Lord of Mysteries: The Color of the Stars

Chapter 90 Say "Quickly" to Bad Temptations

"Hehe, you have a very keen sense."

Julian wanted this effect. He said in a low voice, "This bow tie's power comes from 'The Magician,' which is the name of a Sequence 7 potion of 'The Clown.'"

"I see."

Klein's heart stirred slightly upon hearing this. He now knew about the "Law of Conservation of Extraordinary Characteristics" and that all sealed objects were actually formed from extraordinary characteristics.

Although he had just become the "Joker," he felt that his advancement to Sequence 7 was only a matter of time.

Therefore, Klein was somewhat tempted by the item, but in the end he resisted—the main reason being that he didn't have that much money right now.

In fact, this was a bait that Julian deliberately laid out for Klein.

He had previously mentioned that he needed potion materials related to the "Imitation Beast," which had already become extinct in the Northern Continent. Now that he had what Klein desired, this "Fool" was more likely to listen to Derrick's prayers in the "Forsaken Land," which was isolated from the Northern Continent, and then bring him into the "Tarot Club" ahead of time.

In this way, Mr. Fool has a good chance of using the Tarot Club's trading mechanism to get his hands on the "Death's Bow Tie".

In other words, Julian laid two baits at this gathering of extraordinary individuals, one to lure Mr. "White" and the other to lure Klein.

Judging from its name, the "Death's Bow Tie" has no connection whatsoever with the "Demon Seeker's" abilities. With "Powell's Circus Gloves" attracting the attention of Mr. "White" or his associates, there's a high probability that the "Death's Bow Tie" will not be noticed by them.

Seeing that Klein did not provide any further details, Julian returned the card to the female waitress after writing it down.

Klein didn't write anything, only saying that he wanted to see what he could afford first.

About 10 minutes later, Zane Blackwood, wearing a cloak and a fish-head mask, walked onto the stage and announced the official start of the party.

Immediately afterwards, all the items for sale were announced to all the attendees.

This sparked discussion at the scene, with many people submitting requests to the organizers for purchases and information inquiries.

Not long after, Julian received three cards.

He glanced at Klein, who was studying the goods, and then read the information on the card himself: "Customer No. 29 is looking to purchase the 'Thief' potion recipe, but is asking for a discount to 220 pounds."

"Customer number 15 purchased the 'Thief' potion recipe."

The "Thief's" recipe is so popular!

Julian sighed inwardly as he turned to the third page of cards.

Upon seeing the text above, he felt a slight pang of anxiety.

"Guests number 22 and 48 inquired about information related to 'Powell's circus gloves'!"

"Customer number 39 inquired about information related to the deceased's bow ties!"

Julian quickly wrote on the back of the second card: "Refuse customer number 29's request for a bargain."

Next, he wrote the complete recipe for the "Thief" potion on the back of the first card.

As for the third card, since Julian had already given Zane instructions regarding the "Powell's Circus Gloves" issue, he didn't give any further instructions.

However, just as Julian returned the three cards to the waiter, a fourth card was handed to him.

"Customer number 22 purchased 'Powell's Circus Gloves'!"

"So fast?"

Julian narrowed his eyes slightly. The price of 2800 pounds was much higher than the price of a typical Sequence 7 extraordinary item, but the mysterious customer number 22 bought it without haggling.

This is highly suspicious. In other words, there is a considerable probability that this guest number 22 is related to Mr. "Bai".

After a quick thought, Julian wrote two words on the fourth card: "Cautious follow-up."

In other words, he was telling Zain to follow this guest number 22 without alerting him.

Not long after the card was returned, Julian received nearly £3000 in cash and a "29" note.

The customer has purchased the "Potion Recipe" card from the Thief.

Because these gatherings of extraordinary individuals come with a default 10% transaction fee and item appraisal fee, he ends up with less money.

Julian didn't care about this. For him, who had already taken control of the "Aurora Club" in Tingen, this kind of money transfer was basically just a matter of moving money from one hand to the other.

If all goes well, Zain should return the money to him after the party.

"That much money?"

Klein stared wide-eyed at the thick stack of gold pounds in Julian's hand.

This was the first time he had ever seen so much money!

Although he had traded items worth more than 2000 gold pounds at the "Tarot Club," Klein had not personally witnessed the remittance from Miss Justice to Julian, so he had no concept of the visual impact that more than 2000 gold pounds in cash could have.

"So, how do you make money selling items with extraordinary attributes? — No, in other words, is this the correct way for extraordinary individuals to make money?"

Klein swallowed hard; to be honest, he wavered for a moment.

He had initially thought that attending such a gathering of extraordinary people was inappropriate for a "Night Watcher," but now that Klein saw so much money, he just wanted to say "fast" to the bad temptation.

But in the end, Klein restrained himself from this impulse. After all, his situation was not as good as Julian's—the latter was an unofficial extraordinary person living under political asylum, whose reputation in the Church of the Goddess of Night was not very high to begin with.

Klein couldn't gamble that Julian would keep quiet; if he told Dunn about selling the potion formula, he'd be in big trouble.

Klein took a deep breath and began to observe the transactions and cash counting on site.

"The flow of funds at this extraordinary gathering is enormous—a rough estimate suggests at least £20000 in transactions."

If they take a 5% to 10% cut, the organization behind them could earn 1000 to 2000 pounds a day.

Aside from potential venue expenses, this money is basically free.

"That's a really good deal."

Klein couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

At this moment, he couldn't help but think of his "Tarot Club".

Currently, Julian is the only person who can facilitate four-figure transactions at the "Tarot Club," but Klein believes that as the organization's members grow stronger, such large-scale transactions will definitely become more and more frequent.

Thinking about this, an idea naturally popped into Klein's mind: "If I could tax transactions at the 'Tarot Club,' could I earn just as much?"

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