Chapter 192: Operation Kingmaker Part 3

As soon as Kayn walked inside the private warehouse, he was immediately shocked at what greeted him.

In front of him were dozens of Forest Spirit Seed stored inside what seems to be a special layer of glass container.

"How do you have so many?" Kayn was very curious.

"We normally have more in stock," Jericho explains as he carefully took the one they were entrusted to protect. "Here,"

"This is for me?" Kayn was surprised.

"That was my original intention from the start. But because we have to use something to cover our operation, I used it. I hope you don't mind,"

"Not at all," Kayn gratefully accepted the Forest Spirit Seed and immediately stored it inside his Storage Ring.

"I would have given you more if I can. But this is the only Forest Spirit Seed I owned in this branch,"

"You have more?!" Gilbert interjected with a surprised tone in his voice.

"Of course. To begin with, our goal was supposed to be the main supplier of Forest Spirit Seed for the Thieves Guild Alliance. Although that goal has changed now, the supply we prepared for that is still present,"

"How many branches do you have? And what do you mean that this is the only Forest Spirit Seed that you own in this branch?" Kayn can't help feeling curious.

"We have six branches around the Slumbering Forest since we have one in every village around the forest. And each of these Forest Spirit Seeds is actually found by our members. Because they were the ones who found it and volunteered to give it to us, we only claim to protect it while the ownership completely remains to them. Of course, it is also entirely up to them to decide whether they want to auction it or not, and obviously, we only get a commission on the sale while the rest of the money goes to them,"

"In this way, our members would be eager to look for Forest Spirit Seed and surrender it to us without any hesitation and voluntarily,"

"I'll take note of that system," Kayn realized the importance of Jericho's arrangement.

"Anyways," Jericho changed the topic. "The reason why we are using the Wing Boots Auction House for our operation is because of this,"

With a wave of his hand, Jericho took out a piece of paper with a list of names.

After scanning the names for a bit, a single person's name instantly attracted everyone's attention.

Chief Kylo!

"That man actually dared to put his actual name on the list? Is he not afraid that our side will get a hold of this and prepare an ambush for him?" Gilbert felt amazed.

"For him to do it naturally means that he isn't afraid nor does he believe we are capable of doing it, especially if you consider the fact that the force of our side just arrived," Kayn was more than aware of Chief Kylo's thinking.

"So, this also means that the Assembly of Freedom has arrived in the Slumbering Forest for a long time now?" Jude looks at Kayn.

"Most likely," Jericho was the one who responded instead. "It's possible that another force in the Slumbering Forest helped them that's why they were able to avoid our detection. And before you assume anything, there's a possibility that it could be a member of the Thieves Guild Alliance,"historical

"You've already informed us that there are members of the Thieves Guild Alliance that allied with the Assembly of Freedom," Kayn assures Jericho that he is not in trouble. The action of the others isn't necessarily the action of the few. So, what the Thieve Guild Alliance did doesn't reflect on the Heralds Guild.

"I am glad for your understanding," Jericho heaves a sigh of relief.

"So, what's your plan?" Kayn was curious about how Jericho planned to handle the situation.

"During the auction, every participant must leave their Storage Ring at the courtesy booth and can only bring with them one single item,"

"Do they always comply?"

"They don't have a choice, because they can't get inside if they don't. And also, we inform them of the event a week before it starts, so we cannot take accountability if they bring a lot of items inside their Storage Ring as they have the choice not to bring them for this evening,"

"So, you plan on stealing Chief Kylo's Storage Ring?"

"Not exactly," Jericho is fully aware that such a thing is impossible. "We will force him to take out the Kingmaker, because obviously if he can only carry with him a single weapon he will no doubt bring the Kingmaker,"

"That is if he brings that item along," After all, Chief Kylo is capable of using any type of sword, so he doesn't necessarily have to bring with him the Kingmaker and could just choose to leave it in his house.

"Then we go with Plan B. We will follow him after the auction event to find where he lives,"

"Are you planning on assassinating him?"

"There many strategies we can use once we know where he lives,"

"Okay," Kayn choose to trust Jericho's plan. The only concern though is, "How do you plan on stealing the Storage Ring? After all, we are in disguise,"

"I know where they hide those Storage Rings. And I know a secret way to get there that only a few selected Executives of the Herald Guild know,"

"How's the security level though?"

"It can be disarmed with my fingerprints,"

"I guess you have everything planned out,"

"Well, I don't want to disappoint you,"

With that, Kayn and the others stayed in the private warehouse until the auction event finally began.

Not long after the start of the auction event, the manager who led them knocked outside the private warehouse to inform them to prepare themselves because they will be displaying the Forest Spirit Seed soon.

"Since you've given me your Forest Spirit Seed, what would we display for everyone to see?" Kayn asked out of concern.

"Randy kindly gave me permission to use his Forest Spirit Seed," Jericho walks to the cabinet where they have stored all Forest Spirit Seed.

As expected, Jericho has all things sorted out before they even came to this place.