Chapter 432 Sequence 4 Materials
At three o'clock in the afternoon, in Backlund, Bayam, and the City of Silver in the unknown region, crimson lights flashed. At the call of the Fool, the Tarot Club descended into the gray fog and began a new week of gatherings.
"Mr. Fool, and everyone else, Happy New Year."
Miss Justice was the first to stand up and greet everyone.
"Mr. Fool, I found two pages of Emperor Roselle's diary."
Miss Magician said.
"I found a page, too."
Angel originally planned to materialize both pages at the same time, but when he found out that only the magician had contributed two pages, he secretly hid one page and planned to do it again next week.
The Fool at the head of the long table received the three-page diary and began to read quietly behind the gray fog. During this time that belonged exclusively to Him, no one dared to move and could only wait patiently.
Angel quietly looked at the "Hanged Man" Alger Wilson opposite him, his eyes lingering on his messy dark blue hair for a moment before moving away.
This morning, she had received the bounties of "Iron" McVitie and "Crimson Thorn" Huntley through the Fool's Gift. The bounties were slightly more than expected, totaling 7,200 pounds.
Although Klein never mentioned it, she tacitly assigned half of the bounty to him. But even so, the 3,600 pounds that belonged to her plus her original savings of 1,900 pounds already reached 5,500 pounds, bringing her current wealth to a new height.
There's also the 3,800 pounds owed by Audrey and the 1,000 pounds owed by Backlund's "Eye of Wisdom"... If I get them all, I'll have 10,000 pounds!
The corners of her mouth curled up unconsciously, but she immediately remembered that she was at the "Tarot Club" and quickly restored her indifferent expression.
Fortunately, there was gray fog blocking the way... She looked around and found that no one was paying attention to her, so she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Oh."
A low laugh came from the head of the long table, causing Angel to look at Mr. Fool nervously.
"I've seen something interesting, and I think it's necessary to let you know," He said with a smile, his words reaching everyone's ears. "Those with extraordinary abilities involving 'mirrors' will enter the 'mirror world' that connects all mirrors through the spiritual world. There are many beings there that you would consider 'evil spirits'. You must be cautious and avoid contact."
The world in the mirror?
Angel subconsciously thought of her frequently used abilities involving mirrors, such as "magic mirror divination" and "mirror substitute." She looked in the direction of Mr. Fool, feeling that the words spoken by this mysterious being seemed directed at her.
"Thank you for your warning."
She bowed her head, as did all the other Tarot Club members. Most of them did not understand the meaning of the Fool's words, but simply kept them in mind.
Even Mr. Fool said to be careful, it must be an extremely dangerous evil spirit!
After a moment, at the Fool's signal, everyone entered into a session of free communication and trading.
"Ms. Justice, the magical item you ordered has been completed."
The Hanged Man looked at Audrey beside Angel and said with a smile.
“I want to make a deal as soon as the meeting is over.”
Audrey answered excitedly.
During the Backlund Great Smog Incident, she revealed her Beyonder status to her parents. Although this would result in some restrictions on her future actions, she also gained many benefits. For example, she could ask her father to reimburse her for any magical items she purchased from the Tarot Club.
"Can I ask what kind of item it is?"
The magician asked curiously.
The Hanged Man didn't answer, but looked at the object's true owner.
"All I can say for now is that it's worth £5,500."
Audrey suppressed the corners of her mouth that curled upward as she answered. In this transaction, the provider of the Beyonder characteristics, Mr. World, had requested that the specific details of the item not be disclosed to anyone else, so she could only answer in this cryptic way.
5,500 pounds... Excluding the craftsman's production fee and the Hanged Man's commission, it was roughly 4,500 pounds. It was far from the Beyonder characteristics of a Sequence 5. Sequence 6 would have a premium... Well, perhaps this premium was nothing to Audrey.
Angel was guessing about the details of this magical object when he suddenly noticed that the Hanged Man's gaze was turned towards him.
"My craftsman is free again now. Does anyone else need a magical item made?"
Although his words weren't directed at anyone in particular, they were undoubtedly directed at me. He remembered that I possessed the Beyonder Ability of the Faceless Man... Angel felt a little amused, thinking that the Hanged Man must be quite pleased with this business of matchmaking and earning commissions, even going so far as to say something like "my craftsman"...
But now she has a lot of money in her pocket, and she does have the idea of making the "Faceless Man" characteristics into a real magical item, which can completely replace the function of the "Frenzy Ring" and perhaps even gain some new abilities.
“Is it still the same price?”
She confirmed.
"The production cost of the Sequence 6 Beyonder characteristic is 1,000 pounds. I will charge another 300 pounds after it is completed."
As if he had already anticipated the extraordinary characteristics that Angel was about to hand over, the Hanged Man immediately answered.
The two quickly finalized the deal.
The old price? The production cost? Puzzled, Emlyn White, the "Moon," looked around and realized that no one else seemed surprised, except himself.
This gave him an uncomfortable feeling of being excluded. Fortunately, at the vampire gathering in Backlund last week, Lord Nibais, an ancient member of the clan, rewarded him with a full 7,000 pounds for completing the prayer to the Fool. This gave him the opportunity to complete the deal with the Hanged Man and obtain the Beyonder characteristic of the Vampire Baron.
"Mr. Hanged Man, I plan to buy the blood baron's inheritance. 4,500 pounds, right?"
He said this with some pride, glancing at Miss Justice and Miss Queen.
"Yes, of course. Don't forget my commission, 500 pounds."
The Hanged Man's tone remained calm, but he succeeded in making Emlyn's face fall.
"Well, okay, okay, after you get his inheritance, we can make a deal."
He felt that the sense of vampire nobility that he had worked so hard to create was completely destroyed by the damn gold pound.
After him, Derrick, the "Sun," who had returned to Silver City and could exchange for extraordinary materials from the city market, also obtained the "Soul Eater's Stomach," which magicians desperately needed. However, since Silver City did not circulate the various currencies of the Northern Continent, this apprentice, eager to be promoted to "Master of Magic", could only accept the third-party transaction with the Hanged Man:
She accepted the "Soul Eater's Stomach" sacrificed by Derrick, and then handed 300 pounds to the Hanged Man. The latter gave the Sequence 7 "Sun Priest" potion formula to "Sun" Derrick. The additional difference in the formula would be made up by him with future extraordinary materials.
As part of this transaction, Mr. Sun used several pieces of parchment he had materialized to write down the various materials available in the market within Silver City, as well as a list of monsters that roamed the surrounding area, and presented it to each member.
Not only the Hanged Man, but any member who wants to trade with him can use this list to trade for the extraordinary materials they need.
This list of precious items alone was probably worth as much as the formula for the "Sun Priest," and thanks to the Hanged Man's manipulation, he was actually showing it to everyone for free... Angel sighed as she watched Mr. Sun excitedly display the parchment. She had previously thought Mr. Sun was kind and helpful, but now she realized it was just an illusion...
Of course, this would be more conducive to the circulation of goods within the Tarot Club, fully leveraging the unique advantages of Silver City where Mr. "Sun" is located, and making up for his disadvantage of not being able to accept cash... Could this be the true purpose of "The Hanged Man"?
Sighing, she looked at the parchment that appeared before her, her eyes scanning over the names of each item.
The silk gland of the terrifying giant spider has a simple description of its appearance next to it. How come it is exactly the same as the "silk gland of the widow spider"? Maybe it's called by a different name... Meteorite crystal, is this another name for "star crystal", or is it another material?
Angel was browsing the list excitedly, expanding her knowledge of the occult, when suddenly, she found a line of words at the back of the list.
"The poisonous sting of the black-striped shadow giant scorpion."
This is one of the auxiliary ingredients for the "Despair" witch potion recipe!
She suppressed her excitement and quickly browsed through the list. She did not find the main ingredient of the potion, "Complete Venom Sac of the Black-Striped Shadow Giant Scorpion", and sighed with a hint of regret.
It seems there are no living Black-Striped Shadow Giant Scorpions around Silver City, otherwise their venom sacs and needles would have appeared in the market together...
Angel looked at the other Tarot Club members and found that most of them were still buried in the parchment in front of them, so he asked softly:
"Mr. Sun, the items on the list are all readily available. Can we trade them directly?"
"Yes, but for now it can only be exchanged. Or, if you have clues to the subsequent formula of the 'Sun Priest', you can also use them for exchange."
Derrick didn't expect a trade request to come so soon, and there was a hint of excitement in his words.
"If I were to exchange the item 'Black-Striped Shadow Giant Scorpion's Poison Sting' from your market, what would the price be?"
"Hmm... I'm not sure how to value it in your currency, but it's probably worth ten of the Soul Eater's stomachs that Miss Magician needs, or a Sequence 6 Beyonder."
That's over 3,000 pounds. If you use Beyonder's special abilities, it could even exceed 4,000 pounds... The auxiliary materials for a Sequence 4 potion are this expensive...
Even before the transaction began, Angel felt her heart bleed. She nodded and replied:
"Thank you, I'll think about it."
She had neither of the two main materials, and she had no plans to purchase the auxiliary materials for the time being, as this would greatly consume her limited savings.
Meanwhile, Alger, the "Hanged Man," who was secretly listening to the details of the conversation, was in a state of extreme shock.
"A single piece of Extraordinary Material worth over 3,000 pounds is roughly equivalent to one of the main ingredients of a Sequence 5 potion. However, Miss Queen's combat power cannot be only Sequence 6. The only possibility is... this is a supplementary ingredient for a potion, and a supplementary ingredient at this price must be Sequence 4!"
His mind raced.
"She's already obtained the formula and has begun collecting Sequence 4 potion ingredients... A High-Sequence Beyonder is about to emerge from the Tarot Club!"
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