Afterward, Ace chatted with Eva for a while before reluctantly cutting the call. He ruefully sighed, "What kind of mission did the system give her?"
Ace became curious and couldn't help but open the Thief House Panel and look at Eva's member panel. He was satisfied when he noticed her growth. She was already an ascension warrior, which means she wasn't lying when she told him that she was thriving in the abyss.
Soon, Ace saw the active mission on her status panel, and upon reading the details, he was surprised, 'Find the most powerful authority of the Abyss of Wandering Soul, and the reward is a direct rank upgrade? The Abyss of Wandering Soul should be the name of the first abyss, but why would she need to find this authority? Are they hidden? Nonetheless, Eva's missions differ from those of the other house members. The position of Abyssal Architect Thief is not simple...'
Ace grimaced. He knew how system missions worked: the higher the reward, the more dangerous a mission would be. Although Eva didn't tell him anything related to the mission because she didn't want to make him worry, he still couldn't help it.
In the end, he could only hope that she would be alright and call for help if she fell into a dangerous situation.
Thereafter, Ace curiously checked the other house members' statuses. Alina was also a Normal Member now, which means she might have already taken care of her clan.
Then he looked at Noa's status, and he was again surprised when he found that not only had her cultivation grown, but she also had an active system mission. He quickly read the mission details, and he was astounded.
'This... how interesting...' Ace's eyes shimmered with intrigue. He quickly checked Freya and Winter's status as well, and just as he suspected, they also had system missions.
'System had never given them these kinds of missions. Could it be because they are now intermediate thieves with high member ranking, or is it related to Mortal Ascension Heaven?
'Furthermore, their missions are all related to the information I have given them before. Is the system following my will? Well, I was planning on giving them similar missions after I gathered some TP, but the system beat me to it. It's not like I'm complaining. Tsk, but no one informed me or sought my help. It's not like I won't help them or anything...'
Ace felt vexed at the senior members' lack of trust, but then he chuckled. He knew those girls were proud, just like Eva, and they always secretly competed with each other, so they wouldn't ask for his help unless it was the last option.
After going through the house member status panels, Ace decided to give a call to Freya first because her mission was something Ace was most interested in.
After a few seconds, the call was picked up, and Freya's charming voice rang. "Oh, I thought I was hallucinating for a moment. To what do I owe the pleasure of this secret call from our enigmatic leader? Is it business or something else?"
Ace sighed helplessly as he thought he was surrounded by eccentrics. He started to wonder if he was an eccentric magnet or something, and for some reason, Freya's last words sounded wrong in many ways.
"Can we please not?" Ace sighed helplessly, "How are you doing?"
"Hehe..." Freya giggled teasingly, "Truth be told, I'm not doing fine at all. The task you gave me is simply too difficult. The Sea of Secrets is almost impossible to infiltrate. But since our leader needed me to do it and thought I would be perfect for this job, I'm not giving up. If that's what you want to hear." Ace ignored her useless remarks. He knew this shrewd woman wouldn't do anything unless there were benefits involved, and he knew she even enjoyed this kind of mission, which challenged her intelligence. Not to mention, he knew it was no longer just a task for him
"As I've told you, the Sea of Secrets is a very secretive organization, and it won't be easy to infiltrate its ranks. Even the AIG sect wants to form a connection with them, but they have always been very careful about who they choose to contact.
"Capturing their attention was a fluke on my part, but I can't say my stealing abilities were the only reason they gave me passage. Did you try doing the same thing?" Ace asked.
"Oh, I did more than just that, but they still won't let me in. So, now I'm starting to wonder if they were after something or if they might've discovered something about you to give you their membership so easily, just like you're suspecting.
"But no worries, as I said, I'm not going to give up. The more they act , the more I want to join them and take everything from them!" Freya's voice was icy, and Ace felt she was angry.
So, Ace didn't comment on this and warned her, "Just don't do anything reckless. Sea of Secrets probably had the backing of a King Grade Sect since they had information about them. Since King Sects are elusive existences, it would be hard to join them. But we must avoid their irony until we are powerful enough to tackle them."
"I know, but I think I have found a way to draw the Sea of Secrets' attention." Freya suddenly revealed in a mystified tone.
Ace was astounded, "What is it?"
Instead of answering Ace, Freya asked ambiguously, "What do you think about the Prime Heavenly Bank?"
"The wealthiest power of the entire Mortal Ascension Heave, at least that's what everything called them, and I think they weren't wrong since Spirit Coins are accepted everywhere. Even the AIG sect used them for trading.
"But Prime Heavenly Bank should also be a King Grade existence and might be even more powerful than the Sea of Secrets because they are literally controlling the currency of the Mortal Ascension Heaven.
"Please tell me you're not planning on provoking the Prime Heavenly Bank at this stage?" Ace asked with a hint of peculiar light in his eyes because when Freya mentioned the Prime Heavenly Bank, he suddenly thought of something.
Freya replied, "Actually, it's not me. To tell you the truth, I've been spreading my influence in the Black Market, and you should be surprised to hear it. However, the Black Market also exists, like the Sea of Secrets and Prime Heavenly Bank; it is everywhere.
"The Black Market worked in the dark, and their ways are unorthodox. This is a haven for all sorts of criminals, and no one dares to make any trouble because there are many powerful existences behind the Black Market as well.
"Although I have yet to discover who is behind the Black Market, whoever it is, they are making wealth as easy as drinking water, and their wealth might be no less than the Prime Heavenly Bank and information network like the Sea of Secrets. After all, why would a power like Sea of Secrets only make branches in the Black Market, right?"
Now, Ace's interest was finally piqued since he wasn't expecting the Black Market to be a hidden giant, and he was even more glad that he had assigned Freya this task.
"You did good work. But it had to do anything to the Prime Heavenly Bank?" Ace asked again.
"Hehe, when I was poking around the Black Market, I found something very interesting. There is a band of thieves called themselves the Nightfall Ravenhood. They had quite a notorious reputation in the Black Market, and Prime Heavenly Bank hates their guts. "Because the Nightfall Ravenhood had raided many of Prime Heavenly Bank branches over the years and stole who knows how much from them. One of the pieces of information I gathered even states that the Nightfall Ravenhood once stole an extremely precious treasure from the Prime Heavenly Bank that made the Prime Heavenly Bank destroy a second-grade sect in fury because they suspected that the Nightfall Ravenhood got the information from this sect." Freya revealed with a hint of excitement.
Ace was also astounded when he heard about this Nightfall Ravenhood, a band of thieves with such a reputation. They seemed as famous as him when he was in the Mortal Sky Heaven. Furthermore, from their deeds, they seemed strong enough to go against the Prime Heavenly Bank. Although Ace knew that once he became slightly more powerful, he could also do the same, it was his first time hearing about a band of thieves with achievements far higher than his own. A strange competitive feeling aroused in Ace's heart at this moment. "Don't tell me you found the Nightfall Ravenhood, and they are planning to rob another Prime Heavenly Bank?" Ace asked with a hint of anticipation.
"How could that be? Those guys are as elusive as you. You can say they are the Sky Stealer of Mortal Ascension Heaven. But they never target anyone other than the Prime Heavenly Bank for some reason.
"I have more information about them. If you're interested, you can summon me, and I can explain everything, including my plan because I need your help with this!"
Ace thought momentarily before his eyes shimmered with enthusiasm, "Alright, I also want to hear more about this Nightfall Ravenhood. I'm summoning you now!"