Queens, the luxurious villa of Earl Hall's family.
The cold air was blocked outside the windows and walls, and the house was warm as spring with an elegant fireplace.
Audrey Hall was being measured by fashion designer Mrs. Genia so that she could design an outfit for the New Year's Eve party based on her recent physical and temperamental state.
At this time, the personal maid Anne leaned close to her ear and said in a low voice:
"Ms. Eslant is here to visit."
There was feedback so quickly? Audrey was delighted, but her expression did not change. She smiled and said:
"Please ask her to wait in my studio for, uh, five minutes."
"Studio?" Anne asked in surprise.
"Yes, I wanted her to appreciate the oil painting I recently finished. She said that the content painted in a relaxed state can easily show one's true thoughts and emotions." Audrey explained at a moderate pace.
Anne suddenly realized:
"Yes, miss."
In less than five minutes, Audrey entered the studio and saw Eslant admiring the paintings on the wall.
"That's Mr. Sensi's 'Inner Night', a masterpiece that makes people feel peaceful." She introduced a few words to Islam with a smile.
"Sensi's 'Inner Night'? One of the top ten paintings of the century selected by the Tussock Times last year?" Islant was obviously the kind of person who often read newspapers.
As an extraordinary person of the "audience" path, her memory is excellent enough.
"Yes," Audrey responded simply, as if it was just a trivial matter.
"I am so lucky to see the authentic one..." Islant raised his head again and looked at the painting.
She swallowed back the follow-up words "This is at least worth a manor" because she didn't want to seem too vulgar.
Audrey did not introduce other paintings. She found an excuse to send Anne away and signaled her golden retriever Susie to "stand guard" outside the door.
Susie had no problem reading her hint and ran out with her tail wagging and her butt bouncing.
Eslant closed the door and returned to the easel. Before Audrey could ask, he took the initiative to say:
"We have the properties of the Human Skin Shadow and the formula for the Wind-loving One's potion, but there is no need to sell them unless the other party can offer a reward that cannot be refused."
Being willing to talk means there is hope! Audrey's eyes turned slightly and she smiled softly:
"What do you hope to gain?"
Eslante stroked his hair and answered with a prepared answer:
"The characteristics of the human skin shadow are 2,500 pounds, and the magic potion formula of the 'Wind Blesser' is 3,000 pounds."
The premium is huge... Audrey didn't find it expensive, but lamented that the Psychological Alchemy Society's premium was over 50%.
——According to the description of the "Hanged Man", under normal circumstances, the price of a Sequence 6 potion formula is less than 2,000 pounds, but the closer you get to a higher sequence, the less the potion formula is circulated, and it is very difficult to buy. There is no normal situation at all. More importantly, even if you happen to come across it, it is difficult to confirm its authenticity.
At this time, Eslant added:
"If the other party can exchange it with a magical item of roughly equal value, that will be fine."
In other words, you want to get the magical items more, so you can accept the price reduction... The "Psychological Alchemy Society" is one of the youngest secret organizations, and its accumulation in this area is obviously not as good as others... Audrey pursed her lips and said:
“I will give them feedback, but there is no guarantee that they will accept it.”
She was not worried at all that the Psychological Alchemy Society would find out that she had not participated in any extraordinary gatherings recently, because her schedule was quite tight, with afternoon tea, music classes, dinners, dances, equestrian training, language classes, dance classes, etc. alternating between them, giving her too many opportunities to come into contact with different groups of people. In this case, perhaps a certain dinner was a cover for an extraordinary gathering, and perhaps the music teacher was a senior extraordinary person. It would be almost impossible for the Psychological Alchemy Society, which hid in the dark and could not act openly, to investigate clearly.
At this point, Audrey asked with a hint of curiosity:
"Teacher Eslant, I originally thought that you would not sell the recipe for the 'Wind-loving' potion. It is already at the Sequence 6 level."
"Haha, it might be more useful to us if there is a chance to spread it." Islam replied vaguely.
In her mind, although Miss Audrey is a new member who is highly valued by the organization, she is still a new member and there are many things she cannot know.
Why? Audrey suppressed her doubts, smiled sweetly, and asked innocently:
"Teacher Eslant, if this deal is successful, can it be considered as my contribution?"
Islam suddenly burst into laughter:
"Calculate."
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Klein was "busy" for the entire morning. It was not until he returned to Minsk Street, filled his stomach, and prepared to rest that he had the free time and opportunity to listen to prayers above the gray fog.
Miss Justice also has the human skin shadow trait? This is really, either no, or two at once... As a secret organization, the Psychological Alchemy Society has decent resources... Klein suddenly fell into the happy trouble of how to choose.
Even though he only had 1,335 pounds in cash including the 500 pounds that The Hanged Man had not yet given him, this did not prevent him from seriously considering the Psychological Alchemist's trade request.
After thinking for more than ten seconds, he first conveyed the word of "justice" to the "Hanged Man" to see what choice the other party would make.
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3,000 pounds? Alger Wilson, the "Hanged Man" who was still in the capital of the Rhoside Archipelago, the City of Generosity, seemed to have been hit hard by someone.
After obtaining the "Blue Avenger" and becoming its captain, he sometimes pretended to be a pirate and sometimes appeared as a law enforcer, secretly destroying several gangs of pirates. But even so, the total value of the spoils obtained did not exceed 2,000 pounds, part of which had to be distributed to his sailors. Of course, this did not take into account the captured ships and artillery, which had to be handed over to the Church of the Storm.
This made Alger often sigh that most pirates were not actually rich. They were used to squandering their gains as soon as they got them. Liquor, barbecue, prostitutes, marijuana and gambling drained the pirates' purses.
Unless you encounter a pirate team with Beyonders, it would be difficult to get rich overnight... Alger paced back and forth for a few steps and quickly made up his mind.
He took out a mask made of gold from the pocket of his clothes.
The mask had roughly outlined facial features, which looked very much like those of primitive people in the ancient jungle.
Alger sat down and humbly recited the honorific name of “The Fool”, and finally said:
“…I am willing to exchange this magical item for the recipe of the ‘Wind-loving’ potion.
“As long as the user puts on this mask, he will become extremely calm, without any emotional ups and downs. He will also gain extremely strong recovery ability, exaggerated speed and outstanding strength, and master certain black magic and primitive curses.
"Its disadvantage is that as it is used more and more, the wearer will become less and less human, more and more cruel, and eventually regard themselves as gods."
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Klein sat in the Fool's seat, looking at the 500-pound note, five thick, snake-like dark blue hairs, and a simple golden mask in front of him. He tapped the edge of the long table with his fingers and thought carefully about what magical items he could exchange:
"Eye of Total Blackness"? Definitely not. This is the main material for Sequence 5 "Master of Secret Puppetry". We are just waiting for the little "Sun" to find a way to remove mental pollution...
"Black Emperor" card? This is not allowed in public, and its value is many times higher than the human skin shadow characteristic...
Mr. Azik's copper whistle? It currently only has the function of summoning messengers. It is an important item for communication. It is impossible to sell it...
The copper whistle of the spiritual cult member who left a white feather in the coffin? It can only summon a messenger, and the person on the other side of the messenger seems to be very dangerous...
"Sun Brooch"? This is what I want to use myself, it can effectively make up for my shortcomings...
"Master key"? There are too many secrets when it comes to Mr. Door. In addition, from the perspective of use value, it is far from the characteristics of the human skin shadow...
Biotoxin bottle? This is very suitable for my spiritual state. If used well, I can even fight a group of Beyonders alone...
Demon hunting bullets, purification bullets, exorcism bullets? These are not magical items, but consumable extraordinary weapons, and their value is much lower...
The Book of Secrets? This isn't a magical item either. The Psychological Alchemy Society shouldn't lack similar knowledge...
At present, only the extraordinary characteristics of "Interrogator" can be sold, but the other party wants magical items, and the transaction venue is in Backlund, which is easy to expose the information of the thief "Black Emperor"...
Klein took this opportunity to sort out what he had and finally came up with a complete idea.
He first manifested Mr. World, manipulated him into a prayer posture, and responded hoarsely:
"...I'll take £2,500, but give me two days to raise the funds."
Then, Klein threw the images of The Hanged Man and The World’s reply into the crimson star that symbolized Miss Justice.
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After receiving a reply from Miss Justice that there was no problem, Klein waited patiently on Minsk Street for an entire afternoon.
It was almost dusk when Carlson, a member of the Mechanical Heart, rang the doorbell of his house.
Klein didn't ask any more questions and followed the other party all the way to the Lever Church near the West Balam Dockyard and entered the three-story house next to the building.
The sign here is:
"Beckland Mechanical Research Society".
Good academics... Klein suddenly thought of the Blackthorn Security Company and smiled.
Under Carlson's guidance, he passed through some strange devices and found himself in a windowless room.
On the long table in the room were many items with strong spirituality, including the characteristics of a human skin shadow and a "ghost frame" covered with a black cloth, but none of them had the characteristics left behind by those extraordinary people after their death.
Obviously, the top management of the Mechanical Heart didn't want me to know about the indestructibility and conservation laws of Beyonder characteristics... Klein was not surprised.
"You can pick one." Ikanser, who was not wearing a hat, pointed to the long table.
Klein observed it “carefully” several times and sighed:
“There’s nothing I want.
"If converted into gold pounds, how much can I get?"
He had already made up his mind not to acquire the human skin shadow characteristics from the "Mechanical Heart".
Although this could be explained as the need to create certain magical items or to try out unique ritual magic, there was always a chance of exposing his own sequence. When a better option appeared, Klein did not want to take the risk.
So, he planned to just take the money!
This would not only help him collect the 2,500 pounds demanded by the Psychological Alchemy Society, but would also effectively dispel the wariness of the Mechanical Heart.
Ikanser was obviously relieved, he adjusted his hair, and replied with a smile:
"1,500 pounds.
"However, we encourage you to choose money, so the total is 2,000 pounds."
Klein immediately smiled sincerely:
"good!"
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