Mystery: Lucky One

"Sun" Derrick couldn't help but think of the Silver City organizing a team to clear out the monsters in an area. In such a dark and desperate environment, the amount of Sequence 5 main materials or Beyonder characteristics harvested each time would not be too much, or even none!
Mr. World is really amazing... Derrick looked at the World with admiration.

"Okay." Alger, the "Hanged Man" who had already made a promise, responded calmly without mentioning the production cost of the "craftsman".

Alice glanced at the Hanged Man Alger and realized that this was the content of the deal they had discussed privately. She quickly deduced that this Beyonder characteristic also came from that island.

However, the deal should have been completed. Alice sat up straight for the second time and looked at Cattleya, the Hermit. Under Klein's control, Gehrman Sparrow, the World, looked around and said,

"I also have a copy of the Beyonder characteristic of the Black Emperor Pathway Sequence 5 Chaos Mentor. If it is made into a magical item, it should be able to use the loopholes in the order to distort the target's language, will, and actions, and it can also enhance the physique and create chaos within a certain range."

Alice, interrupted for the second time, glared at The World.

After being promoted to "Master of Secret Puppetry", "the world" is no longer a simple puppet. Klein can gain the senses of "the world" and can naturally feel Alice's anger.

Although he still had a copy of the Beyonder Characteristics of "Druid" in his hand, Klein still decided to let Alice speak first after the transaction was completed.

There is another one... Another Sequence 5... What big thing did Mr. World do last week? Audrey Justice forgot to be interested in that Beyonder characteristic for a moment. She looked at Alice, who was said to be very busy last week.

The Hermit Cattleya, the Moon Emlyn, and the others looked at each other, wondering in their hearts which Sequence 5 warrior had been killed.

Alice didn't take it seriously. She just thought that all this was contributed by the monster. After all, Klein went to explore the primitive island last week.

...So how much does he have left to sell!

What the "Hanged Man" Alger cares more about is that this belongs to the "Black Emperor" path, corresponding to Sequence 5 "Chaos Mentor".

The latter was a situation he had not previously grasped.

After a dozen seconds of silence, Audrey "Justice" began to reflect on what Mr. "World" had just said:

Take advantage of loopholes in order... create chaos, improve physical strength, and distort the target's language, will, and actions...

She silently withdrew her gaze from Alice and forced herself to stop comparing Miss Fate with the "Chaos Mentor".

But this is very suitable for dear Earl Hall. Moreover, I also want to have such ability. I still have too many shortcomings if I rely on myself and "lies"...

Well, let me find out the price first, and then find a chance to ask my dad if he is interested in buying such a magical item for himself or his lovely daughter...

Audrey thought for a few seconds and raised her hand slightly:
"What do you intend to get for it, Mr. World? Or how many pounds do you intend to sell it for?"

The reasonable price of a magical item like the Death Bell is 1 to 1 pounds... If it only has Beyonder characteristics, it will definitely be cheaper, 7000 to 8000 pounds is about right... Klein had already calculated it, and thought about it again at this time, and then asked World Gehrman Sparrow to answer:

"8000 pounds."

He knew that if Miss Justice was really interested, she would not bargain.

"Yes." Audrey nodded and turned to look at the other side. "Mr. 'Hanged Man', how much do you need to pay the 'craftsman' to make a magical item with such a Beyonder characteristic?"

Alger quickly calculated in his mind and said, "1500 pounds, at least, it might go up."

"Okay." Justice Audrey moved her eyes and said to World Gehrman Sparrow, "Think about it for a few days. I'll give you an answer within this week. You can continue to ask others if they want it."

The World nodded silently. Alice frowned little by little during this transaction. She thought of the Beyonder characteristic of the Puppet that she had given to Klein and the shares of the bicycle company that she had obtained, and realized that she had definitely sold it at a low price.

She glanced at Klein and made a mental note of him.

The World looked at Cattleya, the Hermit, and found that she only hesitated for two seconds without speaking. The others did not even hesitate, and decisively gave the opportunity to Alice:
"You seem to have something to say to Ms. Hermit."

Alice then remembered her business. She straightened her back and spoke excitedly to the Hermit Cattleya:

"Ms. Hermit, I have the blood of a mythical creature!

"How much do you want? Is one drop enough? Do you want more?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the Tarot Club couldn't help but look at her.

The blood of mythical creatures is obviously not something that is commonplace. Specifically, before the "Hermit" Cattleya mentioned this matter, other people had never even heard of it.

The corners of Cattleya's mouth twitched. After two seconds of hesitation, she did not refuse directly, but asked:

"How many do you have?"

Alice frowned and scratched her head, "I don't know... but there must be dozens of milliliters, right?"

That's her guess.

Alice didn't have a measuring cup to try to measure it, so she could only vaguely guess how much umbilical cord blood Will Auceptin had by eye.

However, her guess was indeed very accurate. The umbilical cord blood of a newborn is about 50-150 ml. Will's umbilical cord blood is relatively small, but it is still several dozen milliliters. It is definitely enough for Cattleya, a "hermit" who calculates by drops.

——And the large-scale loss of blood of mythical creatures is one of the important reasons why the "Destiny" path fell into a long period of weakness after being restarted.

Of course, under normal circumstances, after restarting, the lost blood of the mythical creatures can be reabsorbed. Although he will still fall into a weak period, at least he will not be like Will Auceptin is now.

You know, Will Auceptin, who fled in a panic, threw away the umbilical cord blood to restart his life. Although it seemed that he was saved, judging from his unreliable maternal choice, the outcome of this matter was definitely going to be very bad.

After all, his mother was someone who should never have gotten pregnant...

Thinking of this, Alice couldn't help but shook her head, and sincerely hoped that Mr. Fool could be promoted to an angel before she needed him.

——She didn't want to end up like Will Auceptin.

Alice's words caused a stir in the peaceful Tarot Club. Even Alger, the calmest "Hanged Man", showed a horrified expression and calculated in his mind how many drops that was.

The Hermit Cattleya didn't dare to ask. She guessed what Alice had done this week and answered:

“No, not that much.

"One drop should be enough."

Besides, I can't afford too much... Knowing how difficult it is to please Miss Fate, Cattleya sighed. Alice nodded and asked Cattleya humbly:
"Then do you know how to preserve the blood of a mythical creature? Especially the container. Do you have a special container? I can buy it!"

The Hermit Cattleya was stunned for a moment. She didn’t expect to encounter such a problem. She frowned and said:
"I stored it in a seal, and I don't have any extra containers. In addition, a few dozen milliliters..."

She looked embarrassed.

Alice immediately realized that Cattleya didn't have a better solution, at least not as good as the "water pipe", so she gave up on it for the time being. After all, the double insurance of the "water pipe" plus the gray fog was still reliable.

“The blood is with Mr. Fool. You can ask him for it.” She replied unsatisfiedly and leaned back in her chair.

The Hermit Cattleya saw this, but she really had no better solution, so she could only look at Alice apologetically.

Before she could speak, "The World" mentioned his unsold characteristics:
"I have another Sequence 5 Extraordinary I want to sell, 'Farmer' path, 'Druid'."

Alice looked at Klein with an expression as if she had seen a ghost, and then asked Alger, the Hanged Man:

"Did you also harvest as many extraordinary characteristics as he did on that pristine island?"

She didn't even count the Tyrant card.

But this was enough to make Alger, the Hanged Man, ashamed. He shook his head and said:
"No."

Alice's question completely revealed that "The Hanged Man" Alger and "The World" Gehrman Sparrow had acted together this week. They looked at Alger, who was very silent, and then at "The World" who spoke repeatedly, and couldn't help but feel confused.

…They were clearly acting together, so why were their gains so different?
Could this be the difference in power between Mr. The Hanged Man and Mr. World...?
...Maybe Mr. "The Hanged Man" hasn't found an opportunity to sell it yet, or doesn't plan to sell it, or has other ways to sell it?

Everyone couldn't help but try to save the reputation of "The Hanged Man" Alger, but "The Hermit" Cattleya remained silent in the sight of "the world".

He didn’t mention the effect of the “Druid” extraordinary characteristic after it was made into a magical item... He was asking me whether I wanted to buy it for Frank?
At this moment, Cattleya was in an unprecedented dilemma.

As the captain of the "Future", Cattleya has a deeper understanding of Frank Lee's hidden dangers than anyone else. She knows that the first mate's fantastic ideas can sometimes lead to terrible and crazy developments. If those "creations" could not be spread and lacked the necessary elements, Cattleya believed that the world would be different.

Of course, if such a day really came, she would definitely get rid of Frank Lee first and throw him into the sea to feed the fish!
…Hope he doesn’t cross himself with a fish.

However, without divinity, even if something succeeds, it will only be limited to a small area and cannot spread outward to bring about a major disaster... Simply advancing to Sequence 5 will not produce any qualitative changes. Moreover, Frank has been more restrained recently, concentrating on researching plants that can survive in the dark or grow by absorbing monster corpses...

The thoughts swirled around and around, and amid the twists and turns, the "Hermit" Cattleya finally made a decision:

"How much money do you want in exchange for it?"

She could vaguely sense that the "World" Gehrman Sparrow seemed to be short of money recently.

Fortunately, I am a member of the Tarot Club, so I don’t need to worry about appearing here as a commodity one day...haha.

The Hermit Cattleya felt inexplicably relieved. She looked at the World, and the World decisively gave the answer:

"8000 pounds."

Thinking that Frank Lee should be able to come up with such a large sum of money, and that he would definitely not be able to refuse the extraordinary characteristics of "Druid", Cattleya hesitated for two seconds and said:

"Deal, give me a week to raise the money."

“No problem.” Klein asked The World Gehrman Sparrow to look away.

Seeing that the transaction of "The World" was finally over, "Justice" Audrey looked at "The Hanged Man" Alger with anticipation and asked him:
"Are there any fruits from the psychedelic wind chime tree?"

She guessed that this should be one of the benefits of the cooperation between "The Hanged Man" and "The World".

Alger, the Hanged Man, chuckled and said, "I was just about to tell you that I have obtained the fruit."

Great! Audrey controlled herself and didn't get too excited.

This meant that she had gathered all the ingredients for the "Hypnotist" potion, and she only had to wait for the "Psychologist" potion to be completely digested before she could attempt to advance.

This was undoubtedly good news. She asked Alger with bright eyes:
"What do you want in exchange for it?"

The answer to this question was unquestionable. Alger, the Hanged Man, had just been promoted to Sequence 5. He already possessed the key to the gate to demigods and was not short of magical items. The only thing he lacked right now was money, so he answered without hesitation:
"2000 pounds."

"Deal." Audrey responded quite easily.

She could easily take out this money herself without having to claim reimbursement.

At this time, "World" Gehrman Sparrow spoke again:

"I need to see the 'Queen of Mystery'.

"Don't worry, it's easy. I just need her help."

Cattleya was stunned for a moment. Just as she was about to speak, Alice asked:

"What are you going to do?"

Klein manipulated The World to look at her. After a few seconds, The World asked tentatively:
"Shall we talk later?"

Alice nodded, agreeing to his suggestion.

After a pause, Alice politely asked Alger, the Hanged Man, and Gehrman Sparrow, the World:
"Can you take me with you next time you go to that island?"

"..." "Justice" Audrey, "Magician" Fors and others looked at Alice hesitantly.

They all remembered clearly that "Miss Destiny was very short of money". After a long time of getting along with each other, they had realized that Miss Destiny was not poor, but had no spare money.

——Destiny is always just right, not one more or one less.

Just like Alice's economic level. (End of this chapter)