Chapter 508: Following
In late February, temperatures in the northern continent had yet to warm up, especially in East Chester County, near the Amanda Mountains. The cold currents rolling down from the high-altitude mountains kept temperatures here close to winter, with occasional snowfalls.
The county capital, Stoen, was also covered in heavy snow today. In the warm salons, noble ladies and young ladies were talking in low voices, occasionally letting out crisp laughter.
Audrey Hall was listening carefully to the confession of a noble lady of similar age, who had just lost her lover and was in urgent need of comfort.
"You're right, Audrey. He's just a passer-by in my life. I should live a good life, show my most beautiful side to everyone, and find a new love. Only then can I proudly say to him..."
"...You blind man, abandoning me is the biggest mistake you have ever made!"
She said angrily, drawing curious glances from the surrounding salon members.
Although Audrey was not so optimistic about this approach in her heart, her expression was still gentle, and she would agree from time to time, which dissipated the anger in the heart of the heartbroken noble lady.
By the way, digest the magic potion of the "psychologist".
At this moment, she noticed that the side door of the room was pushed open, and a lady wearing a priest robe of the Church of Night leaned half of her body out and looked over here, so she apologized, stood up and walked towards the other party.
"Hello, Ms. Smin."
She greeted with a perfect smile.
This priest of the night has been preaching in Stoen for nearly ten years. His performance is neither good nor bad. He is one of the common people at the bottom of the church.
But in fact, she is a secret member of the "Psychological Alchemy Society" and manages a group in Stoen City.
Audrey returned to the city after the New Year and has been completing various tasks for the "Psychological Alchemy Society" and accumulating contributions under the other party's arrangement.
The two secret sect members looked at each other, and in tacit understanding, they took a few steps outside, closed the door, and stayed away from the noise in the salon.
"Audrey, you've performed very well on these missions. As per your request, I've applied to my superiors and have been granted permission to reveal some of the potion formulas so you can prepare them in advance."
“Thank you so much for your help!”
Audrey appropriately expressed her surprise and anticipation. Of course, these were her true thoughts, and controlling her facial expressions was just the subconscious behavior of an "audience member."
However, Smin was very puzzled by the noble lady's request. Generally, members who joined the "Psychological Alchemy Society" wanted to use their contributions to exchange for materials for potions and reduce their financial pressure. However, Miss Hall repeatedly used her connections and financial strength to complete commissions within the Psychological Alchemy Society. While quickly accumulating contributions, she also spent thousands of gold pounds.
At this time, she had to spend her precious contributions to get the recipe in advance, even if it was just one of the main ingredients, rather than saving up enough contributions to exchange for the potion in one go.
Maybe, maybe the Hall family really has a mine... She sighed and handed a sealed envelope to Audrey.
The latter took it, but did not check it immediately. Instead, he returned to the salon and continued to participate in the conversation with the noble ladies and ladies. Only after the salon ended and he returned to the Hall family's carriage and had his own private space did he nervously open the lead seal and open the letter.
There is only a short sentence above:
"Hypnotist, one of the main ingredients: a fruit from the psychedelic wind chime tree."
Audrey was confused at first, then she thought about it, and finally a happy smile appeared on her face.
If the carriage was not moving, she would almost want to stand up, lift her skirt and dance.
She had heard the name of this material at a tarot reading!
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When the gray mist carrying Miss Justice's request emerged from Angel's eyes, she was in a low-rise house, looking out the window at the huge red building across the street.
"My Lady Queen, do you still have the 'Fruit of the Psychedelic Windbell Tree'? It's the ingredient I need for the potion I need to advance. I'm willing to pay 2,000 pounds for it."
Psychedelic Wind Chime Tree...
As the gray fog dissipated, Angel recalled the strange and extraordinary creature on the nameless island, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.
At a gathering of several Beyonders in Bayam, Angel tried to sell this material many times, but no one was interested. She was worried about not being able to cash in, but unexpectedly, good news came from "Justice" Audrey.
"'Hypnotist' is a Sequence 6 potion. The main ingredients are generally over 1,500 pounds. Audrey is willing to pay a premium for it. It seems her 'psychiatrist' has almost digested it..."
Angel murmured, clasping her hands together and muttering Mr. Fool's honorific name in a low voice. She quickly replied:
"Tomorrow I will offer this material to Mr. Fool for a trade."
After silently adding 2,000 pounds to her savings account, Angel, feeling happy, looked at the "Red Theater" outside the window again.
As March approached, Angel, who had returned to Bayam and continued to bring "pain" to various pirates and criminals, felt that his role had reached a bottleneck, so he turned his attention to the node where the Witch Cult conducted human trafficking at sea, the "Mad Captain" Connors Victor.
From "Admiral Disease" Tracy, we learned that this pirate with a reward of 3,300 pounds is one of the important figures in the maritime human trade chain. In order to catch the "mad captain" who has been wandering in dangerous waterways for a long time and rarely sets foot on land, we can only start from his stolen goods sales channels.
That is the contact person who sold beautiful girls to him at the "Red Theater", a mysterious man nicknamed "Finger".
In addition to her, Klein also entered the critical stage of his role as the "Faceless Man". In order to digest the last bit of magic potion, he changed his face, disguised his information and entered the largest hospital in the "City of Generosity" as a volunteer. He used this opportunity to get close to those who were nearing death, listen to their lives, understand their lives, and help them fulfill their last wishes, thereby achieving a true role that was consistent with his identity, body, and mind.
After being promoted to "Wind-loving One," "Hanged Man" Alger Wilson seemed to be very short of money. After selling the Blue Shadow Falcon crystal feather provided by Angel, he tried to drag her and Klein with him to once again board the unnamed island full of extraordinary creatures to "make another fortune."
Unfortunately, before his plan was formed, he received an order from the Church of Storms. He took his men and left the port on the "Blue Avenger" and headed to the Gargas Islands to complete a secret mission.
The reason why it is called a "secret mission" is because he himself does not know the purpose of the mission, and the only order he has received is the assembly order.
After completing the commission from "World" Klein and reporting the Feysac and Intis people wandering Williams Street to the three major churches in Backlund, "Magician" Fors finally found time to play the role of "Master of Magic". The method she had tried to share at the Tarot Club turned out to be to infiltrate a circus and become a real "Master of Magic", performing magic and tricks for tourists.
Of course, according to what she said at the Tarot Club, this method was very effective. Fors had already summarized the magic master's acting rules such as "performance" and "deception", and had also digested a lot of potions.
After being promoted to the "Sun Priest", "Sun" Derrick not only paid attention to his role in life and battle and summarized the rules, but also worked hard to accumulate merits to help Angel exchange for the "Poison Needle of the Black-Striped Shadow Giant Scorpion". Since the latter has not found other "Black-Striped Shadow Giant Scorpions", this part of the material for the "Despair" potion can only rely on Mr. Sun.
Recalling the "progress" of everyone in the Tarot Club over the past few weeks, Angel stared blankly out the window, observing the customers coming in and out of the largest brothel in the Rorsted Archipelago, until there was a gentle knock on the door behind him.
"Come in."
She said, invisible threads surging towards the door, ready to meet the enemy at any moment.
With a click, the door lock was opened, and a man over 1.8 meters tall, with strong muscles and bronze skin pushed the door open and entered.
"Ms. Angelica, we've found the whereabouts of 'Finger'."
The person who came to report was a little hoarse.
"Very good, William, you really do live up to your nickname."
Angel nodded and responded.
This man, who was only in his early twenties but looked as weathered as a forty-year-old, was called William. He called himself "Lucky" William. Although Angel was tired of hearing this nickname at sea, it was somewhat fitting for this William.
Part of the reason was that William, as a Sequence 8 "machine" from the "Monster" pathway, had a similar nature to this pathway in manipulating fate. Another part of the reason was that his experience was somewhat legendary.
Well, the experience at the poker table.
Using the precise calculation ability of the "machine", William can win various card and dice games with a terrifying winning rate, provided that neither side cheats. According to him, as long as the winning rates are not equal, he can calculate the gap, actively lose the ones with low probability, and bet money on the games with high winning rates.
It felt like he had enjoyed the benefits of the subsequent sequence of "Monster" in advance... Angel shook off the strange thoughts in his mind and looked at William, waiting for his subsequent explanation.
"I won a lot of money in the casino inside the Red Theater, and then 'Finger' appeared. His appearance was very distinctive. All three fingers on his left hand, except for the thumb and index finger, were broken off at the root. I recognized him immediately."
William said, imitating the other person by making a three-fingered gesture with his left hand.
"He's just as the rumors say, a 'lucky guy.' No matter how good I am at calculating, it can't compare to his true 'luck.' I quickly lost all my chips, but I also confirmed during our casual chat what time he'd get off work tonight."
"Then we'll wait for him here... It turned out to be the right thing to borrow you from Elaine."
Angel praised, then pulled the curtains and stopped looking in the direction of the Red Theater.
Now that we have a specific time point, all that’s left is to wait.
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