Chapter 744: Sale
*I'm no stranger to Mr. Door? Apart from Mr. Fool, the only one I'm no
stranger to will be the seven deities. Furthermore, I've only been to
the cathedral of the God of Steam and Machinery...* As Fors was
feeling puzzled, she quickly recalled which high-level existence she
could have made contact with.
Since there weren't many, she quickly eliminated all the other
possibilities. Her eyes lit up as she made the connection with the
contents of what Mr. Fool had originally said to her.
She looked at the end of the bronze table that was enveloped in gray
fog. Her voice trembled as she asked, "Is 'He' the one who created those
ravings during the full moon?"
Klein chuckled with a nod.
"That's right."
Ravings during the full moon... What's that? Audrey and
company exchanged looks as though they were ordinary people who had just
entered the mysterious world.
They had never heard of any so-called "full moon ravings."
*As expected, Miss Magician isn't simple. She actually knows about Mr.
Door, and she's aware of the corresponding matters. My initial judgment
wasn't wrong... Although the Beyonder ingredients she needs are
relatively low, there are too many possibilities...* Cattleya
nodded her head indiscernibly, planning to ask more about Mr. Door
during the free exchange. She was also willing to pay a certain price
for it.
An existence who could be seriously mentioned by Emperor Roselle and
addressed by Mr. Fool in a rather formal manner, had to have many
secrets involved. It was definitely nothing simple!
At that moment, Fors silently exhaled. She felt that she was one step
closer to removing her curse.
*At the very least, I now know who's producing the full moon
ravings...* She lowered her gaze and sincerely said to Mr. Fool,
"Thank you for your reminder."
Klein didn't speak further, nor did he point out that Mr. Door was
suspected to be the ancestor of the Abraham family, Bethel. After
surveying around the table, he said with a casual tone, "You may begin."
With that said, he immediately controlled The World to say with a hoarse
voice, "I have two mystical items for sale."
*Two mystical items... Mr. World has recently been able to produce
something of great value at every gathering... He lives up to being Mr.
Fool's Blessed...* Audrey poignantly sighed in amazement as she
cast her eyes towards the other end of the long bronze table. Clearly,
she was looking forward to The World's explanation of the powers of the
item.
Alger was tempted, as he knew that the mystical items The World sold
were definitely up to mark. However, thinking back to his lack of
savings, with the secret to the primitive island already given to him,
all he could do was silently sigh, feeling depressed.
He still had five hours before arriving at Pasu Island, and he was
yearning to immediately fly over and complete his report. Then, he could
leave the area, find an Obninsk to advance to Ocean Songster.
Once he did that, he could explore that primitive island with The World,
obtaining the relevant rewards, so as to ease his financial situation!
As for Derrick, Emlyn, and Fors, although they were somewhat curious
about the mystical item, they lacked the desire to actually purchase it.
One of them could submit an application to the six-member council to
select one mystical item which the City of Silver had for becoming a
Sequence 6. The other wished to receive the rewards from the hunting
competition, and he wasn't certain what the rewards would be; therefore,
blindly purchasing items made it easy for redundancy and wastage to
happen. Furthermore, he only had the two to three thousand pounds needed
for the reward for clues. As for the last one, she didn't even have the
money to purchase it.
Cattleya looked at Gehrman Sparrow with piqued interest as she
considered the possible origins of the mystical item.
If it was suitable, without clashing with the two mystical items she
had, she didn't mind buying it.
Seeing how the two major clients appeared interested, The World gave a
deep chortle.
"One of them is Scales of Luck. It's what I named it..."
As he spoke, he requested Mr. Fool to conjure the silver necklace that
had an ancient coin dangling from it.
After introducing its mystical effects and negative effects, he glanced
at Audrey and specially gave a warning, "I suggest that Beyonders
lacking in combat strength don't purchase it. Although it can allow one
to avoid a fatal blow, the subsequent backlash is equally dangerous. One
needs to have sufficient combat strength and sharp reactions to have a
chance of surviving the backlash."
Thinking back to how she took on more of a support role, one that leaned
towards control and influence, as well as her lack of combat experience,
Audrey nodded with slight disappointment. It was an indication that Mr.
World was right.
*Mr. World is pretty nice to me and the Tarot Club members. He's willing
to give such a warning. This would've prevented him from selling
it...* Audrey adjusted her understanding of The World.
The Hermit found the description extremely familiar. She had apparently
heard of the effects of the Scales of Luck.
Scenes quickly flashed through her mind before finally being fixed onto
a few particular scenes. Cattleya's eyes constricted as she blurted out
in surprise, "Senor?"
*It's likely Admiral of Blood Senor's necklace! It looks similar, and
the effects are identical! Where did Gehrman Sparrow obtain it? What did
he do this time? Did I miss some important news over the past few days
while the Future was out at sea?* Cattleya instinctively
suspected that The World had stirred up something massive again!
Klein thought about it and controlled The World to laugh deeply.
"He's already dead."
He wasn't against letting Miss Justice and company realize that Gehrman
Sparrow was equivalent to The World. After all, there were already two
people who knew, and he didn't plan on using this identity frequently in
the future.
A powerful member who often took action made the rest of the Tarot Club
feel a greater sense of belonging.
*He's already dead... Gehrman Sparrow killed Senor? In the previous
battle, I only held a slight advantage over him...* Cattleya
discovered that she was increasingly unsure of The World's strength.
Although Admiral of Blood's bounty was higher than hers, it was mainly
because he did more evil deeds. In terms of strength and mystical items,
Cattleya was slightly stronger.
It wasn't as if she had never had any conflict with Senor. She had held
the advantage several times, but she had failed to mortally wound him.
As for Gehrman Sparrow, she believed that he was inferior to her when
they met on the Future. he was even unlikely to defeat Vice Admiral
Ailment Tracy in her optimum state.
Only when this crazy adventurer completed his advancement and hunted
Slaughterer Kircheis did she determine that he truly had the strength of
a pirate admiral and was someone at her level.
However, a week had just passed, and Gehrman Sparrow had completed
another hunt. He had finished off Admiral of Blood Senor who was one of
the top three pirate admirals!
Cattleya knew that she herself was incapable of doing so!
*He's dead? Admiral of Blood Senor is dead? Gehrman Sparrow did it? He's
killing one Sequence 5 a week? Furthermore, each one of them is stronger
than the last... Even if he's Mr. Fool's Blessed, isn't such strength
too ridiculous? Especially when he hasn't become a demigod... Was it
done with the help of the other Blessed? The Church should have the
relevant records, but at my present position, I won't be able to read
them...* Alger was secretly alarmed as he automatically began to
consider a reasonable explanation.
Audrey was still in her family castle in East Chester County. All she
read was a few newspapers and magazines that involved the entire nation,
so she wasn't aware of what happened at sea. However, from Ma'am
Hermit's tone and words, she could tell that Mr. World had done
something incredible again!
*Senor... Mr. Hanged Man had apparently mentioned it before. It's
Admiral of Blood's name... Mr. World finished off this pirate admiral
and obtained his mystical item? How amazing. That's practically what I
dreamt of! Back when I had heard of the Seven Pirate Admirals, I had
imagined myself becoming a powerful Beyonder to adventure out into the
sea to capture all of them and hand them over to the kingdom... So our
Tarot Club is already this powerful!*
*Hmm, I have to investigate who killed Admiral of Blood. That way, I'll
be able to figure out Mr. World's real identity... But would he be
unhappy about that? No, he mentioned it himself, so he's likely willing
to let himself be known...* Audrey thought in glee.
Fors, who needed to read various newspapers to obtain material,
instantly recalled a piece of news that she had recently read:
Admiral of Blood Senor was suspected to have been killed by the crazy
adventurer, Gehrman Sparrow!
*C-could it be that Mr. World is the crazy adventurer worth, no---is the
crazy adventurer with a bounty of 50,000 pounds!?* Fors felt
respect. She began to believe that he had the ability to help her finish
off the Aurora Order Oracle, the suspected Traveler, Lewis Wien!
Emlyn shared similar feelings as Audrey. This was because he seldom read
minor newspapers. His area of activity didn't include any information
gathering grounds. As for Derrick, he wasn't one bit surprised. He had
long confirmed that Mr. World was extremely powerful. Even though Mr.
Hanged Man had once mentioned that Admiral of Blood Senor was very
powerful, he believed that Senor was inferior to Mr. World due to a lack
of any direct impression of him.
Cattleya said after a few seconds of silence, "How much do you plan on
selling it for, or what item would you like to trade it with?
"If the price is suitable, I can consider it."
Great! There's finally someone who's interested! Klein, who
was burdened with immense financial pressure controlled The World to
say, "12,000 gold pounds."
He was afraid Cattleya would be frightened away by such a price, so he
quickly added, "You can choose to pay a portion with gold coins. That
way, all you will need is 11,000 pounds."
Klein believed that Admiral of Stars, who had plundered gold-carrying
ships from various nations, definitely had some gold reserves. Even if
she didn't have much, she could exchange for them from other pirates.
This would allow him to make his first payment to Miss Messenger.
As for fishing up sunken ships, due to the existence of the Church of
Storms, Klein believed that any easily discoverable ships would've long
been found by the irascible Storm bros.
Sea King isn't weaker than Sea God, and there had to be a handful of
people at the level of Sea King inside the Church of Storms!
Cattleya did a silent calculation and said, "4,000 pounds worth of gold
coins and 6,500 pounds in cash. We can close the deal if you are
agreeable."
The money wasn't easy to raise, even for her, but she had the Moses
Ascetic Order backing her. Spending about 10,000 pounds to obtain the
Scales of Luck was something that no secret organization would object
to.
*As expected of a pirate admiral... Unfortunately, I have to avoid the
Rose School of Thought, and I can't clean out Admiral of Blood's
ship...* Klein made The World carefully consider it before
saying, "Deal."