Chapter 72 A Chance Encounter in the Watch Industry
After solving the problem of the "Tarot Club", Angel no longer had the heart to stay in the "Carrion Bird Bar". She hurriedly said goodbye to "Justice" and her bodyguard and left the trading market.
It seemed that the master and servant had other transactions. When Angel walked down the stairs, he saw the two of them walking towards the message board again.
Come to think of it, the "Fortune Teller" potion requires more than just star crystal. The blood of the Lava octopus is also one of the necessary main ingredients. Other auxiliary materials are easy to obtain. Even if they are not sold in the trading market, most of them can be bought in ordinary herbal medicine stores.
The 5 ml of octopus blood written on the blackboard seemed to have been bought by her, but if this Miss "Justice" had obtained all the required Lava octopus blood and bought the star crystal, she would definitely go back to prepare the potion first instead of staying in the trading market.
It seems that there's still a Lava Octopus blocking her path to becoming a Beyonder...
Rather than pursuing the "justice" of the potion at a high price, Angel was more interested in the unknown bodyguard next to her.
From their brief previous contact, she realized that the other party was likely an extraordinary person.
Unfortunately, Extraordinary People cannot be identified by their appearance. Even with their psychic vision turned on, they appear to be just healthier and stronger than ordinary people, a level that normal people can achieve with a little training.
Unless you fight and see the other person use extraordinary abilities with your own eyes, it is difficult to distinguish them from ordinary people.
This is also the reason why the civilian staff of "Mechanical Heart" was discovered by his teammates after he secretly took the Sequence 8 potion.
But if this bodyguard was a Beyonder, why would he become the attendant of an underage girl? Was it because he was short of money, or to fulfill a promise, or perhaps...
As she walked out of the "Carrion Bird", she was imagining a big drama in her mind.
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Angel returned to "Silver Bullet" with dinner and midnight snacks. As soon as he opened the door, he saw the captain of the Enmat Port team, Clement, walking towards the door while adjusting his windbreaker.
Seeing him getting ready, Angel asked curiously:
"Captain Clement, are you going out on patrol?"
"Patrol? I don't have the time for that now. I'm going to relieve the teammates who have been keeping watch all day. They haven't even had time to eat."
Clement replied with a tired look on his face. This mental state was extremely rare among Beyonders of the "Sleepless" path.
It seemed that Team Backlund's late arrival had turned this joint operation into a war of attrition, further exacerbating the already understaffed Enmat Harbor team's manpower situation. Even the captain had to go out to work in the middle of the night. No wonder there were so few living people in the Night Watcher base all day.
Angel made way for the door, and Clement hurried past her and left the "Silver Bullet" on foot, not knowing where he was going to "stalk".
The door closed. Angel looked around the first-floor hall and found that only he and Daly Simone, who was sitting in the corner, were left. Most of the other night watchmen from the "Sleepless" sequence had also been drafted.
At this moment, she was somewhat glad that she was an "assassin" rather than an "insomniac".
"Have you captured that member of the Mechanical Heart?"
After placing the purchased dinner on the coffee table, Angel sat down opposite Daly, picked up the coffee pot and shook it, only to find that there was still some coffee left in it, although it was already cold.
"Unfortunately, no."
Daly had been resting with her eyes closed. As one of the few members of the team who weren't "sleepers," she was tasked with guarding the base while her teammates took turns going out on missions. Furthermore, she was working alongside the "Mechanical Heart" to capture the defecting members, and exhaustion was written all over her face.
When she heard the question, she opened her eyes, and Angel discovered that Daly's blush and eye shadow, which seemed to be growing on her face, had been washed off at some point, revealing her fair skin.
"The Mechanical Hearts used a seal that could locate a specific target through divination. Unfortunately, Tomas used some kind of counter-divination method, so the divinations since yesterday haven't been able to accurately locate the target. Until this afternoon, the counter-divination method was broken."
After taking the cold coffee poured by Angel and taking a sip, Daly continued:
"The location was located in an apartment on Planck Street, within our Nighthawks' jurisdiction. I believe they had considered resolving the case privately. After all, a member of the staff had become a traitor and murdered two teammates. That would be disgraceful if it got out. But their divination was quickly disrupted. With the situation unclear and manpower limited, they had no choice but to seek the Nighthawks' cooperation to carry out the arrest."
"Counter-divination? What kind of Beyonder is that defector?"
Angel once learned the meaning of "counter-divination" when Old Neil was fortune-telling a wanted person. However, according to him, only mid-sequence Beyonders could use this technique, and it was limited to those who were proficient in the few ways of divination.
"They also don't know. The two teammates he killed were shot in the back and died instantly. The bullets were ordinary revolvers, and there were no other signs of damage at the scene, making it difficult to determine the cause. This is why the 'Mechanical Heart' even brought members equipped with automatic weapons. They were afraid of facing a Mid-Sequence Beyonder."
"Unfortunately, the heavily armed 'Mechanical Hearts' came up empty-handed. The enemy is proficient in counter-divination techniques, and his corresponding divination abilities should be quite good. He sensed our attempt to capture him and escaped before we arrived. What a shame."
There was no regret on Daly's face, instead she looked teasing and smiling.
"That apartment was purchased by Tomas a long time ago and used as a secret base. We found a lot of spiritual materials and weapons hidden in the room. He must have used his work to intercept them. Hermann is the 'Mechanical Heart' you met today. I believe the two team members he killed were killed because they discovered Tomas's hidden spiritual materials and were silenced during the confrontation."
"It's a pity that after today's incident, even if Thomas is stupid, he won't stay in Port Enmat. If he moves faster and finds a ship that dares to sail at night, he should be able to reach Port Pritz by tomorrow morning."
The wanted man who was determined to escape from Tingen City overnight ended up dying in Tingen...
Angel thought of the "assassin" he killed when he retrieved Antigonus's notes, and he didn't comment on Daly's judgment, but this matter had little to do with her. Seeing that Daly was a little sleepy, he didn't refute her point of view.
The two shared the dinner Angel brought back - a grilled Disi fish, and ate some Intis bread that was as hard as a stick with the soup. It was not until the Night Watcher replaced by Clement came back that Daly, who was so sleepy that she could hardly open her eyes, said goodbye to Angel and left "Silver Bullet".
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Angel handed the 1-sol note to the coachman and jumped off the carriage.
It was already the morning of the next day, and the sun should have been shining brightly, but a dark cloud that had blown from the sea to Enmat Harbor covered most of the sky, making the entire city gloomy. The sea in the distance, on the other hand, was favored by the sun, presenting a beautiful scenery due to the Tyndall effect produced by the water vapor.
Perhaps this is one of the reasons why Enmat Harbor is still crowded with tourists despite its coastline being covered in oil and garbage...
Angel glanced at the coastline with a lack of interest and then looked away. She had a lot of work to do today and had no time to appreciate the beautiful scenery in the distance.
Captain Clement, who had been out all night, woke up early in the morning and returned to the base to announce a piece of news that made everyone both happy and sad.
The Backlund team has been confirmed to arrive at Enmat Port tomorrow, Sunday at noon, and the "long-awaited" operation will begin tomorrow night.
Except for Daly, who worked far more hours than required and looked tired, the rest of the sleepless ones were in high spirits. However, when they heard that they still had to keep an eye on several target strongholds to prevent the targets from escaping early, even the smiles on the faces of the "sleepless ones" who only slept three or four hours a day were gradually replaced by worries.
Fortunately, there are a large number of insomniacs, and after reasonable distribution, they can fill all shifts. Angel, as a rare path, cannot stay up late like the insomniacs without losing combat effectiveness. He only needs to stay within the "silver bullet" at the specified time like Daly.
She was assigned to be on duty tonight, and there was another "corpse collector" on duty during the day, so she was able to finish what she wanted to do in her last free time.
In the afternoon, she planned to contact the extraordinary person who left a message in the trading market, and if possible, buy the main ingredients of the "Instigator" potion.
The main ingredients for a Sequence 8 potion cost 200 to 300 pounds, and the potion formula itself cost around 400 pounds. Fortunately, Angel already knew the "Assassin" path potion formula up to Sequence 7, so all he had to buy was the materials.
In order to ensure that she could get at least one main material, she sold all her "Star Crystals" yesterday. She now has more than 400 pounds in cash on her. As long as the other party does not raise the price recklessly, it should be enough.
But before going to the "Carrion Bird" for the transaction, Angel plans to go to the "Kavi Watch Shop" first.
Yesterday's appraisal of "Thirsty Blood" let her know that "Craftsman" Kavieng was well-known and respected by the "Hanged Man", and that he was indeed an extraordinary person.
I wonder if this craftsman can take on the job of making new weapons...
Angel had many weapon designs that were better than the revolver in her mind, but she did not have the ability to manufacture them, so she kept this idea deep in her heart. After seeing the "craftsman", her eager heart became active again.
It was exactly 9 o'clock in the morning. Amid the earth-shaking bells of the "God of Steam and Machinery" Church, driven by gears and connecting rods, Angel returned to the inconspicuous door of "Kavi Watch Shop".
The glass door, still unwiped, was half-open.
Luckily, it seems this store is open on weekends too.
Angel's heart was relieved. She reached out and knocked on the door. Without waiting for the invitation from inside, she pushed the door open and walked in.
The gas lamp in the store was not turned on. In the dim environment, the old man who she had mistaken for Kavi was lying on the narrow aisle, with dark red blood flowing from the place where his face touched the floor, and the short-barreled shotgun was thrown far away.
Craftsman Kavi was kneeling on the ground, holding his bleeding left shoulder. There were red hand marks on his neck from being strangled, and a brass revolver with an extended muzzle was pressed against his forehead.
The owner of the pistol stood in front of Kavey, holding the gun in his right hand and a pocket watch in his left. Hearing the door open, the man in a long trench coat and a peaked cap tilted his head slightly, his gaze glancing toward the door from behind his thick-framed glasses.
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