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Alger was a little confused why Tower would exchange his promised reward for a page of Roselle's diary, especially one he had already submitted to Mr. The Fool.
But his attention was mostly drawn to the Wind-Blessed potion formula, and he quickly asked, "How many gold pounds, or what kind of Mystical Item?"
"You can give whatever you think is appropriate. The condition proposed by the other party is a mission, a mission you cannot complete."
"I will complete that mission to obtain the Wind-Blessed potion formula. You just need to give me gold pounds, or items of equivalent value, plus that page of Roselle's diary I just mentioned."
Leyton replied, after all, the captain's mission was to investigate the reason for the Hidden Sage's brief descent in Backlund, which Alger, drifting at sea, could not accomplish.
Hanged Man Alger nodded slightly, not caring about the question. His only goal was the Wind-Blessed potion formula; as long as he could get it, that was enough.
However, he was still a little curious about the mission he couldn't complete and asked, "What kind of mission? That makes you think I definitely can't complete it?"
"Investigate the incident of the Hidden Sage's brief descent in Backlund last night."
Leyton stated the mission the captain asked him to help investigate in an unperturbed tone.
Hanged Man Alger fell silent for a moment. He indeed could not complete this mission. Not to mention that he was far out at sea, even if he were in Backlund, he wouldn't dare to investigate such a mission involving the descent of an evil god.
Perhaps just one careless mistake in the mission could lead him into danger or madness due to unknown reasons.
"I understand. I will prepare the equivalent reward within these two days. However, for incidents involving the descent of an evil god, you had best not investigate too deeply. It's too dangerous."
Hanged Man Alger nodded in agreement to the transaction, then added a reminder.
Mr. The Fool at the very top added a sentence in his mind, "No, he doesn't need to investigate anything. He did it."
Justice Audrey, who was diagonally in front, connected it to the death of Lanevus.
"The time matches, and the location is also Backlund. It's hard not to connect these two events."
Audrey kept pondering in her mind.
A seemingly ordinary investigation mission actually involved two evil gods, which shocked Audrey and made her even more worried. She felt that Backlund was like a huge cake, attracting every evil god to take a bite.
The Sun Derrick didn't quite understand what kind of existences the True Creator and the Hidden Sage were, so he didn't interject. It wasn't until he saw that everyone had stopped talking that he raised his hand like Miss Justice and said, "Mr. World, that Mystical Item you gave me is very useful. I have already exchanged materials and advanced to Sequence 8, and I will be able to hire helpers in these two days to obtain the True root and sap of the Mist Treant."
The Sun Derrick spoke in great detail, and the axe Mr. World gave him was so powerful that it astonished him; just two or three casual attacks could create a very destructive lightning bolt.
He liked that Beyonder weapon very much. In the City of Silver, power was a reason to like something!
"Alright."
Mr. World, manipulated by Klein, nodded gently in response.
Then he spoke again, asking everyone, "Ladies and gentlemen, do you have any clues about the spinal fluid of the striped black panther and the medullary crystal of the Elven Spring?"
Miss Justice, who didn't have many channels, and Leyton, who never participated in Beyonder gatherings outside of the Tarot Club, both shook their heads slightly.
Hanged Man Alger pondered for a few seconds before mentioning that there would be a grand gathering among pirates soon, and perhaps Mr. World's needed materials could be found at such a large-scale trade gathering.
"But, I don't think you have any trade conditions that can impress me."
Alger added at the end.
"Giving some information, and then ending the topic with a tone of refusal, Mr. Hanged Man is truly a cunning merchant skilled at raising prices!"
Leyton sat aside, maintaining a proper posture, while internally grumbling about Mr. Hanged Man.
Leyton thought about what Klein could offer for trade. After thinking for a long time, he realized that Klein really didn't have anything that could impress Hanged Man Alger. Gold pounds certainly could, but the impoverished Klein couldn't produce that much gold.
"I have an incomplete formula for a Sequence 4 potion."
Klein, manipulating Mr. World, stated what he intended to exchange.
Leyton instantly understood that this incomplete formula should be for the Unshadowed of the Sun Pathway.
It was a pity that Hanged Man Alger had no intention of changing Pathways, so Mr. The Fool's transaction would not be completed.
Miss Justice Audrey's eyes lit up when she heard about the incomplete Sequence 4 formula. This was a potion formula for stepping onto the semi-human, semi-god ladder! Even if it was incomplete, it was something that couldn't be bought with money!
Audrey asked with difficulty concealing her curiosity, "Mr. World, may I ask which Pathway's Sequence 4 formula it is? If it's inconvenient, then pretend I didn't say anything."
Klein, manipulating Mr. World, replied in a hoarse voice, "I was going to say it anyway. It's the potion formula for the Unshadowed, Sequence 4 of the Sun Pathway."
Sun Pathway? The biggest reaction came from The Sun Derrick, next to Leyton at the table. Leyton nodded nonchalantly, his mind pondering how Klein should store it since no one wanted this formula.
Although currently in the Tarot Club, everyone except Klein himself could use this formula, no one had any intention of changing Pathways.
The only Sun Pathway Beyonder, The Sun Derrick, was only at Sequence 8, still too far from Sequence 4.
As expected, Klein's transaction through Mr. World was rejected by Hanged Man Alger.
Mr. World, under Klein's manipulation, fell silent for a few seconds.
Leyton took the opportunity to turn his body to face the gloomy Mr. World and said cheerfully, "Mr. World, do you need to borrow money?"
"Or you could take a stroll in Intis, entice a Magician to come out, and I'll help you kill him and pick up his Beyonder characteristic!"
Klein, who had only been briefly silent and was planning to trade some secrets involving the top of the Sequence that Alger had told him with Mr. Hanged Man, truly fell silent upon hearing Leyton's words.
Although Alger's tone had an undisguised sense of wanting to see a show, his suggestion made Klein shamelessly tempted.
Audrey, sitting on the other side, looked back and forth with curious eyes, looking at the gloomy Mr. World, then at Mr. Tower, whom she had met once, making guesses in her mind:
"They must know each other, and from Mr. Tower's tone, their relationship should be good, otherwise Mr. Tower wouldn't speak in such a joking tone."
Hanged Man also curiously glanced at Tower, who clearly had a tendency to help World complete the transaction. After pondering, he said, "If you can produce enough gold pounds, I can help you purchase the materials you need at the upcoming grand gathering among pirates."
"Actually, you have a simpler and faster way to get the materials you need."
Leyton said with a subtle tone.
"What method?" Klein, manipulating World, pressed on.
Leyton shook his head slightly: "After this is over, find some time to ask me."
The simpler and faster method Leyton thought of was for Klein to directly pray in the Church of the Evernight. Perhaps he would encounter an unlucky Magician on his way home.
Mr. World nodded slightly, not continuing the topic. Klein planned to wait until today's Tarot Club was over, then ask Alger about his method before deciding whether or not to trade with Mr. Hanged Man.
Miss Justice, seeing that Mr. World had temporarily stopped speaking, shifted her gaze to The Sun Derrick beside Leyton and said, "Mr. Sun, I remember you said that the City of Silver has potion formulas for the Dragon Pathway from Sequence 9 to Sequence 7. If I want to obtain the Sequence 7 potion formula, what kind of price do I need to pay?"
"The potion formula for Sequence 7 of the Sun Pathway."
The Sun Derrick answered without hesitation.
Miss Justice nodded slightly:
"I will try my best to collect it."
Leyton recalled in his mind and found that the Psychatrist potion formula in his memory only had the main ingredient. He shook his head with slight disappointment.
Leyton looked with curious eyes at Mr. The Fool at the very top. He remembered that Klein should have potion formulas for the Sun Pathway below Sequence 4, but since Klein didn't speak, perhaps he was wrong.
Leyton raised his hand slightly, then said, "I know the potion formula for the Solar High Priest, Sequence 7 of the Sun Pathway. If you are interested, you can come to me for an exchange at any time. My condition is still Beyonder characteristics or materials of corresponding value."
"Of course, if Miss Justice, you want to buy it first and trade with Mr. Sun, that's also possible."
Audrey's eyes lit up, but then suddenly dimmed. She suddenly realized that her current financial situation no longer supported her buying a Sequence 7 potion formula.
Leyton noticed the awkward situation of The Sun Derrick and Audrey, smiled slightly and said, "No need to rush. The transaction is not urgent. I think Mr. Sun, who has just advanced to Sequence 8 and still needs to find the True root and sap of the Mist Treant, temporarily has no way to conduct the transaction."
"Uh, yes."
The Sun Derrick lowered his head slightly, a little embarrassed.
"Alright, thank you, Mr. Tower."
Miss Justice's mood recovered, and she nodded cheerfully to Leyton in greeting.
She already understood Mr. Tower's meaning. The Sun Derrick, like herself, temporarily had nothing to trade.
So she could completely wait for a while, and when her financial situation eased, she could buy the formula from Mr. Tower and trade with The Sun Derrick.
"Phew~ Thankfully, Mr. Tower is very willing to facilitate a transaction that satisfies everyone. If he had directly made a deal with Mr. Sun himself, I wouldn't have anything to exchange for the Psychatrist formula from Mr. Sun later."
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