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Fors only felt a sharp gaze fall on her, making her shiver all over, and she immediately woke up from her fantasy of punishing evil-doers.
Looking at those indifferent eyes, Fors chuckled dryly, stammering slightly: "H-hello, it's an honor to meet you, Mr. Lucivide."
At the same time, she muttered to herself: "Is this the oppressive feeling of a famous Hunter? Why don't I feel this aura from Xio? Is it because she's too weak?"
"No, I need to add a powerful adventurer who is understanding and always willing to help the detective lady. Hmm, let's call him Allen Caesar..."
Seeing this Author lady once again lost in her own thoughts, but not showing any panic or dejection, Aaron recalled the weather conditions of the past few days. It seemed there hadn't been a red full moon yet.
Aaron immediately understood. So this guy hadn't heard Mr. Door's full moon ravings yet, no wonder she was so lively.
Looking at the silver bracelet on Fors's hand, and the four remaining rough dark-green stones on it, Aaron calculated inwardly, his eyes flickering.
Realizing she had zoned out, Fors quickly snapped back, secretly glancing at the mysterious and powerful Hunter opposite her. Although he was staring at her, his gaze was more focused on the bracelet Mrs. Aulisa had given her.
Fors's heart inexplicably fluttered, remembering the cost of using this bracelet from Mrs. Aulisa's leftover notes. Her heart immediately sank.
Originally worried about the Aurora Order's search and retaliation, plus the lack of any other abnormal reactions these days, she hadn't paid much attention to this aspect.
At this moment, she became somewhat nervous, her fingers twirling the ends of her chestnut-colored long hair, her face full of struggle, wanting to ask but not daring to.
Aaron glanced at Fors. Even without the ability of a Telepathist, he could see through this guy's thoughts at a glance and calmly said:
"This bracelet comes from an ancient family, and this family has always been enduring a, well, let's call it a curse."
Aaron paused in the middle, revealing a strange expression that neither Fors nor Xio understood.
"You must already be clear about its ability. As long as you pull off a stone and recite 'Door' in ancient hermes, you can use the Spirit World to travel to your desired location."
Fors exchanged a strange look with Xio. She always felt that Mr. Lucivide understood this Mystical Item better than she, its user, did.
Aaron withdrew his gaze from the bracelet, raised it slightly, and looked into Fors's light blue eyes, making Fors even more nervous. Then he spoke without any emotion:
"For most people, this bracelet is a very valuable and practical Mystical Item."
"But after a Beyonder of the Apprentice Pathway uses it, they will hear full moon ravings every full moon."
"You will directly hear mad ravings, which cannot be blocked by normal means. You can only endure them silently. If you can't endure them, you will lose control and die."
"Full moon ravings!" Fors's body began to tremble again. Mrs. Aulisa's notes didn't detail full moon ravings. She stammered for a moment and asked: "W-will I die?"
Aaron looked at the instantly timid 'couch potato' lady and said calmly, suppressing his smile:
"No, at least not for now."
Fors and Xio had just breathed a sigh of relief when their hearts tightened again. What did 'not for now' mean?
Aaron raised his hand and pointed at the bracelet Fors was tightly gripping, explaining:
"Every time you use a stone on the bracelet, the influence of the full moon ravings on you will deepen."
"But even if you never use the bracelet again from now on, the influence of the ravings you receive each full moon will be deeper than the last time."
After hearing Aaron's explanation, Fors's face instantly turned incredibly pale, and Xio's expression was also somewhat grim.
To be honest, neither of them had anticipated such a significant side effect of the bracelet before using it. Both had already entered the Beyonder world, so they naturally understood the meaning of losing control.
Looking at the dazed, even somewhat despairing, 'couch potato' lady, Aaron felt he shouldn't discourage her too much, after all, the situation wasn't that serious yet.
However, if Aaron had known that this Author lady had just written him into her novel, he would definitely have scared her for a little longer.
"There's no need for that expression. You've only used one stone, and it hasn't reached that point yet."
"You'll initially be less affected by the full moon ravings. At least for the first two years, there will be no life-threatening danger."
"Instead, you can use this to strengthen your tolerance to the ravings, which is something many Beyonders dream of."
Aaron teased, and Fors barely twitched the corner of her mouth, wailing in her heart, "I don't want this kind of opportunity," but she only dared to shout it internally.
"You can also become an outer member of our organization for now, completing missions with this lady, accumulating contributions, and obtaining a method to be free from the influence of the full moon ravings." Aaron said, pointing to Xio.
Fors hastily spoke, afraid that answering too slowly would displease this gentleman, "Willing, willing, thank you very much for your help and information."
Aaron took out a stack of large banknotes from his jacket pocket, placed them on the table opposite, and said coldly:
"Don't thank me yet. This basic information is a benefit for you becoming outer members. Diligently completing missions and being loyal to the organization is the correct way for you to express your gratitude."
"Next is our transaction. This is a total of 600 pounds in cash. I want to buy one stone from your bracelet."
"This is a very fair price. Although for non-Apprentice Pathway Beyonders, this is almost a life-saving divine artifact, it can only be used once. As a consumable, 600 pounds is already considered a very high price."
Fors felt her heart pounding wildly. The low mood she had felt earlier upon learning about being entangled with the full moon ravings vanished. 600 pounds! Living in Cherwood Borough these past few days, her and Xio's savings were almost spent.
She was truly impoverished now, and ever since she learned the cost of an Apprentice Pathway Beyonder using that bracelet, Fors had secretly vowed never to use it again. Since that was the case, it was better to sell it.
Having made up her mind, she exchanged a look with Xio, no longer hesitating. Fors took off a cyan stone and placed it on the table.
Seeing that the matter was concluded, Aaron got up, picked up the stone, and was about to leave. Xio also quickly got up and asked, a little nervously:
"Mr. Lucivide, how should I contact you for submitting subsequent intelligence and mission information?"
Fors lowered her head and stammered, adding: "And the rewards and contributions for completing missions."
Aaron walked out without looking back, but his voice clearly carried: "The usual place, Backlund Bridge Area, Iron Gate Street's 'Brave Ones' bar, find Kaspars."
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