Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 1989

Hector replied, "Not necessarily. The officials hadn't explicitly stated that participants must rely on theft to complete the task."

The three methods were merely the official rules revealed through the process of searching for the items. The so-called need to "steal" was simply a reasonable assumption based on the difficulty of redeeming the items.

That said, those three rules weren't the ultimate ones.

Hector turned to the senior who had just asked the question and replied, "Can you guess why there is a rule in Phantom Market that allows trading only between the vendors?"

This rule existed only because it was permitted by the organizer. However, they never explicitly stated that all the rules had to be explored.

The rule allowing free exchanges between vendors in Phantom Market was designed to offer participants an alternative way to redeem their items without relying on the act of seizing them.

What Shannon did, however, wasn't just have the participants seek out vendors to negotiate redemptions on their own, but rather, she established a unified platform for transactions.

She even went as far as involving the visitors of Phantom Market to assist participants in completing their redemption tasks, something the officials hadn't anticipated.

In any case, Shannon's qualification for passing the first duel was secure.

However, Newton still had something to say. This time, it was about her unilaterally setting rules and encroaching on the judges' duties.

"The final decision on whether a participant's qualification should be revoked is not up to you, but rather, it's up to us, the judges.

"However, since you were the one who helped establish the binding contract, you'll be personally responsible for ensuring the contract's fulfillment.

"The deadline is before the start of the second duel. Do you have any objections?"