Lord of Mysteries: The Color of the Stars

Chapter 85 A Large Sum of Money (Thanks to FitMirrorMoon for the donation)

With Zane's help, Julian finally stopped coughing after a long time and then stood up straight again.

"—No matter what, although Mr. Z and the others are gone, the work of my Lord will continue."

He shook his head, rallied his spirits, and then asked, "Do you know where Lanruis went?"

"This... I don't know."

Zain paused for a moment, then shook his head.

"Go and investigate Lanius's whereabouts, but be careful not to alert him."

Hearing Julian's words, Zain felt somewhat puzzled, but he didn't ask any further questions. He simply lowered his head and said, "Yes, Your Excellency, the candidate divine messenger."

"Very good, how are the preparations for tomorrow's party going?"

Zain nodded again: "Everything is ready. It will start promptly at 10:30 AM. Would you like to attend in person?"

"I will come."

Julian gave an affirmative answer, paused slightly, and then asked, "Zane, according to the various records in this gathering box, the Aurora Society mentions a 'craftsman' in Tingen City, is that correct?"

Those in this sequence of extraordinary individuals can create mechanical artifacts and various extraordinary items.

Compared to sealed items formed through ordinary means, extraordinary items formed by the hands of "craftsmen" have fewer negative impacts and can perform better. Some sealed items corresponding to the extraordinary characteristics of "mechanical experts" can also perform similar effects.

Although the "Generalist" path is controlled by the Church of the "God of Steam and Machinery," the low-sequence potion recipes in this path have a wide reach, so basically all large-scale organizations have cooperating "craftsmen."

"Yes, his name is David Lean, and he appears to be an extraordinary individual who defected from the Church of the God of Steam and Machines of Backlund."

Upon hearing Zane's words, Julian's first thought was that the other party might be an informant for the Steam Church.

However, after carefully weighing the pros and cons and risks, he judged that the possibility was not very high, and finally said, "I have two items here. Please help me pass them on to him so that he can make them into extraordinary items for me."

After saying that, Julian took out two small glass bottles from his person.

The two glass bottles contained almost identical contents—one was a small, thumb-sized ball of blood with a slightly bluish tinge.

At this moment, through the vision of the "Four-Colored Awakener," Julian could see that they were all covered with similar neon-colored lights.

These are the "Magician's Extraordinary" items dropped by two "Magicians" from the "Secret Order," Jarvan Kennedy and Lena Powell, and both are tainted with "Starlight."

"Have him make one as quickly as possible—and try to make one within a day. If necessary, give him extra money."

"You may be wondering what these two items are, but there's no need to ask further. The 'craftsman' will make the judgment."

After speaking, Julian asked, "What is his wage situation?"

"His fees are generally £200 for low-sequence extraordinary items and £400 for mid-sequence extraordinary items — with a work time of about 2 days."

"If you want it expedited, it can be shipped out as early as tomorrow morning, but the processing fee may need to be increased by another 50%."

"So expensive!"

Upon hearing Zain's words, Julian felt a pang of regret.

But before he could say anything, Zain continued, "However, the organization still has a considerable surplus in its funds, so you shouldn't have to pay for this."

That's good?

Julian felt a slight surge of joy in his heart, but outwardly remained calm: "Then I'll leave it to you."

"I want to see it tomorrow morning."

After saying this, Julian got up and walked outside, while Zain bowed behind him and watched the candidate divine messenger leave.

After leaving, Julian went straight to Alexander Hoy's mansion, where he found the young man from a wealthy family.

"Mr. Albrecht, it's so good to meet you!"

Alexander was quite excited to see the uninvited Julian. He immediately arranged for his servants to serve the latter the finest Marquis tea and various pastries, and also asked Julian if he would like a massage or a cigar.

"Tea and snacks are fine, no need to go to so much trouble."

Julian smiled, picked up his teacup, took a sip, and then asked, "So, is the problem solved?"

"You are truly a man of exceptional wisdom."

Alexander exclaimed excitedly, "Sharon is dead!"

"Just as I expected."

Julian nodded.

"Not only that, I also reached a basic consensus with John Maynard—although he felt very disappointed about Sharon's death, he couldn't suspect me because I had an alibi."

"Moreover, according to the signals I received from the Church of the Lord of Storms, that woman is indeed a cultist."

"Therefore, Maynard had nothing to say—for someone of his status, emotions are certainly important, but they are not enough to constitute a reason to affect his career or create a stain on his reputation."

That's because this "witch of pleasure" is already dead, which is why he can speak so casually and without any sense of the pain.

Julian thought to himself.

"After this incident, the family valued me even more and even intended to nominate me to inherit the title of Baron Hoy."

Alexander Hoy didn't seem particularly happy at this point, but instead sighed, "It's a pity about my brother. Because of his affair with Sharon, he can no longer inherit the title."

"In fact, I think he could have been a good baron—if it weren't for that bastard's influence."

"You can try to think more positively about it."

Julian comforted him, saying, "Even if you inherit the title, you can treat your brother well and let him take on some important responsibilities in family affairs. This is a way of repaying him in a roundabout way."

"—You're right."

Alexander pondered for a moment, then said gratefully, "In any case, Mr. Albrecht, I hope we can maintain an even closer relationship in the future."

"This friendship will last forever, and if I eventually become a baron, the entire Hoy family will be your support."

"Given that you teach at Hoy University, we will have even more opportunities to collaborate in the future."

After saying that, he took out a check from his pocket and handed it to Julian: "But at the moment, I don't have much money at my disposal. This money is just a small token of my appreciation."

Julian looked closely and saw that the check had the number "2,000" written on it.

"Holy crap, that much money?"

He was slightly taken aback.

Julian had not expected to gain any more benefits after obtaining two extraordinary items of Sequence 6 level.

But who would have thought that Alexander Hoy would suddenly pull out such a large sum of money to express his gratitude!