Chapter 129: Belgers

"She doesn't even know me, so why would she be interested in me?" Chu Yun asked, somewhat puzzled.

Although Chu Yun had encountered her a few times, those meetings had all taken place within the Mirror World. Logically, Shyvana shouldn't have even noticed him.

"Because you are a Northerner who joined the Kingdom of Aernor. You are the most famous Northerner in Blackrock City, so naturally, she would be interested in you."

As he spoke, White Pigeon pulled another dossier from his coat. "Not only that, but more importantly, you look remarkably like someone else."

"If you purchase the intelligence on Shyvana, I can give you this file for free," White Pigeon said, smiling at Chu Yun.

Human resemblance among the same race is not uncommon. According to big data on facial recognition, there is one person in every few tens of thousands who shares over eighty percent similarity with another. Mona Lisa, Isaac Newton, and Vladimir Putin are three famous figures across different eras and genders who look strikingly similar.

If one limits the scope by age, height, and gender, the probability increases significantly; if one adds makeup and the same attire, it becomes even harder to distinguish between them.

Chu Yun had confirmed that his soul had transmigrated into this body, so his physical features were genuine. Any resemblance to someone else had to be a coincidence.

"She must have mistaken me for someone else. Once she confirms it, she shouldn't be interested in me anymore," Chu Yun said, shaking his head.

White Pigeon continued to shake his head. "In fact, while you were participating in the crusade against the Earth-Eater Beast, she secretly infiltrated the Mages' Post. Although she was detected by the magical alarm system, there is a high probability that she was looking for you. It was only after that incident that we tracked her to her hideout."

"..."

"If you want to find her, you should act quickly. The Mages' Guild didn't have the time to deal with this before, but now that many mages have returned to Blackrock City, they will likely start an investigation, and she will soon relocate. If she leaves Blackrock City, she will be even harder to track," White Pigeon cautioned.

Chu Yun couldn't help but frown. If what the man said was true, being targeted by a Tier 3 Dragon-blooded warrior was not a good thing. Moreover, since she had been detected by the alarm system this time, she would likely be even more cautious in the future.

Seeing Chu Yun's expression, White Pigeon continued, "It’s no harm telling you: you look very similar to a wanted criminal from the Northern Kingdom. However, having observed you at close range, I can see you are not that fugitive; there are significant differences. It’s just that the mage robes in the newspaper photos happen to look very similar to the ones on the wanted poster."

"Shyvana must have mistaken you for Belgers. After all, he doesn't just look like you; he is also a powerful mage." Since the topic had reached this point, White Pigeon simply displayed the wanted poster to Chu Yun.

[Belgers]
[Wanted: S-Rank (International Warrant)]
[Bounty: 135,000 Gold Coins]
[Strength: Tier 3 Mage, specialized in Dark and Fire magic. Known spells include...]
[Characteristics: Northerner, male. Frequently steals property from noble houses, with cumulative thefts exceeding one million gold coins. Extremely lustful; most stolen goods are used to provide for fallen women and to seduce virtuous wives.]
[Belgers.jpg]

Chu Yun glanced at the portrait on the wanted poster; it did bear a slight resemblance, but only to how he looked in the newspapers. Today, having changed his attire and appearance, he wouldn't be mistaken for him easily.

"Is it possible Shyvana was swindled by him?" Chu Yun asked, feeling speechless.

White Pigeon shook his head. "Shyvana is powerful and has a proud, aloof personality; naturally, she wouldn't be easily deceived. I heard that a secret treasure belonging to her family was stolen by Belgers. She is likely trying to track him down to find out the whereabouts of the treasure, or perhaps the treasure is still in his possession."

Belgers usually didn't keep stolen equipment to avoid being tracked, but for true secret treasures, he would find ways to erase the magical imprints and keep them for his own use.

"That secret treasure is said to be related to dragons. As long as he carries it, Shyvana, being Dragon-blooded, should be able to sense it," White Pigeon explained further.

"Lord Chu Yun, you must know Shyvana's modus operandi. It would be better to strike first to avoid being ambushed or assassinated by her. Plus, if you succeed, you could claim a thirty-thousand gold coin bounty!" Although White Pigeon's face remained expressionless, his tone sounded somewhat urgent.

Chu Yun sensed something unusual and shook his head. "An S-Rank fugitive is a transnational criminal. Since I am a public figure, I clearly cannot be Belgers. I assume she will realize this soon enough and stop bothering me."

White Pigeon became genuinely anxious. "No, that's not how it works. The Northern Kingdom has always had poor relations with other nations. Often, fugitives from the North are actually welcomed and employed by other countries. This has long been an international custom, especially between hostile states."

"Although the bounty on Belgers is high, it is ultimately just for theft, so it is possible for other countries to accept him. Besides, Shyvana might think you are simply Belgers using a transformation spell..." White Pigeon’s organization had many masters skilled in disguise, so such a suspicion was not surprising.

The more White Pigeon pushed, the more Chu Yun felt something was wrong. He stared at White Pigeon for a long time. White Pigeon realized he had been too agitated and slowly calmed down—a reaction that was highly abnormal for a cadre of the Black Raven organization.

"Tell me, why are you so keen on me going after Shyvana?"

"Ha, naturally, I hope to earn an intelligence fee. You know, I am an information merchant." White Pigeon hurriedly denied it.

"Then forget it. Thank you for the warning, but I don't believe she has the ability to harm me." Chu Yun prepared to leave.

Seeing this, White Pigeon hesitated, then finally sighed and called out to Chu Yun, "Wait, wait."

"What? Is there something else?"

White Pigeon said helplessly, "Sigh, actually, the noble Shyvana killed had some connection to me. Although he was a bit arrogant, he didn't deserve to die."

"I don't trust the Blackrock Knights. Especially in these special times, they won't spend much effort hunting down Shyvana. And don't even mention the Mages' Guild; those Tier 3 mages with the strength to deal with her have no interest in doing so."

"According to intelligence, your strength is definitely above Tier 3, and with your flight wings, you don't have to worry about her escaping. You took the skin of the Thunder-Water Ray to the auction house, so you clearly need money. My approaching you is a win-win situation, and everything I said before is true." White Pigeon was significantly more sincere this time.

Chu Yun continued to ask, "What about your boss? The Night Owl's strength shouldn't be weak, right? With the other members, can't you avenge him yourselves?"

White Pigeon replied with a bitter smile, "You might be overestimating our combat prowess. We are an intelligence organization; honestly, we are not confident in our ability to deal with Shyvana."

"Her original strength was enough to wipe out an entire knight order led by a Tier 3 knight, and now her strength has increased significantly. Even if Haige were to intervene, I fear he couldn't keep her. You have the strength of a Tier 3 mage; if you were to launch a surprise attack, you should be able to cripple her beforehand," White Pigeon stated firmly.

In fact, the day after their first meeting, he had investigated the cemetery, and the scene there had confirmed Chu Yun’s strength.

"Very well. Give me the intelligence on her. As for whether I kill her or not, that will be up to me, and it has nothing to do with you. I will decide based on the situation," Chu Yun decided internally.

Regardless, he would deal with her anyway.

Although he wouldn't be paying an intelligence fee, White Pigeon didn't mind. Pretending to sell the information at first was merely to avoid exposing his identity and to keep Chu Yun from being suspicious.

Now that his identity was exposed, providing the information to Chu Yun for free was no big deal.