eurekapd Chapter 168 The Hanged Man's Purchase Request
Chapter 168 The Hanged Man's Purchase Request
Chapter 168 The Hanged Man's Purchase Request
Mr. Fool's words were clear: because he received Roselle's Diary from the sacrifice of the Favored One, the promise that "Power" owed him was now fulfilled.
This indicates that Mr. "Power" interacted with Mr. Fool's followers in reality, and the two even cooperated to some extent. As a result, Mr. Fool's followers, in order to compensate Mr. "Power", helped him collect some of Emperor Roselle's diaries to offer as a sacrifice to Mr. Fool.
Moreover, this is the first time Mr. Fool has explicitly admitted that he has a representative in the world, indicating that Mr. Fool can profoundly influence reality.
"I wonder if Mr. Fool's follower is a high-sequence powerhouse. Judging from the power Mr. Fool has displayed, he must be a high-sequence powerhouse."
It's unclear what kind of contact such a powerful figure would have with Mr. Evan, and why he owes Mr. Evan a favor that can only be repaid by helping him collect the diaries of Emperor Roselle.
After all, as a follower of Mr. Fool, he must know that Mr. Fool wants to collect the diaries of Emperor Roselle. If he presents them to Mr. Fool, he is very likely to receive more favor from Mr. Fool.
Could it be related to Mr. Evan's previous busy mission of cleaning up the Backlund spy network? Dad has praised Mr. Evan's swift and decisive actions at home more than once.
Miss Justice Audrey glanced at Evan, wondering what earth-shattering operation Evan and Mr. Fool's followers had launched together.
Meanwhile, Mr. Hanged Man was both pleased with himself for being right about Mr. Fool's suspicions about having a follower in the world and relieved that he hadn't had the chance to test him and cause any negative consequences.
At the same time, I felt that because of "power," I had become connected with Mr. Fool's followers and participated in their actions, which clearly brought me closer to Mr. Fool.
Didn't you see Mr. Fool unconsciously nodding to "Strength" when he spoke? This made Alger, the "Hanged Man," who always felt that he had joined the Tarot Club earlier than "Strength" and had more seniority, feel very uncomfortable.
Just like when he watched his choirmates who joined later than him surpass him to become official clergy of the Storm Church, while he could only express his willingness to infiltrate among the pirates and patrol the ocean kingdom for the Lord in order to gain favor and become an extraordinary person.
Sitting at the head of the bronze table, "The Fool" Klein saw through the thoughts of "Justice" and "The Hanged Man" and was secretly pleased with himself.
After all, the existence of Mr. Fool is too illusory and too lofty, and its connection with reality is too shallow, leading them to believe that Mr. Fool has the ability to interfere with reality and can enhance Mr. Fool's power.
Since Russell's diary was not available this time, there was no phase where "The Fool" read the diary, and everyone started proposing their own deals.
"It's still justice," Miss Audrey spoke first.
"I'm almost finished digesting the 'Audience' potion and need to prepare for my next promotion, so I'm looking to purchase a complete pituitary gland from an adult Rainbow Lizard Dragon and 10 ml of spinal fluid from a Farsman Rabbit. I can offer 250 gold pounds for each material."
Audrey had already received the "mind reader" formula from Tingen last week.
Subsequently, Fors and Hugh Deercha introduced him to several Extraordinary gatherings, where he witnessed numerous transactions and gained a deep understanding of the price levels in the Extraordinary world. He was no longer as foolish as before, being misled by Alger the Hanged Man into buying things at inflated prices.
She simply raised the price of the materials she was looking for a little, hoping to increase the Hanged Man's enthusiasm for finding materials for him. As for Mr. Power, Evan, she didn't have any hope, because Evan had never been short of money.
Alger looked at Miss Justice, who had been guided onto the path of the extraordinary by him just over a month ago, and was filled with emotion.
Thinking back to how he went through so many hardships to embark on the path of the extraordinary, how much time it took to vaguely grasp the acting method, and how many merits he accumulated before finally being promoted to Sequence 8.
Seeing how easily Miss Justice was about to digest the potion and begin her ascent to Sequence 8, Alger couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.
He also noticed that when Miss Justice quoted the material prices, she glanced at him and knew that the specially increased material prices were prepared for him.
This confirmed his previous suspicions once again: Miss Justice and Mr. Power had already met in real life and knew each other, and they were both wealthy, which made him even more heartbroken.
Seeing that Alger seemed lost in thought and remained unresponsive for a while, Mr. Evan, the "Power" expert, finally spoke:
"I'll keep an eye out for you!"
In fact, the relevant materials can be obtained within MI9. In the past few weeks, the Backlund sweep not only destroyed the spy networks of various countries, but also swept up many "illegal" Extraordinary Person exchange meetings, seizing a lot of materials.
However, after careful consideration, Evan decided to leave the trading opportunity to "Little Sun" Derrick. After all, Miss Justice's gold pound could inject liquidity into the entire Tarot Club. Otherwise, relying on Klein and Alger, these two penniless guys, the Tarot Club's trading would become stagnant.
Oh, Klein isn't exactly the poor guy he used to be, but once he's promoted to "Magician," he'll probably be back to square one.
While Evan was lost in thought, Alger snapped out of it and said:
"I've seen people selling them before. I'll inquire about them for you once I reach the shore."
As for Mr. Fool Klein, who sat at the head of the table, he had been actively searching for the two ingredients as soon as he obtained the recipe for the "Mind Reader" potion.
He knew that Miss Justice would eventually ask to buy it, and he believed that she wouldn't offer a low price, so he had been wanting to do this deal for a long time.
Although he made a fortune by reviewing the Horn family's investments, no one ever thinks they have too much money, especially knowing that the price of materials would increase exponentially on the road to future growth.
Unfortunately, Klein searched for two weeks but couldn't find any of the main ingredients for the "Mind Reader" recipe.
After Audrey finished stating her purchase request, she fell silent. Alger thought for a moment. Although he had just become a "Navigator" of the Sailor Path Sequence 7, he could actually make his request in advance, since Sequence 6 recipes were rare and difficult to collect.
"Looking to purchase the Sailor's Path Sequence 6 'Windbringer' potion recipe. I can offer a reward that will absolutely satisfy you!"
"Is Mr. 'The Hanged Man' about to advance to Sequence 6? That's amazing! When will I be able to catch up with him?!"
Miss Justice Audrey looked at Alger with envy, then solemnly said:
"I'll try to find out for you within my network!"
"The Fool" Klein knew that Alger had recently been promoted and that he was preparing the formula in advance.
Evan then remembered that Alger knew of a mysterious island teeming with extraordinary creatures, and that there was even a blasphemous card made by Roselle on it.
Since his "Witch" and "Arsonist" potions melted instantly upon contact with his mouth, and he also knew the recipe for the "Pleasure" potion from the memories of "Lord of Mysteries" in his mind, and the recipe for the "Conspirator" potion from the old count, perhaps he could exchange them for the corresponding materials from Alger. After weighing the options, Evan spoke up:
"I have the recipe for the Wind-Clad Potion, but I don't know what reward you can offer me. Or will you, as before, refuse monetary transactions?"
Alger was startled and his opinion of Evan rose even higher. Even by ancient standards, Sequence 6 was considered a mid-sequence, and related potion recipes were rarely seen on the market. He was surprised that 'Power' had the 'Windbringer' recipe.
However, the conditions offered by Evan put him in a difficult position, because he had already become penniless in order to upgrade Pu to "Navigator".
Not to mention that Evan didn't even want the gold medal.
But the boast had already been made and couldn't be taken back, so Alger could only bite the bullet and say:
"By wearing this mask, the user will become extremely calm, without any emotional fluctuations, and will also gain extremely strong recovery abilities, exaggerated speed and outstanding strength, as well as master a certain amount of black magic and primitive curses."
"Its drawback is that as the number of times it is used increases, the wearer will become less and less human, more and more cold-hearted, and eventually regard himself as a god."
"I'm willing to trade this extraordinary item for the Wind-Clad Potion recipe, what do you say?"
Evan simply smiled and shook his head, saying:
"This item shouldn't be called an extraordinary item; it should be called a 'sealed artifact.' And unfortunately, I don't have much need for it, so I can't trade it with you."
Alger fell silent, for this was the most valuable thing he could offer.
He also has a "ghost ship" that is even more valuable, but it is not his personal property. To be precise, it belongs to the Church of Storms. He only has the right to use it, and it is impossible for him to trade it.
He knew the island's location was clearly very valuable, and he didn't want to sell it cheaply, so he could only say helplessly:
"Then you name your terms and see if I can find them."
Seeing that Alger had been forced into a corner with no cards left to play, Evan leisurely said:
"The compound eyes of a hunting black spider, the brain of a lion-man, a pair of eyes of a succubus, and a silk gland of an adult widow spider—any one of these four materials can be exchanged for the recipe for the potion 'Windbringer'."
Additionally, if you find any remaining hairs of a succubus or the venom glands of a hunting black spider, I will purchase them for 300 gold pounds.
These are all materials for Sequence 6. Is Evan preparing for his advancement to Sequence 6? Wow, that's fast!
Klein was shocked when he heard the information Evan presented. He had discovered Evan's ascension through his spiritual vision at the Tarot meeting last week, and he also knew that Evan had ascended through two pathways.
Upon closer inspection today, he discovered that Evan's celestial body was remarkably stable, indicating that he had completely digested the potion. This reminded him of Evan's warning to Tingen in the newspaper.
"Is this how you play a witch?"