Lord of Mysteries: The Color of the Stars

Chapter 89 Entrapment (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

In any case, allowing a Sequence 5 member of the Secret Order who has a grudge against the Night Watchers to infiltrate Tingen is a very risky thing to do.

To be honest, if it weren't for the entrapment operation, Julian would have been quite reluctant to part with this extraordinary item.

It is evident that the "craftsman" who created it was highly skilled, minimizing the side effects while maximizing the preservation of the "magician's" abilities.

The craftsman stated that if you are satisfied, another extraordinary item can be made with a largely similar effect, and the medium can be customized by you.

Seeing the look of delight on Julian's face, Zain added at the opportune moment.

"Very good, as expected of a 'craftsman'."

Julian nodded: "Don't make gloves for the next extraordinary item; have him make a bow tie instead."

"Yes, Your Excellency, I will convey your message."

Zane nodded, then tentatively asked, "Will you be hosting the party later?"

"You can host in my place."

Julian shook his head: "I will attend as an ordinary participant. You cannot interact with me in any way, nor can you give me any special treatment, understand?"

"Understood, Your Excellency, the candidate divine envoy."

Zain showed a strong degree of obedience.

"And—you'll have to do me a few favors later."

Julian hesitated for a moment before saying, "First, put the 'Singer' potion recipe in the list of items for sale and set the price at 200 pounds—I believe you should have this potion recipe."

"Second, help me consign these gloves under the name of the organizer—but do not disclose any specific details. Only disclose them when guests actively inquire about them. Then, record the seat number and physical characteristics of the inquiring guests and find a way to convey them to me."

"As for the name, register it as Powell's Circus Gloves," and list it for £2800.

"In addition, release some extraordinary items from the Aurora Society that are available for sale, encrypted in the same way, and you set the price."

Julian's description of this type of information encryption is common in large gatherings of extraordinary individuals because some supernatural items have overly complex abilities and side effects, or because some owners want to deliberately conceal certain information, and thus use this method to consign goods.

He paused, then added, "Finally, when I arrive at the venue, I will be wearing a black leather owl mask—and another person will be accompanying me."

"I will release another extraordinary item at that time, which will also need to be handled in the same way as Powell's circus gloves."

"The only difference is that I will specify its price, and if someone makes a request, you have to help me find a reason to refuse."

"Your subordinate obeys."

Although Zain didn't understand why Julian would make such a request, he consciously refrained from asking further questions.

Julian smiled as he watched Zane walk away with "Powell's Circus Gloves."

The reason he highlighted Lena Powell's surname was to tempt "White," who was likely still lurking in Tingen, and thus expose his true colors!

At 10:20, Julian, who was waiting on Coster Street and wearing a cloak, saw Klein, who was also wearing a cloak, coming from...

A secluded street corner was approaching.

"Congratulations on your promotion to 'The Joker'."

Julian immediately noticed the change in Klein's aura and offered his congratulations.

"Thanks.

"As a 'Night Watcher,' attending this kind of underground gathering of extraordinary individuals is really strange."

Klein pursed his lips and said self-deprecatingly.

"Believe me, this kind of thing is not uncommon."

Julian chuckled and said, "Many of the official Beyonders from the Church of Knowledge, the Church of Night, and the Church of Storms attend such gatherings in private—otherwise, how do you think so many Sequence 9 potion recipes from the Church of the Righteous Gods were leaked?"

"That makes sense."

Klein nodded, because Julian's words reminded him of the theory that Mr. "The Hanged Man" had mentioned at the last "Tarot Meeting".

"It's almost time, let's go in."

Julian put on a black leather owl mask that he often used when he was in Rembrandt, while Klein put on a black cat mask. The two walked slowly into the gray-white stone building in front of them and then arrived at the entrance of the conference hall on the third floor.

"Password?"

A tall man in a cloak, standing at least 2 meters tall, stopped Julian and Klein and asked in a low voice.

"2000, 500, 1000, 5".

Julian gave the password he had personally designed, and then looked at the tall man in front of him.

The latter nodded slightly, then pushed open the door with his large, hairy hand.

What came into Julian and Klein's view was a wooden lectern, next to which were blackboards filled with knowledge and intelligence information for sale.

There are many identical metal chairs under the podium, numbering around 60.

Half of the people in cloaks were already seated, while people continued to enter the meeting room from time to time.

"Good heavens, Tingen City has so many wild extraordinary individuals?"

Klein was taken aback; he hadn't expected this at all.

"Although it can't compare to Backlund, Tingen is still a well-known major city in the central part of the Kingdom of Rune."

Julian smiled: "The number of Extraordinary Beings here is beyond your imagination—as an official Extraordinary Being, you usually only see the most dangerous and outstanding ones among them."

"After all, normally, becoming an extraordinary person is either due to being passively deceived or actively taking a magic potion in order to live a better life. In either case, it is unlikely that they would do something that endangers public order."

"Only those extraordinary individuals whose mental state is already precarious, who have embarked on dangerous paths, or who have been influenced by those evil secret organizations will step forward and become targets of official extraordinary individuals."

Upon hearing Julian's words, Klein nodded; this theory did indeed align with his experience.

"Gentlemen, please write down the information and items you plan to sell on a card and hand it to me."

Just then, a short, thin figure wearing a crow mask walked over and spoke in a young woman's voice.

As she spoke, she handed two white cards and a pen to Julian and Klein.

"Thanks."

Julian and Klein took the card. Julian glanced at Klein and asked with a smile, "Is there anything you'd like to sell?"

"Um------

Klein fell into deep thought upon hearing this.

To be honest, he really wanted to sell the "Clown" potion recipe, but he wasn't sure if doing so would be in accordance with regulations.

It would be one thing if he attended the party alone, but the fact that Julian was sitting next to him makes it easy for others to use this against him.

However, Julian didn't seem to think about all that, and instead wrote directly on the paper: "The Reader's Potion Recipe, 250 pounds."

"The Thief's Potion Recipe, 250 pounds."

"Victim's bow tie, £2000."

He then added the same function and side effects as "Powell's Circus Gloves" after "the bow tie of the deceased".

Klein watched quietly from the side, when suddenly a thought struck him, and he asked in a low voice, "This bow tie's ability is quite interesting—it seems to have a connection to the 'Joker's' abilities?"

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