Each Getting What They Need

Looking at Thales's gaze, Olivia knew the Recognition Mask's effect was unexpectedly excellent.

This Skywalker, despite his outstanding strength and numerous methods, did not realize she was actually an old acquaintance.

For now, she was Stella Elijah.

"Come, sit down," Thales said with a smile, inviting Olivia to take a seat.

Olivia behaved elegantly, sitting on a sofa not far away.

What followed was a long conversation.

Thales did not put on any airs, politely asking Olivia for her impressions of the Rose Legion.

To this, Olivia naturally spoke only of the positive side.

Before the topic had progressed for long, Thales suddenly said, "Actually, our organization is currently carrying out some important plans, and once these plans are completed, they will bring great benefits to us.

"However, this plan is also very expensive, which has had a certain impact on the organization's turnover.

"Do you have any suggestions regarding this, Miss Stella? As a merchant by trade, you should have your own unique insights into the matter of making money, right?"

Seeing Thales speak like this, Olivia immediately knew that the other party was planning to ask for money.

This was the Rose Legion's purpose for approaching her in the first place, but previously, the members of the Rose Legion had hidden this intention well and had not been too blatant.

But Thales clearly did not want to hide this intention; he raised the demand during their very first meeting.

Although he said he needed suggestions, which was somewhat euphemistic, how could Olivia not understand the other party's meaning?

In response, Olivia said pleasantly, "There are many ways to make money, but without knowing exactly what our organization controls, even I would find it difficult to give advice.

"However, I can personally donate some wealth to the organization to provide some help.

"What do you think of ten million Belu?"

This money would certainly not be paid by Olivia herself.

The church had long known the Rose Legion was short on money, and when they had her use this as a breakthrough point to infiltrate the Rose Legion, they had already considered what she would face later.

The church would naturally provide this sum themselves.

This was capital intended to be used as bait.

Hearing Olivia say she was willing to take out ten million to donate to the organization, Thales and Gerard Clifford looked at each other, and smiles could not help but appear on their faces.

Ten million was certainly not enough, being far too little compared to the Rose Legion's shortfall.

But Olivia's willingness to donate money was a very good signal; with such a beginning, future matters would be easier to discuss.

This was only the first time, so they naturally could not let this Miss Stella pay too much; they could take it slowly in the future.

"Miss Stella, you are truly too generous. On behalf of the Rose Legion, I thank you very much for your donation," Thales said with a smile.

"You must be joking, sir. Am I not also a member of the Rose Legion? This is what I should do," Olivia said with a faint smile.

Thales was extremely satisfied with Olivia: "Good, good, hahaha! It is truly a pleasure for our organization to have Miss Stella join us.

"Next, if you have anything regarding transcendence that you do not understand, Miss Stella, you can come and ask me.

"Although I do not follow the same path as you, all paths of transcendence eventually share some commonalities; I believe I can provide you with sufficient answers."

Olivia had no need for Thales's so-called guidance, but at this moment, she could only pretend to be joyful and asked a question related to transcendence.

These questions were the kind of doubts that any transcendent of the Transcender class rank would have.

For Thales, these were naturally very easy problems to solve.

At first glance, it seemed both parties had gotten what they needed and were satisfied.

Of course, in reality, this was also true.

It was just that what Olivia gained was not the transcendent knowledge others assumed, but the trust of the Rose Legion.

The long conversation lasted for an hour before ending.

After Olivia left, she returned to the Elijah Chamber of Commerce, loaded the ten million Belu she had already prepared into a carriage in the form of cash, and had it delivered directly to Gerard's estate.

Regarding Olivia's decisiveness, Gerard was naturally extremely satisfied, and even Thales praised her repeatedly, stating that the Rose Legion had recruited the right member.

With such an event, Olivia's status within the Rose Legion naturally received a significant boost.

In the following days, under the lead of the count, Gerard, she attended more internal Rose Legion functions and met many people from the organization.

The people she met this time were different from before; they were individuals of higher status and position, clearly holding more power within the Rose Legion.

However, after a few days, Olivia found that although the number of people she knew had increased, she had not obtained the information she wanted most.

The church's primary purpose for having her go undercover in the Rose Legion was to uncover information related to the Holy Kelidos Empire royal family; this point was very important.

If the relevant evidence could be confirmed, then the church would move against the royal family, thereby changing the landscape of the Holy Kelidos Empire.

But this required evidence.

Even the church could not act against the royal family without evidence; after all, that was no small organization on the side of the road, but the royal family!

The status of the royal family in the empire was imaginable; they had to have evidence before they could act.

Therefore, what Olivia had to do was of vital importance.

Under the known situation that the royal family had issues, failing to obtain evidence to deal with them would inevitably bring a huge hidden danger to the Holy Kelidos Empire in the long run.

But how much longer would she have to wait before she could investigate a vital role?

A few days later, Olivia came to the Daylight Cathedral again and met the crowned nun, Ivy Lancaster.

This blue-haired crowned nun seemed to stay in the Daylight Cathedral every day, praying before the divine statue and rarely doing anything else.

"What is the matter?" Seeing Olivia arrive, Ivy's gaze could not help but sweep over.

What Olivia was currently responsible for was of vital importance, so even Ivy did not dare to be careless about her arrival.

Olivia did not beat around the bush and said directly, "Lady Ivy, I find it very difficult to truly enter the Rose Legion's inner circle, and I cannot find out if they have connections with the royal family. This makes me a bit troubled."

Upon hearing this, Ivy said, "You have not been undercover for very long, so there is no need to be too impatient. There is a reason the Rose Legion has been able to exist for so long; they possess enough caution."