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    Chapter 91: Gehrman’s Question

    After hearing Miss Justice’s words, The Sun, Derrick, responded with considerable enthusiasm:

    “There should be the complete brain of an adult Mind Dragon in the City of Silver’s warehouse. I will confirm it after I return and then inform you.”

    He had originally wanted to add that, even if there was a complete brain of an adult Mind Dragon, it would most likely be filled with madness and distorted mental corruption. But after glancing at the copper-green cross, he felt that this was not an issue.

    It is that simple? Justice Audrey’s eyes brightened upon hearing this, and the low mood that had begun last night cleared up quite a bit.

    Indeed, compared to the outside world where dragons are becoming rarer and rarer, the City of Silver, which inherited things from the Second Epoch, is more likely to possess the corresponding material. Mm, the main reason is also that they do not have the potion formulas for the higher Sequences of the Spectator pathway. Even if they have the materials, they cannot use them. They also lack Craftsmen and cannot turn extraordinary materials into the kind of mystical item they need. Sometimes, they would rather just store them like that… Audrey thought of many things at once. With a faint smile, she asked,

    “If you have it, what do you need in exchange?”

    “I have not thought of that yet…” The Sun, Derrick, suddenly became a little embarrassed, nearly raising a hand to scratch the back of his head.

    His greatest objective and most important motivation right now was to exchange with Mr. Fool for the Creator’s relic, but he had nothing of equivalent value.

    In the past, he would certainly have become troubled just like that. But now, while he was vexed, a train of thought quickly appeared:

    He could try asking the Chief. The Chief would definitely be very interested in the Creator’s relic as well.

    Because of that, he really did not know what he should ask Miss Justice to pay. He intended to first clarify the other matter.

    “Mm. Then please confirm it first. It would be best to also see whether there is any adult Mind Dragon blood.” Justice Audrey did not press him further and gently nodded.

    That was the auxiliary material in the Dreamwalker potion formula that was hardest to obtain.

    Audrey then looked around, indicating that she had completed her transaction.

    No need to look at me. Although I do indeed have quite a bit of savings right now, there is nothing I especially want to buy. The main issue is that Teacher has not yet given me the Traveler potion formula… Among the first five Sequences of the Apprentice pathway, the one I like most is Traveler. I have always longed for beautiful scenery and delicious food in different places, yet long journeys, crowded or crude transportation, little inns along the way that may not be clean, and a suitcase that will certainly become bloated have all blocked me in place… Once I become a Traveler, none of those will be problems… Magician Fors’s thoughts gradually drifted as she began fantasizing about her future life.

    Judgement Xio thought for a moment and said,

    “Everyone, please help me keep an eye out for the potion formulas of Sequence 6 Judge and Sequence 5 Disciplinary Paladin of the Arbiter pathway.”

    She had the chance to obtain the Judge formula from her MI9 contact. But she believed Viscount Stratford’s death would inevitably stir up a storm in Backlund, and by then, many matters might change. Therefore, she intended to make additional preparations at the Tarot Club. For now, she was merely asking everyone to pay attention, not to gather them.

    Furthermore, Sequence 6 and Sequence 5 absolutely counted as middle-ranking levels in MI9. For an outside intelligence agent to apply for those potion formulas, there was a high probability that they would have to pass a new review. That was not something the contact who was quite friendly toward her could help her avoid.

    For Xio, who urgently wished to raise her Sequence and uncover the king’s secret, without question, she could not place all hope on the military’s side.

    “All right,” The Hanged Man, Alger, was the first to respond.

    Given the Church of Storms’ influence over the royal family and military, it was very possible that the Church held some potion formulas of the Arbiter pathway. Of course, this was not something a Sequence 6 captain currently playing the role of a pirate could know. Only after The Hanged Man publicly became a Sequence 5 and was recalled by the Church or assigned more important duties would he have the chance to come into contact with such things.

    Right afterward, The Hermit Cattleya also said,

    “Because the potion formulas of the Arbiter pathway are strictly controlled by the royal families and militaries of Loen and Feynapotter, they rarely appear in the outside world. However, I can try helping you obtain them. I simply cannot guarantee when I will succeed. Also, if you need it, I can provide a mystical item of the Judge pathway. After it is shattered and reassembled, it will be the corresponding main ingredient.”

    When she mentioned “shattered and reassembled,” Cattleya subconsciously wanted to half-turn her body, signaling to Miss Judgement that she could ask Mr. Fool for help. In the end, she controlled herself.

    As for her method of obtaining the potion formulas, it was actually very simple: actively listen to the Hidden Sage’s ravings and accept the knowledge He infused. After reaching Sequence 4 and becoming a demigod, her ability to withstand such things had undergone a qualitative change.

    However, the Hidden Sage was by no means a being without intelligence. He might very well attach some bad influence to His knowledge, or even directly descend power from afar and corrupt the listener. Therefore, similar matters remained dangerous. Cattleya had the courage to try not because she was reckless or arrogant, but because she was herself a member of the Moses Ascetic Order.

    As an ancient organization that believed in the Hidden Sage, while the higher levels of the Moses Ascetic Order were influenced by this existence, they had also gradually developed an entire set of comparatively safe “listening” methods. Likewise, the Hidden Sage’s malice toward members of the Moses Ascetic Order was not too exaggerated. He rarely actively harmed them. Most of the time, He merely madly and purely infused knowledge, having them pursue believers.

    For The Hermit Cattleya, as long as she controlled the number of attempts and the frequency, she could obtain knowledge from the Hidden Sage relatively safely. As for the small amount of influence and corruption that followed, she suspected that every time she attended the Tarot Gathering and entered the space above the gray fog, that process would naturally and simply clear them away.

    The only problem was that she could not control what knowledge she would obtain each time. It depended purely on the Hidden Sage’s mood and thoughts at that moment.

    In a certain sense, this was a passive mystic contract ritual that could not be resisted.

    The Judge pathway mystical item Cattleya was willing to provide came from the strongest hunter in the Fog Sea, Anderson. It was a button. After becoming a demigod, some of the items she possessed were already difficult to put to use, and that button was one of them.

    After hearing her words, Judgement Xio agreed without hesitation.

    “All right. After obtaining the Judge potion formula, I will consider buying it.”

    I hope that by then I will have advanced another Sequence, and that the power I can mobilize above the gray fog will no longer merely approach the angelic level, but equal it. Only then can I shatter items and reassemble characteristics. Otherwise, I would still have to trouble Madam Arianna or Will Auceptin. Mm, if Mr. Azik awakens, matters will be much simpler…

    I wonder if the Unshadowed Cross can make the Beyonder characteristic inside an item separate out. It seems not. It rejects those items and will not let them come close at all… Apart from this restriction, theoretically, it should work. Later, I can try using the gray fog’s power to force the Unshadowed Cross and another mystical item together… Klein, who was listening in on the Tarot Club members’ conversation, thought thoughtfully.

    After Miss Judgement’s matter was discussed, the other members seemed to have no trading needs. Star Leonard had already completed the missing shortcoming in mystical items; Hanged Man Alger was working hard to “legalize” his strength; Sun Derrick only thought of the Creator’s relic; Moon Emlyn and Hermit Cattleya had both advanced not long ago and, for now, wanted nothing in particular.

    Among them, Star Admiral Cattleya did intend to rent the cross once to see if it could remove the residual corruption inside Craftsman Sharf’s body. But the Roselle diary pages she had gathered all originated from the Mystery Queen and needed to be exchanged for answers. For the moment, she could not produce anything that she believed would interest Mr. Fool.

    I will try collecting other Emperor diary pages from the sea later… As Cattleya secretly made this decision, Moon Emlyn thought for a moment and looked toward The Magician.

    “Madam, in the next two weeks, I may need to rent that travel notebook once.”

    “No problem.” Magician Fors had originally been thinking of spending money to ask Mr. Moon to replenish Beyonder powers such as Abyss Shackles in the magic book. At this moment, she was naturally very willing. This meant she not only did not need to spend money, but could also receive remuneration.

    Thinking of this, she could not help adding,

    “Please try not to record Full Moon.”

    If most of Leymano’s Travels was filled with Full Moon effects, she would be extremely troubled.

    As Moon Emlyn nodded in agreement, The Hanged Man, Alger, interjected as though pondering something:

    “The Sanguine’s operation to hunt an important member of the Rose School of Thought is about to begin?”

    “Yes.” Emlyn did not conceal anything. “After the plan is decided, I will ask everyone to help provide opinions.”

    “No problem.” The first to answer him was not The Hanged Man, but The World, Gehrman Sparrow, who had been sitting silently at the very bottom of the bronze long table.

    He has a certain interest in this? Not only Moon Emlyn, even the slower members gained this realization.

    After The Hanged Man, The Hermit, and Justice all agreed to help Mr. Moon advise the Sanguine operation plan, the trading portion of the Tarot Gathering ended and the free exchange segment began.

    The World, Gehrman Sparrow, sat up slightly and looked toward Star Leonard.

    “Help me ask that person whether he has seen the second Blasphemy Slate.”

    Blasphemy Slate? Justice Audrey and the other members instantly grasped this unusual term.

    Then one astonished thought after another flashed through their minds:

    The second Blasphemy Slate?

    Mr. Star is not as simple as he appears! Someone he knows has actually seen one of the most important objects in mythology!

    Aside from being a Church member and official Beyonder, he has other secrets!

    No wonder he could join the Tarot Club…

    Star Leonard himself was also startled. He had not expected Klein to make such a request.

    After several seconds of silence, he finally exhaled and said,

    “All right.”

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