Chapter 987: "Warehouse Clearance"
After the greetings, everyone took their seats. Audrey swept her gaze
across the third Card of Blasphemy placed beside Mr. Fool's right hand.
She suddenly came to a realization that she had forgotten to obtain
Roselle's diary entries from the Psychology Alchemists this week.
*I've been caught up with the problem with Hvin Rambis all
week...* Audrey, who felt that she had already brightened up,
instantly felt a little melancholic.
At this moment, Cattleya had looked towards the seat of honor at the end
of the long mottled table. She bowed her head and said, "Honorable Mr.
Fool. I haven't received any Roselle diary entries this week as well."
*Queen Mystic hasn't provided any of the emperor's diary entries for two
consecutive weeks. Did something happen?* Leisurely sitting in
his high-back chair, The Fool Klein felt somewhat puzzled as he couldn't
help but have pessimistic thoughts.
However, he swiftly denied this possibility because Ma'am Hermit didn't
show any anxiety or concern!
*With the way Admiral of Stars presents herself as a fledgling in need
of her mother in the dream world in the ruins of the battle of god, she
definitely wouldn't be this calm if Queen Mystic doesn't reply to her
for two consecutive weeks. Her anxiety might even prompt her to seek The
Fool's help... That also means that she has received a reply from
Bernadette in the past two weeks, but none of Roselle's diary entries
were provided...* Klein nodded gently and replied Cattleya
calmly, "No hurry."
After saying that, his thoughts raced as he began analyzing the reason
for Bernadette's actions.
First, Klein eliminated the possibility that she no longer had any more
Roselle diary entries. Combining the frequency at which the emperor
wrote diary entries, he surmised that the compiled diary would exceed
ten standard books. Even if Bernadette only had a third of that, she was
definitely capable of producing one or two books. In addition, the diary
entries she had previously provided were just a tiny minority which
touched on crucial intelligence.
Second, Klein didn't believe that Queen Mystic had gained the entire
truth from the answers he had given.
Finally, he was also certain that she couldn't decipher the simplified
Chinese she had in hand from the tidbits of feedback she received. After
all, he didn't give a detailed translation, but vague answers comprising
of a few words.
Combining all three points, he suspected if the diary entries Bernadette
planned on providing next would be even more important. They were more
key and pointed to a certain secret or extremely special, questions that
made one unsure if they wanted to know the answer. Thus, this Queen
Mystic was presently in a dilemma!
*It's likely the case... I wonder what the emperor will write about.
Besides, how is Bernadette able to know the importance of the entry... I
should remember to get Ma'am Hermit to pass on my requests...*
While in thought, Alger had already turned to look at Leonard.
"I apologize. There's still no news of mystical items that meet your
request at the moment."
"That's very normal. That's right. Uh, mystical items from Sequence 5
and 6 aren't common to begin with." Leonard nodded in understanding.
He was originally sitting very straight, but when he found that The Moon
and The Magician weren't so uptight, he also relaxed, relieving the
straightening of his back.
Upon seeing this, Klein controlled The World Gehrman Sparrow and said
with a hoarse voice, "I have a mystical item that suits your requests in
various aspects. It's just that it has quite a number of negative
effects that make it difficult to avoid. Do you want to consider it?"
He was referring to the Word of the Sea.
Klein had never had the intention of selling this item that almost
required sealing to Leonard, as he felt that his dear poet friend
couldn't withstand the negative effects of Word of the Sea. The belting
of songs that didn't discriminate between ally or foe, the trait of
tripping the wielder, or the flaw of being prone to lightning strikes
weren't easily avoided. Klein was only able to use it by teaching the
Word of the Sea above the gray fog a good lesson, and having Winner
Enuni wield it to not be affected. He had even converted the flaws into
something that could aid him.
However, after considering how Leonard had a Sequence 1 Marauder pathway
angel parasitizing him, Klein had the feeling that Leonard might have
the means to resolve the problem. Therefore, he ultimately made an
inquiry.
"Oh, tell me about it." Leonard believed that Klein wouldn't scam him,
so he expressed his intentions of getting to know the exact situation.
The World Gehrman Sparrow glanced at The Hanged Man and said slowly, "It
can release lightning on a target..."
He roughly described the Beyonder powers of the Word of the Sea and the
negative effects, leaving Leonard somewhat enticed despite frowning.
*It can actually be used as a staff to allow me to fly... Even at
Sequence 5 Spirit Warlock, I'll need to seek out a suitable spirit
before I can fly... Besides, the offensive strength really is
formidable. There are quite a number of traits... But the three negative
effects are quite terrifying... I'll return to ask Old Man to see if
"He" has any means to reduce the negative effects...* Leonard
pondered for a few seconds before saying:
"I'll take some time to consider it. How about I give you an answer next
week?"
"No problem," The World Gehrman Sparrow replied without any hint of
surprise.
As for the other members, even if they were interested in the beginning,
all of them gave up the thought of inquiring about the price once they
heard the negative effects that the Word of the Sea possessed.
At this moment, The Fool Klein's mind was focused on another matter. He
was wondering if he should take this opportunity to do a "warehouse
clearance sale."
He had advanced to Sequence 4, and after becoming a demigod, many of the
items and characteristics he had before were no longer of much use.
*I can keep Creeping Hunger. I should keep it just for Traveling alone.
In addition, it can Graze one Sequence 4 saint. It has room for further
growth. Furthermore, the combination of the various Beyonder powers it
has is pretty good... The value of Death Knell is no longer that great,
but after activating Lethal Attack mode, the damage it does on a fixed
target exceeds that of Air Cannon. At the very least, I can still use it
at Sequence 4. Yes, it also has room for growth...* The first
two items that surfaced in Klein's mind were the two items he frequently
used.
From his point of view, as long as he obtained more powerful bullets, he
could produce terrifying effects with Death Knell. The only problem was
that such bullets were equivalent to high-level charms---nothing that
could be easily found. Even if he sought out the materials to make them
himself, he had to consider the chances of success when praying to some
high-level existence or if it was possible for there to be a backlash.
On this aspect, Klein came up with a few plans---pray to the Goddess;
request Snake of Mercury Will Auceptin to provide help; go through
Leonard to get Pallez Zoroast's help; use the powers of the mysterious
space above the gray fog and also get Leonard to make a trip back to
Tingen under the guise of a mission, so as to steal some of the powers
of the Eternal Blazing Sun's divine blood from 3-0782, the Mutated Sun
Sacred Emblem.
*Flaring Sun Bullets are definitely the nemesis of creatures like evil
spirits... I have some idea on how to use the materials via borrowing
the power of the mysterious space above the gray fog. Amon's Worms of
Time can be used to make Luck Siphon charms. My Worms of Spirit can also
be made into Beyonder bullets. As for how it can be done, I'll need to
ask Pallez Zoroast...* Klein began anticipating the upcoming
chat with Leonard.
Worm of Spirit was the name he gave to those transparent maggots.
Following that, he began considering the other items and
characteristics.
*Sun Brooch? I currently lack such powers and items... Although I can
use the control over Spirit Body Threads to deal with evil spirits, I
can keep it and allow my Paper Angel to have one more additional change.
Besides, I can also lend it to Danitz from time to time.*
*Flower of Blood? I can't sell it. The Tarot Club doesn't have any
Aurora Order members. I'll continue letting my marionette use it. Having
one additional life is one additional hope.*
*Green Essence? I can sell this. I can transfer my ailments already.
Creeping Hunger also has a Doctor grazed.*
*Murloc Cufflink? There's no need for this either. If I have a sudden
need for its powers, I can transform into a huge fish. And in the long
term, I can just head above the gray fog to use Sea God Scepter to
augment myself with the effects.*
*Broken Finger? I wonder if anyone would want it. Besides, I haven't
fully investigated why the rat demigod was sealed. It might be of
use.*
*I have 1 purifying bullet, 6 demon-hunting bullets, and 2 exorcism
bullets left. I'll just randomly use them. There's no need for me to
sell them.*
*Biological Poison Bottle? Sigh, I haven't been able to sell it all this
time.*
*Blatherer's aura? This can be used to make charms or bullets. I'll
temporarily not sell it. But herein lies the problem, am I to pray to
the Dark Side of the Universe? That can be struck off the list of
options. I'll see if there are any replacement plans in the
future.*
*An Interrogator Beyonder characteristic, a Lunatic Beyonder
characteristic, 15 ml of a Thousand-faced Hunter's blood, 40 grams of
Spirit World Plunderer powder, an eyeball of a six-winged gargoyle...
Tarot Club members have no need for these. I might be able to reward the
believers of Sea God or the Resistance in Rorsted
Archipelago...* As these thoughts flashed across his mind, Klein
quickly made a decision.
As for items which were at least at the demigod level such as the Sea
God Scepter, Groselle's Travels, the Giant King's Court key, he didn't
consider selling them.
Then, he made The World Gehrman Sparrow say, "I have two mystical items
for sale. Their levels are relatively low.
Cattleya immediately replied, "A low level doesn't mean it's useless.
Many Low-Sequence Beyonders powers can even turn the tides of battles
involving Sequence 5 Beyonders. I'm rather interested in knowing the
detailed situation of those two mystical items.
Klein nodded gently and described the uses and flaws of Murloc Cufflink
and Green Essence. After he was done, he said, "Murloc Cufflink for 500
pounds, Green Essence for 1,000 pounds."
Just as he said that, Audrey raised her arm.
"I wish to buy the Murloc Cufflink."
She actually wished to say that she wanted both. After all, the two
mystical items have extremely minor negative side effects. However,
considering how others might have their needs, she found it
inappropriate for her to take them all. Audrey finally decided to only
take Murloc Cufflink.
This could provide her a layer of illusory scales, preventing her from
being easily caught. And more importantly, she didn't know how to swim.
This could effectively make up for her weakness. As for the heat and the
dry weather easily causing fatigue, she wasn't too worried about it.
This was because, be it in East Chester County or Backlund, the
temperature seldom exceeded 30oC. The humidity was also rather high.
Seeing Miss Justice having her eyes on Murloc Cufflink, the other
members wisely gave up without raising the price, allowing the trade to
quickly come to an end.
Following that, Alger bought the Green Essence ring. To him, although
the water domain had certain restorative spells, they were inferior to a
dedicated item. As a Beyonder who often had to engage in melee battles,
it was of great importance.
As for attracting mosquitoes, Alger wasn't bothered. This was because he
had illusory scales beneath his skin, preventing him from being afraid
of bites.
After the transaction segment came to an end, Emlyn cleared his throat
and asked a question.