Chapter 61: Beyonder Weapons

Chapter Sixty-One
Beyonder Weapons

The lady whose face was hidden completely by the shadow of her hood looked around the room and said, “This time, both weapons are of a type convenient to carry.”

“One is the Whip of Slowness. It is modeled after a certain magical item and can constantly create invisible restraints, little by little affecting your opponent and making his movements gradually slower. The longer the battle continues, the more obvious its effect becomes.

“It can still be used for another two years. Four hundred and fifty pounds, or the potion formula for Barbarian.”

That whip sounds rather decent. It feels a little close to the spider-silk aspect of a Demoness of Pleasure… But would it not look a little strange for little Sun to use a long whip?

Klein spoke in his deep, hoarse voice. “Can those invisible restraints affect spirit-type creatures? For example, a wraith.”

The lady slowly shook her head.

“No.”

Without waiting for others to ask, she continued introducing the next item. “The second weapon is called Hurricane Axe. It can increase the user’s movement frequency and running speed. It has a fifteen percent chance of producing a certain degree of paralysis in the enemy, and a five percent chance of creating a bolt of lightning. If used during a thunderstorm, the probability of lightning appearing can rise as high as fifty percent.

“These numbers were all summarized from experiments and a large amount of data.

“The effects on this weapon can be maintained for no more than one year. Five hundred and twenty pounds, or the potion formula for Barbarian.”

This is much stronger than the Whip of Slowness. If its Beyonder effects did not last only one year, the price would definitely be higher than this… Right. According to little Sun’s descriptions and the scenes I vaguely glimpsed, above the City of Silver and its surrounding region, lightning flashes at all times. The periods of high frequency count as day, and the periods of low frequency count as night. That is very close to a so-called thunderstorm environment…

If it truly works, then in little Sun’s hands, this Hurricane Axe would count as a real magical item. Every swing would have a fifty percent chance of cleaving out lightning. Absolutely powerful!

Even if that does not work, just looking at the Hurricane Axe’s basic Beyonder effects, it is still quite a good weapon and suits little Sun’s needs very well. As for the issue that it can only be used for one year, that is even easier to resolve. One year from now, with little Sun’s digestion progress and the City of Silver’s Beyonder resources, as long as the potion formulas keep up, he ought to be Sequence 6 no matter what. By then, his weapon will certainly need to be replaced anyway!

In the span of a few flashing thoughts, Klein basically decided to buy the Hurricane Axe.

At that moment, the Apothecary muttered, “An axe is convenient to carry? I feel like I have heard a joke. I think turning it into a wrench would be more suitable. And I say, why can’t you sell pistols with Beyonder effects?”

“I will do my best to collect similar items.”

The lady emphasized the word “collect.”

“Very well. Friends willing to purchase either weapon, please make an offer.”

Before Klein could speak, a man at the edge of the long sofa said, “Hurricane Axe. Five hundred and twenty pounds.”

The lady waited a few seconds, then asked again, “Does anyone wish to bid higher?”

“Five hundred and thirty pounds,” Klein added ten pounds.

The man from earlier immediately replied, “Five hundred and fifty pounds.”

…This… Little Sun, if he raises it above six hundred pounds, I will not buy it. I will get you the whip instead!

With a clear strategy, Klein called out very calmly, “Five hundred and sixty pounds.”

He worked hard to project the attitude that no matter what price the other party named, he would add ten pounds on top.

And the six hundred pounds he had just received happened to give the other party invisible pressure.

After hearing the latest bid, the man at the edge of the long sofa fell silent for several seconds. Then he shrugged.

“All right. It is yours.”

Hoo…

Klein quietly let out a breath of relief.

“Does any other friend wish to bid higher for the Hurricane Axe?” the lady whose face was completely concealed by shadow asked again. The sitting room remained silent.

“Sold.”

The lady no longer hesitated. She handed the box beside her right foot to the attendant who came over.

The attendant first let the old gentleman Eye of Wisdom appraise it, then carried it to Klein, exchanging goods and cash at the same time.

After putting away the remaining four ten-pound notes, Klein opened the box and saw an axe that could be strapped behind one’s back and fastened to a belt.

Its whole body was iron-black, thick, solid, and sharp-edged. In spirit vision, it possessed obvious aura colors, from which it could be seen that the maker had used a large amount of spiritual materials.

On the surface of the axe were many symbolic signs and magical marks. They had sunk inward, becoming patterns like lightning and hurricanes. When Klein reached out and touched it, he vaguely felt a slight sting.

He nodded, then simply placed the box on his knees.

This can be exchanged for a Mist Treant’s true root and sap. My Magician potion will only lack the Evil-patterned Black Panther’s spinal fluid… I have earned quite a bit from recent commissions. Added to my original savings and what remains from just now, I have a total of 209 pounds, 5 soli, and 5 pence on me… Beyonder materials corresponding to Sequence 7 are worth between five hundred and seven hundred pounds… Heh. I will still need to sell formulas or knowledge… Mm. I should find time this week to visit Leppard and confirm the progress of his bicycle invention…

Klein stopped bidding and quietly watched from the side.

Later, someone bought the Whip of Slowness for four hundred and eighty pounds, while a Beyonder material called the Feathered One’s Heart failed to sell because its asking price was as high as one thousand six hundred pounds.

Based on the mysticism knowledge he had, Klein knew that this Beyonder material was classified at the Sequence 6 level.

The following transactions alternated between success and failure, with the latter being more common. After all, most Beyonders attending the gathering had clear aims. They would not casually waste money and resources. They were unlike Klein, who did not refuse any weapon with Beyonder effects as long as it was reasonably decent.

Near the end, a man sitting quietly on a chair in the corner said in a lowered voice, “I wish to sell a potion formula. Sequence 9, Corpse Collector. Two hundred and thirty pounds.”

Corpse Collector? I remember that formula exists only with the Church of the Goddess, the Church of the God of Combat, and the Numinous Episcopate… Is this an undercover Nighthawk who infiltrated the gathering, or a member of the Numinous Episcopate trying to resurrect Death? Of course, low-Sequence formulas leaking outside is not especially strange. It is not highly confidential content… I remember Old Neil mentioning that the Corpse Collector formula contains dried black-spotted frog…

Klein controlled himself and did not let a smile show. Thoughtfully, he looked ahead and discovered that the Corpse Collector potion formula was soon sold.

Sequence 9 potion formulas are very easy to sell… Previously, a standalone Sequence 8 formula, Folk of Rage, failed to sell several times, while my Light Suppliant formula paired with Sequence 9 Bard was comparatively easy…

That makes sense. If ordinary Beyonders have spare money, they will definitely collect some Sequence 9 formulas to give their own children and students more choices, letting them walk pathways they themselves are better suited for or more interested in. Under that premise, if a Sequence 8 formula does not include the foundational Sequence 9, then it can only wait for a corresponding Beyonder trying to advance. And that kind of person might not appear even once in a year or two. After all, Beyonder circles are very scattered, and most people do not know the acting method…

Mm. They also do not understand the Laws of Beyonder Characteristics Indestructibility and Conservation…

Klein thought silently and did not speak.

Another fifteen or sixteen minutes passed. Seeing that the gathering was about to end, he tentatively asked, “Who has all spinal fluid from an Evil-patterned Black Panther?”

Silence. No sound. No one in the sitting room opened their mouth.

Klein thought for a moment, then added, “I will offer compensation impossible for any Beyonder to refuse.”

For example, the Laws of Beyonder Characteristics Indestructibility and Conservation… Unfortunately, I already swore to the Goddess not to spread the acting method… Uh. I have already died once. I wonder whether that oath was lifted…

Klein forcibly pulled back his scattered thoughts, yet still heard no one speak.

“All right. Next.”

He deliberately shrugged, something he normally would not do.

The Apothecary gave a light cough.

“I brought quite a few medicines. Take a look and see whether you want anything. Prices are not expensive, only a few pounds, even a few soli.”

Hearing this, the lady who sold the Beyonder weapons asked in confusion, “I would like to know whether the dangerous beasts in the sewers have been cleared out.”

The Apothecary immediately gave a heh.

“You have asked the right person!”

After saying that, he spread his hands.

“I do not know either.

“After I found someone to report it to the police department, I never went into the sewers again.”

Brother, you really are asking to be beaten… The fact that you grew up healthy must not have been easy… Looking at it this way, choosing the Apothecary profession was extremely wise of you!

Klein could not help lampooning a few sentences in Chinese inside his heart.

The lady inhaled, slowly exhaled, and said nothing more.

After the Apothecary’s various bizarre medicines had been more or less sold, the old gentleman Eye of Wisdom announced that the gathering had come to an end.

He arranged for Klein to leave fifth, through the secret passage in the basement.

It seems Eye of Wisdom did not recognize me either…

A little relieved, Klein removed the hooded robe and tossed it to the attendant. He then stepped out through the secret passage and began circling skillfully through the streets.

After confirming that he had no followers, he removed the iron mask, left the secluded street, and, carrying the box containing the Hurricane Axe, walked all the way toward the East Borough.

…

Black Palm Street, East Borough. There were no gas streetlamps nearby, so once night fell, it was like an abyss.

Inside the one-room apartment of a certain building here, Klein sealed the room with a wall of spirituality. Then he summoned himself and brought the Hurricane Axe above the gray fog.

If it were any heavier, even with Mr. Azik’s copper whistle strengthening my Spirit Body, I still would not be able to carry it. I would have to use a sacrificial ritual instead…

Klein muttered once, then transmitted his intent toward the illusory star corresponding to The Sun.

“The World has already sacrificed the weapon to me. You may prepare the ritual to request the bestowal.”

The City of Silver.

Seeing the gray fog and hearing Mr. Fool’s instruction, Derrick Berg immediately sat up and began busily preparing.

Before performing the ritual to request the bestowal, he silently took out his knight’s straight sword and made a few vertical chopping motions, using them to calm the anticipation in his heart.

Will it be a straight sword, a broadsword, or a greatsword?

Derrick unconsciously stopped moving. He found it impossible to suppress his thoughts, and instinctively sketched inside his mind what he might look like using that powerful weapon.

A short while later, during the ritual, he saw the Beyonder weapon that belonged to him.

It was an axe.