A ring inlaid with a blue gemstone, a plain formal suit, an ancient-style badge, a dazzling golden revolver, a heavy ,sharp spear, and a pair of toy-like wheels appeared before everyone in an instant.
"Justice" Audrey's gaze locked onto the blue gemstone ring. She suddenly felt that Mr. "Tower" actually had quite good taste; he always managed to bring out extraordinary items that she liked at first sight.
"Hermit" Cattleya was a little surprised that "Tower" produced so many items at once, guessing that he might have a "Craftsman" behind him, or that he himself was a "Craftsman."
"Magician" Fors was dazzled for a moment. After thinking for a bit, she looked at "Tower" across from her with great interest and said, "Mr. 'Tower,' aren't you going to introduce them?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the other members turned their gazes toward Ebner. After all, no one ever thought they had too many mystical items in hand. As long as they were suitable, "Justice," "Hermit," "Hanged Man," and even "Moon" and "World" wouldn't mind buying one or two.
Only the honest "Sun" and Miss "Judgment," who knew Ebner was once again "teasing" Fors, didn't have that thought for now.
Seeing everyone look over, Ebner first enlarged the blue gemstone ring to display its lines and details, then smiled and said: "The 'Blink Ring.' When the wearer faces a fatal attack, it allows them to 'blink' to a random spot three meters away… It has no negative effects, but it only lasts for half a year, and once used it will be destroyed.
"Its price is 100 pounds… Trust me, if not for the short duration, it would definitely cost more than this."
Everyone nodded slightly at that. After all, 100 pounds for a life-saving item was actually a bargain. The only problem was if nothing happened within that half year, then the item would be wasted. This felt very much like the complicated mood of buying "accident insurance" beforehand, so no one spoke for the moment.
Meanwhile, after introducing the ring, Ebner presented the "plain formal suit" and continued: "This is the 'Magician's Attire.' It can condense a green 'barrier' in front of the wearer. But the function of the 'barrier' is not to block the enemy's attack, rather, it transfers the damage taken onto the attire.
"Though the attire can self-repair, its endurance is limited. Once its threshold is exceeded, it will be completely destroyed.
"Moreover, each time it takes an attack, its threshold decreases… At present, it can withstand three or four close-range volleys from large-caliber muskets.
"In addition, this attire can change its appearance once per month, with the look set by the wearer.
"This attire has no definite time limit. If it doesn't continue to block attacks, it can be used for a long time, at least ten years with no problem.
"But if it is attacked frequently, or pierced through in one strike, then it will break down the next second.
"The 'Magician's Attire' is valued at 600 pounds… I think this is quite a reasonable price."
It's indeed a good item, but for me it isn't very useful… "Hermit," "World," "Moon," and "Hanged Man" all had similar thoughts at the same time.
After all, the "Hanged Man" had "Illusionary Scales," the "Moon" could transform into a phantom bat, the "Hermit" could condense "Starlight" into a shield, so their defenses weren't bad. As for "World," that went without saying—his ability to transfer damage was far stronger than this "Magician's Attire."
However, "Magician" Fors was quite tempted. After all, her body as a "Trickmaster" was still very fragile. She wanted to buy it right away, but after glancing at the items that followed, she restrained herself, simply nodding with some composure and saying, "Not bad… What about the ones after this?"
At those words, Ebner picked up the ancient-styled badge and introduced it: "This is the 'Return Badge.' To use it, rub its surface ten times, and it will open a 'portal' that allows the user to instantly return to a preset location.
"Of course, the distance cannot exceed ten kilometers, otherwise the 'teleport' won't work.
"This item can only be used once. And after use, there's a certain chance of being detected by a high-Sequence existence. You'll need Mr. Fool's protection.
"Overall, I've priced it at 500 pounds."
This is basically the same effect as my old Spirit World Traversal stones! Though a little more troublesome to use…
Fors's heart stirred and she immediately decided to buy it.
As for the possibility of a high-Sequence existence noticing, she didn't care at all. After all, if she had to use such a thing to escape, it would already be a life-and-death situation. Who would still worry about whether a high-Sequence Beyonder was watching? Besides, since Ebner himself had become a high-Sequence Beyonder, even without Mr. Fool's protection, she wouldn't be afraid.
Thinking this, Fors immediately said: "I'll take this one. Together with the earlier 'Magician's Attire,' make it 1,000 pounds. How about that?"
The "Hermit" and the "Hanged Man," who also coveted this item, felt some disappointment, but they didn't compete.
Cattleya, the "Hermit," was still observing the Tarot Club. She didn't think it was worth offending other members over a mid-Sequence mystical item.
Moreover, she had the feeling that even if she bid, "Tower" wouldn't sell it to her.
As for Alger, the "Hanged Man," his considerations were simpler. He didn't want to lose his channel of information and materials from the Abraham family.
"Deal." Ebner, who didn't particularly care about such small sums, directly agreed to Fors's counteroffer.
Seeing how readily he agreed, Fors couldn't help but wonder if she had been tricked… but with Mr. Fool watching, Mr. "Tower" wouldn't dare falsify anything.
While she was still a bit suspicious, Ebner began introducing the next three items.
The ring, suit, and badge from earlier were all life-saving items that Ebner had taken from "Johann Fules" while helping Fani take revenge. They were really just to make up the numbers. The next three were the powerful mystical items he had personally crafted recently, in between preparing rituals.
It was worth mentioning that Johann Fules's protective amulet had been secretly placed into the treasury of the Delien family estate by Ebner's "Owen" clone. Afterwards, the Fules family had tested that place several times but had failed each time.
This made Ebner, who wanted to use their hands to uncover the Delien family's secrets, feel some regret.
However, since the Fules family was already certain that "Johann" had been captured and imprisoned by the Deliens, their relations had dropped to an all-time low. Recently, the family even expressed opposition to the Prime Minister's decisions in many council matters.
"The 'Phoenix Revolver,' forged using the 'Gatekeeper' Beyonder characteristic. Anyone struck will have their soul forced out of their body and thrown into an opened 'Gate of the Underworld.'
"Without corresponding methods, it is very difficult to escape.
"Its negative effect is that it gradually transforms all nearby living beings into spirits, drawing them into the 'Underworld.'
"The sealing method is to provide it with sufficient spirits beforehand. That way, its desire to transform nearby creatures won't be as strong… As for how many spirits, since it possesses living traits, that can be negotiated.
"Price: ten thousand pounds. No bargaining."
The "Gatekeeper" characteristic was also obtained from Johann. The revolver found on him had originally been forged from that characteristic.
But that revolver was likely a natural fusion with the characteristic, resulting in overwhelming side effects and making it nearly impossible to use. This was why Johann had relied only on life-saving items to escape, and never considered using the revolver to fight back. Once used, he too would have died.
Ebner had studied that revolver for some days but found no way to improve it, so he destroyed it using "Disintegration" and forged a new one with comparatively lighter side effects.
He had originally been quite satisfied with this work, planning to use it himself. But after advancing to "Prophet" and acquiring the "models" of those nine "Incomplete Mythical Creature Forms," along with related knowledge, he immediately dismissed it and decided to sell it.
After finishing his introduction of the revolver, Ebner didn't wait for the eager "Hermit ," "Justice," and "World" to start bidding. He directly pointed to the final two items manifested on the long table: a spear and a pair of toy-like wheels.
"They're actually a set…
"I call them the 'Flame-Tipped Spear' and the 'Wind-Fire Wheels'…"
Flame-Tipped Spear and Wind-Fire Wheels? Mr. "Tower," are you trying to create a 'Nezha' in the Tarot Club? This style doesn't fit at all!
"The Fool" Klein's lips twitched, and he almost blurted out the complaint on the spot.
(End of Chapter)