Perhaps Loren's words were just too suggestive.

Right now, the only phrase echoing in Daisy Wendy's mind was "our shared spoils of war..."

As everyone knows, when something like "self-perceived love" takes the high ground, that thing called "intelligence" starts getting buried deep underground...

At this moment, Daisy Wendy's brain was earnestly analyzing whether she could "straighten" Loren's sexual orientation back...

After a brief period of thought.

With her "intelligence" now completely buried underground, Daisy Wendy made a rather unwise judgment.

"Hmm, I definitely can straighten his orientation back!"

"Looking on the bright side, the fact this guy likes men means I have zero female rivals!"

"Go for it! You can do this, Daisy! You're the best!"

Thinking this far, Daisy Wendy's train of thought exploded!

*Crackle!* A brilliant bolt of lightning flashed across her mind!

She had an epiphany!

For her, the fact that Loren—handsome, tall, and powerful—liked men was actually an excellent thing!

And so.

Standing gracefully before Loren, Daisy Wendy took a deep breath, subtly straightened her posture once more, deliberately softened her voice, and spoke in a sweet, coquettish tone:

"Is that so? I almost forgot, really... such a small matter... making me come all this way!"

"Let's be clear upfront, I'm only helping you this one time~"

"Next time, I'll have to charge a fee~ I'm a very busy person too, you know!"

Hearing this, a warm, gentle smile spread across Loren's face.

"I just knew you were the best, Daisy."

As he spoke, he handed over the long-dusty spatial ring to her.

"Master, really... could you please act like a decent human being? I can't help but condemn you for this..."

Deep in his mind, Raven silently covered its little head with its wing.

"Shh, stay quiet. This is the art of the deal."

"A high-level maneuver for an Interstellar Hunter, you stupid bird. Just watch and learn..."

Clearly, Loren felt not a shred of remorse for Raven's condemnation.

Upon hearing Loren's utterly shameless compliment, Daisy Wendy, her face flushed, reached out and took the spatial ring from Loren's hand.

The moment their palms touched, Daisy Wendy couldn't resist lightly scratching Loren's palm with her index finger.

Faced with Daisy's little maneuver, Loren calmly withdrew his hand, his expression unchanged, the warm smile still on his face.

To accomplish certain desired goals, a little appropriate "payment" is to be expected... Loren mentally grumbled about his act of selling his physical charms.

"Master, honestly... I'm starting to find it hard to look you in the eye..."

Deep in his mind, Raven once again covered its head with its wing, its tone full of heartache and disdain.

"Shut up. You're talking way too much today, stupid bird."

"An Interstellar Hunter's business... can that really be called 'selling one's body'? It's a means of maximizing benefits!"

Loren argued vehemently in his mind.

He could criticize himself, but it was clearly unacceptable for Raven to criticize him!

Raven: "......"

Faced with Loren's shamelessness, Raven finally decided to remain silent. It simply didn't know what to say anymore.

Loren's moral low ground was even deeper than the Endless Abyss!

And as everyone knows, the Endless Abyss where demons dwell is bottomless...

Meanwhile, Daisy Wendy, after blushing and accepting the spatial ring from Loren, happily activated her spatial ability, lowered her head, and began the arduous work of cracking it...

The other people (and one dog) in the tavern also quietly lowered their perked-up ears.

A true master is a true master... learned something today... this trip was definitely worth it...

Five minutes later.

Daisy Wendy, with a few fine beads of sweat on her forehead, lifted her head with a smile and looked at Loren, who had been watching her intently from the start.

Seeing this, the smile at the corner of her mouth grew even brighter.

"All done! Not difficult at all, a piece of cake! You can check what's inside now."

With that, she handed the now-successfully cracked spatial ring to Loren.

Loren reached out and took it. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Of course, Daisy Wendy once again mischievously scratched his palm with a smirk.

To this, Loren's expression remained unchanged, his demeanor still composed.

In Loren's view, considering the other party came all this way to help for free and worked so hard, giving them a little "reward" was only right.

Given the current social climate of the Federation, this kind of free service hardly exists anymore...

Loren could be quite considerate at times.

Hearing Daisy Wendy announce her success, the quietly spectating crowd in the tavern finally regained their usual vitality, all turning their gazes to the spatial ring in Loren's hand.

Aware of everyone's reaction all along, Loren simply shrugged nonchalantly, showing no emotional fluctuation.

He was already accustomed to being surrounded by an atmosphere full of Thrill-Seekers...

People always tend to attract and gather with others who are very similar to themselves.

Loren placed the spatial ring on the bar counter.

With a mental command! He retrieved the items stored inside the ring.

The next instant!

Nearly a million Spirit Stones suddenly piled up on the spacious bar counter.

In addition, there were some books, clothes, and a stack of documents sealed in airtight bags.

Loren's gaze passed over the Spirit Stones on the counter, swept past the books and clothes, and settled directly on the documents sealed in the airtight bags.

"Raven, apply Fortune for me!"

After issuing this command in his mind, Loren reached out and picked one file from the pile, seemingly at random.

Upon opening this randomly selected file!

Loren began to read it silently!

Beside him, Daisy Wendy, with some calculation, leaned her head over, reading the document alongside Loren...

Feeling the immense softness pressing against his elbow, Loren remained silent.

Once again, in the current social climate of the Federation, there's no such thing as a free lunch!

Seeing Loren didn't pull away, a faint smile curled at the corner of Daisy Wendy's mouth.

*I knew it! That beautician didn't lie to me!*

*Men all like this kind of figure! Even men who like men are the same!*

*This was the most worthwhile batch of Spirit Stones I've ever spent!*

*I'll go try again next time!!*

Meanwhile, Loren was already immersed in this somewhat confidential document.

This document was a list.

It recorded the Lone Wolf powerful individuals the Justice Party wanted to recruit, as well as some factions in need of allies.

Among the Lone Wolf powerful individuals the Justice Party sought to recruit, Loren was utterly surprised to see his own name.

"Heh!" Loren let out a cold chuckle.

Councilor Osman, it seems your work efficiency isn't great... you almost didn't need to die...

And within the list of factions the Justice Party wanted to recruit, Loren saw a bunch of familiar names.

"Gray Moon, Star Traveler Society, the Empire's Military, Church of Truth, School of Chaos, Interstellar Hunter Association, the old aristocracy group..."