Mystery: A Spark

"Oh, right!" Audrey's eyes suddenly lit up. "Little Sun, how did your chief discover that person was parasitized?"

"Uh... I don't know, our chief didn't tell me." Derrick scratched his face, feeling a little embarrassed.

“Okay,” Audrey said regretfully.

Alger glanced at Arthur, deducing from the conversation between the chariot and the sun that it was likely related to a fragmented secret technique that the chariot had previously traded to the Silver City.

But the chariot said that this secret method was used to enhance the strength of the warrior path, so why not the sailor path... Alger felt extremely disappointed.

“However, Miss Justice, our chief has already agreed to your deal regarding the materials for the psychiatrist,” Derrick quickly added, seeing Audrey's slight disappointment.

"Really? That's great! What do you need as payment?" Audrey's mood improved again.

“Hmm… Our chief said he wants a promise: he can give you the materials first, and you have to promise to give us the formula for Dragon Path Sequence Six within six months,” Derrick said seriously.

"Deal!" Audrey agreed without hesitation.

Although the recipe for Sequence Six was much more expensive than the two materials she needed, was she the kind of person who cared about such things?

What she cares about now is to be promoted to a psychologist as soon as possible, and she doesn't care about that slight difference in value.

Upon hearing Audrey's response, Derrick silently swallowed back what he was about to say.

In fact, what Colin meant was that after they reached Silver City, they could use extraordinary materials to make up for the price difference.

But since Miss Justice agreed so readily, there's no need to make up the price difference.

“Also, Mr. World, the method you requested earlier is already available. The Chief said that this method isn't actually very valuable, so no compensation is needed. Can I just publish it as a way of thanking everyone for their help?” Derrick said, looking at “World.”

“Okay.” Klein said, controlling the “World” dummy. He had recovered from his earlier panic.

Because Klein realized that even if Amon might be lying in wait for him, he had never directly contacted Amon, so it was impossible for the other party to be able to find him under these circumstances.

Even his "believer" in Silver City, Little Sun, had never had any contact with that person, nor had he ever entered the dungeon.

So in reality, he doesn't need to worry too much.

Fortunately, that person was killed by the chief of Silver City, otherwise the consequences would have been unpredictable... Klein couldn't help but feel relieved.

This is all thanks to Arthur, because if it weren't for his suggestion to Little Sun, the Silver City Chief would definitely not have taken sides so decisively on this matter.

Yes, the Silver City chief swiftly and decisively eliminated Yudel and sent the news through Derrick as a reminder, which was essentially a sign of taking sides.

Between the Fool and Ammon, I firmly stand on the side of the Fool.

This is largely due to the impact of Arthur's initial suggestion; otherwise, the chief of Silver City would never have been so decisive.

When he made that suggestion, he probably just wanted to provide more resources for Little Sun. He probably didn't expect things to turn out this way. Otherwise, his ability to scheme against people is terrifying... Klein glanced at Arthur without showing any emotion.

Meanwhile, Arthur watched Derrick explaining to everyone how to eliminate the contamination in extraordinary traits and felt immense satisfaction.

His long-term plan for Silver City has finally begun to bear fruit.

From this day forward, Derrick no longer represents just himself.

Rather, it represents a city-state.

Chapter 186 Fors's Admiration

After hearing Derrick's explanation of how to eliminate contamination within extraordinary properties,

Everyone finally understood why the chief of Silver City said that this method was not very valuable.

This method requires the use of angelic power to forcibly shatter extraordinary characteristics, thus eliminating the contamination within the characteristics and allowing it to dissipate on its own, thereby obtaining pure characteristics.

To put it bluntly, it only works if you have angelic-level power to help you; otherwise, it's pointless.

However, is angelic power something that just anyone can possess?

Putting aside these wild extraordinary beings, even a mid-level member of the Church of the True God like Alger can only usually meet someone of the Archbishop's level.

We can't see each other often yet.

And the archbishop is at the top of sequence three.

As for angels?

Haha, you can count the number of angels in a church on one hand. They are all super big shots who serve before God's throne and never show their faces normally.

Moreover, their outside world is not like the Forsaken Land, so where would they get so many corrupted characteristics?

In the outside world, where the seven major orthodox churches are in charge, this kind of contaminated material is an absolutely dangerous item and would not be allowed to leak out easily.

If it weren't for the gray mist that could store things, Klein probably would have disposed of the entire Black Eye long ago.

Therefore, this method is somewhat useful in Silver City, but its value would be further reduced in the outside world.

It's hard to say which is more difficult, obtaining the corrupted properties or receiving help from angelic-level power.

Instead of wasting time on purification, it would be better to earn money and buy a new trait, which is probably simpler than using angelic power to purify.

Of course, Silver City meant well, so everyone naturally wouldn't refuse.

So after Derrick finished speaking, they all thanked him, considering it an enrichment of their knowledge of occultism.

With this, the matter of Little Sun was finally resolved, and the Tarot Club then entered the stage of Mr. Fool reading his diary.

The diary consisted of three pages provided by Alger the Hanged Man, which he exchanged for the answer to the question, "What card is the Fool holding?"

These three pages of the diary tell the story of how the great navigator Russell found the ghost ship "Black Throne" and, with the help of an unmarked treasure map, "bravely" embarked on a sea adventure, during which he encountered the abyss.

Alger was both surprised and delighted, excited and thrilled.

Suddenly, he inexplicably felt that the future of the "Tarot Club" was incredibly bright, even brighter than he had previously imagined.

Previously, the Chariot had stated that the Fool was the pinnacle of the Diviner's path, and Alger felt that his future had become much brighter.

Even though Mr. Fool seemed to be in bad shape at the moment, and even though he had an enemy of the level of an angel king, Alger remained unmoved.

It is precisely because Mr. Fool is in a bad state that he is able to demonstrate greater value and is more likely to receive greater rewards in the future.

Now, having witnessed a blasphemous card, Alger began to imagine the benefits he and the other members would receive once Mr. Fool had collected all of Emperor Roselle's cards.

That's no longer a future reward, but a real and tangible benefit!

By then, the Tarot Club might become the most powerful secret organization! Alger, the "Hanged Man," couldn't help but look to the future.

After regaining her senses, Audrey, the "righteous" one, immediately turned her gaze to the "Hanged Man," and through the blurry image, she vaguely "read" the remaining shock, joy, and longing in him.

That's how it should be... Audrey felt immense satisfaction.

After reading those three pages of Russell's diary, Klein calmed himself down and let the diary disappear from his hand.

"You may begin." He chuckled softly, sitting at the head of the long bronze table.

The Hanged Man looked around and made his request:

"I need a pair of eyes from the Longan Eagle, and I will pay the corresponding reward."

Only mentioning the eyeballs of the Longan Eagle... means that Mr. Hanged Man has clues about the other ingredients in the Wind-Clad Potion recipe... Audrey thought with a sudden realization.

“Actually, you’re the only one among us who has access to the sea, so this extraordinary material will obviously have to be found at sea,” Arthur said half-jokingly. “Unless we add another member who makes a living at sea, you’ll probably have to figure it out yourself.”

That's true, but if another member who makes a living at sea joins the crew, my importance will be greatly reduced... Alger sighed softly.

"I can only ask everyone to keep a close eye out, and I will try my best to find clues."

After the Hanged Man made his request for a trade, no one else spoke.

Fors hadn't fully digested the Trick Master potion yet, so he wasn't in a hurry.

After all, the astrologer's potion formula was in Arthur's hands, and he could buy it whenever he wanted.

In addition, since Arthur had suggested that she try to get the recipe from the Abraham family, Fors didn't have any need for a trade at the moment.

Her only task now is to save money, because that's something she's sure to do.

As for Klein, since he hadn't yet distributed the spoils with Arthur and Sharon, the items he had weren't easy to sell.

The trading session ended quickly, and the gathering moved into a phase where everyone shared their experiences and observations.

"Justice," Audrey said slowly, glancing around with a faint smile.

“Last week, an interesting case occurred in Backlund, involving a thief known as the ‘Black Emperor’.”

"The Black Emperor?" The "Hanged Man," who was casually listening to Miss "Justice" narrate his story, suddenly looked up, his gaze instinctively sharpening.

After all, he had just learned from Mr. Fool that the card in his hand was one of the "blasphemous cards" made by Emperor Roselle, and its name was "The Black Emperor"!

Could this have anything to do with Mr. Fool? Alger, the Hanged Man, glanced quickly at the head of the bronze table and then lowered his head.

If it was indeed done by Mr. Fool's followers, this matter is certainly not simple... Alger listened attentively to Miss Justice's subsequent description.

Fors remained remarkably calm, as Hugh had already recounted his experience that night to her, and she knew that her friend had once collaborated with the Black Emperor to rescue the imprisoned innocent girls.

And what's really cunning is that while rescuing the innocent girl, Hugh also smashed open the safe that Kapin had made and robbed all the money inside... no, it should be said that he "borrowed" it all.

Well, since the borrower has died, the loan term has naturally become forever.

The sum of money was considerable, but Hugh didn't use it for himself; instead, he invested most of it in helping innocent girls who had been harmed.

In addition, a small portion was used by Hugh as funding for the establishment of the Workers' Mutual Aid Association.

Fors actually admired Hugh's actions very much.

Because her friend's financial situation had never been very good, and she had even been stuck at the Sequence 9 stage for a long time because she couldn't afford the materials for Sequence 8 potions.

Even so, Hugh never accepted any financial help from Fors and always insisted on being self-reliant, earning money by working as a bounty hunter and taking on various missions.

It's important to know that many of these missions are very dangerous. For example, the incident involving Qilingus almost cost them their lives.

Not long ago, Fors learned that her friend, who now seemed rude and somewhat reckless, was actually a pampered noblewoman.

This gave Fors a significant sense of contrast and shock.

Because she couldn't imagine what kind of hardships a noblewoman like Miss Audrey would have gone through to become a bounty hunter who could mingle with the drunks in the East End taverns.

This is something that completely shatters one's worldview.

After Hugh received such a large sum of money a few days ago, he had no intention of keeping it for himself and instead devoted it all to helping others and establishing a workers' mutual aid association. Fors finally couldn't help but feel admiration for him.

At that moment, she felt that although her friend was petite, her heart was incredibly great.

When Fors chatted with Arthur, he heard many meaningful words from him.

Once, Fors casually asked Arthur what kind of person Hugh was in his heart.