Chapter 135: Investigation Mission

Chapter 135: Investigation Mission

When he looked toward the Hermit Cattleya, Klein had actually already guessed what request she would make. His heart was filled with both a quiet sigh and certainty.

Mr. Fool knows I want to ask a question, not make a request… As expected of Mr. Fool…

Cattleya’s thoughts turned, and she spoke respectfully.

“Honorable Mr. Fool, I wish to know the meaning of these two symbols.”

After obtaining permission, she manifested two Chinese characters: “故” and “乡.”

As expected…

Klein silently sighed and said, “Together, they mean hometown—the destination of the heart and spirit.”

Together… the destination of the heart and spirit…

The Hermit Cattleya placed her focus on the latter half of the sentence, because she knew very well where the Queen of Mysteries’s hometown was and did not believe there was anything particularly special about that place.

Justice Audrey, the Hanged Man Alger, and the other Tarot Club members seized this opportunity to learn new “Roselle characters,” forcefully memorizing the shape and meaning of the two symbols. The only exception was the Sun Derrick.

The Fool Klein said nothing more. He leaned back against his chair and said, “You may begin.”

The Hanged Man Alger immediately turned his head and looked toward the World Gehrman Sparrow at the far end of the bronze long table.

“Your mystical item is almost complete. It can be given to you this week.”

He was referring to the mystical item corresponding to the Ocean Songster Beyonder characteristic.

The Artisan had previously prioritized completing Miss Justice’s glove, while the World’s commission had been delayed to this week.

With Mr. Azik not yet having replied and the seal on Creeping Hunger unable to be restored, this mystical item has come at exactly the right time…

Klein controlled the dummy World and had him nod slightly.

“Not too slow.”

Not too slow… If it were delayed another two or three weeks, or perhaps a month, would you Teleport over to pay me a visit?

For some reason, the Hanged Man Alger felt a little wary.

Because his initial plan was to obtain the Cataclysmic Interrer potion from the Church of Storms, and because he had only just begun digesting Ocean Songster, he did not purchase any corresponding Beyonder ingredients. He returned to silence and observed the other members’ transactions.

To Alger, the most important thing right now was to obtain another one or two mystical items and combine them with the Mental Whip. After all, although mystical items valued quality over quantity, and one had to do one’s best to avoid stacking negative effects, for a Sequence 5 quasi-powerhouse to only possess a single item was a fairly embarrassing situation.

Under normal circumstances, for Sequence 5 Beyonders, having two or three mystical items whose negative effects would not mutually reinforce each other was the best arrangement.

Of course, Alger had already ordered one. Once the Artisan completed Gehrman Sparrow’s item, it would be the turn of his six-winged gargoyle core crystal.

For this, he needed to spend 1,000 pounds. Combined with the fee he had helped the World pay, his already limited cash had been reduced by a full 2,000 pounds, leaving only 1,800 pounds. Among that, 500 pounds was commission earned from Miss Justice’s glove.

Seeing that no one spoke for a short while, the Moon Emlyn turned his gaze toward the Sun and, after weighing his words, asked, “I need a Sequence 5 artificial vampire Beyonder characteristic. What would you like in exchange?”

During this period, he had already asked within the Sanguine and learned that there were methods to remove mental corruption from Beyonder characteristics, but one had to make sufficient contributions to apply for them.

Therefore, Emlyn planned to first obtain the main potion ingredient needed for advancement, then consider the other problems.

According to his observations, such a Sequence 5 artificial vampire Beyonder characteristic was roughly worth 8,000 pounds. At least, Mr. World had priced it that way. As for Emlyn himself, he only had a little over 5,400 pounds in cash, leaving a fairly large gap.

According to Emlyn’s original habits and thoughts, he would certainly have saved up 8,000 pounds before making a transaction request to the Sun. He was not a Sanguine who liked spending ahead of time or consuming on credit. Even the newest and finest dolls would not make him shamelessly borrow money from others. They would only make him economize more and work harder to save.

However, he soon realized a problem: the Sun did not accept cash at all. To the residents of the City of Silver, Loen gold pounds were no different from waste paper.

Therefore, Emlyn believed that the Sun would make a request for items. Knowing earlier meant he could prepare earlier.

Besides, the Sun was not that familiar with the outside market. Perhaps what he wanted would only be worth 5,000 pounds…

The Moon Emlyn held a mentality of waiting for a pleasant surprise. He slightly lifted his chin and gazed at the Sun beside him.

The Sun Derrick thought seriously for a while and said, “Uh… the Sequence 5 potion formula of the Sun pathway.”

What he had first wanted to say was: help me repay my debt to Mr. World. But then he realized Mr. World had never raised any demand, so he believed it was not suitable to transfer the matter to someone else.

In addition, after attending so many Tarot Gatherings, Derrick was no longer the newcomer who understood almost nothing. Combined with the City of Silver’s own material exchange standards, he clearly knew that the gap between a Sequence 6 Notary potion formula and a Sequence 5 Beyonder characteristic was enormous. Using the debt created by the former to offset the latter would make him suffer a great loss. Therefore, he changed his request to a Sequence 5 potion formula.

A Sequence 5 potion formula is difficult to buy. The price ranges from 4,500 to 7,000 pounds, mainly depending on how urgent each side is, as well as the cost needed to verify its authenticity…

Just as the Moon Emlyn was about to agree, he heard Mr. World’s low, hoarse voice sound.

“I have it.”

For a moment, the palace like a giant’s residence sank into silence. The members of the Tarot Club were all somewhat numb.

Is Sequence 5 so common…

The Moon Emlyn thought of how he himself was not even at Sequence 5 yet and, for some reason, felt weary. After calming down for a few seconds, he asked, “How much?”

Klein calculated Emlyn White’s financial state and made the World Gehrman Sparrow laugh in a low voice.

“5,000 pounds. The Priest of Light potion formula.”

5,000 pounds?

Emlyn first froze, then immediately said without the slightest hesitation, “Deal!”

He looked exactly like someone who had seen his favorite doll go on discount.

“Good.” The dummy World nodded, as though this was not any major transaction.

Then he saw Miss Justice glance halfway around the table and heard the young lady say, “I have an investigation mission to commission.”

An investigation mission…

The Fool Klein’s heart suddenly gave a thump, and Gehrman Sparrow’s expression correspondingly became slightly rigid.

“What investigation mission?” the Magician Fors proactively asked.

In her impression, Miss Justice’s commissions were all generous and relatively simple. If one could accept them, one absolutely should!

Justice Audrey organized her words and said, “Recently, two incidents happened in Backlund. One is the suspected frame-up case involving Baron Syndras. The other is the attack on House of Commons member Macht due to air pollution governance…”

As Miss Justice described the situation, the Magician Fors found it more and more familiar, because she had witnessed both incidents from beginning to end and had even participated to some extent!

Without realizing it, she sat up straighter, waiting for what the other party would say next.

“And in both incidents, there is a wealthy businessman named Dawn Dantes. He has only been in Backlund for around two months, and he recently donated shares worth more than ten thousand pounds to the Evernight Church, attempting to establish an educational assistance fund for the poor.” Audrey spoke in the tone of someone who had never directly contacted him but suspected, based on information and rumors, that this person had a problem. “I would like someone to investigate this gentleman’s true circumstances.”

I know, I know. I understand him very well! He is extremely rich, quite good-looking, experienced in handling matters, mature in his methods, and has problems with his kidneys or prostate…

The Magician Fors nearly raised her hand and answered directly.

If Miss Justice was not satisfied with that, Fors had even more intelligence: for example, Dawn Dantes was in a rather miserable situation. His butler was researching black magic, his servant worshiped Death, his neighbor hid a Beyonder, and the street concealed deeper secrets. In order to escape that predicament, he donated company shares worth more than ten thousand pounds!

In short, he perfectly fits the image of an out-of-town man being bullied. I almost wanted to recommend a potion for treating kidney or prostate problems to him. Mr. Moon should be good at that, and I could even earn an intermediary fee… Uh, no hurry. First listen to Miss Justice’s price…

Fors restrained her sudden excitement and patiently watched the young lady beside her.

However, her body language and emotional fluctuations just now had already betrayed her before a Spectator. Justice Audrey was both surprised and puzzled. She had not expected Fors to actually know Dawn Dantes and to know him to a considerable extent.

This gave her a new guess regarding why Dawn Dantes had shown more surprise than amazement when he saw her. She suspected it might be because Fors had said or shown something before that gentleman.

On the other side, the Moon Emlyn listened with a blank expression. He knew absolutely nothing of the matters Miss Justice described. All he could confirm was that they had happened in Backlund. Meanwhile, the Fool Klein, who leaned back in his chair and leisurely watched the various members, nearly had the corner of his mouth twitch.

—It was somewhat beyond his expectations that Miss Justice would ask someone to investigate Dawn Dantes. After all, the two sides had only met once at a charity banquet, and there seemed to be no more future intersection. There was no need at all to grasp the situation in depth!

Did I expose some other problem, arousing Miss Justice’s interest? Or did Earl Hall donate 10,000 pounds all at once and show his attention toward this matter, so Miss Justice, out of concern for her father, decided to investigate in secret?

Klein’s thoughts spun rapidly. He seized the gap to think of a response.

At that moment, Justice Audrey considered for a while, looked at Miss Magician, and said, “The preliminary investigation fee will be 500 pounds. If danger is encountered and the difficulty rises, I will increase the compensation.”

No problem!

The Magician Fors hurriedly organized her words inwardly.

Just as she was about to speak, she saw the World Gehrman Sparrow raise his hand.

He raised his hand.