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Lin Ruo was naturally not surprised by The Hanged Man Alger's answer and nodded with a smile, saying, "I can give you the formula immediately, but the Cataclysmic Interrer's characteristic is not in my hands for now. It will probably be available by the end of the month."
After a pause, Lin Ruo thought of something else and looked at The Hanged Man Alger, saying:
"Actually, perhaps we can make another deal regarding this characteristic."
"What deal?" Hearing Lin Ruo's words, The Hanged Man Alger immediately asked cautiously and doubtfully.
"I can entrust others to craft this characteristic into a mystical item for you. For you, a Sequence 4 mystical item should be more useful than a pure characteristic. When you need to concoct the potion for advancement, I'll help you restore it to a characteristic," Lin Ruo said unhurriedly, his smile as gentle as ever.
The Hanged Man Alger's pupils contracted upon hearing this. Others might not grasp the amount of information Chariot's words revealed, but how could he not?
Being able to craft a Sequence 4 mystical item indicates that there is at least a Sequence 4 alchemist behind Chariot.
Alchemists are not common, and due to the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery, wild craftsmen are extremely rare... Could Angel of Judgment be connected to the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery?
The Hanged Man Alger speculated inwardly but dared not dwell on it. He could only suppress his conjectures and consider the deal Chariot had just proposed.
It must be said that The Hanged Man Alger was quite tempted by it.
This was not strange. Although a pure Sequence 4 characteristic could be used with effort, its abilities were far inferior to a carefully crafted mystical item. And The Hanged Man Alger was still far from advancing to Sequence 4, not even Sequence 5 yet. He would have to wait a few more months before attempting to advance.
Even after advancing to Sequence 5, The Hanged Man Alger didn't think he could advance again in a short time, even with the Acting Method. It would take at least one or two years to digest the Sequence 5 potion.
In this situation, a mystical item was clearly more useful to him than a pure characteristic, especially since he was at sea. Holding a Sequence 4 mystical item would make many things much more convenient.
So, after some consideration, The Hanged Man Alger asked, "What do I need to pay for this?"
"Ten thousand gold pounds. You don't have to pay immediately; you can pay in installments, for example, a two thousand deposit first, and the rest just needs to be paid off within this year," Lin Ruo said with a smile, immediately quoting a striking high figure. "I guarantee that you will get your money's worth and receive a mystical item with extremely low negative effects."
Although it sounded high, this was not an exorbitant price. There was a clear divide between Mid-sequence and High-Sequence. Sequence 5 mystical items could usually be acquired for ten to twenty thousand gold pounds, but a Sequence 4 mystical item could not be bought even if you offered ten times the price.
And the crafting fee was naturally the same. Under normal circumstances, let alone ten thousand gold pounds, even if you offered tens of thousands more, you wouldn't be able to hire a Sequence 4 or higher Artisan to help you craft a mystical item.
To put it bluntly, for experts of that level, they wouldn't bother personally handling a business worth ten or twenty thousand gold pounds.
So Lin Ruo's asking price could definitely be called a friendly price. It was only because of his special relationship with Roselle's family that he could get Bornova's craftsmanship for free, so he didn't care.
—Although Bornova and Lin Ruo weren't that close, it didn't matter since He had a father waiting for Lin Ruo to save and a sister who had just been helped to complete an Angel-level advancement ritual. In this situation, Bornova would go all out, let alone just crafting a few Saint-level mystical items; even if He was asked to craft Angel-level items, He would do His best.
Moreover, anyone who understood Lin Ruo knew that Lin Ruo was extremely protective of his own. Those who followed Lin Ruo never suffered losses. Even for His own sake, Bornova wouldn't mind helping Lin Ruo in this regard to strengthen their relationship.
Although The Hanged Man Alger was unaware of Lin Ruo's relationship with Bornova, he understood that the price offered was already a friendly one. He took a slight breath, tallying his current funds and several anticipated future incomes. During this, he inevitably glanced at Moon Emlyn White beside him.
For no other reason than this big spender, under The Hanged Man Alger's persuasion, had made up his mind last week to pre-order a characteristic from him, and he had even personally taught him how to trick... Oh no, how to request funds from the Bloodline high-ranking members. Now, seeing the other party's expectant and eager expression, The Hanged Man Alger knew that it must have succeeded.
And if that's the case, I'll have five thousand gold pounds coming in, and once I get a Sequence 4 mystical item, I can do many private jobs I couldn't before. The speed of making money will definitely be much faster and safer... The Hanged Man Alger came to a conclusion in his heart and nodded towards Chariot, saying, "I have no problem. I'll give you the first payment after the Tarot Club ends."
"You don't need to give it to me. Just donate this money to the Rebel Army, and the rest as well," Lin Ruo said with a smile. "You should know who the Rebel Army refers to."
The reason Lin Ruo wanted this money was not to use it himself, but to provide some logistical funds for the Rebel Army and, incidentally, to connect The Hanged Man Alger with the Rebel Army.
After all, everyone would be colleagues in the future, and The Hanged Man was an important tool He had already designated. It was necessary to get acquainted with future colleagues and the work environment in advance.
"I understand, I will," Even though he had guessed it, The Hanged Man Alger's eyelid still twitched upon hearing Chariot's words, and he then nodded solemnly.
Witnessing the completion of this transaction, the other members of the Tarot Club were also somewhat unsettled, as this almost meant that The Hanged Man's advancement to a Demigod was now stable.
I'm truly happy for Mr. Hanged Man, but I wonder when I'll be able to become a Demigod... While Justice Audrey was happy for The Hanged Man Alger in her heart, she also felt a slight melancholy.
However, she quickly composed herself and looked at Lin Ruo with some curiosity.
When did Mr. Chariot get involved with the Rebel Army?
Is there some deeper meaning behind this?
Her question was naturally not answered immediately. After Lin Ruo gave the Cataclysmic Interrer's formula to The Hanged Man Alger and rescheduled the delivery of the mystical item, seeing that no one else spoke, Moon Emlyn White almost impatiently said, "Mr. Hanged Man, I'm ready. When can we trade?"
"After the Tarot Club ends, witnessed by Mr. Fool, we will complete the transaction," The Hanged Man Alger said. His expression was slightly subtle as he thought about the money that was about to come in and the money that was about to go out.
This money truly couldn't be kept.
When would his wallet be a little fuller...?
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