Ace said at this moment while looking at Freya, "Let me guess your plan. You want to raid the branch of Prime Heavenly Bank, right? That's why you need my help.
"As for how it is related to the Sea of Secrets, after learning all this information, I supposed the Sea of Secrets gave me the membership because of my thief symbol and its resemblance to the White Raven.
"They either think that I'm part of Nightfall Ravenhood or somehow related to them. In fact, they might want something in Nightfall Ravenhood possession and want my help with it if they confirm I'm from the Nightfall Ravenhood. Am I right?" Ace asked with a casual smile before he picked up his wine glass.
Freya's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise before she smiled charmingly, "Are you sure you don't have any mind-reading ability? You reached this conclusion so quickly."
Ace shrugged his shoulders and chucked, "Even if I had one, I wouldn't use it on you guys. I respect the house members' privacy and your secrets. Anyway, I still won't understand how you would use this to join the Sea of Secrets. If you reveal that you are with me, they will consider you my partner or subordinate and give you the same membership you gave me. How are you going to tackle this problem?"
Freya nodded in acknowledgment as she replied, "That's the thing, actually. The Sea of Secrets deals with information, and they are very secretive about it. But they are, after all, an organization that also needs people to run it, and I don't think any information organization would just ignore a talent who could gather information even if they can't."
Freya pulled a cold smile filled with scheming snark, "I just need to make sure they notice me, and once that happens, I'm confident of joining them."
Ace was astounded as he instantly guessed what Freya was planning, and he couldn't help but laugh, "Hahahaha, so that's your plan, huh? You'll inform the Sea of Secrets about a possible robbery of the Prime Heavenly Bank before it even happens.
"But since you are a nobody, they will clearly ignore you even if they know about your tip. However, if I succeed, then your information will become credible and hold incredibly high merits because if you can even find something that dared to plan on robbing the Prime Heavenly Bank, you are capable of finding even more.
"However, it'll be perilous for both of us. Since if something ended up believing you and informed the Prime Heavenly Bank beforehand, not only would I be in trouble, but they might come after you to get your secret."
Ace stopped grinning as his expression became solemn, "Nevertheless, I just happened to need a little publicity, and if you're confident in handling the repercussions, I'm on board with this plan."
Freya fell into silence since Ace had already guessed her plan. She didn't need to explain anything to him, and he even agreed to go with her plan. She also knew about the dangers involved, and the person who would be in the most danger would actually be Ace himself.
After all, they were talking about robbing the Prime Heavenly Bank, and even though it was just a mere branch, not even a second-grade sect dared belittle it. These branches were treated with the utmost respect because they were the Prime Heavenly Bank's branches!
Although Freya's plan was solid, she knew she couldn't do this alone. She needed someone daring enough with skills to pull it off, and she could only think of one person: Ace.
But truth be told, she wasn't expecting him to go along with it so easily and expected him to reject her. Yet, he agreed, and he was worried about her, not for himself, which made Freya feel an inexplicable emotion in her heart.
"I can always escape using various methods and still have all the life coins. But you'll be in the eye of the storm, so you need to worry about yourself. However, I won't let you walk in this without any preparation.
"I've already had detailed information about the bank branch in the Northern Guardian Sect City, even the outer layout and the interior that is open to everyone. Furthermore, I've had Aliya lay a honey trap for an inside member, infamous for his lascivious tendencies at the Bank Branch. This will be your face once we draw him out and..." Freya revealed with a severe expression.
But Ace suddenly raised his hand and stopped her. He looked at her with an astounded expression and nodded, "You have really planned this thing well. But it's a pity I can't take your help in this. You see, it's my mission, and I'm not allowed to take any of the house members' help."
Ace sighed ruefully under Freya's startled gaze as she realized, at this moment, "What kind of mission is this?"
"To become famous." Ace casually replied, "I was planning on stirring up trouble in the AIG Sect, but after I heard from you, I reckoned it'd be far faster if I go after the bank instead since the sect is not open to the public and they will definitely not let anyone know about the shame of being humiliated by a thief.
"So, since Bank is the most optimal target, you can leave the scouting to me. All you need to do is prepare for what comes next because robbing the bank will be like provoking the King sect behind them. I'm sure the AIG Sect would also be dragged in since we are targeting the sect in their afflicted cities.
"Therefore, I need a few months to prepare. Do you think you can wait that long?" Ace asked.
Freya mulled over all the information Ace gave her and thought for a while before she replied, "No problem. I'm also working on climbing my way into the black market because I think there is also a connection between the Sea of Secrets and the Black Market since the Sea of Secrets creates its branches only in the Black Market. Who knows, I might get lucky."
Ace nodded with a hint of gratification as he raised his win glass for her. "You did a good job gathering all this information. I guess my decision to recruit you ever since I discovered your moniker, All-Knowing Parrot, wasn't wrong. You are born to be a thief; you just lacked a platform and support."
Freya chuckled as she also raised her glass, "Heh, it was really a 'peaceful' recruitment! But I'm glad you found me!"