Chapter 255 Collecting Materials

"An order of Dipsy pie with extra apple crumble and a sweet iced tea."

On Tuesday noon, a hungry Angel stopped in front of a mobile stall near his home and started planning his lunch.

She spent the entire morning wandering the streets of the Bridge District, visiting herbal medicine shops, flower shops, and some strangely decorated occult shops, exhausting herself collecting the ingredients for the "Pleasure Witch" potion.

Black datura flowers are easy to find. In order to prevent accidents, she even bought a pot of flowers and prepared to squeeze juice on the spot. Pure water is also a cheap product that can be found everywhere, but the rest of the items are not so simple.

After careful searching, Angel bought a jar of Feynapotent flies in an occult shop. They were all still alive, flying around in a glass jar with air holes until they were exhausted, then fell to the bottom of the jar, twitching their wings.

Unfortunately, after a simple divination, Angel confirmed that two-thirds of the flies were native to Loen, or even from Backlund. She painstakingly selected foreign flies that met the requirements, placed them in ventilated glass jars, and placed them by the study window to extend their survival as long as possible.

As for the "real mummy ashes", Angel walked through the streets and alleys, but did not encounter any of the best-selling goods that were said to enhance certain male abilities. Until near noon, outside a pharmacy near the east district, a sneaky businessman approached her and offered to sell her precious mummy powder.

The powder was expensive, so to be cautious, Angel only bought 2 grams as a target for divination. If it was the real thing, she planned to come back in the afternoon to find the merchant who vowed to wait for her.

Unfortunately, before she had walked far, Angel avoided the sight of passers-by and used the magic mirror to confirm that these were just ordinary wall dust. When she returned to the place angrily, the merchant who sold the powder had already fled, which made her extremely angry.

It seems that this kind of material can only be found at the Beyonder gathering, especially the fat pharmacist Darkwill at the "Eye of Wisdom" gathering. His very popular strengthening potion is probably made of mummy powder.

Chewing the hot Dipsy pie, feeling the greasy aroma of fat and the sweet and sour taste of apple crumble between her teeth, Angel came to the subway station and took the subway to Severia's house in the West District to collect her "mission reward".

Now when she goes out, she would take public transportation instead of walking if possible. If the place is too remote, she would hire a carriage to avoid being affected by the "master key" and accidentally turning into a strange alley, wasting precious time.

She even suspected that the encounter with the "demon dog" last week was the strange negative effect of the master key taking effect. This reminded Angel of Bernadette, whom she met in the museum. She had warned her that the key had a "dangerous curse." At first, she thought it was a curse targeting the precious gold pounds in her pocket, but she felt that such a high-sequence powerhouse should not be so vulgar.

Now it seems to be true.

On the subway, she bought a copy of the Backlund Morning Post and was disappointed to find that Mr. A still had no intention of holding a rally. However, the in-depth report section contained a report that interested her.

"Confirmed! Kapin is suspected of multiple missing underage female cases. Police remind citizens to be careful of strangers around them!"

After reading the report, Angel discovered that Capin's kidnapping of multiple girls had been thoroughly investigated by the police and the "Manufactured Punishers" of the Church of the Storm. In addition to the girl who was released that day, at least twenty more people were missing. They might have been sold to the filthy brothels in Backlund under Capin's arrangement, or they might have been taken to the private residences of some nobles who would never be reported in the newspapers, or they might even have left Backlund and gone to more distant cities.

Most of Kapin's remaining property, identified as a human trafficker, was confiscated, including the villa that had half collapsed. His family members disappeared in the incident, and the police are soliciting relevant clues.

Angel guessed that Capin's family had either moved to another place long ago, or had been captured by the real "human traffickers" behind him and used as hostages to force him to do things his way.

But regardless, Kapin himself was a villain and deserved to die.

I just don't know what other organizations or individuals, besides the "Witch Sect", are behind him and continue to support him, and even send multiple extraordinary people to protect and monitor him.

Angel, who was killing time with newspapers, soon arrived at the West End and came to the mansion of Baroness Sylvia Langdon.

After years of aristocratic life, this sleepy "Witch of Pleasure" had her biological clock aligned with those of Backlund's nobility who reveled every night. She had just woken up and greeted Angel with a displeased look on her face.

"I even doubt whether the assignment of investigating the Atmospheric Committee to me was arranged by 'Ms. Despair' or the result of your own laziness."

Angel said sarcastically, taking a rather large copper-clad wooden box from the other party.

"Of course it was Lady Despair's request. We all wanted to get closer to the Original, and she was ahead of everyone else."

Sylvia answered seriously.

In front of the other person, Angel opened the lid of the copper-covered wooden box. This did not match her idea of a container "containing eyeballs". Instead, it looked like it contained someone's head.

Inside the wooden box, on the thick red velvet cushion, there was a pair of eyes similar in size to those of a normal person. The light green pupils looked extremely strange against the grayish-white, bloodshot sclera. Being "stared" by them, Angel felt a chill all over his body.

She suddenly remembered the strange eyeball that was extracted after Madam Sharon's death at the Night Watchman's base in Tingen City. Except for the slightly different pupil color, the feeling it gave her was exactly the same.

"Is this the 'Eyes of the Enchanting Succubus'?"

Forcing himself to look away and shake off the chill that was building up around him, Angel asked cautiously.

"Yes, these, along with the silk glands you obtained earlier, are all the main ingredients for 'Joy.'" Sylvia yawned and replied, "Take a closer look in the box. Is there anything else?"

Angel looked inside the wooden box again at her reminder and discovered some translucent silk threads surrounding the eyeballs. They looked like the invisible spider silk of the "Witch of Pleasure" she had seen, or like some kind of long, curled hair...

Could it be the hair of a seductress?

She was startled, but pretended to be curious and looked up and asked, "What is this? It looks a bit like spider silk."

"These are all the hairs of this banshee whose eyes were taken away. They are complimentary materials. You will know their use later. Remember not to separate them from the eyes, otherwise they will soon lose their function. Then, you will have to spend your own money to buy new ones."

Sure enough, this was the hair of a succubus... But this meant that each succubus could only obtain one auxiliary material, which would obviously increase the price of the material. No, eyes couldn't regenerate, but hair could, so the former was the main material, and the latter was merely auxiliary...

Could it be true what Laura said about the witch sect keeping seductive banshees?

Suppressing his curiosity, Angel put on a slightly puzzled expression and closed the box.

"Now, all you need on your path to 'joy' is the complete formula. You completed your mission at Earl Hall's house well this time, and you've passed the cult's test. When the next order arrives, you might be able to obtain the formula."

After handing over the materials, Sylvia's face became more tired. She took a sip of black tea to dispel the sleepiness and continued:

"That foolish 'demon' who sought promotion in Backlund was killed by an official Beyonder. The various Beyonder gatherings should gradually resume operations. You should keep an eye on those selling the 'Arbitrator' pathway characteristics. If you get any important clues, I will give you the formula in advance."

Unfortunately, I have already obtained the formula from Laura and confirmed it through divination. Combined with the "Enchanting Banshee Hair" you gave me today, the two have been verified and confirmed to be correct.

Angel thought secretly, but agreed readily.