Chapter 867: Investigation Mission

When looking at Cattleya, Klein had actually guessed what her request

would be as he sighed and felt confident.

*How did Mr. Fool know that I'll be asking a question and not making a

request... As expected of Mr. Fool...* Cattleya thought before

politely asking, "Honorable Mr. Fool, I would like to know the meaning

of these two symbols."

After receiving permission, she conjured the Chinese characters. They

were "Gu" and "Xiang."

As expected... Klein sighed silently.

"When combined together, they mean home, the homeland for one's soul."

When combined together... the homeland for one's soul...

Cattleya placed the emphasis on the second sentence because she knew

very well where home was for Queen Mystic, nor did she believe that it

was anything special.

Audrey, Alger, and the other Tarot Club members took the opportunity to

learn the new Roselle text and tried hard to memorize the symbols and

their combined meaning---except Derrick.

Klein didn't speak further as he leaned back into his chair.

"You may begin."

Alger immediately turned his head and looked at The World.

"Your mystical item is ready. I'll give it to you this week."

He was referring to the mystical item made from an Ocean Songster's

Beyonder characteristic.

The Artisan had first rushed to finish Miss Justice's glove. As for The

World's request, it had been delayed until this week.

*With Mr. Azik not replying yet, and with me unable to restore the seal

on Creeping Hunger, this mystical item's arrival is timely...*

Klein controlled The World and made him nod.

"That's still an acceptable speed."

*An acceptable speed... If I had delayed it for another two to three

weeks or even a year, would you be teleporting to me?* Alger

thought with a baffling sense of wariness.

As his original plan was to obtain the Cataclysmic Interrer potion from

the Church, and with him just beginning to digest the Ocean Songster

potion, he wasn't looking to purchase any corresponding Beyonder

ingredients. He fell silent again and began watching the other members

begin their transactions.

To Alger, the most important thing now was to obtain one or two mystical

items to match with Whip of Mind. After all, although mystical items

were more about quality than quantity, with the need to avoid having the

negative effects stacking with each other, to only have one mystical

item for a Sequence 5 Beyonder was quite an embarrassment.

Under normal circumstances, Sequence 5 Beyonders would have two or three

mystical items whose negative effects didn't overlap, making them the

best combination.

Of course, Alger had already reserved one. Once the Artisan finished The

World's item, it would be his six-winged gargoyle's core crystal.

For that, he needed to pay 1,000 pounds. Together with the fee he needed

to pay for The World, the little amount of money he had was reduced by

2,000 pounds, leaving him with 1,800 pounds. Out of that, 500 pounds was

a commission he had earned from Miss Justice's glove.

With no one speaking, Emlyn looked at The Sun and asked after some

deliberation, "I need a Sequence 5's artificial Vampire's Beyonder

characteristic. What do you wish to get in exchange?"

In recent times, he had learned that the Sanguine had the means to

eliminate the mental corruption of a Beyonder characteristic, but he

needed to make sufficient contributions to make an application.

Therefore, Emlyn wished to first obtain the main ingredient needed for

advancement before considering the other problems.

Based on his observations, such a Sequence 5 artificial Vampire Beyonder

characteristic roughly cost 8,000 pounds based on Mr. World's pricing.

As for himself, he only had 5,400 pounds and was still a little short.

Based on Emlyn's original thoughts and habits, he needed to save up

8,000 pounds before requesting a trade with The Sun. He wasn't a

Sanguine who liked to buy things on credit, even for the newest and best

doll. Nor could he thicken his skin to borrow from others. All he could

do was to be more frugal, work harder, and save up more. However, he

quickly realized something. The Sun didn't accept cash. To the residents

of the City of Silver, Loen's cash was no different from scrap paper.

Therefore, Emlyn believed that The Sun would make a request for an item,

so it was better to learn of it to prepare it ahead of time.

*Furthermore, The Sun doesn't understand the market prices. Perhaps the

thing he wants only costs 5,000 pounds...* In the hopes of being

pleasantly surprised, Emlyn lifted his chin slightly and looked at The

Sun beside him.

Derrick thought seriously and said, "Uh... Sun pathway's Sequence 5

potion formula."

He originally wished to request him to repay his debt with Mr. World,

but he realized that Mr. World hadn't raised any requests at all. Hence,

he didn't find it appropriate to relegate it to someone else.

In addition, having participated in so many Tarot Gatherings, Derrick

was no longer the newcomer who knew nothing. With the City of Silver

having an exchange standard, he knew the difference between a Sequence 6

Notary potion formula and a Sequence 5 Beyonder characteristic very

well. Using the former to cover the debt of the latter would be a

terrible deal; therefore, he changed his request to the Sequence 5

potion formula.

*Sequence 5 potion formula. That's very difficult to purchase. It will

cost between 4,500 to 7,000 pounds. It will mainly depend on how urgent

both parties are. Also, there's a cost to verifying its authenticity

too...* Emlyn was just about to answer when he heard Mr. World's

hoarse voice sound:

"I have it."

Instantly, the palace that looked like a giant's residence fell silent.

All the Tarot Club members appeared a little wooden.

Is Sequence 5 that common?... Emlyn felt down when he realized

that he still wasn't at Sequence 5 yet. After calming down, he asked,

"How much will it cost?"

Considering Emlyn White's financial situation, Klein made The World

chortle deeply.

"5,000 pounds. Priest of Light potion formula."

5,000 pounds? Emlyn was first taken aback before he said

without hesitation, "Deal!"

It was like he was facing a discount for a doll he had been longing for.

"Alright." The World nodded as though it wasn't a major transaction.

Then, he saw Miss Justice look around and hear her say, "I'd like to

commission an investigation mission."

Investigation mission... The Fool Klein's heart skipped a beat

as The World's expression turned somewhat sluggish.

"What is it?" Fors asked proactively.

Her impression of Miss Justice's commissions was that they were

relatively simple while paying handsomely. She definitely needed to take

it!

Audrey organized her words and said, "There have been two matters that

happened in Backlund recently. One is Baron Syndras. He was suspected to

have been framed. The other is Member of Parliament Macht being

assaulted because of the environmental measures..."

Fors found Miss Justice's description especially familiar because she

had been present for the two matters. She had witnessed them and was

involved in them!

She unknowingly straightened her back, waiting for Miss Justice to

continue.

"And in these two matters, there is a tycoon named Dwayne Dantès

involved. He came to Backlund two months ago, and he had donated more

than ten thousand pounds of shares to the Church of Evernight in an

attempt to establish a bursary foundation that targets the poor," Audrey

described using a tone as though she had never directly interacted with

him and was simply suspecting something about him from the data and

rumors she had received. "I wish to hire someone to investigate the

actual situation with that gentleman."

*I know! I know! I know this too well! He's rather rich and he looks

pretty good. He handles matters with experience and in a mature manner.

He's someone with kidney or bladder problems...* Fors nearly

raised her hand to shout out her thoughts.

If Miss Justice wasn't pleased with that, she had even more information,

such as Dwayne Dantès was in a rather pitiful state. His butler studied

black magic, his servant worshiped Death, and one of his neighbors was a

Beyonder. There was a secret to his street and that he had donated the

shares to extricate himself from trouble!

*In short, he perfectly fits the image of a foreigner who is being

bullied. I nearly recommended him a medicine that treats kidney and

bladder problems. After all, Mr. Moon is skilled in such matters. I can

still earn a commission through this... Yes, there's no rush. Let's hear

what Miss Justice has to offer...* Fors curbed her heart which

was awash with excitement as she patiently looked at the girl beside

her.

However, her body language and emotional upheavals had betrayed her in

front of a Spectator. Audrey was rather surprised and puzzled by this.

She never expected Fors to know Dwayne Dantès and seem to know quite a

lot about him.

This made her have a new guess as to why Dwayne Dantès was shocked when

he saw her. She suspected if Fors had once said or shown something to

the man.

Meanwhile, Emlyn was a blank. He knew nothing about what Miss Justice

had mentioned. All he could do was confirm that these happened in

Backlund. As for The Fool Klein, who was leaning back in his chair,

leisurely looking at the members, he nearly twitched the corners of his

mouth.

Miss Justice's commissioning of others to investigate Dwayne Dantès had

exceeded his expectations. This was because they had only met once at

the charity party. They didn't seem to have any deeper interactions, so

there was no need for any further investigations!

*Could it be that I exposed something about myself that garnered Miss

Justice's interest? Or could it be that by donating 10,000 pounds, it

shows how much importance Earl Hall places on this; hence, Miss Justice

decided to secretly carry out investigations because she's worried for

her father?* Klein's mind raced as he hurriedly thought of a

solution.

At this moment, Audrey deliberated for a moment and looked at Miss

Magician and said, "An initial investigation for 500 pounds. If you

encounter danger, causing the difficulty to rise, I'll compensate you

with more."

No problem! Fors hurriedly organized her words inwardly.

Just as she was about to say something, she saw The World Gehrman

Sparrow raise his hand.

He had raised his hand.