Mystery: A Spark

Not only that, he didn't even dare to write it down, he only dared to deduce it in his mind.

I'm afraid that someone might discover my existence using some strange and extraordinary abilities.

However, since it's unusable on the northern and southern continents, it doesn't matter in the land abandoned by the gods.

Because that place is isolated from the world, the God of War's reach isn't long enough to extend there.

Now, it remains to be seen whether Silver City will want this secret technique... Arthur sighed softly.

He wasn't entirely sure about this matter either, because this secret method was a completely unregulated product.

No explanation of effects, no after-sales service, and no quality guarantee.

This is a concept that exists only in theory, so its value is very difficult to define.

Just like the first quarter fragment of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame map that Xiao Yan obtained,

It's not that it's useless; it seems to be quite useful.

To say it's useless is true; in the hands of the average person, it really is of little use.

But whether it's useful or not, it doesn't stop Arthur from using this secret technique to trade with Silver City for something.

If Silver City agrees to the exchange, that would be best, as their combat strength would have a chance to improve, and Arthur could gain the Guardian trait to save his life.

Both sides have a bright future.

It doesn't matter if Baiyin City disagrees, because those facing survival difficulties can only make those two demands.

Food and equipment.

Arthur could still find a way to help them solve this problem.

After all, the Demon Energy Project is still in the research and development stage and has not been rolled out on a large scale, so there are naturally not many people who know about it.

Moreover, with two bigwigs from the Roselle family drawing fire in front, Arthur's life wouldn't be in too much danger in the short term, giving him ample time to prepare.

……

Inside a room at the top of the Round Tower in Silver City.

At this moment, the three people in the room had different expressions and remained silent.

Derrick stood quietly, looking quite relaxed.

Because he knew he wasn't the one making the decision; he only needed to wait for the elders to make their decision and then carry it out.

The shadow watcher, however, had inadvertently revealed himself while Derrick was speaking, due to his shock.

So he simply showed himself instead of hiding again.

Colin sat in his chair, his expression returning to its usual seriousness after a brief moment of surprise.

However, the constant tapping of his fingers on the table revealed his inner turmoil.

"A secret technique that can enhance the combat power of warriors who have reached the extraordinary path... Does this refer to all warriors?" Colin asked after a moment of contemplation.

“Uh… I don’t think so. That gentleman said that this secret technique is very risky, and only people with strong enough willpower can use it,” Derrick said honestly.

“Willpower…” Colin chewed on the word.

“Yes, and that gentleman said that this secret method is still in the theoretical stage and has not been tested in any way.” Derrick made no attempt to hide anything.

"So, this secret technique is only a semi-finished product. We'll have to do the subsequent experiments and improvements ourselves, right?" Colin asked, his expression unreadable.

“Uh…yes,” Derrick said somewhat nervously.

He felt that the side effects of this secret technique seemed rather serious, and that his hasty rush over just now might have been somewhat impulsive.

"I see, that makes sense."

To Derrick's surprise, Colin's expression didn't turn sour after hearing that; in fact, it relaxed a bit.

"Huh?" Derrick was a little confused.

Seeing this, the shadow watcher beside him explained:

"The reason we were so surprised when you mentioned this is because if it is truly a perfect secret technique that can enhance the combat power of warriors, then its value must be extremely high, and it is definitely not something that can be obtained by exchanging a Guardian trait."

"But if it's an incomplete secret technique like this, and we need to experiment and improve it ourselves, then its value is more reasonable."

"Moreover, if we improve the follow-up ourselves, there will be a greater guarantee in terms of safety and reliability, and it will be less likely to have problems."

“Oh…” Derrick nodded, somewhat realizing what was happening.

At this moment, Colin spoke in a low voice:

“We have over a dozen warriors in the Guardian rank in Silver City. Even if we add one more, it won’t fundamentally improve the current situation of Silver City.”

The Shadow Watcher nodded silently and said:

"Moreover, among our Dawn Knights, there are warriors who have not yet fully digested the potion and are waiting to be promoted."

"So, how much of our Guardian traits do we still have?" Colin asked, turning his head.

"There are three more, and in addition, there are two complete Guardian Potions in the warehouse," the Shadow Watcher replied.

“In that case, let’s extract one Guardian Trait and give it to Derrick.” Colin stood up and made the decision.

"Yes, Your Excellency." The shadow wriggled and disappeared.

......

Tuesday afternoon, Viscount Greenington House, Queens.

The study door was tightly closed, completely separating the four people sitting inside from the guests attending the salon outside.

“Hugh, Fors, this is your due reward.” Audrey, dressed in a pale yellow dress adorned with numerous lace decorations, pushed two rather bulging envelopes toward the two ladies across the desk.

Hugh had intended to say a few polite words, but at that moment, her hand, as if acting on its own, grabbed the envelope faster than her thoughts could process, and she felt the weight of the money inside.

With her hands moving faster than her mouth, she could only sincerely say:

"Miss Audrey, thank you for your generosity. Your integrity makes you even more beautiful."

As she spoke, she untied the thin thread wrapped around the envelope and saw the banknotes inside.

Those were uniformly gray banknotes with black patterns, thick and exuding a unique, pleasant ink scent.

“10 pounds…” Hugh pulled out a bill, checked the denomination, and Fors, who seemed lazy and indifferent to money, also came over at some point.

This, at least... Xiu observed the thickness and tried to figure out how many sheets there were in total.

She couldn't help but exchange a glance with Fors, and saw the surprise in each other's eyes:

This was significantly more than they had imagined!

Audrey smiled faintly:

"The intelligence you gathered earlier was crucial, which allowed me to successfully track down Zilingus's whereabouts."

"So, the two envelopes contain a total of 1,500 pounds. This is your due reward. You can decide how to distribute it yourselves."

"I'm sorry that you were put in danger."

In Audrey's view, it was precisely because of the intelligence obtained by the two ladies in front of her that Mr. Chariot was able to see through Zillingus's plan, enabling her family to safely weather that crisis.

Without the information provided by Hugh and Fors, even with his exceptional reasoning abilities, Mr. Chariot probably wouldn't have been able to figure out Zillingus's whereabouts.

This is just like the proverb that Rosell the Great said.

Even the most capable woman cannot cook a meal without rice.

Wow, so much money! There's absolutely no need for an apology. If I had known I could get this much money, even knowing the possible consequences, I would have accepted the commission... The petite Hugh stared blankly at the banknotes in front of her, wishing she could pull them all out and count them repeatedly.

She was confident that the generous and beautiful Miss Audrey would not be short of payment, but what if the other party miscounted?

But Hugh managed to control herself and prevent her hands from doing as they pleased again.

After receiving this reward, even if she splits it with Fors in half, she will still receive 750 gold pounds.

In this way, she could easily buy the sheriff's potion recipe.

Not only that, she even had extra money, perhaps enough to buy a sheriff's main document.

Fors's lips couldn't help but curl upwards as he sighed:

"This is the first time I've ever seen a four-figure sum of money..."

Should I praise Miss Audrey, or mock my own poverty as a writer? She added silently.

In recent years, she has worked as an apprentice in a clinic and also as a writer, having written several decent novels.

Then, with the sudden popularity of Stormy Manor, he managed to save up nearly seven hundred pounds.

As a result, 600 pounds of the nearly 700 pounds of savings disappeared after Arthur visited the door once.

Not only that, she also needs to do two tasks for Arthur and pay an additional two hundred pounds to pay off her debts.

However, after receiving the reward from Miss Audrey this time, my wallet will be bulging again... In this way, I can quickly buy all the auxiliary materials for the Master of Tricks, and with the two main materials that Arthur sold me, I can be promoted to Master of Tricks... Fors's face remained expressionless, but he was very happy inside.

Viscount Grelint, sitting on the sofa, was also a little envious, but not of Hugh and Fors. As a viscount with a fairly good financial situation, a thousand pounds was not a large sum of money.

What he admired was Audrey's generosity and lack of any sense of obligation.

“Ahem…” Viscount Grelint cleared his throat. “If you can get your hands on the ‘Pharmacist’s’ formula, I will reward you handsomely.”

“We’ll do our best!” Hugh answered without hesitation, then looked at Audrey, “We’ve recently made contact with people who appear to be members of the Psychological Alchemy Society, and we’ll soon have leads on the ‘Audience’ potion you’re looking for.”

"Hugh, I'm already Sequence 8, better than you..." Audrey said with a reserved smile.

"I am looking forward."

After finishing their business, the four chatted about various rumors in the extraordinary circle, and under Audrey's guidance, each began to look for books they wanted to read.

Suddenly, Hugh's eyes lit up when he saw two hard-covered books:

"History of the Nobility of the Kingdom of Ruen" and "Herbalism".

At the same time, Fors also found books that interested him:

"Geography of the People of the Fussac Empire" and "Around the Northern Continent".

“Your Excellency Viscount Grelint, may I borrow these two books? I will return them soon.” Hugh looked at the master of the study with a pleading expression.

Grelint nodded nonchalantly.

"no problem."