the item Dolf gave her as a gift.

It was a pocket watch, with a silver base and a beautiful gold mix in some parts.

The structure inside is also very beautiful, even Noelle who does not really understand about the aesthetics of the watch is very fond of the impression of elegance.

The three hands of the clock were moving smoothly, and Noelle could slightly see the gears working behind him thanks to the crystal glass lining it.

The silver chain connected to it was also very beautiful. Noelle planned to connect it with a belt, or even a bracelet in her hand later.

The size is not too big either. Enough to be in his grasp.

" … It's too perfect …… "

Without him noticing, he gave a faint smile.

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