Chapter 791: New Model
As a youth that came from the Internet age on Earth, Klein quickly
understood Miss Magician's idea, how she prepared to do it, and what she
was relying on.
*Isn't this sharing economy? With the Tarot Club and The Fool, there's
no technological limitation... Miss Magician is usually lazy and doesn't
have a strong presence, but I never expected her to have sharp acumen on
such matters Hmm, it also stems from me requesting to borrow the
spellbook... Regardless, to be able to quickly be inspired and set up a
business model is pretty good...* Klein deliberately made The
World Gehrman Sparrow hesitate for a few seconds before saying, "I might
need it this weekend and next week."
He was estimating this based on the time it took Mr. Hanged Man to
return from the Abyss Maelstrom to the Rorsted Sea, while also
allocating time for him to stabilize his spirituality and replenish his
supplies.
When the time came, they would join forces to explore the primitive
island with many Beyonder creatures.
Fors hurriedly nodded.
"Alright, I will make the arrangements to prevent others from using it."
As she heaved a sigh of relief, she requested Mr. Fool that he bear
witness for the subsequent rental agreements. After obtaining a
confirmation from "Him," she indicated that she was done with the
private communication.
Following that, she conjured Leymano's Travels and surveyed the table.
"Everyone, I have here a mystical item.
"It has a total of 38 pages. Each page can help the user record Beyonder
powers they encounter. They will then be able to release it when needed,
but it will be slightly weaker than the original power...
"Each page can be repeatedly recorded. Each record can only be used
once... Amongst them, three pages can be used to record demigod level
Beyonder powers, but the chances of success are very low. It might not
succeed one in ten times..."
Fors simply explained the traits of Leymano's Travels and its negative
effects. It lit up the eyes of Audrey and company.
With them no longer being novices in the domain of mysticism or the
Beyonder world, it wasn't difficult for them to tell the value of Miss
Magician's notebook without her making it explicit to them. At the same
time, they viewed it as a demigod-level artifact.
*It resembles a Shepherd and the Creeping Hunger. They allow the use of
the Beyonder powers from other pathways, but there aren't as many
negative effects. There's also a chance to record a demigod power...
Draw my own blood...* Audrey suddenly shrank her hand back in
fear as she thought over the matter.
As a powerful noble's daughter, she had almost never been injured from a
young age. Therefore, she had an extreme fear of pain that remained an
unknown to her.
Taking the opportunity when Fors paused, she raised her hand slightly
and asked, "Miss Magician, how much do you wish to sell it for?"
Audrey believed that her father, Earl Hall, would also be able to
recognize the value of Leymano's Travels, so it was certain that she
could be reimbursed by him. Therefore, she planned on fully satisfying
Fors's requirements.
*She must be lacking money recently, or else she wouldn't be selling
such an important and useful mystical item...* While Audrey
thought in pity, she considered whether she should offer to buy it at a
premium.
*Damn it... Why can't it be put on sale after I return from the
primitive island...* Alger had a strong interest in Leymano's
Travels, but he wasn't able to produce the money or materials needed to
purchase this mystical item.
1,300 pounds was money that an ordinary person might not be able to save
up even in ten to twenty years, but compared to an item at the level of
Leymano's Travels, it was nothing!
*It's worth at least 10,000 pounds. If I encounter Beyonders that are
backed by powerful factions, it wouldn't be a problem selling it for
more than 30,000 pounds...* Alger swept his glance at Justice,
who was inquiring about the price, as well as Cattleya, who had nudged
her glasses, looking as though she was planning to join the bid. He
couldn't help but sigh. He didn't believe that the transaction would
fail according to his wishes, having it left unsold before he returned
from the primitive island.
*Miss Justice has money, and The Hermit has Queen Mystic and the Moses
Ascetic Order. They don't lack money or resources. Sigh...*
Alger adjusted his seating posture as he looked across the table with a
heavy look.
Emlyn and Derrick were similarly interested in Leymano's Travels, but it
was simply interest. They knew that they lacked the ability to provide
anything in a fair exchange.
When she heard Miss Justice's question, Fors realized that she had
forgotten to mention the most crucial point. She hurriedly added, "No,
it's not for purchase. I'm only renting it."
"When you need it, you can rent it for a short period which will be
witnessed by Mr. Fool."
Rent? You can do that? At that moment, everyone except Klein
and Derrick were surprised.
Without a doubt, they knew what a rental transaction was, but they never
expected it to be applied to a mystical item, much less have it appear
in the Tarot Club!
*This was apparently very doable. It was relatively useful for every
member of the Tarot Club, and it wouldn't cost them much while remaining
affordable. Furthermore, Miss Magician could slowly build up quite a
sizable fortune by doing so, but in fact, the best result was to record
Beyonder powers. She could gather different kinds of Beyonder powers
from various pathways in this way, making it far more efficient than
seeking the chance to record it on her own!* Alger quickly
realized the key to the rental transaction as he was delighted. He
asked, "How much is the rental fee?"
*Leymano's Travels corresponds to a Sequence 6. It's usually about 5,000
pounds, but due to its uniqueness, it costs at least 10,000
pounds...* Fors had built up quite a bit of experience during
her time in the Tarot Club, so after some consideration, she said, "Each
rental basically starts at 300 pounds. Every additional day is an
additional 50 pounds. And when returning it, the notebook needs to have
two additional pages of Beyonder powers than when it was rented out. If
there's only one blank page or no blank pages when it's rented, one just
needs to fill up the full book."
Having two additional pages didn't mean two additional powers. That also
meant that they could use any of the Beyonder powers in Leymano's
Travels. One just needed to make up for it later. There was no need for
it to be of the same type, as pages were all that mattered.
*50 pounds a day, 1,500 pounds a month... if it's possible, I can keep
renting it...* Audrey did a simple count of the costs.
Alger was thrilled when he heard that as he said with an unperturbed
look, "I plan on renting it for two days, but the exact price needs
negotiation. It will be adjusted based on what Beyonder powers are
recorded in the notebook."
He felt more confident towards his exploration of the primitive island!
"When do you plan to rent it?" Fors asked, delighted that she had
business right away.
"I'll be renting it for two days sometime between this weekend to next
weekend. The exact time hasn't been determined," Alger replied without
any hesitation.
Fors immediately frowned as she said apprehensively, "This period of
time has already been reserved for Mr. World."
Reserved for The World? When did this happen? Alger was
surprised as he looked at the other end of the long bronze tale.
He soon came to a realization that it had been agreed upon during their
private communication.
*Why would they come to such an agreement? Miss Magician doesn't need to
have informed him ahead of time... They had other transactions during
the private communication? What kind of communications and transactions
would they have... Hmm, Miss Magician had commissioned the assassination
of an Aurora Order Oracle. The World had accepted the mission, and one
of the traits of the Oracle is the ability to record and use the
Beyonder powers of others once. Heh heh, this is identical to Leymano's
Travels... Does this mean that The World has already succeeded? As such,
Miss Magician is indebted to him, and she hadn't fully resolved it. Now,
she came up with this method to pay off the rest?* Alger
eliminated the possibilities and finally felt that he had found the
truth.
Without anyone catching wind of it, The World Gehrman Sparrow had
already hunted an Aurora Order Oracle, an Oracle suspected to be a
Sequence 5!
This secretly made Alger feel alarmed because he was about to cooperate
with The World soon.
*Thankfully, there's Mr. Fool bearing witness... As a Blessed, Gehrman
Sparrow wouldn't violate the agreement he makes in front of a
god...* Alger consoled himself and retracted his gaze from The
World.
Meanwhile, Audrey and Cattleya had recalled the matter of the Aurora
Order Oracle from the transactions involving both Miss Magician and Mr.
World, as well as how the Oracle's powers were similar to Leymano's
Travels; hence, they believed that The World might've already completed
the mission. Renting the spellbook was one of the parts to completing
the transaction.
Emlyn didn't think about such matters, putting his focus on the
unavailability of Leymano's Travels this weekend and the following week.
*In other words, I can borrow it for the next few days? If I have help
from this notebook, those two primitive believers wouldn't be able to
pose a threat...* Emlyn looked around and turned anxious as he
leisurely said, "Can I rent it for today and tomorrow?"
"400 pounds plus two pages of Beyonder powers," Fors directly announced
the price.
Emlyn nodded gently.
"Introduce what Beyonder powers are recorded first. If they aren't very
useful to me, I wish that the price can be lowered because I'll need to
waste time recording powers."
Fors flipped through Leymano's Travels and began to give a vague
introduction.
*Door Opening... Black Screen... Tumble... Teleport... Lightning
Strike... Float... Flight... Windblades... Eh, why are there so many
Beyonder powers in the Storm domain? The World has used it before? He
recorded the Beyonder powers corresponding to Sea God from Mr. Fool?
When I return to the cathedral, I should find out what recently happened
in Backlund. That Oracle couldn't have died without a trace...*
As Alger listened, he began thinking of investigating the matter.