Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 257 Clues to the Ashes

"'Only' need 3500 pounds?"

Angel took a breath. The most valuable item she got was the "Devil" extraordinary characteristic that was sold just a few days ago. It was worth 3200 pounds, and only half of it belonged to her.

By selling all the magical items on her body, she can raise 3500 pounds, but this runs counter to her purpose of increasing her strength. Not to mention the "Ring of Madness" needed to hide her identity, as long as she sells the "Magic Pocket Watch", her combat effectiveness will be reduced. It will immediately drop a level, and maybe even the Extraordinaries of the sequence will not be able to defeat it.

"That's a real magical item, and the price is very reasonable." Seeing Angel's strange expression, Kawei was obviously short of money. He didn't even intend to introduce the effects of the weapon, so he abruptly changed the topic, "Of course, you can provide extraordinary characteristics. Or for spiritual materials, I can only charge a processing fee, which is usually 100 to 200 pounds."

This is much more reasonable... Is that 3500 pound extraordinary weapon just an "exhibit" to raise customers' expectations and increase their worth?
After hearing the quote that met his psychological expectations, Angel breathed a sigh of relief, and then thought of the extraordinary characteristics he already possessed.

A piece of "Sheriff" characteristic from the deceased Extraordinary Parker in Cappin's mansion, and also the contaminated characteristic of "Bishop Rose" encountered and killed in the East District. The latter has the effect of detecting surrounding living bodies. At this time, it has She used it as an ordinary magical item, but the former did not dare to take it out due to the fact that many parties were searching for the thief "Black Emperor" in the Kapin case.

"I do have a characteristic from a mid-sequence Beyonder, but it is slightly tainted, so..."

As soon as she opened her mouth, she was interrupted by Kavi, whose expression suddenly changed.

"Tainted extraordinary characteristics? If you search all over the Loen Kingdom, I'm afraid no craftsman would dare to take on this kind of work, no matter how much money you pay!
"Not long ago, I saw an official Beyonder who came to me for identification with a magical item made of contaminated characteristics. She died not long after. Guess how she died?"

Could it be me you are talking about?Then I guess she faked her death...

Seeing that Kawei refused to use contaminated extraordinary properties to make weapons even if he was talking nonsense, Angel silently swallowed the words that introduced "Crimson Eyes".

But in this case, she can only choose the characteristics of the Sheriff, or take the broken soft whip brought back from Kaping's mansion and let Kawei try to repair it and learn to use it herself?

Recalling the scene of Katie fighting with a soft whip in her mind, and then replacing her face with her own, she couldn't help but shudder and cleared the weird scene from her mind.

"I may be able to obtain an extraordinary characteristic in the near future, one that is pollution-free. I will trouble you to make a weapon then."

After thinking for a moment, she decided to wait until the "Black Emperor" incident was over before using the characteristics of the "sheriff" to make weapons. Even if the soft whip was repaired, she would not use it!
"Okay, you can come to the watch shop to see me at any time, or propose a deal at the Eye of Wisdom. Well, do you really not consider that revolver?"

"Sorry, no money."

Angel forced a smile and rejected Kawei's "kindness".

Then the two of them continued to discuss the topic of "Which is better, a revolver or a sleeve pistol?" Perhaps it was because he hadn't met someone to chat with for a long time. This craftsman didn't even repair his pocket watch. He brewed a pot of coffee. I wanted to chat with Angel until late at night.

Just when Angel was about to move her to make a prototype pistol, there was a faint explosion outside the door, dull but continuous.The two looked at each other and stopped talking. Kawei opened the store door, walked around outside, and quickly returned to the clock shop, his face full of curiosity.

"It seems like someone is setting off fireworks over there at the dock." She said a little doubtfully, and then denied the possibility. "Strange, Backlund has long banned setting off large fireworks. This will make the damn environment even worse. You You know, I'm from Port Enmat, and I moved to Backlund because there was too much industrial waste gas there. I didn't expect the air here to be a hundred times worse than the seaport city..."

Amid the chatter of the craftsman lady, the door was opened again from the outside, and a man wearing a gray windbreaker and thick-lensed glasses walked in.

"Ms. Kawei, the captain invites you to go to the 'Mechanical Research Society', the West Balam Dockyard by the river..."

He suddenly stopped talking and found a stranger in the clock shop - Angel, who was looking over here. "A customer came to customize something, and we've already finished talking."

Kawei took the initiative to explain, then looked at Angel, who nodded: "I'll come to you when I'm ready."

She guessed that this man should be a member of the "Machine Heart", and his rush to find Kawei might be related to the explosion just now, so she did not plan to stay here any longer to avoid being questioned as a suspicious person or even strictly scrutinized by them.

Just as she was about to leave the clock shop, she suddenly remembered that the "mummy ashes" matter had not yet been settled. Looking at the two official extraordinary people, she couldn't help but ask:

"Ms. Kawei, do you know where I can buy mummy ashes? I want the real kind."

Her question immediately attracted the attention of the two people, and their eyes revealed a strange look.

This reminded Angel of the more extensive and common "uses" of this item, and his face became a little hot as he explained:

"Ahem, I don't want to use it myself."

These superfluous words made the scene even more embarrassing. The man with "Mechanical Heart" didn't know what he thought of, his mouth was half open and his eyebrows were raised.

"Carlson, do you know where I can buy this thing?"

After a while, as if thinking that there was something urgent to do, Kawei looked at the man named Carlson and asked.

"Well, I'm not sure. There is a pharmacist nearby who sells very effective healing potions. He once secretly sold some medicines to enhance physical fitness. I think you can go to him and give it a try." Carlson frowned and thought, and answered after a moment. He said, "There is a folk herbal medicine shop on Williams Street, at the end of the Joe Wood area."

He answered very vaguely, as if he had to answer at the request of Kawei, but he didn't want to appear that he remembered it clearly.

Looking at the hesitant and prude man, Angel secretly laughed, and then remembered that his image in the eyes of these two people was probably ruined, and he grimaced again.

She thanked Carlson, stopped disturbing the two members of the "Mechanical Heart", and quickly left the clock shop.

The street outside the door was even noisier than when she came. From a three-story building next to the Lever Church with the sign of "Backlund Mechanical Research Institute", celebrities wearing windbreakers and top hats kept walking out, holding Carrying various bags and boxes, they got into two carriages and got ready to go.

Some believers coming out of the Leverage Church were looking at the group of people and pointing, but more people were looking to the southeast, toward the West Balam Dockyard lined with cranes, where fireworks were still floating in the sky. The smoke after burning out looked extremely weird under the crimson moonlight.

It seems that this small building is like the "Blackthorn Security Company" of the Nighthawks and the residence of the "Machine Heart". Are they planning to go to the place where the "fireworks were set off" just now to investigate?

Standing on the side of the street, he watched Carlson and Kawei enter the three-story building. After the two fully loaded carriages drove away quickly, Angel also left this place of right and wrong.

If we move so slowly, we probably won't be able to catch those who make a big fuss. I'm afraid we will have to expand the scope of the investigation later. If I were caught with a full set of weapons and magical items, I might not be able to explain it clearly...

She stopped a hired carriage and left the Lever Church in the opposite direction from which the "Mechanical Hearts" set out.

(End of this chapter)