Chapter 250: Self-Questioning and Self-Answering

Chapter 250: Self-Questioning and Self-Answering

Resurrection from the dead is a miracle?

Klein suddenly thought of what had happened to himself!

A head wound caused by suicide had miraculously healed. A Beyonder who had died after his heart was shattered had crawled out of the grave in the middle of the night. Was that not resurrection from the dead? Was that not the “miracle” spoken of by Zaratul, leader of the Secret Order? And the Sequence 2 potion name of the Seer pathway was Miracle Invoker! In that instant, Klein vaguely felt that he had grasped something crucial, yet no matter what, he could not piece together the scattered, incomplete clues into the truth he wanted.

Just as I previously guessed, other factors were at work in my choice of Seer as my starting Sequence… My greatest reliance, the mysterious space above the gray fog, happens to remove interference, giving Seers the environment they dream of most… The characteristic of my “resurrection” also seems to originate from the gray fog…

When I came to Backlund, the matter involving Secret Puppet Master Rosago was naturally drawn to my side, matching the convergence effect of Beyonder characteristics within the same pathway: the greater the “mass,” the stronger the attraction, intermittently taking effect… The Antigonus family notebook’s sudden change in style, its use of the bad-luck puppet to deliver key information about the hidden treasure on the main peak of the Hornacis mountain range, might also have involved this factor…

Combining this with other scattered phenomena, does this indicate that this mysterious space has an extremely close connection to the Seer Beyonder pathway? Is it a Grade 0 Sealed Artifact left behind by the corresponding Sequence? Or—or the divine kingdom left behind by that pathway’s Sequence 0?

There is also another possibility: the so-called “uniqueness” of the Seer pathway…

Klein moved his gaze away from Roselle’s diary. More and more, he looked forward to becoming a High-Sequence powerhouse, completing the luminous stairway in the depths of the gray fog, and discovering what lay in that concealed place.

Perhaps the reason I transmigrated and the path home can both be found there… He suppressed the excitement in his heart and made Roselle’s diary vanish from his hand.

At the same time, he became increasingly wary of Zaratul, the leader of the Secret Order.

That was a powerful existence of the Seer pathway who had already been a Miracle Invoker many years ago!

Sometimes, in certain matters, his shadow might be hidden behind the scenes!

Thought after thought boiled in Klein’s mind, yet he spoke peacefully, as though nothing had happened.

“You may begin your transactions.”

Magician Fors immediately turned her head toward Miss Justice, who sat on the same side, and said full of expectation, “I have received a reply. My teacher has a pair of Mirror Dragon eyes. The price is 1,000 pounds.”

At this point, Fors felt somewhat nervous, because Dorian Gray Abraham’s psychological bottom line was 800 pounds. That was already quite a bit higher than the normal market price of five or six hundred pounds, and on top of that, she had added a full two hundred pounds.

After attending so many Tarot Gatherings and all kinds of Beyonder circles, I finally understand one truth—just as Emperor Roselle said, money isn’t almighty, but without money, nothing can be done…

Although the guaranteed royalties for my new book have already arrived, and my savings have gone back up to 350 pounds, later there will be the Spirit Eater’s stomach pouch, plus various expenses for Sequence 7, Sequence 6, Sequence 5, and even Sequence 4… Mr. Fool vaguely revealed that only at High Sequence can the full moon curse be completely escaped… Even if some of it can be sought from Teacher and the Abraham family, I cannot rely entirely on them…

In this regard, saving money alone is not enough. I must work hard to earn money…

1,000 pounds is indeed very expensive. If Miss Justice wants to bargain, I can later tell her that after repeated efforts on my part, Teacher agreed to lower the price by 100 pounds… While waiting for a reply, Fors comforted herself.

“1,000 pounds?” Justice Audrey had not expected news of the Psychiatrist potion material to arrive so quickly. She instinctively asked back in a tone of confirmation.

Before Fors could answer, she happily added, “All right. Deal!”

Although she still owed Viscount Glaint the balance of a previous debt, and still owed Mr. Fool’s Blessed 2,000 pounds, at the New Year’s ball, she would formally announce her adulthood. Not only would her autonomy over her property become significantly greater than before, but she would also receive many valuable gifts. For example, her father, Earl Hall, had promised a few days ago to give his beloved daughter 50,000 pounds’ worth of Backlund Bank shares, along with over 2,000 pounds in cash. Therefore, 1,000 pounds was not a figure worth worrying over.

The reason Audrey had previously asked Mr. Fool to extend the deadline for the 2,000-pound debt to February or March was, on the one hand, because she intended to repay Viscount Glaint first and gather cash as discreetly as possible to avoid suspicion. On the other hand, she also wanted to leave an extra budget for the materials of the Psychiatrist potion.

Now was precisely the time to use that budget!

At worst, I will save money for a while, just like in the past few months. After March, there will be no problem at all! Audrey thought without any distress.

She agreed? She actually agreed… Magician Fors was both happy and bewildered.

After requesting Mr. Fool to witness the transaction, agreeing that Miss Justice would pay first and that the Beyonder materials would be delivered on Wednesday, Fors decided that once she received the cash, she would head straight for Port Pritz without wasting time on intermediate steps. Then she looked toward the three gentlemen: the Sun, the Hanged Man, and the World.

“Does anyone have a Spirit Eater’s stomach pouch?”

Once her mood settled, she discovered that, with experience in the acting method, and with her excess Beyonder characteristics not being too extreme, her digestion progress was much faster than expected. One week was nearly equal to two weeks in the past.

In another ten days or so, she would be able to completely finish digesting the problem.

Once she gathered the materials and advanced to Trickmaster, she felt that she should be able to perfectly pass the first test given by her teacher, Dorian, and gain more attention from him, no longer merely being a student accepted out of gratitude.

The Sun, Derrick, nodded.

“I was just about to tell you. During this exploration, we gained some Spirit Eater stomach pouches. After returning to the City of Silver, I can exchange for one at a low price, uh, provided that I am no longer under surveillance.”

“All right. But it seems you have no use for gold pounds?” Fors asked directly.

After the operation to rescue Little Sun, she already had a basic understanding of the City of Silver.

Before the Sun could speak, the Hanged Man, Alger, interrupted, “You may give the corresponding notes or gold coins to me—300 pounds. That is a very fair price. And I will display the Sun Priest potion formula to the Sun.”

“Mr. Hanged Man, you have the Sun Priest formula?” Derrick asked back in surprise.

During his prior patrols and recent exploration, he increasingly felt that the Sun pathway’s abilities were very suited to dealing with darkness.

Although the Giant pathway’s Sequence 6 Dawn Paladin could already create the light of dawn, in the domains of holiness and light, it still could not compare to a Light Suppliant!

The Hanged Man nodded lightly.

“Yes.”

He had previously found the Sun Priest potion formula in the Rorsted Archipelago diocese’s treasure vault, but only recently had he found a good enough opportunity to read it, using a sufficiently legitimate reason and sufficiently matching authority.

That reason was: in the Sonia Sea, a figure suspected to be a priest of the Church of the Eternal Blazing Sun had appeared. He seemed temporarily unable to return to the Intis Republic and could only search for the corresponding potion materials of the Sun Priest on this side. Hatred toward the Eternal Blazing Sun was enough to turn a rumor into grounds for the Church of Storms to act.

The Sun, Derrick, first rejoiced, then said with some difficulty, “The value of a Sequence 7 potion formula exceeds that of a Spirit Eater’s stomach pouch. I—I do not have the gold pounds you speak of.”

“You can repay me with materials of equivalent value,” the Hanged Man said with a soft “Mm.” “But I do not know what I can obtain from you… First make a list of the common monsters and corresponding materials in the areas around the City of Silver. I will choose from it.”

“No problem. Once this exploration ends, I will do it as soon as possible.” Derrick visibly relaxed.

Listening from the side, Klein practically wanted to cover his face, but in the end, he did not manipulate the World to sabotage this transaction, because he also wanted to know what common monsters and corresponding materials existed around the City of Silver.

Amid Justice Audrey’s private sigh, the Hanged Man looked around and made his request.

“I need a pair of Dragon-eyed Sea Eagle eyeballs. I will pay the corresponding price.”

He only mentioned Dragon-eyed Sea Eagle eyeballs… In other words, Mr. Hanged Man has a clue for Blue Shadow Falcon crystalline feathers… He really does have many channels and resources… Audrey, who had seen the Wind-blessed potion formula, thought in understanding.

After the transaction segment, they freely exchanged intelligence from their respective regions. This Tarot Gathering quickly approached its end.

During the process, the World asked for clues regarding mermaids and received an answer similar to Sharron’s.

When everything was about to end, Klein, who had been quietly watching from the sidelines, thought of a problem and felt that it was necessary to remind Miss Justice and Miss Magician.

A terrifying thing suspected to be a Grade 0 Sealed Artifact has appeared around Prince Edessak, and it might even involve 0-08. This definitely cannot be anything simple. The last time a similar situation occurred, Tingen City encountered the threat of an evil god’s child and almost vanished from the map! Therefore, Backlund may now be harboring the same kind of hidden danger! Klein thought for several seconds, then made the World speak in his hoarse voice.

“Ladies and gentlemen, certain news I received recently indicates that a major event is brewing in Backlund. It will bring extremely unstable factors, and perhaps a tragedy will occur.”

“What major event?” Justice Audrey asked with concern.

Without realizing it, her brows had lightly furrowed.

“I do not know,” the World shook his head frankly.

“Then where will the unstable factors and possible tragedy appear?” Magician Fors asked rather tensely.

From the previous gatherings, she had confirmed that Mr. World’s sources were worthy of trust.

The World appeared troubled and shook his head.

“Those pieces of news contradict one another, making it impossible for me to give a definite answer.”

At this point, he lifted his head and looked sincerely toward the figure within the gray fog, across the mottled long table.

“Honorable Mr. Fool, your Blessed in Backlund should have also detected something, correct?”

Everyone’s gazes instantly gathered at the seat of honor of the long bronze table. Some were curious, some worried, some expectant, and some tense.

Under such scrutiny, the Fool, Klein, leaned back slightly and said one sentence in a flat, casual tone:

“Edessak Augustus.”