Interruption

After entering his Phantasm State, he confirmed that there were 215 people in the stronghold of the syndicate.

There were also about a hundred people who had all gone out to patrol their territory. They seem to be involved in various robbery and murder crimes to earn their living, but their primary sources of money are brothels and fees they collect from various businesses around the area.

He won't bother himself to investigate why the police weren't properly acting against them as he doesn't have the time for that.

"Interesting… They have some Mystical Artifacts, but none of them are Arcane Arts Practitioners." Vale stopped in his tracks after realizing the man he deemed the syndicate's leader had opened a box.

It appears to be a safe box where he was keeping his wealth.

Although he only opened this box briefly, the fluctuation of energy from the Mystical Artifact allowed Vale to sense the presence of the Artifacts.