The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 963 Extraordinary Gathering
Seemingly sensing the spying, the bearded man, whose demeanor was somewhat similar to that of the night watchman, turned his head and glanced in Zhao Chen's direction.

"Such keen intuition... In the parlance of this other dimension, this person has a very high level of intuition!" Zhao Chen's heart tightened, and he withdrew his divine sense, but he also truly made this bearded man a key subject of observation.

It should be noted that even the official extraordinary beings of the church had not detected his and Su Xuanbing's divine senses.

Who is this person? He shouldn't be a "demigod," or even a Sequence 5, since extraordinary beings at that level wouldn't attend such a clearly low-level gathering.

As Zhao Chen's thoughts raced, the great detective Isengard Stanton, who was hosting the gathering, also known as the "Eye of Wisdom," cleared his throat and said:
"Let's start the party; the others probably won't be coming."

At this point, he briefly explained:
"Because the killer in that serial murder case has never been found, the authorities are conducting an investigation and search."

"In this situation, it is normal and understandable that friends are unwilling to go out or participate in gatherings."

"To be honest, there were more people here today than I expected."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the "pharmacist," whose face was so fat that even a mask couldn't conceal it, shouted out with little hope:
"Looking to purchase marrow crystals from the Spring of Spirits, price negotiable."

He had called out many times at previous gatherings but had never received a response, so this time it was just a routine inquiry.

Unexpectedly, the bearded man spoke up at that moment: "I have it!"

He had just sensed a strange feeling of being watched, and now all he wanted was to complete the transaction as soon as possible and leave—if he hadn't secretly performed a divination and received a result indicating there was no danger, he would have left right now.

Upon hearing the bearded man's words, the fat pharmacist was somewhat stunned. After regaining his senses, he immediately looked at the man with burning eyes and inquired about the price.

Finally, after some haggling, the deal was struck at £300 for a clue to the "pharmacist's" recipe.

“South of the bridge, Rose Street, Harvest Church, Bishop Utravsky…” Zhao Chen glanced at the clue note written by the “pharmacist.” This time, he didn’t use his divine sense; he simply used his extraordinary eyesight to see it.

This must be the church where the "long-gloved" girl is staying, right? It seems to hide some terrible power there. I should go and take a look if I get the chance... and I can also find out information about the hero detective from the "long-gloved" girl.

As Zhao Chen was plotting his scheme, a man sitting on a high stool spoke in a deliberately low voice:
“I have a friend who was unfortunately discovered during this investigation and has been imprisoned underground in a storm church by the substitutes. I would like to ask for some help to rescue him.”

"The Punishers" is the official name of the Extraordinary squad of the Church of Storms, similar in function to the "Night Watchers" of the Church of Night.

The elderly gentleman with the "eye of wisdom" immediately responded:

"'Wild Dogs,' abandon this plan! A scapegoat and seal of the Storm Church is enough to destroy all of us here."

"Your friend's fate is already sealed; don't put yourself in the same predicament."

No, if I were to rescue someone, the success rate might be quite high if I caught them off guard... Zhao Chen came to this conclusion by referring to the standards of "Blackwater Security Company".

Of course, despite his thoughts, he had no relation to this "wild dog," so why should he help him take risks?
"Wild Dog" looked around and, finding no one responding, couldn't help but pound his thigh hard, seemingly suppressing a sob as he said, "But what exactly did he do wrong?"
"He was an excellent physician who saved many patients and never harmed anyone! His father was even a hero! Yet, just because he took a magic potion and became an extraordinary being, he was imprisoned in a place where he would never see the sun again, and even made a guinea pig for the Punishers?"
"Why? Why..."

Because he was unlucky... According to Xuan Tian, ​​it was just his "fate"! Zhao Chen sighed inwardly.

He possessed the extraordinary characteristics of this other-dimensional world and knew that it contained a terrifying amount of pollution. Even Sequence 9 contained the "Dao" of its originator, which was actually more dangerous than Xuan Tian cultivators using materials from monsters to "refine their apertures".

After all, cultivators at the Qi Refining stage have undergone the nourishment and tempering of true qi in both body and spirit, so they are not in a big problem with withstanding some impact.

Even among the Tasi wizards who also use potions, they only select those with wizarding talent...

But there's no such foundation here. It's perfectly normal for ordinary people to suffer mental breakdowns and physical mutations from the impact of such beings. On the contrary, it's abnormal that there are so many "normal" extraordinary individuals.

Zhao Chen guessed that this extradimensional human was probably also related to the one from the extraordinary source, which was why the compatibility was so high.

Even so, extraordinary individuals will likely face the same "loss of control" problem that only regular cultivators above the Great Xia Gang Sha Realm experience, similar to those who have practiced demonic arts or used demonic materials.

This is probably why the church arrests any unqualified, unaffiliated extraordinary individuals they encounter; after all, these people are "time bombs" who might become a "disaster" someday.

Even in the Great Xia Dynasty, such people were the main targets of the "Dao Guan Shu" (Official Bureau of the Dao) for surveillance.

Amidst the oppressive atmosphere created by the "wild dog's" repeated questioning, the woman, who seemed to be a good friend of the heroic detective and had a "craftsman" grandfather behind her, began to introduce a magical item she had brought—the Nightmare Badge.

Its main ability is similar to the Church of the Night's "Nightmare," with no obvious side effects, but its effectiveness lasts only 14 months.

This stunningly beautiful woman is asking for £550, or a plant called "Berserk Grass".

Zhao Chen was actually quite interested in these kinds of magical items, because he could also make such fake magical artifacts with an expiration date using the "Great Sun Cup," so he also put down a price.

Unfortunately, the woman wanted to exchange materials, so in the end the bearded man got the item.

Notably, the elderly gentleman who served as the facilitator, known as the "Eye of Wisdom," took out a ring with numerous tiny diamonds surrounding a green, eye-like gemstone. He then authenticated the items being traded by both parties, confirming their authenticity before completing the transaction.

Seeing this, Zhao Chen thought he would test whether the abilities of this dimensional world recognized Xuan Tian's magical artifacts. So, as the gathering was coming to an end, he took out a "made-to-order" necklace.

This necklace was originally nothing special; it was just that Zhao Chen bought it casually as a "reservation gift" because the gemstones it used were quite beautiful. However, he has now given it the "Blindness Technique" by using the "Great Sun Lamp".

Zhao Chen briefly introduced its function, and concluded by saying, "I want to use it to exchange all the master materials or extraordinary properties of any extraordinary path starting sequence."

(End of this chapter)