Klein suddenly remembered what had happened to him!
Klein moved his gaze away from Roselle’s diary, his anticipation for advancing to a High-Sequence Beyonder increasing. He wondered what he would discover in the hidden area after he completed the staircase of light.
At the same time, he became increasingly wary of the leader of the Secret Order, Zaratul.
Although all of these thoughts were churning in his mind, Klein acted as though nothing had happened as he calmly said, “You can begin your transactions.”
Fors immediately turned to look at Miss Justice who sat on the same side of the table, and she said with expectation, “I have received a reply. My teacher has a pair of Mirror Dragon eyes. The price is 1,000 pounds.”
Upon saying that, Fors felt a little uneasy. This was because Dorian Gray Abraham’s reserve price was 800 pounds, which was already at a premium above the usual 500–600 pounds. And on that foundation, she had added another 200 pounds.
“1,000 pounds?” Audrey never expected to receive news for the Psychiatrist potion ingredients so quickly, so she subconsciously asked in a confirming tone.
Without waiting for a reply from Fors, she happily added, “Okay, deal!”
Although she still owed Viscount Glaint a final installment and still owed The Fool’s adorer 2,000 pounds, she would officially be declared an adult at the New Year’s Ball. Not only would her control over her wealth be greater than ever before, but she would also receive many valuable gifts, such as the one promised by her father, Earl Hall, a few days earlier. He had promised to give his dear daughter a further 50,000 pounds in Backlund Bank shares and more than 2,000 pounds in cash. Hence, 1,000 pounds wasn’t a number that she was bothered with.
Audrey had originally asked Mr. Fool to extend the payment period of the 2,000 pounds to February or March in order, on the one hand, to pay off her debt to Viscount Glaint, and to save up money as discreetly as possible without arousing suspicion. On the other hand, she had to set aside an additional budget for the ingredients of the Psychiatrist potion.
Now was the time to use the budget!
Fors asked Mr. Fool to bear witness to the transaction and arranged for Miss Justice to make the payment first before she delivered the Beyonder ingredient on Wednesday. As Fors decided to head for Pritz Harbor immediately upon receiving the cash, without wasting any time in the middle, she looked at the three gentlemen—The Sun, The Hanged Man, and The World.
“Does anyone have any information on the Spirit Eater stomach pouch?”
After calming down, she discovered that with her experience in the acting method, she could digest the excess Beyonder characteristic much faster than she had expected. One week was almost equivalent to two weeks of the past.
In about ten days, she would be able to completely digest and resolve the problem.
When she gathers the ingredients and advances to Trickmaster, she felt that she would be able to perfectly pass the first test given by her teacher, Dorian. She would gain more attention and would no longer be a mere student who was taken in out of gratitude.
Derrick nodded and said, “I was just about to tell you that during this exploration, we obtained some Spirit Eater stomach pouches. I can exchange it at low prices after I return to the City of Silver. Uh, that’s under the premise that I’m no longer under surveillance.”
“Okay, but it seems that you have no use for gold pounds?” Fors asked directly.
After the operation to save Little Sun, she had a preliminary understanding of the City of Silver.
Without waiting for The Sun to say a word, Alger interjected, “You can hand me the corresponding cash or gold coins to me. 300 pounds is a very reasonable price. I will provide the Solar High Priest potion formula to The Sun.”
“Mr. Hanged Man, you have the formula to Solar High Priest?” Derrick asked in pleasant surprise.
During his previous patrols and his recent explorations, he had increasingly felt that the powers of the Sun pathway were perfect for dealing with the dark.
Although the Giant pathway’s Sequence 6 Dawn Paladin could already create the light of dawn, in the realm of the Holy and Light, it’s still inferior to a Light Suppliant!
The Hanged Man nodded slightly and said, “That’s right!”
He had found the Solar High Priest potion formula in a treasury of the Rorsted Archipelago, but it was only recently that he had found an opportunity to provide sufficient justification and have the sufficient conditions to have the right to read it once.
The reason that he gave was that people suspected to be priests of the Church of the Eternal Blazing Sun had appeared on the Sonia Sea, and since he was temporarily unable to return to the Intis Republic, he could only search for the potion ingredients corresponding to Solar High Priest. Moreover, the hatred for the Eternal Blazing Sun could turn mere rumors into the basis for action by the Church of the Lord of Storms.
Derrick was delighted at first, but he soon said with some awkwardness, “The value of the Sequence 7 potion formula is higher than a Spirit Eater’s stomach pouch. I… I don’t have the gold pounds all of you were talking about.”
“You can repay it with ingredients of the same value,” The Hanged Man gave a terse response. “But I don’t know what I can get from you… First, you should make a list of the common monsters found around the City of Silver and their corresponding ingredients. I’ll then choose from that list.”
“No problem. After this exploration is over, I will do it as quickly as possible.” Derrick was visibly relieved.
By the side, Klein wanted to facepalm, but in the end, he didn’t manipulate The World to break the deal. It was because he also wanted to know what kind of monsters and ingredients were common around the City of Silver.
As Audrey secretly sighed, The Hanged Man looked around and raised his request.
“I need a pair of Dragon-Eyed Sea Condor eyes. I’ll pay the necessary compensation.”
After the transactions came to an end, they began to freely exchange information about their areas, and the end of the Tarot Gathering quickly approached.
During the process, The World inquired for clues about mermaids and obtained an answer similar to the one he had received from Sharron.
When everything was over, Klein, who had been watching quietly, thought it necessary to warn Miss Justice and Miss Magician.
“What’s the major event?” Audrey asked with concern.
Unknowingly, her brow had begun to slightly furrow.
“I don’t know.” The World shook his head calmly.
“Where would the element of unrest and the possible tragedy come from?” Fors asked nervously.
From the previous gatherings, she had confirmed that Mr. World’s sources were trustworthy.
The World acted stumped as he shook his head and said, “There’s contradictory information, making it impossible for me to give a definite answer.”
Upon saying this, he looked up and earnestly cast his gaze towards the figure within the gray fog at the end of the mottled table.
“Honorable Mr. Fool, your adorer in Backlund must’ve detected something, right?”
Everyone’s eyes immediately focused towards the end of the long bronze table, with everyone feeling different feelings—curiosity, worry, anticipation, and tenseness.
With the attention on him, Klein leaned back and said in a casual tone, “Edessak Augustus.”
