Chapter 76 Beyonder Characteristics: Immortality
"What? 800 pounds?"
Even though Angel was mentally prepared for a high price, she still couldn't keep a serious face when the Dominican Federation quoted the price.
"Do you know how much the Instigator's potion sells for? The formula is a maximum of 200 pounds, and the two main ingredients only cost 400 pounds in total. If I find an ordinary person and feed him the potion, causing him to lose control and die, even if I pick up a Beyonder characteristic, it will be cheaper than what you're selling it for!"
Angel tried to lower his voice as much as possible, but many passers-by still looked towards the corner of the room. Both of them were wearing cloaks and whispering stealthily. Even in the underground trading market where all kinds of people mixed together, they did not look like serious businessmen.
The Dominican Federation sneered and refuted bluntly:
"What nonsense are you talking about? A Sequence 8 potion can be obtained for only 600 pounds? The formula alone costs over 400 pounds! Even if you could buy the potion, the method you used would only yield contaminated Beyonder properties. You wouldn't be stupid enough to use such a thing to create a magical item, would you? Would you dare to use such a contaminated magical item?"
Resisting the urge to pull out the contaminated magical item "Thirst Blood" and make a few holes in his body, Angel took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and shook his head.
"Then how can you guarantee that your Beyonder characteristic isn't contaminated? And anyway, 800 pounds is too expensive. The most I can offer is 400 pounds."
Anyway, let's cut the price in half first...
"Contamination? Absolutely not. I saw it emerge from the dead 'instigator' with my own eyes. He was very talkative when he was alive and almost injured me. He doesn't look like he's losing control..."
As the Dominican Federation spoke, he pulled out an exquisite, palm-sized jewelry box from under his cloak and opened the lid towards Angel.
Inside was an object that looked like a pointed funnel, about the size of an adult's thumb. Upon closer inspection, it was discovered to be a bird's beak. The surface was purple with a hint of dark red, and it kept changing between the two colors under the light, giving off an aura that tempted people to grab it. After staring at it for a few seconds, Angel suddenly noticed that the bird's beak moved.
That's right... It looked very similar to the main ingredient of the "Instigator" potion in her memory, and it showed obvious signs of activation. There was no whispering or hallucination when approaching it...
With a "click", the Dominican Commonwealth closed the lid.
"Look, if it were a contaminated Beyonder characteristic, how could it be so quiet for you to watch? I nearly lost my life to get this. 8...700 pounds, no price reduction."
Haven’t you already lowered the price? Angel was delighted. It seemed that the other party was not as tough as he said.
She decided to add fuel to the fire.
"Wait, you mean, this is a special characteristic you gained by killing an 'instigator'?"
Looking at Angel's surprised face, the Dominican Federation smiled with a hint of pride.
"Of course. Do you think Beyonder characteristics can be found anywhere? If I don't kill him, will he dissect them and give them to me?"
Ignoring the infuriating tone and attitude in the other party's words, Angel widened his eyes artificially, and asked with a hint of panic on his face, "Isn't there anyone from the 'Witch Cult' looking for trouble with you? You killed their people, and you're still selling his Beyonder characteristics here. Aren't you afraid..."
"Witch Cult?"
As she expected, upon hearing the name of this notorious cult organization, the Dominican Federation's expression changed. Without even having time to finish listening to Angel's words, he asked anxiously.
"That's right. They have mastered the potion formulas and most of the ingredients for the 'Assassin' Path. Aside from a few wild Beyonders like me, most Beyonders on this Path have inextricable ties with them. The 'instigator' you killed is very likely a member of the 'Witch Cult'."
The expression on the Dominican Federation's face kept changing. Suddenly, he gritted his teeth and said, "Are you trying to trick me? Do you want me to lower the price and sell my Beyonder Characteristics?"
He was obviously lacking in confidence, as if he was trying to convince himself.
Perhaps the "instigator" said something before his death, which made the Dominican Federation easily believe that it would be in trouble with the "Witch Sect"?
Seeing that the opponent had fallen into the trap, Angel didn't give him time to think carefully and quickly delivered a fatal blow:
"No matter what you think, I don't dare to take this Beyonder characteristic. The 'Witch Cult' are all experts in divination. It's only a matter of time before they come to me through their Beyonder characteristics. I suggest you make up another lie and sell it quickly."
After saying this, Angel turned and left.
One step, two steps, three steps.
The expected retention did not come.
Is it because my performance is too exaggerated, causing the other party to have a rebellious mentality?
Angel walked towards the stairs step by step, pricked up his ears guiltily, listening to the sounds behind him, but apart from the sounds of buying and selling transactions, he did not hear any voice from the Dominican Federation.
Just as she passed between the two guards guarding the entrance to the third floor and had one foot down the stairs, the long-awaited shout finally came.
"Wait...wait a moment."
She still took a few steps forward, pretending not to hear.
"etc!"
The Dominican Federation hurried over, squeezed past the guards, and took a few steps to block Angel.
"500 pounds!"
The bet won!
Angel shook his head calmly: "I told you, it's too dangerous to use this Beyonder characteristic. If they think it was me who did it..."
"450 pounds, any less and I'd rather throw it away..."
The Dominican Commonwealth said this through gritted teeth.
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Sitting in the hired carriage, Angel watched the sign of "Carrion Bird Bar" gradually disappear into the distance outside the window, holding the bullet box in his pocket and a smile appeared on his face.
She acquired the Instigator's Beyonder characteristic for a mere 400 pounds. Although this emptied her pockets of all the gold pounds, it also brought her just one step away from advancing to Sequence 8.
The Dominican Federation finally succumbed to her coaxing and deception. Of course, he was still a little indignant when he received the money, and kept muttering things like "Just wait for the 'Witch Sect' to come to your door" and "Keep your mouth shut when you are tortured and don't give me away."
Is it possible that in addition to the "instigator", there is also a sequence called the "provocateur", where every word he says is full of thorns, making people want to beat him up?
Pushing the annoying Dominican Federation out of his mind, Angel couldn't help but take out the bullet box, opened the lid, and looked at the extraordinary characteristics lying quietly inside, just like looking at a bottle of prepared potion.
Unfortunately, one more step is needed to turn it into a potion.
A step only Kavi knew.
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Back to the Golden Avenue in the Oak District, Angel could see the bombed-out "Kavi Watch Shop" from a distance.
Several hours had passed since Kavi was attacked, and the wood chips, stones, and large and small glass fragments that were blown out of the store and onto the street had been cleared away. However, the open doors and windows and the seals that only served as a warning but could not prevent anyone from entering still made the watch shop stand out from the crowd, and passers-by would occasionally look inside curiously.
Angel originally wanted to go to the "God of Steam and Machinery" Church to inquire about Kavi's whereabouts, but he didn't expect that the craftsman was standing at the door of his shop, looking at the half-collapsed sign with a lonely face.
Seeing her coming, Kavi smiled to himself.
"I never thought my shop would be most famous right now. Normally, there are only a few customers all day, but now the whole street knows about it. It's really exploded."
"You can reorganize it and continue to run the store, or take the opportunity to move to a bigger place."
Angel didn't know whether Kavi was so upset because of his teammates' betrayal and death, or the destruction of the store, so he could only offer words of comfort.
"Forget it. I've wanted to leave here for a long time. That bastard Tomas kind of made the decision for me. I've already submitted my application. Once it's approved, I'll transfer to Backlund to see the world and earn money for my retirement. I don't want to smell the sea breeze and industrial exhaust fumes anymore in this life."
Kavi kicked a piece of glass that was missed by the cleaner on the roadside into the door of the watch shop, whose door frame was gone, and whispered.
"What about you? What does the Nighthawks of Tingen City want from me?"
It seems the Mechanical Heart has already sent a telegram to the Nighthawks in Enmat Harbor, inquiring about my situation...
Angel had already organized his words, but facing the depressed Kavi, he hesitated for a moment before speaking.
"It's just... the 'Extraordinary Characteristics' you mentioned earlier are used for promotion. Can you tell me more about them... I mean, I saved your life this morning..."
She had never done such a thing as asking for a favor in return. She even stumbled over her words, and her face turned red after just a few words.
Looking at the embarrassed Angel, Kavi couldn't help laughing.
"Okay, I can see you're not used to talking like this."
Walking on the broken glass to the door of the watch shop, Kavi pushed aside the seal put up by the police and walked in through the doorway, followed by Angel.
"Anyway, I've already let it slip, and now that I think about it, Tomas probably got the information from me. My oath was broken long ago."
Deep inside the store, Kavi put away her smile and her face turned serious. She looked out the door and saw that the passersby were not paying attention to her. Then she lowered her voice and said:
"I'll only say this once, and you must swear not to tell anyone about our conversation... Never mind, oaths don't seem to be very useful unless there's a magical object present to witness it."
"But don't tell me I told you that."
Angel bit his lip nervously and nodded.
Later, in this messy watch shop that looked like a post-war ruin, Angel learned an important law in the field of mysticism.
"The total amount of Extraordinary Characteristics remains unchanged. It will not decrease, nor will it be destroyed. It will only be transferred from one carrier to another. This is the 'Law of the Indestructibility of Extraordinary Characteristics'."
"The Beyonder's power comes from the potion, and the potion's power comes from its main ingredients. During the process of preparing and taking the potion, the Beyonder's properties are transferred into the Beyonder's body. When they die, these properties will be released. The higher the sequence, the longer the release time. But no matter how long it takes, the released Beyonder properties always contain all the power of the deceased."
"This extraordinary characteristic can be used as the main ingredient for a potion of the corresponding sequence. By simply adding auxiliary ingredients, a normal potion can be prepared."
"This is also why Thomas came to kill me even though he was on a wanted list. He's already a Sequence 8 Archaeologist. If he could obtain my Beyonder characteristics, even if he didn't know the potion formula and swallowed it directly without adding any auxiliary ingredients, he would have a great chance of being promoted to Appraiser. If he added auxiliary ingredients according to the formula, the success rate would be the same as that of a regular potion. Haha, he probably thought I lacked combat capabilities, so it would be best if he could get away with it."
"Appraiser?" Aren't you a "craftsman"? Angel subconsciously complained, but her mind was no longer on the following words. Her thoughts were working rapidly, and she figured out a lot of things in an instant.
Why does the Church want to reclaim the remains of Beyonders...
Why do all Beyonders from the same Orthodox Church use the same potion path...
Why can Beyonder characteristics become magical items with corresponding sequence abilities...
as well as……
In her own pocket, she possessed the Beyonder characteristic of "Instigator," which was enough to allow her to advance to Sequence 8!
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